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The party leaders are set for a frantic day of campaigning as they criss-cross the country to promote key messages ahead of Thursday’s general election. Jeremy Corbyn will say Labour offers a “vote for hope”, while Boris Johnson will say the Tories are the only party who can “get Brexit done”. Lib Dem leader Jo Swinson will also call on people to back her candidates to stop the UK leaving the EU. Polls will open at 07:00 GMT on Thursday and close at 22:00. SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon is also expected to be making her final pitch to voters, as…

Lack of desks is forcing some students of Enyan Abaasa Technical Institute in the Ajumako-Enyan-Essiam District of the Central Region to write their end of term examination on their laps in plastic chairs. At least 20 first year students on Monday had no option than to sit on plastic chairs they claim to have brought from their homes, to answer examination questions on a T-Square drawing board placed on their laps. Our local correspondent who visited the school Monday during exams hours reported the students have been complaining about the situation as well as over population in their dormitories. When…

Lack of desks is forcing some students of Enyan Abaasa Technical Institute in the Ajumako-Enyan-Essiam District of the Central Region to write their end of term examination on their laps in plastic chairs. At least 20 first year students on Monday had no option than to sit on plastic chairs they claim to have brought from their homes, to answer examination questions on a T-Square drawing board placed on their laps. Our local correspondent who visited the school Monday during exams hours reported the students have been complaining about the situation as well as over population in their dormitories. When…

Somali Security forces have shot to death five attackers who officials said were behind a raid Tuesday evening on an upscale hotel near the presidential palace, officials said. At least five people were killed in the attack and scores rescued, officials said. Among those killed is a former judge and three security personnel who died during the firefight with the militants. Somali government spokesman Ismael Mukhtar Omar confirmed on Twitter that all five suspects were killed and the operation is “concluded.” The standoff lasted seven hours as security forces engaged the militants inside the two-story hotel. It’s the third time…

Practitioners in Ghana’s film industry on Tuesday picketed at the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture to demand the constitution of a board for the National Film Authority as well as the appointment of an executive secretary. The picketers, mainly actors and producers, said per the film bill which was passed into law in 2016, new structures such as the National Film Authority and its governing board, the Film Development Fund as well as the Film Classification Committee were expected to be created and their activities streamlined. Key among the practioners were James Gardener, Oscar Provencal, Akofa Edjeani Asiedu and…

Staff of Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) will from Wednesday, December 11 begin an indefinite sit down strike to push for the payment of the about 1.2 billion debt owed it by power distribution companies and other institutions in the country. Workers of the company say they will thus refuse to attend to emergency situations that may arise during the period of the strike, a situation likely to plunge most parts of the country into darkness in the coming days. The strike was initially scheduled to begin on December 4 but later pushed to December 10 to await a response on…

A Member of Parliament is pushing for a fresh probe into the execution of some 44 Ghanaians and other African migrants in the Gambia over 15 years ago. The renewed call comes on the back of confessions by three Gambian soldiers who admitted to participating in the execution of the migrants on the orders of former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh. Two Gambian soldiers working for a hit squad controlled by Jammeh in July this year admitted to participating in the 2005 execution of 56 West African migrants, including the 44 Ghanaians on the orders of Jammeh. Lieutenant Malick Jatta and…

A Member of Parliament is pushing for a fresh probe into the execution of some 44 Ghanaians and other African migrants in the Gambia over 15 years ago. The renewed call comes on the back of confessions by three Gambian soldiers who admitted to participating in the execution of the migrants on the orders of former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh. Two Gambian soldiers working for a hit squad controlled by Jammeh in July this year admitted to participating in the 2005 execution of 56 West African migrants, including the 44 Ghanaians on the orders of Jammeh. Lieutenant Malick Jatta and…

Black Meteors attacker Evans Mensah will have to adapt to life in the Middle East for the next few years after he agreed to join Qatari side Al Duhail Sporting Club. The promising winger joined the Asian side from Finnish top-flight side HJK Helsinki after agreeing personal terms with the club. The former Inter Allies player signed a three-year contract with an option to extend for an extra year. The winger signed for the club on Monday, December 9, 2019 along with his representative, Omar El-Elter. Many have questioned the young man’s decision to play in the Qatari league at…