The company that runs the Asanko Gold Mine in the Ashanti Region, Asanko Gold Ghana Ltd., has strongly condemned the recent deaths of a civilian and contracted security personnel at the hands of unauthorized miners in Tontokrom. In a statement, the business urged swift inquiries to identify and detain the …
Read More »Akufo-Addo sacks NSA Director General, Prof Peter Twumasi
Professor Peter Twumasi, the Director General of the National Sports Authority (NSA), has been relieved of his duties. He will be replaced in an acting capacity by Dodzie Numekevor until a formal appointment is made public. Mr. Numekevor has 14 days to accept the appointment, which was signed on February …
Read More »Sign the anti-LGBTQ+ bill into law or risk 2024 elections – Catholic Bishops to Akufo-Addo
The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) faces sanctions from the Catholic Bishops Conference in the coming election if President Akufo-Addo does not sign the Anti-LGBTQ+ bill into law. The Finance Ministry expressed worries that such a move might compromise Ghana’s chances of receiving GHS3 billion from the World Bank, but …
Read More »Journalist slaps Parliament with new anti-LGBTQ+ bill suit
A journalist named Richard Dela Sky has sued Parliament in the Supreme Court over the Anti-LGBTQ+ bill’s passing. After years of discussion, lawmakers unanimously approved the contentious bill on February 28, 2024. Members of Parliament are putting more and more pressure on President Akufo-Addo to sign the bill into law. …
Read More »Door-to-door campaign strategy needed to win 2024 elections – John Boadu to NPP
In order to secure victory in this year’s elections, former New Patriotic Party (NPP) general secretary John Boadu has counseled party members to conduct a door-to-door campaign. Mr. Boadu appealed to polling station executives and party members to exercise caution during the elections and not restrict their campaign solely to …
Read More »Egyapa Mercer requests Parliamentary backing to complete the National Cathedral
The Minister-designate for the Ministry of Tourism, Arts, and Culture, Mr. Andrew Egyapa Mercer, is pleading with lawmakers to support the completion of the National Cathedral project, which has generated a great deal of controversy. Setting March 2024 as the original completion date, the cathedral’s construction has run into difficulties. …
Read More »Anti-LGBTQ+ bill: Let’s hold our hands and await the decision of the Supreme Court – Akufo-Addo
President Akufo-Akufo-Addo has asked all parties involved to hold off on taking any further action on the anti-LGBTQ+ Bill enacted by Parliament until the Supreme Court rules on a challenge brought by an interested citizen. The President said that it would be appropriate to wait for the Supreme Court’s decision …
Read More »Borteyman Sports Complex to be converted to University of Sports for Development -Mustapha Ussif
The 13th African Games, which will take place in Accra, Ghana, from March 8–23, 2024, will see the Ministry of Youth and Sports transform the Borteyman Sports Complex into a University of Sports for Development after the event. The Ministry claims that this is being done to guarantee the quality …
Read More »Anti-LGBTQ+ bill: Ghana’s enviable human rights records will not be compromised – Akufo-Addo assures diplomats
President Akufo-Addo has assured the diplomatic community in Ghana that the country’s enviable human rights records will not be compromised. The President said while he has noticed the anxiety caused by the passage of the Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill among the diplomatic community, they should …
Read More »Chief Imam lauds Parliament on passage of anti-LGBTQ+ bill
The National Chief Imam, Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharubutu, is happy that the contentious anti-LGBTQ+ law was just approved, according to a representative for him. On February 28, 2024, the anti-LGBTQ+ bill was enacted by Parliament following nearly three years of debate. The measure requires anyone who identify as LGBTQ+ to …
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