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General Superintendent for the Assemblies of God Church, Rev. Dr. Paul Frimpong Manso has said there is no way President Akufo-Addo will legalize homosexuality because he is not gay. In an answer to a question in an interview with Aljazeera on why Ghana’s laws still criminalize homosexuality, President Akufo-Addo said: “This is the socio-cultural issue if you like…I don’t believe ...

The General Legal Council (GLC) has suspended lawyers Charles Owusu Juanah and Kwame Amoako from legal practice for a period of two years each commencing from 24 November 2017. The two lawyers were charged with three counts under Rule 9 (4) of the Legal Profession (Professional Conduct and Etiquette) Rules, 1969 L.I. 613. They are from the Chambers. The letter ...

President Nana Akufo-Addo’s recent comments on homosexuality during an interview with Al Jazeera are not dissimilar from former President John Mahama’s, former Commissioner on the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Mr Emile Short, has said. In his interview, President Akufo-Addo said changing Ghana’s laws to legalise homosexuality is not a matter which is “on the agenda” but ...

General Overseer of God’s Crown Chapel, Prophet Reindolph Oduro Gyebi has sent a word of caution to Ghanaians to be steadfast in prayer as more mysterious deaths are going to occur during this year’s Christmas. According to him, some evil people will distribute monies and clothes that they have kept in cemeteries as part of a ritual to claim more ...

International Evangelist and President of the Worldwide Miracle Outreach, Rev. Dr. Lawrence Tetteh has strongly rejected the idea of legalizing homosexuality in Ghana. Dr. Tetteh’s lucid rejection of homosexuality comes after President Akufo-Addo stated that legalising homosexuality in Ghana is not an urgent concern to Ghanaians at the moment, but it is “bound to happen if there’s an overwhelming demand ...

The government has released GH¢ 100, 000, 000 to caterers of the Ghana School Feeding Programme to ease crisis facing the sector. The money is to defray the “remaining 44 days of arrears owed them for the second term and 56 days of the third term of 2016/2017 academic year respectively.” The aggrieved caterers stormed the Gender Minister late October ...

Former President John Dramani Mahama has taken a swipe at President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for rushing to implement the free Senior High School (SHS) policy, hinting of a possible reversal of the programme by a future National Democratic Congress (NDC) government since it is not mandatory. “Why should the government introduce free education now when the Constitution says it ...

French President Emmanuel Macron starts his first tour of Africa on Monday. He is to visit Ghana, Burkina Faso and Côte d’Ivoire in an effort to revitalise France’s image on the continent. Macron’s advisers say he hopes to modernise France’s relations with Africa by emphasising business links, education and sport rather than development aid. Although Macron has pledged to increase ...

The Interior Minister Ambrose Dery has said the six police officers caught on camera extorting money from drivers are being dealt with by the hierarchy of the Ghana Police Service. The six, stationed at Sekondi Police Regional headquarters, were summoned to Accra to answer charges of misconduct after the video of them extorting money from motorists went viral on social ...

Nursing trainees in three training colleges in the Upper East Region, have thanked President Nana Akufo-Addo for the restoration of their allowances. Hundreds of the trainees held a procession on some principal streets of Bolgatanga with placards conveying their gratitude. Speaking to Citi News, the trainee nurses said the restoration of their allowances is helping them to pay their schools ...