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Akufo-Addo speaks on anti-LGBTQI+ bill

President Nana Akufo-Addo has announced plans to put on hold his decision to assent the anti-LGBTQI+ bill into law. This according to him is...

Organising events at State House endangering security of MPs – Bagbin

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has raised concerns about events held at the forecourt of the State House. The forecourt of the State...

Independence Day: Parliament to have extended sitting on Monday, March 4 

Parliament will on Monday, March 4, have an extended sitting, Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, the Majority Leader, said on Friday.  He explained that Wednesday, March 6...

ECG re-connects Parliament after settling debt

Parliament has been reconnected to the national grid after the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) task force disconnected the Legislature. The development was over the...

‘Dumsor’ in Parliament: MPs were working, we were also working – ECG boss [Listen]

The Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Samuel Dubik Mahama, has defended his outfit’s decision to disconnect electricity supply to Parliament. According...

Jinapor brothers clash over ‘dumsor’ in Parliament [Watch]

Two brothers clashed on the floor of Parliament over erratic power supply known in local parlance as 'dumsor' while debating President Akufo-Addo’s State of...

Parliament denies owing ECG GH¢23m amidst power outage

Parliament has refuted allegations of owing the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) GH¢23 million in unpaid electricity bills, which allegedly led to a power...

Anti- LGBTQI+ Bill: We’re ready for you in court – Prof Gadzekpo told

The Executive Secretary of the National Coalition for Proper Human Sexual Rights and Family Values, Moses Foh-Amoaning has expressed readiness to meet Prof Audrey...

Why Akufo-Addo will assent to anti-LGBTQI+ bill – Foh-Amoaning

Executive Secretary for the National Coalition for Proper Human Sexual Rights and Family Values, Moses Foh-Amoaning, has expressed confidence President Nana Akufo-Addo will assent...

Dumsor: I nearly collapsed in elevator – Parliamentary staffer

A parliamentary employee has shared a distressing incident of nearly collapsing in an elevator in the Job 600 building on Thursday, due to a...

Catholic Bishops’ take on anti-gay bill

The Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference has asserted that the imprisonment of homosexual could increase lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ+) and related activities and...

You can’t use principles of cultural values to enact laws – CHRAJ boss on anti- LGBTQ+ bill

The Commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Joseph Akanjolenur Whittal, is questioning what legislators were trying to achieve with...

SONA 2024: Ayariga not happy with Akufo-Addo’s address on Bawku conflict

The Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga has expressed dissatisfaction over President Akufo-Addo's address on the conflict in Bawku. President Nana Akufo-Addo in...

Moment Parliament was plunged into darkness [Video]

Electricity supply to the Parliament House and Job 600, the office complex for Members of Parliament, has been disconnected due to a GH¢23 million...

Anti-LGBTQI+ bill: What changed your mind? Prof Gadzekpo asks Sam George

The Board Chair of the Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), Audrey Gadzekpo, has criticised Ningo Prampram Member of Parliament (MP) following the passage of...

I am interested in sanctity of Ghanaian children not what you do in your bedroom – Sam George

The Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram and a leading sponsor of the Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, Sam George,...

CSOs coalition threatens Supreme Court action against anti-LGBTQ+ bill

A coalition of 18 Civil Society groups has threatened to head to the Supreme Court should President Nana Akufo-Addo assent to the Proper Sexual...

Sam George calls on Akufo-Addo to sign anti LGBTQI+ bill into law

Samuel Nartey George, a lead sponsor of the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2021, has urged President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to...

Anti-LGBTQ+bill is unnecessary – Audrey Gadzekpo [Video]

Civil society groups are exerting pressure on President Akufo-Addo to reject the newly passed anti-LGBTQ+ bill. According to the group, the bill was unnecessary as...

Bawumia tasks Majority leadership, JFK to focus on parliamentary election

The flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party(NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has reiterated his readiness to help the party sweep majority of parliamentary seats in...

Parliamentary vetting of newly nominated ministers scheduled for March 5-12

Parliament's Appointments Committee is scheduled to vet the newly nominated ministers and deputies from Tuesday, March 5, to Tuesday, March 12. Departing from his customary...

Asenso Boakye under fire for absenting himself from Parliament

Minister for Roads and Highways, Francis Asenso Boakye has come under fire in Parliament for his continuous absence in Parliament to answer questions. More...

Exclusives from Akufo-Addo’s 2024 SONA

President Nana Akufo-Addo on Tuesday, February 27. 2024 delivered 2024 State of the Nation Address in Parliament. This is in accordance with Article 67 of...

SONA 2024: Ghanaians will not miss you – Ato Forson tells Akufo-Addo [Video]

https://youtu.be/-EZtPG5bTfA The Minority in Parliament has said given the true state of the economy, there is no way Ghanaians will miss President Nana Akufo-Addo. Minority...

Committee meetings of Parliament to be open to public – Speaker

The Rt. Hon, Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has stated that, the January, 2024 Standing Orders of Parliament makes the various Committee...

SONA 2024: We are prepared for you – Afenyo-Markin on debating minority

Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin has said they will match the Minority boot-for-boot ahead of the debate on President Akufo-Addo's State of the Nations Address...

Full text of Akufo-Addo’s 2024 SONA

President Akufo-Addo delivered his last but one State of the Nation Address to parliament on February 27, 2024. Please read full speech below: ...

SoNA 2024: Akufo-Addo shades NDC MPs [Video]

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo thew a subtle shade at the Minority in Parliament ahead of his State of the Nation Address (SONA). The National...

SONA 2024: ‘JM b3ba’ – Mahama’s introduction triggers immense cheers from Minority [video]

The Minority in Parliament briefly disrupted the State of the Nation address (SONA) of President Akufo-Addo with pro-Mahama chants. Ahead of the address, the Speaker...

SONA 2024: Minority ends boycott after Mahama intervenes

The Minority caucus in Parliament has ceased their boycott of the President's State of the Nation's Address (SONA) after the flagbearer of the National...

Minority MPs absent as Akufo-Addo prepares to address nation

The Members of Parliament on the Minority side are boycotting President Akufo-Addo's 2024 State of the Nation Address. Despite the President's presence in the house,...

Unreasonable demands from public make MPs corrupt – Cletus Avoka

Member of Parliament for Zebilla, Cletus Avoka, has attributed the perceived corruption within the legislature to the relentless financial demands placed on Members of...

We’re suffocating under this constitution – Martin Kpebu on Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu’s resignation

Lawyer, Martin Kpebu has called for a thorough review of the 1992 Constitution. He argued that, the Constitution in its current state is hindering the...

Stop being emotional about LGBTQI+ bill – Afenyo-Markin to MPs

Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has asserted that some Members of Parliament (MPs) are emotional during deliberations on the anti-LGBTQI+ bill. The Effutu MP...

“I’ve to be corrupt to maintain my seat” – MP [Video]

Zebila Member of Parliament (MP), Cletus Avoka has opined that it is a necessary evil for lawmakers to be corrupt. According to the former...

Akufo-Addo delivers SONA today

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is set to deliver the State of the Nation Address (SONA) in Parliament today, Tuesday, February 27, as mandated...

Parliamentary committee amazed over SML’s audit system installations facility in Tema

The Parliamentary Committee on Mines and Energy of Parliament has paid an industrial tour to Strategic Mobilizations Limited (SML) to familiarise itself and appreciate...

Tolon honoured as Habib Iddrisu grabs 1st Deputy Majority Chief Whip post

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Tolon Constituency, Alhaji Habib Iddrisu has brought honour to Tolon after being elevated as 1st Deputy Majority Chief...

I lost many friends after becoming MP – Ex-IGP’s Secretary

Wa West Member of Parliament (MP), Peter Lanchene Toobu, has opened up on the downside of his political career after leaving the Ghana Police Service. The...

Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu was sacrificed on the altar of expediency – Franklin Cudjoe

The President of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, has waded into the resignation of Suame Member of Parliament (MP), Osei Kyei-Mnesah-Bonsu as Majority Leader. According...