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You can’t use principles of cultural values to enact laws – CHRAJ boss on anti- LGBTQ+ bill

The Commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Joseph Akanjolenur Whittal, is questioning what legislators were trying to achieve with...

Three sentenced to life imprisonment for murder

The Ho High Court has sentenced three individuals to life imprisonment after being found guilty of the charges of conspiracy to commit murder, murder,...

Akosombo Dam Spillage: About 800 cage farms worth GH¢54m destroyed

Fish farmers affected by the Akosombo Dam Spillage incurred a loss of about GH¢54 million due to the incident. This was revealed by the Chief...

Passage of anti-LGBTQ bill stirs mixed reactions in Kumasi

Some residents in the Ashanti region have expressed varied concerns on parliament’s passage of the anti-LGBTQ Bill, which awaits assent by the President.  Known as...

Neonatal jaundice treated with improvised firefly device in Goaso: Redeeming Hands Foundation supports hospital

Treating neonatal jaundice in the Goaso municipality of the Ahafo region has over the years presented dire challenges to the municipal hospital due to...

Police foils deadly attack on Accra-bound bus in Bawku [Photos]

A police escort team in Bawku foiled what could have been a deadly attack on an Accra-bound bus carrying passengers from the volatile Upper...

Ghana Month: Food Bazaar ushers activities on Nhyira Fm and Luv Fm

Luv Fm and Nhyira Fm, two leading radio stations in the Ashanti region, have lined up a series of on-air activities and outdoor events...

Driver to President of Oti Regional House of Chiefs drowns in Volta Lake [Video+Photos]

A 35-year-old driver to the President of the Oti Regional House of Chiefs has reportedly drowned in the Volta Lake. According to reports, the deceased...

Meningitis kills four in Upper West region

Four people have lost their lives to Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) in the Upper West region, with a total of 18 cases reported since January...

Driver narrates how he escaped robbery attack on Accra-Kumasi road [Listen]

The driver of the 2M Express bus that narrowly escaped a robbery attack on the Kumasi-Accra Highway has recounted the harrowing experience. On February 27,...

Publish ‘dumsor’ timetable – Minority tells government

The Minority in Parliament has urged the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to promptly release a schedule for the ongoing power outages commonly referred...

Popular Burkinabe healer arrives in Ghana for humanitarian service

A revered religious leader popularly referred to as, the Healer, from Burkina Faso, Prophetess Amsetou Nikiéma arrived in Ghana on Wednesday, as part of...

ECG rejects PURC’s explanation for current power outages

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has rejected the PURC’s explanation for the current erratic power supply situation. This follows claims that the supply challenges...

The People’s Forum: Anyaa Sowutuom residents threaten to vote against NPP over bad roads

Residents of Anyaa Sowutuom in the Ga Central Municipal District of the Greater Accra Region are infuriated with government over the deplorable nature of...

Assin Fosu identified as hub for serious organised crime – EOCO

Assin Fosu in the Central region has been identified as a hub for serious organised crimes in the country. According to the Economic and Organized...

Court orders arrest of 42-year-old retired Military officer over enlistment fraud

An Accra Circuit Court has ordered the arrest of a 42-year-old retired Military officer accused of defrauding some people of GH₵194,500.00. Mr Daniel Asiedu is...

Demolition: Central Regional Security Council storms Buduburam [Video]

The Central Regional Security Council has stormed Gomoa Buduburam, to intervene in the ongoing demolition exercise that had caused distress and unrest in the...

Gonja youth wages war against hunters

In a significant move to protect wildlife and reserves of Gonjaland in the Savannah Region, the youth have resolved to prevent hunting activities in...

Jospong Group to employ Nigerians to manage waste treatment plant

Jospong Group of Companies has assured the Lagos State Government that it will employ Nigerians to manage the waste treatment facility. Speaking with the Managing...

1,450 gallons of illicit oil confiscated at CMB

The Anti-Smuggling Task Force on Wednesday February 28, 2024 continued their swoop on illicit vegetable oil imports, confiscating 1,450 gallons without proper documentation. Importers...

Bosomtwe residents embrace prepaid water purchase [Video]

Residents of Bonsomtwe in the Ashanti region are now paying water bills electronically through an E-card. This was introduced by a group calling itself...

Power outage: Ghanaians deserves clarity to aid planning – Ben Boakye

Executive Director of the Africa Center for Energy Policy (ACEP), Benjamin Boakye says the public needs more information about the power outages to plan...

Judgment debt: A-G affirms GH¢10 trillion savings

The Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has affirmed President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s revelations that the government has saved the country...

Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill will undermine Ghana’s economic growth – U.S cautions

The United States is warning of dire implications for the Ghanaian economy after the country’s parliament enacted a Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian...

US Ambassador condemns passage of Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill

The United States (US) Ambassador to Ghana, Virginia E. Palmer has condemned the passage of the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian...

Prof Gadzekpo, others being funded by LGBTQ+ organizations – Sam George claims [Listen]

A lead sponsor of the anti-LGBTQI+ Bill, Samuel George claims the Coalition of 18 Civil Society Groups against the Bill are being funded by...

We’re ready to face ‘Big 18’ in court – Anti-LGBTQ+ proponents on threats of legal action

Proponents of the Proper Human Sexual Rights and Family Values bill say they are prepared to face off in court with the Coalition of...

Serial taxi thief sentenced to 25 years imprisonment

The Tema Court ‘A’ has sentenced Eric Gyimah, a serial taxi thief, to 25 years imprisonment in hard labour for robbing Daniel Azure of...

43% imported electrical cables fake

The market is still flooded with substandard electrical cables that are said to be smuggled into the country through unapproved import sources. A latest review...

Over 10,000 gallons of smuggled cooking oil seized [Photos]

A joint task force led by the Tree Crop Development Authority has begun sanitising markets by seizing smuggled cooking oil. On Tuesday, February...

Anti-LGBTQI+ bill: What changed your mind? Prof Gadzekpo asks Sam George

The Board Chair of the Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), Audrey Gadzekpo, has criticised Ningo Prampram Member of Parliament (MP) following the passage of...

Bawumia commissions Digital Repository for Wesley Girls SHS in memory of his mother 

The Vice President and Flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has inaugurated a digital repository for Wesley Girls Senior High...

Free SHS review: Mahama accuses NPP of double standards

The flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has accused the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) of double standards in...

Reject anti-LGBTQI+ bill – Akufo-Addo told

Advocacy group, Rightify Ghana has called on President Nana Akufo-Addo to reject and not assent the anti LGBTQI+ bill into law. In a statement the...

I am interested in sanctity of Ghanaian children not what you do in your bedroom – Sam George

The Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram and a leading sponsor of the Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, Sam George,...

Passage of anti-LGBTQ+Bill will affect everyone – UNAIDS

UNAIDS has expressed concern about people's health and rights over the passage of the anti-LGBTQI+ bill by parliament. In a statement, the Executive...

Passage of anti-LGBTQ+Bill will worsen brain drain in Ghana – Academic laments

An academic and researcher, Dr Amanda Odoi, has expressed concern about the potential increase in the rate of brain drain now that the Human...

Free SHS graduate sells sugarcane to raise funds for nursing training

A free Senior High School (SHS) graduate whose parents were unable to further her education has resorted to selling packaged sugarcane on the streets...

I don’t like the Ghana I’m leaving behind; times are very rough – Nunoo-Mensah

A former Chief of Staff of the Ghana Armed Forces, Brigadier Joseph Nunoo-Mensah has advised the incumbent government to take cues from the experiences...

CSOs coalition threatens Supreme Court action against anti-LGBTQ+ bill

A coalition of 18 Civil Society groups has threatened to head to the Supreme Court should President Nana Akufo-Addo assent to the Proper Sexual...