The Asona-Minta traditional Council has summoned former Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress Koku Anyidoho over what they described as “unlawful divorce” of wife, Jennifer Boahemaa Yeboah. Jennifer Boahemaa Yeboah accused Koku Anyidoho of throwing her out of their matrimonial home. She also accused her husband of abandoning her at the hospital after …

Six Members of Parliament have served notice to sponsor a bi-partisan Private Members Bill to proscribe and criminalise the advocacy and practice of homosexuality.         They said the Bill would seek to further strengthen Ghana’s legal jurisprudence and existing legislation on unnatural carnal knowledge to reflect the …

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has urged the National Democratic Congress (NDC) 2020 flagbearer, John Mahama, to finally concede the election to President Akufo-Addo after the dismissal of his election petition. The party expressed its disappointment with Mr. Mahama’s contentions with the Supreme Court judgement in a statement. But it …

PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY SAVE GHANA FOUNDATION ON THE VERDICT OF THE 2020 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION PETITION We congratulate the Supreme Court of Ghana for a swift and tactful manner it handled the 2020 presidential election petition. It had been three months of solid turn of events in the court. The …

Bawku Central MP, Mahama Ayariga, says it was unconstitutional for the police to close the offices of the LGBTQ+ community in Ashongman, Accra.   Speaking in Parliament, he stated that although the practice of LGBTQ+ activities is illegal, the country does not forbid freedom of association or advocacy.   Mahama …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has tasked his newly-outdoored Ministers to make it a priority to add value to the country’s system of governance.     He said this is the only way the renewed four-year mandate given his New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration by Ghanaians can well be expressed. …

President Akufo-Addo has sworn into office 28 of his 30 nominees for the various ministerial portfolios. The swearing-in ceremony took place on Friday, March 5, 2021 at the Jubilee House in Accra. The two sectoral ministers who could not be sworn into office are the Minister-designate for Finance, Ken Ofori …

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, suspended sitting on Friday after Minority members absented themselves from the chamber. The Majority Leader who addressed the chamber at the start of business disclosed, that the NDC MPs did not state any official reason for their absence. Hon. Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu disclosed that efforts to …

Ghana’s debt will ‘plateau’ at approximately 75% of Gross Domestic Product (total value of goods and services produced in an economy within a period) from 2024, international ratings agency, Fitch, has said in its latest paper on “Energy Sector Debt a Risk to Ghana’s Post-Pandemic Debt Trajectory”. Accordingly, the debt …

The Minister-designate of Trade and Industry, Alan Kyerematen, may deliver the 2021 government Budget statement in Parliament on 12 March, sources at the Office of the President have told Asaase News. Popularly known as Alan Cash, the minister-designate is expected to be sworn into office shortly by President Nana Addo …