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Co-chairman of the Joint Stirring Committee of the Akpafu and Lolobi Traditional Areas has stated it is wrong for Attorney General to call for re-election in Buem is wrong. According to Dr Joe Addae, the people of the Santrokofi, Akpafu, Lipke and Lolobi (SALL) had a firm indication from the …

Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, Member of Parliament for the South Dayi Constituency, has shared a video of First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Joseph Osei-Owusu, affirming that he loses his vote whenever he presides over the House. Dafeamekpor shared the 37-seconds clip which captures Osei-Owusu, alias Joe Wise, as stating thus: “Honourable Members, …

The Supreme Court on Wednesday, March 9, 2022; delivered a ruling that affirmed that a deputy Speaker of Parliament retains their vote even when they are presiding over the House. A seven-member panel of the apex court via a unanimous decision handed down the ruling which also declared parts of …

The Minority Leader in Parliament, Haruna Idrissu, has described the Supreme Court’s ruling that allows a Deputy Speaker of Parliament presiding over proceedings in Parliament to be counted in decision making as disappointing. According to him, the ruling by the court amounts to judicial interference in time-tested Parliamentary practice and established conventions. Speaking to the media …

United States President Joe Biden is delivering his State of the Union address which is dominated with a response to Russian aggression against Ukraine. The State of the Union Address is an annual message delivered by the president of the United States to the U.S. Congress near the beginning of …

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin has described the attitude of the First Deputy Speaker, Joseph Osei-Owusu to overrule his rulings as unconstitutional, illegal, and offensive. The first Deputy Speaker on Tuesday dismissed a private members’ motion for a bi-partisan committee inquiry into Covid-19 expenditure since 2020. The motion was …

The First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Joseph Osei-Owusu affectionately called Joe Wise has dismissed a private members motion on the floor of Parliament seeking to probe COVID-19 expenditure. According to him, the work of such a bi-partisan committee is already provided for by the Constitution, to be conducted by the …

US President Joe Biden has called on all American citizens remaining in Ukraine to leave the country immediately, citing increased threats of Russian military action. Mr Biden said he would not send troops to rescue Americans if Moscow invades Ukraine. He warned that “things could go crazy quickly” in the …

  Government struggling to pass E-levy Minority vow to maintain stiff opposition Government organizing townhall meetings on E-levy Joseph Osei-Owusu, the First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, has explained why the Electronic Transactions Levy (E-Levy) Bill is yet to be resubmitted before Parliament for consideration and passage. He told Accra-based Asaase radio on Thursday, …

President Biden relaunches ‘Cancer Moonshot Program’ Dr. Edjah Nduom is son of Papa Kwesi Nduom More than 600,000 people die from cancer yearly in the US The President of the United States of America, Joe Biden, has appointed the son of businessman and politician in Ghana, Paa Kwesi Nduom, to an …