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The Presiding Archbishop and General Overseer of the Action Chapel International (ACI) ministry, Nicholas Duncan-Williams who is popularly referred to as the 39;Papa 39; has admonished his congregants to be very wary about offending their fathers.

Chairman for Agyare Group of Companies Chairman Stephen Ofosu Agyare, has donated to the Royal Seed Home at Kwao Bondzi, Papase, in the Awutu Senya West District in the Central Region. The gesture forms part of the company 39;s annual visit to the orphanage home.

Some drinking bars in Akatsi South in the Volta region have registered lower patronage this Christmas season due to what others say 39;Covid 19 season. 39; Madam Elizabeth, owner of Aunty Lizzy 39;s drinking and chop bar at Akatsi in an interview with ModernGhana News indicated that the turnout during this Christmas season was not encouraging.

The Nkurakan Roman Catholic Primary School B in the Yilo District of the Eastern Region is in a deplorable state with portions of the roof ripped up. The deep cracks in the walls of the structure pose a great danger to the students.

The University Teachers Association of Ghana says it has dispatched a document to the Presidency after it collated concerns from its members on the Public University Bill (PUB). UTAG says the calls from its members for the withdrawal of the Bill are unanimous.

Research has revealed that the use of mobile phones whilst driving is one of the major causes of road crashes in the Ashanti Region. The Ashanti Regional Police Motor Transport and Traffic Directorate (MTTD) has therefore vowed to stop drivers from using mobile phones whilst driving in the region.

An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a welder to a fine of GH cent;2,400. 00 for stealing items belonging to a soldier. In default, Abdul Razak Salifu, 38, would serve five years imprisonment in hard labour.

There was drama at an Accra Circuit Court when 32 alleged secessionists discharged by the court were re-arrested and escorted to the Police headquarters. When the case was called on Monday, the Prosecution led by Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Sylvester Asare, informed the Court that they were withdrawing the charges leveled against the accused.

Residents of Aboadze and Abuesi, two fishing communities in the Shama District of the Western Region have been battling with perennial water shortage for the past nine months. Trekking to the Volta River Authority (VRA) area and to Inchaban, a nearby town with the yellow gallons, popularly known as 39;Kufuor gallons, 39; in search of water have become a daily routine for the residents, particularly women and children.

The Supreme Court has adjourned indefinitely the case seeking an interpretation of the extent of the powers of the Auditor General vis- agrave;-vis the Audit Service Board. This was due to the failure of the four lawyers in the matter to abide by the court 39;s orders to file their joint memorandum of issues.

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The Commonwealth Observer Group (COG), which has been on location in Ghana observing the recent elections has today issued an interim statement calling for peace as they await full results. The Group s interim statement noted the voting exercise was held successfully, despite unprecedented circumstances posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Digital literacy as a fourth literacy has become necessary to talk about in education and eLearning. Although reading, writing, and mathematics are respected as the basis of being literate, literacy in this day is not complete if a person is not capable of accessing and creating digital information.

UNICEF calls on governments to prioritize the reopening of schools, take all actions possible to make classrooms as safe as possible, and avoid nationwide school closures. The number of schoolchildren affected by COVID-19-related school closures soared by 38 percent in November, placing significant strain on the learning progress and well-being of an additional 90 million students globally.

Despite losing to his contender, Murtala Mohammed of the main opposition NDC at Monday 39;s general elections, the NPP Parliamentary Candidate for Tamale Central, Dr. Ibrahim Anyars saw his votes appreciating in the figures as compared to 2016.

Professor Kwadwo Adinkrah-Appiah, the Vice-Chancellor of the Sunyani Technical University (STU), on Monday inaugurated a cyber-security and forensic laboratory to enhance the delivery engineering skills and education at the university.

United Front Party (UFP) 39;s Nana Agyenim Boateng 39;s bid to challenge his disqualification and also stop the conduct of the December 7 election has been thrashed by an Accra High Court. Boateng was one of the prospective presidential candidates disqualified by the Electoral Commission (EC).

Mr Peter Osei Amoako, Director of Finance at COCOBOD, says the Board paid a total of $19. 25 million to Agricult Ghana Limited for procurement of fertilizer in the 2013/2014 crop season. He said the first payment, was made on August 13, 2014 by a letter of instruction to the Ghana International Bank for the transfer of $11 million from COCOBOD account to the beneficiary: Royal Bank/Agricult Ghana Limited.

A Circuit Court in Accra has sentenced a 38-year-old welder to 20 years imprisonment for defiling a five-year-old girl inside a car at Spintex, a suburb of Accra. John Appew is said to have taken the victim to the car under the pretext of teaching her how to drive but ended up having sex with her.

A robbery suspect had the shock of his life when his victim severed his manhood with her sharp teeth. Emmanuel Ankor, 23, was said to have asked the victim to lick his penis after raping her and taking some items and money from her room at gun point.