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All 136 Minority MPs to vote against Ken Ofori-Atta

Parliament will this week give effect to the vote of censure filed by NDC MPs in the House to determine the fate of Finance...

Censure vote against Finance Minister to be moved this week

The Minority Caucus’ vote of censure against the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta is expected to be moved this week. The motion, which was filed on...

Adwoa Safo’s first public statement after return to Ghana

Embattled Dome-Kwabenya Member of Parliament (MP), Adwoa Safo, has revealed 2021 was a very challenging year for her and her family. The former Gender Minister,...

Francis Sosu takes on police over reported arrest

Member of Parliament (MP) for Madina constituency, Francis-Xavier Sosu, has dismissed reports of his arrest for alleged reckless and inconsiderate driving. According to him,...

Madina MP fined GH₵2,400 for reckless driving 

Member of Parliament (MP) for Madina, Francis Xavier Sosu, has been fined GH₵2,400 for reckless and inconsiderate driving. This was after he was arraigned...

MP calls for two days sitting due to fuel hikes

Member of Parliament for Asuogyaman Constituency, Thomas Ampem Nyarko, has called for a reduction in the number of sittings of Parliament. According to him, Parliament must...

Madina MP, Francis Sosu arrested

The Police have arrested Member of Parliament (MP) for Madina constituency, Francis Xavier Sosu, for alleged reckless and inconsiderate driving. The lawmaker, according to...

Why presentation of 2023 budget may delay – Minister

The Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has hinted that the presentation of the 2023 budget may delay. This, according to him, is due to...

Claim that a businessman attempted to bribe NPP MPs to be investigated – Majority Leader

Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, says investigations will be conducted into claims that a businessman tried to bribe some New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentarians to...

Save Ghanaians now – Minority tells govt over fuel prices [Video]

https://youtu.be/5_cO4K6xa4Q The Minority in Parliament has called on the government and President Nana Akufo-Addo to save the suffering masses now from the fuel price hikes....

LGBTQI+ Bill will be passed before 2024 elections – Bagbin

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has given the clearest indication that the House will pass the controversial Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and...

Bagbin fires Akufo-Addo for withdrawing military attachment

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has lashed out at President Nana Akufo-Addo for taking away his military protection. He said government, led by President...

Mona Quartey reacts to NPP MPs U-turn on Ofori-Atta’s dismissal

Former Deputy Minister of Finance, Mona Quartey is not pleased with the NPP MPs’ decision to stand down on their request for the President...

Volta Regional Minister to appear before Parliament

The Volta Regional Minister, Dr Archibald Yao Letsa, is to appear before Parliament in Accra on Tuesday, November 1, 2022, to tell the House...

Former NPP Chairman fires MPs who want Ofori-Atta sacked [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Former NPP Chairman fires MPs who want Ofori-Atta sacked Former New Patriotic Party (NPP) Constituency Chairman for New Juaben North, Kwadwo Boateng Agyemang,...

Why I can’t comment on Assin North MP’s case – Bagbin

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, says he is in no position to comment on the case of embattled Assin North Member of Parliament (MP),...

Minority Leader issues nine-line whip for Ofori-Atta’s dismissal

Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu has issued a nine-line whip for Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta’s dismissal. A nine-line whip is an instruction given to Members of...

I wasn’t served – Speaker takes on Supreme Court over cannabis judgment

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has faulted the Supreme Court for delivering judgment in a matter the legislature was a party to but not...

Majority heads to Supreme Court over Adwoa Safo

The Majority in Parliament has initiated an action at the Supreme Court with regard to Speaker Alban Bagbin's ruling on Adwoa Safo's absenteeism case....

NDC Chairmanship: ‘Minority not part of Asiedu Nketia’s endorsement’

The Minority in Parliament has distanced itself from public comments by Deputy Whip and Banda MP, Ahmed Ibrahim, which seeks to endorse the candidature...

Speaker admits motion for Ofori-Atta’s impeachment

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has admitted a motion from the Minority for the commencement of an impeachment process against the Finance Minister,...

NDC MPs wear black in push for Ofori-Atta’s exit

The Minority in Parliament has employed a basket of adjectives to fuel their demand for the dismissal of Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta. At a short...

Majority to challenge Speaker’s decision on Adwoa Safo

The Majority in Parliament has announced plans to challenge the ruling of Speaker Alban Bagbin on Dome-Kwabenya MP, Sarah Adwoa Safo's absenteeism case. The Majority...

Speaker Bagbin rules on Adwoa Safo’s case [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Speaker Bagbin rules on Adwoa Safo’s case The Speaker of Ghana’s Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has ruled that the report from the...

Speaker to deliver ruling on Adwoa Safo today

Parliament will today, October 26, 2022, determine the fate of Dome-Kwabenya legislator, Sarah Adwoa Safo. The house was expected to take that decision Tuesday as...

IMF is not taking Ofori-Atta as a serious person – NPP MP

The Member of Parliament for Subin, Eugene Boakye Antwi, says the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is not taking Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta seriously. According to...

Akufo-Addo to meet NPP MPs who want Ofori-Atta sacked

President Nana Akufo-Addo is scheduled to meet the New Patriotic Party Members of Parliament (MPs) demanding that Ken Ofori-Atta is sacked as Finance Minister. The...

Minority reacts to NPP MPs’ call for Ofori-Atta’s sack

The Minority in parliament has commended the New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentarians who have demanded Ken Ofori-Atta's sack as Finance Minister. According to the Minority,...

Adwoa Safo’s fate to be decided on Wednesday

Parliament has set Wednesday, October 26, 2022, to determine the fate of Dome-Kwabenya legislator, Sarah Adwoa Safo. The house was expected to take that decision...

Minority files motion for Ken Ofori-Atta’s removal

The Minority in Parliament filed a motion on Tuesday for the dismissal of the Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta. Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, moved the...

Adwoa Safo to know fate today as Parliament reconvenes

Embattled Member of Parliament for Dome-Kwabenya constituency, Sarah Adwoa Safo, will know her fate today, Tuesday, October 25, 2022. This is because Speaker of Parliament,...

Bagbin receives report on Draft Parliamentary Transition Bill

The Speaker of Parliament and Chairman of the Parliamentary Services Board, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has received a draft Parliamentary Transition Bill from the...

Ivorian witness bounces Jomoro MP

An Ivorian lawyer, Obeng-Kofi Fian, who is a witness in the eligibility trial of the Member of Parliament (MP) for Jomoro, Dorcas Affo-Toffey, has...

66 bills to be laid before Parliament

Sixty-six Bills are expected to be laid before Parliament when it resumes from recess on Tuesday, October 25, a statement from the Public Affairs...

Ghana Chapter of World Bank-IMF Parliamentary Network launched

The Ghana Chapter of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Parliamentary Network has been launched. The network is a platform to provide...

Bagbin urges African MPs to prioritse climate change

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has urged Parliamentarians across Africa to pay much more attention to climate change. Addressing the 145th Inter-Parliamentary Assembly Conference...

Parliament resumes sitting on this date…

The Third Meeting of the Second Session of the Eighth Parliament of the Fourth Republic is scheduled to commence on Tuesday, October 25, 2022.  A...

Parliament warns Herald Editor to cease exposés on controversial GNPC/Genser Energy contract

The Parliamentary Select Committee on Mines and Energy has served the Editor of The Herald newspaper, Larry Alans Dogbe, notice that he risks Contempt...

Adwoa Safo’s powerful statement after bagging postgraduate diploma from University of Nottingham

Member of Parliament (MP) for Dome-Kwabenya, Sarah Adwoa Safo, has bagged a Post Graduate Diploma in Public Procurement Law and Policy from the University...

Gabby praises Kwesi Pratt and Kweku Baako; this is why

A leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gabby Otchere-Darko, has lauded Veteran journalists turned socio-political commentators, Kwesi Pratt Jnr. and Abdul Malik...