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John Mahama’s early morning post about Bawumia causes stir

Former President John Dramani Mahama has posted a cryptic reaction to government’s controversial Electronic Transaction Levy. The message seemed to be referring to how the...

Stop looking for a witchcraft mate – Sam George fires govt over E-levy

The Ningo-Prampram Member of Parliament, Samuel Nartey George, has fought off claims the National Democratic Congress (NDC) had the intention of introducing a levy...

E-Levy is a lazy man’s approach to collect revenue – Kofi Bentil [Video]

Senior Vice President, IMANI-Africa, Kofi Bentil, has criticised government’s decision to generate revenue through the Electronic Transaction Levy (E-levy). Speaking to Samson Lardy Anyenini...

GH¢20,000 for NPP Chairman position

An aspirant for the position of National Chairman will be required to pay GH¢20,000 as nomination fees, the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has...

Asiedu Nketia reveals NPP’s difficulty in e-levy passage [Listen]

General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has revealed why the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) is having difficulty in...

Mahama receives UK’s Commonwealth Parliamentarians

The leadership of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association UK (CPA-UK) has visited and held discussions with former President John Dramani Mahama in Accra. Members of the...

Kumasi market queens offer to pay nomination fee for Alan Kyerematen

Some 66 market queens in the Ashanti Regional capital, Kumasi, say they are prepared to foot the nomination fees of Minister for Trade and...

I never betrayed E. T. Mensah – Sam George [Video]

Member of Parliament (MP) for Ningo-Prampram, Sam Nartey George, has rubbished rumours and reports that claim he betrayed the former MP for his constituency...

If ‘Talk Tax’ worked, E-Levy won’t fail – Ursula Owusu-Ekuful

Communications Minister, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, is confident that the proposed Electronic Transactions Levy aka E-Levy will improve the fortunes of the country. She said the...

Broadcaster Kwabena Yeboah appointed as board member of Ghana Airports Company

President Akufo-Addo has appointed ace broadcaster, Kwabena Yeboah, to serve on the board of the Ghana Airports Company Limited. The experienced sports journalist was sworn...

I am working on a new bill on disability – Sam George

Member of Parliament (MP) for Ningo-Prampram constituency, Samuel Nartey George, has said a new bill on disability is underway to support people with disability...

Why I drew a knife at my friend while at KNUST – Sam George

Member of Parliament (MP) for Ningo-Prampram, Sam Nartey George, has recounted how he drew a knife on one of his friends when he was...

Baba Jamal warns Kojo Bonsu

The main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), has cautioned one of its own, Kojo Bonsu, to be wary of some of his acidic comments...

Seth Terkper reacts to e-levy endorsement reports

A former Finance Minister, Seth Terkper, has dismissed media reports which suggest his endorsement of the controversial Electronic Transaction Levy (E-Levy). According to him, he...

Govt will continue to engage on E-levy – Oppong Nkrumah

Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has stated that government will continue to engage on the the proposal to introduce a levy on electronic transactions. He...

Mahama jabs Nana/Bawumia over collapsed economy

Former President John Mahama has accused President Nana Akufo-Addo and his vice, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia of mismanaging the country’s economy since assuming office. In a...

Check out Otchere-Darko’s reaction to Speaker Bagbin’s new traditional look

A leading member of the New Patriotic Party, Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, has showered praises on the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, after the latter...

I will not hide behind Covid-19 to make excuses – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo Addo says he will not hide behind the Covid-19 pandemic to make excuses for the difficulties the Ghanaian economy is going...

Assin North MP heads to Supreme Court

Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin North, Joe Gyaakye Quayson, has filed a motion at the Supreme Court seeking to quash the decision of...

Govt to hold major Town Hall meeting on E-Levy

The government will on Thursday, January 27, 2022, hold a major Town Hall Meeting on the Electronic Transactions Levy (E-levy). The exercise forms part of...

Monkeys play by sizes, allow MPs to mature; don’t change them like shirts – Speaker to electorates

Speaker Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin has advised Ghanaian electorates to allow Members of Parliament to gain adequate experience in the workings of the House instead of...

Minority’s message of caution to Ghanaians on e-levy

The Minority in Parliament says it will have nothing to do with the negative impact of the Electronic Transaction Levy on the economy. Member of...

Bawumia will be easy fight for NDC in 2024 – Sammy Gyamfi

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) says Ghana’s 2024 General Election will be an easy win for them should the Vice President, Dr Mahamadu Bawumia...

Apeatse Explosion: What about being proactive and not reactive – Former MP asks govt

Former Member of Parliament for Upper West Akim Constituency, Derek Ohene Bekoe, has urged the government to be preventive in ensuring what happened at Apeatse...

E-levy: Majority Leader’s statement is posture of arrogance – Derek Bekoe

Former Member of Parliament (MP) for Upper West Akyim, Derek Ohene Bekoe, has reacted to the Majority leader Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu's comment on...

Apeatse explosion: NPP commiserates with victims

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has commiserated with persons displaced following the explosion at Apeatse in the Prestea Huni-Valley Municipality last Thursday. The unfortunate incident...

Ghana assumes complete ownership of Ameri Power Plant

Ghana has taken full ownership of the 250-megawatt (MW) power production plant from the African and Middle East Resources Investment Group, otherwise known as...

Restore military security for Bagbin – Wa East MP charges Defence, National Security ministers

The Member of Parliament for Wa East Constituency, Dr Godfred Seidu Jasaw, has called on the Ministers for Defence and National Security to restore...

Apiate explosion: NDC suspends outreach programme in Western Region; commiserates with victims

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has suspended its ongoing outreach programme in the Western Region to commiserate with the victims of the Apeatse explosion. In...

Former Ejisu MP under fire over bribery allegation

Former Roads Minister, Kwabena Owusu Aduomi, is under fire for openly confessing payment of about 3 million Ghana Cedis as an enticement fee during...

Ambulance deal: Ato Forson’s prosecution crude form of witch- hunt – Kwakye Ofosu

JoyNews/AdomNews · Prosecution of Ato Forson crude form of witch hunt Former Deputy Communications Minister in the erstwhile Mahama administration, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, is accusing...

I paid 5k to delegates, yet I lost the election; politics is really expensive – Former MP [Audio]

Former Member of Parliament (MP) for Ejisu constituency, Kwabena Owusu Aduomi, has disclosed he paid 5,000 cedis in order to entice delegates to vote...

Kwesimintsim MP supports Apremdo Community Centre project with 100 bags of cement

The Member of Parliament for Kwesimintsim, Dr Prince Hamid Armah, has donated 100 bags of cement to the Apremdo community in his constituency. In a...

NDC to hold town-hall meeting on E-levy in Kumasi

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) will on Monday, January 24, hold a town-hall meeting in the Ashanti Regional capital, Kumasi. The meeting, organised under the...

Sammy Awuku sends message to NPP ahead of internal elections

JoyNews/AdomNews · Sammy Awuku sends message to NPP ahead of internal elections National Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Sammy Awuku, is urging party...

Majority breached protocol by revealing security detail of Speaker – Dafeamekpor

Member of Parliament (MP) for South Dayi Constituency, Rockson Nelson Dafeamekpor, has reacted to the revelations made by the Majority Caucus on the Speaker’s...

Anim Piesie’s take on Bagbin’s military security withdrawal

A member of the National Democratic Congress' (NDC) Communications team, Bernard Anim Piesie, has reacted to the withdrawal of Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin's...

NPP race: John Boadu sends strong message to supporters of Alan Kyerematen

The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has sounded a note of caution to one of its flagbearer hopefuls, Alan Kyerematen, to rein in some...

Majority Caucus wades into Speaker Bagbin’s military guards brouhaha

The Majority Caucus in Parliament has described as untruthful and unfortunate, the comments by the Minority caucus on the withdrawal of the Speaker’s security. The...

Full text: Majority’s response to the Minority on withdrawal of security detail of Speaker Alban Bagbin

The attention of the Majority Caucus has been drawn to the statement from the Minority Caucus in respect of the withdrawal of military detail...