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RTI Bill laid as Parliament prepares for Easter break

The Right to Information Bill (RTI) was finally laid on Friday in Parliament. Deputy Attorney General Joseph Kpemka Dindiok, laid the bill on Friday morning,...

PHOTOS: NDC leaders storm Parliament over ‘military base’ debate

Top leaders of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), have stormed Parliament following reports that the House will debate the agreement seeking ratification to...

Americans could import bombs, cocaine into Ghana – NDC woman

A communication team member of the opposition, National Democratic Congress (NDC) has cautioned government to do a strict scrutinyof the military cooperation agreement between...

Science & Maths Quiz mistress to get NSBE’s 2018 Golden Torch award

Ghana’s renowned quiz mistress, Dr Elsie A. B. Effah Kaufmann will be awarded the 2018 Golden Torch Award for International Academic Leadership in the...

Most Nigerians resident in Ghana are law abiding

Nigerians living in Ghana have reiterated their commitment to abide by the laws of Ghana and live in harmony with the citizenry. Conceding that there...

Shoot-to-kill policy dangerous – MP

Member of Parliament for the Builsa South Constituency, Dr. Clement Apaak, has described as dangerous, the shoot-to-kill policy against illegal miners popularly called galamseyers. Parliament...

NDC rejects light bill cuts

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is fighting against the recent reductions in electricity tariffs by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government. Some NDC Members...

Women Peace and Security calls for consciousness on gender progress

The Women Peace and Security Institute is calling for the elimination of gender based violence across the African continent as the world marks International...

Diaries of Oguaa Fisherman: A fisherman’s letter to armed robbers – Come for dinner...

Dear Armed robbers, Many fishermen at Oguaa have been urging me to write to you for the sake of humanity. But I have resisted their...

Police officers sabotaging IGP – CPP woman alleges

First Vice Chairperson of the Convention Peoples Party (CPP), Hajia Hamdatu Ibrahim, says the Inspector General of Police (IGP), David Asante-Apeatu is “naked”. Hajia Hamdatu...

Stop politicizing the police service-Conflict Analyst

Peace, Conflict and Resolution expert, Dr Kingsley Adjei says security in the country has been jeopardized because of the over politicization of it. He said...

AUDIO: Calls for IGP’s ‘head’ wrong- MP

Member of Parliament for Tarkwa-Nsuaem Constituency in the Western Region, George Mireku Duker, says it is wrong for the Minority legislators to ask President...

PHOTOS: Bawumia serves Lunch at Burma Camp

The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, Wednesday afternoon put away his well-earned reputation as a scholar to don the garb of a chef when...

Otiko storms court

THE Criminal Division of the Accra High Court has set March 8, 2018, to deliver ruling on an application of stay of execution filed...

PHOTOS: Bawumia serves Armed Forces lunch at Burma Camp

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, Wednesday afternoon put away his well-earned reputation as a scholar to don the garb of a chef when he...

HOT AUDIO: Mike Ocquaye is Ghana's worse speaker under fourth Republic – Gen Mosquito

General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has described Professor Mike Ocquaye as the worse Speaker under the forth...

World Bank commends Ghana’s ‘positive’ economic growth

The World Bank has hailed Ghana’s economic growth for 2017, describing it as “positive”. The World Bank Country Director for Ghana, Liberia, and Sierra Leone,...

AUDIO: 8,000 jobless nurses petition Parliament

Some 8,000 public nurses and midwives, who completed training in November 2016, but are yet to be employed by government, have stormed Parliament, pleading...

Amidu approved by parliament as Special Prosecutor

Parliament has approved Special Prosecutor Nominee, Martin Alamisi Burns Kaiser Amidu, as Ghana's first ever special prosecutor. Members from both sides on the committee voted...

VRA to ‘sell’ non-core businesses

The country’s largest power producer, the Volta River Authority (VRA), is seeking to privatize most of its non-core businesses, as the Authority strategises to...

We used guns to settle corruption, now let’s use Amidu – Baako

Veteran journalist Kwaku Baako has asked Ghanaians to support Special Prosecutor nominee Martin Amidu to stem the tide of corruption in the country. He said...

'I am praying, working very hard to throw out' unjust law admission criteria

Minority Chief Whip Alhaji Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka has reiterated his desire to see quashed a controversial regulation on admission criteria for law students. The Asawase NDC...

Fuel prices drop marginally at the pumps

Checks by Citi Business News at some major Oil Marketing Companies(OMC) show that petroleum prices have dropped by less than one cedi at the...

Majority Leader slams NDC MPs over "biased Speaker" claims

Majority Leader, Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu, has descended heavily on the minority members in Parliament for accusing the Speaker of the House, Professor Mike Oquaye,...

Archbishop Tutu quits Oxfam role over sex scandal

Retired archbishop and Nobel laureate Desmond Tutu announced Thursday that he had quit his role as an ambassador for Oxfam after the British charity...

We didn’t approve Amidu – Muntaka contradicts Ayariga

The Minority Chief Whip, Muntaka Mubarak, has said Minority legislators on the Appointments Committee only resolved to be fair to Martin Amidu before his...

Jacob Zuma resigns (VIDEO of resignation speech)

South Africa's embattled President Jacob Zuma has resigned after intense pressure from his own party. In a televised statement he said he was quitting with...

Prof Asare warns Akufo-Addo over suit challenging Amidu’s eligibility for SP job

Law Professor, Stephen Kwaku Asare, has sent a strong warning to President Nana Akufo-Addo and the Attorney-General over a suit challenging the nomination of...

Learn to be a team player – Amidu told

The Special Prosecutor nominee, Martin Amidu has been advised to stop the one-man show and learn to be a team player. This advice, an aspiring...

17-year-old girl slaps soldier

An Israeli military court on Tuesday ordered the extension of a Palestine teenager’s detention by one month for slapping an Israeli soldier. In the court...

VIDEO: Watch all questions and answers when Amidu faced Haruna and Ablakwa

When Special Prosecutor nominee, Martin ABK Amidu was in parliament for his vetting, one thing was certain - he was destined to meet an...

PHOTOS: Martin Amidu’s 7-hour vetting and 181 questions

Special Prosecutor nominee, Martin Amidu was on Tuesday February 13, vetted by Parliament’s Appointments Committee in what could probably be the longest ever parliamentary...

I’m not going to be a zombie – Martin Amidu

Special Prosecutor nominee, Martin Amidu has pledged his resolve to remain independent in the discharge of his duty should he be approved for the...

Parliament vets Amidu today

Special Prosecutor nominee, Mr. Martin ABK Amidu, will today, Tuesday, 13 February 2018, be vetted by Parliament’s Appointment Committee. Mr Amidu was recommended for nomination...

AG, Amidu sued by Ayine

Member of Parliament for Bolgatanga East, Dr. Dominic Akuritinga Ayine, has sued the Attorney General and Special Prosecutor nominee, Mr. Martin ABK Amidu. The former...

Martin Amidu writes to his friends and well-wishers ahead of vetting

Nominee for Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu, has told friends and well-wishers inundating him with calls to be at his vetting on Tuesday that “only...

George Opare Addo writes: A SONA of campaign promises

Few days ago, the President; Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo in fulfillment of Article 67 of the 1992 Constitution, delivered the State of Nation...

2018 SONA: John Mahama congratulates Akufo-Addo (PHOTO)

It was all smiles when former President John Mahama met the sitting President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo after the later's presentation of the 2018...

A kindergarten child can perform better than Akufo-Addo – Muntaka

The National Democratic Congress Member of Parliament, Alhaji Muntaka Mubarak has said that President Akufo-Addo's administration has done virtually nothing to improve the living...

Full text: Akufo-Addo delivers 2nd SONA full of achievements, commitments

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has delivered his second State of Nation Address replete with achievements his first year and commitments to do more. Read...