Alban Bagbin Elected Speaker of 8th Parliament

Alban Kingsford Sumani Bagbin The National Democratic Congress former Member of Parliament (MP) for Nadowli Kaleo and former second deputy speaker of the 7th Parliament, Alban Kingsford Sumani Bagbin, has provisionally been elected speaker for the 8th Parliament of the Fourth Republic. After the voting process from January 6-7, this year, Mr Bagbin went ahead […]

Twitter locks Trump’s account for 12 hours

Twitter announced Wednesday evening that it is suspending President Trump’s account for twelve hours after two of his posts violated platform guidelines. If Trump does not delete the two tweets, the account will remain locked.  The first post was a video urging his supporters that broke into the Capitol to retreat while simultaneously praising the […]

Diego Simeone hints at Atletico exit at end of season after shock Copa loss

Diego Simeone hinted at the idea he could leave Atletico Madrid at the end of the season after their awful Copa del Rey defeat to third-tier Cornella. Simeone’s La Liga leaders exited the Copa on Wednesday, losing 1-0 to a goal from former Atletico B defender Adrian Jimenez. Ricard Sanchez was sent off as Atleti […]

MPs want salaries increased to Ghc21,000

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 […]

Assin North MP spotted in Parliament despite court injunction (Video)

The Member of Parliament-elect for the Assin North constituency in the Central Region, James Gyakye Quayson, has been spotted in the chamber of parliament ahead of the dissolution of the 7th parliament and the inauguration of the 8th parliament, our parliamentary correspondent, Komla Klutse, has reported. A Cape Coast High Court on Wednesday January 6 […]

Trump supporters protest as Congress set to confirm Biden win (Photos)

Allies of US President Donald Trump in Congress are set to challenge the election result in a longshot that is almost certain to fail. Donald Trump’s attempt to overturn the results of the November presidential election was set to go before lawmakers on Wednesday, backed by the president’s supporters both inside and outside Congress. The typically routine […]

Court Declares Adjei Korsah as MP-elect for Techiman south

Wenchi High Court in the Bono Region presided by Fred Nawura has dismissed an application for Injunction of the swearing-in of the Member of Parliament (MP)-elect for the Techiman South Constituency, Martin Adjei Mensah Korsah. The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has said that it won the Techiman South Parliamentary election but the Electoral Commission and […]

Supreme Court gives judgment on Case Against Peter Amewu

The Supreme Court has quashed an order of the Ho High order of injunction brought against the Member of Parliament (MP) elect for Hohoe, John Peter Amewu. The Apex Court has also quashed another order by the Ho High Court which placed an injunction on the EC from presenting Mr Amewu to parliament as MP-elect for […]

13 African Presidents Confirmed to Attend Akufo-Addo’s Swearing-in

Thirteen African Heads of State including the President of Senegal, Macky Sall, President of Liberia, George Weah and the President of Cote d’Ivoire, Alassane Ouattara have confirmed that they will be in attendance at the swearing-in ceremony of President-elect, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the Vice President-elect Mahamudu Bawumia on Thursday, 7th January 2021. This […]