The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has said he prefers to die than see the legalisation of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) activities in the country, adding that he would not allow Ghana to go extinct. Ghana’s LGBTQ bill seeks to provide for human sexual rights and Ghanaian family values while hoping to prohibit...
A member of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) legal team, Edudzi Tamakloe has said Ghana’s Supreme Court (SC) is a platform for serious business. The Editor-in-Chief of the Daily Searchlight, Kenneth Kuranchie, has filed suit at the Supreme Court seeking interpretation on whether former President John Mahama can...
Kenyan authorities have dug up more bodies found in mass graves linked to a cult whose pastor allegedly ordered his followers to starve to death to meet Jesus. The 19 bodies were recovered within the 800-acre forested land in Kilifi County of coastal Kenya, where pastor Mackenzie Nthenge and...
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has cautioned the public against the operation of some online Apps operating without authorization. 97 of such applications have thus been cited for engaging in unlicensed lending activities in contravention of the Banks and Specialized Deposit-Taking Institutions Act, 2016 (930). “The Bank of Ghana...
Veteran Ghanaian highlife musician, Amakye Dede, has revealed that he was forced to crown young highlife and Afro-beat singer, Kuami Eugene, as the king of future highlife in Ghana. Amakye Dede has come under a barrage of attacks from players in the music industry including record producer Zapp Mallet after the incident. Speaking on the Asaase...
A contract staff of one of the major banks [name withheld] in Ghana has been arrested by the security agencies for allegedly stealing close to GH¢1.2million from customers’ bank accounts. He used two months to move the said amount from the various customers’ bank accounts in a branch of...
Kwabena Agyapong has slammed the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, over the way things are going in the governing New Patriotic Party and the country at large. The former NPP General Secretary and a Presidential aspirant, Kennedy Agyapong, in an interview with Kwami Sefa Kayi on...
Managing Editor of the Searchlight newspaper, Ken Kuranchie, has sued former President John Mahama over his validity to contest the 2024 elections. Mr Kuranchie among other things is seeking “A declaration that on a true and proper interpretation of Article 66 (1) of the 1992 Constitution, the number of years of a...
Argentina star Lionel Messi has claimed that he has no plans to play in the next World Cup. The forward, who recently confirmed his decision to join MLS side Inter Miami, helped his nation clinch the prestigious title in Qatar last year. However, despite expectations that he could help Argentina repeat the achievement...
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has declared a former secretary of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM), Charles Cromwell Nanabayin Onuawonto Bissue wanted. The move comes days after the Office of the Special Prosecutor secured an order from the court to arrest Bissue. However, Bissue went to court...
