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Parliament resumes sitting to approve membership of some committees

Parliament is set to approve its first set of committees Tuesday as the members settle for the real business at 2:pm. The House is expected...

Election petition: Mahama files motion against EC to admit errors

The National Democratic Congress flagbearer in the 2020 election, John Mahama, has filed a motion at the Supreme Court asking that Electoral Commission (EC)...

Ben Ephson reveals why Mahama lost 2020 elections

The presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, lost the 2020 elections because of the lack of clarity on his...

Parliament to nominate members of 11 standing committees

Parliamentary has constituted a 20-member Committee of Selection, to oversee the nomination of members to the 11 Standing Committees of the House.  The Committee, pursuant...

Chairman Wontumi throws big challenge to Amaliba [Video]

Chairman of the New Patriotic Party(NPP) in the Ashanti Region, Bernard Antwi Boasiako (Wontumi), has thrown a big challenge to lawyer Abraham Amaliba. The NPP...

Akufo-Addo to collapse 7 ministries

President Nana Akufo-Addo is said to be collapsing seven of the ministries he created in 2017 when he took over from John Mahama. The seven,...

Election 2020: NDC’s votes were shocking – Nana Obiri Boahen confesses

Private legal practitioner, Nana Obiri Boahen, is shocked at the margin of win by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the just-ended polls. Though the...

Mahama Ayariga calls for suspension of 2021 academic fees for…

Bawku Central Member of , Mahama Ayariga, has written to the Speaker of Parliament to move a motion for the suspension of fees...

Ugandan President Museveni wins re-election in vote his rival says was rigged

Uganda's longtime leader Yoweri Museveni has been re-elected for a sixth term, in a vote his rival has said was rigged, calling on the...

Palestinians announce first elections in 15 years

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announces first presidential elections in 15 years to take place on July 31. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced parliamentary and presidential...

Oppong Nkrumah defends 4:am reporting time by NPP MPs [Video]

The former Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has defended the decision by some New Patriotic Party (NPP) Members of Parliament (MPs)...

Okoe-Boye offers solution to sitting arrangement in Parliament [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Okoe Boye offers solution to sitting arrangement in Parliament Former Member of Parliament (MP)for Ledzokuku constituency, Bernard Okoe-Boye, is urging the New Patriotic...

Apart from Attorney General, I qualify for any position but… – Abronye DC

JoyNews/AdomNews · Apart from Attorney General, I qualify to any position but… - Abronye DC New Patriotic Party (NPP) Bono Regional Chairman, Kwame Baffoe, has...

The battle is always the Lord’s – Alban Bagbin declares

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, is seeking the face of God in the discharge of his duties. He said: "The battle is always...

Koku subtly blasts Mahama over Banana Republic comments

Chief Executive Officer of the Atta Mills Institute, Samuel Koku Anyidoho, has subtly taken a swipe at former president John Mahama for describing Ghana...

Speaker chides MPs over chaos in Parliament

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has said there is no justification for the chaotic scenes in Parliament during the election of a Speaker. "It...

There is no ‘NPP Speaker’ or ‘NDC Speaker’ – Alban Bagbin

Speaker of the 8th Parliament, Alban Sumana Bagbin, has said there is nothing like 'New Patriotic Party (NPP) Speaker' or 'National Democratic Congress (NDC)...

Full text: Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin’s address in Parliament

SPEECH OF THE RT. HON. ALBAN BAGBIN, SPEAKER OF THE EIGHT PARLIAMENT OF GHANA, DELIVERED AT THE FIRST SITTING OF PARLIAMENT. FRIDAY, JANUARY 14,...

Uganda election: Museveni leads in early results

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni is leading in the country's presidential election, according to provisional results released on Friday. With around a quarter of votes counted, Museveni has 65% so...

NPP footsoldiers make wild demands

A group of grassroots supports of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has presented a list of people they want to be appointed into...

Allotey Jacobs roots for Sammi Awuku for big appointment

Former National Democratic Congress (NDC) Central Regional Chairman, Allotey Jacobs, is rooting for Sammi Awuku's appointment as a Cabinet minister. The social commentator believes Mr...

Jomoro NDC clears air on Fantana’s mother’s citizenship status

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Jomoro Constituency has reacted to media reports that the newly elected NDC Member of Parliament for the...

Speaker declares NPP and Independent MP Majority group in Parliament [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Speaker declares NPP Majority group in Parliament The Rt Hon Speaker of the 8th Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has just declared the New Patriotic...

Social media reacts to NPP MPs sleeping in Parliament after arriving at 4:am

Some New Patriotic Party (NPP) Members of Parliament (MPs) denied themselves sleep and stormed Parliament at 4:am on Friday. This move was to allow...

Check out Gabby Otchere-Darko’s birthday message to Koku Anyidoho

Founder of the Danquah Institute, Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, has wished former Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Koku Anyidoho, a happy...

Kwasi Afriyie writes: Letter to NPP and ‘stakeholders’

KEEP SAMMI AWUKU AND JUSTIN KODUA FRIMPONG IN SENSITIVE POSITIONS IN AKUFO-ADDO’S SECOND TERM Recent happenings leave much to be desired about lengthy epistles with...

Uganda elections: Bobi Wine says election marred by ‘fraud, violence’

Bobi Wine, the main challenger of incumbent Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni in the election, said early on Friday that Thursday’s vote had seen “widespread...

NPP won 2020 elections hands down – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has insisted that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) won the December 2020 election despite the legal challenge against the...

Election petition: Supreme Court panel unfair and unbalanced – Mahama’s legal team

A member of John Mahama’s legal team Dr Abdul Baasit Bamba has described the seven-members panel to hear the 2020 election petition as unfair...

GCPP’s Henry Lartey praises Alban Bagbin

2020 presidential candidate of the Great Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP), Dr. Henry Lartey, has commended the 8th Parliament for electing Rt. Hon. Alban Bagbin...

Mahama’s lawyers move to correct errors in 2020 election petition

Lawyers for National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) 2020 Presidential candidate, John Mahama have filed an amendment to correct mistakes in their election petition. Mr Mahama erroneously...

Majority side: Clement Apaak warns NPP Caucus

Member of Parliament (MP) for Builsa constituency, Dr. Clement Apaak, has sent a strong signal to the NPP caucus in Parliament, warning them to...

Haruna Iddrisu questions Akufo-Addo over Fomena MP

JoyNews/AdomNews · Is Akufo-Addo now willing to work with Independent MP - Haruna Iddrisu quizzes The Leader of the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) Caucus in...

We all make mistakes, Mahama should have been kind with EC’s errors – Akoto Ampaw

Lawyer for the 2nd Respondent (Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo), Akoto Ampaw in the 2020 presidential election petition currently before the Supreme Court has said...

Parliament resumes sitting today after dramatic inauguration

The 8th Parliament of the 4th Republic will resume sitting later today. This is the first time the House will reconvene in the chamber after the 7th January’s...

Speaker will announce NPP as majority – Osei -Kyei Mensah-Bonsu

Leader of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Caucus in Parliament Osei-Kyei Mensah-Bonsu says the Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin will on Friday declare the...

NPP must remain focused and united – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Thursday appealed to the leadership of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to remain focused and united to ensure the...

Election petition: Mahama came earlier than his lawyers – Nana B mocks [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Nana Boakye mocks Mahama The spokesperson of President Nana Akufo-Addo on the election petition is elated at the alacrity exhibited by former President...

Judge bribery allegations: Sam George attacks Ghana Bar Association

Samuel Nartey George, the Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram, has fired a salvo at the Ghana Bar Association (GBA) over their demand to...

Akua Donkor’s passionate appeal to Akufo-Addo

The Founder and Leader of the Ghana Freedom Party (GFP), Madam Akua Donkor, has passionately appealed to President Nana Akufo-Addo to scrap the Free...