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Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill: Della Sowah honoured by Suma State
Member of Parliament for Kpando, Della Sowah has been honoured by Suma Traditional Area in the Jaman North District in the Bono Region of Ghana.
This is in recognition of the role she is playing together with seven others to protect the countries cultural values.
Della Sowah, together with other seven Members of Parliament are championing Ghana’s anti LGBTQ+ Bill.
Regardless of the stiff opposition, the MPs have remained resolute in their cause.
For this reason, she was honoured in the Adinkra Award Gold Category, the highest award which former Heads of States John Jerry Rawlings, John Agyekum Kufour, and John Mahama and former Chief Justice, Georgina Theodora Woode have been recipients in the past.
Speaking after the recognition, Della Sowah said “I feel really very honoured.If you are in your corner doing something you don’t know people are taking notice of you and appreciating what you are doing. It humbles you when you are noticed and accorded.”
The Keta MP added that once culture makes him.or her unique, it makes them who they are, ” It gives us a special identity. We shouldn’t shed it easily with the excuse of ‘enlightenment.’
She also dedicated the award to her late father Dr Kwasi Agbodza who taught his children to preserve the tradition of our in whatever way they could.
Della Sowah added that ” I celebrate our biggest cheerleader our 88-year-old mum.”
The ceremony is used to climax the annual Suma Akwantu Kese Festival at Suma-Ahenkro in the Jaman North District of Bono Region.
Four tricycle operators, popularly known as ‘Pragya’, have been prosecuted and fined GH¢600 each equivalent to 50 penalty units by the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) Sanitation Court for obstructing public roads at the Agbogbloshie Market.
The offenders, who were arrested by Public Health Officers of the AMA during a routine enforcement exercise, pleaded guilty to the offence and were subsequently convicted by the court.
The four operators were among the 21 offenders recently arrested at the Agbogbloshie Market for various sanitation and public order violations, including selling on open drains, obstructing walkways, and trading at unauthorised locations.
Speaking after the court proceedings, the Head of Public Health at the AMA, Madam Florence Kuukyi, said the court was lenient with the offenders since it was their first appearance, hence the fine, and warned that subsequent offenders would face stiffer penalties, including imprisonment.
The Ghana Police Service has arrested a man believed to be behind a series of robberies and killings of taxi drivers in the Greater Accra Region.
According to a statement from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), the suspect, Peter Akakpo, also known as “Dompe,” was arrested on October 13, 2025, at Kasoa-Domeabra.
Police say he is an ex-convict and is believed to have worked with another suspect, Vincent Gbetorglo, who was arrested earlier on June 30, 2025.
The arrests follow investigations into the deaths of two taxi drivers at Sakaman Blue Lagoon on May 9 and June 15, 2025. Police say the suspects contacted the victims before the attacks.
The Anti-Armed Robbery Unit of the CID led the investigation, using intelligence and surveillance to track down the suspects.
Police say efforts are being made to recover the vehicles of the murdered drivers.
The CID assured the public that investigations are still ongoing and promised to provide updates as new information emerges.
By: Jacob Aggrey
