Primary schoolchildren have used their desks to block a major road in Kenya’s capital Nairobi after their school was demolished. The Kenyatta Golf Course Academy was knocked down at the weekend following a land dispute. They were joined by their parents and teachers as they chanted: “We want our school, we need to study in ...

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is partnering with the Ministry of Education (MoE) and the Ghana Education Service (GES) to improve the reading achievement and quality of reading instruction in early grades. The intervention focuses on teaching kindergarten (KG2), primary (P1) and primary (P2) pupils the building blocks of reading: letter recognition, ...

President Donald Trump revealed highly classified information about so-called Islamic State (IS) to Russia’s foreign minister, US media report. The information, related to the use of laptops on aircraft, came from a partner of the US which had not given permission for it to be shared with Russia, says the Washington Post. Mr Trump received ...

Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has indicated that the national digital address system will be rolled out by July 2017. In his announcement at the at the National Policy Summit on Monday, Dr. Bawumia stressed that the role of an address system in Ghana was mostly underestimated, but had the potential to be a key component ...

The Upper East Regional Security Committee (REGSEC) has assured residents of Bolgatanga municipality of peace and order following renewed chieftaincy clashes that led to the death of two persons on Saturday. The REGSEC indicated that the renewed clash was sparked at the funeral grounds of one of the two factions in the chieftaincy dispute but added that, ...

The Upper East Regional Security Committee (REGSEC) has assured residents of the Bolgatanga municipality of peace and order following renewed chieftaincy clashes that led to the death of two persons on Saturday. The REGSEC indicated that the renewed clash was sparked at the funeral grounds of one of the two factions in the chieftaincy dispute, but added ...

Chelsea won their first game since being crowned Premier League champions with a thrilling 4-3 win over Watford. John Terry returned to the starting line up as he edges closer to departing Stamford Bridge, and he opened the scoring with a close range strike. Watford equalised seconds later after a mistake from Terry, but the ...

The family of Gregory Afoko have served notice they will petition the Inspector General of Police to arrest and investigate senior party members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) over the death of the party’s former Upper East Regional Chairman , Adams Mahama. The party members include Northern Regional Chairman, Daniel Bugri Naabu, the Gender ...

Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has disclosed that government is working to meet its November 2017 timeline for the implementation of mobile money interoperability. The system when rolled out will allow consumers transfer money across the various networks in the country. The Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems (GhIPSS) has since been tasked to provide ...

It appears the woes of ASN financial services are far from over as workers of the company are livid over unpaid salaries. The development also follows the company’s inability to meet its obligations to customers whose investments have been locked up in the company. The workers of ASN Financial services who spoke on condition of ...