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Parliament is broke, Finance Ministry has delayed in releasing funds – Bagbin

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin has said Parliament is financially unstable resulting in the affairs of the House not being able to...

I am not aware of any meeting with Privileges Committee – Adwoa Safo

The Dome-Kwabenya Member of Parliament, Sarah Adwoa Safo, has disclosed that she has not been served any notice to appear before Parliament’s Privileges Committee.In...

Privileges committee reschedules hearing of Adwoa Safo; this is why

The Privileges Committee of Parliament has rescheduled the hearing of Dome Kwabenya MP Sarah Adwoa Safo.The absentee MP was scheduled to appear before...

Sad news hits Jomoro MP

Member of Parliament (MP) for Jomoro Constituency, Dorcas Affo-Toffey is bereaved.The lawmaker's nephew, Daniel Toffey has passed on.The incident according to Madam Affo-Toffey occurred...

Media banned from covering hearing of 3 absentee MPs

The Privileges Committee has revealed the hearings of three absentee Members of Parliament (MPs) will be held in camera.The decision according to the...

I regret challenging Speaker Bagbin – Muntaka [Video]

https://youtu.be/Owtw3hdCMgYThe Minority Whip, Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka, has revealed how remorseful he felt after challenging the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin in the chamber.However, the...

Speaker Bagbin sends SOS message to MPs over asset declaration

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has charged Members of Parliament to strictly comply with the asset declaration law.In his view, MPs can only...

Adwoa Safo expected to appear before Privileges Committee on May 27

JoyNews/AdomNews · Adwoa Safo expected to appear before Privileges Committee on May 27The embattled Dome Kwabenya MP, Sarah Adwoa Safo, has been scheduled to...

The only time Adwoa Safo’s absence bothered Akufo-Addo [Video]

Gender activist, Affi Agbenyo has highlighted what she sees as neglect of the Gender Ministry by the Akufo-Addo government since the substantive Minister, Sarah...

MP cautions public about fake Facebook account

Member of Parliament (MP) for Ho West constituency, Emmanuel Kwasi Bedzrah has cautioned the public to disregard a Facebook account in his name used...

NHIS collapsing under Akufo-Addo – Minority

The Minority in Parliament has said the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) faces imminent collapse due to the delay on the part of government...

Parliament invites CLOGSAG

The Parliament Select Committee on Local Government and Rural Development has invited the Civil and Local Government Staff Association, Ghana (CLOGSAG) over their indefinite...

Mahama calls for probe into use of Covid-19 funds

Former President John Mahama has challenged government to initiate an independent forensic investigation into the use of what he estimates to be over $25...

Embattled Assin North MP again

Embattled Assin North Member of Parliament, James Gyakye Quayson, has urged the Supreme Court to set aside its ruling that barred him from performing...

Public Accounts Committee sends strong message to AG over public officers

The Public Account Committee (PAC) in Parliament has taken a decision that will make the Attorney General and Minister of Justice prosecute MMDCEs, SOEs,...

I treat Majority Leader’s ‘dead on arrival’ comment with contempt – Ablakwa

North Tongu MP, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has responded to Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu’s statement that the Minority’s injunction on the implementation of the e-levy...

Swapping John Mahama for another person, not good decision for NDC – Lecturer

Senior lecturer at the Political Science Department of the University of Ghana, Dr. Alidu Seidu says the Economic Intelligence Unit‘s assessment of the country...

Injunction against implementation of E-levy is dead on arrival – Majority Leader

JoyNews/AdomNews · Injunction against implementation of E-levy is dead on arrival – Kyei-Mensah-BonsuMajority Leader and Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has described as...

Mfantseman MP installed queen mother [Photos]

Member of Parliament (MP) for Mfantseman, Ophelia Hayford, has been installed as the Development queen mother of Towoboase in the Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa District.This...

Embattled Assin North MP breaks silence on Supreme Court ruling

Assin North Member of Parliament, James Gyekye Quayson, has said that he will not give up on the fight to ensure that he gets...

Asiedu Nketia gives new twist to Assin North ruling [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · They Are Seeking Revenge Not Justice - Asiedu Nketia On Supreme Court RulingGeneral Secretary of the National Democratic Congress, Johnson Asiedu Nketia,...

Okudzeto Ablakwa hints of 4 by-elections

The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has hinted that Ghana’s Electoral Commission (EC) will be conducting four by-elections instead of...

Assin North MP’s fate sad but… NPP MP

New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Adansi-Asokwa constituency is sympathising with the Assin North MP banned from going to the August...

Assin North: Gyakye Quayson must suffer fate of Adamu Sakande – AG [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Gyakye Quayson Must Suffer Fate Of Adamu SakandeThe Attorney General (AG) and Minister of Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has expressed satisfaction with...

MP to file urgent question over Baker-Vormawor’s allegations of torture

Tamale Central MP says he will file an urgent question into the allegations by #FixtheCountry Movement Convener that the police tortured him while he...

NPP MP stayed in Parliament till final verdict of her case – Lawyer bemoans Assin North ruling [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Baba Jamal On Assin North caseLawyers for Assin North Member of Parliament (MP), James Gyakye Quayson, have expressed dissatisfaction over the Supreme...

Court sets date for Jomoro MP’s trial

A Sekondi High Court has set June 6 and 7, 2022 for the full trial of the case in which a resident of Jomoro...

If there’s a jail sentence, you’ll suffer alone; be smart – Assin North MP told [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Michael Okyere Baafi Warns Assin North MPNew Juaben South Member of Parliament (MP), Michael Okyere Baafi, has urged his Assin North colleague,...

Lawyer files for review of Supreme Court Deputy Speaker voting case

Private legal practitioner, Justice Abdulai, has filed a case asking for a review of the Supreme Court Deputy Speaker voting case.In a unanimous...

MPs have treated their work in Parliament as part-time job – Kofi Bentil

Senior Vice President of IMANI Africa, Kofi Bentil, has accused MPs of treating their work in Parliament as a part-time job.Speaking on news analysis show...

Adwoa Safo was the target of a political witch-hunt – Kofi Bentil

Senior Vice President of IMANI Africa, Kofi Bentil, says the Dome-Kwabenya MP, Sarah Adwoa Safo, was a target of a political witch-hunt before her...

I will be very happy if ECG disconnects power to Parliament tomorrow – MP

A Member of Parliament’s Mines and Energy Committee, Edward Bawa, has said that he would be happy if Electricity Company Ghana (ECG) disconnects the...

Majority expresses worry over Mahama’s absence at state events

The Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has expressed worry over the continuous absence of former President John Mahama from state events.This he indicated particularly are...

Speaker’s ruling on presence in Parliament absurd – Okudzeto Ablakwa

Ranking Member on Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has described as absurd and strange, Speaker Bagbin’s ruling on what constitutes being present...

Privileges Committee not a “kangaroo” court – Prof. Gyampo

Political Scientist at the University of Ghana, Professor Ransford Gyampo has backed Speaker Bagbin’s referral of three Members of Parliament to the Privileges Committee...

Adwoa Safo again

Member of Parliament (MP) for Dome Kwabenya, Sarah Adwoa Safo, is in the news again and trending on social media.During Parliamentary proceedings on Tuesday,...

Minority accuses Lands Ministry of blowing over ¢10m on national dialogues on ‘galamsey’ [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Minority accuses Lands Ministry of using over ₵10m on national dialogues on 'Galamsey'The Minority in Parliament has alleged that the Lands and...

Why Anas is trending on Twitter

Ace Ghanaian investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, who has been on the low for months, is currently trending on Twitter.This comes a few hours...

Adwoa Safo, two other MPs dragged to Privileges Committee

The Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has referred three Members of Parliament (MPs), Sarah Adwoa Safo, Henry Quartey, and Kennedy Agyepong to the Privileges...

Bagbin sends strong message to parliamentary staff

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has cautioned parliamentary staff against leaking sensitive documents to the press.Such misconduct, he bemoans, reduces the institution's reputation...