The Constitutional Review Committee has proposed a five-year presidential term in Ghana. The committee noted that the current four-year term is too short. It also said it did not find a place for a third term for a sitting president … Read more →
Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, Minister of Finance, will on Thursday, November 24, present the Budget Statement and Economic Policy of the government Ghana for the year ending December 31, 2023, to Parliament, Mr Alexander Kwamina Afenyo-Markin, Deputy Majority Leader, has said. … Read more →
The Electoral Commission (EC) has deleted the names of some 17 political parties from Ghana’s political party register for failing to meet its requirements as stated by the law. The affected political parties are Ward Nuako Brew’s Democratic People’s Party … Read more →
President Akufo-Addo has sacked the Minister of state at the Finance Ministry Charles Adu Boahen. “The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has terminated the appointment of the Minister of State at the Ministry of Finance, Mr. Charles Adu … Read more →
A Former Speaker of Parliament Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye has admitted that he could not deal with the issue of absenteeism among Members of Parliament successfully during his tenure in the 7th Parliament. Although he attempted, he could not succeed … Read more →
The vote of censure against the Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta is expected to take place today Thursday November 10. The Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu explained that the Minority will need the support of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Members of Parliament … Read more →
Mr Richard Kirk Mensah, the Western Regional Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress, says the party is prepared for its regional leadership elections. He said the aspirants had been duly vetted and notice of poll issued for the process … Read more →
Former President John Mahama has mocked the Akufo-Addo/Bawumia-led administration by saying the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) while in opposition thought governance was easy and that now that they are in power struggling to run the economy. According to him, … Read more →
Former Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Kwabena Duffuor has officially declared his stand to contest the Presidential primaries of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) as the flagbearer for the 2024 General Elections. He officially announced this on … Read more →
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has initiated moves in Parliament to halt the move by the Electoral Commission (EC) to use the National Identification Card (Ghana Card) as the only evidence of citizenship for the compilation of a new register … Read more →
The 2020 Parliamentary candidate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Essikado-Ketan constituency, Dr. Grace Ayensu-Danquah has ran away from a case she filed in court to challenge the results of the last parliamentary elections in the constituency. After … Read more →
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has admitted that times are hard economically and that his government is working assiduously to provide relief to the citizenry. Speaking on the Economy Crisis in a televised address, he stressed tha his administration was … Read more →
Former President John Dramani Mahama is not backing down on calls for the dismissal of Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta. He is also not accepting pleas from President Nana Akufo-Addo for Ofori-Atta to latch onto his position until the passage of … Read more →
President Akufo-Addo has asked for more time for the embattled Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta to conclude negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) before any talks of resignation. Documents available to JoyNews suggest a deal could be reached with the … Read more →
The Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon Alban Bagbin has dismissed the report by the Privileges Committee calling for the dismissal of Adwoa Safo as lawmaker for Dome Kwabenya. According to the Speaker, the plenary in Parliament have to debate on … Read more →
Majority Caucus in Parliament is calling on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to sack all the ministers at the Ministry of Finance with immeidate effect. They want Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta and the Minister of State at the Finance Ministry, … Read more →