President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has assured that Ghana will not legalize LGBTQI under his presidency. Speaking on GHTODAY on Tuesday, the former deputy Information Minister, Pius Enam Hadzide, stated that the president has confirmed that he will not oversee same-sex relationships gaining grounds in the country. “We are a people of culture governed by rules and regulations. Whatever decision ...
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’I’m gay’ – Journalist Ignatius Annor opens up
Ignatius Annor, a journalist with Euro News has admitted that he is a homosexual and has over the years denied his sexuality anytime he is confronted with it. According to him, he denied being gay because of the fear of losing his journalism career. Admitting that the issue of homosexuality is very controversial, Annor said, some people who have seen ...
Read More »I crossed the line – Ayine apologises over ‘predetermined agenda’ comment
Dr Dominic Ayine has apologised over his contemptuous comment following contempt proceedings against him by the Supreme Court Monday. “I have looked at what I said that day and I have come to the conclusion that I went overboard. I crossed the lines with respect to the remarks that I made in terms of attributing impropriety to the Supreme Court ...
Read More »Supreme Court dismisses Mahama’s review motion to reopen case
The Supreme Court has dismissed former President John Mahama’s review application to reopen his case in the ongoing election petition trial. The unanimous decision of the nine-member panel chaired by Justice Kwasi Anin Yebaoh held that the application is without merit. This is the third review application from the Petitioner that ha been dismissed. Other members of the panel are ...
Read More »Church of Pentecost not against COVID-19 vaccines – Chairman
The Church of Pentecost has indicated that it is not against the administration of COVID-19 vaccines. This comes after widespread myths and conspiracy theories over the efficacy of the vaccines, especially on social media. The church noted that “there are clear theological, social, scientific, medical, legal, and economic implications for the general misinformation and conspiracy theories circulating in the mass ...
Read More »Regulate cryptocurrencies now – Economist to BoG, SEC
Economist and Dean of the University of Cape Coast Business School, Prof. John Gatsi, has urged regulatory bodies – the central bank (BoG) as well as the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) – to as a matter of extreme urgency step-up measures for the regulation of blockchain-backed cryptocurrencies. He argued that Ghana is not insulated from the significant developments in ...
Read More »Election petition: Rule according to your conscience – Tsatsu to judges
Lawyer for the petitioner in the ongoing Supreme Court trial over the 2020 presidential election Tsatsu Tsikata has appealed to the judges to rule on the matter according to their conscience. “May each of your lordships decide in accordance with your conscience and your judicial oath,” he told the court during his review application for leave to reopen their case. ...
Read More »Savelugu Municipal hospital partially shut down over Covid surge
The Savelugu Municipal Hospital has partially shut down its OPD services to the general public after some staff tested positive for COVID-19. The partial closure of the facility became necessary after the entire staff of the hospital went through mandatory mass testing due to the upsurge of cases among workers of the facility. Over 60 health workers tested positive for ...
Read More »Otumfuo donates books, school bags to remote schools in Atwima Nwabiagya
The Otumfuo Osei Tutu II Foundation in partnership with Ashanti professional club has donated hundreds of exercise books and bags to 8 selected Junior High Schools (JHS) in deprived remote communities of Atwima Nwabiagya South districts of the Ashanti region. Each student in all schools where the exercise took place received a school bag and five exercise books each to ...
Read More »Everyone opposing Tsikata’s push for a Jean Mensa testimony is why we are in a mess – Franklin Cudjoe
The President of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe believes that anyone who opposes Lawyer Tsatsu Tsikata’s case for the petitioner, John Dramani Mahama, is part of the reason why the country is in a mess. The lead counsel for John Mahama has advanced several arguments as to why the Electoral Commission Chairperson, Jean Mensa, must mount the witness box to testify ...
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