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Akufo-Addo attempting to whitewash GRA-SML contract – Ato Forson on audit order

Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, the Minority Leader, has played down President Nana Akufo-Addo's recent directive for an audit of the Ghana Revenue Authority's (GRA)...

2023 WASSCE: Check out Oppong Nkrumah’s response to Mahama

Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has expressed disappointment in former President John Dramani Mahama's recent remarks belittling the success of the Free Senior...

NPP primaries: Charles Bissue joins Essikado-Ketan parliamentary race

Former Western Regional Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Charles Cromwell Nananbyin Onuawonto Bissue, has formally announced his candidacy for the Essikado-Ketan parliamentary...

Parliament adjourns for Christmas

Parliament in the early hours of Saturday adjourned sine die for the Christmas and New Year break, after passing the Appropriation Bill for the...

Speaker did not order suspension of payments to SML – Patrick Boamah

The Vice Chairperson of the Finance Committee in Parliament says the 2nd Deputy, Andrew Amoako Asiamah, who presided over the House on Friday, did...

Parliament approves VAT Amendment Bill

Parliament on Friday night, December 22, 2023, passed the VAT Amendment Bill with majority vote as the House rises for recess ahead of the...

Parliament to probe contracts awarded by GRA

Parliament has passed a resolution to investigate all contracts awarded by the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA). The resolution comes in the wake of the controversial...

Your reason doesn’t hold water – Bagbin to Akufo-Addo on reluctance to sign certain Bills into law

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin is still unenthused by President Akufo-Addo's reluctance to give his assent to three Bills passed by Parliament. This comes...

Parliament approves its GH₵1.02 budget allocation

Parliament has approved its GH₵1.02 budget allocated by the Finance Ministry for 2024. The House on Friday approved the budget amidst comments from the...

Let’s impeach Akufo-Addo for not assenting to ‘Witchcraft Bill’ – Mahama Ayariga

Member of Parliament (MP) for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, has accused President Akufo-Addo of violating the 1992 Constitution by refusing to assent to the...

Parliament approves GHS2 billion for Office of Government Machinery

Parliament has approved GHS2 billion for the Office of Government Machinery for the year 2024. Though there was a downward revision in the 2023...

I forgive you – NPP MP tells Foh-Amoaning

Member of Parliament(MP) for the Asante Akim Central, Kwame Anyimadu-Antwi, says he has forgiven lawyer Moses Foh-Amoaning over his comments against him over the...

MPs make strong case for EC as Parliament approves its budget

Members of Ghana's Parliament have made a compelling case for the Electoral Commission (EC) to be adequately resourced. During a debate ahead of...

Agric Ministry gets GH₵ 3.3 billion budgetary allocation

The Ministry of Agriculture has had its budget for the fiscal year ending 2024 approved by Parliament. The Ministry in the report presented to the...

Minority wants E.I 144 declassifying status of Achimota Forest revoked

The Minority in Parliament has emphasized the necessity for the government to annul Executive Instrument 144, which declassified sections of the Achimota Forest as...

Parliament approves GH₵1.7 billion for Lands Ministry

Parliament has approved over GH₵1.7 budget for the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources for the 2024 fiscal year. The exact allocation is GH₵1,734,768,575. The...

There are no political judges – Supreme Court nominee

Supreme Court justice nominee, Henry Anthony Kwofie, has dismissed claims politically-inclined judges exist in the judiciary. According to him, such narratives are dangerous to...

Foh-Amoaning threatens NPP MP over anti-LGBTQI Bill

The Executive Secretary of the National Coalition of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Family Values (NCPHSRFV), Lawyer Moses Foh-Amoaning has issued a stern warning...

Bagbin warns Chairmen of Parliamentary Select Committees

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has threatened to cite Chairmen of Parliamentary Select Committees with delayed reports for contempt. This comes after the...

Parliament to vet 3 Supreme Court nominees on Wednesday

Parliament is set to conduct a public hearing vetting for the nominees appointed by the President to fill vacant positions on the Supreme Court...

Bagbin’s attack on Akufo-Addo unfortunate – Majority Leader [Video]

https://youtu.be/ADzYMY8BdT4 Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has said the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin's reaction to President Akufo-Addo's failure to assent to some private members bill...

Parliamentary Committee applauds premix fuel automation system

The Parliamentary Select Committee on Food, Agriculture and Cocoa Affairs has applauded the cutting-edge Automated Premix Fuel Dispensing and Monitoring System following a visit...

Why Bagbin disagrees with Akufo-Addo’s position on Witchcraft, Armed Forces Bills

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, strongly opposes President Akufo-Addo's decision not to assent to the Criminal Offences Amendment Bill and Ghana Armed Forces...

91 ambulances imported in 2020 not operational – Akandoh alleges

The Ranking Member on the Health Committee of Parliament, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has disclosed that 91 out of the 307 ambulances imported and commissioned...

No society has developed through IMF’s assistance – Alban Bagbin

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has stressed that interventions from Bretton Woods institutions such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have...

Hung Parliaments are the best; let’s keep voting that way – Alban Bagbin

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin has indicated that Ghana's 8th Parliament under the 4th Republic is the best out of the...

Road tolls likely coming back in 2024 – Minister tells Parliament

Road tolls are likely to be reintroduced in 2024. This is according to the Minister of Roads and Highways, Kwasi Amoako-Attah who made the...

Too much power allocated to the President – Alban Bagbin

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin has asserted that the 1992 Constitution has allocated too much power to the executive headed by...

‘Wee’ for recreational purpose still criminal in Ghana – Dr Ayine

Chairman of the Subsidiary Legislation Committee, Dr. Dominic Ayine, has clarified that the Parliament of Ghana has not passed any law that legalizes cannabis...

Why Sam George embarked on a weight loss journey will shock you

The Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram in the Greater Accra region has opened up about his weight loss journey. Samuel George Nettey revealed that,...

Parliament approves industrial cannabis cultivation management regulation

Parliament has approved the Narcotics Control Commission Regulations 2023, an L.I that seeks to legalize the cultivation and management of cannabis of 0.3 tetrahydrocannabinol...

I’m not taking back my words – Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu on parliamentary exit

Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has reiterated his decision not to seek re-election in the 2024 parliamentary election. The Suame MP, who also doubles as...

Ablakwa vows to drag Ofori-Atta, Napo before Parliament over $170m judgment debt

North Tongu Member of Parliament(MP), Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has announced plans to initiate processes to summon the Finance and Energy Ministers; Ken Ofori-Atta...

Parliament directs Health and Energy Ministries to find lasting solutions to power cuts at hospitals

Parliament has urged collaborative efforts between the Ministries of Energy and Health to find a lasting solution to matters surrounding electricity supply to health...

Minority accuses govt of attempts to grant GH₵7bn in tax waivers to cronies

The Minority in Parliament has alleged that the government is seeking to grant substantial tax waivers amounting to GH¢7 billion to individuals associated with...

Amnesty International threatens legal action against Anti LGBTQI+ Bill

Amnesty International has stated that, it will institute a legal action against the LGBTQI+ Bill if passed by Parliament. This comes after the Commission of...

Vote against MPs who support LGBTQ – Charles Owusu

Former head of the Monitoring Unit at the Forestry Commission, Charles Owusu, has urged Ghanaians to vote against any member of Parliament who supports...

Anti-LGBTQ bill: We shouldn’t criminalise sex toys – Ursula Owusu-Ekuful

Communications Minister and Member of Parliament for Ablekuma West, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has raised concern about the criminalisation of sex toys in the Anti-LGBT bill...

Anti-LGBTQ bill: MPs split hairs over appropriate punishment for culprits

Parliament could not agree on the appropriate punishment for LGBTQ+ persons engaging in unnatural carnal knowledge with each other. The Proper Human Sexual Rights and...

Present yourself to receive our petition demanding your sacking – Minority to BoG Governor

The Minority caucus in Parliament has officially requested the Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Ernest Addison, to schedule a time for them...