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Justice Atuguba: Bagbin Could Face Up to 10-Year Sentence For Defying Supreme Court
Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has been cautioned by retired Supreme Court Justice William Atuguba that there will be severe…
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Supreme Court To Give Decision On Vacant Seats Case Today
The contentious decision to declare four parliamentary seats empty has sparked intense political debate and renewed attention to the Speaker…
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Ghana Loses At Least GH¢1 Million Anytime Parliament Suspends And Reconvenes
Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed, the MP for Tamale Central, has expressed worry about the financial burden that emergency parliamentary sessions place…
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Five NDC MPs Propose Bill To Eliminate Tax On Sports Betting
The 10% withholding tax on winnings from gaming and betting is on repel by a private member’s bill by four…
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Parliament Resumes Today
Speaker Alban Bagbin has ordered that Parliament meet again today, November 7, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. The Grand Arena of…
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Speaker Bagbin Calls For Parliamentary Session On November 7
The House will meet again at 10:00 AM on Thursday, November 7, 2024, as called by Speaker of the House…
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Speaker Announces Reconvening Of Parliament In Early November
The House will be recalled in early November, according to the Office of the Speaker of Parliament. This comes after…
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Parliament Sittings Suspended Indefinitely
On Tuesday, October 22, 2024, Alban Bagbin, the Speaker of Parliament, adjourned the House indefinitely. Following the dispute surrounding the…
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NPP Supporters Storm Parliament Grounds Ahead Of Sittings
Parliament is preparing for yet another round of drama even before it begins its proceedings today, October 22, 2024. Thousands…
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Parliament Enforces Tight Security Today, Restricts MPs’ Bodyguards From Entering Chamber
In reaction to the continuing constitutional debate over the status of four parliamentary seats, Parliament has implemented strict security measures…
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Otchere Darko Urges Parliament To Maintain Order And Prevent Chaos On Tuesday
Leading figure in the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gabby Asare Otchere Darko, has asked Parliament to steer clear of…
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NPP MPs To Boycott Parliament Following Speaker’s Declaration Of 4 Vacant Seats
The Members of Parliament (MPs) of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) have said that they will be abstaining from proceedings…
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NDC Emerges As Majority Caucus In Parliament
The National Democratic Congress (NDC), which was the minority caucus in the seventh Parliament, has emerged as the dominant caucus,…
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Speaker Bagbin Announces Four Parliamentary Seats Vacant
Four parliamentary seats have been officially declared vacant by Speaker of the House Alban Bagbin. The New Patriotic Party (NPP)…
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Parliament Gives Green Light To $250 Million World Bank Loan
A $250 million loan arrangement with the World Bank to assist Ghana’s Energy Sector Recovery Programme has been approved by…
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Renovation Of Parliamentary Chamber Estimated To Cost €2.26m
The Ghanaian government will have to pay about €2.26 million for the continuing renovations to the Parliamentary Chamber, according to…
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$312m Spent On Agenda 111 Projects – Health Minister
Dr. Bernard Oko Boye, the Minister of Health, has reported to Parliament that the government has disbursed $312 million to…
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Interior Minister, Prisons Director Summoned Before Parliament Over Cantonments Lands
The Director General of the Ghana Prisons Service and Interior Minister Henry Quartey have been called before the Defense and…
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Minority Walks Out As Parliament Approves New Ministers
The nominations of Kofi Ahenkorah Marfo as the Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry and Herbert Krapah as the Minister…
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Appiah-Kubi Kicks Against Absentee MPs Being Paid
Andy Appiah-Kubi, the chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, has suggested that lawmakers not to receive salariesfor missing meetings. Appiah-Kubi…
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New Ministers and Deputies Sworn In By Akufo Addo
What can be considered the final group of ministers was sworn in by President Nana Akufo-Addo on Monday, and they…
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Govt Accounted For Only $42m of $200m GARID Loan: Kofi Adams
Kofi Adams, the Buem member of parliament, said that of the $200 million loan obtained to carry out the Greater…
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Minority Walks Out Amidst New Ministers’ Approval
The Minority in Parliament walked out before the approval of Ministers and Deputy Ministers-designate by President Akufo-Addo. They argue that…
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Attorney General Wants Live Broadcasts of Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill Talks
Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has asked the Chief Justice to permit live coverage of discussions…
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Sosu Expresses Concern On Approval of Muslim Holidays In 2024.
Francis Xavier Sosu, representing Madina in Parliament, is skeptical about the approval of additional Muslim holidays in 2024. He proposed…
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Don’t Apply For Passport If Not Necessary – Ayorkor Botchwey
Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, advised Ghanaians facing financial constraints against applying for passports…
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Parliament to Probe Black Stars’ 2023 AFCON Performance
Kobena Mensah Woyome, a member of Parliament’s Youth and Sports Committee, announced that Parliament will initiate an investigation into the…
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No Sensible President Would Sign LGBTQ+ Bill – Kofi Akpaloo
Founder and Leader of LPG party Kofi Akpaloo has weighed in on the ongoing national debate on the LGBTQ+ bill.…
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Video: Ursula Owusu Exposed Over Plagiarized Speech
The MP for Tamale Central has called out Ursula Owusu-Ekuful for a “disrespectful” conduct after her address to Parliament last…
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Parliament Rejects EC’s Bid For Ghana Card To Be The Only Document For Voters’ Registration
Parliament has rejected the Electoral Commission’s proposal which sought to make the National Identification Card (Ghana Card) the only source…
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