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Be circumspect in handling LGBTQ+ cases – IGP urges officers

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), James Oppong Boanuh, has urged officers of the Ghana Police Service to enforce the laws in cases involving lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTQI) persons. This comes in the wake of the closure of an office space for a group, LGBTQ+ Rights Ghana …

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SHS final year student commits suicide in Ashanti region

A 22-year-old final year student of Toase Senior High School in the Ashanti Region, identified as Kwame Boadu, has allegedly hanged himself. The incident is reported to have occurred at Barekese in the Atwima Nwabiabya North District of the Region. The student, according to reports, was found hanging dead in …

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PHOTOS: Passengers stranded at Airport as staff withdraw services

A number of domestic departure passengers are stranded at the Airport following a strike by Kotoka International Airport general staff. A staff member explained to stranded passengers that unless the strike is called off, they would have to make alternate arrangements. The Managing Director, Yaw Kwakwa’s office was locked and …

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Prostitutes in Koforidua cry over high demand for anal sex by customers

Commercial Sex workers in the Eastern regional capital, Koforidua have decried the rise in the number of men who opt for anal sex rather than vaginal sex. According to them, it has become a worrying trend which is leading to several health complications among their members. This revelation was made on …

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16 dead in fatal crash involving two Buses at Akim Asafo

Sixteen (16) passengers comprising 13 males and 3 females have died in a fatal head-on collision between two Kia Granbird Buses on the Akyem Asafo Stretch of the Accra to Kumasi Highway. Many other passengers are in critical condition and have been rushed to Suhum government Hospital and Akyem Asafo …

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Second batch of coronavirus vaccines arrives today

The second batch of COVID-19 vaccines, which is to help the country fight the raging pandemic, is expected to be delivered today. The Emirates flight transporting the vaccines will land at the Kotoka International Airport at about 7: 30hrs on Friday. The quantity of vaccines onboard is not yet known. It would …

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Commuters stranded as parts of Accra get flooded after heavy downpour

Parts of Accra have been flooded following a heavy downpour, Thursday. The over one hour downpour has displaced sellers, residents and commuters around the Kwame Nkrumah Circle Interchange and adjoining communities. Many residents were left scooping water from their compounds with commuters being stranded in traffic. Vehicular traffic has also …

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I did not order closure of LGBTQ+ office – Akufo-Addo

Claim: News reports have it that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo ordered for the closure of the new Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Individuals (LGBTQ+) office in Accra. Explanation On February 2, 2021, a tweet from @LGBTRightsGhana showed photos of the opening of the LGBTI office in Accra. Among …

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Why don’t you go to Saudi Arabia to legalize LGBTQ+ there? – Private Lawyer blasts Diplomats

A Private Legal Practitioner, Faisal Ibrahim has channeled his anger on the foreign diplomats advocating the rights of the Lesbians, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex (LGBTQI) group in Ghana. The lawyer, speaking on ”Kokrokoo” on Peace FM, blasted the diplomats for assisting the opening of LGBTQI office in the …

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