“Remain focussed, deliver on your mandate” – Otumfuo to President Akufo-Addo
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has urged the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, not to be side-tracked, but remain focused and deliver on his mandate to the Ghanaian people. According to the Asantehene, ”it is always good that you leave Jubilee House to go around the country and see things for […]
“Ensure timely completion of Kumasi Road Projects” – President Akufo-Addo to contractors
The President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has tasked the various contractors working on the several road and infrastructural projects in the Kumasi Metropolis to ensure they are completed on time. Visiting several project sites on Wednesday, September 10, 2019, at the commencement of his 3-day tour of the Ashanti Region, President Akufo-Addo noted that the […]
Comprehensive Sexuality Education Policy In Ghana
NEWS COMMENTARY ON PURPORTED COMPREHENSIVE SEXUALITY EDUCATION POLICY IN GHANA The government of Ghana in conjunction with the United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation, UNESCO in February this year launched a programme known as the Comprehensive Sexuality Education, CSE aimed at highlighting awareness among school pupils in sexuality matters. Seven months down the line, […]
NABCO trainees ‘cry’ over non-payment of allowances
Hundreds of NABCO service providers say they have not been paid their stipend for the last six months although they go to work every day, pay transport fares and struggle to survive. However, when GBC’s Radio Ghana contacted the Greater Accra Regional NABCO Co-Ordinator, Alhaji Baba Mohammed, he refuted the complaints. He told Radio Ghana’s […]
President Akufo-Addo Petitioned On Legal Education In Ghana
NEWS COMMENTARY CALLS ON PRESIDENT AKUFO-ADDO TO CALL THE GENERAL LEGAL COUNCIL TO ORDER IN THEIR POOR MANAGEMENT OF PROFESSIONAL LEGAL EDUCATION Watchers of the legal education space such as Coalition for National Sovereignty have noted with regret the deteriorating state of Professional Legal Education in the country. At a time, Ghana’s population is growing […]
Two people killed and several injured in Germany street shooting
Two people were killed and several injured in a shooting in eastern Germany, police told Euronews. It happened in the city of Halle and one or more suspects are on the run after fleeing in a car. A spokeswoman for the Federal Attorney General said there was sufficient evidence for a possible right-wing extremist background […]
Dormaa Chiefs unveil Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Agyemang-Badu’s 20th anniversary
The Dormaa Traditional Council in the Bono Region has launched the 20th anniversary celebration of the enstoolment of Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Agyemang-Badu II, the Paramount Chief, and Odeneho Akosua Fima II, Queen of Dormaa. The Council, also launched the celebration of the 2019 “Kwafie festival” the most significant event on the traditional calendar, celebrated by the […]
Zlatan Ibrahimovic statue unveiled in Sweden
A statue of former Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been built in his hometown in Sweden. The bronze structure, commissioned by the Swedish FA, was unveiled in front of hundreds of fans outside Malmo’s stadium on Tuesday. “No matter where you come from, where you are, no matter what you look like, the statue […]
Parliament to consider new bill to allocate quotas to universities to run Law programmes
Parliament is yet to consider a bill that will amend portions of the legal profession act. This will empower the General Legal Council to allocate quotas to Universities to run the Bachelor of Law programme to alleviate the plight of the Ghana School of Law. Ben Abdallah Bandah, chairman of the Constitutional and Legal Affairs […]
Turkey launches offensive in northern Syria with air strikes
Turkish warplanes have bombed parts of north-eastern Syria at the start of an offensive which could lead to conflict with Kurdish-led allies of the US. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the operation was to create a “safe zone” cleared of Kurdish militias which will also house Syrian refugees. The strikes caused civilian casualties, Kurdish-led […]
Universities must establish anti-sexual harassment policies – Prof. Kwesi Yankah
Minister of State in charge of Tertiary Education, Prof. Kwesi Yankah, has called on tertiary institutions in the country to operationalise Anti-Sexual Harassment policies to help stop alleged sexual harassment by lecturers on the various campuses. He said the Ministry of Education has also come out with a comprehensive policy for all tertiary institutions which […]
Environment Ministry partners Presbyterian Church to promote cotton bags
In partnership with the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, the Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation has urged the public to adopt the usage of cotton-made bags instead of polythene. The partnership was announced, when members of the Mount Zion Presbyterian Church in Mempeasem, Accra, paid a courtesy call on the Minister […]
Policeman ‘stoned to death’ in Malawi
Police in Malawi have named an officer killed on Tuesday during clashes with anti-government protesters in Msundwe – a trading outpost west of the capital city, Lilongwe. Police spokesman James Kadadzerab told news agency AFP that officer Usumani Imedi had been stoned to death and “killed by rioters and criminals”. He was among officers who […]
Fans angry over ”sex for grades” tweets by Yvonne Nelson
BBC Africa Eye, released a documentary that looked at the ever popular but unfavorable sex for grades phenomenon in schools. The investigation, which took over nine months to complete, focused at two major universities in West Africa; University of Ghana, and the University of Lagos. After the release of the documentary, many people took to […]
