Tag Archives: ANTI

3-day protest to demand release of anti-galamsey protesters begins today

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A three-day protest is set to begin today, Thursday, October 3, in Accra, as activists demand the immediate release of 53 Democracy Hub protesters who were arrested during an anti-galamsey demonstration last week. The demonstration, which will run until October 5, aims to highlight the ongoing environmental destruction caused by …

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Akuffo Addo signs E-levy Bill into law despite Supreme Court Suit, Why delay on Anti- LGBTQ+ Bill? – Michael Turkson Quizzes

A former Parliamentary Aspirant and youngest amongst the nine to contest for the Mfantsiman Constituency parliamentary Seat on the ticket of National Democratic Congress (NDC),Mr Michael Donatus Turkson says President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s refusal to assent to the LGBTQ+ bill will hinder the country’s morality. In a letter signed …

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Passage of anti-gay bill will hurt Ghana’s economy, international reputation – US Ambassador

The United States Ambassador to Ghana, Virginia Palmer has expressed concern over the passage of the anti-gay bill and its potential negative impact on Ghana’s economy and global reputation. Ghana’s parliament on Wednesday, February 28, 2024, passed the Promotion of Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, widely known as …

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We put a lot of faith in you only to be misled – Watch Aaron Adatsi’s anti-Akufo-Addo rap

Ghanaian actor, Aaron Adatsi in a seeming show of versatility has released a rap video directly hitting at President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and his government. The one minute twenty-one second video released amidst the ongoing #OccupyJulorbiHouse protest sees the actor call out the president and the government for failing to live …

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Here are the penalties for individuals found in violation of the Anti-Gay Bill when it is passed

The Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, 2021 also known as the Anti-Gay Bill has been topical in recent days. This is because Parliament on June 5, 2023, convened for the second reading of the bill since it was tabled before the house in 2021. …

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Ashanti NPP angry with Napo over his anti-party comments

Some members of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ashanti Region are up in arms against the Member of Parliament for Manhyia South, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, popularly known in political circles as Napo, and who doubles as the Minister for Energy, over his recent comments at Kumawu where he …

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Religion is anti-critical thinking: Class 4 textbook lists ‘negative effects’ of Christianity

A primary four history textbook has become the center of discussions after it emerged that it had content that in many parts listed disadvantages of religion, specifically of Christianity. The book, History of Ghana for Basic Schools, Learner’s Book 4, was authored by Francis Benjamin Appiah and Henry David Appiah. …

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Popular Zimbabwean writer acquitted over anti-government protest

Acclaimed Zimbabwean filmmaker and novelist Tsitsi Dangarembga has been acquitted by the country’s High Court of staging an anti-government protest in 2020, for which she had initially received a six-month suspended jail sentence and a fine. “I can confirm that she has been acquitted,” her lawyer Harrison Nkomo said after …

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Fetish Priests to curse any political leader who undermines passage of anti LGBTQ bill

A group of Fetish Priests in the Ashanti region have threatened to curse any political leader who will undermine the passage of the anti LGBTQ bill in parliament The group calling itself Traditional Healers Association says they will deal severely with any political authority who will try to sabotage the …

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‘I am hurt, disappointed!’ – Gifty Anti tackles marriage separation rumours again

Ghanaian media personality, Oheneyere Gifty Anti, has expressed sadness at the magnitude of attacks she has experienced following rumours about her supposed failed marriage. Earlier, when social media was buzzing with news of Gifty Anti and her husband, Nana Ansah Kwao II’s purported separation, the popular media personality took to Facebook to react. …

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