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Escaped convict Thabo Bester and Dr Nandipha Magudumana were arrested in Tanzania. Free State ActionSA Chairperson, Patricia Kopane says it will be an insult and insensitive to release Dr Nandipha Magudumana on bail. Kopane says the fact that Magudumana was arrested in a foreign country shows that she does not …

Neil Wigan, the British High Commissioner-designate to Kenya, has not even presented his credentials yet, but he may already be thinking of how to deal with an old problem: An inquiry into alleged atrocities inflicted on Kenyans by his country’s soldiers at their training unit in northern Kenya. This and …

The Data Protection Commission has released a list of some digital lending apps (loan apps) that have been breaching Ghana’s data laws by exploiting the information of Ghanaians who use their services. In a statement copied to GhanaWeb, the commission said that the operation of most of these apps are illegal …

A French Minister has reiterated calls for the respect of rights of Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ+) people. Chrysoula Zacharopoulou, who is the French Minister of State for Development, Francophonie and International Partnerships, said during a presss conference in Accra that she would continue to advocate for rights for …

Director of LGBTQ+ Rights Ghana and a humanist, Alex Kofi Donkor has intimated that persons who express different sexuality either than what is familiar with Ghanaians or other Africans must not be stigmatized. He suggests respect shown to others who are not from the LGBTQI community must be extended to …

Vice President of the United States of America, Kamala Harris, has spoken to the issue of the criminalisation of Lesbians, Gays, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ+) activities in Ghana. Responding to a question at Jubilee House, in Accra, on Monday, March 27, Kamala Harris said that for her, the LGBTQ+ issue …

Press release: Agona denkyira toafie royal family Amma Abrewa royal gate, Miremano Final funeral rite of Nana Kyi Kwadwo and related injustices and violations Purpose of Press Conference To expose the injustices meted on the true family and the real owners/overlord of the Toafie enclave of Asuogya, Jenjenmireja and Miremano …

Presbyterian Boys’ Secondary School, otherwise known as Legon PRESEC on Wednesday, October 26, 2022, has won the 2022 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) title. Following a keen contest, they beat Prempeh College and Adisadel College (Adisco). At the end of the contest, Legon PRESEC garnered 50, Prempeh College got …

It’s D-day for the 2022 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) and three boys schools: Prempeh College, PRESEC Legon, and Adisadel College, are racing for the bragging rights. With each school being champions at least once before, the competition is expected to be a keen one. PRESEC Legon, the school …

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has been sentenced in a federal court Thursday to 21 years in prison for violating George Floyd’s civil rights. Chauvin previously pleaded guilty to the civil rights violation during Floyd’s May 25, 2020 arrest when the former officer pressed his knee on the back …