Lifestyle & Social

Feb292024 by Samuel AnsongNo Comments

Parliament unanimously passes Anti-LGBTQ+ bill

After nearly three years of deliberation, Parliament has finally passed the highly contentious Anti-LGBTQ+ bill. The bill, introduced in the House years ago, was approved unanimously on Wednesday, February 28, following the completion of the third reading. Proposed amendments to the bill were rejected by the Speaker, Alban Bagbin, during the session. The bill is now slated to be forwarded to President Akufo-Addo for his assent. The Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, withdrew several proposed amendments to the bill on February 21. However, during Wednesday's parliamentary session, Afenyo-Markin reiterated his stance on the bill, expressing opposition to certain provisions. He argued against measures that could prevent individuals or groups from providing support to vu...

Feb262024 by Samuel AnsongNo Comments

Why Afua Asantewaa’s Guinness World Records attempt was disqualified

Ghana News, Lifestyle & Social

Officials at the Guinness World Records have disclosed why Afua Asantewaa was unsuccessful with her singathon attempt. They told Joy FM via mail that Afua could make the mark because she broke some of their rules. “Afua Asantewaa’s singathon attempt was not successful due to due to guidelines around rest break timings not being met. These rules are standard across all of our ‘longest marathon’ records,” PR Executive for the Guinness World Records, Alina Polianskaya replied to a mail by Joy FM entertainment journalist Kwame Dadzie. On Friday, February 23, 2024, the Guinness World Records announced that Ghana's Afua Asantewaa failed to break the longest singing marathon she attempted in December 2023. The GWR said this in a statement on X (formerly Twitter) addin...

Feb232024 by Samuel AnsongNo Comments

GHACOE Women’s Ministry Supports Apostle Ntumy’s Funeral

Lifestyle & Social, Pentecost News

The Ghana Congress on Evangelisation (GHACOE) Women’s Ministry, a non-denominational Christian organisation, has donated 500 pieces of 250ml liquid soaps to The Church of Pentecost towards the funeral of Apostle Dr Michael Kwabena Ntumy. Apostle Dr Ntumy, a former Chairman of The Church of Pentecost and President of the Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council (GPCC), passed away on December 27, 2023. His memorial and funeral service is scheduled to take place on Saturday, February 24, 2024, at the forecourt of the State House. Donating the items to the Church on Wednesday, the National Director of GHACOE, Mrs Georgina Quaisie, on behalf of her organisation, expressed her condolences to the Church over the passing of the former Chairman, saying, “We came to show our solidar...

Feb162024 by Samuel AnsongNo Comments

Dr Bawumia, Idris Elba discuss the growth of the creative arts economy

Ghana News, Lifestyle & Social

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia and Hollywood actor Idris Elba, recently had a meeting to discuss ways to expand the creative arts economy in Africa. In a post on Facebook, Dr Bawumia indicated that their conversation included ways to finance Ghana’s creative arts industry and devising strategies to integrate it into the worldwide financial ecosystem. He wrote; “Many African industry players are locked out of the global payments ecosystem, and we therefore discussed the proposed implementation of a new system leveraging blockchain technology to assist them and ensure that they get paid for their music and arts no matter where in the world it is used commercially.” “Given Ghana’s relatively advanced system of digital payments, the new system is expected to be launched in Gh...

Feb152024 by Samuel AnsongNo Comments

January 2024 was the warmest January on record

Lifestyle & Social, Science & Technology

According to recent data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), January 2024 has been identified as the warmest January globally on record. The average ERA5 surface air temperature for the month was 13.14°C, surpassing the 1991-2020 average for January by 0.70°C and exceeding the temperature of the previous warmest January in 2020 by 0.12°C. This marks the eighth consecutive month where the recorded temperatures set new records for their respective months. Although the global temperature anomaly for January 2024 was lower compared to the last six months of 2023, it remained higher than any anomalies recorded before July 2023. In relation to a pre-industrial reference period (1850-1900), January 2024 was notably warmer, registering a 1.66°C increase in comparison to the es...

Feb142024 by Samuel AnsongNo Comments

Today is National Chocolate Day

Ghana News, Headlines Today, Lifestyle & Social

February 14, a day known worldwide as Valentine’s Day, or Saint Valentine’s Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine, is a day for lovers, family, and friends to celebrate love. Many on this day anticipate spending quality time with their loved ones by going on romantic dates, gifting them special tokens of love, asking out their potential love interest, and many more. It originated as a Western Christian feast day honouring one or two early saints named Valentinus, and recognised as a significant cultural, religious, and commercial celebration of romance and romantic love in many regions around the world. It is characterised by the wearing of red clothes by celebrants. Ghana, over the years, celebrated the day as Valantine’s Day, however in 2005, the country instituted the Nationa...

Jan42024 by Samuel AnsongNo Comments

Ghanaians react to Guinness record cook-a-thon attempt by chef Failatu Abdul-Razak

Ghana News, Lifestyle & Social

Ghanaians on the social media platform X, previously known as Twitter, are sharing their anticipation for Chef Failatu Abdul-Razak's bold attempt at the Guinness World Record cook-a-thon. Commencing her marathon cooking session on the eve of the New Year in 2024, Chef Failatu Abdul-Razak is striving to set a new Guinness record for the longest cooking marathon by an individual. Her ambitious goal is to reach a staggering 120 hours, equivalent to about five days of continuous cooking, to surpass the existing record held by Irish Chef Alan Fisher, who achieved an impressive 119 hours and 57 minutes. This culinary feat is currently underway at the Modern City Hotel in Tamale, in the Northern Region. In response to this extraordinary endeavour, the micro-blogging site has become a...

Jan32024 by Samuel AnsongNo Comments

Elder Dr. Emmanual Yeboah Honoured At the Ghana Medical Excellence Awards

Ghana News, Health & Wellbeing, Lifestyle & Social

The Presiding Elder of the New Aplaku Central Assembly in the Kasoa Area of The Church of Pentecost, Elder Dr. Emmanuel Owusu Yeboah, was honoured at this year’s Ghana Medical Excellence Awards as “Overall Best Dentist” (First Runner-Up). The glittering ceremony was held on November 24, 2023, within the hallowed halls of the State House in Accra, where luminaries from the medical field gathered to honour excellence. The New Aplaku Assembly, where Elder Dr. Yeboah has been an instrumental figure, received the news with pride and much excitement. Consequently, Congratulatory messages poured in from colleagues, parishioners, and well-wishers, highlighting the positive impact Elder Dr. Yeboah has had on the lives of those he has served. In a gracious acceptance speech, Elder Dr. Y...

Dec52023 by Emmanuel BempongNo Comments

GTA 6: Trailer for new game revealed after online leak

International, Lifestyle & Social, Science & Technology

The trailer for the sixth game in the Grand Theft Auto series has finally been revealed after fans waited over a decade for news on the hotly anticipated game. Set in Miami-inspired Vice City, it is a story of love and crime between lead protagonist, Lucia, and an unnamed male. Rockstar unveiled the trailer 15 hours early, after it leaked online. It teases a 2025 release which means fans will still have to wait to play.ADVERTISEMENT The sixth main game in the series will be the sequel to 2013's smash hit GTA V, which became the second best-selling video game of all time, following Minecraft. There have been seemingly endless rumours and leaks for the past decade about GTA VI. The mere confirmation that a trailer was coming - an announcement of an announcem...

Nov152023 by Emmanuel BempongNo Comments

Meta OKs deleting Threads without losing Instagram

Lifestyle & Social, Science & Technology

Changes are being rolled out to the Threads app that will enable users to delete their account while keeping the linked Instagram account. An Instagram account is required to sign up to the Twitter-like app, but users were frustrated that it was impossible to delete Threads alone. Instagram boss Adam Mosseri revealed the change in a post on Threads. Initially hailed as a "Twitter-killer", Threads struggled to sustain early record-breaking growth.ADVERTISEMENT In October Mark Zuckerberg, the head of parent-company Meta, revealed that three months on from its July launch the app was attracting around 100 million monthly users - down by more than a half. When Threads was first revealed it was seen as a direct challenge to the Elon Musk-owned X, formerly known as Twitter. ...

Cookie	Duration	Description
cookielawinfo-checbox-analytics	11 months	This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics".
cookielawinfo-checbox-functional	11 months	The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional".
cookielawinfo-checbox-others	11 months	This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other.
cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary	11 months	This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance	11 months	This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance".
viewed_cookie_policy	11 months	The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data.

IT'S ALL ABOUT JESUS

Follow us on

IT'S ALL ABOUT JESUS

Follow us on

Contact Form