There is a widening gap in the availability of educational infrastructure as one moves up the academic ladder between Kindergarten and Secondary education. While there are over 22,000 Kindergartens across the country, there are only about 800 Senior High Schools in the country. Holding other factors constant with the assumption that all students move up ...

The Ashanti Region tops the chart as the region with the highest number of Senior High Schools in Ghana. The Upper East Region has the least number of Senior High Schools, 30, with 26 being public SHSs. Of the 872 SHSs in Ghana, 66% are government-managed while the remainder is privately owned. Also worthy of notice ...

Former Attorney General, Martin Amidu, has explained that whoever is appointed by the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as the Special Public Prosecutor will not need parliamentary approval. He said “the Constitution has clearly delineated the type of public officers who shall be appointed by the President with the approval of Parliament. Public officers in ...

Former Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Inusah Fuseini, has stated that government’s decision to revoke Exton Cubic’s mining lease is discriminatory. The Lands and Natural Resources Minister, John Peter Amewu, revoked Exton Cubic’s  exploration license for bauxite in the Tano Offin Reserve because they did not have some statutory documents to back the lease. Speaking ...

A paedophile has been jailed for 16 years after admitting rape, despite being thousands of miles away when the offences happened. Paul Leighton, 32, from Seaham, County Durham, created up to 40 fake Facebook profiles to befriend teenagers in the UK, Canada, the US and Australia. He tricked them into sending him naked selfies, then ...

Kenya’s opposition leader Raila Odinga has said that he will not take part in the presidential election re-run slated for 17 October “without legal and constitutional guarantees”. Last week, the Supreme Court annulled August’s election result saying the electoral commission (IEBC) had not followed the constitution. Incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta was declared the winner by ...

Egypt gained revenge for Friday’s defeat in Kampala by beating Uganda 1-0 in Alexandria to leapfrog their opponents at the top of Group E. Mohamed Salah scored the winner after six minutes, netting at the second attempt after Uganda goalkeeper Dennis Onyango blocked his first effort. Onyango’s saves kept Uganda in the tie. There were ...