Tag Archives: CHILDREN

Joseph Osei-Owusu, the Chairman of the Appointments Committee of Parliament on Thursday, February 25, 2021, quizzed the member of Parliament for Okaikoi Central, Patrick Yaw Boamah on his personal contribution to the growth of tourism in the country. This occurred when the MP attempted to ask the Minister-nominee for Tourism, …

The acting District Chief Executive (DCE) of the Bawku West District, Victoria Ayamba, is reported to have unilaterally sacked an accredited Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP) caterer and reallocated her contract to the wife of a former Member of Parliament (MP) for Zebilla, Grace Fuseini Adongo. About 600 children went …

Four children have been burnt to death after fire ravaged their wooden-structure home at Temple Gate at Kotobabi in the Tema West Municipality around 10pm Thursday. It is unclear what caused the fire. The deceased are Enoch Gavor-11, twins, Joyce and Joycelyn Somayi aged 7 years and their little sister …

Access to quality primary health care is a fundamental human right and central in the performance of health care systems, however children in Agotikope, Kokoma and Sabahman in the Ga West Municipality in Accra are experiencing greater barriers in accessing quality Health Care, with some parents having to go through …

The Rawlings family has been under the media’s lens for years for various reasons, but notably for a political one. The four children of the former President of the Republic, Jerry John Rawlings and his wife Nana Konadu Agyemang-Rawlings, namely Zanetor, Yaa Asantewaa, Amina and Kimathi Rawlings who is the only male …

At least 25 people, including primary schoolchildren, have been killed after a lorry transporting petrol exploded in the city of Lokoja in central Nigeria. The police in Kogi say the lorry driver lost control on a busy major highway and rammed into oncoming vehicles on Wednesday morning. The lorry experienced …

At around 05:00 on Saturday, police received a call about the body of a child found on the street. Shortly after that, a passer-by discovered the second body, about 100 metres from the first one. “The children were certified dead by paramedics,” said Peters. “The motive for the killing of …

As part of efforts to ensure that children are not left out of COVID-19 health education, the Health Promotion Division of Ghana health service (GHS) and The African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET) organised a COVID-19 Children’s quiz at the ground auditorium of Health Promotion Division Headquarters.    This was the …

The bodies of five children have been found in a private apartment in the city of Solingen in western Germany, police say. They gave few initial details about the discovery, with no information about the cause of death. Emergency services were called to the residential block in the Hasseldelle area …

FIVE THINGS YOU SHOULD TEACH YOUR CHILD BEFORE AGE 10   Teach your kids these things early enough so they do not become accustomed to some of the wrong ‘values’ in the Nigerian society.   Treat everyone with respect for others is an important feature that your child should acquire, …