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Loyalty is not enough for a leader, reshuffle when necessary – Kufuor

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has said loyalty alone is not enough for a good leader in assessing his appointees. The leader should be able to...

A.B.A Fuseini takes a ball of kenkey to Parliament [Watch]

Sagnarigu lawmaker ABA Fuseini has criticised the government for the economic challenges Ghanaians are saddled with at the moment. He noted that the cost of...

Asante Akyem North constituents expose MP over 1D1F factory

Residents of Asante Akyem North Constituency in the Ashanti region have expressed disappointment in their MP over claims of a functioning plantain processing factory...

Who will monitor your appointees? Mahama quizzes govt on V8 ban

Former President John Mahama has questioned the practicality of government's decision to freeze the use of V6 and V8 in Accra by appointees. According...

T-bills, individual bond holders exempted from Domestic Debt Exchange – Ofori-Atta

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, says government has put in place measures to minimise the impact of the country’s domestic debt exchange on investors. These measures...

NDC demands immediate release of arrested party fan

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has demanded the immediate release of its supporter, Seth Osei-Asiedu, popularly known as Kwaku Rafiki. The 25-year-old man was...

Adom FM editor Kwasi Agyeman delivers paper on Electoral Integrity and Unconstitutional Politics in Africa in Addis Ababa

Kwasi Agyeman, a PhD candidate at the Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana, is among a few authors whose scholarly works were accepted...

Ofori-Atta has more integrity than 99% of politicians – Prof Stephen Adei

Former Board Chairman of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Professor Stephen Adei, has expressed his displeasure over the manner in which MPs demanded the...

Bawumia is ‘Economic Maguire’, he is scoring own goals – Adongo

Member of Parliament for Bolgatanga Central, Isaac Adongo, has criticised the Head of the Economic Management Team, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia for what he termed...

I withstood gunshots and beatings; I can’t be soft – NDC Secretary hopeful

A Deputy General Secretary hopeful of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Dr Catherine Deynu, has said she is the right candidate for the job. According...

Court throws out Techiman South election petition; fines NDC GHc100k

The Wenchi High Court has thrown out the petition against the Techiman South parliamentary election filed by the National Democratic Congress (NDC). The Court has...

Court sentences Nigeria’s IGP to 3 months in prison

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, sentenced the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, to three months in prison for...

Throw in the towel; I’ll win this election hands down – Ofosu-Ampofo tells Asiedu Nketia

The National Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, says he will beat his main contender, Johnson Asiedu Nketia hands down...

Sosu mocks Ashanti Regional NSS boss

Francis-Xavier Sosu, Member of Parliament (MP) for Madina, has stated that the Ashanti Regional Director of the National Service Scheme is suffering from...

Martin A.B.K. Amidu: Games in Parliament – Speaker and Minority’s motion of censure

INTRODUCTIONMr. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin needs to be told to stop talking down on Ghanaians as though he is a village chief and we,...

Muster courage to speak truth to power – Bagbin tells Ofori-Atta

The Speaker of Parliament wants the Minister for Finance to release more information to the citizenry on measures the government is taking to address...

NDC member describes Ofosu-Ampofo as unfit to lead party as chairman

A leading member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Enoch Amoako-Nsiah, has described Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo as unfit to lead the party as chairman. He claims...

As ‘father’ of the party, I don’t support any NDC executive aspirant – Mahama

Former President John Dramani Mahama has reiterated his neutrality in the NDC’s upcoming national executive elections. According to the party’s 2020 flagbearer, his current role...

Check out an old newspaper clipping of Mahama’s father being welcomed back home in 1963

An old newspaper publication of the father of Ghana’s former president, John Dramani Mahama, when the former was a Deputy Minister of Industries, has...

Ofori-Atta has learnt a bitter lesson – Bagbin on calls for Minister’s head

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, believes that Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta will take a cue from the ordeal suffered over the past few weeks. Between...

Minority sends strong message to govt over E-levy rate

The Minority in Parliament has asked the government to seriously consider further reviewing the e-levy rate to 0.5 percent and a daily tax-free threshold of...

NPP Communicator beats retreat over threats to ensure Kwabre East loses her seat

A firebrand New Patriotic Party (NPP) Communicator, Amos Mensah, has beaten retreat on his threat to ensure the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kwabre...

Govt negotiates gold-for-oil barter deal, says Bawumia

The government says it is negotiating a gold-for-oil barter deal to address using the country’s “dwindling foreign exchange reserves” to procure oil products. Vice President...

2023 Budget: Check out implementation of Cabinet directives on expenditure measures

Mr Speaker, as a first step towards expenditure rationalisation, Government has approved the following directives which takes effect from January, 2023: • All MDAs, MMDAs...

NDC Polls: Apart from keep fit and ‘Jama’, what else do you bring on board? – Aspirant quizzes Akamba

Former Communications Officer and aspiring National Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Solomon Yaw Nkansah, has said the party does not need inexperienced...

Minority MP takes on govt over Saglemi Housing Project

Member of Parliament for the people of Dormaa West Constituency and Ranking Member on Parliament’s Works and Housing Committee has said the government’s decision...

How Benkumhene was destooled by Okyenhene [Photos]

The Okyenhene, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin, says he will not relent on his effort to crack the whip among any chief within the Akyem...

Full text: Govt’s 2023 Budget statement delivered by Finance Minister

Right Honourable Speaker, Honourable Members of Parliament, on the authority of the President of the Republic of Ghana, and in accordance with the requirement...

2023 Budget: VAT rate up by 2.5%

Government has reviewed upwards the Value Added Tax (VAT) by 2.5 percent. This means Ghanaians will from 2023 pay more for goods and services. This was...

I’ll accept appointment as Finance Minister – Mark Assibey-Yeboah [Video]

https://www.youtube.com/embed/_-xUhFt82z4 A former Chairman of Parliament’s Finance Committee, Dr Mark Assibey-Yeboah, says he will not hesitate to accept the position of Finance Minister should President...

NPP MPs reverse threats to boycott doing business with Ofori-Atta

The New Patriotic Party Caucus in Parliament have been urged by the Party’s executives to stand down on their demand for the removal of...

Minority questions credibility of NPP MPs who made U-turn after calling for Ofori-Atta’s head

Members of Parliament on the National Democratic Congress (NDC) side are questioning the credibility of NPP MPs who have backtracked on their quest to...

Former President Kufuor describes Council of State as not fit for purpose

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor says it is time Ghana abolished the Council of State concept in its governance structure. He said the Council has...

Ntim inaugurates NPP National Council Committees

The National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Stephen Ayensu Ntim, on Tuesday, 22nd November 2022, inaugurated the various Standing and Ad-hoc Committees...

Asiedu Nketia denies interest in NDC’s electronic payment platform provider

Aspiring National Democratic Congress (NDC) Chairman, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has denied claims that he was involved in the selection of the company in charge...

Foreign Affairs hasn’t received notification from EC to register Ghanaians abroad – Parliament told

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has not received any official notification from the Electoral Commission (EC) pertaining to a planned registration...

Akufo-Addo’s government has done considerably well – Spokesperson

A spokesperson on governance and security has commended the Akufo-Addo government for performing substantially well in their six-year stay in office. Mr. Palgrave Boakye-Danquah while...

Ghana’s Parliament ranked 1st among 13 others in OPI Report 

The Africa Open Parliament Index (OPI), a joint effort of the Africa Parliamentary Monitoring Organisations Working Group, has ranked Ghana’s Parliament the 1st among...

Gabby Otchere-Darko’s reaction to Jomoro MP’s case

New Patriotic Party (NPP) stalwart, Gabby Otchere-Darko, has described as refreshing, the Sekondi High Court's dismissal of a case against Jomoro MP, Dorcas Affo-Toffey....

Akufo-Addo sacrificed Charles Adu Boahen for political expediency – Martin Amidu

Former Special Prosecutor has accused President Nana Akufo-Addo of sacrificing the dismissed Minister of State for the Finance Ministry, Charles Adu Boahen, for political...