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Emmanuel Nii Boi Abbey was in his office at Kokomlemle, in Accra, on Friday, January 26, 2024, just around 7 pm when everything happened. According to details he shared with Accra-based newspaper, Daily Guide, the only way he was able to get through this assassination attempt was to overpower the suspect, who, he said purported to be a courier service …

A parliamentary employee has shared a distressing incident of nearly collapsing in an elevator in the Job 600 building on Thursday, due to a power outage. The individual, who feared for his life, was fortunately rescued by colleagues and security personnel. The power cut affected both the Parliament House and Job 600, the office complex for Members of Parliament (MPs), owing …

The flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has maintained Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang as his running mate for the 2024 presidential election. The names that have come up as possible running mates include the former Chief of Staff – Julius Debrah, former Kumasi Mayor Kojo Bonsu, the NDC Member of Parliament for Korle Klottey constituency …

PRESS STATEMENT MATTHEW MILLER, DEPARTMENT SPOKESPERSON FEBRUARY 28, 2024 The United States is deeply troubled by the Ghanaian Parliament’s passage of legislation, officially called the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, which would threaten all Ghanaians’ constitutionally protected freedoms of speech, press, and assembly. The bill seeks to criminalize any person who simply identifies as LGBTQI+, as well as …

Rev Akua Ofori-Boateng, the Director of Programmes for the Anglican Diocese of Accra, has stated that Ghana is currently facing ‘a crisis of ethics.’ According to her, people tend to do the right thing only when it benefits them. She suggested that the ethical state of the country reflects the ethical state of each Ghanaian. Furthermore, Rev Ofori-Boateng emphasised that …

By: Ruth Tang A lawyer and research consultant for the African Center for Tax Policy Research, Francis Timore Boi Esquire said political parties should provide extensive education to the public on issues of tax policies to facilitate a comprehensive understanding of taxation as well as decision-making among them. In an up-close interview with the research head of the Data Analysis …

By: Ruth Tang Lawyer John Agbotey, a respected and steadfast figure in the legal community, has expressed his appreciation to His Excellency President Akuffo-Addo for increasing the number of courts in the country. Agbotey made this known during a review session of the President’s recent State Address on PM Ghana’s show, which aired on Adoa television. According to him, lawyers …

By Stephen Bittor Kenneth Kabu Kanor, a member of the Communications team for the Opposition Party (NDC), has stressed that the flagbearer for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia is nowhere close to the flagbearer nominee of the NDC. He made this statement in response to a question posed to him as to whether the NDC’s nominee …

The Ghanaian Parliament has finally passed the Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Valus Bill 2021, best known as the anti-LGBTQI+ bill today Wednesday, February 28th, 2024. The newly published bill seeks to criminalize persons caught in the act and subjected to a 6-month to 3-year jail term with promoters and sponsors of the act bearing a 3 to 5-year jail term. …

By: Mary Wellington Richard Mauribe, a member of the NDC communication team, expressed shock on ADOATV’s PM Ghana show over the omission of the unemployment rate in the President’s SONA speech. According to him, out of the 33. million Ghanaians population, 4.3 million of the 11.3 million employed Ghanaians do not meet the labor force. He explained that the change …