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NPP shocked as Alban Bagbin is elected Speaker of Parliament

The former Member of Parliament for Nadowli-Kaleo, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin has been elected as the new Speaker of the 8th Parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana. Mr Bagbin polled 138 votes as against 136 for former Speaker Professor Mike Oquaye. The election of Mr Bagbin sent shockwaves across the aisle where NPP members of Parliament were sitting. After ...

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Remove structures on Tema Motorway reservations or have it demolished – Amoako-Atta to encroachers

The Minister of Roads and Highways, Kwesi Amoako-Atta, has advised persons who have encroached the Tema Motorway reservations to remove unauthorized structures from the area or face demolition. He revealed that owners of the properties found along the said location have turned deaf ears to several calls to remove their properties to allow for the reconstruction of the Tema motorway ...

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MPs want salaries increased to Ghc21k

Members of Parliament are demanding an increase in their emoluments and are also pushing for salaries to be pegged with that of an Appeals Court Judge. The move follows controversy surrounding the end of service benefits for MPs. Parliament rejected a report on the executive from the committee on emoluments demanding changes to their own packages which is approved by ...

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Assin-North: Court grants injunction against NDC MP-elect

The NDC Member of Parliament-elect for Assin North James Gyakye Quayson has been injuncted from being sworn in as an MP. This means that the NDC will lose one MP as the country’s parliament prepares to transition to the 8th parliament. The court injunction makes the National Democratic Congress(NDC) able to swear in 136 MPs-elect as against New Patriotic Party(NPP)’s ...

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Akufo-Addo’s call for consensus mere talk – Minority

The Minority in Parliament has called out President Akufo-Addo accusing him of all talk without commensurate action in attempts to build consensus in Parliament. The President in his final State of the Nation address reiterated that the results of the December 7 elections shows Ghanaians want the two main political parties – NDC and NPP – to work together in ...

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Bagbin faces Oquaye as MPs look for new Speaker tonight

Members of the National Democratic Congress in Parliament have nominated experienced lawmaker and current Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin as Speaker in the 8th Parliament which begins Thursday. The Nadowli Kaleo lawmaker will come against his current boss Speaker Mike Oquaye as the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has settled on him. Both parties have equal numbers in the ...

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E/R : Man shoots wife to death

A 35-year-old man Samuel Gyekye has allegedly shot his wife to death at Nkronso -Abessim in the Abuakwa South Municipality of the Eastern Region. The body of the deceased, 42-year-old Abena Owusua, has been retrieved and deposited at the Suhum government Hospital morgue. The incident occurred January 4, 2021 at about 2021. According to the acting Public Relations Officer of ...

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Covid-19: Gov’t approves return of football fans

The Minister for Youth and Sports, Isaac Asiamah, has announced the return of football fans to the various stadia across the country. However, all stadia that will host Ghana Premier League and Division One League matches must be filled to 25% of their capacity. President Akufo-Addo in September last year announced that football fans would return in October, 2020 with ...

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