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Dissah residents still traumatised 5 years after communal attack, arson

Abu Bavug, a 45-year-old man at Dissah, a farming community in the North Gonja District of the Savannah Region, had his entire household of...

Galamsey report: Parliament must exert its power – John Jinapor

A ranking member of the Mines and Energy committee, John Jinapor, has expressed his surprise about officials at the Presidency named in the report...

Ato Forson to call 9 witnesses

A former Deputy Minister of Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, will call nine witnesses as part of his defence against a criminal case of...

NPP parliamentary aspirant withdraws from Kumawu primary

One of the Parliamentary aspirants for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Kumawu Constituency, Edward Kofi Osei, has confirmed his withdrawal from Sunday’s...

Ambulance trial: Ato Forson to call 9 witnesses

Minority Leader and former Deputy Minister of Finance, Cassiel Ato Forson, has indicated his intention to call nine (9) witnesses in the ongoing trial...

Martin Amidu: 3 new EC appointments: We embolden Akufo-Addo to disregard constitution

Do we as Ghanaians have a right to choose and pick which impunity and abuse of power by Governments under the Constitution to criticise,...

Aker Energy submits Deepwater Tano/Cape Three Points Plan of Dev’t to Energy Minister

Aker Energy, the operator of the Deepwater Tano/Cape Three Points (DWT/CTP) block offshore Ghana has submitted a Plan of Development (PoD) to government today...

Recruitment process cause of police indiscipline, introduce police liability insurance – Criminologist 

A criminologist with the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) is attributing the insurgence of police indiscipline largely to weakened recruitment processes....

Global humanitarian group backs Dr Donald Agumenu’s parliamentary bid

Dr Donald Agumenu's decision to contest for a seat in the Parliament of Ghana on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has...

Ghanaians lament ‘fraudulent SIM registration’ exercise

Some Ghanaians have decried fraudulent SIM card registration exercises ongoing in the country. According to them, some telecommunication networks on the blind side of...

Haruna Iddrisu delivers powerful sermon in church

Tamale South Member of Parliament (MP), Haruna Iddrisu celebrated Easter Sunday with a church in his constituency. The former Minority leader during the service took...

US to push for ‘speedy’ action on debt relief for Ghana

The United States Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will push for immediate action on requests by Ghana and Zambia for restructuring their sovereign debts during...

NDC won’t ban gambling, sports betting – Ato Forson

Minority Leader of Parliament, Cassiel Ato Forson, has rubbished claims by some communicators of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) that the National Democratic...

Anti-witchcraft Bill to undergo pre-stakeholders engagement

A pre-stakeholder engagement on an Anti-Witchcraft Bill has begun in Accra as part of efforts to build support for the passage of the bill...

Anti-LGBTQ Bill: France flags Ghana over respect for human right

Pressure is mounting on Ghana’s lawmakers to respect the rights of sexual minority groups especially homosexuals and lesbians as some European governments are expressing...

How two NDC gurus almost faced off over Haruna Iddrisu at Mahama’s house [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · How two NDC gurus almost faced off over Haruna Iddrisu National Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Boakye has alleged that...

Ministerial approval: Nana B makes shocking revelation about Ato Forson

National Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Boakye has alleged that minority leader, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, voted in favour of two...

Ade Coker takes on Bagbin over passage of new taxes [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Ade Coker takes on Bagbin Over Passage Of New Taxes Former Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Ade...

Haruna Iddrisu confident of victory after subjecting himself to vetting by the NDC

Former Minority Leader in Parliament, Haruna Iddrisu is confident of victory in the upcoming parliamentary primaries of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). The Tamale South...

NDC serial callers suspend strike

The Serial Callers and Texters Association of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has suspended its indefinite strike. This follows a series of meetings with...

I did nothing wrong – Bagbin on passage of new tax bills

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, says nothing untoward occurred in the passage of the new tax laws regardless of the absence of one...
Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Jean Mensa

Parliament rejects EC’s C. I to make Ghana Card sole document for new voters’...

Parliament has rejected the Electoral Commission’s (EC) use of the Ghana card as the sole source of identification for one to be registered...
Parliament

Parliament passes new revenue bills

Parliament on Friday approved three new revenue bills presented by the government despite opposition from the Minority. The bills were passed by a...

Why Mahama is worried over Assin North MPs case [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Mahama sends important message to the judiciary over Assin North MP Former President John Mahama has said Ghana’s judiciary has been heavily stained...

Meet the two female MPs who occupy leadership positions in Parliament

Ghana’s eighth Parliament which has 275 lawmakers comprise of 40 women in both the Minority and Majority caucuses. Out of the 40 women,...

Adwoa Safo in high spirits as she returns to parliament [Video]

https://youtu.be/dnLZwOKMwgc Dome-Kwabenya Member of Parliament (MP) Sarah Adwoa Safo gave her first wild smile during proceedings on Thursday after her long absence. Thursday was her...

We’re being too partisan; it could spell our doom – Muntaka warns

Member of Parliament for Asawase, Muntaka Mubarak has said extreme and entrenched partisanship in parliament risks plunging Ghana into the abyss. The former Minority Chief...

‘God created me and he knows why I am gay’ – Ugandan

Uganda’s parliament last week passed one of the world’s toughest laws against homosexual activities, prompting widespread condemnation. If signed into law by the president,...
Andrews Amoako Asiamah, Second Deputy Speaker

Approval of Ministers: Second Deputy Speaker speaks on breach of secret voting

The Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Andrew Asiamah Amoako, has expressed concern over the decision by some Members of Parliament (MPs) of the Minority...

Ambulance case: Court orders Ato Forson to answer charges

Minority Leader Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has been ordered by an Accra High Court to open his defence in the ambulance case. Two others, former...
Allotey Jacobs

It seems Rawlings died with NDC – Allotey Jacobs [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · It Seems Rawlings Died With NDC - Allotey Jacobs A former Central Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Bernard Allotey Jacobs,...
Kojo Oppong Nkrumah

IMF: Why it is crucial to pass 3 new tax bills – Oppong Nkrumah

The Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, is pushing for the passage of new taxes in Parliament. This, he said, is to enable government secure...

Why this MP has never spoken in Parliament will shock you [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Why this MP has never spoken in Parliament will shock you Some Members of Parliament (MPs) who have never spoken on the floor...
Minority and Majority in Ghana parliament

How we got NDC MPs to approve new ministers – Annoh-Dompreh reveals

JoyNews/AdomNews · Annoh-Dompreh reveals why NDC MPs approved new ministers Majority Chief Whip, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, has debunked assertions that they bribed some members of the...

Your indecisive posture on LGBTQI+ issues problematic – Akufo-Addo told

Samuel Narteh George, a lead Sponsor of the Anti-LGBTQI Bill, has urged President Nana Akufo-Addo to emulate his predecessors in making his position clear....

Suicide now a mental health issue

Parliament has amended sections of the Criminal Offenses Act of 1960, which criminalised attempted suicide. Following the amendment which took place on Tuesday, any person...

MPs’ approval of Akufo-Addo ministers cannot break NDC – Nukpenu

JoyNews/AdomNews · MPs approval of Akufo-Addo ministers cannot break NDC - Nukpenu The Greater Accra Regional Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Anthony Nukpenu,...

Ministerial approval: NDC warned against witch-hunting of MPs

Political Marketer and a lecturer at the University of Education Winneba (UEW), Dr Bernard Tutu-Boahen, has asked executives of the National Democratic Congress (NDC)...

You can’t intervene in anti-LGBTQ+ bill; you’re not in charge – Bagbin tells Akufo-Addo

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has slammed President Nana Akufo-Addo for saying he will intervene in the passage of an anti-LGBTQ+ bill when...

We’ll fish out our MPs who approved Akufo-Addo’s ministers – Joseph Yamin

The National Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) says the party will not renege on its quest to fish out the Minority MPs...