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An advocate against the Sexual Human Rights and Family Values Bill (anti LGBTQ bill), Emirata Prof. Takyiwaa Manuh says she will be disappointed if President Akufo-Addo assent to the bill. Parliament on Wednesday, February 28, 2024 passed the bill after completion of the Third Reading. The Bill which is yet …

Private legal practitioner, Kwame Adofo argues that incarcerating gay individuals will not decrease the prevalence of the practice. He said it will rather provide a conducive environment for its perpetuation. According to Mr Adofo, these persons are best left out of jail as their presence in prison only present Ghana …

Parliament has passed the Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill 2021 popularly known as anti-LGBTQI Bill on Wednesday February 28, 2024. The Bill which has generated a lot of attention locally and internationally, seeks to curb the acknowledgement and promotion of any rights of LGBTQI+ individuals or …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has made clear his intentions on renaming the Kumasi and Tamale International Airports. In his last State of the Nation Address in Parliament on Tuesday, February 27, President Akufo-Addo said, the Kumasi International Airport, which will be completed in May 2024, will be named after …

A joint task force led by the Tree Crop Development Authority [TCDA] has begun sanitising markets by seizing smuggled cooking oil. On Tuesday, February 27, 2024, the task force, made up of personnel from the Tree Crop Development Authority [TCDA], the Oil Palm  AssoDevelopmentciation of Ghana [OPDAG], the Ghana Revenue …

Nii Armah Ashitey a former Assembly member, who was allegedly given GHC500,000 by a foundation to construct road and drainage but failed has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court. Ashitey. a former assembly member for Adobetor electoral area in La Dadekotpon Municipality, has been charged with defrauding by pretenses, using …

“Big 18” and Human Rights Coalition urge Akufo-Addo to reject anti-LGBTQ bill The “Big 18” and Human Rights Coalition have urged President Akufo-Addo not to assent to the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2021, should it be passed by Parliament. Prof. Audrey Gagyekpo, Board Chair of the Center …

Madam Anita Ampofoa Adomako, founder of “Care for Society,” recently launched “Obaa Nhweso”. This program empowers young girls to stay focused on their goals amidst social media distractions. Established in 2011, Care for Society initially aimed to improve reading skills for young children through the “Yen Anidaso Reading Club,” a …

The Minister Designate for Information, Fatiamtu Abubkarak has said that President Nana Addo Dankwa Addo will give an account of what he has done with the mandate of the people in the State of the National Address (SONA) which he will deliver today Tuesday Febraury 27. He says the president …

President Akufo-Addo will in the next hour present the 2024 State of the Nation Address to Parliament. The event is being attended by ministers of state, former presidents, former first and second ladies, former speakers of parliament, members of the diplomatic corp, traditional leaders among others. 3news.com brings you live …