Two members of Ghana’s parliament have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. The positive results occurred as a result of voluntary testing some MPs underwent. READ ALSO: Archbishop Duncan Williams’ Son Captured Smoking – Fans Express Shock According to Starrfmonline, two MPs and 13 staff members of the house tested positive from the voluntary … Read more
Ghana’s parliament house will soon be outfitted with a curtain of bulletproof glass to heighten security, Speaker Mike Ocquaye has revealed. Apparently the MPs are facing some sort of dangers from the public which necessitates the installation of a bulletproof glass curtain to separate the chamber from the public gallery. READ ALSO: ‘I Bow to … Read more
The finance minister read the 2020 Budget and financial statement in Parliament on Wednesday, November 13th 2019. As is typical of Ghanaian politics, they had to tell us what they have achieved since coming into office to make Ghanaians feel happy. READ ALSO: Shatta Bandle And Stonebwoy Spend Quality Time Together – Party Hard But … Read more
A Kenyan lawmaker was on the end of a horrible experience at work after she was kicked out of parliament for arriving with her suckling babe. Zulekha Hassan, the representative for Kwale, was kicked out of the house by Speaker of the National Assembly, Hon. Chris Omulele. Small incidents such as these illustrate why the … Read more
The campaign by Ghanaians to fight against the proposed $200m parliamentary chamber came to a fruitful end as Parliament announced Monday that plans to build the chamber had been scrapped. That announcement was all Ghanaians had been fighting for and the ‘drop that chamber’ campaign could be labelled a success. READ ALSO: My Father Always … Read more
It seems Parliament is set to ‘drop that chamber’ indeed as Ghanaians have been calling for with incessant protests. The Acting Public Affairs Director of Parliament, Kate Addo, revealed on Peace Fm this morning that Parliament has decided to scrap plans for the new chamber. According to her, since legislators are representing their constituents and … Read more
A Ghanaian youth exercising his right to protest was tackled and arrested by security in Parliament House today. Ernesto Yeboah was part of a picketing group protesting the extravagant and unnecessary chamber when he was arrested alongside two others. Ernesto and his colleagues were screaming ‘Drop that Chamber’, the rallying cry of Ghanaian’s opposition to … Read more
Ghanaians might soon not have to deal anymore with the loudmouth, insensitive and controversial member of Parliament from Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong.
Hon. Kennedy Agyapong has revealed that he’s planning on retiring soon instead of having any plans to further advance his political career.
The minority NDC walked out of Parliament earlier today as the new Member of Parliament for Ayawaso West Wuogon, Lydia Alhassan, widow of the late MP Emmanuel Agyarko, was sworn into her seat.
The NDC ‘withdrew’ from the election whilst it was ongoing due to some violent incidents, including an NPP vigilante group manhandling their Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram, Sam George.
The floor of parliament turned into a warzone as two of the most fiery Members of Parliament from the opposing NDC and NPP — MP for Asawase Hon. Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak and MP for Assin Central, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong — nearly came to blows.
The two MPs clashed after the former raised a motion on the floor of the house calling for his brash colleague to be referred to the Privileges Committee of Parliament for his alleged role in the death of investigative journalist Ahmed Hussein-Suale.
Let’s play a game. If you ask 100 Ghanaians to list their five topmost priorities in the country, how many of them do you believe, in this current climate, would list construction of a national cathedral amongst their top ten uses of taxpayer money?
If this issue was not raised by government no one would even be thinking about it, and yet here we are, our official budget statement for the year makes provision for the National Cathedral Ghanaians were explicitly told would not involve taxpayer money.
The majority leader in Parliament and MP for Suame, Hon Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu, says the government appreciates that things are currently hard but they are working nonstop to get things back to a comfortable level for Ghanaians.
In recent days, the NPP government has come under immense pressure, as living conditions fail to turn around for Ghanaians despite the many promises made in 2016.
The majority leader in Parliament and MP for Suame, Hon Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu, says the government appreciates that things are currently hard but they are working nonstop to get things back to a comfortable level for Ghanaians.
In recent days, the NPP government has come under immense pressure, as living conditions fail to turn around for Ghanaians despite the many promises made in 2016.
Charles Nii Armah Mensah aka Shatta Wale is on a radio tour creating awareness about his soon to be released album titled “The Reign”. So far he has officially released two songs on the album “Gringo and Amount” which has done quite well.
The self-acclaimed Dancehall King of African music and the Champion of Ghana music was on Hitz Fm today to have a one on one interview with Andy Dosty on his Day Break Hitz. The musician revealed a lot of things in the interview but one thing that caught the eye and attention of GhanaCelebrities.Com was his quest to go to Parliament.
The floor of Parliament became a mine of laughter earlier this week when an MP named some towns from his constituency with the most hilarious names you ever heard.
John Osei Frimpong is Member of Parliament for Abirem in the Eastern Region and on the floor of the house he confronted the Energy Minister over when some towns in his constituency would be connected to the National Electricity Grid.
Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Hon Kennedy Ohene ‘Akumpreko’ Agyapong, has apologized to the privileges committee of Parliament for calling the august house a ‘useless’ body.
Despite his constant bravado, Agyapong came down to earth before Parliament and apologized.
The Appointment’s Committee of Parliament has approved President’s Akufo-Addo’s nominee for the position of Independent Special Prosecutor.
Martin A.B.K Amidu, who was vetted by the Committee last week, received a near unanimous approval, with all members of the committee voting for him except NDC MP Alhassan Suhuyini.
The Ministry of Local Government has ordered the Births and Deaths registry to reverse their ban on the registering of names which they have branded as ‘titles’.
The hugely unpopular policy said parents cannot register their children with names such as ‘Nii’, ‘Nana’, ‘Togbe’ and many other names which often accompany local names.
It’s a common occurrence in Ghana, which is that bosses often treat the people on whom their businesses rest like shyt, because they want to keep you down enough that you need them more than they need you.
Any job that pays Ghc 300 in this current economic conditions is not a job worth holding onto, but its even worse when you work for someone you can see is making 100 times more which is taken out of your taxes to pay him/her.
The Netflix crew who shot the 2015 blockbuster ‘Beasts of No Nation’ are back in Ghana working on another movie – and it’s causing quite the stir.
Their filming led to the blockade of one of the roads leading into Parliament earlier this week and MP’s were furious about the blockade.
The Member of Parliament for Assin South, Reverend John Ntim Fordjour, has called on Parliament to resist all external pressure to legalize homos*xuality.
The MP, in an address to Parliament Wednesday, said the calls for legalization is part of a ‘demonic agenda’ which goes against all standards and values of Ghanaians.
Kwaw Kese should be hauled before Parliament’s privileges committee to explain himself just as it once happened with Blakk Rasta, Member of Parliament for Kumbungu, Ras Mubarak, has said.
According to the lawmaker, Kwaw Kese certainly has to face the music for claiming some MP’s smoke weed.
Yet another bribery scandal has hit Ghana’s supposed ‘August’ House as Members of Parliament admit to taking cash from the National Lottery Authority (NLA), which they used to pay each other per diems/allowances during deliberations over whether to pass a bill directly affecting the Authority.
The bill was the amendment to the National Lottery Act, which was eventually passed to law after the Parliamentarians had paid themselves from the Ghc 100,000 loot.
A fact finding committee was set to investigate the disaster and per the committee’s reports as presented by Minister Of Tourism, Arts and Culture to Parliament, God is to blame for the innocent lives lost.
Late Captain Maxwell Mahama by his gruesome murder whilst away from home on official duty following Government’s pursuit to combat illegal mining has become a Galamsey Martyr and a beacon against mob justice/injustice of any kind.
In this regard, the family of Late Capt. Mahama appealing to the State called on Parliament to erect a Monument in any part of the country in memory of their beloved son, brother and a father that will remind the Public of his death.
Mahama Ayariga almost single handedly threw Parliament into chaos mere days ago with his words and now he’s trying to throw Ghana into chaos with his signature.
Ayariga’s signature on the letter of apology he submitted to Parliament is the latest thing blowing up social media due to it’s quite…unique shape.
The august Parliament House of Ghana went ‘Helter Skelter’ a few days ago with tempers flying like a rocket.
It was reported that the scene which almost turned the house into a boxing ring emanated from the disagreement among the Honourable MPs on the report of the Joe Ghartey’s Bribery Committee but what actually lit the match into the leaking gas was Mathew Opuku Prempeh calling Alhassan Suhuyini a fool – Sam George claims.
