Ghana News, Events, Entertainment and Trends
The National Communications Authority of Ghana is set to shut down 49 TV stations that have been operating illegally in the country. In a press release, the NCA has announced that it has embarked on an exercise to shut down TV stations operating without authorization and the stations listed includes, Kwaku Bonsam TV, Asempa TV, BTV among others. “This forms […]
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One of three suspects facing trial for the murder of the Aeronautic Engineer of African World Airline (AWA) has reportedly admitted to the crime but explained that he mistook the deceased for a pig. The Akyem Oda Police has arrested Joseph Kwasi Effah alias Kwasi Tailor, Kwabena Akwaah, 45, and Kwasi Bosompem Mensah, 58, all members of the local community […]
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The Minister for Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Ebenezer Kojo Kum, has disclosed that allowing members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ+) community to practice freely will be detrimental to the country. Mr. Kum said this when he paid a courtesy call on the Chief Imam to court support for government in clamping down of homosexual activities. Addressing […]
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Former Senior Minister, Yaw Osafo-Maafo, has been appointed as a Senior Presidential Advisor to President Nana Akufo-Addo. The 79-year-old announced his appointment while addressing the Birim Central Municipal Assembly at Akyem Oda in the Eastern Region. Mr. Osafo-Maafo served under President Akufo-Addo’s first term, where he was appointed Senior Minister. However, he retired from the role after four years and was […]
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A second application filed against the Achimota School over its refusal to admit dreadlocked students has been dismissed. Rastafarian student, Tyron Marhguy, was seeking an injunction to force the school to admit him temporarily pending the final determination of the case. However, the Human Rights Court 1 Division of the High Court threw out the application during Tuesday’s sitting. According to a […]
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The Minister of Works and Housing, Francis Asenso-Boakye, has revealed that the government spent GH¢230 million to provide proper drainage systems to end the perennial flooding in some parts of the country. He made this known after touring some major drainage projects in some flood-prone areas in Accra on Tuesday, March 23, 2021, and said the government remained committed to resolving the […]
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The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Rights of Ghana has raised funds online to acquire new office space in Accra. The group set a $100, 000 target when the Ghana Police Service closed down the recently opened office space on February 24, 2021. The LGBT group on its Twitter page said it had currently raised an amount of $37, 000. The […]
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His Excellency, the President’s Representative at the Ministry of the Interior, has by Executive Instrument renewed the Curfew hours imposed on Bunkpurugu Township and its environs in the North East Region from 8:00pm to 6:00am effective Tuesday, 9th March, 2021 Government continues to urge Chiefs, Opinion Leaders, Youth and People of the area to exercise restraint in the face of the […]
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The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will deliver his first State of the Nation Address in his second term tomorrow, Tuesday, March 9, 2021. This will be in accordance with Article 67 of the Constitution which mandates the President to present to Parliament the address at the beginning of each session of Parliament and before the dissolution of Parliament. “The […]
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The Board of Trustees of the COVID-19 National Trust Fund has pledged to intensify education on the vaccines to be administered. According to the board, the exercise will aid in clearing the doubts people have about the negative effects of the vaccine. At an event organized by the Greater Accra Arts Centre and Rescue Volunteers on COVID-19, the administrator for […]
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