GENERAL NEWS

The Member of Parliament for Nsawam-Adoagyiri and also Majority Chief Whip, Hon. Frank Annoh-Dompreh, has predicted victory for the Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia in the New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearership elections. He said though all those vying for the position are qualified, the Vice President is better placed to …

Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin has declared the Kumawu Constituency seat vacant. Mr Bagbin made the announcement while addressing the House on Friday, March 31, 2023. This comes on the death of the Member of Parliament (MP), Philip Basoah who served on the ticket of the …

The Director of Public Affairs of the Volta Regional Command of the Ghana Police Service, Superintendent Elizabeth Effia Tenge who announced her resignation from the Ghana Police Service on April 1, 2023, is set to start a new job at Parliament House.   The popular female police officer who served …

A video on the internet tells the story of the helpless state of some, officers of the Ghana Police Service, begging and kneeling for illegal miners, or galamsey boys. The content of the video tells a story of familiarity between the police officers in the area and the boys, whose …

There was suspense in parliament briefly after the MP for  Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency and deputy majority Whip, Lydia Alhassan delayed in entering the chamber during a head count vote. After the minority were counted, it was time for the majority to vote but Lydia Alhassan was not in the …

Alistair Mathias, the man who smuggles $40 million worth of gold out of Ghana every month Al Jazeera, last week, released the first episode of a four-part investigative series on the smuggling of gold in Africa. The episode exposes the men and women behind the crime in various parts of …

Parliament on Friday, 31st March 2023, has by unanimous decision, rejected the Electoral Commission’s (EC) Constitutional Instrument (CI), that sought to make the Ghana card sole registration document for voting. This comes following the presentation of a report of the Committee of the Whole on the draft Public Elections (registration …

Parliament has passed the three tax bills which were tabled before it as part of government’s measures to generate more revenue. The bills namely the Income Tax Amendment Bill, The Excise Duty Amendment Bill and the Growth and Sustainability Amendment Bill were passed on Friday evening. Earlier, the government had …

Former Accra Regional Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Police Service Superintendent Effia Tengey has exited the Service. This follows 18 years of service She made this known in a message to a few friends as she pursues other interests.   She was a much admired and respected officer who …

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Nanton and Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture, Hon.  Alhaji Mohammed Hardi Tufeirua was involved in an accident while on his way to Parliament to partake in proceedings on the three revenue bills currently being considered by the house.     …