A statement released on Monday, July 20, 2020, outlined the schedule for the continuation of lectures and examination for continuing students of the Accra Techinical University. The statement outlined that students were going to have online lectures and subsequently report to campus to write exams where all protocol for the COVID-19 will …
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2020 polls: Universities will be free if I win – Kofi Akpaloo
Flag-bearer for the Liberal Party of Ghana Kofi Akpaloo has promised to give Ghanaian students free university education if he is elected president of Ghana in the upcoming December polls. The astute businessman among other things committed to creating 200,000 jobs in the cocoa sector as he will build the …
Read More »Ablakwa, Adutwum clash over Free SHS numbers
A Deputy Minister for Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has debunked claims by some people especially the Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa suggesting a failure of the government’s Free Senior High School (SHS) programme in terms of enrolment. According to him, the claims are based on wrong assumptions that …
Read More »Teachers, Doctors, Police and Armed Force in the UK receive salary increment over COVID-19 impact
The UK Government is increasing the salary of public sector workers due to the impact of Coronavirus. Teachers, Doctors, Police, Arm Forces among others would have a pay rise, the Chancellor has announced today 21st July 2020. Reflecting the vital contributions public sector workers make to our country, these pay rises …
Read More »COVID-19 Infected Students Can Still Write NovDec – Oppong Nkrumah
Minister for Information and Member of Parliament (MP) for Ofoase Ayirebi Constituency, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has addressed concerns over COVID-19 infected students who might miss this year’s West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) due to their health state. According to the Information Minister, the directions from the Ghana Education …
Read More »Sometimes the boyfriend you call ‘broke’ is doing better than your father – Ladies told
Ladies have been adviced to desist from branding their men broke because sometimes those same men may be doing far better than their fathers in life. This follows the increasing pressure heaped on men by women they’re dating to meet their outrageous material demands; something they themselves or their parents …
Read More »Sex for Grades: Ghanaian graduates recount being sexually abused by same lecturer
A year after an explosive expose? by BBC Africa Eye detailing how lecturers in some universities in West Africa sexually harassed their students, two more victims have come out to share stories of how they got trapped in the cycle. In Nigeria, the senate has passed tough new legislation to …
Read More »UPSA sets example: builds 812 new hostel rooms
With the imminent entry of qualified Free SHS graduates Into Universities this year, It is anticipated that already overwhelmed universities in Ghana will be further burdened by the sharp rise in the number of qualified applicants who will be competing for places during the 2020 admissions. Not much infrastructural development …
Read More »JHS duration increases to 4 years while SHS reduces to 2 years – NaCCA hints
The National Council for Curriculum Assessment (NaCCA) has hinted some critical features in the new Educational Reform to be implemented soon in Ghana’s Educational System. When the new curriculum is implemented, learners/pupils in Junior High Schools will have to attend school for four years, thus: JHS 1 to JHS 4. …
Read More »Covid-19 active cases declining – GHS
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has called on stakeholders to focus attention on the active cases of COVID-19 and not cumulative cases. GHS Boss Dr Patrick Aboagye mentioned that given the high recovery rates among COVID-19 patients, conversations around the virus should be focused on the decreasing trend of active …
Read More »All you need to know as WASSCE begins today
The West African Examination Council earlier this month released a new timetable for the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates. The new timetable was released after the West African Examination Council (WAEC) got approval from the Ministry of Education. The examination starts from today, Monday, …
Read More »Observe COVID-19 protocols during WASSCE – Nana Addo to students, teachers
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has asked students, teachers and invigilators who will be involved in the conduct of the 2020 West African Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) to abide by COVID-19 protocols. “Just as has been done over the course of the last four weeks, since their return …
Read More »Worldwide Coronavirus Death Toll Surpasses 600,000
The death toll from the coronavirus pandemic has hit 601,213, according to the tally by Johns Hopkins University. Meanwhile, The number of coronavirus cases worldwide has hit 14.2 million, while more than 7.9 million people have recovered. US deaths from the novel coronavirus exceeded 140,000 on Saturday as cases continued to …
Read More »GES confirms death of another final year SHS student
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has confirm the death of a final year Senior High School (SHS) student at Methodist Girls High School located at Mamfe in the Eastern region. The final year SHS student died just a few weeks after resumption of academic work to prepare for the final …
Read More »NHIA probes manager who ‘fingered’ nurse in Sawla
Management of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) says an investigation is ongoing following the allegation of sexual assault leveled against one of its directors in the Savannah Region. This was after a petition was sent to the authority outlining the allegations. A nurse at the Soma CHPS facility has …
Read More »British Airways retires entire 747 fleet after travel downturn
British Airways has said it will retire all of its Boeing 747s as it suffers from the sharp travel downturn. The UK airline is the world’s largest operator of the jumbo jets, with 31 in the fleet. “It is with great sadness that we can confirm we are proposing …
Read More »University of Ghana resit students beg authorities to write exams at home
A number of the University of Ghana students have started a petition on social media to get authorities of their school to rescind its decision of making them come back to school to write their resit examinations. The Management of the University of Ghana says students of the University who registered for …
Read More »DOWNLOAD MP3: We No Dey Hear By Ben Brainy Ft Amerado (Prod. By Braindom )
The Kamasi base singer, songwriter and Chief executive Officer of BRAINDOM known in Showbiz as Ben Brainy features Mic Burners artist/fast raising rapper Amerado on his Afro song. Brainy named this one #WeNoDeyHear. The song which was released three years ago 17/12/2017 is now gaining popularity on Social Media and many players are getting a lot …
Read More »Sex beyond 13 minutes is deadly – Dr George Donkor
The Chief Executive Officer of Noble Trust Herbal Clinic, Dr George Donkor, has cautioned persons who enjoy sex for more than 13 minutes to stay off that practice. Speaking on ‘Nyankonton Mu Nsem’ on Rainbow radio, he said men who go beyond 13 minutes are prone to prostate enlargement and …
Read More »US moves to seize Gambia ex-leader Yahya Jammeh’s $3.5 million mansion
The US Department of Justice has filed a motion to seize a US$3.5 million mansion from Yahya Jammeh, the former strongman of The Gambia, just one of 281 known properties registered in his name or in which he holds shares. The mansion was purchased through a trust set up in …
Read More »Nantes: Arson suspected in fire at Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul cathedral
A fire at the cathedral in the French city of Nantes is believed to have been started deliberately, prosecutors say. Three fires were started at the site and an investigation into suspected arson is under way, Prosecutor Pierre Sennes said. The blaze destroyed stained glass windows and the grand organ …
Read More »COVID-19; Quarantined Students Of Accra Girls SHS Tw3rk vigorously In A Viral Video
Quarantined students of Accra Girls Senior High School were like,’ to hell with coronavirus’, let’s twerk and have some fun, after all, death is inevitable and truly ── they twerked heavily in the video below ── probably, to shake coronavirus away. In a video sighted by A2zgh.com on Zacknation Dotnet posted on …
Read More »Students advised against lending textbooks to friends
Ms Rejoice Biscoff, the Birim Central Municipal Director for National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has advised students to avoid lending their textbooks to their friends to prevent the possibility of transferring the virus to one another. She advised the students to stop stigmatization against victims of the coronavirus because …
Read More »75-year-old grand mother and daughter fight over a man
A bizarre love triangle is making shock headlines in Russia after a 75-year-old woman allegedly stole her daughter’s man. Mum and daughter are said to be engaged in a tug of war for the same bloke after he dumped the younger woman in order to live with the septuagenarian. Outspoken …
Read More »WASSCE starts Monday July 20 – GES boss
The Director-General of the Ghana Education Office, Prof. Opoku Amankwah, has disclosed that enough preparations have been put in place to ensure the safety of students as they commence their WASSCE exams on Monday. He indicated that though they are starting with the practicals on Monday, it is imperative to …
Read More »1FDK – Asocden Feat. Hellomenz (Official Video)
Gifted Ghanaian singer and songwriter 1FDK has gotten the risings a plus, the singer has finally undressed his new music video which was premiered on his YouTube channel some few hours ago. The grind is on and nothing can hit on a halt, releasing his first single of the year ‘Asocden‘ has already paved …
Read More »Adeiso SHS ‘sacks’ students after showing coronavirus symptoms
Amidst the coronavirus scare, some students of the Adeiso Senior High School in the Eastern region have been left to their fate to deal with the contagious disease. It appears that the school does not have an isolation center and a health professional on campus as directed by President Nana Addo …
Read More »‘Runaway’ Kpandai SHS final-year students return
Final year students of the Kpandai Senior High School who fled campus after a misunderstanding with their teachers are returning to the school. Security personnel deployed to the school have also been withdrawn. On Wednesday, July 15, a misunderstanding ensued between the students and their teachers over an alleged use …
Read More »Two SHS final year students give birth, others pregnant
Two final year students of St. Fidelis Senior High Technical School in the Kwahu Afram Plains South District of the Eastern region who recently delivered and a seven month old pregnant student are struggling to cope with the compulsory boarding directive. President Akufo-Addo directed that all final year Senior High …
Read More »1st batch of Accra Girls students who tested positive for COVID-19 return after recovering (Video)
The first group of Accra Girls students who tested positive for COVID-19 have recovered. On Sunday 5th of July 2020, several media houses reported that some students of the Accra Girls Senior High School have tested positive for coronavirus. The news did send shivers down the spines of parents with some …
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