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Management of the University of Education Winneba (UEW) in the Central Region has put in place a standby medical team to attend and manage any positive case of the deadly novel coronavirus on its campus at Ajumako. “We have medical personnel on standby who will attend to any student who may test positive for the covornavirus,” he said. The Dean of Faculty of Ghanaian Languages at the Ajumako Campus, Professor Charles Owu-Ewie, announced this when Zoomlion Ghana Limited disinfected the campus on Friday the university prepares to resume academic activities for final year students. According to him, the medical team…

Minority ranking member on the Health Committee of Parliament, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, wants parliament to be immediately shut down following revelations that some Members of Parliament (MPs) who tested positive for Covid-19 still come for sittings. The majority leader Friday disclosed on the floor of the house that some MPs  who have asked to by the Medical team of Parliament to self-isolate after the mandatory testing of members and staff of the house, were being defiant. Read:Parliament mulls unveiling identity of all who tested positive for Covid-19 This, Mr. Akandoh, fears compromises the safety of all the MPs in house,…

The Minister for Roads and Highways Mr. Amoako Attah says a total of 65 roads covering 916 kilometers are under construction in the Northern region. He mentioned that procurement processes for 80 roads are ongoing. The minister was in the region to inspect some road constructions in the Northern and Savannah regions. The minister’s first point of call was to inspect work on the 84 kilometers Tamale-Salaga road. Ganem construction, one of the contractors working on the road was on site. However, work on the 59 kilometers portion of the road awarded to Engineers and Planners was yet to see…

The Electoral Commission has expressed concern about the continuous use of a logo it discarded about two years ago by some media houses. The Commission had cause to issue a statement on Thursday, June 11 signed by its Acting Director of Public Affairs Mrs. Sylvia Annoh on the issue. The statement described the current logo of the Commission with an attached image of how the “original” one looks like to drum home the EC’s point. “This comes to inform you that on Tuesday 4th December 2018, the Commission unanimously decided to revert to the original logo of the institution. “The original…

Colleges of Education in the Northern Region are being disinfected against the novel coronavirus ahead of resumption of academic activities for final year students as directed by government last week. Two months after all schools were closed down to prevent the spread of the covid-19 pandemic in the country, President Nana Akufo-Addo last Sunday directed final year students in JHS, SHS and tertiary institutions to resume activities when he announced easing of covid-19 restrictions. All schools were however asked to put in place a number of covid-19 safety protocols including a mandatory disinfection of their facilities consequent to which Ghana’s…

The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection has urged the general public and all stakeholders to take keen interest in the protection and development of children. The ministry, through its department of children and in collaboration with UNICEF, Plan Ghana, World Vision International, Star Ghana and other partners, in  emphasized the need for children welfare to be prioritized while wishing all children in Ghana a Happy AU Day,. Giving a background to the AU Day of the African Child (DAC), the ministry explained in a statement that the day was instituted on June 16, 1976  in memory of the…

The Circuit Court in Sekondi has remanded an Islamic Scholar Abubakar Mustapha, popularly known as Mallam Bawa who is suspected to have cut off the finger of an 18-year-old boy. He pleaded not guilty but he was remanded to reappear in court on the 22 June 2020. Mallam Bawa is alleged to have cut off the boy’s finger after accusing him of stealing a wall clock and other items from an Islamic school. He, together with his accomplices, tied the victim with an electric wire, placed his hand on a wooden cluster and cut off the little finger on his…

In a damning court affidavit, the police in Lesotho say they have evidence that former Prime Minister Thomas Thabane and his current wife Maesaiah Thabane paid assassins to kill Mr Thabane’s estranged wife in 2017. Lipolelo Thabane was shot dead on the eve of Mr Thabane’s swearing in as prime minister. The police statement is one of the documents filed in the Maseru High Court which the police will be using to oppose Mrs Thabane’s bail application. Mrs Thabane, who has been charged with murder, has been in custody since last week. Her lawyers will argue that she should be…

The leadership of the ruling New Patriotic Party in the five northern regions, have accused the opposition NDC of planning to sponsor a coup  d’état in the country ahead of the 2020 general elections. At a press conference in Tamale, they claimed they have evidence of the plot by the NDC to execute that plan. The Communications Director of the party in the Savannah region, Issah Mohammed who presented the statement on behalf of the regions referred to the NDC as warmongers. He alleged, the National Executives of NDC led by Johnson Asiedu Nketia in their recent visit to the…

Singer Efya is advocating for men who rape women and kids to be castrated. The talented musician feels that it is the surest way of sending the strongest warning to other men to desist from the act. With constant stories hitting the media about kids as young as three years old being raped, Efya believes that a lot more needs to be done to curb the canker. A very passionate Efya, speaking midway through an amazing live performance on the Urban Blend on 3FM with Miriam Osei Agyemang, said she is very passionate about issues about rape “because I feel…