The Executive Director of the Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch) Kofi Asare has said that allocation of resources to education in Ghana has dropped. In 2012, he said, the government committed 7 per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to education. However, in 2020, the government allocated 4.3 per cent. “We must increase our spending in education system, in 2012 we ...

The current fuel hikes have led to a sharp increase in transport fares and general cost of living in Ghana. Transport fares have gone up officially by at least 40% within two weeks, but however, passengers are surprised with inconsistencies in the fares for same route. Such inconsistencies have resulted in serious altercation between some passengers and commercial transport operators ...

Rapper, Sarkodie, has sent words of condolences to Nigerian musician, Davido and his fiancée, Chioma, following the sad demise of their son Ifeanyi Adeleke. He joins many showbiz stakeholders who poured out their hearts to the bereaved family on their loss. “As a parent, this hits differently…sorry brother @davido. May the almighty grant you the strength to go through this. ...

Nigerian-born musician, songwriter and record producer, bigBen, known in real life as Benedict Uchenna Dike, whose debut single ‘Money’ featured in the 2017 “Rapper of the Year” at the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards, is back as the new owner of Afro-soul music. Afro-soul is a music genre that has African characteristics of soul music. It has emotional vocals and a ...

Simone Ledward Boseman, wife of the late ‘Black Panther’ actor Chadwick Boseman, has spoken about the reason she kept Chadwick’s four-year battle with colon cancer private. The ‘Black Panther’ star died on August 2020 after a four-year battle with colon cancer. In her first-ever interview with Whoopi Goldberg for Good Morning America since his death, Simone said they went through ...

The Managing Editor of the Insight Newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr, has urged Ghanaian legislators to tread cautiously following investigations into bribery claims levelled against a business mogul in Parliament. According to Mr. Pratt, the legislators would have been unfair to the businessman if the allegations turned out to be untrue. A businessman, whose name has not been made public, has ...

Former CEO of the Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors, Senyo Hosi, has called on the Agriculture Minister, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto and the Chief Director of the Ministry to resign. In a statement, Mr. Hosi, who has investments in rice production, criticised the Ministry of Food and Agriculture’s approach to data and lack of consultation. “Respectfully, the arm-chair analysis the ...

Ghana winger Kamaldeen Sulemana is in a race against time to be fit for the World Cup after suffering an ankle injury in training. The Rennes player was left out of the squad to face AEK Larnaca in the final Europa League group game on Thursday. Speaking after the game, head coach of Rennes Bruno Genesio confirmed the Ghanaian was ...

Three teacher unions have declared a strike to demand the removal of the newly appointed Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Dr. Eric Nkansah. Leadership of the three unions –National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) and Coalition of Concerned Teachers, Ghana (CCT)–declared the strike on Friday, November 4, 2022. This comes on the ...

FIFA has written to Ghana and other 2022 World Cup teams, urging them to “now focus on the football” following a controversial build-up to the tournament in Qatar. The tournament begins on November 20, with Ghana facing Portugal, South Korea, and Uruguay in the group stage. Host Qatar has been criticised for its stance on same-sex relationships, its human rights ...