Author Archives: Manny Glover

The National Council for Curriculum Assessment (NaCCA) has hinted some critical features in the new Educational Reform to be implemented soon in Ghana’s Educational System. When the new curriculum is implemented, learners/pupils in Junior High Schools will have to attend school for four years, thus: JHS 1 to JHS 4. Also, High Schools will nowContinue reading “SHS to be reduced to 2 years while JHS increased to 4 years-NaCCA Hints”

The Frafra people are believed to have come from the Gur-language family of the Oti-Volta River. The Frafra (also known as Gorse) are hardworking agricultural Gur-speaking people ethnic group in Northern Ghana and Southern Burkina Faso. The Frafra people who live predominantly in the north-eastern part of the Upper East Region of Ghana called themselvesContinue reading “What you need to know about the Frafra people of Ghana, West Africa”

Three mysterious warrior-priests, namely Oburumankoma, Odapagyan and Oson The place of mythology in the historiography of a people is debated but not discarded even by hardcore scientific historians. The point here is that beneath the embellishment, origin stories and other cultural explanatory theories hold truths necessary to a good reconstruction of what may have happenedContinue reading “How the Fantes of Ghana were led to their present home by animals disguised as men”

The students have expressed their desire to write the exams despite their situation Two final year students of St. Fidelis Senior High Technical School in the Kwahu Afram Plains South District of the Eastern region who recently delivered and a seven month old pregnant student are struggling to cope with the compulsory boarding directive. PresidentContinue reading “Two SHS final year students give birth, others pregnant”

File photo of people in a queue to register A septuagenarian, Mr Phanuel Ameko, was saved by a health agent at the Adaklu Kodzobi Local Authority School registration centre when he collapsed in the queue and had to be revived. Mr Mavis Amedzoku, a health agent at the centre, who briefed the Ghana News Agency,Continue reading “Voters registration: Man in his 70s collapses in queue”

Nsoh Adongo tied to the tree The Police in the Upper East Region have rescued a 27-year-old man from a mob action for allegedly stealing a storage barrel and some stainless steel bowls. The man identified as Nsoh Adongo according to the police who confirmed the incident to MyNewsGh.com, was saved from a mob attackContinue reading “Suspected water barrel thief tied to a tree and flogged; 2 arrested”

According to the supreme court, birth certificate has no bearing of citizenship to the holder The Supreme Court in its judgement in the case between the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the Electoral Commission (EC) has indicated that acquiring a birth certificate does not prove citizenship. The apex court in a unanimous decision contends thatContinue reading “Birth certificate is no proof of Ghanaian citizenship – Supreme Court”