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MPs to undergo mandatory Covid-19 test

Members of Parliament have been directed by Speaker Alban Bagbin to undergo a mandatory Covid-19 test. This comes as the country is experiencing a surge...

We’ll bury Rawlings in Anlo State – Family reconsiders date and location for rite

Family of former President Jerry John Rawlings has reconsidered its buy-in on the date and location for the burial of the late statesman initially...

Akufo-Addo drops list of presidential staffers

President Akufo-Addo has released the names of his first batch of appointments. He retained about 90 percent of his staff at the presidency including Chief...

Election Petition: Checkout how much GBC needs for live coverage

The State Broadcaster, Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), needs about GH¢600,000.00 for the live coverage of the 2020 Election Petition.The amount-a sum of GH¢15,000.00 a...

Parliament forms Appointments Committee to vet Ministerial nominees

Parliament has constituted a 26-member Appointments Committee also known as Vetting Committee. The Committee will vet the nominees for various ministerial portfolios by President Nana...

Tsatsu Tsikata trades ‘legal blows’ with judge over Jean Mensa [Video]

The lead counsel for former President John Mahama in the election petition case, Tsatsu Tsikata, says the quest to challenge the 2020...

Election petition: Mahama’s lawyers engaging in fishing expedition – Oppong Nkrumah

JoyNews/AdomNews · Mahama's lawyers want to delay court process - Oppong Nkrumah Spokesperson for President Nana Akufo-Addo in the ongoing presidential election petition has bemoaned...

Kwaku Azare writes: Supreme Court denies petitioners’ request to question EC

The Court has unanimously denied the petitioner’s prayer for leave to serve interrogatories to the 1st Respondent and adjourned the case to 9:30 AM...

Election petition: Tsatsu Tsikata trends on Twitter over this…

Veteran lawyer, Tsatsu Tsikata, the lead counsel for John Mahama in the 2020 election petition is trending on Twitter following his posture at the...

Use new media to promote participatory and accountable governance – Mpraeso MP urges local Assemblies

The Member of Parliament for Mpraeso Constituency, Davis Opoku, has advised local assemblies to use new media to promote participatory democracy to ensure transparent...

Supreme Court dismisses Mahama’s 12 interrogatories presented to EC

The Supreme Court has dismissed a motion by former President John Mahama seeking permission to elicit answers to some 12 questions from the Electoral...

Kwakye Ofosu ‘slaps’ Otchere-Darko with ‘big English’

A former Deputy Communications Minister, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has said that Ghanaians do not hold the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to higher standards. Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko...

Bawumia releases list of his staffers

The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has recognised key personalities in his office who have helped him deliver his mandate as the Vice President...

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...