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Reject Anti-LGBTQ Bill – Samia Nkrumah Tells President Akufo-Addo

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Former Member of Parliament for Jomoro, Samia Yaba Nkrumah, has called on President Akufo-Addo not to sign the Bill on Human Sexual Rights and Family Values, also known as the anti-LGBTQ bill. This legislation, which was passed in Parliament on February 28, 2024, seeks to criminalize LGBTQ activities and prohibit their promotion, advocacy, and funding. […]

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RTI commission to sanction recalcitrant institutions

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The Right to Information (RTI) Commission has warned that some public institutions risk facing sanctions for failing to file annual reports detailing their activities under the RTI Act, 2019 (Act 989), for the preceding year. The commission maintained that although a mandatory requirement, many public institutions and private firms that received public resources or provided

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4 students of Comboni arrested for vandalising property at SOGASCO

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Four students of Comboni Vocational Technical School have been arrested by the Sogakofe District Police Command for allegedly vandalizing the main gate of Sogakope Senior High School (SOGASCO) in the South Tongu District of the Volta region. The incident reportedly occurred on Sunday, March 10, 2024, around 1:00 AM. Sliding glasses of the main entrance

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2024 Elections: Guarantor system back – Indelible ink remains

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The Electoral Commission (EC) will now use the guarantor system as part of the voter registration process after abandoning the attempt to introduce a new Constitutional Instrument (CI) for the December 7, 2024 Elections. This means that the Ghana Card will not be the only document for establishing the eligibility of prospective voters who qualify

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Nigeria: Government pauses controversial expatriate employment levy

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Nigeria has paused a controversial annual levy that would require businesses employing expatriates to pay $15,000 (£12,000) for a director and $10,000 (£8,000) for other workers. President Bola Tinubu imposed the tax over a week ago, but it was met with widespread condemnation. The Ministry of Interior said on X the levy would be paused

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My husband didn’t die from food poisoning; he battled a terminal disease – Lilian Kumah

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The widow of John Kumah, the late deputy Finance Minister and New Patriotic Party (NPP) member of Parliament for Ejisu in the Ashanti Region, has emphatically stated that her husband did not die from food poisoning, contrary to circulating reports in sections of mainstream media and social media. Instead, she clarified that he courageously battled

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Amnesty International calls for Presidential assent to the Anti-witchcraft Bill

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Amnesty International, a Non-governmental Organisation (NGO) has called for a swift Presidential assent to the Anti-Witchcraft Bill, to protect especially vulnerable women, who are unjustly accused of witchcraft and subjected to inhumane treatment. Miss Genevieve Partington, the Country Director of Amnesty International, who made the call said, “By enacting this Bill into law, we send

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Peace Council cautions Political Parties against acrimonious litigation

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The National Peace Council (NPC) has urged Political Parties to resort to alternative dispute resolution (ADR) to resolve their differences instead of opting for acrimonious litigation. Speaking at the opening ceremony of a two-day Consultation and Training Program on ADR for political parties in Accra, Chairman of the Greater Accra Regional Peace Council, Reverend Samuel

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NAM1 CASE: Court overrules Prosecution Witness’s objection of some exhibits in Court

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The High Court in Accra has overruled an objection raised by Lawyer for CEO of Defunct Menzgold, Nana Appiah Mensah, popularly known as NAM1, over the tendering of some exhibits by DSP Charles Nyarko, a prosecution witness. The said exhibits include documents from the Bank of Ghana and the Securities and Exchange Commission. The lawyer, Kwame

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