President Nana Akufo-Addo has sacked the Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Prof Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa. His termination was contained in a letter signed by the Secretary to the President, Nana Asante Bediatuo and dated October 17. “The Ministry of Education has informed this Office that the exigencies that required your skills and …
Read More »Former Audit Service Director burnt to death, 5 others injured
Former Ashanti Regional Director of Audit Service, Stephen Dapaah, has been burnt to death after his 5-bedroom house was gutted by fire at Aburaso in the Ashanti region, 3news.com has reported. The death of the 74-year-old man happened around 1 am on Saturday, September 10, 2022. Five other people who …
Read More »Government reviewing free SHS – GES Director-General
The Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Prof. Kwasi Opoku Amankwah, has disclosed that the government is currently reviewing the Free Senior High School (Free SHS) policy. According to Prof Opoku Amankwah, the review is to determine which benefits of the Free SHS will be relinquished by the government …
Read More »Director at ‘non-existent’ Keta Port keeps taking millions as salary
The Keta Port is non existing but the government has kept paying the director for ten months, the MP for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has revealed. The director, Dr Alexander Adusei who was appointed by Nana Addo has been receiving salaries worth millions of cedis for the fanthom port, …
Read More »MTTD gets new Director of Public Affairs
The Inspector-General of Police, Dr George Akuffo Dampare, has moved the Director of Public Affairs, Chief Superintendent Alexander Obeng, to the Motor Traffic and Transport Department as its new Public Affairs Director. Before his appointment as the Director of Public Affairs in August 2021, Chief Superintendent Obeng was in-charge of …
Read More »Executive Director of AMEA Foundation backs Nkoranza Youth
It is with great shock that I received news on the alleged murder of Albert Donkor, a resident of Nkoranza whose death was reportedly confirmed in April 2022. I extend to his family and the good people of Nkoranza my sincerest condolences on the loss of such an enterprising man. …
Read More »Akufo-Addo appoints Mahama as ECG Managing Director
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed legal practitioner, Samuel Dubik Masubir Mahama, as Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). He takes over from Kwame Agyeman–Budu, whose statutory retirement starts next week. Jones Ofori–Addo, who is the Deputy Managing Director responsible for sales, customer service and finance, was made …
Read More »Kumawood movie director apologises to Agya Koo after 10 years of ‘beef’
Popular Kumawood director Frank Fiifi Gharbin has rendered an unqualified apology to Alex Kofi Adu Mensah known as Agya Koo after 10 years of bad blood between them. There was a misunderstanding between Agya Koo and Frank Fiifi Gharbin after the shooting of the controversial Okomfo Anokye movie produced by Paul Gee Movie …
Read More »‘Poorly paid journalists threat to national security’ – GBC Director General
The Director General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, GBC, Professor Amin Alhassan has called for better remuneration for Journalists in Ghana. Speaking at an Editor’s Breakfast Meeting organised by the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) in collaboration with the European Union to mark Europe Week in Ghana, Professor Alhassan said Journalists …
Read More »‘World Bank Country Director is an NDC man’ – Sam George ‘mocks’ government
Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram, Sam Nartey George, has commented on a harsh verdict on Ghana’s economy by the World Bank representative, Pierre Laporte. The lawmaker sarcastically labelled the World Bank official a member of the opposition National Democratic Congress, NDC, describing him further as a Jeremiah and naysayer who …
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