Human Rights

Tamale, Ghana – There has been a growing apprehension in Ghana following the passage of a “human sexual rights and family values” bill into law in February this year. Though the law is yet to be validated by the president of the republic, there is huge public outcry following its …

Nsawam, Ghana – A nine-member team from the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) in collaboration with 20 Operations officers of the Ghana Prisons Service (GPS) have embarked on a security search at the Nsawam Medium Security Prison (NMSP), at Nsawam, in the Eastern region. The aim of the exercise which took …

Tamale, Ghana – The Ghana Journalists for Environment, Science, Health and Agriculture (GJESHA) has called for an immediate moratorium on the commercialization of 14 newly developed genetically modified (GM) products in Ghana. The group urged the government to prioritize agroecogical approaches that promote biodiversity, resilience, and equitable access to nutritious …

Savelugu, Ghana – The Founder and Executive Director of Foto4Change, Geoffrey Buta, has urged pupils of the Savelugu School for the Deaf Photography Club (SSDPC) not to allow their inability to hear limit them from developing their skills in the art of photography. According to him, “your ability to see, …

Ghanaians at the mercy of ‘trotro’ drivers: implications for national security. Today I focus on the cabal of private entrepreneurs, who have seen a business opportunity in the government’s failure to offer efficient public transportation and have stepped in to milk the situation so dry. There is time to discuss …

Tamale, Ghana – The Northern Regional Minister, Shani Alhassan Saibu has lauded MTN Ghana for the huge investments it has made through infrastructural projects and other social intervention programmes in the region over the years by way of fulfilling its corporate social responsibility. “Apart from making it possible for us …

Tamale, Ghana – Chief Executive Officer of Carepoint and Chairman of Golden Palm Investments Corporation, Chief Dr. Sangu Delle will be honoured alongside dozens of high profile personalities including the Director-General of the World Health Organization at the 13th edition of Grow, Unite, Build Africa (GUBA) Awards in Kigali, Rwanda. …

Neho! Ever since I came of age, one thing has always rubbed me the wrong way. The fact that Government forms ask for us to fill in “our hometown”. Every institution asks it. Even primary schools and universities. I have asked many Ghanaians what they think about it. Not many …

My selection of urgent expenditure cuts and concrete actions required in the face of an IMF bailout and crippling labour agitations: 1) Suspend the unconstitutional public funding of the US$400million National Cathedral project which government has so far diverted over GHS200million without parliamentary approval; 2) Renegotiate with owners of demolished …

Kumasi, Ghana – Kamal Dauda is a young Ghanaian who resides in Asawasi Zongo, a predominantly Muslim community in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. He believes in the principles of love, peace and forgiveness as espoused by the teachings of Islam, a religion he professes. Thus, since public outcry against …