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08 Jun

Free SHS Programme Has Not Reduced Quality Of High School Education – Ntim Fordjour

Jackson Odom KpakpoUncategorizedFree SHS Programme Has Not Reduced Quality Of High School Education - Ntim Fordjour

Free SHS Programme Has Not Reduced Quality Of High School Education - Ntim Fordjour The Deputy Minister-Designate for Education, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, has dismissed assertions that the Free SHS policy has downgraded the quality of education at the secondary school level in Ghana. He described such claims as unfounded and therefore urged that they should be disregarded completely. The government has been criticized for introducing the double-track system as a temporary measure to address infrastructural challenges brought on by the implementation of the free SHS programme. Prof. Opoku-Agyemang, former Education Minister has also discredited the 2020 WASSCE results, suggesting that…

06 Jun

‘Galamsayers’ Must Be Shot To Death – Former Ghana’s High Commissioner To South Africa

Jackson Odom KpakpoUncategorized‘Galamsayers’ Must Be Shot To Death – Former Ghana’s High Commissioner To South Africa

‘Galamsayers’ Must Be Shot To Death – Former Ghana’s High Commissioner To South Africa Immediate-past Ghana’s High Commissioner to South Africa, H.E George Ayisi Boateng says anyone found on illegal mining (galamsey) site should be shot dead by the Military Taskforce. According to him, the war being waged by the government against illegal mining must be fought just as happens on the battlefield where casualties are recorded. “On the issue of the fight against galamsey, I’ve invited home the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources and we’ve had an extensive discussion, I support him fully. When the Taskforce meets…

04 Jun

Hearts v Elmina Sharks Referee Maxwell Owusu Ban For The Rest Of The Season

Jackson Odom KpakpoUncategorizedHearts v Elmina Sharks Referee Maxwell Owusu Ban For The Rest Of The Season

Hearts v Elmina Sharks Referee Maxwell Owusu Ban For The Rest Of The Season Referee Maxwell Kofi Owusu has been suspended from football and all football related activities for the rest of the season. The referee was handed the punishment after awarding Hearts of Oak a wring penalty in the game against Elmina Sharks. Maxwell Owusu ignored the flag of his assistant as well as sending off the wrong player in the game involving the Phobians and Sharks. A decision by the match review panel read:"Referee Maxwell Kofi Owusu is suspended from all football related activities for the rest…

30 May

Guardiola Insists Man City Still Had An ‘Exceptional’ Year Despite UCL Final Loss

Jackson Odom KpakpoUncategorizedGuardiola Insists Man City Still Had An 'Exceptional' Year Despite UCL Final Loss

Guardiola Insists Man City Still Had An 'Exceptional' Year Despite UCL Final Loss Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola said their season remained an exceptional one despite the campaign ending in disappointment with a 1-0 defeat by Chelsea in Saturday's Champions League final. City clinched a fifth Premier League title in the last 10 years with ease this season, Guardiola's third domestic crown since arriving at the club, but the Champions League continues to remain elusive after Kai Havertz's winning goal for Chelsea. It was City's first appearance in the final of Europe's elite club competition but they ultimately came up…

27 May

You’re A ‘Gargantuan Failure’, You Can’t Break Akufo-Addo – Kwamena Duncan Replies Martin Amidu

Jackson Odom KpakpoUncategorizedYou Can't Break Akufo-Addo - Kwamena Duncan Replies Martin Amidu, You're A 'Gargantuan Failure'

You're A 'Gargantuan Failure', You Can't Break Akufo-Addo - Kwamena Duncan Replies Martin Amidu Kwamena Duncan, former Central Regional Minister, has fired shots at the former Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu over his recent article regarding President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. Mr. Martin Amidu resigned as Special Prosecutor (SP) last year after accusing President Nana Akufo-Addo of interfering in his work and also acting unconstitutionally. Following his long silence and break from public view, Mr. Amidu has bounced back with article seeking to vindicate himself over claims that the incumbent Attorney General (AG), Godfred Dame, has levelled some allegations against him. Mr. Amidu, in an article…

12 May

Uganda Deploys Troops Ahead Of Museveni Inauguration

Jackson Odom KpakpoUncategorizedUganda Deploys Troops Ahead Of Museveni Inauguration

Uganda Deploys Troops Ahead Of Museveni Inauguration Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni is being sworn in on Wednesday for his sixth term. He won re-election in a disputed poll in January. Security has been increased in the capital, Kampala, ahead of his inauguration. Several heads of states have already arrived for the ceremony – including from Burundi, South Sudan and Somalia. On Monday, the police said more than 40 people had been arrested for planning to disrupt the ceremony. Troops have surrounded the home of Robert Kyagulanyi popularly known as Bobi Wine, who was the election runner-up. They are also deployed…

02 May

Twitter Chief Confirms Desire To Relocate To Ghana, Uncertain About Timing

Jackson Odom KpakpoUncategorizedTwitter Chief Confirms Desire To Relocate To Ghana, Uncertain About Timing

Twitter Chief Confirms Desire To Relocate To Ghana, Uncertain About Timing The co-founder and CEO of Twitter, Jack Dorsey, has confirmed that he will be relocating to Ghana. However, Jack has disclosed he is uncertain about exactly when he will make the move to the West African country. This was after it was reported in the local media that the Twitter boss will be relocating to the capital, Accra in June this year. According to the reports, the news was disclosed by Communications Minister, Ursula Owusu Ekuful during an interview with Accra-based Asaase Radio. “Jack will be based in…

30 Apr

MTN Reviews Voice, Data Tariffs Upwards Over Increase In Health Insurance Levy

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MTN Reviews Voice, Data Tariffs Upwards Over Increase In Health Insurance Levy Customers of the telecommunications giant, MTN Ghana, will be paying more for calls and data services from Saturday, May 1, 2021. This was announced by MTN Ghana in a statement on Friday, April 30, 2021. According to the company, this is to make up for the 1% increase in the National Health Insurance Levy following the introduction of the COVID-19 health recovery levy by the government. MTN, in the statement said, “Scancom PLC (MTN Ghana) wishes to inform you that following the introduction of the COVID-19 Health Recovery…

29 Apr

NPP Executives Council Of Elders Disassociate Themselves From Press Conference To Get MCE Removed

Jackson Odom KpakpoUncategorizedNPP Executives Council Of Elders Disassociate Themselves From Press Conference To Get MCE Removed

NPP Executives Council Of Elders Disassociate Themselves From Press Conference To Get MCE Removed Key Executives of the New Patriotic Party(NPP) Council of Elders at Atebubu-Amanten, Mr Adjei Mathew, Chairman of the Council of Elders and Mr. Gyan John, Secretary of the Council of Elders have affirmed that they have disassociated themselves from a press conference that was conducted by some members of the party to get the Municipal Chief Executive for the vicinity, Hon. Edward Owusu removed. Some few days ago, a group of people known as members of the Atebubu-Amanten NPP Council of Elders, led by…

27 Apr

Prove Why You Say We’re In A ‘Culture Of Silence’ – Kufuor Tells Sam Jonah

Jackson Odom KpakpoUncategorizedProve why you say we’re in a ‘culture of silence’ – Kufuor tells Sam Jonah

Prove Why You Say We’re In A ‘Culture Of Silence’ – Kufuor Tells Sam Jonah Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has reacted to Sir Samuel Esson Jonah’s Rotary lecture about the return of the “culture of silence” under the incumbent Akufo-Addo administration saying, “what Sam Jonah is saying is unfounded”. Kufuor spoke in a yet-to-be-aired interview on Accra-based TV station. “For a man like Sam to speak the way you are citing him or quoting him, it suggests perhaps he got some evidence but at least he’s spoken…they say freedom is not handed on a silver platter, sometimes you fight for it…