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Education Minister Dr. Mathew Opoku Prempeh, popularly known as Napo, has paid a working visit to one of Ghana’s world-class learning institution, Delhi Public School (DPS) International. Dr. Opoku Prempeh’s visit to the Tema-based school on Wednesday, February 20, 2019, was to help familiarise himself with the operations of the institution. Speaking to journalists on the purpose of his visit, the minister observed that “my main purpose was to visit a wonderful facility done really on the back of good social responsibility for the better education in this country.” He said it was also to see for himself “and also…

The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, and his wife, Rebecca, seized a moment at the 2019 State of the Nation Address (SONA) Thursday to do what millennials referred to as PDA, Public Display of Affection, on the floor of Parliament. After exchanging pleasantries with other dignitaries by shaking their hands, he got to his wife and hesitated. Was his wife going to give him just a handshake like everyone else or do something special? As he got closer, the First Lady leaned forward, grabbed the President in her arms and gave him a quick kiss on his lips. As if that…

President Nana Addo Dankwa-Akufo says government will soon pass a legislation to redefine basic education in the country to include senior high school. The President disclosed this while presenting the 2019 State of the Nation Address on Thursday, February 21. He expressed delight over current reforms in the education sector, which he says provides a bright future for the young in the country. “It warms my heart that we are now able to say that education in the public sector is free from Kindergarten to Senior High School, and that this year, a legislation would be passed to redefine Basic…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed confidence in the Emilie Short Commission of Inquiry, stating that he is hopeful recommendations made by the four-member commission will help rid the country of activities of lawless individuals and vigilante groups. Presenting his third State of the Nation Address on the floor of Parliament on Thursday, President Akufo-Addo said findings from the Commission will present a fresh start for Ghana in finally clamping down on activities of these persons. “The only way in our system to begin to deal with such a situation is through the work of a Commission of Inquiry.…

On top of the expectation lists of Ghanaians as the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, delivers his third State of the Nation Address (SONA) Thursday is how the government intends to tackle the security concerns of the ordinary citizen. The menace of political vigilantism and the need to disband all vigilante groups will also be expected to be given attention in the president’s speech owing to recent incidents said to have been carried out by party vigilante groups. Talks about the depreciation of the Ghana Cedi against major trading currencies,  and its consequences on the exchange rate has also dominated…

A former Vice Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Prof. William Otoo Ellis has challenged administrators of the country’s universities to brace themselves up for ongoing quest for transformational approach to higher education administration. According to him, current trends such as increasing student numbers, challenges of inadequate financial resources to provide the requisite physical infrastructural facilities and equipment and the emergence of ICT requires innovation and skillful management practices for university administrators Prof. Ellis addressing members of the Ghana Association of University Administrators (GAUA) who participated in a two-day Continuous Professional Development programme in Kumasi.…

Chairman of Nigeria’s Independent National Election Commission (INEC) Professor Mahmood Yakubu says he is unfazed by counter-accusations from the two leading political parties that INEC intends to rig the elections for a candidate. Read:Nigeria elections postponed hours to polls Following the postponement of the elections which was supposed to have taken place last Saturday, February 16, leaders of the two leading parties, PDP and the APC came out to attribute the postponement to efforts by the INEC to swing the votes. But speaking in an exclusive interview with TV3’s Komla Klutse on Wednesday, February 20, Professor Yakubu debunked the claims…

The Ashanti Regional Police Command has declared some 12 persons wanted in connection with a shooting incident which took place at the Ashanti regional National Democratic Party (NDC) office in Kumasi last Monday, February 18. Some persons on motorbikes went to the NDC regional office and opened fire on some ppeole, killing one person. Read:Breaking: One shot dead at NDC meeting in Kumasi The suspects are alleged by the police to be members of the NDC militia group “The hawks”. A police press release said a search has been launched to find and arrest the suspects in this case. The…

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