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Ghana’s lawmakers have passed a tough new bill that imposes a prison sentence on anyone found guilty of identifying as LGBTQ+ and anyone found guilty of creating or funding LGBTQ+ groups. The parliamentarians have cracked down on attempts to replace prison sentences with community service and counseling. The bill, which …

A 34-year-old man is on the run after allegedly killing his younger brother’s pregnant wife in the Bibiani Anhweaso Bekwai Municipality of the Western North Region, Ghana. “The deceased was found with multiple cutlass wounds on her throat, neck, hand, and back but it is not clear what triggered the …

A 50-year-old fetish priest has shot his son to death in a farming community within the Akatsi South Municipality of the Volta Region, Ghana. “The deceased was killed and buried in a nearby bush after the crime by his father,” reports said. Mr Selorm Bright Gligui, the Assembly member of …

A 39-year-old man has been found dead on a farm close to River Asuo Kofi at Kwawu Asona in the Kwawu West Municipality of the Eastern Region, Ghana. “The deceased went to the farm but never returned and all attempts to find him proved futile,” according to reports. His lifeless …

A 30-year-old mason is on the run after allegedly murdering his girlfriend and two children in Ghana, according to reports. The victims have been identified as 25-year-old lady, four-year-old stepson, and the two-week-old baby. “The lady’s mother visited her daughter’s residence, where she lived with her boyfriend, to bath the …

A 25-year-old man has beheaded his father at Assin Akrofuom in the Assin South District of the Central Region, Ghana. “The suspect claims his father has spiritually exchanged his destiny with that of his twin brother hence the attack,” according to reports. After beheading his father, he also inflicted cutlass …

Six people, including three soldiers were sentenced to death on Wednesday January 24 for their involvement in a plot to overthrow the government in 2021 in Ghana. Nine people, including six military personnel, were tried. Among them, three were acquitted, including a former high-ranking police officer, who walked out of …

A 29-year-old man has been found dead in a cocoa farm near New Edubiase in the Adansi South District of Ashanti, Ghana. “The circumstances surrounding his death is pointing to a possible case of suicide,” according to Adom News. “The deceased had lost GH¢1500 meant for safekeeping and that might …

One person has been shot dead in a robbery attack in Saboba, in the Northern Region, Ghana, according to reports. “The deceased was shot after being awakened by a scuffle involving his brother, a businessman at the Saboba market, and the robbers,” reports said. “He was shot in the stomach …

A 47-year-old driver has been sentenced to 15 years imprisonment for having sexual intercourse with his 13-year-old stepdaughter at Tetegu in Accra, Ghana. “The suspect has taken advantage of the absence of the victim’s mother and defiled the 13-year-old twice,” according to reports. The victim informed her mother upon her …