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NDC’s actions sparked Annoh-Dompreh’s controversial comment – Ahiagbah

New Patriotic Party (NPP) Director of Communications, Richard Ahiagbah, has attributed Minority Chief Whip Frank Annoh-Dompreh’s controversial remarks on the Ablekuma North parliamentary election...

Was Mahama on Mars? – Former Finance Minister rejects economic crisis claims

The immediate past Finance Minister has pushed back against President John Mahama’s claim that he inherited a struggling economy, questioning the basis of Mahama’s...

Irate NDC youth in Ashaiman vandalise chairman’s office over appointment discontent

As President John Mahama’s government begins to take shape, discontent is brewing in the Ashaiman constituency of the Greater Accra Region. Frustrated youth in the...

Nkwanta North NDC vows to resist imposition of DCE

The constituency executives of the Nkwanta North branch of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) have strongly opposed the potential imposition of a District Chief...

Kofi Tonto sends strong message to CEOs yet to resign

A member of the communications team of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kofi Tonto, has called for the immediate resignation of all Chief Executive...

Krachi West NDC ward coordinators debunk alleged bias in MMDCE vetting

Ward coordinators of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Krachi West constituency of the Oti Region have called on the public to dismiss...

The plane can’t fly without a pilot – Dr. Atuahene on Asiamah’s BoG appointment

A banking expert, Dr. Richmond Akwasi Atuahene, has responded to critics of Dr. Johnson Pandit Asiamah’s appointment as acting Governor of the Bank of...

NPP Youth Organiser allegedly bites off polling station secretary’s finger

A fact-finding mission by the leadership of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) on the 2024 electoral defeat in the Twifo Atti Morkwa constituency of...

Asante Akyem North MP speaks Twi in Parliament [Video]

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Asante Akyem North, Ohene Kwame Frimpong, on Wednesday contributed to parliamentary proceedings in Asante Twi.The first-time MP insisted...

Minority, not Speaker, halted vetting chaos probe – Bedzrah

The Chairman of the special committee investigating the vetting chaos, Emmanuel Bedzrah, has clarified that the decision to suspend the public hearing was driven...

I’ll seek re-election in 2028; I believe Nsawam-Adoagyiri constituents still love me – Annoh-Dompreh

Member of Parliament for Nsawam-Adoagyiri, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, has announced his intention to contest again in the 2028 parliamentary elections.Speaking in an interview on Asempa...

What happened in Nsawam was a war and not an election – Annoh-Dompreh

Member of Parliament for Nsawam-Adoagyiri, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, has described the 2024 December elections in his constituency as a "war" rather than a democratic exercise.Speaking...

2024 polls: People told me I had already won; I didn’t expect a slim margin – Annoh-Dompreh

Member of Parliament for Nsawam-Adoagyiri, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, has expressed shock at the narrow margin of his victory in the December 2024 elections.Mr. Annoh-Dompreh secured...

I sometimes see frustration on the side of the Minority Caucus – Ahiafor

Chairperson of Parliament's Appointments Committee and MP for Akatsi South, Bernard Ahiafor, has expressed concern over what he describes as the frustration of the...

My husband ordered that I leave Parliament amidst vetting chaos – Appointments Committee Clerk

The Clerk to Parliament’s Appointments Committee, Gifty Jiagge-Gobbah, has revealed that her husband instructed her to leave Parliament on the night of Thursday, January...

Ghanaians react to John Dumelo’s appointment as Deputy Agric Minister

Farmer and Member of Parliament (MP) John Setor Dumelo continues to rise in the political sphere as he secures a top position in the...

Annoh-Dompreh ordered the tables to be pulled apart – First-term MP Kofi Ntekuni

The member of Parliament for Pru West, Emmanuel Kofi Ntekuni, has revealed that it was the member of Parliament for Nsawam-Adoagyiri, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, who...

Speaker abruptly directs suspension of probe into vetting chaos

Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has directed the special committee investigating the ministerial chaos to suspend its sitting.The communication, which takes immediate effect, will...

The minority was very disruptive – Appointment’s C’ttee chair Ahiafor

The Chairman of the Appointments Committee, Bernard Ahiafor, has stated that the minority caucus was disruptive during the vetting of ministerial nominees on Thursday,...

Some invitees of ministerial nominees slept in open spaces at parliament – Kwame Agbodza

The Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwame Governs Agbodza, has revealed that some invitees attending the vetting of ministerial nominees were forced to sleep...

Allow prosecution of Dr Asiamah to proceed – Minority to Mahama

The Minority in Parliament has called on President John Dramani Mahama to allow the prosecution of Dr. Johnson Pandit Asiamah to continue, despite his...

Minority urges Dr Asiamah to stay away from Bank of Ghana until approval

The Minority in Parliament has called on Dr. Johnson Pandit Asiamah to refrain from engaging in any activities at the Bank of Ghana (BoG)...

Oppong Nkrumah welcomes Speaker’s decision to lift MPs’ suspension

The Member of Parliament for Ofoase-Ayirebi, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has welcomed Speaker Alban Bagbin’s decision to lift the suspension of four Members of Parliament,...

We wash our hands off Ablakwa; he should carry his own cross – Minority

Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has reaffirmed his caucus' disapproval of the nomination of Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa as Foreign Affairs Minister.The North Tongu MP was...

Minority must use parliamentary procedures to serve Ghanaians – Joe Ghartey

Former Member of Parliament for Essikado-Ketan, Joe Ghartey, has encouraged the Minority Caucus in Parliament to continue leveraging parliamentary rules and procedures to safeguard...

Afenyo-Markin apologises to Clerk of Appointments Committee

Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has rendered an unqualified apology to the Clerk of the Appointments Committee, Gifty Jiagge-Gobah.This follows his earlier accusations that Mrs....

Ablakwa approved as Foreign Affairs Minister after Minority boycott

Parliament has approved North Tongu MP, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, as the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration.Mr. Ablakwa was approved by majority consensus...

Bagbin is acting like a President, not a Speaker – Kofi Tonto [Video]

A member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) communications team, Kofi Tonto, has criticized Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin for suspending four Members of...

Bawumia was a wrong candidate, we don’t want him for 2028 – NPP supporters in Kumasi declare

A group known as the Concerned Traders of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Kumasi has called for a new flagbearer for the 2028...

Speaker Bagbin lifts suspension of four MPs [Watch]

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has rescinded his decision and lifted the suspension on four Members of Parliament (MPs), allowing them to return to...

I take full responsibility for vetting chaos – Afenyo-Markin pleads with Speaker

Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has taken full responsibility for the chaos that erupted during the vetting of some ministerial nominees last week.Speaking on the...

Heightened security in Parliament to prevent entry of suspended MPs

Security has been bolstered in Parliament, with a new perimeter at the entrance to the chamber aimed at preventing suspended Members of Parliament (MPs)...

It’s sad MPs go to parliament to fight for themselves – Tony Aidoo

Dr. Tony Aidoo, an NDC stalwart and former Ghana Ambassador to the Netherlands, has criticized Members of Parliament (MPs) for failing to represent the...

Security agencies probe ministerial nominees before vetting – Ahiafor

The First Deputy Speaker of Parliament and Chairman of the Appointments Committee, Bernard Ahiafor, has shared insights into the rigorous process that security agencies...

Bernard Ahiafor justifies Bagbin’s decision to suspend four MPs

The First Deputy Speaker of Parliament and Chairman of the Appointments Committee, Bernard Ahiafor, has defended Speaker Alban Bagbin’s decision to suspend four Members...

Muntaka hit with sad news

Interior Minister, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, has lost his mother, Hajia Saudatu Sulemana Muntaka.The Minister, who also serves as the Asawase Member of Parliament (MP), took...

Afenyo-Markin to face Privileges Committee if… – Bernard Ahiafor

Chairman of Parliament’s Appointments Committee, Bernard Ahiafor, has warned that Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin will be referred to the Privileges Committee if he fails...

NPP condemns Bagbin’s suspension of MPs, calls it “dangerous and autocratic”

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has strongly condemned the suspension of three of its Members of Parliament (MPs) by Speaker Alban Bagbin, describing his...

Recall suspended MPs, dissolve ad-hoc committee – Afenyo-Markin tells Speaker

Minority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has called on Speaker Alban Bagbin, to reverse the suspension of four MPs in connection with the chaotic...

Nine CSOs commend suspension of MPs

Nine civil society organisations (CSOs) focused on monitoring parliamentary affairs have lauded the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin's suspension of four lawmakers over the...