The Ghana Education Service (GES) has released the academic calendar for the 2024/2025 school year for Basic and Senior High Schools. In a statement signed by the Acting Director for the Schools and Instruction Division, Prince C. Agyemang-Duah, dated October 17, 2024, stated that the new academic year will begin on Wednesday, October 30, 2024,…
By Edzorna Francis Mensah “Accordingly, I proceed to inform the House that by the notification of the polls, the following Members of Parliament have, by their actions, vacated their seats in Parliament.” The Members are: (1) Hon. Peter Yaw Kwakye-Ackah, NDC MP for Amenfi Central in the Western Region, now referred to as an Independent Parliamentary…
The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has raised concerns about a purported visa processing scandal involving Ghana’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration. He alleges that the Akufo-Addo/Bawumia administration hastily signed a questionable contract for visa processing just weeks ahead of leaving office, raising eyebrows among various stakeholders. In a…
By Ashiadey Dotse FIFA has banned Tanzanian club Young Africans SC from registering new players because they didn’t follow a compensation order in favour of Ghanaian striker Hafiz Konkoni. Konkoni took his case to FIFA after Young Africans ended his contract early without paying him the agreed amount. Konkoni, who now plays for Ethiopian club Bunna…
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has released the 2024/25 academic calendar for basic schools and Senior High Schools (SHS). The academic year begins on Wednesday, October 30, 2024, for all SHS, whereas, the current first-year students in transitional calendar schools will end their 2023/24 academic year on Monday, October 28, 2024, and be promoted to…
On Tuesday, October 15, 2024, residents took to the streets to protest the long-standing neglect of the area in terms of social amenities, most particularly the bad nature of the road, which has led to multiple accidents and a surge in robbery cases in the town. According to the protestors, despite repeated appeals to the…
Kenyan senators have voted to remove Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua from office despite his failure to testify at his impeachment trial after his lawyer said he had been taken to hospital. In one of the most dramatic days in Kenya’s recent political history, Gachagua had been due to appear in the Senate after lunch to…
In a major political development, the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Bagbin, has officially declared four parliamentary seats vacant. The affected constituencies are Amenfi Central, Fomena, Agona West, and Suhum. The decision follows a formal petition submitted to the Speaker by Haruna Iddrisu, a prominent Member of Parliament from the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and…
Former Chelsea coach, Thomas Tuchel has been appointed England manager from 1 January 2025. The 51-year-old German, who has signed an 18-month contract, becomes the third non-British permanent manager of the men’s team after Sven-Goran Eriksson and Fabio Capello. Gareth Southgate resigned in July after England’s defeat by Spain in the Euro 2024 final. Lee…
By Ashiadey Dotse Black Stars midfielder Mohammed Kudus has apologised to Ghanaians after the team’s poor performances against Sudan during the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. Otto Addo’s team played to a 0-0 draw at the Accra Sports Stadium and then lost 2-0 in Libya in the return match. These results continue the team’s disappointing run…
