Members of Gabon’s lower house of parliament have voted to decriminalise homosexuality, becoming one of the few countries in sub-Saharan Africa to reverse a law that punishes sexual relations between people of the same sex. Last year, the central African nation criminalised homosexuality and made gay sex punishable …
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Pope Francis compared priests who defied lockdown measures to ‘adolescents’
Pope Francis praised healthcare workers and “obedient and creative” priests who served during the novel coronavirus pandemic. As for priests who acted in defiance of safety measures and guidelines, Francis compared their behavior to that of children. The Pope made his remarks Sunday at the Vatican, where he …
Read More »Covid-19: Korle Bu CEO Tests Positive
The Chief Executive Officer of the Korle Bu Teaching hospital, Dr. Daniel Asare has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Citi News sources say the CEO has been out of office for the past 10 days as a result. In his stead, the Medical Director of the Korle …
Read More »Latest Supreme Court directs government to purchase Woyome’s properties
The Supreme Court has directed the government to purchase some properties belonging to businessman Alfred Woyome rather than just taking ownership. Deputy Attorney General Godfred Yeboah Dame had in an application urged the Apex court to allow the state to take ownership after failure by an auctioneer to …
Read More »GFA, govt to offer support to stranded Ghanaian footballers in Ethiopia – Kurt Okraku
The President of the Ghana Football Association, Kurt Okraku, says he is in discussions with the Ministry of Youth and Sports, as well as the Foreign Affairs Ministry to provide every needed assistance to some stranded Ghanaian footballers in Ethiopia. Earlier today, over a dozen Ghanaian footballers, including …
Read More »I lost an election because I didn’t give delegates ‘waakye’- NDC Communicator
A communication team member of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), George Narsh, has bemoaned the monetization of internal party elections. Recounting his bitter experience in contesting in an internal party race as an organizer, he disclosed he lost to his opponent because of ‘Waakye’. According to …
Read More »Education Minister suspected of contracting coronavirus, isolates at UGMC
The Minister of Education, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, is in isolation at the University of Ghana Medical Center (UGMC) in Accra after being suspected of contracting coronavirus. This follows a voluntary test he undertook of COVID-19 at the same centre on Monday evening after he returned from his constituency. The …
Read More »NPP polling station executive murdered
A polling station executive of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) at Kubekror in the Wassa East district has been murdered by an unknown assailant. The 50-year-old Madam Mary Adade was allegedly murdered in her room last week Friday. The younger brother of the deceased, Mr. Isaac Kwaku Boateng …
Read More »NSA dep. director Saka Quaye dead
The Deputy Director, Technical at the National Sports Authority (NSA) Saka Acquaye has died. The experienced sports administrator died today Wednesday, June 24, 2020, at the 37 Military Hospital. His daughter confirmed to Starr Sports. “Dad suddenly collapsed on Tuesday although he had no medical conditions so …
Read More »Robbers kill pastor’s pregnant wife, stab 3-year-old daughter in Kumasi
A pregnant woman has died after she suffered knife wounds during a robbery attack at Heman/Ampatia New-Site, an urban community at Santasi near the Ashanti Regional capital, Kumasi. The incident occurred on Saturday, June 20, 2020 at about 1:30am, the police told Dailymailgh.com. The deceased, Juliana Adusei, 31, …
Read More »Takoradi Police Arrest Suspected Baby Thief
A suspected baby thief, Perpetual Yankey, also known as Akesi, who allegedly stole a 10-month-old baby at New Takoradi is currently in the grips of the Takoradi Central Police Command. She was arrested on Tuesday, June 23, 2020, at her hideout at Asaasetre near Nkroful with the baby …
Read More »ANC councillor shot dead
An ANC councillor was shot dead at his home in Umlazi in KwaZulu-Natal on Tuesday. Bhekithemba Phungula, who was also a branch chairperson, died in a hail of bullets as unknown assailants opened fire, the ANC in the eThekwini region said in a statement. Regional task team …
Read More »Two arrested over demolition at Nigeria High Commission
The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service has arrested two persons over the demolition of a building on the premises of the Nigeria High Commissioner in Accra. The two were arrested on Monday, June 22, according to a press release from the CID. “The …
Read More »About 18k Ghanaians have died over banking cleanup – ASEPA
Policy think tank ASEPA has claimed about 18,000 Ghanaians have died as a result of the banking sector cleanup. According to the ASEPA boss, scores of victims of the exercise have also been ejected from their homes. “18,000 workers of the affected cleanup exercise have died. 6,500 …
Read More »Liberian Minister flown to Ghana for coronavirus treatment
Professor Ansu D. Sonii Sr., the Education Minister of Liberia who has tested positive for COVID-19, has been flown into Accra for treatment. The 70-year-old minister was flown in over the weekend after his condition deteriorated. In a Joy News report, the minister was said to be in …
Read More »Wife damages husband’s genitals over alleged infidelity
Nigerian law enforcement officials have commenced an investigation into the allegation against a housewife, who reportedly damaged the genitals of her husband. One Omolara Seriki, a resident of Ikirun had reported her husband, Raheem Seriki, to the command, accusing him of shirking his responsibilities as husband and father. …
Read More »31 December coup commemoration: AG wants case dismissed, backs NDC
The Attorney-General (AG) wants the lawsuit brought before the Supreme Court, challenging the continuous commemoration of the 31st December, 1981 coup d’état to be dismissed. According to a Citi News report, the proposed statement of claim filed by Grace M-Ewoal, the Chief State Attorney, the AG argues that …
Read More »Muntaka is not relevant, I won’t reconcile with him – Kennedy Agyapong
Kennedy Agyapong says the MP for Asawase is not someone relevant in his life, therefore, he is not going to reconcile with him. The two men had a fracas in Parliament over a year ago. According to the Assin Central MP, he would have fought the MP in Parliament, …
Read More »Akufo-Addo apologises for demolition of property at Nigerian High Commissioner’s premises
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has rendered an unqualified apology to the Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari over the recent demolition of a building at the residence of the Nigerian High Commissioner in Accra. In a release cited by GhanaWeb, the Presidency of Nigeria stated President Akufo-Addo in a telephone call …
Read More »Kufuor sacked me from his house over Alan’s candidature – Kennedy Agyapong recounts
Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, the Assin Central Member MP, has recounted a bitter experience he had with former President John Agyekum Kufuor during which the latter sacked him from his house over an alleged lie told by a young man called Ato Eshun Kufuor. According to him, President …
Read More »VIDEO: China deploys self-driving cars to deliver foods; disinfect places in the streets
As a way to reduce the spread of coronavirus, China, according to Mashable, is using self-driving vans called Hercules to deliver foods and disinfect streets. In a Tweet shared by Mashable on Saturday, June 20, it said that the vans have been doing the delivery and sanitisation works for the past …
Read More »Nana Aba Anamoah may face up to 12 months jail sentence over Range Rover gift – DVLA
Media personality Nana Aba Anamoah may face up to 12 months jail sentence if she drives the Range Rover she received on her birthday, according to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA). The EIB Network employee took over social media on her birthday (Friday, June 19) when she …
Read More »Four students of Odorgonno SHS allegedly isolated due to high temperatures
Four students at the Odorgonor Senior High School in Accra have been allegedly isolated because they registered high temperatures on thermometer guns. According to Accra-based Atinka News, this was the observation when its team visited schools in Accra on the first of day reopening on Monday, June 22, 2020. …
Read More »What NPP parliamentary aspirants allegedly used to ‘influence’ votes
In case you missed it or didn’t quite follow the fallouts from the just ended NPP primaries, then this could be a sub summary of some interesting events. Since the inception of Ghanaian democratic development, there have been very paramount complaints about issues of vote-buying and electorate influencing or any …
Read More »Melcom Employee Arrested Over Murder Attempt On Manager
DGN Online has gathered that the failed robbery attempt at Melcom, reported last Sunday, June 21, 2020 in Ho was actually an attempted murder mission. Fresh details analysed from eyewitnesses and inside sources point to the fact that one of the two assailants arrested on that fateful day, was a former …
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