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Franklin Cudjoe takes on Ursula Owusu over ministerial appointment

Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful should not be retained as Communications Minister in President Nana Akufo-Addo’s second administration, Franklin Cudjoe, President of Imani Africa has said. Mr...

Election Petition: Blow-by-blow account of what exactly transpired in court today

The Supreme Court has set ground rules for pre-trial in the ongoing election petition. Unlike proceedings yesterday which started around 10:00 am, hearing today commenced...

Coronavirus: MPs to undergo mandatory testing again

JoyNews/AdomNews · MPs to undergo mandatory Covid-19 test today Members of Parliament have been directed by Speaker Alban Bagbin to undergo a mandatory Covid-19 test. This...

Election petition: Chief Justice ‘scolds’ Ayine; this is why [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Election petition: Chief Justice 'scolds' Ayine; this is why The Chief Justice, Justice Anim Yeboah, has cautioned former Deputy Minister for Justice and...

They want me dead – Koku Anyidoho

Founder and Chief Executive Officer for the Atta Mills Institute, Koku Anyidoho, says some persons want him dead. According to him, if their bloody “borborliborbor...

NPP group proposes Trobu MP for ministerial appointment

The Trobu Patriotic Movement, a pressure group of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) on Tuesday called on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to consider...

President Akufo-Addo reduces ministries to 29

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has trimmed down the number of ministries in his second administration from 36 to 29. Consequently, the number of ministers,...

Mahama files fresh motion for lawyers to inspect documents in EC’s custody

Presidential candidate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has put forward a request to have his lawyers inspect documents in the custody of the...

NDC Caucus demands Transition handing over notes be served parliament

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Caucus in Parliament on Tuesday has called on the government to make copies of the handing over notes of...

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,...