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Member of Parliament (MP) for Effutu, Alexander Afenyo-Markin has accused the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) of deliberately exaggerating the security situation in the country. He has cautioned that creating a negative impression about the state of security in the country could eventually mar its reputation. Speaking on TV3’s New Day on the back  of concerns by the Ghana Bar Association for the security agencies to up their game, the Effutu MP warned the NDC to desist from making political capital out of the situation. “We must also not create negative impression about our country because we are in opposition.…

A Nigerian pastor, Biodun Fatoyinbo, who is at the centre of a rape allegation, which he denies, says he’s taking a “leave of absence from the pulpit of the church”. In a video circulating on social media, Pastor Fatoyinbo was accused by a woman of raping her twice before she turned 18. He has said that he was “absolutely innocent”. In a statement on Instagram released on Monday he said he has spoken to Christian leaders around the world and he has now decided to step aside temporarily. The allegations against him started a huge social media conversation as people shared stories…

An app that claimed to be able to digitally remove the clothes from pictures of women to create fake nudes has been taken offline by its creators. The $50 (£40) Deepnude app won attention and criticism because of an article by tech news site Motherboard. One campaigner against so-called revenge porn called the app “terrifying”. The developers have now removed the software from the web saying the world was not ready for it. “The probability that people will misuse it is too high,” wrote the programmers in a message on their Twitter feed. “We don’t want to make money this way.” Anyone who…

The General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party, John Boadu, has appealed to the Electoral Commission to possibly consider extending the deadline for the ongoing nationwide limited voters’ registration exercise. On the back of long queues at various registration centres, Mr Boadu said extending the deadline would help avoid disenfranchising prospective first-time voters. The EC on May 19 commenced the limited voters’ registration exercise to register Ghanaians who have turned 18 years since the last registration, as well as those who, have never registered. The exercise is set to end on July 7. Mr Boadu made the appeal while touring…

“There is too much of theory in our education system which isn’t helping students especially when they graduate; hence universities must redesign some of their courses to reflect the current needs of the industry and society and also take a second look at their mode of teaching”. These were the thoughts of the  Director of Admissions and Financial Aid at the Ashesi University College; Araba Botchway in an interview some two years ago. Her call to take a second look at our educational module as a nation resonates with the thoughts of many Ghanaians ranging from academics, policy makers, students…

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) is set to roll out a new testing regime which will allow persons applying for driver’s licence in the country to be tested in the local language of their choice. The new system, expected to start before the end of this year, seeks to address the challenges some applicants face with the Computer Based Technology (CBT) test, currently done only in English. Deputy Director of the Driver Training Testing and Licensing at the DVLA, Kafui Semevor disclosed this at the 2019 Public Service Day celebrations in Accra, meant to highlights the contribution of public…

A medical officer at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH), Dr. Augustine Adoliba Ayanoore has called on parliament pass the Occupational Health Hazard bill which he said has now over-aged. The passage of the bill, he said, will compel various organisations to set up occupational health teams at their work environments to prevent unnecessary occupational related health problems and deaths. In his view, the bill has overstayed its maturity age and is gathering cobwebs in parliament, hence deserves to be passed without any further delays. Dr Ayanoore also asked employers to punish employees who consistently flout safety rules and regulations, saying…

A medical officer at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH), Dr. Augustine Adoliba Ayanoore has called on parliament pass the Occupational Health Hazard bill which he said has now over-aged. The passage of the bill, he said, will compel various organisations to set up occupational health teams at their work environments to prevent unnecessary occupational related health problems and deaths. In his view, the bill has overstayed its maturity age and is gathering cobwebs in parliament, hence deserves to be passed without any further delays. Dr Ayanoore also asked employers to punish employees who consistently flout safety rules and regulations, saying…

The Minister responsible for Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MGCSP), Cynthia Mamle Morrison, has said that her outfit has been checking the orphanages by visiting them and going there under disguise. This was said in an interview with Tiger Eye PI in her office. In response to how the ministry would see to the success of a collaboration between her ministry and the orphanages and NGOs and also make them comply with rules and regulations governing the services they render, Hon Cynthia Mamle Morrison said that her outfit has been checking the orphanages by visiting them and going…

The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) is urging consumers to be calm as it charges the utility companies to come out with modalities on what to expect in the new increments. The PURC said it is waiting for the companies to furnish the outfit with reckoning which will enable the PURC come out with education on the implementation. Consumers of electricity and water across the country will be paying more for utilities following the upward tariff adjustment announced by the PURC last month. The PURC approved an 11.17% and 8.01% for electricity and water respectively, taking effect from Monday, July…