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Lydia Seyram Alhassan, the Minister-Designate for the Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources, has attributed the filth in Accra to reckless and unconcerned human behaviour.Asked about the progress of the president’s initiative to make Accra the cleanest city and what she will do to continue with the initiative, she indicated …

A private legal practitioner, Richard Dela Sky, has applied with the Supreme Court, seeking a declaration that the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, commonly known as the anti-gay bill, is null, void, and of no effect. Sky contends that the passage of the bill violates Article 33(5) of the …

Facebook and Instagram users worldwide experienced a difficulty in accessing their accounts as of 4:15 pm GMT on March 5, 2024. The reason for the inability to access accounts is not yet known. However, users said they were booted out of the system and could not log into their accounts. …

The Secretary General of the Anglican Communion, Bishop Anthony Poggo, has been visiting and encouraging members of the Church of Bangladesh from 1-2 March as they celebrated their 50th anniversary and the 200th anniversary of St Thomas’ Cathedral. The Church of Bangladesh is a united Protestant church formed by the …

By: Angelina Tukpe In recent attempts to break Guinness World Records, individuals from Ghana have faced setbacks as they fell short of meeting the stringent criteria set forth by the renowned organization. Afua Asantewaa, who was trying to achieve the longest singing marathon, and Chef Failatu Abdul-Razak, who was striving …

BY: Richard Adjetey Adjei The Vice President of the Ghana Boxing Federation, Dauda Fuseini, calls Ghana unserious in various sports disciplines, speaking with Isaac Mortey host of sports Xplosion. He attributed his judgement to the lack of preparation of sporting teams and the inactivity of the government. “The United States …

Chaos unfolded at Dr. Kofi Boateng Memorial Hospital in Kasoa, near Accra, as Salis Nasir, 25, was rushed in a taxi, fighting for his life after a brutal attack by his Muslim brothers over allegations of being gay. Nasir’s childhood friends assaulted him and his ‘lover’ when they discovered them, …

The Ministry of Finance has urged President Akufo-Addo not to sign the recently passed Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill into law. In a press release issued on Monday, March 4, the Finance Ministry cautioned that such action could lead to severe repercussions on the country’s financial support from international organisations like the Bretton …

The Electoral Commission (EC) will receive nominations of candidates for this year’s presidential and parliamentary elections from September 9 to 13 in a major countdown to the climax of the political season. This will be followed by the balloting for positions on the presidential ballot paper on September 23, 2024, …

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has highlighted the dangers the numerous events that are held at the forecourt of the State House pose to Members of Parliament. Speaking to the top five schools that participated in the National Public Speaking Competition, Mr Bagbin said these regular events also restrict …