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The Minister of Education, Dr. Mathew Opoku Prempeh, aka Napo, could not control his emotions, as he wept at the Saint Anne’s Anglican Church congregation on Sunday. This was after the Anglican Diocese in Kumasi had presented the church’s highest award dubbed, ‘The Bishop’s Badge of Honour’ and a citation to Dr Prempeh, who is also the Member of Parliament ...

Alhaji Bature Iddrissu, Managing Editor of the Al Hajj Newspaper has warned former President Jerry John Rawlings to be careful with his public commentary on the past administration before he strips him naked. “It is disheartening and painful …. I am saddened. This is somebody who has inspired some us for 35 years. I defended Rawlings, his legacy and the ...

Notre Dame Girls’ SHS and Simms SHS are through to the next stage of the 2017 National Science & Maths Quiz. Notre Dame Girls’ SHS won the 3rd preliminary competition with a total score of 42. The girls beat their male counterparts from Kinbu SHTS and New Juaben SHS. New Juaben SHS led the contest in the first round but ...

Ghana’s Chief Justice Georgina Theodora Wood retires from public service today, Wednesday June 7, 2017. A thanksgiving service graced by notables in the judiciary and legislature included the new Chief Justice, Sophia Akuffo; Justice Jones Dotse; the Speaker of Parliament, Professor Michael Oquaye; the Minority Leader, Haruna Idrissu, among others was held in her honour at the Holy Trinity Cathedral, ...

Investigators working on the death of Major Maxwell Adam Mahama, who was lynched by a mob at Denkyira-Obuasi in the Upper Denkyira West District of the Central Region, have retrieved lethal objects used to kill the soldier. The death of the army captain (who was on Monday posthumously promoted to the rank of Major by President Akufo-Addo), has sparked national ...

There was grumbling and agitation in some schools in the Kumasi Metropolitan Area when the Coordinating Director led some staff of the Assembly and the Metro Director of Education to visit exam centres on Monday, June 5, 2017. Some teachers, serving as invigilators at the Angel Educational Complex and Asanteman Senior High School, which are, among the centres for the ...

Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) is heavily indebted to the tune of GH¢ 10 billion, according to its Chief Executive Officer Joseph Boahen Aidoo. The debt, he said was as a result of mismanagement by the previous management headed by Dr. Stephen Opuni and that it is hugely affecting smooth running of the place. Speaking Wednesday on Accra FM, Mr. Aidoo who ...

Controversial lawmaker for Assin Central Constituency, Kennedy Agyepong has threatened to release the nude images of a New Patriotic Party (NPP) stalwart orchestrating his downfall. “You can go ahead a plan and say that me Kennedy Agyepong if I don’t shut up you will bring me down. I give you all to God but don’t forget I have your naked ...

The Member of Parliament for Ofoase – Ayirebi constituency Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah has advised Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates to take their time and reflect on questions before attempting to answer them. According to Mr. Oppong-Nkrumah, this has been his trick to answering questions in all examinations he has taken throughout his life. “All the questions on that paper are ...

The Excellence in Broadcasting (EIB) Network and the Ghana Armed Forces are holding a joint vigil Thursday for the late Major Maxwell Adam Mahama. The vigil which kicks off 7pm to 11pm comes off at the Arakan Mess (Burma Camp) Thursday June 8, 2017. The hierarchy of the military service and government officials will be in attendance. Dancehall artiste Shatta ...