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Parliament has petitioned the Chief Justice, Justice Gertrude Torkornoo to expedite the hearing of cases related to the Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, popularly referred to as the anti-LGBTQI+ Bill. The petitioners highlighted precedence in the recent hearing of MP for South Dayi, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor’s case against the approval …

The final funeral rites of the late Member of Parliament for Ejisu and deputy finance minister, Dr. John Ampontuah Kumah, has been scheduled for May 18, 2024. The funeral, according to the family’s arrangement, will be held at Onwe, a suburb of Ejisu where his one-week observation took place. The …

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has appointed Dr. Joseph O. France as an Advisor to Universal Merchant Bank LTD (UMB). The appointment which took effect from March 25, 2024, is by section 101(1) of the Banks and Specialised Deposit-Taking Institutions Act, 2016 (Act 930). Banks were given up to the …

By Abigail Ofori A Ferry which was reported missing at Afram Plains with the Member of Parliament for the Afram Plains South, Hon Joseph Appiah Boateng on board has successfully been found. A news outlet by Accra-based Starr FM, on 28th March of this month reported on a missing Ferry …

Rashida Abubakar Tetteh, a mother who claims her baby at the Tema General Hospital due to power outage has expressed deep concerns about her safety. The 24-year-old grieving mother is alleging she is being threatened by some nurses at the facility over the publicity of the unfortunate incident. According to her, …

The Tema General Hospital has responded to a viral video that showed its Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in darkness. Nurses were struggling to care for babies during a power outage. The Hospital in a statement clarified that it was a brief generator trip-off. Dr. Richard Anthony, the medical director …

The Minority in Parliament is urging health facilities to be exempted from the current unannounced and unscheduled electricity load shedding by the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). They are also advocating for an audit to determine the capacity and reliability of alternate power supply systems in hospitals. “The Ministry of …

BY Janet Dumas Abubakar Kamoko Affectionately called Ambitious Tilapia secured a silver medal in boxing at the just-ended 13th African Games. Following in the footsteps of his father, who secured a bronze medal at the 1999 African Games in South Africa, Kamoko has ensured himself a silver medal surpassing what …

BY: Isaac Mortey Rising Boxing Sensation Abu Kamoko shared his ambitious goal: to become a world champion. Known in the ring as ‘Bukom Tilapia’, Kamoko expressed his determination to not only follow in the footsteps of his father, Braimah Kamoko but to surpass them and make a name for himself …

BY: Abigail Ofori Mr Seth Offei, a member of the New Patriotic Party’s communications team, has refuted the statement made by Mr Frank Ntui Fafa, a communication team member of the NDC, which suggested that the New Patriotic Party leadership has not added any Megawatts to the energy national grid. …