News of Tuesday, 23 February 2021
General News
- Households to have three bins to separate waste - Sanitation minister-designate
- Do not legalise LGBTQ+, it is evil – Ghanaians call on President Akufo-Addo
- Schoolchildren starved as DCE sacks school feeding caterer
- Hawa Koomson will deliver – Kwadaso MP assures
- Coronavirus vaccine side effects will disappear in two days – Noguchi
- My Law firm has never worked for any govt in Ghana - Samson Anyenini replies Kevin Taylor
- How Public Enterprises minister-designate was nearly turned away from being vetted
- LIVESTREAMED: Parliament vets Sanitation Minister nominee, Cecilia Abena Dapaah
- 26-year-old homosexual confesses on live radio, names over 100 Kumasi pastors involved
- Journalists' Against LGBTQ+Ghana anti-gay demo suspended
- God will not forgive gays – Owusu Bempah warns LGBTQ+ community
- Stakeholders build capacity to fight maritime crime
- Legislation not enough to deal with LGBT+ issues – Private legal practitioner
- LGBTQ+: We will fiercely protest act until it’s eradicated – Group
- Minority demands probe into coronavirus testing contract
- Coronavirus: GH¢10 million spent on PPEs for 74 health facilities
- Accra is still on course to becoming the cleanest city in Africa - Cecilia Dapaah
- Ministers discuss non-member state accession to ECOWAS treaty
- We don’t know Public Enterprises Ministry – Minority MP’s on Vetting C’ttee
- Ga people don’t like learning their own language – Prof. Charles Owu-Ewie
- Any leader who’ll accept homosexuality faces generational curses – Assemblies of God pastor warns
- LGBTQI+: 'Blow job', other sex acts may be criminal offences - Lawyer
- Ghana as a nation still far behind in terms of development – Gabby Otchere-Darko admits
- 14-year-old boy who sleeps in Trotro finally returns home
- How Sanitation Minister-designate Cecilia Dapaah defined 'sanitation'
- It’s high time Ghana recognized gay rights – Inusah Fuseini
- ‘Who born dog’ – Koku Anyidoho mocks NDC communicators after Ayine contempt
- GhanaWeb Polls: Retirement age should not be increased from 60 to 65 – Respondents
- Today at the news stands
- NPP activist takes on Franklin Cudjoe over LGBTQI comments
- CDD’s H.K Prempeh launches serious intellectual defense of LGBTQ activism in Ghana
- PHOTOS: Meet Ghana’s historic all-female flight crew
- Declare your position on same-sex relations – Sheikh Aremeyaw to government
- I’m not running from police – Inusah Fuseini
- Muslim chief condemns LGBTQ+ activities in Ghana
- Coronavirus vaccines: Ignore conspiracy theorists, get vaccinated – Ablakwa
- Election petition: Mahama files closing address
- Foh-Amoaning being supported by killers of black people, racists - LGBTQ+ Group
- Akufo-Addo must address Ghanaians on LGBTQ+ – Dr Apaak insists
- I look forward to publicly receiving Coronavirus vaccine – Okudzeto Ablakwa
- No need to panic, Ghana’s position on LGBTQ hasn’t changed - Andy Kankam
- Christian Council to avail trained pastors to ‘help’ homosexuals
- Govt building 125,000 household toilets but I will be happy if we can build 1 million - Cecilia Dapaah
- Coronavirus: Vaccination team warned against extortion
- Coronavirus death rate hit 32 in UER
- Election managers must be designated as witness in future petitions – Kwaku Azar
- We must stop pampering LGBTQI members in Ghana - Ntim Fordjour
- Ghanaian youth supporting LGBTQ+ community for visas and other benefits – Security Expert
- Two die in gory accident at Akuse Junction
- Judges are insulted by people who know nothing about the law – Justice Apau
- LIVESTREAMED: Akufo-Addo swears in Council of State Members
- 'I’ll pray to cast that demon away from you' – Journalist on how his mother reacted to him being gay
- Appointment of new chairman for National Cathedral - Kwesi Pratt questions priorities of govt
- I have enormous pride for your stance on the British Airways saga - Okudzeto to Cecilia Dapaah
- It's surprising Agyeman-Manu, A-G not aware of KIA coronavirus testing contract – Twum-Barimah
- LGBTQI: Be careful! If you like marry animals but leave us out - Joe Biden cautioned
- People want us stoned to death, burnt alive – LGBTQ+ Group
- ‘Back off!’ – Dean of UPSA Graduate Studies tells diplomats supporting LGBTI groups
- Let's make coronavirus education a priority - Zongo Chief
- Election petition: Mahama’s lawyers to file closing address today
- 'We cannot do away with open drains' – Cecilia Dapaah
- You have no rights in Ghana – Ayariga to LGBT people
- Koku Anyidoho serves 'Mahama boy' GH¢10 million defamatory suit
- Approval of Russian Sputnik V vaccine is good - Expert hails gov't
- Election petition: Mahama files closing address today
- LGBTQ+ group backed by former MP, set to open new office in Sefwi – Report
- Coronavirus: Ghana to receive compensation for COVAX vaccine side effects
- 2019 Miss Malaika winner, Akuma Mama Zimbi feature in The Bridal Journey
- You can’t harm LGBTQ+ group – Kwabenya Traditional Council told
- Director of Health at Tema Port calls for help with health boats
- We unapologetically and unreservedly stand in support of LGBT+ - Over 100 Ghanaian feminists declare
- Foreign Minister-designate receives credentials of WHO Representative
- Akufo-Addo swears in 31 members of Council of State
- Open gutters archaic and passé, modern designs needed – Sanitation Minister-designate
- Election Petition: Dr Ayine apologises to Supreme Court
- Don’t ‘spiritualise’ social challenges like LGBTQI – Rev. Opuni to Ghanaians
- LIVESTREAMING: Parliament vets Public Enterprises Minister-designate, Joseph Cudjoe
- Ghanaians must respect the rights of homosexuals - Most Reverend Philip Naameh
- ‘LGBTQ+ does not conform with Islamic norms’- National Chief Imam
- FLASHBACK: Ghana likely to legalize homosexuality – Akufo-Addo
- Pentecostal/Charismatic Council calls for closure of LGBTQI Office
- Coronavirus: Oman temporarily suspends flights from Ghana
- Be proactive partners in nation-building – Akufo-Addo tells Council of State members
- How many human beings have come out of the back passage? - Rev. Mensah chides LGBTQ+
- Appointments Committee takes 5 minutes recess to deliberate on vetting of minister-designate
- School Placement System: GES will work with over 400 staff for efficiency – PRO
- Election Petition: Don't give up, we know what we are doing - Sammy Gyamfi tells 'crestfallen' NDC members
- I find your portfolio nebulous - Haruna Iddrisu to Public Enterprises minister-designate
- Let’s not promote hate towards LGBTQ+ people – Gabby
- Akufo-Addo won’t legalize LGBTQ+ – Pius Hadzide
- Flashback: What Ignatius Annor said when he opened up to Stacy Amoateng 5 years ago
- International Federation of Red Cross pledges technical support for members
- ‘We’re not forcing ourselves on you, stop hating us’ – LGBTQ+ Rights Director
- Francis Palmdeti ends duty tour at National Identification Authority
- Coronavirus: Free water cost GHC840m, 10million urban dwellers benefitted – Cecilia Dapaah
- Election Petition: Supreme Court delivers judgement on March 4
- GIZ Commissions programme office at Police Headquarters
- Today in History: President Akufo-Addo swears in Martin Amidu as Special Prosecutor
- Election Petition: What Supreme Court will consider on Judgement Day
- Election Petition: Mahama’s eight unanimous defeats at the Supreme Court
- EU, Australian diplomats insulted Ghana by attending LGBTQ+ event – Sam George
- ’I'm gay' – Journalist Ignatius Annor opens up
- Health workers in Accra, Kumasi will first receive coronavirus vaccines - Okoe-Boye
- I’m ready to take coronavirus vaccine – Ablakwa
- God created Adam and Eve, not Adam and Adamson - Rev Noi Mensah to LGBTQ+
Crime & Punishment
Politics
Regional News
- No need for further proof, coronavirus is real - Ketu South Director of Health
- UCC, Ghana Police Service introduce postgraduate diploma in security studies
- Take a lead role in coronavirus fight - Nana Opare Kwarfo tells Chiefs
- Court restrains Rev Wovenu from managing ARS’s finances
- Botenso residents in dire need of potable water
- No need for further proof, coronavirus is real - Ketu South Director of Health
- FFAA donate food items to Bomigo Basic School
- I’m ready to develop Sissala West constituency - MP pledges
- Ho central mosque temporarily closed over 'anticipated clash' among Muslim folks
- UG: We have not issued threats to any senior university staff – Commonwealth JCR
- UHAS admits 1,135 new students for 2020/21 academic year
- IDP Foundation supports reopening of highly vulnerable independent low-fee private schools
- Sekondi-Takoradi cries for water as GWCL seems helpless
- Coronavirus: 29 confirmed cases, residents still adamant - Akatsi South Director of Health
- MP hands over 5 boreholes to 4 communities
- Tarkwa Nsuaem: Filth engulfs Tarkwa Banso community
- Police in Ashanti Region grab 5 bullion van attackers, manhunt for prime suspect
- Bomfa, Achiase residents commend Owusu-Akyaw for police station
- Coronavirus: Krachi East Municipal distributes over 50,000 nose masks
- Communities urged to generate revenue for water and sanitation management
- Tension in Ho Zongo as youth call on Nana Addo, Chief Imam for resolution to avoid riot
- Member of Parliament for Sissala East drills 5 boreholes in constituency
- Regional Report: Chiana robbery victim shares chilling experience
- TMA to move Kpone Landfill site to Sege
- Ghana Institution of Surveyors needs Council Bill passed to regulate operations
- Fishermen endorse Hawa Koomson as Minister-designate for Fisheries
- Abandoned drainage at Sunyani High Court poses threat to school children, public
- More school girls dropout in Wenchi Municipality
- Western Regional Peace Council loses Chairman
Diasporia News
Health News
’I'm gay' – Journalist Ignatius Annor opens up
NPP PC aspirant defects to NDC in Odododiodio
Ghanaians must respect the rights of homosexuals - Most Reverend Philip Naameh
‘Who born dog’ – Koku Anyidoho mocks NDC communicators after Ayine contempt
26-year-old homosexual confesses on live radio, names over 100 Kumasi pastors involved
Akufo-Addo-Bagbin ‘tussle’ imminent over Council of State appointees