10 h. ago About 80 MPs wanted me to stay as Majority Leader but – Kyei

Former Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has revealed that resigning from the position was the best decision he ever made.

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36 h. ago Minority MPs accuse Mahama of using National Economic Dialogue to “whitewash” Ghanaians

Minority members of Parliament have accused President John Mahama and his government of organising the National Economic Dialogue as an attempt to "whitewash" Ghanaians about the true state of the nation’s economy.

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44 h. ago Parliament holds MPs’ orientation workshop as Minority boycotts over cost concerns

Parliament has commenced a three-day orientation workshop for Members of Parliament (MPs) at the Volta Serene Hotel in Ho, despite a boycott by the Minority caucus over cost concerns.

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46 h. ago Theatrics, dramas should be sparingly invoked – Speaker Bagbin

Speaker of Parliament Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin has said frequent theatrics and dramas on the floor of the parliamentary chamber constitute an anticlimax and urged Members of Parliament (MPs) to defreeze the phenomenon.

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61 h. ago First degree felony are triable by a jury and judge – Justice Asare Botwe

Justice of the Court of Appeal, Justice Afia Serwah Asare Botwe, has clarified that first-degree felonies in Ghana are subject to trial by both a judge and a jury.

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3 d. ago Bongo Ideas Should Be Given Community Service Because He’s Broke, Even Selling His Entire Family Will Not Get You Ghc 170,000 – Twene Jonas

Ghanaian social media personality, Twene Jonas, has described as ‘nonsensical’ a recent judgement given against Twitter influencer, Albert Nat Hyde aka Bongo Ideas, for defamation. The Accra High Court, in a case brought before it by another Twitter influencer known as Kojo Forex, suing Bongo Ideas for defamation of character, ordered that the loudmouthed social ... Read more The post Bongo Ideas Should Be Given Community Service Because He’s Broke, Even Selling His Entire Family Will Not Get You Ghc 170,000 – Twene Jonas appeared first on GhanaCelebrities.Com.

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3 d. ago NDC MPs supported the Defence Ministry loan approach, ‘you can ask Ato Forson’ – Dr Stephen Amoah

Dr. Stephen Amoah, former Deputy Minister of Finance, has stated that Members of Parliament (MPs) from the National Democratic Congress (NDC) were part of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government's decision to take loans to equip the country's Ministry of Defence.

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4 d. ago Okocha Slams Carragher’s AFCON Remarks: “Judge His Career, Not Africa’s Pride”

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://newsghana.com.gh/okocha-slams-carraghers-afcon-remarks-judge-his-career-not-africas-pride/Former Nigerian football icon Jay-Jay Okocha has launched a scathing rebuttal against ex-Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher for dismissing the prestige of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), urging fans to disregard critiques from those he labeled “non-achievers” in the sport. The debate erupted after Carragher, now a pundit, argued during a recent discussion that AFCON […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://newsghana.com.gh/okocha-slams-carraghers-afcon-remarks-judge-his-career-not-africas-pride/

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5 d. ago Mahama Backs Madina MP’s 5% Minimum Employment Bill for PWDs

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Prosper Kay, https://newsghana.com.gh/mahama-backs-madina-mps-5-minimum-employment-bill-for-pwds/President John Dramani Mahama has thrown his support behind a proposed Private Member’s Bill seeking to mandate a minimum 5% employment quota for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in public and private sector institutions across Ghana. President Mahama publicly made this endorsement of the Bill during his delivery of the first State of the Nation Address […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Prosper Kay, https://newsghana.com.gh/mahama-backs-madina-mps-5-minimum-employment-bill-for-pwds/

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5 d. ago NPP MPs in black, NDC in white as Mahama delivers first SONA of second term

A striking contrast has unfolded in Parliament today as Members of Parliament (MPs) from the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) arrived dressed in black, while their counterparts from the National Democratic Congress (NDC) donned all-white attire.

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6 d. ago Renewed galamsey fight: Make your presence felt – Veep to MPs from mining communities

The Vice President of Ghana, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has commissioned the Members of Parliament, particularly those from mining areas, to make their presence felt urgently in the government’s renewed fight against illegal mining, known locally as galamsey.

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6 d. ago Ernest Yaw Kumi: Supreme Court stops Koforifua High Court from sentencing Akwatia MP 

The Supreme Court has by a 4-1 majority decision stayed the High Court in Koforidua from sentencing the Member of Parliament for the Akwatia Constituency, Ernest Yaw Kumi in a contempt case pending the final determination of a motion seeking to quash the ruling. Justice Gabriel Pwamang, dissented while the four other members of the […]

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6 d. ago Ernest Yaw Kumi: Supreme Court stops Koforidua High Court from sentencing Akwatia MP 

The Supreme Court has by a 4-1 majority decision stayed the High Court in Koforidua from sentencing the Member of Parliament for the Akwatia Constituency, Ernest Yaw Kumi in a contempt case pending the final determination of a motion seeking to quash the ruling. Justice Gabriel Pwamang, dissented while the four other members of the […]

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6 d. ago Supreme Court deliberates on whether to hear Akwatia MP Ernest Kumi’s case

Lawyers for the Member of Parliament for the Akwatia Constituency, Ernest Yaw Kumi, who was convicted of contempt by a Koforidua High Court, were today (February 26) prevented from moving a motion seeking to set aside an injunction restraining him from holding himself as an MP. When the case was called, counsel for Kumi, Gary […]

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6 d. ago Be truthful about what you inherited in your SONA – Minority MPs to Mahama

Ahead of President John Mahama’s first State of the Nation Address (SONA), Members of Parliament (MPs) from the New Patriotic Party (NPP) have called on him to be honest and candid about the state of the country he inherited from the NPP government.

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6 d. ago Supreme Court strikes out Richard Sky’s review application on ‘Anti

The Supreme Court has struck out, as withdrawn, a review application challenging its judgment on the constitutionality of Parliament’s passage of the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, commonly referred to as the anti-gay bill. This follows the withdrawal of the application by the applicant, Richard Sky, through his lawyer, Paa Kwasi Abaidoo, when […]

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7 d. ago Akwatia MP prays Supreme Court to quash contempt of court against him

The Akwatia MP, Ernest Yaw Kumi, has gone to the Supreme Court to quash a Koforidua High Court ruling on a contempt application against him.

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8 d. ago A/R NPP MPs reject claims of bias in regional caucus elections

The Ashanti Caucus of Members of Parliament has strongly refuted reports alleging that the recent Ashanti Regional Caucus election was influenced by political affiliations, specifically with the former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia.

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8 d. ago Law isn’t a weapon for the powerful against the weak – High Court judge to aspiring lawyers

High Court Judge, Justice Dorinda Smith Arthur, is urging leaders to use their legal expertise for the greater good, rather than wielding it as a tool to exploit and oppress vulnerable members of society.

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9 d. ago Akwatia MP must appear in court to prevent further humiliation – Bobby Banson

Private legal practitioner Bobby Banson has advised Ernest Kumi, the Member of Parliament for Akwatia, to voluntarily present himself before the court to prevent further embarrassment following the issuance of a bench warrant for his arrest.

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