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Chalk Talk Foundation Africa prepares JHS final-year pupils for BECE
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Chalk Talk Foundation Africa prepares JHS final-year pupils for BECE

The Chalk Talk Foundation-Africa, in partnership with the Youth Association, has launched its ‘2025 Prodigy Examination’ aimed at preparing final-year basic pupils for the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). The programme which was on the theme “The Dream Ghanaian Child,” is to identify and recognise exceptionally gifted pupils in Tema, encourage and motivate learners to strive for academic excellence, and raise a Ghanaian child who is confident, a problem-solver, a critical thinker, and a good communicator.  Mrs. Bernice Sefakor Doviah, the School Improvement Support Officer (SISO) for Tema Metro, stated that the initiative was to nurture individuals who would be ready to thrive and change the world through learning. Mrs. Doviah mentioned that pupils must move beyond ...
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We have been fair to Ken Ofori-Atta – OSP
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We have been fair to Ken Ofori-Atta – OSP

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has defended its handling of a case involving the former Finance Minister, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, stating that it has been fair in its dealings with him. Mr Samuel Appiah Darko, Director of Strategy, Research, and Communication at the OSP, refuted claims that the office had been unfair in declaring Mr Ofori-Atta wanted, insisting that the former minister had been given enough time to respond to invitations by the Office. “… The people who argue that way are missing the point. Because the point is not about fairness. If it is about fairness, we are being very fair. That is why we go to him,” he said. “Not being fair is rather having somebody bring you down when he has not even had a correspondence with you,” he said on Saturday during a discus...
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Mahama backs AU’s call for Reparatory Justice
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Mahama backs AU’s call for Reparatory Justice

President John Dramani Mahama has backed the African Union's (AU) call for Reparatory Justice for Africans and People of African Descent. He noted that the AU's decision underscores Africa's collective commitment to addressing the historical injustices and their lingering consequences that had impacted generations of Africans and people of African descent. President Mahama said this at the 38th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the AU in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on the theme: "Justice for Africans and People of African Descent through Reparations.” "This moment marks a significant milestone in our collective pursuit of justice, equity, and the long overdue recognition of the historical injustices that continue to shape the lives of Africans and t...
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MTN marks Valentine’s Day with blood donation in UWR
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MTN marks Valentine’s Day with blood donation in UWR

Ghana’s telecommunication giant, MTN Ghana, has organised a blood donation exercise in the Upper West Region to beef up the blood banks in the region as an expression of love to humanity on Valentine’s Day. The exercise was held at the Dr. Hilla Limann Technical University (DHLTU) and SDD University of Business and Integrated Development Studies (SDD-UBIDS) in Wa, and the St. Francis Assisi Girls’ Senior High School in Jirapa concurrently. The exercise produced 203 units of blood, which would be stocked at the St. Joseph’s Hospital in Jirapa and the Wa Municipal and Upper West Regional Hospitals in Wa. Speaking to the Ghana News Agency (GNA) at the DHLTU during the exercise, Mr Seth Owusu Nyamekye, the Upper West Regional Manager of MTN Ghana, said the region was contributing to a...
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Mahama in Addis Ababa for 38th AU Heads of States Summit
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Mahama in Addis Ababa for 38th AU Heads of States Summit

President John Dramani Mahama is in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for the the 38th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU). The President, who arrived in Addis Ababa after attending the Munich Security Conference in Germany, was met on arrival at the airport in Addis Ababa by Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Ghana's Foreign Affairs Minister, who took the led to the 46th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council (Ministerial Session), which was from 12th - 13th February. The 38th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the AU, which is from 15th to 16th February, is on the theme: "Justice for Africans and People of African Descent through Reparations.” The Summit is expected to focus on focus on advancing reparato...
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Sunyani Zongo dumpsite breeding grounds for criminal activities-‘Adolescent Parliament’
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Sunyani Zongo dumpsite breeding grounds for criminal activities-‘Adolescent Parliament’

The Sunyani Municipal ‘Adolescent Parliament’ has bemoaned the state of the Sunyani ‘Zongo dumpsite’ describing the site popularly known as the ‘Zongo Borla’, as a hub and breeding grounds for criminal activities in the Bono Regional capital. “The site is notorious for open defecation, drug use, and criminal activities, particularly theft”, Master Daniel Sarkodie-Frimpong, the ‘Speaker’ of the Parliament sated, worrying that “over 80 percent of reported theft cases in Sunyani occur in or around area, with many adolescents both involved in and victimized by these crimes”. He, therefore, called on President John Dramani Mahama to intervene and do something immediately, worrying that “efforts by the previous government through the World Bank-funded Secondary City Project aimed at evacua...
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“No Nation can develop without mathematics” – Prof Ibrahim Seini
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“No Nation can develop without mathematics” – Prof Ibrahim Seini

Professor Ibrahim Yakubu Seini, Dean of the Department of Physical Sciences at the University for Development Studies (UDS), Nyankpala has said no nation can develop without mathematics. He explained that mathematics played a critical role in unlocking the potential in students and preparing them for opportunities for the future. Professor Seini said this while delivering the 17th professorial inaugural lecture in fulfilment of his appointment as a Professor of Applied Mathematics in Tamale. He said mathematics drove innovation and was key to addressing global challenges such as climate change, healthcare, and cyber security, among others. "Mathematics opens numerous opportunities to students in virtually all fields of studies, its influence has expanded to areas such as artifi...
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UCC students educated on sexual harassment and reporting
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UCC students educated on sexual harassment and reporting

The Centre for Gender Research, Advocacy, and Documentation (CEGRAD) of the University of Cape Coast (UCC), in collaboration with Perfector of Sentiments (POS), has organised a sensitization programme to educate students on sexual harassment. The sensitization will also empower the students on the importance of boldly reporting such incidents. The event that was sponsored by Amplify Change, an NGO, also featured a roundtable panel where Ms. Mercy Catherine Adjabeng, a communication specialist and gender advocate, highlighted the urgent need for students to report cases of sexual harassment without fear. She emphasised that society often condoned such behaviour, and the stigma associated with it made it difficult for sufferers to speak out, fearing it would bring disgrace to the vi...
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Government urged to improve educational infrastructure for learning mathematics
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Government urged to improve educational infrastructure for learning mathematics

Government has been urged to expand and upgrade educational infrastructure in the country to create conducive environment needed to facilitate the teaching and learning of mathematics at all levels. Professor Ibrahim Yakubu Seini, Dean of the Department of Physical Sciences at the University for Development Studies (UDS), Nyankpala Campus, who made the call, proposed that teachers should be trained and encouraged to use activity-based learning to create fun while teaching mathematics in schools. He said this while delivering the 17th professorial inaugural lecture in fulfilment of his appointment as a Professor of Applied Mathematics. The lecture was delivered in Tamale under the theme "Beyond Computations: Mathematics is Key to National Development". He underscored need for pa...
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IFRC supports training on Cholera Response
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IFRC supports training on Cholera Response

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent, (IFRC) has supported some 80 volunteers to undergo a Cholera response training to help in education, awareness and ending the epidemic in affected Regions. The training would help them with skills to attend to community needs particularly as the rains approached. Mr. Faith Dube, the IFRC Cholera Surge Representative told the Ghana News Agency that it had become critical to arrest the tide through community approach noting, “we are leveraging on our volunteers for the epidemic control.” He said the project which would last only three months would also establish Oral Hydration Points in communities mostly noted for the disease as first aid, “we are also procuring chlorine and other handing washing facilities in the communit...
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