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The National Organizer of the opposition National Democratic Congress [NDC], Kofi Adams, has scored the Akufo-Addo government 30 per cent in his assessment of the government’s first year in office. In a Citi News interview, Mr. Adams said the first year of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government under Akufo-Addo has been characterized by the entrenchment of corruption and nepotism. ...

Girls in communities in the Upper Denkyira East municipality in the Central Region who travel across the Offin River to attend school on the other side of the river are forbidden to cross the river on Tuesdays. They are also not allowed to cross the river when they are in their menses. River gods The order, supposed to be from ...

The lady alleged to have slept with Founder and leader of the Glorious Word Ministry International, Rev. Owusu Bempah has disowned her mother for defaming her. Yvonne, whose mother claimed the Prophet slept with both of them has said the allegation was part of a grand scheme to collapse Rev. Owusu Bempah’s church. Her mother who gave her name only ...

The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast is suggesting a nationwide restriction on the use of WhatsApp during working hours. Prof George K.T Oduro believes it is one of the ways to ensure teacher productivity as the nation struggles to improve the quality of education, stressing equitable investment in education will be meaningless and probably not yield the desired ...

A rights group says Ghanaians who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) are effectively “second-class citizens” because they are criminalised and not protected from violence and discrimination. In its report, Human Rights Watch (HRW) quotes an unnamed 40-year-old lesbian from Cape Coast, who says: The government should recognise that we are human beings, with dignity, not treat us as ...

The Paramount Chief of the Builsa Traditional area, Naab Azagsuk Azantilow, has expressed worry at the penchant of parents in his jurisdiction to give their children local names that are alien to their ethnic group. According to him, parents should endeavor to offer indigenous names that are identical with the people. Speaking during the annual Fiok festival of the area, ...

Former Ghana High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and Ireland, Victor Smith, has accused his former boss, Jerry John Rawlings of not paying heed to wise counsel given him by his peers. Former President Jerry John Rawlings is noted for his blunt criticism and swift response to issues. The current incident was when he criticized former President Mahama for continuously ...

Pro-Vice Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast, Prof. George K. T. Oduro, has attributed the challenges facing government’s Flagship Free SHS program to the rush implementation of the program. Speaking at the 5th quadrennial (52nd) National Delegates’ Conference of the Ghana National Association of Teachers held at the University of Cape Coast on January 5th 2018, Prof. Oduro maintained ...

This article is to commemorate the 18th Anniversary of the formation of the Tertiary Students Confederacy of the New Patriotic Party (TESCON). It also coincides with the 25th Anniversary of the birth of the Fourth Republic. From its humble beginnings as a tertiary students wing of the NPP, TESCON has steadily evolved into a powerful political machinery, occupying an important ...

National Democratic Congress (NDC) big wig Professor Joshua Alabi says given the happenings in the country currently, there is a high possibility that there will be a change of government in 2020. He said the mantra of Ghanaians during the festive holidays – yetuasheda – is evidence that there will be a return to “hope” offered by the NDC. “Observing ...