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The Ghana Education Service (GES) has reminded heads of public basic institutions of the scheduled calendar for the 2022 academic year. According to the GES, heads of basic schools are to take note of the calendar and “implement accordingly.” In a statement issued by its Deputy Director-General, Mr Kwabena Bempah-Tandoh …

Exactly 70 years ago, Ghana’s first president, Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah, became the first prime minister of the then Gold Coast. Before he became prime minister, Dr Nkrumah, was the Leader of the Government Business of the new Legislative Assembly. The assembly met on February 20, 1951, because his party, the …

The Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo government sits comfortably at the top of the list of governments since Ghana’s independence that have had the tallest records of appointees serving in various ministerial portfolios. The ‘elephant-sized’ government of the Nana Akufo-Addo regime was announced right after the New Patriotic Party assumed office in 2017, …

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia on Saturday, 19 March 2022 joined leadership of the Ahlus Sunnah wal Jamaa, from Ghana and Nigeria, at Aplaku, Accra, to open Ghana’s first Islamic Nursing Training College. Speaking at the ceremony, Dr Bawumia said despite the existence of over 90 public nursing training colleges …

Ghana Football Association has revealed the kick-off time for the 2022 FIFA World Cup final play-offs between Black Stars and Nigeria. The game is scheduled to start at 7:30 pm GMT at the Baba Yara Stadium on March 25, 2022. Black Stars will host Nigeria in the first leg of …

Pressure group, #FixTheCountry Movement sounded alarm bells over the arrest of one of their conveners, Oliver Barker-Vormawor on Friday, February 11. According to the group, Mr. Barker-Vormawor was ‘abducted’ by state security when he touched down from the United Kingdom at the Kotoka International Airport Confirming his arrest in a …

An African has for the first time won the world’s most prestigious architecture prize, the Pritzker Prize. The winner is Diébédo Francis Kéré, a Burkina Faso-born architect who also holds German nationality. The -year-old Kéré said he was the “happiest man on this planet” to win the award in its …

Sulley Ali Muntari has scored his first goal for Hearts of Oak in the Ghana Premier League. The former Black Stars converted a penalty to reclaim the lead for the Phobians in their matchday 19 encounter against WAFA at the Accra Sports Stadium on Wednesday, March 9, 2022. Kwadwo Obeng Junior put …

Philip Quaque Boys’ Basic School in the Cape Coast metropolis in the Central region has now turned into a death trap for students. About 300 students make use of the school building which is on the verge of collapse. The school, also referred to as the first elementary school in …

Sulley Muntari’s first win with Hearts of Oak landed him a trophy on Friday night as they defeated Accra Asante Kotoko by 2-1 to covert the 2022 President’s Cup. Since his arrival at the Rainbow club, the former Black Stars had never tasted victory with the Phobians in 4 games. Muntari’s debut …