President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo lamented the humiliation he went through in 2008 when he first promised the free Senior High School education policy. According to him, his opponents ridiculed him saying it was a political gimmick and could only be possible in 20 years. But nine years down the line Akufo-Addo’s dream has come to ...

Former President John Mahama has said child marriage is a backward and unacceptable practice in the 21st century. “The practice of taking young girls out of school midstream and marrying them off mostly to men far older than them must stop…One of the most backward and unacceptable practice is child marriage. This must be a ...

President Akufo-Addo believes that the country will be better off in the future with the full implementation of the Free Senior High School program. According to him, the policy program is a useful investment in the youth which will eventually drive Ghana’s economic transformation. Speaking at the launch of the government’s flagship Free SHS program ...

South African football chiefs have agreed a 2018 World Cup qualifying tie against Senegal should be replayed “on ethical and moral grounds”. World governing body Fifa ordered the replay after the referee for the original game, Joseph Lamptey, was banned for manipulating the match. The South African Football Association (Safa) had been considering an appeal but now ...

The Minister of Education, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has disclosed that, in making sure the Free SHS policy does not run into challenges, government will always ensure that pay 20% of fees for beneficiaries  is disbursed in advance before every term begins. Basic and second cycle schools in Ghana usually have three terms within every ...

President Akufo-Addo says his government will ensure that the Free Senior High School program does not compromise quality education in the country. According to him, the government is collaborating with various agencies and partners to ensure that all students in Secondary School benefit from quality education to enable them to contribute meaningfully to the country’s ...

The Nursing and Midwifery Council of Ghana has announced it will from July 2018 conduct an online Licensing examination for Nurses and Midwives. This according to the council was part of measures to get Nurses and Midwives deliver to expectation. The new online system is to ease the laborious processes associated with the manual system, ...

Sebastian Roy Osumanu never attended the University of Amsterdam. This is a confirmation from the University which says “We can find no record of one Sebastian Roy Osumanu having enrolled at the University of Amsterdam.” Sebastian Roy Osumanu gained social media fame last week for being the most successful student ever in the record books ...

Government has officially launched a $53 million programme at Libga in the Savelugu/Nantong Municipality of the Northern Region to boost aquaculture. The programme dubbed, “West Africa Regional Fisheries Programme (WARFP)” is line with the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development and the Fisheries Commission agenda to restock dams and dugouts in the Northern Region. The ...

The Minority Leader in Parliament, Haruna Iddrisu has lauded the free Senior High School policy which officially takes off today [Tuesday] across the country describing it as a “noble” objective but unsustainable. He argued that the mode of financing the policy is not sustainable in the long run. “My emphasis is that let us not ...

President Akufo-Addo has reiterated his government’s commitment fearlessly fight corruption in the country and has called on members of the judiciary to support the cause. Akufo-Addo was speaking at the Bar Conference held in Sunyani on Monday. “We all know that if we do not get a hanger on corruption, we will not be able ...

Former Attorney General and outspoken member of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Martin Amidu, has descended heavily on National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Okudzeto Ablakwa, tagging him as “uncouth” and “uncultured.” Mr. Amidu made the comments in his latest epistle chastising Mr. Ablakwa whom he said attacked him in an ...

I was astounded to read a feature article by Dishonourable Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa entitled ‘Martin Amidu’s “Hate Agenda” -….’ on the Modern Ghana website on 5th September 2017 in which he opens with his conduct of restraining himself from commenting on my deliberate attacks on the former President and the NDC because of his respect ...

The rise in the minimum paid up capital for commercial banks will further restrict lending to the private sector at least within the short to medium term. The development should be expected due to the operations of commercial banks which have limited the amount of credit offered businesses. The caution comes on the back of ...

About 6.5 million homes in Florida, two-thirds of the total, are without power after Hurricane Irma cut a deadly path through the state, officials say. Relief operations are under way and engineers are working to restore power, but many areas remain stranded. The islands of the Florida Keys and western parts of the US state ...

A facial recognition experiment that claims to be able to distinguish between gay and heterosexual people has sparked a row between its creators and two leading LGBT rights groups. The Stanford University study claims its software recognises facial features relating to sexual orientation that are not perceived by human observers. The work has been accused ...

The Gambia Football Federation (GFF) is considering its position within the West African Football Union (WAFU). The comments come after refereeing controversies at the last two regional tournaments. The GFF has submitted complaints to the regional body and the Confederation of African Football over a penalty awarded at the ongoing WAFU Cup of Nations. “We’re ...

In the first year of the reign of Odekuro Odieasem Nana Tutubrofo Dankwawura, there were rumours and reports of malfeasance in the corridors of the temple. When asked for the meaning of the word ‘malfeasance’, the scribes of the land explained that it was the situation where the incense from the burnt offerings had malodor. ...

The BBC has spoken to Rohingya Muslims who suffered crippling injuries after apparently stepping on army landmines as they fled violence in Myanmar. One of them, a 15-year-old boy being treated in Bangladesh, lost both legs. A woman at the same hospital said she had trodden on a landmine after she and her family were ...