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A Deputy Majority Whip in Parliament has discredited the joint survey conducted by the Political Science Department of the University of Ghana (UG) and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation. The survey noted that about 49.5 percent of eligible voters across the country will not vote to retain their Members of Parliament (MPs) if the 2020 elections were held today. But Matthew Nyindam, who is also the MP for Kpandai Constituency in the Northern Region, says the dynamics in political parties and elections change so the researchers cannot use the current trend to determine the 2020 election. The survey presented by the…

Source: 3news.com | Ghana

File photo[/caption] I have always hated oppression of any sort. When we sing the national anthem, I feel my blood rushing when we get to “and help us to resist oppressor’s rule with all our will and might for evermore”. Oppression comes in many forms, shapes and colours. Whatever form it comes, whether with good intentions or not, it is oppression and it must be resisted. I know I will receive a barrage of attacks for saying this – but anytime I hear June 4, 1979, or December 31, 1981, I cringe. Usually, when these dates come up, I simply…

Mrs. Theodosia Jackson[/caption] Mrs. Theodosia Jackson, the Principal of Jackson College of Education, has advised this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examinations (BECE) candidates to refrain from any form of examination malpractice to avoid cancellation of papers. The veteran educationists further admonished them to aim at earning their certificates honestly and on merit. She gave the advice at a press briefing in Kumasi to exhort the candidates to a sterling performance in their first ever external examination. The Principal who doubles as counsellor asked parents to create a congenial atmosphere at home for their wards and lighten chores during the examination…

File photo[/caption] About 49.5 percent of eligible voters across the country, say they will not vote to retain their Members of Parliament in the 2020 elections. That’s according a joint research by the University of Ghana’s political science department and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation. It has a total of 27,500 (Male – 14,712; Female – 12,788) respondents taking part in the survey. Although the primary duty of MPs is to make laws, lead researcher, Dr. Isaac Owusu-Mensah revealed that most constituents are more interested in seeing their MPs undertake developmental projects. One of the major concerns raised by the constituents…

Legendary Kuchoko artiste and radio presenter, Blakk Rasta released a total overhaul of an over 40-year-old Kakaiku song, Agyanka Ba (The Orphan) exactly a week ago and Ghanaians have since been ‘shedding tears’. The little over 4 minutes song was produced by veteran musician Zapp Mallet at the Title Track Studios here in Accra, Ghana. The song talks about a father’s lament over his failing health and possible death leaving his five-year-old behind to face this wicked world. He offers him advice in the form of a letter. The delivery is so emotional it immediately draws tears from listeners. Agyanka…

Ghana’s President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has called for a change in the governance structure of the International Labour Organisation (ILO), the United Nations agency whose mandate is to advance social justice and promote decent work by setting international labour standards. According to President Akufo-Addo, African Ministers of Labour, at their last meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, two months ago on 4th April, were of the strong conviction that improving governance at the ILO is synonymous with the effective implementation of the ILO’s responsibility in the interest of its constituents. The African Ministers of Labour reiterated and supported the urgent…

Being a father, especially a responsible one, can sometimes be a really demanding task. School fees payments for wards, gift-buying, payment of medical bills, vacation expenses are some costs associated with being a father. Sometimes, the high demands make some fathers shirk their responsibilities towards their children, but others, stand with their kids or families in spite of all the financial burdens that they have to endure. And when such caring and responsible fathers are assembled under one roof through education, putting up a big celebration to honour them for their loving kindness becomes a necessary task. Tema-based school DPS…

Ghana head coach, Kwesi Appiah, has named his final 23-man squad that will represent the Black Stars at the 2019 AFCON in Egypt. Ghana, who finished fourth at the last edition of the AFCON after losing 0-1 to Burkina Faso, will be playing in Group F alongside Cameroon, Guinea Bissau and Benin in the tournament that will kick off on June 21, 2019. Coach Appiah dropped the following players: Ebenezer Ofori, Majeed Waris, Mohammed Alhassan, Abdul Fatawu and Yaw Yeboah after one week camping in Dubai. Ghana defender Nuhu Musah missed Ghana’s Afcon Train through injury. Fernabahce midfielder and Ghana…

Dogon villages often follow a traditional way of life photo: Getty images[/caption] Nearly 100 people have been killed in an attack in a village in central Mali inhabited by the Dogon ethnic group, officials say. The attack happened in Sobame Da, near Sanga town in the Mopti region. The search for bodies is ongoing, but officials say 95 people have been found dead, with many of the bodies burned. There have been numerous attacks in Mali in recent months, some ethnically driven, some carried out by jihadist groups. Clashes between Dogon hunters and semi-nomadic Fulani herders are frequent. Mali’s government…