The Queenmother for Assin Effukwa Traditional Area, Nana Afranse IV, who is currently acting as the Paramount Chief for the area, has called on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to ensure that the anti-LGBTQ bill, currently before Parliament, is passed into law.

A 42-year-old man, identified as Maxwell Yeboah, has bolted after allegedly stabbing his pregnant wife to death at Nyankyerenease, a suburb of Kumasi. Eyewitnesses say the incident occurred Saturday dawn when the deceased was heard shouting for help only for them to discover the woman in a pool of her own blood with several machete wounds.

Oseadeyor Akumfi Ameyaw IV, Paramount Chief of Techiman traditional area in the Bono East region has cautioned new Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives to beware of party followers, family, and friends hailing them upon their assumption of office because some of them could also contribute to their failure.

Traders at the Kejetia Market in Kumasi have resolved to suspend the payment of all levies until challenges with electricity tariffs are resolved. The traders reached the agreement at a general meeting on Thursday morning. For about five hours on Wednesday, the market was without electricity due to failure to pay electricity bills.

Deputy Minority Chief Whip, Ahmed Ibrahim Banda, has hinted voting on the anti-LGBTQI+ Bill will be done in the open. This comes after several calls by the public to the House to make the voting process as transparent as possible.

Early morning news bulletin in Akan

The Ghana Law Students Association has called on the government to dissolve the General Legal Council (GLC) over their silence on the mass failure in entrance exams.

The Police Administration has put in place a comprehensive operational measure to address insecurity issues associated with cocoa purchasing and the transportation of cocoa beans from cocoa-growing communities to the ports.

The Executive Secretary of the Chamber of Petroleum Consumers, COPEC, Duncan Amoah says Ghanaians should expect further increases in fuel prices in the coming weeks.

President Akufo Addo has stated that he will do everything possible to ensure that chieftaincy dispute in Okuapeman is resolved to pave way for gazetting of Okuapehene Oseadeeyo Kwasi Akuffo II.