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5 MPs from Kusaug traditional area condemn enskinment of new Bawku chief

1,792  Some five Members of Parliament from the Kusaug traditional area have condemned the enskinment of a new Bawku Naba in Nalegiru on Wednesday, February 15. The group says the Zugrana, Naba Asigri Abugrago Azoka II remains the legally recognized Chief of Bawku and the President of the Kusaug traditional area. Addressing the media on […]

General News Politics

Finance Minister to meet Akufo-Addo over Pensioner Bondholders’ demand for exemption

1,995  Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has promised to meet with President Akufo-Addo to deliberate on the exemption demand of members of the Pensioner Bondholders Forum. The decision was arrived at in a crunch meeting between the Minister and the group on day 8 of their protest for exemption. According to the convener of the forum, […]

General News Politics

Installation Of New Bawku Naba illegal-Government

2,125  The government has condemned a development in Nalerigu today concerning the purported enskinment of a new Bawku Naba. In a press statement signed and issued by the Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, the government described the purported installation as “illegal and a threat to National Security.” “Government further reiterates that Naba Asigri Abugrago […]

Education General News

372,780 students successfully placed by the Computerized School Placement System

1,892  The Ghana Education Service and the Ghana TVET Service on Wednesday released this year’s Computerized School Placement exercise with a total of 372,780 representing 69.24 per cent successfully placed out of the 538,399 candidates who qualified to be placed. However, 165, 619 qualified candidates representing 30.76 per cent who could not be matched with […]

General News Sanitation

Government has invested $1bn into sanitation, water – Cecilia Dapaah reveals

2,028  Government has invested about $1 billion about into facilitating the provision of sustainable water and sanitation needs across the country, the sector Minister has revealed. According to Cecilia Abena Dapaah, government employed a Public Private Part­nership (PPP) approach in tackling the rising demand for water and sanitation needs over the years. Mrs Dapaah made […]