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The Ahanta West Constituency branch of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) says it does not believe that the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) will operationalise the Agenda 111 hospital in the area.

‘We do not believe there is genuine commitment on the part of the ruling NDC to operationalise the Agenda 111 Hospital in Bokoro in the constituency,’ the NPP asserted.

According to the Ahanta West NPP, in March this year, the Minister for Health and the NDC Member of Parliament (MP) for the area, Kuukua Bissue, indicated that an amount of GHS140 million was needed to operationalise the Agenda 111 Hospital at Bokoro.

However, the party noted that during the recent presentation of the budget statement in Parliament, the Finance Minister disclosed that GHS100 million has been allocated to complete ten of the Agenda 111 hospitals across the country.

NPP pointed out that, it was clear that the earlier figure by the Health Minister and the MP was a misleading and inflated one, confirming the party’s long-held suspicion that there is no genuine commitment to make the health facility in their area operational.

This was contained in a statement issued by the NPP Communication Bureau of the constituency and signed by its Director, Barnabas Annan.

‘We are asking whether the Bokoro Agenda 111 Hospital is part of the ten facilities to be completed? The constituents deserve an honest answer,’ the statement stressed.

The statement asserted that the fully completed health facility by the previous Akufo-Addo-led NPP government is deteriorating.

The Ahanta West NPP also lamented that nothing was heard in the budget statement about the Western Regional Hospital started by the previous government, which is also in the constituency.

‘The budget only mentioned the upgrading of the Effia-Nkwanta Hospital and the construction of a health facility at Shama as far as the Western Region was concerned.

‘The omission of the Regional Hospital strongly suggests that the development of the Ahanta West Constituency is not a priority to the current government,’ the statement added.

The Ahanta West Constituency NPP also bemoaned the deplorable nature of the Agona Nkwanta-Dixcove road in the area.

According to the NPP’s statement, the MP for Ahanta West and the area’s Municipal Chief Executive had earlier stated that the road project would be completed by December 2025.

‘But the project was not mentioned in the budget statement. We do not even believe that the road could be completed within this short period.

‘Now there was no allocation for the project and currently and there is no commitment on paper to complete it. When will the NDC stop deceiving the people of Ahanta West?

‘We deserve development not just speeches. Government should prioritise these projects, and show clear commitment to operationalise the Bokoro Agenda 111 Hospital, complete the Regional Hospital in the area and the Agona Nkwanta-Dixcove road,’ the statement added.

PRESIDENT JOHN Dramani Mahama has stated his willingness to assent to the controversial ‘Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill’ also known as the anti-LGBTQ+ bill, if only Parliament passes the bill and sends it to his office.

Addressing a delegation from the Christian Council at the Jubilee House yesterday, President Mahama emphasised his stand on the passage of the bill, indicating that his office is ever ready to sign the bill anytime Parliament presents it to his office.

‘A person’s gender is determined at birth, and the family is the foundation of our nation. That is our position. So there are no questions or equivocations about what we believe.

‘I believe that we have no questions or equivocations about what we believe. I believe that we are completely aligned with the Christian Council in terms of your belief. We agree with the Speaker to relay the bill and let Parliament debate it.

‘And if there are any amendments or adjustments that need to be made, if the people’s representatives in Parliament endorse the bill, vote on it, and pass it, and it comes to me as President, I will sign it,’ President Mahama said.

During the early days of John Mahama’s administration, he is on record to have said that the bill is not needed if Ghanaian schools do a good job of teaching family values.

‘If we are teaching our values in school, we won’t need to pass a bill to enforce our family values. That’s why I think more than even the Family Values Bill, it is agreeing on a curriculum that inculcates these values into our children as they are growing up, so that we don’t need to legislate it,’ he said during a meeting with religious leaders.

Bill Reintroduction

Speaker Alban Bagbin recently clarified that the anti-LGBTQ+ bill must be reintroduced in the current Parliament after it expired at the end of the 8th Parliament.

This was after the Majority Leader, Mahama Ayariga, argued that the bill had already been passed and did not need to be reintroduced.

‘The Eighth Parliament is history. So are all the businesses that were pending in the Eighth Parliament. They all ended with the Eighth Parliament, and so we have a new Parliament, the Ninth Parliament, and therefore what was pending there came to an end and has to be reintroduced,’ the Speaker stated.

The Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill (Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill) was introduced in 2021, seeking harsher penalties and bans on LGBTQ+ advocacy.

In February 2024, Parliament unanimously passed the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, imposing up to three years prison term for identifying as LGBTQ+ and up to five years for funding/organising related groups.

In the lead up to the December 2024 general election, rumours purported by the then National Democratic Congress (NDC) indicated that former President Nana  Akufo-Addo was unwilling to assent to the anti-LGBTQ+ bill.

Rev. Ntim Fordjour, Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin South, who doubles as a sponsor of the bill, in an interview, clarified that legal challenges prevented the bill from reaching the President’s desk for consideration.

‘I have never said that anyone can blame President Nana Akufo-Addo for our loss. Neither did I say that President Akufo-Addo failed or refused to assent to the bill,’ he said.

‘When the hands of Parliament were stayed and enjoined from transmitting the bill, the President could not even have the privilege of receiving it to take a decision upon.’

Rev. Fordjour explained that from the early stages of the bill’s journey through Parliament, it faced multiple legal hurdles. These challenges, he said, started from the first reading and stakeholder engagements through to the amendment stages.

‘Even before the third reading, there were many legal challenges. A lot of dissenting opinions tested it in court, and determinations were made,’ he noted.

He further added that just when Parliament thought all legal issues had been resolved and the bill could be transmitted, a fresh lawsuit emerged.

This new legal action placed an injunction on Parliament, effectively halting the process of forwarding the bill to the President.

THE GHANA Football Association (GFA) has expressed its profound sorrow following the tragic death of two Aduana FC supporters who were involved in a fatal accident on Sunday while returning from their club’s league match in Kumasi.

The fans had travelled to cheer Aduana FC in their 1-1 draw against Asante Kotoko, but their journey home ended in tragedy.

The GFA described the deceased supporters as devoted followers whose passion and loyalty to their club ‘will never be forgotten.’

In a statement, the Association extended its deepest condolences to the families of the deceased, the injured, the playing body and the entire Aduana FC community.

‘Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the departed, the injured supporters, the players and all Aduana FC fans during this profoundly difficult time,’ the statement read.

‘The Football Association, together with Premier League clubs, stands firmly in solidarity with Aduana FC as we mourn this heartbreaking loss.’

Executive Council member Frederick Acheampong has visited the injured supporters receiving treatment at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital. The GFA says it remains in close contact with Aduana FC leadership and will continue providing all necessary support.

Meanwhile, Kumasi Asante Kotoko has also extended condolences to Aduana Stars and the families of the deceased supporters following the deadly accident.

‘The passing of these passionate fans, who were returning from supporting their beloved club, is an immense loss that we feel deeply,’ a Kotoko statement noted.

The statement further wished the two injured supporters ‘a full, swift, and successful recovery. Our thoughts and prayers are with them and their families during this challenging time of healing.’

The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice has assumed jurisdiction in the case filed by former Chief Justice Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo challenging the legality of her removal from office.

This was after the court, sitting in Abuja, Nigeria dismissed the preliminary objections filed by the Republic of Ghana through the Attorney General, challenging its jurisdiction to hear and determine the case.

The court in its decision on the preliminary objection held that the case filed by the former Chief Justice had raised prima facie hence the court has jurisdiction to determine the matter.

Meanwhile, the court has dismissed an application by the former Chief Justice asking for provisional measures, including reinstating her as Chief Justice pending the determination of the case.

The court held that she did not exhibit the urgency required to grant such a request, given the fact that the suspension had taken place over three months before she approached the court for legal redress.

The court has given Ghana 30 days within which to file its defence to the substantive case.

Justice Torkornoo filed a suit before the regional court alleging breaches of her rights to dignity, fair hearing and right to work when President Joh Dramani Mahama suspended her on April 22, 2025 following the setting up of a committee to probe three petitions calling for her removal from office.

Ghanaian gospel songstress, Grace Ashly, has recounted how her song, ‘Gethsemane’, saved a man from committing suicide.

Speaking in an interview on Flight Time hosted by Lord Sly on Guide Radio 91.5 FM, the renowned gospel act stated that ‘my word composition in my song has encouraged people and, to some extent, helped someone terminate the decision to commit suicide.

‘We have a force that pushes us to write the song, and it’s from God. I have this song, ‘Gethsemane’. This was talking about the death of Christ and the benefit of the death. This song, somebody was about to commit suicide, and after watching the video, the song made him have a change of mind.’

She reiterated that choosing words for song composition is vital, as it has the tendency to change the present situation of an individual within a short space of time.

Grace Ashly added that growing up, she mirrored Esther Nyamekye, and Daddy Lumba’s music inspired her music. She called for proper structures in the Ghana music industry to support aged veterans who have supported the growth of the industry.

Grace Ashly is known for her powerful, spirit-lifting songs and for blending modern gospel with traditional Ghanaian rhythms. Over the past 25 years, she has become a household name, especially for her ‘queen of supporters’ songs’ that energised the Black Stars and united fans across the country.

She recently celebrated a silver anniversary concert and shifted focus to mentorship, outreach, and new worship projects.

Margins ID Group has partnered with the Korle Klottey Municipal Assembly (KoKMA) to redevelop the Kinbu Triangle, one of central Accra’s busiest intersections, as part of the company’s 35th anniversary celebration.

The project, fully financed by Margins as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) commitments, will introduce new greenery, safer pedestrian routes and renewable-energy lighting to ease congestion as well as reduce rising urban temperatures.

The handover of the site was formalised on November 17, 2025, when the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of KoKMA, Alfred Allotey-Gaisie, officially transferred responsibility for the redevelopment to Margins.

The MCE said the professionalism and strong presentation delivered by the youthful Margins team played a significant role in the Assembly’s decision to partner with the company.

He explained that several open and green spaces across the municipality require rehabilitation, noting that neglected areas quickly attract hawkers, create disorder and become difficult to reclaim. He described the initiative as a timely intervention that supports efforts to restore Accra’s image as a modern and well-organised capital city.

‘We are happy to have you as partners and look forward to working with you,’ he said.

Founder and CEO of Margins, Moses Kwesi Baiden Jnr., said the project reflects the creativity and leadership needed to address local urban challenges.

‘We are all part of government, and citizens must also play a role in finding solutions,’ he noted. ‘These solutions are not always financial; sometimes they require vision and partnerships with those who share a mutual interest in national development.’

Mr. Baiden commended the Assembly for recognising the problem and engaging suitable partners to deliver a sustainable solution. He said such collaboration is essential to addressing Ghana’s broader development challenges by combining the resilience of the private sector with public-sector leadership.

He highlighted Margins’ experience in public-private partnerships, citing the Ghana Card project as a strong example of the benefits of aligning public mandates with private expertise.

‘We’ve walked past this area many times, wondering why it had become occupied and neglected,’ he said. ‘Your vision, coupled with our partnership, can transform this barren space into a landmark. All it takes is leadership and clarity of purpose.’

Mr. Baiden reaffirmed Margins’ commitment to ‘lighting up the triangle’ and ensuring the redevelopment becomes a model for similar initiatives nationwide.

‘This partnership reflects our belief that responsible companies must contribute to the communities they operate in. Ghana has the talent and capacity; we simply need to work together,’ he stated.

The redevelopment forms part of Margins ID Group’s wider Sustainable Development Goals programme, particularly SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure) and SDG 13 (Climate Action). The upgraded Kinbu Triangle is intended both as a public benefit and as a symbolic milestone marking the Group’s 35 years of service.

Margins ID Systems Applications Limited, the Group’s technology arm, will lead implementation and provide annual maintenance to keep the space functional and well-preserved.

Architect for the project, Ama Ogbugo of Slate Urban Design, said the aim is to create a sustainable, visually appealing and iconic destination that meets SDG standards. The design team aims to complete the redevelopment by Christmas and will work closely with Department of Parks and Gardens and KoKMA to address any challenges that arise.

The project responds to concerns about heat, air quality and pedestrian safety along a commercial corridor linking major roads and office complexes. The redesign will introduce climate-resilient landscaping, defined walkways and improved crossings to create a cooler, safer and more accessible environment.

The redesigned Kinbu Triangle will feature solar lighting powered by 300-watt panels, defined walkways, decorative kerbs, protective fencing, ornamental plants and a central sculptural installation.

Ras Minano was named the Reggae Artiste of the Year at the just ended 14th edition of the 3G Media Awards and Celebrity Bash held at the UYC Banquet Hall, New York.

The 3G Media Awards and Celebrity Bash is an annual event that recognises outstanding individuals and organisations with a significant impact in Ghana and globally.

The event celebrated global excellence and Ghanaian pride, bringing together professionals, executives, and industry experts for an evening of networking and accolades. Notable among them include Ras Minano, who was awarded the Ultimate Reggae Act of the Year.

Speaking to BEATWAVES, Ras Minano expressed gratitude to the organisers for their recognition, saying, the award stands as a motivation to keep producing more music that speaks to the urgent need for peace and unity in the African continent.

Ras Minano is an international renowned Rastafarian singer, drummer, songwriter and leader of the Hope of Africa Band. Born in Accra, he currently lives in Port Adelaide, South Australia.

In 2020, released his third album, ‘Real Rasta in Australia’, following the previous albums; ‘Jah Spirit’ and ‘Africa is Sick’, which were released in Ghana. His hit song, ‘Africa Oseeyeii’, won ‘Reggae/World Music Song of the Year’ at the W.A.M. Awards in 2020. The song also made Ras Minano a semi-finalist in the 2020 International Songwriting Contest.

In February 2021, he released the 3-track EP, ‘Womba’, the title of which translates in English; ‘We are coming’.

Ras Minano’s music and the Hope of Africa Band combines elements of afrobeat and reggae music to promote peace, love, harmony and unity.

Two young men have met their untimely death in a tragic motor accident at Manso Asamang in the Ashanti Region.

The deceased, identified as 19-year-old ‘Dollar’ and 20-year-old Nana Yaw, both natives of the community, lost their lives after two motorbikes collided head-on on Monday, November 17, 2025.

According to eyewitnesses, the crash occurred when two motorbikes carrying four young men smashed into each other, leaving all riders and passengers in critical condition.

‘We heard about the accident and rushed to the scene to discover four young men in a pool of blood. Two could speak, but the other two were unconscious,’ a resident recounted.

The victims were rushed to the Manso Asamang Hospital, where medical officers pronounced ‘Dollar’ and Nana Yaw dead on arrival.

The two surviving victims, who are currently battling for their lives, attributed the incident to a head-on collision, describing it as the cause of the deadly crash.

Police have begun investigations into the incident.

The Black Stars ended their Asia Tour with another defeat, a 1-0 loss to South Korea in a friendly match played in the early hours of yesterday, as the team prepares for the 2026 World Cup.

The defeat comes at the back of Ghana’s 2-0 defeat to Japan in the Kirin Challenge Cup, a match overshadowed by the serious injury suffered by midfielder Francis Abu.

The Stars went in the game with the hope of securing a victory against a formidable South Korean side which has also qualified for next year’s global showpiece to be staged in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

Otto Addo made eight changes to the team that started the game against Japan, with Benjamin Asare, Alidu Seidu, Gideon Mensah, Kojo Pepprah Oppong, Prince Owusu, Christopher Bonsu Baah and Prince Kwabena Adu all starting the game.

Lee Tae-Seok scored the only goal of the game with a header at the far post after a brilliant cross from PSG’s Lee Kang-In.

The home team had an opportunity to double their lead from the penalty spot, but Asare was able to keep out Hwang Hee-Chang’s effort.

Two goals by Kwabena Adu and Jonas Adjei Adjetey were ruled out for offside and South Korean team held on to secure a 1-0 victory.

Delta North, Senator Ned Nwoko, has declared that he will not take back his estranged wife, Nollywood actress Regina Daniels, amid ongoing controversy surrounding their separation.

In a detailed statement posted on Instagram on Tuesday, the lawmaker addressed circulating rumours, insisting that he has not communicated with Regina and has no intention of reconciling with her. He emphasised that his only concern is that she undergo professional therapy.

Nwoko shared screenshots of what he said was their final WhatsApp conversation, dated 17 October, explaining that he released the message to clarify events and to show the ultimatum he issued about her undergoing rehabilitation.

According to the senator, Regina has been battling the influence of hard drugs, which he claims has resulted in violent and irrational behaviour over time. He said this, and not marital conflict, led to their separation.

‘Senator Ned Nwoko is not chatting with Regina and does not want her back in the house. All he is insisting on is that she should be encouraged to go to therapy,’ the statement said.

The statement also dismissed Regina’s recent allegations of drug misuse and sexual misconduct on his part, describing them as products of her imagination that cannot be proven.