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The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has confirmed that a military helicopter with registration number GHF 696 made an emergency landing at Bonsukrom in Agona Nkwanta. This incident happened on Tuesday, March 19, 2024, in the Ahanta West District of the Western Region.     Amateur footage shows a side view …

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has condemned the series of embarrassing incidents that have marred Ghana’s hosting and participation in the ongoing African Games. A statement issued by the party in response to reports of South Africa’s decision to withdraw its men’s and women’s hockey teams from the competition, citing …

The Managing Director of Gihoc Distilleries Limited Maxwell Kofi Jumah says Jesus drank alcohol and commanded human beings to drink alcohol. He says that the first miracle Jesus did was to turn water into wine and not fruit juice. The Managing Director was reacting to a question about his dream …

The National Communications Authority (NCA) has announced that it will require at least five weeks to completely restore internet connections nationwide. Since Thursday, March 14, 2024, Mobile Network Operations have faced disruptions due to cuts in undersea fibre optic cables, critical components for internet connectivity in Ghana. These outages have …

The Former President of Ghana, H.E John Kofi Agyekum Kufuor has described activities of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer/questioning, asexual, and many other terms (including non-binary and pansexual) as demonic and evil, and argues that such behaviors shouldn’t be accepted in the nation. He continued by saying that God …

A Private legal practitioner and Ghanaian journalist, Richard Dela Sky has filed a lawsuit against Parliament at the Supreme Court regarding the passage of the Anti-LGBTQ+ bill. On Tuesday, March 5, 2024, Sky’s legal team submitted an application to the Supreme Court, seeking a declaration that the Human Sexual Rights …

The President of the republic, H.E Akufo-Addo has reassured the international community of Ghana’s commitment to upholding human rights despite the recent passage of the Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, popularly known as the Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill. Addressing concerns during a diplomatic engagement, the President emphasised that …

National laws criminalizing consensual same-sex relations between adults exist in a minimum of 67 countries. These laws may specifically target certain sexual acts, and in some cases, they are general and open to interpretation. Penalties range from fines to life imprisonment and, in extreme cases, the death penalty. Law enforcement …

The US Supreme Court has struck down efforts by individual states to bar Donald Trump from running as a presidential candidate for November’s election. Justices unanimously overruled Colorado’s decision to disqualify Trump from the Republican primary ballot. Judges in the state had cited an anti-insurrection clause in the US Constitution …

President Akufo-Addo has been advised by Ghana’s Ministry of Finance not to sign the newly enacted Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill into law.   The Finance Ministry warned that taking such action could have a negative impact on the nation’s ability to get financial support from international organizations like the Bretton Woods Institutions …