Politics

FixTheCountry Movement lead convener, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, was allegedly rushed to the Police Hospital in Accra on Wednesday. According to the Movement, he complained of “general discomfort” in the latter part of the morning. A statement issued by the FixtheCountry Conveners said Oliver Barker-Vormawor has been experiencing some minor health challenges …

Former President John Mahama criticised a Supreme Court ruling that a Deputy Speaker presiding over proceedings in Parliament has the right to vote on matters and also be counted as part of the quorum for decision making in Parliament. In a post shared across his official social media handles, Mr …

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky echoed iconic UK leader Sir Winston Churchill, vowing Ukraine would fight Russia ‘in the forests, in the fields, on the shores and in the streets’ In a Tuesday, March 8 speech, via video link from Kyiv to the UK House of Commons, Ukraine’s leader delivered what was …

Member of Parliament for the Krachi West Constituency, Helen Ntoso, has called for an increase in the representation of women in all spheres of leadership in the country.Speaking on the floor of Parliament on Tuesday, the NDC lawmaker bemoaned the low rate of women occupying positions in the country.According to …

Minister of Agriculture, Hon. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, who has been tipped by some supporters of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) to contest for flagbearer of the party, in a one-on-one interview on Peace FM’s ”Kokrokoo Thursday morning, swerved a question regarding his Presidential ambition. Hon. Owusu Afriyie Akoto refused to let …

Johnson Asiedu Nketia, General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress has accused the government of deliberately targeting him for financial persecution.The man popularly referred to as General Mosquito alleged that the government had deliberately set out to cripple him financially by running his businesses aground.He disclosed on Starr Chat …

“we’re going on a merry-go-round…I don’t remember when NDC said the economy under NPP is doing well. It’s just the usual politics. Politics under this fourth republic; once it’s under the NPP, NDC will say it’s bad and vice versa” says STC Chief Executive Officer, Nana Akomea. He was speaking on Peace FM‘s …

A former National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Kumbungu, Mr Ras Mubarak, has petitioned the Speaker of Parliament to enforce constitutional provisions on absentee MPs.He said it was time Mr Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin applied the provisions of Article 97 (1) C of the Constitution and Parliament’s Standing …

A former Member of Parliament for Tamale Central, Inusah Fuseini says all past Speakers of Parliament have at a point in time during deliberations in the House or outside of Parliament, been accused of being unfair to the opposition party. He said the current Speaker, Alban Bagbin is not different from his …

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has called for a strong partnership between the media and the legislature to strengthen the country’s democracy and help meet the aspirations of Ghanaians. “The current architecture of parliament’s membership is novel, and I believe of extreme interest to you. It is …