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An IT researcher, Kingsley Komla Elikem, has raised concerns about the cost and quality of the newly introduced digital property addressing system; the GhanaPost GPS App, while referring to the government as ‘lazy’. The National Digital Property Address System was launched about a month ago to facilitate easy location of addresses and to boost emergency service delivery nationwide. Many, following ...

Funding for government’s flagship education programme – Free SHS – is not a big deal as all necessary steps have been taken to ensure the sustainability of the policy, a member of the government’s economic management team has assured. The implementation of Free SHS has been overwhelmed by claims of insufficient funding, inadequate infrastructure to accommodate students, delays in releases ...

News of the sudden and untimely demise of ace radio broadcaster, Kwadwo Asare Baffour Acheampong, popularly known as KABA has left many people in shock and disbelief in denial of the fact that the icon is no more. However, events leading to the death of the “Eko si sen” radio show host appear to be trickling in bit by bit ...

A member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Minority in Parliament, Adams Mutawakilu, has accused the Akufo-Addo government of impeding former President John Mahama’s vision of making Ghana a net exporter of electricity. This follows government’s decision to terminate 11 Power Purchase Agreements (PPA), with the justification that it would save the country some $7.2 billion dollars over a 13 ...

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has expressed shock and sorrow at the sudden death of the popular talk-show host, Kojo Asare Baffuor Acheampong aka KABA, last Saturday after a short illness. Former President Kufuor in a statement issued Monday, described the late KABA, who was, host of Asempa FM’s flagship afternoon programme, ‘Ekosi Sen’ as a “young promising talent whose ...

The National Media Commission has urged journalists to uphold the best standards of the profession in memory of Kwadwo Asare-Baffuor Acheampong, popularly known as KABA, of Asempa FM. KABA passed away peacefully in the early hours of Saturday, November 18, 2017, at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. “ We urge everyone within the media space not to be deterred by ...

Members of the Coalition of Newly Recruited Graduate Teachers have threatened to withdraw their services by the end of December 2017. According to the graduate teachers, the action has become necessary because the Ministry of Education, the Ghana Education Service and the Controller and Accountants Generals’ Department has denied them their six months’ salary arrears for which they have legitimately ...

A memorial service for Kwadwo Asare-Baffuor Acheampong (KABA), who passed away on Saturday has come to a close. KABA was pronounced dead upon arrival at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital where he had been rushed after he suddenly fell sick early Saturday, November 18. He was 37 years old. A book of condolence has been opened at the Front Desk ...

Ace broadcaster Asare-Baffuor Acheampong (KABA), happens to be the only child of his parents according to his colleague, Captain Godsbrain Blessed Smart. The 37-year old died at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital last Saturday after short illness a situation many are still struggling to come to terms with. At a memorial service held for him at the forecourt of Joy ...

The New Patriotic Party in the Northern region has suspended four of its communicators including a senior member over the raging row regarding the Ghana School Feeding programme. Yussif Danjumah and three members of the party’s regional auxiliary communications group, The Young Patriots, have been sanctioned for having secret meetings with national authorities of the Programme who were in the ...