Author: Ernest Kofi Owusu Bempah What would you say if Osama Bin Laden called someone a “terrorist”, if a prostitute called another woman a “whore”, or if Saddam Hussein called another leader a “dictator?” No doubt you would probably die laughing at the irony. Yet we in Ghana have tolerated characters that epitomize irony to […]
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Spending long man hours in churches: prayer is the key, but we must balance it with hardwork-Rev. Dr. Opuni
Spending long man hours in churches: prayer is the key, but we must balance it with hardwork-Rev. Dr. Opuni The immediate past General Secretary of the Christian Council of Ghana, Reverend Dr. Kwabena Opuni Frimpong has bemoaned the culture in the country in which people spend productive and man hours in churches praying for miracles, […]
WR: 15,000 pieces of processed wood and 118 chainsaw machines retrieved from 37 illegal chainsaw operators
The Joint Military-Police taskforce against illegal chainsaw operations have retrieved a mind boggling 15 thousand pieces of processed wood and 118 chainsaw machines from some 37 illegal chainsaw operators in the Sehwi-Wiawso and Juaboso areas of the Western region. These came to light when the Chief Executive Officer of the Forestry Commission, Mr. Kwadwo Owusu […]
Brown dog following Akufo-Addo: Badu Kobi’s inconsistency and hypocrisy surprises Lucifer himself-NPP Man
An ardent Member and supporter of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Alhaji Hussen has jabbed the founder and leader of Glorious Waves Chapel International, Prophet Badu Kobi for being inconsistent with his prophesies and having some huge amount of hatred for the ruling party. He said the Pastor’s inconsistencies and hypocrisy surprises Lucifer himself. […]
UER: Frafra indigenes push for inclusion of farefari language as an examinable subject at BECE and WASSCE levels
Some Frafra indigenes in the upper East region have accused the Ghana Education Service over a deliberate refusal to make the farefari language an examinable subject at the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). According to the Frafra People, several attempts in the past including streets protest embarked upon to mount pressure on the Education Service […]
Illegal chainsaw operations: Sir John advocates shoot-to-kill approach to deal with menace
The Chief Executive of the Forestry Commission, Mr Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, has proposed to the government to sanction a shoot-to-kill system to ward off illegal chainsaw operators from degrading the forests. He said such a decision could also help protect members of the joint military-police forestry task force from attacks, especially in the Sefwi Wiaso […]
Just in: Ministry of education denies cancellation of double track system
The Ministry of Education has denied media reports that government has began the process of canceling the double system in some Senior High Schools. Reports were rife over the week end that government had backtracked on the policy in some schools particularly in the Northern region over poor infrastructure. But the Ministry in a statement […]
UPSA: 3 lecturers dismissed in sex for grade scandal
Three lecturers of the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) have been dismissed for allegedly soliciting for sex from some female students. The dismissed lecturers have, however, challenged the decision of the university to dismiss them. The authorities of the university say soliciting for sex from students “is a conduct that is likely to put the […]
2016/2017 retired health sector workers not replaced, post us there-Coalition of Allied health professionals
The Coalition of Allied Health Professionals is urging government to post them to fill vacancies created in the health sector through the retirement of workers in 2016 and 2017. The group alleges that the health sector workers who retired in 2016 and 2017 have not been replaced and questioned the refusal by government to fill […]
Men advised to update their wills regularly for easy administration of their estate
Legal practitioner and Chief Executive Officer of Wortel Afrik, Yaa Sarfoa Ayisi is pushing for the constant update of the will of the men in order to avoid legal tussles that arise after their demise. She bemoaned the situation in which some men have commitment to several women but refuse to clarify who takes what […]
C/R: Bawumia gets birthday blessings from Methodist church in surprise celebration
The Methodist Church, Ghana has surprised Vice President Alhaji Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia with a special birthday celebration at her Wesley Cathedral in Cape Coast during church service on Sunday, 7th October 2018. The Vice President who turned 55 today was attending the Induction Service of the newly elected Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church, The […]
Big Funeral hits Nabia community as Headmistress of Navrongo Senior High School Francisca Afoko passes on
Popular Navrongo Senior High School Alumni Association NABIA and the current students of the school have been hit with a big funeral following the sad passing of the headmistress of the school Francisca Yizura Amoak Afoko. Madam Afoko who was also the vice president of the Conference of Heads of Assisted Senior High Schools (CHASS) […]