A known member of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, has stated his opposition to the controversial Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill popularly referred to as anti-LGBTQI+ Bill. Mr. Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko insists he is a proud Ghanaian and cherishes all Ghanaian values which includes tolerance. […] The post ‘I’m
Two Ghanaian scientists have been selected for the first Calestous Juma Science Leadership Fellowship. The fellowship is a prestigious program designed to support local scientists who are working towards developing innovations to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic and other global health priorities. The two Ghanaians, Dr. Anita Ghansah of the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research […] The post 2
The big news in this edition of Eyewitness News with Umaru Sanda Amadu Catholic Bishops’ criticism of Akufo-Addo administration not grounded in fact – Presidency Ignore Mahama; NDC has never been a socially democratic alternative – NPP Anti-LGBTQ legislation can’t be laid using Private Member’s Bill – Akoto Ampaw Aggrieved law students raise questions about […] The post Eyewitness
The Police have warned of a crash involving four vehicles on the Accra-Kumasi bound carriageway at Kyekyewere near Suhum. In a statement, it said the Suhum traffic Police officers are currently at the scene managing the situation with the Road Safety Management Services Limited team to toe the vehicles off the road to allow the […] The post Suhum: Road crash disrupts traffic
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has asked Ghanaians to ignore former President John Mahama and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) because the two have nothing new to offer. This is in reaction to comments by the former president during a public lecture on Wednesday. According to the NPP, social interventions such as the NHIS, free Maternal […] The post Ignore
The Constitutional, Legal, and Parliamentary Affairs Committee of Parliament has begun public hearings on memoranda received on the controversial Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill. Having already criticized the Bill as going against Ghana’s constitution, a group of Concerned Ghanaian Citizens has now argued that a Bill of this nature […] The post Anti-LGBTQ
The 499 aggrieved law students have sought to interrogate the Attorney General’s recommendation to the General Legal Council, GLC, to now admit them into the Ghana School of Law. The Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Godfred Dame, in a letter, has asked the General Legal Council to grant admission to the 499 students who […] The post Aggrieved
The Weija Gbawe Municipal Assembly has commissioned an 11-unit classroom block for the people of Gonsie in the Weija Gbawe Municipality of the Greater Accra Region. The project is meant to address the educational challenges of the people in that community. Children of school-going age were initially studying under wooden structures, a situation that hampered […] The post Weija
The Akim Oda Divisional Command in the Eastern Region is on a manhunt for a man only identified as Koyo, who is suspected to have caused the fire which gutted the Diamond Nest Sawmill at Asene in the Asene Manso Akroso District. According to the police, the complainant in the case, Richmond Dankwa, had a […] The post Police on manhunt for suspected arsonist
The Savannah Regional Minister, Saeed Muhazu Jibril, has said posterity will vindicate President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for the construction of the much-criticized National Cathedral project. Saeed Muhazu Jibril at the launch of the Savannah Regional fundraising strategy for the cathedral in Buipe, said President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is not passionate about the cathedral […] The post National
As part of efforts to improve education for both public and private schools particularly the performance of Basic Education Certificate Examination candidates in the New Juaben South Municipality, the Member of Parliament for the area, Michael Kofi Okyere Baafi, has presented 10 brand-new computer sets with UPS to the Adweso Trinity Model School in Koforidua. […] The post Koforidua:
Ghana’s economy is expected to expand by 4.6% in 2021 and by another 6.1% in 2022, as global economic conditions gradually improve, according to the international monetary fund (IMF). “The economic outlook is good in the short to medium term, contingent on an increase in demand for Ghana’s exports, improved business confidence, and successful implementation […] The post The
The Ghana chapter of the Project Management Institute(PMI-Ghana), has reached out to vulnerable individuals as part of its 10th-anniversary celebrations. The Institute organized health screening for the Adako-Jachie and Kwamo communities in the Ejisu Municipality of the Ashanti Region, which saw hundreds of underprivileged and low-income earning individuals benefit from the gesture. The beneficiaries were […] The post PMI-Ghana
The presidency has refuted claims by the Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference that the Akufo-Addo administration has not adequately protected the public purse. At a press briefing, the Director of Communications at the Presidency, Eugene Arhin, questioned the credibility of the criticism from the Catholic Bishops Conference. The Catholic Bishops Conference, at a plenary assembly of […] The post Catholic
The Minister of Transport, Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, says it will cost six hundred million dollars to construct the first phase of the proposed Keta Port. The Keta Habour project was one of President Akufo Addo’s campaign promises to the people of Keta which is to heighten economic activities in the area. The appointment of Dr. […] The post $600M needed
Ghanaian afro-pop singer, Jackline Acheampong, aka Gyakie, says musicians from different parts of Africa must collaborate more to promote African music globally. The 22-year-old, who recently embarked on a media tour in Nigeria, made the statement during an interview with Ghana Weekend TV, describing her travel experience as fruitful. She said going to Nigeria helped […] The post African
The president, Nana Akufo-Addo will from Saturday, November 13th November 2021, take a 7-day leave. The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, will act in his stead until he resumes official duties on November 20, 2021, in accordance with Article 60(8) of the Constitution. The Director of Communications at the Presidency, Eugene Arhin, who announced this […] The post Akufo-Addo
The planned case management in the case involving the Takoradi woman accused of faking her kidnapping and pregnancy, which was scheduled for today, Thursday, November 11, 2021, at the Habour Circuit Court, has been rescheduled again to the 14th of December 2021. Case management in legal terms refers to the schedule of proceedings involved in […] The post Takoradi
From the curators of the GTBank Fashion Weekend and GTBank Food and Drink Festival–two of Africa’s most celebrated showpiece events–comes the biggest corporate event of the year. This inaugural event will hold in the main bowl of the Accra Sports Stadium on Friday, 17 December 2021 and will feature performances from some of Africa’s brightest […] The post GTCO
The Kumasi Circuit Court has sentenced a 28-year-old driver, Prince Kofi Yeboah, to 20 years in prison for defiling his nine-year-old biological daughter. Appearing before the Kumasi Circuit Court on Wednesday, Prince Kofi Yeboah admitted to committing the crime. The victim said the father has had sex with her a number of times. The father […] The post Driver
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