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Ghana urges global leaders to establish urban resilience fund at ECOSOC Youth Forum
Ghana’s Minister for Youth and Sports, Mustapha Ussif, has called on global leaders to take decisive actions in addressing urban challenges and climate change at the ECOSOC Youth Forum in New York. Highlighting Ghana’s rapid urbanization rate, Hon Mustapha Ussif stressed the urgency of adopting innovative solutions to combat pollution and emissions. He emphasized Ghana’s […]
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Consult Council of State on anti-gay bill – Mahama to Akufo-Addo
John Dramani Mahama, the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has criticized President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s handling of the anti-LGBTQ bill, urging him to seek guidance from the Council of State. Mr. Mahama says President Akufo-Addo’s decision not to assent to the bill is undemocratic and wrong. Speaking at a meeting with members […]
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Poetry Corner: Let There Be Light
The lights are let out Electricity Comes and Goes It’s Either Candle or Generator It’s either torchlight or daylight It’s a grim message to dim our lights A sunny message of light Beautifully presented by mother nature So to dim a crisis of power And prices of power Power that came from energy Energy that […]
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Mohammed Kudus picks Nigeria legend as greatest African footballer
Black Stars attacker Mohammed Kudus has snubbed all Ghanaian greats picking former Nigeria star Augustine Azuka “Jay-Jay” Okocha as his greatest African player. Despite missing out on the prestigious African Footballer of the Year during is playing days, Kudus believes, the former Fenerbahce and Paris Saint-Germain attacking midfielder. With Ghana legends like Abedi Ayew ‘Pele’ […]
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Anti-LGBTQ+: ‘From where I sit and my love for…what will attract me to a man?’ – NPP MP
Member of Parliament (MP) for the Sissala East constituency and Deputy Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources, Amidu Issahaku Chinnia, has stated that nothing will attract him to have intimacy with a fellow man, as he denounced LGBTQ+ practices. Mr. Chinnia categorically pointed out that he doesn’t see anything in a man that should attract […]
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It’ll be very disappointing if Akufo-Addo doesn’t sign anti-lgbtqi bill – Sheikh Aremeyaw
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will be failing Ghanaians if he does not sign the anti-gay bill into law, spokesperson for the National Chief Imam, Sheikh Aremeyaw Shaibu, has said. Sheikh Aremeyaw Shaibu stated that the only one who has absolute power to sign the bill is the president therefore Ghanains are looking up to […]
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Sign the anti-gay bill if Akufo-Addo travels – Dafeamekpor tells Bawumia
South Dayi Member of Parliament Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor who has filed a case in court to compel the president to sign the anti-gay bill, has told the Vice President Dr Mahamud Bawumia to sign the bill if President Akufo-Addo travels and he acts as the President of Ghana. This, he said, will determine whether or not […]
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I won’t support LGBTQ activities; my faith is against it – Bawumia
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has firmly expressed his opposition to LGBTQ+ activities in Ghana. Dr. Bawumia underscored that the Islamic faith and other religions in Ghana oppose such activities. As a devout Muslim, he made it clear that he neither supports nor condones LGBTQ practices. The Vice President’s remarks were prompted by calls from […]
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Vietnamese billionaire sentenced to death for $44bn fraud
It was the most spectacular trial ever held in Vietnam, befitting one of the greatest bank frauds the world has ever seen. Behind the stately yellow portico of the colonial-era courthouse in Ho Chi Minh City, a 67-year-old Vietnamese property developer was sentenced to death on Thursday for looting one of the country’s largest banks […]
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Reflections on 2024 World Water Day Celebration
By Ama Kudom-Agyemang Obviously, the realisation of about three-quarters of the world’s population having access to safe water sources, is a major attainment by the international community. However, this achievement cannot be overly celebrated. This is because, as the world celebrated this year’s World Water Day (WWD) on Friday, 22nd March, a whooping 2.2 billion […]
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Ghana’s international image unaffected by anti-gay bill – Deputy Minister
Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Kwaku Ampratwum-Sarpong, has asserted that Ghana’s international image has not been affected following the passage of the Anti-Gay Bill. Although the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill was approved by Parliament in February, it still awaits presidential assent. In an interview with Citi News, Mr. Ampratwum-Sarpong […]
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The Akoto Lante Samaritan – a remix
Recent events in relation to the passage of the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill 2024 have taken me down memory lane. Parliament unanimously passed the Bill (also known as the anti-LGBTQ+ Bill) on Wednesday, February 28. Of particular interest to me is Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin’s objection to custodial sentencing as prescribed under […]
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Partey acknowledges challenges of injury but affirms his commitment to Arsenal
Ghanaian midfielder Thomas Partey has opened up about the setbacks caused by injuries throughout his career with Arsenal in the English Premier League and the Ghanaian national team, the Black Stars. In a candid interview with Arsenal’s media, the former Atletico Madrid player recounted his football journey from his roots in Ghana to his experiences […]
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Anti-gay bill is a digression of bad governance in Ghana – Prof Diamond
Prof. Larry Diamond, Democracy Scholar at Hoover Institute and Stanford University, has voiced serious concerns about the controversy surrounding the anti-gay bill recently passed by Ghana’s Parliament. In an interview on The Point of View, on Citi TV, Prof. Diamond argued that the anti-gay bill is a distraction from poor governance in Ghana. He questioned […]
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