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Parliament bans use of placards by demonstrators

Leadership of Parliament has cautioned all aggrieved citizens to refrain from storming Parliament with placards because it is unparliamentary. This warning was issued when scores...

Audio: MPs demand better salaries for effective discharge of duties

Members of Parliament (MP) are asking government for better remuneration for effective discharge of their duties. The MPs argued that the standard at which the...

Minority to haul fisheries Minister to Parliament over pre-mix fuel diversion

The Minority in Parliament has hinted on plans to drag the Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture, Elizabeth Afoley Quaye to address Members of Parliament...

PHOTOS: MP storms Parliament with gas cylinder

There was drama in parliament today when the Member of Parliament for Tarkwa-Nsuaem, George Mireku Duker pulled out a gas cylinder from under his...

Photos: KABA has broken my heart – Alan Kyerematen

Minister for Trade and Industry, Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen is still in shock following the demise of Asempa FM presenter, Kwadwo Asare Baffuor Acheampong affectionately...

Major Mahama bill passed

Ghana’s Parliament has approved a bill that will make the spouse and children of Major Maxwell Mahama the state’s responsibility. The bill was introduced in...

Major Mahama Trust Fund Bill laid before Parliament

A bill to establish a trust fund in honour of late Major Maxwell Mahama has been laid before Parliament. The Bill, Major Mahama Trust Fund...

We should start suing owners of gas stations for negligence – Ayariga

Former Environment Minister, Mahama Ayariga says the spate of gas explosions in the country will end if operators of those facilities are sued for...

Parliament resumes today

Parliament is expected to reconvene for its third meeting of its first session today, Tuesday, 3 October 2017. Speaker Professor Mike Oquaye, by Standing Order...

MPs beg us not to chase corrupt officials – Auditor General’s office

Officials of the Auditor General’s Department have revealed that some members of Parliament have been pleading on behalf of corrupt state officials who are...

Parliament not Makola market – Speaker tells MPs

Speaker of Parliament, Professor Aaron Mike Ocquaye has urged Members of Parliament to approach business of the house with the highest level of decorum. This...

Parliament gives 15% pay rise to staff

Parliament has announced a 15 percent salary increment for all its staff. The decision was taken by the Parliamentary Service Board, and announced by the...

GITMO 2 not terrorists – Parliament

The two Yemeni nationals who were held in Guantanamo Bay were not terrorists, contrary to claims by the then opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP). On...

Minority stages walkout over AMERI deal

The Minority in Parliament has staged a walk-out protesting the Speaker's decision to refer a motion for a rescission of the $510m AMERI power...

Minority walks out of parliament

The Minority in parliament staged a walk-out on Tuesday, 1 August during deliberations on the controversial $510 million AMERI power deal.The walkout followed concerns...

Kan Dapaah meets leadership of Parliament over MPs "harassment"

The Speaker of Parliament has hauled the National Security Advisor before the House to explain the circumstances under which two Members of Parliament were accosted...

Speaker to summon security officials over dawn raid on MPs homes

Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye, the Speaker of Parliament, on Friday gave an assurance that he would invite the appropriate security officials to discuss matters...

Don’t gag minority – ACEPA to Speaker

Speaker of Parliament Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye should allow the Minority to express their views on parliamentary matters, Executive Director at the African Centre...

Muntaka bangs fist in Parliament

It was wrong for the Minority Chief Whip, Muntaka Mubarak to have banged his hands on the table on the floor of parliament to...

Speaker is crippling us – Minority Leader

The Minority Leader in Parliament, Haruna Iddrisu, has expressed disappointment with Speaker of Parliament Prof Mike Aaron Oquaye for limiting him to just one...

Hot video: Minority threatens to impeach Speaker

The Minority in Parliament has accused the Speaker, Rt. Hon Prof. Mike Oquaye, of frustrating efforts of the opposition to hold government accountable. Minority Chief...

I am not the entire commission; I am speaking for myself- EC chair tells Parliament

A suggestion by the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission that she was speaking for herself and not the entire Commission in an answer to...

EC row: Charlotte Osei faces Parliament today

Chair of the Electoral Commission, Charlotte Osei, will Wednesday appear before Legislators to respond to questions about the heated internal wrangling at the elections...

Prez Akufo-Addo under pressure to act swiftly on EC rift

Pressure is mounting on President Nana Akufo-Addo to act swiftly in the rift between the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC) and two deputies...

EC boss summoned to Parliament next week

The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission Mrs Charlotte Osei has been summoned to appear before Parliament next week. She will be there to respond to...

Exchanges in Parliament over Special Prosecutor’s Bill

There was a heated argument in Parliament on Wednesday, when Minority Chief Whip Alhaji Muntaka Mubarak raised issues on the unavailability of copies of...

Casley-Hayford goofed: Baako condemns Sydney’s 'rabid' attack on Parliament

Editor-in-Chief of the New Crusading Guide newspaper, Abdul Malik Kwaku Baako Jnr, has dismissed recent comments by Sydney Casley-Hayford against Parliament as unwarranted and...

‘I went over the top; I’m sorry’ – Casely-Hayford to Parliament

Leading member of pressure group, Occupy Ghana, Sydney Casely-Hayford has apologized to Parliament for some comments he made against the house which has angered...

Amnesty International will want sex with animals legalised soon – Speaker

Ghana’s Speaker of Parliament Prof Mike Oquaye has said Amnesty International (AI) may soon start pushing for the legalisation of bestiality in Ghana judging...

Hot audio: 'NDC bigwigs 'bribing' me to defend BOST MD'

Chairman of the Peoples National Convention (PNC) is claiming both the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) are ‘trying...

No offices for 23 MPs

The majority leader in parliament, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has told Members of Parliament (MPs) that the leadership of parliament has put in place effective arrangements...

Scandal rocks MPs over lotto cash

It has emerged that some Members of Parliament (MPs) collected money from the National Lottery Authority (NLA) in order to facilitate the amendment of...

Audio: MPs who took NLA cash can’t be punished – Parliament

Public Relations Officer of Parliament, Kate Addo says Parliament cannot sanction members of the Finance Committee who received money from the National Lottery Authority...

Another bribery scandal hits Parliament

Former Chairman of Parliament’s Finance Committee, James Klutse Avedzi, has admitted his committee received money from officials of the National Lottery Authority before deliberating...

Parliament approves Justice Sophia Akufo as new Chief Justice

The nomination of Supreme Court Judge, Justice Sophia Akufo as the new Chief Justice of the republic has been approved by Parliament. She was approved...

Parliament approves Justice Sophia Akuffo as new CJ

Parliament has by consensus approved the nomination of Justice Sophia Akuffo as Ghana’s next Chief Justice. Addressing parliament during the approval process, the Minority leader...

Sophia Akuffo to be vetted today

Parliament’s Appointments Committee will today (Friday) June 16, 2017, vet Justice Sophia Akuffo, President Akufo-Addo’s nominee for the position of Chief Justice. Chairman of the...

President Akufo-Addo backs stronger parliamentary oversight of national purse

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Tuesday indicated support for Constitutional amendment that would empower Parliament to exercise full authority over public finances. Acknowledging though...

Parliament moves date for Sophia Akuffo vetting forward

Parliament has set Friday, June 16 to vet nominee for Chief Justice, Justice Sophia Akuffo, instead of previously scheduled date of Monday, June 19,...

Drama in Parliament: Ken Ofori Atta hits back at Minority over $2.25bn bond

There was drama in Parliament over whether the Finance Minister must present a document before he will be allowed to make a statement on...