GENERAL NEWS

The Supreme Court has set October 26, 2021, to rule on the application to have Justice Honyenuga removed from hearing the criminal trial of former COCOBOD Chief Executive Officer, Dr Stephen Kwabena Opuni. This comes after Attorney General Godfred Dame filed for a review arguing that Mr Opuni’s right to …

The mother of a victim of incest in the Central region, Mavis Ayitey has renewed calls for justice for her underaged daughter who was impregnated by her father. The victim’s mother Mavis Ayitey said police at Agona Swedru are failing to act on the issue after the suspect[Kwesi Dawood], an …

• A protest was held on Monday against the anti-LGBTQ+ bill currently before the parliament of Ghana • The protest was held in New York and California in the United States of America • Participants in the protest include some Ghanaians living in the US and allies of the LGBTQ+ …

• Members of a pro-LGBTQ+ group are being threatened for their position on the issue • The 18-member bloc asked Parliament in a memo to dismiss the anti-LGBTQ+ Bill • Parliament is due to debate the bill when the House resumes later this month The 18-member human rights bloc advocating against an anti-Lesbian, Gay, …

• President Akufo-Addo’s daughter married the son of the CEO of GIHOC on Saturday • The private ceremony was held at the presidential villa with both families and some members of the governing party in attendance • Former President Kufuor led Kwabena Jumah to the house of wife’s parents Maxwell …

• President Akufo-Addo did not use the presidential jet on his latest trip • He flew to Serbia over the weekend aboard a chartered jet • He has previously used the Boeing 737-900ER BBJ3 for two overseas’ trips President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo did not use the presidential jet for his trip …

• A motorbike carrying two persons was involved in an accident on the Pokuase Interchange on Saturday • One victim died on the spot • The police are yet to identify the families of the deceased The second of two persons who were involved in a fatal motorbike accident on …

• About nine persons reportedly drowned in a canoe accident on Friday • Four of the victims were rescued immediately • The dead bodies of two other victims were retrieved from the River Offin on Sunday Two persons remain unaccounted for following an incident on the Offin River on Friday, …

Board member of the LGBTQ+ Rights Ghana, Va-Bene Elikem Fiatsi, has said that she will use every energy she has to fight the anti-gay bill proposed by the Parliament of Ghana. Earlier this year, the Speaker of Parliamentreceived a private member bill from some MPs that seeks to criminalize LGBTQ+ and …

President of Breast Care International (BCI), Dr Mrs Beatrice Wiafe Addai, has denounced the public perception that sucking of women’s breasts by men prevents breast cancer.  According to the Global Breast Cancer Advocate, no research has proven that breast cancer can be prevented by regular sucking of the breast by …