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Alhaji Hearts (Right)[/caption] Former Asante Kotoko Chief Executive Officer, Herbert Mensah has extolled his “friend and senior brother”  Alhaji Hearts, describing him as a man who lived as a true hero. Alhaji Hearts, known in private life as Alhaji Suleiman Ibrahim died on Wednesday whilst on admission at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital. Mr. Mensah told 3news.com “what would be missed is that he was one of the few people who encouraged people rather than destroy them”, a trait that made him a “true hero”. Conceding that even though people are not spoken ill of when they die, for Alhaji Hearts,…

Introduction The teacher, under no circumstance, should be linked to any form of misconduct, be it sexual misconduct or whatever. Aside of being a dispenser of knowledge, the teacher performs and must be seen to have been performing the role of a leader, counsellor and a motivator. Our Education Minister Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, in a message to teachers at last year’s National Best Teacher and Best School Awards in Koforidua, said, “We want teachers to become professionally competent with the right values and ethics, confident, practically oriented, learner-centred facilitators of learning. This is the kind of teachers needed for…

[L-R] Finance Minister, Mr. Ofori-Atta will on Wednesday present on behalf of President Akufo-Addo, the 2018 Budget to Parliament[/caption] Ghana’s performance on budget transparency, has aptly been described as stagnant, following its very little progress made over the past two years, an Open Budget survey (OBS) report has said. In 2017, Ghana scored 50 out of 100 in the Open Budget Index (OBI), and this represents a fall in scores in comparison with a score of 51 in 2015, the OBS research revealed. “This however does not mean government has done so poor in making budget information available to citizens,…

The first phase of the Kumasi  Kejetia redevelopment project will soon be completed and handed over to Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly. Currently, it is left with the construction of the road network, in and around the project. The consultant for the project, Mr Emmanuel Danso announced to journalists when the Kumasi Traditional Council led by Bantama hene, Baffour Owusu Amankwaatia VI toured the project site on Tuesday, 30th January 2018. He indicated that, the whole  project will be completed by March this year, if the traditional council could resolve issues and other matters impeding it’s completion. Meanwhile, the Kumasi Traditional Council…

As President Trump claimed credit for lower unemployment among African Americans, cameras at Tuesday’s State of the Union cut to members of the Congressional Black Caucus. The members, dressed in West African kente cloth to protest Trump after reports he called some African nations “shithole countries,” sat stone-faced and unmoved. “Unemployment claims have hit a 45-year low,” Trump said. “And something I’m very proud of: African-American unemployment stands at the lowest rate ever recorded.” As much of the room erupted, the lawmakers, seen below on CBS’ broadcast, raised not a hand. Some looked up or glanced downward. Members of Congressional Black Caucus offer no reaction as Pres.…

President Nana Akufo-Addo has paid a glowing tribute to celebrated African music icon and activist, Hugh Masekela who died on January 23, 2018, aged 78. The president recounted with fond memory the over 50 years friendship he had with the singer considered the father of South African jazz. Nana Akufo-Addo said Masekela playing at his inauguration as the president of Ghana would be unforgettable. “Last year, he did what we had both talked and dreamed of for decades – he played at my inauguration, as President of the Republic of Ghana, on 7th January, 2017. He played on two occasions…

Controversial hiplife artiste Wisa Gried has opened up, rather sorrowfully, on how his frequenting of the courts has affected his music career. It has been two years of back and forth at  the courts following the widely condemned display of his manhood on stage in 2015 at the December to Remember concert. The singer in an interview on Showbiz927 hosted by Miriam Osei Agyemang on 3FM 92.7, confessed how the court case has taken a toll on his music career. He revealed that since the incident, he has been going to court at least twice in every month, an activity…

It has emerged that a former Deputy Interior Minister serving under former President Mahama, wrote letters to warn the government against the resettlement of the two ex-Guantanamo Bay detainees. James Agalga is said to have written at least three letters to strongly oppose the resettlement of Mahmud Umar Muhammad Bin Atef and Khalid Muhammad Salih Al-Dhuby in Ghana. Veteran journalist, Kweku Baako made the above disclosure on Joy FM’s news analysis programme Newsfile on Saturday. According to documents he said were available to him, the negotiations to host the two persons considered “low risk” by the US government in Ghana started…

Air Force One is primed to receive an upgrade that will include new refrigerators expected to cost American taxpayers nearly $24 million. The US Air Force awarded Boeing a $23.6 million contract in December to replace two of the five “cold chiller units” aboard the aircraft used by President Donald Trump. “The current rear lower lobe cold chiller units being replaced are the original commercial equipment delivered with the aircraft in 1990. The units were based on the technology at the time and designed for short-term food storage,” Air Force spokesperson Ann Stefanek told CNN. “Although serviced on a regular basis, reliability…

In a strong worded statement, government has condemned the office of former President John Mahama for leveling “a number of baseless allegations” against the sitting president, Nana Akufo-Addo. The former president’s office had accused President Akufo-Addo of “orchestrating attacks” on the person of John Dramani Mahama “based on lies and pedestrian propaganda”. READ MAHAMA’S STATEMENT “President Akufo-Addo is busy fixing the mess and rot that was bequeathed to him by the Mahama government, and, therefore, does not have the luxury of time to indulge in orchestrations of lies and propaganda,” Information Minister Mustapha Hamid responded in a statement on Friday.…