Parliament is braced for a potential boycott today as intelligence from the House suggests the Minority Caucus is likely to absent itself from the Chamber during the presentation of the 2025 Mid-Year Budget Review by Finance Minister, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson.

Joy FM Afternoon News Bulletin

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah, has revealed that 907 out of 1,278 small-scale mining licences are currently under review for possible revocation due to irregularities uncovered by the Small-Scale Mining Review Committee.

Parliament has sworn in Ewurabena Aubynn as the new Member of Parliament for Ablekuma North. Her induction increases the ruling NDC's tally in Parliament to 184 seats, further consolidating its parliamentary majority.

"They are going to look at their constitution, examine which aspect ought to go and what will be the benefit for the party and the nation at large" - Dr. Kwame Asah-Asante,Political Science lecturer at the University of Ghana.

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has threatened a nationwide strike if the government fails to take concrete action to address the galamsey menace within the next three months.

The NPP National Delegates Conference settles a long-standing debate on party leadership by endorsing over fifty key constitutional amendments.

Third accused person in the ongoing National Signals Bureau (NSB) scandal, Mildred Donkor fires Atta Akyea as her lawyer in open court.

President John Dramani Mahama has, with immediate effect, cancelled the payment and allocation of fuel allowances to all political appointees as part of his administration’s ongoing efforts to reduce public expenditure.

The Minister for the Interior, Mubarak Mohammed-Mubarak, has issued a stern warning to political parties, independent candidates, and all political actors ahead of the upcoming Akwatia by-election in the Eastern Region.