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Review ban on corporal punishment in schools – GES advised

Rev. Renault Amofa Danquah of Asante Akyem Agogo Methodist Circuit has called on the Ghana Education Service (GES) to consider the ban it has placed on caning in school. Speaking to Adom News, Rev Danquah called on GES to review its “no-cane in school” policy as he said it will …

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‘I was desperate’: Young job seekers scammed, abused in Nigeria

When Blessing* boarded a bus early on a January morning in 2017 for the 60km (37 miles) journey from her home in Calabar, in Nigeria’s Cross River State, to a village in neighboring Akwa Ibom State, she thought she was going to meet a corporate executive about a potential job …

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Meet the Ghanaian scholar who went from recording F in chains in WASSCE to attaining PhD from a UK university

Inspirational stories abound but not many come as good as this one. In 2003, George Asiamah’s world came crashing down. He had written the West Africa Secondary School Certificate Examination and the result is one that not even his enemies, if he had any, would be proud of. His result …

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VIDEO: Yaw Dabo’s funny English shocks Qatari man in Doha

Hilarious Ghanaian Kumawood actor, Yaw Dabo, is in Qatar for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Funny videos of the actor’s time in Qatar have already surfaced on social media. In one of the videos, the Ghanaian actor was stopped by a Qatari man who wanted to know who he was. …

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Ghana listed as one of the best places to visit and connect in 2023

Renowned International Guidebook company, Lonely Planet, has named Ghana as one of the best places to visit and connect in 2023 in its 18th annual Best in Travel list. The 2023 edition of the list follows a slightly different format than it had been in the past years. Drawing on …

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VIDEO: There Are No Husbands In Canada, Bring Your Own If You Are Coming Here – Lady Warns

A woman has cried because she can’t find a man in Canada. She says that there aren’t many men, which makes people feel lonely and alone. In a TikTok video where she talked about how sad she was, the woman said that women who want to move abroad should be …

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All the beautiful pictures, videos from Rita Dominic’s white wedding in England

Nigerian actress, Rita Dominic and founder of Folio Media Group, Dr Fidelis Anosike, have tied the knot in the presence of family and friends in North Yorkshire, England. The beautiful wedding ceremony took place in a 900 old abbey after the couple held their traditional wedding earlier in April this …

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See this rare image of J.J Rawlings attending a funeral in 1986

The late former President Jerry John Rawlings was typically known as a charismatic person but he also had a rather unique sense of fashion to his persona. During his years as leader, J.J Rawlings had a peculiar choice of fashion dating as far back as his young days in Achimota School and …

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Nii Kwabena Bonney: The famous Ga chief who masterminded the boycott of European goods in 1948

Nii Kwabena Bonnie III, is a famous Osu Alata Mantse who orchestrated the 1948 boycott of European goods by Gold Coasters, hugely contributing to the fight for Ghana’s independence. Born in 1890, he was a traditional leader of Osu Alata Mantse and Oyokohene of Techiman of the then Gold Coast. …

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There was no need to consult VAR in Ghana game – Portugal coach

Head coach of Portugal, Fernando Santos says that there was no need for the American referee Ismail Elfath to consult the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) as there was an incident. Portugal defeated Ghana 3-2 on Thursday in their Group H opener with Portugal’s first goal a contentious one as Ronaldo …

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