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The NDC Minority in Parliament has boycotted today’s sitting to enable Members accompany and solidarize with two members of our Caucus, namely the Minority Leader, Hon. Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, and MP for Assin North, Hon. James Gyakye Quayson. The two are due to appear in court this morning in their respective ongoing prosecutions by the Attorney-General and the NPP …

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has voiced his concern regarding a recent decision by the Supreme Court deeming a clause in the Narcotics Control Commission Act, 2020 (Act 1019), unconstitutional. The clause sought to grant the Minister of Interior the authority to issue licenses for the cultivation of cannabis for industrial or medicinal purposes. Bagbin revealed that he expressed his concerns to …

A lecturer at the University of Georgia, Dr. Fatima Mohammed has expressed disgust about the position of the Members of Parliament (MPs) on the LGBTQ bill which has seen second reading in the House and debated on. This comes on the back of the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin asking the opponents of the anti-gay bill in the House to rise up …

The Member of Parliament for Tamale Central, Murtala Mohammed has denied referring to the Minister for Communication and Digitalization, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful as a practitioner of LGBTQ. Murtala Mohammed – MP Tamale Central This comes on the back of the Chairman of the Committee on Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs, Mr. Anyimadu Antwi has presented the Committee report on the bill …

The Medical and Dental Council have begun investigations into an incident at the Central Aflao Hospital in the Ketu South Municipality of the Volta Region where two nurses of the facility were alleged to have refused to treat a patient in a critical condition, unless cash was deposited, leading to her death. The two nurses have since been released for …

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) will on July 11, 2023, open nominations for parliamentary primaries in constituencies where the party has no parliamentary representation. The General Secretary for the NPP, Justin Kodua Frimpong in a statement issued today said the decision was approved during the Party’s National Executive Committee and National Council meeting held on Monday, April 3, 2023. General …

The Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park, a site that pays tribute to Ghana’s first president Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, has today, July 4, 2023, been commissioned by his Excellency, President Nana Akufo-Addo after undergoing a year-long refurbishment. The park believed to be a monument of historic significance after 25 years of its existence, has been renovated at a cost of about $3.5 …

The Member of Parliament for Akatsi South, Bernard Ahiafor, has stated that passing the bill on the promotion of proper sexual human rights and Ghanaian Family Values will not violate any international treaty. The Constitutional Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee of Parliament, in its report on the bill, highlighted concerns regarding potential breaches of international treaties such as the Universal …

The Father of the late National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) star, James Lutterodt, has made comments indicating that the cause of his son’s death is yet to be determined. Philip Dogbeda Lutterodt revealed that his 19-year-old son lost his life after battling with a brief illness on Monday morning at a hospital in Tema. “He experienced difficulty breathing,” Mr Dogbeda …

Minutes after securing a favorable judgment from the Court of Appeal in the Opuni and Agongo cases, the Attorney General and Minister of Justice announced he is heading to Parliament soon with a new Bill for Ghanaian judges to adopt proceedings in criminal trials in the event that another judge is unable to conclude a matter before him or her. This, according …