Ghana Supreme Court upholds anti-LGBTQ bill

Ghana’s Supreme Court on Wednesday, December 18, rejected two bids to overturn a controversial piece of legislation that severely restricts LGBTQ rights, which lawmakers adopted earlier this year. Lawmakers approved the Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill in February, drawing international condemnation despite receiving widespread public support in the conservative West African country.…

Pope assassination plot foiled by UK intelligence

Pope Francis has revealed he escaped a double su!cide b0mbing during a visit to Iraq three years ago after the attempts on his life were foiled by British intelligence and Iraqi police. Francis made the revelation in his upcoming autobiography, Spera (Hope), excerpts of which were shared with Corriere della Sera on Tuesday, the pontiff’s…

NAFDAC shuts 150 shops in Abia market

The National Drug Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control NAFDAC has shut down 150 shops at Eziukwu Market, Aba, Abia State, during a two-day operation on December 16 and 17, 2024. The team uncovered large-scale production and distribution of fake and expired goods, including beverages, carbonated drinks, wines, spirits, vegetable oils, and…

Jigawa government uncovers 6348 ghost workers receiving N3.7bn

The Jigawa State Government has uncovered 6,348 ghost workers following a staff verification exercise conducted across the state. Mr. Sagir Musa, Commissioner for Information, Youths, Sports, and Culture, announced this in a statement on Tuesday, December 17, in Dutse.He revealed that the report of the Statewide Staff Audit Biometric Data Capture and Validation Exercise…