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NAGRAT says NaCCA knew of LGBTQ content before public outcry
Posted on with No CommentThe President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) says the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) knew about the controversial content in a Senior High School teacher manual long before public outrage forced its withdrawal. Jacob Anaba … Read more →
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Instagram U-turns on TikTok-style revamp
Posted on | CommentInstagram says it is pausing a rollout of new features on its app following backlash online from users, influencers and celebrities. Among the new features was an increase in recommended video content, in a similar style to rival app TikTok. … Read more →
Takoradi: Construction of nurses’ bungalow, market in EKMA in the pipeline – MCE
Posted on | CommentThe Effia Kwesimintsim Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Mr Kojo Acquah says the assembly will soon embark on a massive infrastructure drive in some selected communities in the Municipality. Among them is the construction of a nurses’ bungalow for the Adientem … Read more →
Takoradi: BU residents cry of dusty roads
Posted on | CommentThe progress of work on the BU to Adiembra road in the Sekondi Takoradi Metropolis is in a slow pace as Kingspok Construction Company Limited, the Contractors responsible for the road has abandoned the site. Residents in the area say … Read more →
PHOTOS: British High Commissioner enstooled queen mother of Gbese
Posted on | CommentThe British High Commissioner to Ghana, Harriet Thompson, has been enstooled as Development Queen mother of Gbese in Accra. Madam Thompson will serve with the stool name Naa Okaitso Mnalimi I. She was enstooled by His Majesty Nii Ayi-Bonti II, … Read more →
Prince Charles accepted £1m from Osama Bin Laden’s family – Report
Posted on | CommentThe Prince of Wales accepted a payment of £1m from the family of Osama Bin Laden, the Sunday Times reports. Prince Charles accepted the money from two of Osama Bin Laden’s half-brothers in 2013, two years after the al-Qaeda leader … Read more →
SIM card re-registration extended to Sept 30
Posted on | CommentThe nationwide SIM cards re-registration exercise has been extended to September 30, 2022 The Minister for Communications and Digitalisation, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful announced this at a press conference in Accra Sunday. “Upon consultation with stakeholders in the industry, I have reluctantly … Read more →
Vice President and others mourn with Dr Boadi Nyamekye
Posted on | CommentVice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has led high-ranking government officials to grace the one-week ceremony of the late father of lead Pastor of The Maker’s House Chapel International, Dr Michael Boadi Nyamekye. The father, Charles Kofi Nyamekye, died on Friday, July 22, … Read more →
E-levy target revised downwards from ¢6.9bn to ¢611m
Posted on | CommentExpected revenue from the E-Transaction Levy (e-levy) has been revised downwards from the initial ¢6.9billion as stated in the 2022 budget statement to ¢611million in the mid year budget review. The initial target as stated in the 2022 budget document … Read more →
Nigeria headteacher sentenced to death after pupil’s murder
Posted on | CommentA high court in the northern Nigerian city of Kano has sentenced a primary school owner and his friend to death by hanging for the kidnapping and subsequent killing of a five-year-old pupil. Abdulmalik Tanko and his friend Hashimu Isiyaku … Read more →
Ritual killing in Sefwi Bekwai: Youth calls on IGP
Posted on | CommentSefwi Bekwai Youth Association, a pressure group in the Western North Region in the Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai Municipality today, July 28, are on the street chanting war songs in their black and red attire demonstrating over recent ritual killings in … Read more →
Takoradi: Pupils sustain injuries as tipper truck crashes into school bus
Posted on | CommentA tipper truck with registration number AS 7462 -17 on Wednesday afternoon, July 27, crashed into a school bus (school’s name withheld) at Anaji on the Nkroful-Apollo highway. Some school Children on board the bus who sustained minor injuries were … Read more →
SSNIT saves over GH¢312 million by deactivating 21,337 ‘ghost pensioners’
Posted on | CommentThe Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has been able to save GH¢312.27 million as a result of the deactivation of 21,337 “ghost pensioners” from its database. The savings follows the non-renewable of life certificates by some pensioners from … Read more →
Facebook owner Meta in first ever sales fall
Posted on | CommentThe owner of Facebook and Instagram was hit by a fall in advertising sales in the three months to July which caused the first year-on-year revenue decline in the firm’s history. Meta’s total revenue slipped 1% to $28.8bn (£23.7bn), but … Read more →
Gas prices jump as Russia cuts German supply
Posted on | CommentGas prices jumped after Russia further cut gas supplies to Germany and other central European countries after threatening to earlier this week. European gas prices rose almost 2%, trading close to the record high set after Russia invaded Ukraine. Critics … Read more →
Atta Mills’ family to take legal action against Koku Anyidoho’s Atta Mills Institute
Posted on | CommentThe family of the late President John Evans Atta Mills says it is considering legal action over the operation of the Atta Mills Institute, founded by Koku Anyidoho. The family says Mr. Anyidoho is using the name of the late … Read more →
State institutions owing ECG have paid – MD
Posted on | CommentThe Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana, Samuel Dubik Mahama has disclosed that all state institutions owing the company have settled their debts. Addressing the press at the back of an expired moratorium to consumers, the MD revealed … Read more →
Police and Presidency perceived as Ghana’s most corrupt institutions – Afrobarometer
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana Police Service and the Office of the President are perceived as the country’s most corrupt institutions. These were the outcomes of an Afrobarometer study undertaken by the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana). The research found that the … Read more →
Sex before embarking on a long journey can kill you – Drivers warned
Posted on | CommentA road safety expert, Cecil Gabrah, has warned that drivers who indulge in sexual activities before embarking on long journeys risk losing concentration and can be involved in road accidents. He says having sex is like going on a 100-metre … Read more →
Prof. Mills stood for political unity — Tsatsu Tsikata
Posted on | CommentLate President John Evans Atta Mills was on a mission to sanitise the country’s politics through integrity and service to humanity, a legal practitioner, Tsatsu Tsikata, has stated. Delivering the J.E.A. Mills 10th anniversary commemorative lecture in Accra yesterday, Mr … Read more →
Dental hygienist reveals 7 biggest mistakes you make while brushing your teeth
Posted on | CommentBrushing our teeth twice a day is a task many of us have been doing for as long as we can remember. Most people know that skipping this daily routine could result in cavities, dirty teeth and oral health issues. … Read more →
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