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The Teaching Profession in Ghana : My Concerns by Enock Nimfour  I have invariably cherished and dreamt of becoming a teacher who will impart sound knowledge, imbue students with skills and support them to cultivate acceptable behaviours in other to fit into wherever they find themselves. I was fortunate enough to get great teachers to take me through this journey. My dream of becoming a teacher was mainly influenced by the relentless efforts of teachers who saw my hidden prospects, moulded me to bring the very best out of me... I appreciate that a lot.! This is not far fetched in the life of every Ghanaian student. We have dozens of reasons to celebrate teachers on a special day like this. Ghana's massive developments cannot be celebrated at the neglect of the considerable contributions of educators who have helped raise prominent professionals who contribute significantly to all sectors of the economy. Teachers offer their lives for students' well-being. They father the fathe...

The president of Ghana, H.E Nana Akufo-Addo has asked Togbui Adzovnu -Gaga  Amenya Fiti V who the Paramount Chief of the Aflao Traditional Area to “complete” the abandoned E-block community day senior high school in his area by himself if he is perturbed and angry about the delay or the abandonment of the project.  Torgbui Adzonu-Gaga Amenya Fiti V gave on Wednesday 20th , the paramount Chief gave government a four-month ultimatum to complete the construction of the school project. The building was built under the administration of the former president John Dramani Mahama, it is a 26unit classroom block,this project falls under many other projects been abandoned by the current Akuffo Addo administration. The Chief made this statement during the visit of the Minority caucus of parliament on parliament’s Education committee toured the abandoned facility.  But however Akuffo Addo, the President of the nation speaking in an interview on Peace   FM with Kwame Sefa  K...

Ghanaian rapper, Samuel Adu Frimpong, aka Medikal, has been arrested for brandishing a gun in a video on social media. Medikal was with his wife, Fella Makafui, at the Accra Regional Police Command charge office. He was brought to the station by police and is currently in police custody. This comes a few hours after dancehall artiste, Shatta Wale, and four other people were remanded into police custody following an alleged gun attack that turned out to be a hoax. They were remanded by an Accra Circuit Court on Thursday, October 21, 2021, during their first appearance in court. Shatta Wale was picked up by the police for spreading false news about an assassination attempt at his residence in Accra on October 19, 2021.

  Comedian Benson Nana Yaw Oduro popular known as Funny Face was arrested yesterday Monday 18th October at 10:14pm by the Ghana police Service after he issued threat to commit suicide and also treathening to kill kill his baby mama in a video he posted on Instagram. The arrest came after he granted an interview to Kofi Tv. According to a statement released by the Ghana police he has been arrested for allegedly threatening certain individuals like Fafa Dickson , Adebayor, Lilwin etc via different Social Media platforms.  Meanwhile, Due to his recent medical conditions Funnyface will be sent to a psychiatrist for review to determine the next line of investigation for his case. Below is the statement by the Ghana police... ”Funny Face in Police Custody for Allegedly Threatening Some Individuals. The Police have today, Monday, 18th October, 2021, at 10:14 pm arrested Benson Nana Yaw Oduro Boateng, popularly known as Funny Face for allegedly threatening certain individuals via some...

The Ghana Police Service has released a statement following rumours that dancehall musician, Shatta Wale, has been shot at East Legon,a well known suburb of Accra. According to a report by the Ghana Police Service they had gone to Shatta Wale’s house for to have a further probe into the issue but we met by his absence. According to the Ghana Police their attention was drawn to the circulation of the news of the gunshot attack on Charles Nii Armah popular known in Show Buz as Shatta Wale The police have launched an investigation into the matter  , making calls and visiting some close contacts & friends of the dancehall artist  Shatta wale yet known of them seems to know his whereabouts. The police stated “   On hearing the news, the police have launched an investigation into the matter including making contacts with some of his close friends and family members and all of them claim not to have knowledge of his whereabouts or the alleged incident. A team has visited the...

The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has informed the University of Professional Studies-Accra (UPSA) 2021 graduating class that the government’s payroll is full, making it unsustainable to continue adding to the public sector’s employment figures, necessitating the need to create their own jobs. According to him, the duty of government is to build the necessary enabling environment, promote micro-stability, and guarantee that citizens have the necessary skillset – and that is exactly what the government intends to do: focus on the youth and budget for their needs. “At this point, the most important issue for you in terms of jobs is the future, and we’ve gone through a period where most people hunt for work in government or state institutions; nevertheless, those payrolls are full.” I can tell you that because we spend around 60% of our revenue on remunerating 650,000 employees, which is unsustainable,” he remarked. The finance minister went on to say that entrepreneurship, skillse...

  Sam George the MP for Ningo Prampram has accused the Majority leader of parliament Kyei Mensah Bonsu of introducing partisan politics into the LGBTQ debate. The Mp for Ningo Prampram has also challenged the majority leader to explain to Ghanaians why there is only One Npp MP’s signature on the the LGBTQ+ bill which is currently in parliament. Speaking on the Thursdays edition of good morning Ghana , Sam George stated that the majority leader wants to introduce a political slant into the LGBTQ conversation. He said”the majority leader appears to want to strenuously introduce a political slant to this matter. His whole interest into calling this press conference is to literally attack the Speaker Rt.Hon Alban Bagbin. and make comments that the speaker has erred in one way or the other” “I have lots of respect for Kyei Mensah Bonsu , but on this one he shouldn’t let his partisan political coloration replace what is apolitical. This bill has absolutely no political colouration and we...

The Deputy Minority Whip, Ahmed Ibrahim has hinted that voting on the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values 2021, popularly known as the anti-LGBTQ+ bill will be done in the open. The Banda legislator speaking on Adom FM’s Burning Issues on Wednesday said leaders at the Minority side have had conversations with members including their party hierarchy and have agreed on those terms. He added that during voting, the Whips will inspect each member’s ballot before they deposit the ballot paper in the box. “Voting on [the anti-Anti-LGBTQ+ bill] will not be secret balloting. It cannot be by secret balloting. If it is in connection of voting or removal of somebody from office or election of somebody into office that is when we do secret balloting.” “We have spoken to our leaders at party level, we will give you the paper and ask you to say yes, so you will write yes on your paper and show it to each other. Before the paper will be dropped in the box, the party whi...

The newly inaugurated governing board of the National Communications Authority ( NCA ), under the chairmanship of  Isaac Emmil Osei-Bonsu , has approved new radio licence applications by  Radio Gold , Radio XYZ and over a 100 others. This was disclosed to  Asaase Radio  by multiple sources at the NCA and confirmed by a senior source at the Ministry of Communications and Digitisation. The Akufo-Addo government took obvious steps from 2017 to enforce the rules and regulations of the NCA. Radio Gold and Radio XYZ, two stations that are largely aligned to the opposition  National Democratic Congress  (NDC), were closed alongside many others that had refused for years to pay their operating licence fees and had flouted other obligations in line with their licences. However, the decision was seen by the NDC opposition party and others as discriminatory, questioning the ruling party’s commitment to press freedom. The NCA in 2017 insisted that freedom is best prote...

The Counsel for the Nana Afua Nketia Obuo II, Paramount Queen-mother of Okuapeman, Kwaku Ansa-Asare has called out President Akufo-Addo for his comment during a courtesy call on embattled Okuapehene. President Akufo-Addo on October 6, 2021 as part of his three-day tour of the Eastern region paid a courtesy call on Okuapehene Oseadeeyo Kwasi Akuffo II and said Akropong being his hometown, he owes it a duty to bring finality to the chieftaincy dispute in Okuapeman. Okuapehene, Oseadeeyo Kwasi Akuffo II, 35, known in private life as Odehye Kwadwo Kesse Antwi succeeded Oseadeeyo Nana Addo Dankwa III who died seven years ago. He was enstooled Okuapehene on May 3,2020. However, the Paramount Queenmother Nana Afua Nketiaa Obuo II and a faction in Sakyiabea Royal family are still litigating saying laid down Traditional processes were not duly followed hence the installation in their view is null and void. They are battling him at the law court and the House of Chiefs. But according to Presiden...

  The Central Regional branch of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has suspended Mr Kwesi Dawood, the Regional Communications Officer for alleged misconduct following the incestuous accusations been labeled against him. Mr Dawood has been accused of incest with his daughter. The incestuous act resulted in a pregnancy which was later terminated. Mr Kojo Quansah, the Regional Secretary of the NDC, confirmed the suspension in an interview with the media in Assin-Fosu on Monday. He said Mr Dawood’s suspension was in line with the Party’s Constitutional provisions on misconduct and anti-party behavior. “The Party is not pleased with the alleged misconduct of Mr Dawood because it vehemently frowns on such attitudes, especially in his former capacity as the Regional Communications Officer. “Though the alleged incident concerned one person, its rippling consequences cast a slur on the Party and its leadership,” he said. The incident was reported by the former wife to the police for al...

Nkyinkyim is an art Installation/monument at Nuhalenya – Ada which is made of a wall-like structure which bears relief sculptures as well as sculptures in- the -round (out- door theatre) that tells stories of our Ghanaian/African ancestors. This project is to redefine African slavery through arts. since the beginning of the project in 2010, there has  been many installations sculpting of hundreds of faces to represent the men and women who fell victim to slavery. The sculptures are dedicated to the African  ancestral slaves that lost their lives through drowning in the lakes , rivers Atlantic Ocean etc.  Kwame Akoto Bamfo is the sculptor undertaking this project as a way of redefining African history through arts. Next time you think of going for a tour think Nkyinkyim.

Hon Sam Dzata George is   currently the Member of Parliament for  Ningo Prampram ,   He is championing the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, which is at its consideration stage. Mr George recently took to his Twitter page to bash and repudiate Gabby Otchere Darko’s “endorsement” about him becoming the next flag-bearer of the National Democratic Congress.  H He wrote “  Dear @GabbyDarko, I am completely focused on delivering my mandate to the people of Ningo-Prampram. I wholeheartedly endorse the return of @JDMahama to rescue our Country from the abysmal presidency of your cousin @NAkufoAddo. Cheers. 🦁”

  Jean-Jacques Mbungani, health minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), confirmed late Friday a new case of Ebola virus disease in the northeastern part of the country. The “new resurgence of Ebola virus” took place in the Beni health zone in DRC’s northeastern North-Kivu province, Mbungani said in a statement. According to the official, the patient is a three-year-old boy who died on Oct. 6. “The sample was tested positive for Ebola.” The minister said that response activities have been underway. In early May 2021, the DRC officially declared the end of the 12th Ebola outbreak, three months after its resurgence in the North-Kivu province. Since the outbreak declared on Feb. 7, 2021, a total of 12 cases had been reported, including 6 deaths in the province. The recent resurgence was genetically linked to the 2018-2020 epidemic in the northeastern part of the country, in which 3,470 people were infected and 2,287 were killed. Another outbreak in the western province ...

  A self- acclaimed slay Queen , model and video vixen has disclosed all the things she does to be able to chop her boyfriend well. According to her, she takes enough weed Toffee, some alcoholic beverages and some mixed herbs to be able to make her boyfriend chop her well. She also revealed how she travelled all the way to KNUST just to beat up a girl her boyfriend was cheating with. ” I am a girl who can make a man cum easily. I have some cool tricks to the extent that as soon as I touch him, he will be erected and release himself. Anytime I’m making love to my boyfriend, I make him scream my name”. She disclosed.

  Mr. Dennis Mensah Akorli, Our world is becoming a better place  because we have you as a role model.    All leaders should be you because you’re an epitome of excellence. Your doors are always opened and your ears are always in rapt attention to listen to anyone that approaches you.   You’ve developed the four corners of your territory and made life much easier for the ones you lead. Your political modus operandi is what has inspired many student of Koforidua Technical University and many Eastern regional youths  to delve into politics and to also challenge themselves to become better citizens of this great nation  You have stood tall amongst the crop of politicians and leaders we have in our world today, you have always advocated for a better Tein and also for  an Eastern region, a Ghana , an Africa and a world that is self-sufficient, self-reliant, disciplined, democratic and vigilant. Your vision of building a world where multilateralism...

  The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), has asked its members to resume their suspended strike on Friday, October 8, 2021, over poor conditions of service. This was contained in a communique issued to its members on Tuesday, October 5, 2021. According to the said communique, the decision was arrived at on Friday, October 1, 2021. UTAG insists that the decision has become necessary because negotiations with the government are in stalemate a month after it suspended the earlier strike. “Following the signing of the Memorandum of Agreement with the Employer to complete the negotiations on the Conditions of Service of University Teachers within one (1) month by resolving all outstanding issues, which formed the basis for suspending the strike, it is sad to report that the one-month moratorium has elapsed and the negotiation has almost reached a stalemate.” UTAG also added that “Unfortunately, within the one-month moratorium, the Employer never shifted its position even t...

  A brawl broke out at the New Patriotic Patriotic Party’s (NPP) delegates conference in the Bono East Region on Wednesday. The incident saw persons believed to be bodyguards of the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of Atebubu Amanteng, Edward Ofori clash with the party’s internal security. The supporters who accompanied the MCE to the venue claim they were denied entry into Atebubu Training College’s assembly hall, where the event was being held.  The party’s security had insisted that only the MCE would be granted access because of his capacity as a delegate.. But it did not go down well with Mr Ofori’s supporters. However, the misunderstanding degenerated into a fight between the MCE’s bodyguards and NPP’s internal security personnel. A fisticuff ensued as slaps and blows were the MCE’s men, numbering about eight, were being prevented from accessing the hall. It took the intervention of the police and military to restore calm. The joint state security team dragged the bodygua...

  Three people have been reported dead including two student from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in an explosion that occurred at the Juaben oil mills in the Ashanti Region. Nine persons sustained injuries during the incident, but four of them whose conditions were critical were sent to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital. Three of them were pronounced dead on Wednesday morning. The deceased KNUST students were on an industrial attachment at the mills. The Juaben District Police Commander, DSP Broni Honnu confirmed the incident to  Citi News . “The bodies have been sent to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital. Two students of the KNUST were involved [in the incident]. They were both on an industrial attachment.”