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Prof. Samuel Kaba Akoriyea (arrowed) with the team from NCPD, GFD and KOFIH. With them is Alexander Bankole Williams (3rd from left), Head, Assistive Technology Unit, University of Ghana, Legon The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has directed all facilities under the service to provide a desk at the Outpatient Department (OPD) to assist persons with disability (PWDs). The officers at the desk are to assist the PWDs from the OPD till they leave the facility. The Director-General of the GHS, Professor Samuel Kaba Akoriyea, said this when he engaged the National Council for Persons with Disability (NCPD) and executives of…

Nigeria’s former Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, impressively displayed the strength of his academic prowess during the moment he was giving insights into the autobiography of former military President, General (rtd.) Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, “A Journey In Service” just as he described IBB as one of Nigeria’s most enigmatic leaders, stating that his highly publicized literary and scholarly work offers a rare perception into the life and times of the former leader.Professor Osinbajo beautifully embodied the essence of the moment, he was honest without pretenses or masks and also exhibited his true feelings and thoughts. He further climaxed the high…

The Ministry of Interior has renewed the curfew in Walewale and its surrounding areas in the North East Region, adjusting the hours from 6:00 PM to 6:00 AM, effective Saturday, February 22.This decision follows a series of violent incidents, including gun attacks on passengers and the burning of buses along the Walewale-Wulugu section of the Bolgatanga-Tamale highway, which resulted in multiple fatalities and heightened insecurity in the region.The initial curfew was imposed on February 15, 2025, after reports indicated that between February 11 and February 15, approximately 13 travellers, including an infant, were killed, and three buses were set ablaze…

Former Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo Former Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo has dismissed political insinuations surrounding her appointment to the 9th Council of State of the 4th Republic by President John Dramani Mahama.She argued that criticisms of her appointment based on her previous appointment by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo are unfounded.The former Chief Justice expressed concern over the excessive politicization of issues in Ghanaian society.She noted that those claiming she was appointed as Chief Justice by a New Patriotic Party (NPP) government conveniently ignore the fact that she was first appointed to the Supreme Court when the National Democratic Congress…

The Trump administration is planning to lay off more than 6,000 employees by the end of the week at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the agency responsible for managing the country’s taxation system, US media report. The cuts to the agency – part of the Treasury Department – come in the middle of US tax season, when millions of Americans and businesses turn to the agency to submit their taxation documents. Half of the cuts will hit an office known as the Small Business/Self-Employed (SBSE) Division, CBS News, the BBC’s media partner, reports. An email obtained by CBS, signed by…

I write as a concerned citizen regarding the quality and integrity of science practicals for the BECE. It has become evident that for our young learners to truly grasp scientific concepts and develop essential practical skills, every school must be equipped with a functional and well-resourced science laboratory.At present, the BECE science practical component lacks the rigorous, hands-on approach observed in the Senior High School practicals for Chemistry, Biology, and Physics. These higher-level practical sessions not only reinforce theoretical knowledge but also cultivate critical thinking and problem-solving abilities—skills that are indispensable for success in both higher education and the modern…

Ghana’s Northern Regional capital, Tamale, has become a hub for fake tramadol abuse.A BBC Eye investigation uncovered how unlicensed, highly addictive opioids from India are fueling a growing drug crisis in Ghana.In cities like Tamale, the crisis has reached alarming levels.Community leader Alhassan Maham has organized a volunteer task force of about 100 locals to combat the spread of these drugs.“The drugs consume the sanity of those who abuse them,” Maham said, likening their effect to a fire fed by kerosene. Addicts in Tamale openly admit how these pills have devastated their lives.One user confessed, “The drugs have wasted our…

The immediate past flagbearer of the People’s National Convention (PNC), Bernard Mornah, has lauded the President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, for cutting USAID to African countries.According to him, although Africans may think it will cause a deficit in their budgets, this initiative is a message to Africans to be truly independent and avoid dependence on Western countries.He made the statement while addressing the chiefs and people of the Bimoba community in Ghana and Togo at the Danjuar festival in Kpikpira.Bernard Mornah bemoaned the continued dependency on donors by African countries and called for its immediate end.“We…

An aid worker has died from gunshot wounds in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where Rwanda-backed rebels who captured two key cities in recent weeks are trying to seize more territory. Jerry Muhindo Kavali, 49, was injured two days ago by a bullet that struck the Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) office in Masisi where he was working. He was taken to hospital in Goma for life-saving treatment but died of his wounds on Saturday. Colleagues say he was deeply dedicated to humanitarian work and “always had a smile on his face”. Kavali’s death has angered aid workers trying to help…

The Overview: The economies of the free world are mostly in critical decline. Global SME strategies are urgently needed. Explore how Trump might suggest expanding the national mobilization of entrepreneurialism to calm the restless citizenry worldwide. Hence, there arises a storm of biblical proportions. Focusing on just one leading country, the USA alone has accumulated $36 trillion in debt. The abuse and waste now being exposed is just astonishing, like one item among many being a $3.7 trillion fund that unexplainably vanished from the treasury. Musk and DOGE have been investigating how tens of millions of people have collected monthly…