An academic and Dean of Students of the Dominion University, Dr Justice Appiah-Kubi, has attributed the rise in homosexuality in Ghana to poverty. According to him, about 97 out of every 100 homosexuals he had interacted with had told him that they started the practice because of poverty. He did not indicate the number of … Read more
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo yesterday welcomed the Prince of Wales, Prince Charles, to the Jubilee House, with a call on the United Kingdom (UK) and Ghana to make concerted efforts to increase their trade relations. He said Ghana valued greatly its long-standing relations with the UK, but unfortunately, trade relations had declined in recent … Read more
Members of parliament have been summoned to appear before the House for a two-day sitting on Thursday and Friday to consider what the Speaker’s office has described as “urgent parliamentary business”. A statement dated April 23 which was signed and issued by the Speaker of Parliament Prof. A. Micheal Oquaye fell short of details of … Read more
The most widely talked about Right to Information Bill (RTI) has finally been laid before parliament Friday, March 23, the last day of sitting before the house goes on recess. The President, Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, had promised on March 6 that the NPP government will see to the passage of the RTI bill before parliament … Read more
The President of the Senate (Parliament) of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dr Abubakar Olubankola Saraki, has commended the Akufo-Addo-led government for its people-centred programmes designed to better the life of the ordinary person on the streets of Ghana. Recounting some of the programmes, which have begun to yield positive results just over a year … Read more
President of the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki arrived in Ghana on Sunday to deliver the keynote address at a symposium commemorating Ghana’s uninterrupted Parliamentary Democracy. The symposium is under the theme “25 Years of Continuous Parliamentary Democracy in Ghana- Challenges and Prospects”. He was met on arrival at the … Read more
Minority Chief Whip, Mubarak Mohammed Muntaka is incensed by the prevailing posture of the Speaker of Parliament, likening his behaviour in the house, more or less, to dictators such as Mobutu See Seko of DR Congo and Idi Amin of Uganda. Muntaka who has previously complained about how Prof. Mike Oquaye is running affairs in … Read more
The Speaker of Parliament’s ruling on the controversial Legal Profession (Professional and Post-Call Law Course) Regulations, 2018 on Thursday has come under severe criticism. Many had called on parliament to reject the bill which makes it a prerequisite for prospective students to sit an entrance examination before gaining admission to the Ghana School of Law. … Read more
The Minority in Parliament has said the reason for wearing mourning clothes to the State of the Nation Address is to mourn the country’s democracy, which is under threat from the Majority. According to the Minority, the Majority was increasingly becoming intolerant of the Minority’s views and that the Speaker, Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye, is … Read more
The acting General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party has described Nkrumah as the greatest African. His comment sharply contradicts claims made by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo who is on record to have described late South African Leader Nelson Mandela as the greatest African. In a tribute to Hugh Masakela, President Akufo-Addo described Mr, … Read more
The Minister of Trade and Industry, Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, wants Parliament, and by extension the state, to investigate any possibilities of suing Minority Chief Whip Alhaji Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka for willfully causing financial loss to the state. According to him, the recall of Parliament during their Christmas break following the Asawase Constituency Member of Parliament’s … Read more
The Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Mike Aaron Oquaye has been sworn in for the second time, within a week, as the Acting President of the Republic of Ghana The Speaker was first sworn in last Sunday January 21, 2018 when the president travelled to Liberia for the investiture of President George Weah. Prof. Oquaye has … Read more
Parliament is expected to convene on Sunday for a short ceremony, which will see the Speaker, Reverend Aaron Mike Oquaye, sworn in as Acting President of Ghana. The recall is at the instance of First Deputy Speaker Joseph Osei Owusu. Sign up for GhanaStar.com to receive daily email alerts of breaking news in Ghana. GhanaStar.com … Read more
The Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu was critical of the Minister of Roads and Highways for failing to provide alternative routes before the closure of the Buipe and Yape bridges. He also blamed the minister for unduly delaying the entire process when his attention was brought to the condition of the bridges about four months ago. Roads … Read more
The issue of legalising homosexuality in Ghana has been hotly raised once again, following President Nana Akufo-Addo’s comments in a recent interview on Aljazeera Talk. Asked by Aljazeera’s Jane Dutton , Nana Addo described homosexuality legalisation as a social and cultural issue which has found no place in the Ghanaian society at the moment, but … Read more
Parliament has announced a 15 per cent salary increment for all its staff. The decision was taken by the Parliamentary Service Board, and announced by the Speaker Prof. Mike Oquaye Wednesday night before the House rose for recess. “The Board has approved 15 per cent salary increment for all parliamentary service staff,” the Speaker said … Read more
Minority Chief Whip, Muntaka Mubarak has condemned the raiding of the home of former Minister of Power, John Jinapor by some security operatives. “To just run into their homes with guns…. Some of them have young ones… What kind of impression are you creating? I do not think that is right,” Mr. Muntaka said on … Read more
Member of Parliament for Banda and Deputy Minority Chief Whip of Parliament Ahmed Ibrahim has accused the Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, of “controlling and misleading” the Speaker of Parliament, Aaron Mike Oquaye. This is in response to the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs’ earlier claim that the Minority in Parliament are being micro-managed by the former … Read more
The Minority in Parliament has hit hard at the Majority Leader for accusing their side of being manipulated by the former Speaker, Edward Doe Adjaho. Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah Bonsu on Thursday accused the former Speaker of Parliament, Doe Adjaho of micromanaging the Minority side, in an attempt to control the current Parliament. Responding to … Read more
The Majority leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah Bonsu has alleged that the former Speaker of Parliament, Edward Doe Adjaho is manipulating members of the Minority to take certain decisions that do not inure to the benefit of the country. According to him, the former speaker among his instructions to the Minority was to kick against the presence … Read more