Gabon’s senate votes to decriminalise homosexuality
Gabon’s senate has strongly voted in favour of decriminalising homosexuality, a week after the lower house in the national assembly voted for a similar change. If the move is ratified by the president, Gabon will become one of only a few African countries to legally allow homosexuality. A number of prominent politicians, as well as […]
Valencia sack manager Albert Celades and sporting director resigns
Valencia have sacked manager Albert Celades after only nine months in charge, while the club’s sporting director Cesar Sanchez has resigned. Voro Gonzalez has replaced Celades as manager until the end of the season in what is his sixth spell as Valencia’s temporary boss. He first took over in 2008 after Ronald Koeman’s sacking and […]
Government’s free water ends today June 30
The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) says government’s payment of water bills for all Ghanaians as part of the COVID-19 interventions will end today (Tuesday, June 30 2020). The GWCL in a statement dated June 29, 2020, said the directive to serve ‘free water’ will end in the month of June. The month of June […]
EC defends guarantor system for mass voter registration exercise
The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Mrs Jean Adukwei Mensah says the use of guarantors to validate the citizenship of voters without any form or required documentation has been a tried and tested mechanism by the Commission. Speaking at a media briefing ahead of today’s commencement of the registration for the new voter ID card, […]