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Days ago, YEN.com.gh reported the story of the teacher who taught his pupils Microsoft Word using a blackboard. The teacher, Richard Appiah Akoto, had always taken time to draw the parts of the computer on the blackboard during ICT class so that his pupils would understand the subject. His selfless efforts attracted media publicity, and consequently, he was acknowledged by ...

Founder and General Overseer of the Glorious Word and Power Ministry International, Rev. Isaac Owusu Bempah, says some members of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) despise him because of his resolve to speak the truth. According to him, he has made enemies in the NDC because his prophecies always tend to favour the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP). He ...

At KNUST JSS, where I had my basic education, we were taught not only to keep the school compound clean but also to maintain a clean environment wherever we found ourselves. There were sign boards on the school compound bearing messages on cleanliness. Dustbins were branded with such messages. There were posters in classrooms bearing these messages as well. We ...

A Ghanaian, Billy Agbozo, has been executed in Singapore after a court convicted him of drug-related offenses in 2016. The Central Narcotics Bureau of Singapore announced earlier this week that it had executed Agbozo on Friday, 9 March 2018. The deceased, 39 years old, was convicted for importing 1,634.9 grams of methamphetamine, and sentenced to the mandatory death penalty in ...

The Government of Ghana and the African Development Fund (ADF) have signed a $39.01million loan agreement to support government’s Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) programme. The loan agreement was signed on behalf of the Government of Ghana by the Minister for Finance Ken Ofori-Atta whilst Dr. Otto H. J. Baldeh, the Ghana Country Manager of the Africa Development Bank ...

Member of Parliament for Assin North, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong has accused ace broadcaster Abeiku Santana of being corrupt. According to the MP, Abeiku has been involved in several shoddy deals and must be jailed for that. The controversial and outspoken lawmaker further accused the broadcaster of selling a state vehicle to a businessman during the erstwhile John Mahama administration. Speaking ...

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has issued guidelines for its imminent annual regional delegates’ conference, which will be held from April 21 to April 24. The conference, which will be held in all 10 regions, is a follow up to the recently held annual constituency delegates’ conference. Making reference to article 926 of the party’s constitution, acting NPP General Secretary, ...

Ghana has been ranked as the 108th happiest country in the World, according to the 2018 World Happiness Report. Ghana ranked lower than African countries such as Nigeria (91), Cameroon (99), Gabon (103), South Africa (105) and Ivory Coast (107). Somalia which has long been plagued by suicide bombing and constant attacks by terrorist group Al-Shabab ranked 98 on the ...

The National Organizer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Kofi Adams, has assured the party’s outmost support for Dr Stephen Kwabena Opuni, a former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana COCOBOD. The state has filed a case of financial loss against Dr Stephen Kwabena Opuni, a former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana COCOBOD with one Seidu ...

The Nana Akufo-Addo government is determined to continue infrastructure projects began by previous administrations to ensure Ghanaians enjoy the full benefits of such expenditure. Government will also revive projects began by the Kufuor administration, but were abandoned by the Mills and Mahama governments, especially housing projects, in order to address the country’s housing deficit which is in excess of 1.7 ...