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A former Chief of Defence Staff, Brigadier General Joseph Nunoo-Mensah says inasmuch as he doubts the capability of persons behind the recent alleged coup plot, the move to oust the Akufo-Addo-led government is a testament of a mismanaged economy. Downplaying the coup attempt, the former national security adviser observed that Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah rushed in concluding that the initial three men arrested were plotting to overthrow the government. Speaking to Nuong Faalong on TV3’s Hot Issues Saturday, he said no one has time off their hands to plot a coup unless they are idle. “They rushed too much,…

Twenty-five candidates of the Akropong School for the Blind in the Eastern Region have presented their particulars to the Computerized School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) Secretariat for them to be placed. The students presented their names, index numbers and chosen Senior High Schools (SHSs). The presentation was upon a request by the CSSPS after it was unable to place the 25 candidates into SHSs barely one month after the Ghana Education Service (GES) began the process for the placement of students who passed their Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). Onua FM’s Yen Sempa on Wednesday, October 2,  broke the…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has emphatically stated that his government will not approve the teaching of homosexuality in schools. There have been concerns that the new curriculum for basic schools has one of its topics Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE). Many have explained the CSE to be the teaching of lesbianism, gay, bi-sexual, and transgender (LGBT). But speaking at the St Cyprians Anglican Church in Kumasi on the controversial CSE on Sunday, October 6, the President says his vision is to have an educated country for national development not to promote immorality, that the Ghanaian culture frowns on. He has…

Every year, the world celebrates the teaching profession on the 5th of October. Since its inception in 1994, each year’s celebration comes with a theme that seems to bring to the fore the emerging issues in the profession for global discussion. For instance, in 2018, the theme was “the right to education means the right to a qualified teacher”. This theme was to remind the global community that the achievement of the right to education and education for all hinges on the availability and provision of trained and qualified teachers. This year, the global community has been called to reexamine…

James Milner’s injury-time penalty earned a dramatic win over in-form Leicester City and maintained Liverpool’s flawless start to the Premier League season. Brendan Rodgers’ side looked to be on course for a hard-earned point on his return to Anfield after James Maddison’s low finish 10 minutes from time equalised Sadio Mane’s 40th-minute strike. And then, with the clock ticking into stoppage time, a communication breakdown between Leicester keeper Kasper Schmeichel and substitute Marc Albrighton ended with the latter bringing down Mane. The penalty was awarded after consultation with the video assistant referee (VAR) and Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp celebrated wildly…

A 34-year-old Science and ICT teacher at the Akwatia St Dominic Junior High School in the Easter region, Sabina Koba Dosu, has been adjudged the Most Outstanding Teacher for 2019. She was awarded with a three-bedroom house worth one hundred and eighty thousand Ghana cedis (GHC180,000). Addressing the gathering at the Ghana Teacher Prize 2019 at the Paa Joe stadium in Kumasi, Vice President Dr Mahmoud Bawumia conceded that teachers still have challenges that need to be addressed. He however reaffirmed government’s commitment to empower and enhance the working condition of teachers across the country. “We must and will continue to strive…

Residents of Kwesimintsim, a suburb of Takoradi in the Western Region are still trying to come to terms with what would provoke a son to butcher his mother and attempt to do same to his sister. On Friday, October 4, 2019 around 9.30am, some neighbors of the family narrate they saw the woman, Precious Acolatse, also known as Daavi, in her 70s, screaming and rushing out of her room followed closely by her son, Samuel Ameakua, popularly known as Mawuli. He was wielding a machete and continually struck at the mother. The mother who was bleeding, shortly collapsed and died.…

Former Chief of Defence Staff Brigadier Joseph Nunoo-Mensah has prevailed on the Director General of the Police Criminal Investigations Department (CID), COP Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo Danquah to resign from her position. He said the conduct of the CID boss throughout the investigation of the Takoradi girls’ kidnapping case was unprofessional. Brigadier Nunoo-Mensah has therefore encouraged the government to crack the whip and sack her if she fails to do the right thing. Speaking to Nuong Faalong on TV3’s Hot Issues on Saturday, he said the CID boss should have carefully put her thoughts together before addressing the public on…

The National Council for Curriculum Assessment (NaCCA) is set to investigate the Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) document making rounds in the media and purported to be a new curriculum for basic schools. This ‘Guidelines for Comprehensive Sexuality Education in Ghana’ document has generated a lot of public outburst with many kicking against the content of the document, stating it will expose pupils to homosexuality and other sexual orientations that go against national values and norms as Ghanaians. Following the public outburst, Education Minister Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh said at a press conference that no such thing as Comprehensive Sexuality Education…

The National Council for Curriculum Assessment (NaCCA) is set to investigate the Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) document making rounds in the media and purported to be a new curriculum for basic schools. This ‘Guidelines for Comprehensive Sexuality Education in Ghana’ document has generated a lot of public outburst with many kicking against the content of the document, stating it will expose pupils to homosexuality and other sexual orientations that go against national values and norms as Ghanaians. Following the public outburst, Education Minister Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh said at a press conference that no such thing as Comprehensive Sexuality Education…