Month: October 2020

Akufo-Addo Unveils Ultra-modern Metro TV Edifice
31 Oct

Akufo-Addo Unveils Ultra-modern Metro TV Edifice

Kakra NunuNews
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Thursday, (October 29, 2020) unveiled Metropolitan Television’s (Metro TV’s) ultra-modern media group edifice which promises to deliver world- class broadcast journalism. He praised the board of directors of Metro TV for settling on a Ghanaian contractor who in turn chose a Ghanaian architect to design the world-class edifice. He was excited about the fact that the project was executed by wholly-owned Ghanaian companies According to President Akufo-Addo, engaging solely Ghanaian companies to produce a world-class edifice showed that the Ghanaian was capable. The new Metro TV large office complex with state-of-the-art facilities is located…
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NPP Govt Has Done More For Teachers, Deserves 4 More Years – NAPO
31 Oct

NPP Govt Has Done More For Teachers, Deserves 4 More Years – NAPO

Kakra NunuArticles, Featured
The Minister for Education, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has disclosed that the NPP government under the visionary leadership of H.E. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has done more to better the lot of teachers than any government in the fourth republic. According to him, the government recognizes that the teacher is the fulcrum around which quality education is delivered, and therefore every serious conversation about quality education must be held with the teacher at the centre of affairs. It is in recognition of this fact that teacher motivation and welfare are at the heart of the government’s educational policies and interventions.…
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What Equal Opportunity Did You Create For Ghanaians When You Were President? – Bawumia To Mahama
31 Oct

What Equal Opportunity Did You Create For Ghanaians When You Were President? – Bawumia To Mahama

Kakra NunuFeatured, News
The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has challenged former President John Mahama to tell Ghanaians a single equal opportunity he created for all Ghanaians when he was President of the country before he can be taken serious for his promise to create equal opportunities for Ghanaians. The former president has been promising to build a country of equal opportunities if he is given the chance to be President again. Speaking at Kpong on Tuesday during his tour of the Eastern Region, Dr. Bawumia questioned the sincerity and credibility of Mr Mahama's promise because the NDC Presidential candidate has no track…
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President Akufo-Addo Terminates Appointment Of CEO Of Public Procurement Authority
31 Oct

President Akufo-Addo Terminates Appointment Of CEO Of Public Procurement Authority

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The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has, by letter dated Friday, 30th October 2020, terminated the appointment from office of Mr. Adjenim Boateng Adjei as Chief Executive Officer of the Public Procurement Authority (PPA), with immediate effect. This follows the submission of a report to the President by the Commissioner of the Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Mr. Joseph Whittal, in which the Commission concluded that, on the totality of the evidence, Mr. Adjenim Boateng Adjei had put himself in a position where his personal interests conflicted with the performance of his functions as…
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Bawumia Commissions Training Institute For GES Staff
31 Oct

Bawumia Commissions Training Institute For GES Staff

Jackson Odom KpakpoNews
 Bawumia Commissions Training Institute For GES Staff   Vice President, Dr Mahamadu Bawumia, has commissioned a Training Institute for staff of the Ghana Education Service, at Saltpond in the Mfantseman Municipal of the Central region. Conceived by the Kufuor administration, construction works began in 2011 but were abandoned in 2012 by the Previous administration due to lack of funds. The project was resurrected in 2017 and taken up by the GETFUND through the efforts of the late MP for Mfantseman, Ekow Quansah Hayford. Speaking at the commissioning on Friday, October 30, 2020, Vice President Bawumia said the completion and commissioning…
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Ghana Ranks Second On Teacher Status Index Globally
31 Oct

Ghana Ranks Second On Teacher Status Index Globally

Jackson Odom KpakpoNews
Ghana Ranks Second On Teacher Status Index Globally   Ghana is ranked second after China globally on the new Varkey Foundation reports on Teacher Status Survey published on October 22, 2020. The survey, conducted by the Global Teacher Status Index ( GTSI) involved 35,000 participants from 35 countries worldwide in assessing the welfare and remuneration of teachers. Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, the Minister of Education, announced this at the Sixth Edition of the Nation Building Updates in Accra on the theme: “The Teacher at the Centre of Quality Education”. The Akufo-Addo-led government has recruited and retained 93, 724 teachers since…
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Abronye Labels Asiedu Nketia As A ‘Pathological Liar’
31 Oct

Abronye Labels Asiedu Nketia As A ‘Pathological Liar’

Jackson Odom KpakpoNews
Abronye Labels Asiedu Nketia As A 'Pathological Liar'   NPP Bono Regional Chairman, Kwame Baffoe Abronye DC has descended heavily on the General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia saying he is a pathological liar and a shameful politician who takes delight in peddling falsehoods. Abronye exposing the politics of lies and deceit by Asiedu Nketia said, in Aseidu Nketia's quest to reclaim his lost glory in the Bono Region he has been going around the region with a fake cheque claiming to be the ex-gratia of the NPP Parliamentary Candidates in the region. But Abronye explained that this falsehood could only…
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Don’t Allow Yourselves To Be Used By Politicians For Election Violence – EC To Youth
31 Oct

Don’t Allow Yourselves To Be Used By Politicians For Election Violence – EC To Youth

Jackson Odom KpakpoNews
Don’t Allow Yourselves To Be Used By Politicians For Election Violence – EC To Youth The Electoral Commission (EC) Chairperson, Jean Mensa has charged the youth to avoid being used as instruments of violence in the run-up to the general elections. She said the possibility of losing one’s life should be enough to deter young people from engaging in electoral violence. Interacting with first-time voters under the auspices of Youth Bridge Foundation on Thursday, Madam Jean Mensa said she regrets the involvement of young people in electoral violence. “I would like to use this opportunity to call on the youth…
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Suspected Secessionist Dies In Police Custody
31 Oct

Suspected Secessionist Dies In Police Custody

Jackson Odom KpakpoNews
Suspected Secessionist Dies In Police Custody One of the persons arrested over suspicions of secessionist attacks in the Volta Region has died in police custody in Accra. Counsel for the suspected separatists, Theophilus Donkor said the suspect passed on while on remand. Mr. Donkor indicated that the police are yet to officially communicate the incident to the family of the deceased. “I can confirm to you that one of those persons is no more with us. We are yet to receive an official complaint from the Police – they have not had the courtesy to even inform the family [about the…
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EU Deploys Election Observers To Monitor Ghana’s Polls
31 Oct

EU Deploys Election Observers To Monitor Ghana’s Polls

Jackson Odom KpakpoNews
EU Deploys Election Observers To Monitor Ghana’s Polls The European Union (EU) is set to deploy an EU Election Observation Mission (EOM) to monitor Ghana’s general elections scheduled for December 7, 2020. The members of EOM are expected in Ghana on Saturday, October 31, 2020. Josep Borrell, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, has appointed Mr Javier Nart, Member of the European Parliament, as Chief Observer. High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell said the deployment of the mission confirms the EU’s long-term commitment to supporting peaceful, credible, and transparent elections in…
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