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Approximately, 50 million people worldwide live with epilepsy, making it one of the most common neurological diseases globally according to the World Health Organization. Irrespective of the frustrations that come with the disease, the Larbie family of 4 including 2 girls have dedicated their personal resources to correct the misconception that epileptic patients cannot procreate. The 2016/2017 Sandwich Diploma 2 students of the University of Education Winneba, as part of their academic work, made a presentation on issues of global concern including epilepsy. With the Larbie family as resource persons, the group’s presentation was on ‘Epilepsy and Society, What one…

The Minority Chief Whip has come hard on his colleague Minority Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, portraying the latter as a liar with respect to a bribery scandal involving the Energy Minister. Mr. Ayariga has insisted on several media platforms that, then a nominee, Mr. Boakye Agyarko, offered members of the Minority on Parliament’s Appointment Committee 3,000 cedis each. The money was meant to influence them to unanimously approve his nomination as the Energy Minister. “I will stand by this fact wherever I go. Hon Muntaka told us that the chairman told him the money is coming…

King Ayisoba, one of Ghana’s outstanding contemporary traditional musicians, has urged Ghanaians to learn from former presidents and Nana Akufo-Addo by portraying the rich culture of Ghana with batakari. After participating in many European festivals, King Ayisoba, the widely acclaimed “King of Kologo Music” brings the third edition of the Batakari Night to Alliance Francaise Accra. The musician is currently one of the most popular Ghanaian artists abroad and this year’s Batakari Night will feature some of Ghana’s leading Kologo players and special guest appearances from Kwaw Kese, Yaa Pono, Atongo, Zea (from Holland) with whom King Ayisoba has worked…

President Donald Trump has banned the entry of Syrian refugees into the US until further notice. He has also halted the issuing of visas to the nationals of six other mainly Muslim countries, including Iran, Iraq, Yemen and Libya, for three months. Mr Trump said the measures were part of new measures to “keep radical Islamic terrorists out of the US”. Rights groups have condemned the move, saying there is no link between Syrian refugees in the US and terrorism. Under Mr Trump’s wide-ranging executive order, all refugee admissions have been suspended for four months. Mr Trump signed the order…

A former vice chancellor of the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), Professor Joshua Alabi, has urged policy makers in education to place emphasis on open university system as a measure to enhance access to tertiary education.  He said the current traditional means of admitting students based on a high-profile grading system denied many of them the opportunity to access higher education. “If you look at the current admission system, a student who performs excellently in other subjects but gets D7 or E8 in any of the core subjects is not eligible to access university education. This system, if not…

The Parliament of Ghana has taken strong exception to an allegation by a Member of Parliament that members who vetted ministerial nominees were given 3,000 cedis each as bribe to approve the president’s nominee for Energy Minister. Mahama Ayariga, MP for Bawku Central who made that allegation against Boakye Agyarko has been loud on the issue in spite of denials by Agyarko and the Chairman of Parliament’s Appointment Committee. Mr. Ayariga for instance confirmed on TV3 New Day on Saturday that he stand by his claim. “I will stand by this fact wherever I go. Hon Muntaka told us that…

Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga is resolute in his claim that Minister of Energy, Boakye Agyarko, attempted to bribe Parliament’s Appointments Committee for his approval. Each member of the Minority on the committee was given 3,000 cedis to influence them in confirming Mr. Agyarko, the MP confirmed on TV3 New Day which was streamed live on 3FM 92.7 Saturday. Though Mr. Agyarko has denied the allegation, it appears it is his words against that of Mahama Ayariga after the latter’s insistence that he will stand by this “fact” wherever he goes. He maintained, “We were given money…

President Akufo-Addo has charged newly sworn in ministers not to fail on the mandate bestowed upon them by the people of Ghana indicating that “we cannot fail, we must not fail”. The president said this after swearing in twelve (12) out of the thirteen ministers who were vetted and approved by parliament. Addressing the ministers, Nana Addo said “we are required to fulfill the requirements of our mandates and I’m certain with God’s guidance, the sincerity of purpose, the integrity of character and hard work, we shall deliver and honour this country…” The President further said “the issue of corruption…

President Akufo Addo has sworn in his first 12 ministers with the exception of the Foreign Affairs Minister, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey who was in Addis Ababa during the swearing in ceremony which was held on Friday Jan. 27, 2017. Addressing the new ministers, the president charged them to deliver on the mandate of the party’s manifesto and no to disappoint the “overwhelming support” reposed in them by the people of Ghana. The president then said “Shirley Ayorkor Botwey, Minister for Foreign Affairs has already entered into her functions. She is in Addis Ababa attending a forum for foreign ministers meeting…

Table tennis players and lovers of the game will experience yet another day of exciting play as the whole of Ghana congregates at Ofankor Barrier under Bridge on Saturday 28th January 2017 at 9am to witness exciting play interspersed with sublime skills from both the young and old. This maiden edition, is being organized by J C Positive Initiatives, an Event Management Company. It is a one-day competition dubbed Table Tennis under Bridge (TTUB) Competition. According to Nathaniel Kwesi Somuah, the brain behind this initiative, the main aim of this competition is to unearth table tennis talents while rekindling the…