4 d. ago Ablekuma North rerun: Rev Ntim Fordjour condemns violence, urges peace

Rev Ntim Fordjour has condemned the chaos at the Odorkor Methodist polling station during the ongoing Ablekuma North election rerun, calling for calm and reaffirming the importance of peace and democratic engagement.

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5 d. ago Mahama and Ablakwa signalled LGBTQ support at the UN – Ntim Fordjour

Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, Ranking Member of Parliament's Defence and Interior Committee and MP for Assin South, has criticised President John Dramani Mahama and Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa for what he describes as a failure to defend Ghana’s longstanding position on LGBTQ+ matters at the United Nations.

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5 d. ago Gov’t breaks silence on foreign queer couple’s ‘desecration’ of Independence Square

The Minister for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has addressed recent controversy over viral images showing a foreign queer couple at key national monuments in Ghana. According to the Abura Asebu Kwamankese MP, the public display captured in the images is inconsistent with Ghana’s cultural and moral values and must be unequivocally condemned. Speaking in […]

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6 d. ago Mahama can’t be trusted to defend Ghana’s values against LGBTQ+ – Ntim Fordjour

Ranking Member on Parliament’s Defence and Interior Committee, Rev John Ntim Fordjour, has criticised President John Dramani Mahama for Ghana’s recent abstention from a United Nations vote on LGBTQ+ rights.

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8 d. ago Absa Black Star Marathon team calls on Sports Minister ahead of July 26 event

The organisers of the 2025 Absa Black Star Marathon have paid a courtesy call on the Minister for Sports and Recreation, Kofi Adams, ahead of the highly anticipated event scheduled for July 26 at the Independence Square in Accra.

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2 w. ago Vincent Assafuah petitions Mahama over ‘desecration’ of Independence Square by foreign gay couple

The Member of Parliament for Old Tafo constituency in the Ashanti region, Vincent Ekow Assafuah, has called on President John Dramani Mahama to condemn the use of Ghana’s Independent Square in Accra by two foreign male nationals to promote homosexuality. Mr Assafuah in a Facebook post on Thursday, June 26, announced that he had petitioned […]

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2 w. ago Ntim Fordjour blames Mahama, NDC for ‘desecration’ of Independence Square by foreign gay couple

The Ranking Member on Parliament’s Defence and Interior Committee, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, has accused President John Dramani Mahama and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) of emboldening what he describes as an affront to Ghanaian values. 

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2 w. ago Amelley Djosu: GTA must crack down on provocative tourist displays

Lue and Rue shared images of themselves kissing and cuddling at Independence Square, the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park, and the Aburi Botanical Gardens, under the banner of a “Show Ghana Love” campaign.

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3 w. ago Part of Accra Sports Stadium still closed as NSA lacks funds for repairs

Prior to Ghana's 2026 World Cup Qualifier against Chad in March, the NSA announced the closure of the Independence Square Stand due to ongoing renovation works and safety concerns.

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3 w. ago What crime did they commit? – Ntim Fordjour slams Mahama gov’t over police action on teachers

Former Deputy Education Minister, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, has criticised the Mahama administration for deploying a Police SWAT team against unpaid teachers who were peacefully demanding their salaries at the Ghana Education Service (GES) headquarters.

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