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PDS saga: First phase of investigations done – Oppong Nkrumah [Audio]
Government has revealed that the first phase of investigations into the alleged breaches of the Power Distribution Services (PDS) concession agreement has been completed.
Minister...
Audio: Sekondi MP fights back; denies being director of PDS
Member of Parliament for Sekondi, Andrew Egyapa Mercer, has denied claims that he is the director or a shareholder of the Power Distribution Services...
Anthony Joshua and Andy Ruiz Jr. rematch in Saudi Arabia blasted by human rights...
The decision to stage the rematch between
Anthony Joshua and Andy Ruiz Jr. in Saudi Arabia has drawn heavy criticism from
human rights group Amnesty International.
Joshua,...
Renaming institutions after politicians needless – Samia to govt
Daughter of Ghana’s first
President, Dr Kwame Nkrumah, Samia Nkrumah has described as a misplaced
priority the practice by government to rename public institutions after former
politicians.
Miss...
Samia targets Jomoro again in 2020
Former
Convention People’s Party (CPP) Parliamentarian for Jomoro in the
Western Region, Samia Nkrumah, has announced a comeback in the 2020
elections.
The
former National...
NDC to scrap Founders’ Day
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has indicated it would expunged from Ghana's statute books August 4 as a public holiday.
A statement signed...
Government justifies expenditure on Free SHS
Debates over the use of oil money to fund the government’s flagship programme, Free Senior High School (SHS), have surfaced once...
Parliament approves PIAC Report
Parliament has passed
the report of the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) on the
management and use of petroleum revenues for 2018.
The report, among others...
Video: NPP man curses Asante Akyem North executives over suspension
A New Patriotic Party (NPP) polling station Chairman at Asante Akyem North Constituency in the Ashanti region, Kassim Awudu has rained curses on the...
Majority MPs push through controversial name change for new university
Majority Parliamentarians have pushed through a controversial proposal to change the name for one of two new universities recently declared autonomous.
The Wa and Navorongo...
NAM1 still in police custody; unable to meet GHc1bn bail requirement
The Chief Executive Officer of Menzgold, Nana Appiah Mensah is still being held in police custody despite being granted bail by an Accra Circuit...
Probe into PDS breaches to end in 30 days – Minister
Government has announced that full scale investigations into the detected breaches in the concession agreement with Power Distribution Services (PDS) will be completed within...
Parliament approves GH₵6.3 billion supplementary budget
Parliament has approved the GH₵ 6.3 billion requested by the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori- Atta for extra expenditure for the 2019 Financial...
Former NDC chairman backs communication service tax increase
A former Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Benard Allotey Jacobs, has commended the government for increasing communication service tax (CST).
Mr Allotey...
Our dams not guinea fowls to fly to Burkina Faso – Bawumia
Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia has reiterated government’s commitment to fulfilling the ‘One Village One Dam’ campaign promise it made to the people of Ghana.
The...
Court dismisses application to put Ofosu Ampofo’s trial on hold
An Accra High Court has dismissed an application filed by lawyers for National Democratic Congress (NDC) National Chairman, Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, seeking to put...
Audio: Ofori-Atta digging his own grave – Adongo
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Bolgatanga Central, Isaac Adongo has expressed disappointment in the Mid-year Budget Review presented by Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta.
He...
Video: Not even angels can stop cocoa smuggling in Ghana – Former Minister
Former Western Regional Minister, Dr Kwaku Afriyie says not even angels can clamp down on the smuggling of cocoa beans from Ghana to neighbouring...
Audio: You were not appointed as a letter writer – Asiedu Nketia to Amidu
General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has responded to complaints by the Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu and revealed that...
Cocoa farmers worse off under your tenure – NDC responds to Akufo-Addo
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has said cocoa farmers are experiencing the most terrible time under the Akufo-Addo administration.
At a press conference to...
Menzgold Saga: Ace Ankomah rubbishes claims of involvement
Popular legal practitioner, Ace Anan Ankomah, has dismissed claims that he was involved in the Menzgold and Horizon Royal Diamonds scandal that resulted in...
2019 AFCON: Ghana spent $ 419, 300 on food (Audio)
Minister for Youth and Sports, Isaac Asiamah has disclosed that the government spent a total of 4.5 million dollars on the just ended 2019...
NDC will win 70% of parliamentary seats in 2020 polls – Haruna Iddrisu
The Minority Leader and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament (MP) for Tamale South in the Northern Region, Mr Haruna Iddrisu has...
Audio: Majority leader sad as big shots drop in NDC
Majority Leader and New Patriotic Party (NPP) lawmaker for Suame Constituency, Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu seems to be sad about the decision by some big...
Audio: We have competent men to replace old guards in Parliament
The opposition National
Democratic Congress (NDC) is preparing an army of competent professionals to
replace experienced legislators exiting Parliament in 2020.
For the first time in 28...
We don’t need 275 MPs – Fresh campaign looms
Parliamentarians have expressed dissatisfaction about the ballooning size of parliament since the 1992 constitution came into force.
From 200 MPs in 1992, parliament now has 75...
Allow police to arrest you than pay bribe – Pastor to Christians
The head pastor of the Revival Life Outreach Church – Spirit Life Centre – Rev Paul Owusu Yeboah has laid a daunting charge on...
Sports Minister to face Parliament over Ghana’s failed AFCON campaign
Youth
and Sports Minister, Isaac Asiamah, is expected to be hauled to
Parliament, to answer why Ghana performed poorly at the 2019 AFCON
tournament.
The
...
Breaking news: Nduom sues government
A subsidiary of Groupe Nduom, Ghana Growth Fund Company Limited, has sued the government of Ghana over debts owed it.
The company, in a suit...
Full statement: Ghana needs a real democracy – Economic Fighters League
STATEMENT READ BY CIC ERNESTO YEBOAH AT A PRESS CONFERENCE ON 8TH JULY 2019
The Economic Fighters League thanks you the media and Fighters for...
‘Kum yen Preko’: We are witnessing float, not demo – NPP MP
New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Manhyia North Constituency, Collins Owusu Amankwah, has described the economic hardship protest dubbed “Kum Yen Preko”...
Mahama’s message to ‘Kum Yen Preko’ demonstrators
Former President John Dramani Mahama, prior to the 'Kum Yen Preko' demonstration, led by members of the Coalition for Social Justice in Accra to...
Majority Leader proffers 9 reasons for new chamber
The Minister for Parliamentary Affairs has given nine reasons why Ghana needs to erect a much comfortable multi-purpose 450-seater capacity chamber for the work...
Insults on MPs, Parliament over new chamber disgusting – Gabby Otchere-Darko
I’m disgusted by the insults that have rained on our MPs and Parliament as a whole over moves to construct a new Parliament. This...
Video: How drama in Parliament unfolded
Parliament’s sitting on Friday was anything but usual.
On a regular day, it is the Majority and Minority members who make the news for one...
MP describes plan for new Parliamentary chamber as shameful
Member of Parliament (MP) for Tamale North, Alhassan Suhuyini, has described plans for the construction of a new parliamentary chamber as shameful.
The MP has...
US jails Rwandan for hiding genocide links
A Rwandan man who hid his involvement in the 1994 genocide has been sentenced to eight years in jail.
Jean Leonard Teganya committed "the most...
Muntaka Mubarak can never slap a woman – NPP MP
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Tema East Constituency has mounted a spirited defense for Minority Chip Whip, Hon. Muntaka Mubarak over alleged assault...
Asawase MP accused of assaulting NPP woman
Member of Parliament (MP) for Asawase constituency, Muntaka Mubarak has been accused of assaulting a woman at a registration centre at Asokore Mampong in...
Reshuffle in Parliament: Ken Agyapong replaced
MP for Suhum, Frederick Opare-Ansah, is to replace MP for Assin Central, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, as Chairman of Parliament’s Committee on Communications, the Committee of...