"But we are saying that this process, we want it to be akin to process that was led by Kofi Annan,@ he said. It is believed that the talks also led to the promulgation of the current 2010 Constitution of the Republic of Kenya. Odinga said during the interview that the Kofi Annan process was to ensure that the talks will be largely people driven. Odinga lost August 2022 elections to president Ruto but has since refused to recognize the legitimacy of the president. He led recent protests against high cost of living and also what he called witch hunt of some Electoral Commissioners.

General News of Wednesday, 5 April 2023Source: www.ghanaweb.comThe United Fetish Priests Association (UFPA) has vowed to invade Parliament with eggs and schnapps to curse lawmakers should they vote against the controversial Lesbians, Gays, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (anti-LGBTQI+) Bill. “Our tradition, culture, gods, rivers, dwarfs, ghosts, and other spirits surrounding our country frown on LGBTQI+, so, we (United Fetish Priest Association) will go after them with eggs and Schnapps if they vote against the Bill. Under the bill, persons found guilty of breaching the law could be sentenced to jail among other forms of punishment. The bill has received wide public acceptance but has also attracted criticisms from human rights activists and members of the LGBTQ+ community. The Vice President of the United States of America, Kamala Harris during her recent visit to Ghana raised concerns about the bill while describing LGBTQ+ practice as a human right.

General News of Tuesday, 4 April 2023Source: www.ghanaweb.comThe Member of Parliament (MP) for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, has condemned the shooting of security officers in Bawku which led to one of them being killed and two others sustaining injuries. In a statement issued on Tuesday, April 4, 2023, the MP said that the killing and injuring of the security men is totally wrong and should not happen again. “I condemn in very strong terms the shooting, injuring and killing of some members of the security agencies in Bawku on Monday 3rd April 2023. “Let me on behalf of the people of Bawku express our sincere condolences to the families of the deceased security personnel and extend our prayers to the wounded. I urge the government to be proactive in advancing a lasting peace process in Bawku,” parts of the statement read.

Investigative journalist, Manasseh Azure Awuni is questioning why African governments seem to be prioritising the fight against homosexuality over corruption. In a Facebook post sighted by GhanaWeb, the journalist said he finds it hard to comprehend how governments on the continent are passing harsh legislations against LGBTQ+ practices over existing laws punishing corruption. “I don't understand why a continent that is ravaged by pervasive corruption is passing anti-LGBTQ+ laws that are harsher than corruption. Currently a number of African countries have taken a strong position against LGBTQ+ practices with some passing stiff legislations against it. In March, Uganda’s parliament passed sweeping anti-LGBTQ legislation with strict new penalties for homosexuality.

Kwame Ani asserted that the Axim police crime officer bought the gun for him so he could protect himself. “I also have a site that I manage, so whenever the police come around, they call me to meet them. So, he bought the gun for me to protect myself whenever I will go to the site. According to the police, it also conducted a search at the residence of Kwame Asare where some weapons and other items were retrieved. According to the statement, the allegation of extortion has since been referred to the Police Professional Standards Bureau (PPSB) for investigation.

General News of Saturday, 18 March 2023Source: www.ghanaweb.comA young man captured in a video gone viral on social media is seen in a motionless state with his head bowed down. The incident, according to reports happened at Drobo, a town located in the Jaman South municipality in the Bono region. According to the narrator of the video, Jaman Kwabena Kiss, the young man was cursed by his friends for stealing their mobile phones. "He went to steal his friends' phones at Drobo and his friends, out of sorrowfulness went to curse the thief...this young man standing there is the culprit. As I am talking to you now, Kosia kum tamfo in Jaman South has caught this man," Jaman Kwabena Kiss said.

The Member of Parliament for Tamale North, Alhassan Sayibu Suhuyini, has thrown a challenge to the Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, to redeem his pledge to the Muslim community in Ghana. I think His Excellency, the Vice President of Ghana, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, must stand out to be counted. He also said that at the time the current government took over from them, the fare for Muslim pilgrims was at $3,450, making the new charges unacceptable. In fact, this government inherited the Hajj fare at $3,450 in 2016. I think it is time for the vice president to actually honour his pledge to Muslim community,” he said.

Chukwuemeka Nnaji, the coordinator for the dynamic ambassador for the Labour Party in Ghana, has called on the Supreme Court of Nigeria to save the country from imminent collapse over the results of the just-ended presidential elections. "The court of Nigeria should come to the aid of Nigeria because Nigeria is on the verge of collapse... And all the states Obi won were turned against him," he said. About Nigeria elections:On Wednesday, March 1, the INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, declared Bola Tinubu as the winner of the election and president-elect. Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, has headed to the Supreme Court to prove that his party won the 2023 presidential election.

General News of Saturday, 4 March 2023Source: www.ghanaweb.comThis attempt counts as his fourth at the presidency of Ghana, and yet again, John Dramani Mahama is as confident about his chances. It's also been said that this is a delayed Second Coming of a John Mahama presidency, and should this attempt to unseat Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo be successful, he would be well on his way to achieving, perhaps, his biggest dream in life. In the first place, the provision in the constitution that defines the qualifications, roles, and jobs of the president of Ghana is Article 66. It is also worth noting that John Dramani Mahama, beyond being a one-time president, was also a vice president who rose to the presidency upon the death of his president, John Evans Atta Mills. (2) A person shall not be elected to hold office as President of Ghana for more than two terms.

Popular Ghanaian YouTube blogger, Berthold Kobby Winkler Ackon, popularly known as Wode Maya, has lost his YouTube account after hackers invaded it. With a whopping 1.2 million subscribers, Wode Maya has been projected as the Ghanaian content creator with the highest number of subscribers. However, Wode Maya, whose source of livelihood has crumbled before his eyes, is yet to comment on the issue. What Wode Maya said about YouTube earningsEarlier, in an interview with GhanaWeb TV’s Talkertainment, Wode Maya disclosed that one can make over 100,000 dollars monthly just by creating content on YouTube. Wode Maya at that time listed some real estate projects he has been able to venture into with the help of YouTube proceeds.

General News of Friday, 24 February 2023Source: www.ghanaweb.comThe Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Cylinder Manufacturing Company Limited (GCMCL), Frances Awurabena Asiam, has stated the reason behind her resignation. “… the minister does not want that state agency to acquire the company, he wants another state agency to. In her resignation letter which was sighted by GhanaWeb, Awurabena Asiam expressed her gratitude for the opportunity to serve in her position since 2017. “Frances Awurabena Asiam, in all humility and respect, wish to inform you of my resignation as the Chief Executive of Ghana Cylinder Manufacturing Company Limited (GCMCL). I wish the Government well in all its future endeavours,” parts of the resignation letter read.

Ghana was one of 141 nations that voted 'IN FAVOUR' of the resolution with 7 countries voting 'AGAINST' and 32 'ABSTENTION.' It was the second pro-Ukraine resolution Ghana has backed. The earlier one was in March, weeks after the war started, with Ghana voting to condemn Russian aggression on Ukraine. Akufo-Addo explains vote against Russia in October 2022President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo recently explained why Ghana voted against Russia in a United Nations General Assembly resolution in October 2022. That was the basis on which Ghana joined over 130 other nations to vote against Russia, “and it is a position we will continue to hold.

This was announced by Speaker Alban Bagbin after he asked the Table Office to make changes to his name and asked that he is properly addressed as Honourable Professor Hamza Adam. “My attention has been drawn to the fact that the honourable member for Kumbungu Dr Hamza Adam is now an associate professor and so he should be properly now be addressed as Honourable Professor Hamza Adam. Professor Hamza Adam has been promoted to the rank of Associate Professor of Agricultural Extension and Rural Livelihood in the Department of Agricultural Extension and Innovation Communication, Faculty of Agriculture, food and Consumer Sciences, University of Development Studies. Professor Hamza Adam joined parliament in 2020 after defeating Ras Mubarak in the 2020. Prior to becoming an MP hon Prof Hamza Adam was a lecturer and head at the department of Agricultural Extension and Innovation Communications, University for Development Studies.

Members of the Resurrection Power New Generation Church have shared their devastation following the death of the founder and leader of their church, Reverend Anthony Kwadwo Boakye. When GhanaWeb visited the Kasoa-based church, a day after the news of his death, some of the church members said they have been deprived of sleep after hearing the news. Everyone who had goodwill for our father and the church upon hearing the news has not had it easy. News emerged on Wednesday, February 22, 2023, that the popular man of God had passed away after a short illness. Abban Esq., the church outlined details of when the deceased man of God took ill in October 2021 till his passing on Tuesday.

The National Women's Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Dr. Hanna Bisiw, has berated Gloria Huze for picking up Dr. Kwabena Duffuor's presidential nomination form in the name of the party’s Ashanti Region Women’s wing. In a statement copied to GhanaWeb, on Thursday, February 23, 2023, Bisiw Louisa said that the action taken by the Ashanti Regional Women's Organiser, Gloria Huze, was totally intolerable. “My attention has been drawn to a deplorable and unacceptable action by the Ashanti Regional Women's Organiser, Gloria Huze, in the upcoming Flag bearer race. Read the full statement below:NATIONAL WOMEN'S WING ISSUE A STATEMENT ON ASHANTI REGIONAL WOMEN'S ORGANISER PICKING FORMS FOR DUFFOURDISCLAIMERMy attention has been drawn to a deplorable and unacceptable action by the Ashanti Regional Women's Organiser, Gloria Huze, in the upcoming Flag bearer race. The women's wing will sanction any such persons who seek to use the mandate of the wing to run individual businesses.