Elvis Anokye

SoNA 2020: Ofosu-Ampofo Instigated Minority’s Walk Out – Majority Leader Claims

Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Majority leader, Hon. Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu has disclosed they are reliably informed that the walk out of the minority in parliament prior to the President’s SoNA was instigated by the leadership of the NDC led by its Chairman, Mr. Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo. According to him, …

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JHS not extended to 4 years – NaCCA

The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) has debunked assertions that the duration for Junior High School education has been extended to four years, whereas Senior High School education has been reduced to two years. In an interview, the Executive Secretary of NaCCA Dr. Prince Armah explained that the …

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Customs intercepts smuggled cocoa beans

Customs officials from Ave-Havi Station of the Aflao Command of Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) have intercepted 53 rice bags of raw cocoa beans being smuggled from Ghana to Togo. The cocoa beans were packaged in 16 bags (65kg) and 37 bags (30kg) with total weight of …

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Two women, one pregnant, killed in accident at Kintampo

Two women, one pregnant, have been confirmed dead at Kintampo in the Bono East Region on Friday, February 21, 2020, when a vehicle they were travelling with, crashed into a cargo truck transporting logs. The victims, who are yet to be identified, were trapped under logs for almost two hours …

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GES to close basic schools in Sunyani Municipality

All basic schools in the Sunyani Municipality would be closed from Thursday February 27, to Friday February 28, the Ghana Education Service (GES) has directed. This implies that pupils and students in both public and private basic schools in the Municipality will not go to school. According to the GES, …

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Ugandans ‘eat locusts’ after they devoured their crops

People in Uganda’s northern district of Kitgum are eating desert locusts that have devoured their crops, according to Uganda Radio Network (URN) news agency. The agency reports that poor harvests in the area have forced residents to make locusts their alternative sources of food. But some were concerned about possible …

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NPP executive dies after invoking curses on MP

A disappointed polling station official who conjured curses from a river god to strike dead the Member of Parliament (MP) Asante Akyem North Constituency Lawyer Andy Appiah-Kubi, the voting demographic Chairman Sampson Agyei, William Aboagye and other voting public administrators for suspending him from the gathering is dead. Speaking to My …

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Photos: Wa Islamic SHS gutted by fire again

For the second time in five weeks, the Wa Islamic Senior High School’s (SHS) girls dormitory has been gutted by fire. The female students had their test and exercise books, mattresses, food and beds destroyed by the fire. The dormitory burnt by the fire was a temporary dormitory given to the …

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Church refuses to bury man who stopped paying tithe

A church has been accused of refusing to officiate the burial ceremony of a man who stopped attending the church three years ago and also stopped paying tithe. A colleague’s father died and their church (name withheld) is refusing to officiate the burial. They claim he stopped attending the church …

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Akufo-Addo leaves for Scotland, Norway, Switzerland

President Akufo-Addo has left Ghana for a 12-day working visit to Scotland, Norway, the United Kingdom, Switzerland and Belgium. On Saturday, 22nd February, President Akufo-Addo will deliver the keynote address at the St Andrews Africa Summit, “a student-led initiative that promotes a versatile discussion about Africa, African and African Affairs”, …

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