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The Supreme Court has dismissed an application seeking to injunct the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, from continuing with the consideration of the anti-LGBTQ bill.   This follows an application filed at the Supreme Court by a researcher named Dr. Amanda Odoi, seeking to declare that the ongoing consideration of …

Two Nigerians have been apprehended by the Kasoa Divisional Police Command for being in possession of an AK 47 assault rifle and 48 rounds of ammunition. The suspects, identified as Ikena Chiwetalu (38) and Christian Odikah (34), were arrested on July 13 during a routine stop and search operation conducted …

The national chairman of Nigeria’s ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), has quit the position nearly five months after leading the party to a presidential victory at the polls. Senator Abdullahi Adamu, a former governor of the central Nasarawa state, is said to have resigned along with the national …

National security is intensifying surveillance at the country’s border with neighbouring Burkina Faso following the arrest of some alleged refugees dressed as nursing mothers. This was after a thorough search on them revealed hidden weapons and ammunition.   It is unclear their real intentions in Ghana, but Deputy Defence Minister, …

Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has declared a state of emergency on food security to address ongoing food inflation. Immediate, medium and long-term interventions have been designed by the government to combat the shortages. These range from providing fertilisers and grains to farmers and households to assigning responsibility for food and …

Below  are the major news headlines captured on the frontpages of the various news papers in Ghana today, July 14, 2023.       Republic Press               The Ghanaian Publisher           The Chronicle               …

Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the President of Nigeria has been elected as the chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government at the 63rd Ordinary Session of the Authority held on July 9 2023, in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau. President Tinubu takes over from Umaro Sissoco Embaló, President of Guinea-Bissau. …

Below  are the major news headlines captured on the frontpages of the various news papers in Ghana today, Monday, July 10, 2023.   Daily Analyst                 Business Weekly                 The Ghanaian Observer         …

The President of the 4th Republic of Ghana, H.E Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says the redeveloped Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park will attract some one million domestic and international tourists. President Akufo-Addo assured of his government’s commitment to continue to invest in the tourism sector to help revive the economy. President …

The Upper East Regional public health emergency management committee has reviewed the ban placed on ruminants (cattle, sheep, goats, pigs and donkeys) from neighbouring countries. The committee on June 7, 2023, placed an indefinite ban on the movement, slaughtering and consumption of ruminants following the outbreak of anthrax. The Office …