Government finalises law to criminalise fake news

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  • Nana TRUMU TRUMU Addo 3 months ago

    WONTUMI, ABRONYE AND THE NPP PASTOR WITH BOFROT CHEEKS WILL SURELY GO TO JAIL

  • Ogyanie 3 months ago

    Long over due.

  • Hmmm moment 3 months ago

    This donkey is bringing back the criminal libel law. what an animal

  • Divine Ninja of America 3 months ago

    It seems like you want to sideline your opponents, since most media in Ghana is either NDC or NPP affiliated.

  • Divine Ninja of America 3 months ago

    The most important or significant achievement is to propose that Parliament makes laws to abolish the practice of political appointments and ensure that all top officials in government will be elected by votes, instead of app ...
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  • Divine Ninja of America 3 months ago

    The practice of Political Appointments is discriminatory, deceptive, non-democratic, anti-democracy, threat-to-democracy, conspiring, corruptive and failure-rooted. It looks like most people in politics are criminal gangs who ...
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  • Divine Ninja of America 3 months ago

    Over 90% of the people in Ghana do not really understand what is government. They think that government is those few corrupt politicians who never lift up society or any group of gangs who have won power by votes as winner ta ...
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  • Divine Ninja of America 3 months ago

    Most Ghanaians have lost their conscience, integrity, honesty, intelligence, trust and most of the good human attributes, because they know that political appointments is not good for Ghana but a treat to democracy but they w ...
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  • Divine Ninja of America 3 months ago

    It is very risky to fully trust any Ghanaian these days, because you may be disappointed and you may regret. Now, it is hard to define the Ghanaian culture. I am Prophet Professor Prince Awuah David.

  • Divine Ninja of America 3 months ago

    If anyone ask me to describe the culture of most Ghanaians, I would say, it mostly; selfishness, disunity, ignorance, arrogance, show-off, back-biting, gossiping, pull-him-down, mistrust, corruption, theft, deception, false-h ...
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  • Divine Ninja of America 3 months ago

    Even the woman you marry can be pregnant with another man, give birth and pretend the baby is your child, just for money instead of love which is constantly calling for DNA test after years.

  • Divine Ninja of America 3 months ago

    The real good morals in most Ghanaians are now lost.

  • Divine Ninja of America 3 months ago

    Until the practice of political appointments are abolished by a legal constitution via parliament and all top government officials are required to be elected by votes, Ghanaian will not develop and continue to remain poor wit ...
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  • OGyam 3 months ago

    @ Devine, can you forward your comment to Donald Trump, he needs it in America more than us in Ghana.

  • King 3 months ago

    Good move am proud of you and NDC

  • MAHAMAH IS INTOLERANT 3 months ago

    Idi Amin is back

  • Test2 3 months ago

    THE LAWLESSNESS OF THE BUSH AKAN MISBEHAVING IN THEIR ONEMAN STUDIO IS COMING TO AN END
    BUSH PEOPLE CALLING THEMSELVES JOURNALISTS

  • Test2 3 months ago

    THE LAWLESSNESS OF THE BUSH AKAN MISBEHAVING IN THEIR ONEMAN STUDIO IS COMING TO AN END
    BUSH PEOPLE CALLING THEMSELVES JOURNALISTS

  • ZARGON 3 months ago

    why do you want to lie in the first place? smh

  • Yaw 3 months ago

    What everyone has is his name and integrity but do take a look around insults,Defamation,irresponsible talk baseless and senseless issues all in the name of Party Politics and plain invasion of privactmy and they go scot free ...
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  • J.C. 3 months ago

    Thank Sam George and his party for making laws against fake news, that's very good, but it awaits your propaganda party, NDC, in the near future. For now, you will enjoy it by making selective justice, but when power changes, ...
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  • Oprege 3 months ago

    What happened to Sam George’s anti LGBT crusade ? Such a hypocritical PIG !!!

  • Nana Kpetoe 3 months ago

    HYPOCRISY, HYPOCRITES AND LIARS

    WICKED AND HYPOCRITICAL NDC NOW REALIZES THE EFFECT OF LIES, INSULTS AND FOOLISHNESS ON GHANA. ALL THEIR YOU G POLITICIANS ARE REWARDED FOR LYING AND BEING VIOLENT. WHAT A COUNTRY. NOW WE AR ...
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  • TORTOISE 3 months ago

    Presumed to be different from the Preventive Detention Act of the CPP regime of President Kwame Nkrumah.
    It is all about the truth, the whole truth nothing but the truth.

  • foolish boy 3 months ago

    fool

  • Pelicles. 3 months ago

    Did I read the article well that as Ghana transition into "Digital Economy", really? During the campaign, Mahama told Ghanaians especially, the Ga people that they do not need digitization but kenkey so, what is the meaning o ...
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  • Dan 3 months ago

    And legalizing prophecy. Hmm

  • Efo Kofi 3 months ago

    Kwaashiaa buulu buulu foolish people

  • OSAFO KANTANKA 3 months ago

    Many Thanks four the Law to Criminalise FAKE NEWS, hate Speech etc. It’s long Overdue. I hope Long Custodial sentences for repeat offenders.

  • Yaw Mensah 3 months ago

    This law when passed will be used against you people proposing it in the future. You were blamable in the past and you surely will be found wanting in the future.

  • ADAMA latse 3 months ago

    See this ugly, stupid and good for nothing, lazy GA BASTARD!

    Kwasiapanyin!

    OFUI

    NKRAN nni aboa bi

    U know fake news?

    Odwaneeee

  • AAA+ 3 months ago

    So this fool some months ago he wasn't aware of online safety right, time only tells it well

  • Samuel 3 months ago

    I hope it does not catch the same person introducing it

  • Nana Kese, Newark, New Jersey 3 months ago

    Useless boy of a Minister

  • Agya Yaw 3 months ago

    Sam George fa wo nkwasiasem fre ho

  • Chiga 3 months ago

    Funny. A law the will be applied against them in 4 or 8 years time. The most idiotic fellas are politicians. They think today no tomorrow

  • Dr. SAS, Attorney at Law 3 months ago

    This person promoted the fake news that he will cause the anti-gay bill to be enacted into law. Now where is the bill?
    He should go to prison!

  • The The 3 months ago

    Dr SAS, this incoming law will find you wanted. Why? I believe calling yourself Attorney at Law is fake. Sam George “ should go to jail for saying he will cause the anti-gay bill to be enacted into law”? Calling yourself ...
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  • Kojo 3 months ago

    You used fake news and hate words to come to power now you want to crimilise it continue NDC even nkrumah couldn't stay power for life. Politician don't learn.

  • Kwame nkrumah 3 months ago

    Why? Leave fake nws alone

  • Culture of Silence 3 months ago

    Culture of Silence

  • New Boy 3 months ago

    Let’s wait to see what is considered misinformation and disinformation. Just for the argument, some three years ago it was misinformation to say that the convenient (COVID) virus was from a well funded lab. Myriads of other ...
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  • New Boy 3 months ago

    Oh yes, and who will be the arbiter of truth? Our dear politicians? Or a Government (politically) Mr appointed Truth Commission?

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  • Truth 3 months ago

    I learnt crime has no expiry date! Meaning Sam George should be in jail if this law is passed. Kurasenii Sam George

  • This law should be used to prosecute peddlers of fake and hate speech on YouTube 3 months ago

    This law is needed to prosecute peddlers of insults and profanity on YouTube.

  • TORTOISE 3 months ago

    OVER 80% OF THE PROPHESIES THAT THE PRESIDENTIAL ENVOY RECEIVED WERE FAKE

    ALL FAKE PROPHETS SHALL GO TO PRISON

    BEWARE: Prophets who concoct lies to deceive VOTERS during national elections !!

  • Kwame Peter 3 months ago

    Test2,be grateful to God for being in the same country with Akans,I have no doubt in my mind that they are either your employers or landlords,enviousness is a debilitating sickness arhat makes victims like you and a certain D ...
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