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Anti-LGBTQ bill: Sam George hits back at US Ambassador
Member of Parliament (MP) for Ningo Prampram, Sam Nartey George, has reacted to the United States (US) Ambassador to Ghana, Virginia Palmer's warning to...
Check out bigwigs who graced Kwesi Pratt’s star-studded 70th birthday party
Veteran and seasoned journalist Kwesi Pratt Jnr has clocked 70 and decided to throw a lavish party to mark the milestone.
The party to celebrate...
I have no regrets – Carlos Ahenkorah on snatching ballot papers in parliament
Member of Parliament (MP) for Tema West, Carlos Ahenkorah, has reiterated that he stands by his actions of snatching ballot papers during the vote...
US Ambassador cautions govt over anti-LGBTQ bill
United States Ambassador to Ghana, Virginia Palmer, has asked government and Parliament to tread cautiously with the passage of the anti-LGBTQ+ Bill.Â
The US Ambassador...
Group sends reminder to Bawumia over taxes on sanitary pads
An advocacy group, Orange Girl Foundation, has called on Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia to fulfil his pledge to remove taxes on sanitary pads....
Democracy @30: Parliament to hold fora in Takoradi, Cape Coast, Koforidua
As part of activities marking 30 years of uninterrupted Parliamentary Democracy under the Fourth Republican Constitution of Ghana, Parliament will host public forums in...
You’re overstepping – Dan Botwe told amidst Naa Torshie feud
The Parliamentary Committee on Local Government and Rural Development has thrown its support behind the Administrator of the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF), Irene...
Atta Mills taught us it’s not how long you serve that matters but how...
Renowned Kenyan lawyer and activist, Professor Patrick Lumumba, has eulogised former President Prof John Evans Atta Mills for his service as President of Ghana,...
Youth activist dеmands for thorough invеstigation into death of fishermen in Tema
Today, we gathеr in sorrow as we mourn thе untimеly and tragic loss of two prеcious livеs - our bеlovеd fishеrmеn who wеrе prеparing...
I once smoked weed, wanted to touch the sky – Dr Lawrence Tetteh
Founder and Leader of Worldwide Outreach, Dr Lawrence Tetteh, has recounted his experience the first time he smoked weed.
This, according to him, was during...
Govt reducing corruption through digitalisation – BawumiaÂ
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has stated that government is leveraging digitalisation to shape national discourse and promote behavioural change based on moral principles.
Outlining...
NDC to open nominations in 18 constituencies
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is to open nominations in 18 constituencies where elections were put on hold due to some differences which have...
Majority MPs break ranks with Leader to defend Speaker
Some New Patriotic Party Members of Parliament (MP) have disagreed with comments by the Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, criticising the Speaker of Parliament for...
Leaked tape: Persons involved must own up or face serious perjury consequences – Atta...
Samuel Atta Akyea, Chairman of the Committee probing the leaked tape on the plot to oust the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), has asked persons...
‘Sick’ economy cause of Ofori-Atta’s constant rescheduling of mid-year budget presentation – Minority
Some NDC MPs say the constant changing of the date for the mid-year budget review presentation is due to Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta’s inability...
Mid-Year budget review postponed again
Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, is not certain about the date to present the Mid-Year Budget review in parliament.
To this end, the...
Atta Akyea leads seven-member committee to probe ‘Dampare-must-go’ leaked tape
Abuakwa South Member of Parliament (MP), Samuel Atta Akyea, will lead a seven-member adhoc committee of Parliament to probe a recently leaked tape which...
Exclusive photos from 11th anniversary of Atta Mills’ death
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) on Monday, July 24, commemorated the 11th anniversary of the death of late President Professor John Evans Atta Mills....
Mid-year budget review date postponed
The presentation of the mid-year budget review by the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has been rescheduled to Thursday, July 27, 2023.
The Second Deputy Majority...
Stop flooding the courts with political cases – EC and political parties told
Veteran politician, Kwame Pianim, has asked the Electoral Commission (EC) and political parties to work in ways that reduce the possibility of electoral cases...
We’re fully behind Minority’s boycott to support Gyakye Quayson – Sammy Gyamfi
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has thrown its weight behind the Minority’s boycott in Parliament to protest against James Gyakye Quayson’s prosecution.
The party says...
 We’re not bothered about losing seats – Sam George on parliamentary boycott
It seems the Minority in parliament will not anytime soon back down on its boycott of business activities in the House.
According to Ningo-Prampram...
Challenge ‘illegality’ of Quayson’s trial rather than boycott parliament – Minority told
Director of Research at the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), Dr John Kwakye, has expressed his displeasure about the Minority Caucus's decision to boycott...
Finance Minister to present Mid-Year budget review on July 25
Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta is expected to present the Mid-Year Review of the Budget Statement and Economic Policy of the Government for the 2023...
Parliament’s probe of leaked tape plotting IGP’s removal much ado about nothing – Paul...
A Security Analyst, Paul Boateng, has said the decision by Parliament to investigate the revelations made in a supposed secret tape about Inspector-General of...
Our customs frown on such activities – Nat’l House of Chiefs on LGBTQ+
President of the National House of Chiefs, Ogyeahohoo Yaw Gyebi II, has called on Members of Parliament (MPs) to fiercely resist any attempt to...
Speaker of Parliament cited for contempt over anti-LGBTQ+ bill
The Supreme Court is being asked to impose sanctions on the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, for allowing the House to proceed with the...
Minority’s parliament boycott: Stop being biased – Ablakwa to critics
Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has told persons asking the Minority Caucus to stop boycotting parliament to also speak against...
Speaker directs govt to present Mid-year budget review not later than July 25
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has called for the mid-year budget presentation to be rescheduled from its initial date, July 27.
According to him,...
Parliament passes NACOC Bill to allow cannabis cultivation
Parliament has passed the Narcotics Control Commission Bill, 2023 into law.
The passing will grant the Interior Ministry authority to issue licence for the cultivation...
Ghana could have easily made $3b from cannabis – Ambrose Derry
Minister of Interior, Ambrose Derry, has indicated the economic benefits Ghana stands to gain with the cultivation of cannabis for medicinal and industrial purposes.
According...
Parliament to investigate alleged leak tape on IGP’s dismissal
Parliament, in the coming days, will investigate the leaked take making waves in both traditional and social media over a plot to sack Inspector-General...
MPs receive gratuity, not ex gratia – Speaker of Parliament clarifies
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has reiterated that the money paid to Members of Parliament (MPs) every four years is accumulated...
I won’t cry anymore – Gyakye Quayson
Assin North Member of Parliament (MP), James Gyakye Quayson, has declared his days of pain and sorrow are over.
According to him, he used...
Speaker directs 3 ministers to appear before parliament over NAFCO suppliers picketing
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has directed the Ministers of Education, Finance and Agric to appear before Parliament next week.Â
The summons is over...
Supreme Court’s ruling on cannabis cultivation a grievous error – Ambrose Dery
The government has said that the Supreme Court’s ruling striking out provisions in the Narcotic Control Commission Act that allowed for the cultivation of...
All 275 MPs consent to passage of anti-LGBTQ Bill
There has been unanimous consent by all 275 Members of Parliament for the passage of the anti-LGBTQ Bill currently before the house.
This follows months...
Women must report men who force anal sex on them to the police –...
Member of Parliament for Ablekuma West, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has urged women who are coerced by their partners into engaging in oral and anal sex...
Anti-LGBTQ bill debate: Did you catch me having intercourse with your wife? – Ursula...
It started off as one of the most unifying debates as parliamentarians from both sides set aside party lines to argue unanimously for the...
Speaker of Parliament enskinned devt chief
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Bagbin, has been enskinned as the Tinmaale Naa (Development Chief) at an elaborate ceremony at Takpo in the...