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Vetting of Supreme Court Judges illegal – Minority

The Minority in Parliament has condemned the scheduled vetting of two Supreme Court Judges by the Appointments Committee as unlawful. Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin...

Government has no plan to operationalize Komenda Sugar Factory – Former Board Secretary

The former Board Secretary of the Komenda Sugar Factory, Ransford Amoah, has accused the Akufo-Addo government of failing to operationalise the factory. Speaking on Joy FM’s...

Ambulance deal: We’ll soon occupy Jubilee House and Akufo-Addo’s daughter’s office – Osman Ayariga

The Deputy National Youth Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Osman Ayariga, has announced plans for a protest at the Presidency over the...

2024 polls: NDC aims for 14 seats in Northern region

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Northern Region is targeting to win 14 parliamentary seats in the upcoming 2024 general elections. The Northern Regional...

Shamima Muslim speaks on her decision to enter politics

A member of the communications team for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Shamima Muslim, has said her transition into politics was a personal choice. In...

GRA, Finance Ministry sued over tax waivers for 42 companies

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and the Finance Ministry are facing a lawsuit over plans to grant tax waivers to 42 companies under the...

Election 2024: EC targets 70,000 new voters in mop-up exercise

The Electoral Commission (EC) is optimistic of capturing between 50,000 to 70,000 new voters onto the electoral roll in its upcoming mop-up voter registration...

NPP should apologise to Ghanaians – UG lecturer says

Professor of Finance at the University of Ghana, Prof. Godfred Bokpin, has urged the government to apologise to Ghanaians for failing to manage the...

Ghana ordered to pay GH¢95m judgment debt to West Blue contract termination – GRA boss reveals

The government is preparing to settle a GH¢95 million judgment debt to IT consultancy firm, West Blue Consulting, following the termination of its contract. This...

Venezuelans head for presidential palace to protest against election result

Thousands of Venezuelans are heading towards the presidential palace in Caracas to protest against President Nicolás Maduro's claim of victory in the country's disputed...

Okyenhene’s decision to elevate chief sparks tensions in Eastern Region

There is tension and uneasy calm at Asamankese and Anum in the Eastern Region following the recent elevation of the Asamankese-Anum Chief by Okyenhene,...

We spend more than we earn – Kwaku Kwarteng

A former Deputy Finance Minister and Member of Parliament for Obuasi West in the Ashanti Region, Kwaku Kwarteng says that Ghana consistently overspends its...

Call your gov’t out for reckless, don’t generalise – Sammy Gyamfi to Kwaku Kwarteng

Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi has disagreed with the assertion that Ghana’s economy is run like a Ponzi scheme. This...

Minority demands answers over GH₵95m judgement debt to be paid to West Blue

The Minority in Parliament is demanding answers on the circumstances surrounding a judgment debt of GH₵95 million awarded against Ghana in favor of West...

I don’t foresee a hung Parliament after December elections – Minority Leader [Listen]

Minority Leader Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, has projected a dominance in the Members of Parliament in the next Parliament session. Speaking at the NDC’s national...

December polls: Former NPP MPs unite to campaign for Bawumia [Listen]

Some former Members of Parliament (MPs) of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) have formed a caucus to support the party's flagbearer, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia...

Bagbin apologises to Ghanaians over controversial L.I on MPs siren use

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin has apologized to Ghanaians for the government's attempt to amend the Road Traffic Regulations, which would have allowed Members...

EC to begin mop-up registration from 1-3 August nationwide

The Electoral Commission (EC) is set to embark on a nationwide mop-up registration from 1st to 3rd August to allow those who couldn't register...

‘Agyapadie’ document exposes agenda to loot Ghana – KKD

Ghanaian broadcaster, culture and tourism enthusiast, Kwasi Kyei Darkwah, has rubbished assertions that the widely circulated 'Agyapadie' document is a work of fiction. According to...

Mustapha Gbande responds to Mahama’s four-year reset claim

The Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mustapha Gbande, has weighed in on flagbearer John Dramani Mahama’s assertion that four years...

Listen to Kwaku Kwarteng’s explanation after hitting hard at NPP

After going hard on his party, the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Obuasi West MP and former Deputy Finance Minister, Kwaku Kwarteng, has attempted...

Our country is sick – Bole MP reacts to Joy News’ ‘Porous Borders’ documentary

Ranking Member on the Trade and Industry Committee of Parliament and MP for Bole Bamboi, Yusif Sulemana, has described the country as ‘sick’ following...

Bawumia promises to construct tertiary institution in Builsa North

The flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has promised to construct a Nursing Training College in the Builsa North Municipality...

NPP PC donates building materials and motorbike to Agona Otsenkorang

New Patriotic Party (NPP) Parliamentary candidate for Agona West Constituency in the Central Region, Chris Arthur, has donated 50 bags of cement and iron...

I will build oxygen plant to save lives – Independent PC pledges

An independent parliamentary aspirant of the Atwima Nwabiagya North constituency, Emmanuel Osei Gyamfi, has unveiled a bold vision to enhance healthcare and infrastructure in...

I think the NPP must accept its share of the blame – Kwaku Kwarteng [Video]

A former Deputy Finance Minister and Member of Parliament for Obuasi West in the Ashanti Region, Kwaku Kwarteng, has said that the New Patriotic...

NPP stalwart resigns to contest as Independent Candidate in Bawku Central

A prominent member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Bawku Central constituency, Bakutoma Abubakar Iddi Wuni, has announced his resignation from the...

Court dismisses petition against Amewu; confirms his election as Hohoe MP

The Ho High Court has dismissed a petition challenging the validity of the election of John Peter Amewu, Member of Parliament for Hohoe, on...

Minority petitions CHRAJ to investigate alleged secret security recruitment

The Minority in Parliament has called on the Commission of Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) to investigate what they describe as secretive and...

Mahama thanks Ghanaians after successful NDC campaign launch

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama has expressed his deep gratitude to Ghanaians following the successful launch of the party's 2024...

Mahama promises to prioritize job creation, criticizes NPP’s economic claims

The flaggearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has pledged to prioritize job creation and support for entrepreneurs if elected into...

Mahama will develop the Northern Region better – Agbodza

The Minority Chief Whip, Governs Kwame Agbodza has emphasized the significant role of the Northern Region in the success of the National Democratic Congress...

Interior Minister, Prisons Director to appear before Parliament over Cantonments lands

The Defense and Interior Committee of Parliament has summoned the Minister of Interior, Henry Quartey, and the Director-General of the Ghana Prisons Service to...

Old Buipe residents threaten election boycott over development neglect

Residents of the Old Buipe electoral area in the Savannah Region are threatening to boycott the December polls and stage protests due to a...

Bawumia vows to revolutionize Ghana’s agriculture with modern farming techniques 

The flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has stated that agriculture will be his top priority if elected President. He promised...

Henry Quartey demands cleanliness from police in new housing facility

Interior Minister Henry Quartey has warned police officers to avoid bringing their untidy behaviour from their barracks to the new housing facility handed over...

Trump pledges to end birthright citizenship in USA

When Donald Trump took office in 2017, he immediately issued a provocative executive order banning travel from Muslim-majority countries that led to chaos, confusion and a...

Court denies bail to two accused of stealing cash and gadgets from John Kumah’s widow

The Accra Circuit Court Two on Friday refused bail to two persons who allegedly stole money, electrical gadgets and other items from Lillian Kumah,...

Actor Kwaku Manu criticizes Bawumia’s credit card proposal

Actor Kwaku Manu has expressed his discontent with Vice President Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia's campaign promise to implement a credit card system if elected President...

Broken streetlights, unemployment, poor sanitation to influence voting in some parts of Accra

Residents of sanitation-poor and poorly lit streets of Anyaa-Sowutuom want their next Member of Parliament (MP) to get them out of their predicament. They said...