Eagle Eye International is calling out President John Dramani Mahama for killing off contracts that keep basic services running in Ghana. The group pointed to three major shutdowns that messed things up for regular people, and they said the terminations happened without backup plans or replacements ready to go.
The organization highlighted cancellations that affected school placements, hospital record systems, and Zipline drone deliveries that brought blood and medicine to remote areas. Eagle Eye said the Zipline shutdown hits rural communities the hardest because those drone flights saved lives during emergencies and childbirth complications. They questioned whether Mahama understood what happens when you cut off medical supply chains...
Ghana's government is giving everyone the day off to celebrate Farmers' Day, and Interior Minister Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka made it official that the holiday falls on the first Friday in December, like it does every year. The whole point is to recognize people who grow food and catch fish because they keep the country fed and the economy running.
This year's theme is about eating local products and making sure Ghana can feed itself down the line. The ministry wants people to actually treat the holiday seriously instead of just taking a free day off work.
Islamic scholar Abdul-Muhsin Baafi is calling out the Attorney General for staying quiet while Wesley Girls' Senior High School keeps blocking Muslim students from doing their religious stuff. He said the AG office should be stepping up because the school's rules look like they violate constitutional protections, and somebody needs to say something about the discrimination angle.
Meanwhile, Baafi gave props to Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu for pushing back against the school's policies. He said Iddrisu's approach shows actual leadership because the minister pointed out how the restrictions clash with human rights standards. The whole mess has people arguing about whether schools can limit religious freedom, and Baafi thinks Ghana's...
DAMAK Sanitation Health Watch and the International Direct Project from Switzerland gave out awards to people who made the Ashanti Region way cleaner. Hon. Owusu King from Tafo Nhyiaeso took home the top prize for running sanitation programs that actually worked, and Alhaji Ibrahim Wahab Tikuma got recognized for fixing up the Kumasi Abattoir.
Daniel Mbabugri Akgri from DAMAK said they're rolling out a school competition next year where students have to solve sanitation problems in their neighborhoods. Pierre Petitjean from IDP Switzerland said his group is sticking around to help build more wells in areas that need them, and Owusu King promised to throw money and resources at keeping things going.
OTEC School of Journalism and Communication Studies in Kumasi handed out diplomas to 45 students while bringing in 76 new ones for their two-year program. Principal Matthew Donkor told the graduates to keep learning and stay ethical when they hit the media world, saying the country needs journalists who actually solve problems instead of creating them.
The Ghana Journalists Association's Ashanti Regional Chairman, Kofi Adu Domfe, backed up that message and said reporters need to remember they're serving the public. Students who scored honors like Best Female Student and Overall Best Student were hyped about landing media jobs and told the incoming class to grind hard if they want the same results.
An eight-year-old kid named Elijah Carbah drowned after falling into an abandoned manhole filled with water at Blue Rose Estate in Budumburam. The Ghana National Fire Service showed up about fourteen minutes after getting the call, but by then, another teenager who fell in had already been pulled out and sent to St. Gregory Hospital. Firefighters got Elijah out and rushed him to the same hospital, where doctors said he was already dead.
Budumburam has been dealing with a bunch of dangerous infrastructure problems, and this manhole accident is just the latest tragedy. The area has seen other deadly incidents like a rock-blasting disaster that killed three people and hurt dozens more, plus a fire that wiped out seven lives. Fire service...
Ghana's government agencies are getting told to run their contracts past the Attorney General's office before signing anything because judgment debts keep piling up from sketchy agreement clauses. Nancynetta Twumasi Asiamah, a Principal State Attorney, said at a meeting in Accra that some deals look fine on the surface but have buried provisions that cost the state money when things go sideways.
The Attorney General's office wants agencies to stop making handshake deals and actually keep copies of signed paperwork with the Public Records and Archives Administration Department. Apparently, some agreements just vanish when lawsuits pop up, making it impossible to defend cases.
Helen Ziwu, the Solicitor-General, explained that the...
Commissioner Hellen Seku from the National Patriotism Corps told 915 students at Nyakasura School in Fort Portal that they need to get serious about loving their country and fixing their attitudes. She said young Ugandans should read books beyond what school makes them study, and they need to actually understand stuff instead of just memorizing it. The session brought together kids from Nyakasura School and Bukuuku Community Secondary School.
Seku basically called out the students for being lazy and told them to wake up at 5 am instead of sleeping like corpses. She wants them to clean up hospitals and roads to show everyone what real community service looks like. She also went off about how colonialism messed up Ugandan identity...
A masked dude with a gun snatched a six-year-old kid and grabbed cash from a doctor's house in Njeru Municipality after ambushing the family late at night. The attacker waited for Dr. Ndiwalana Mbuga Moses to pull into his driveway, then forced him and his watchman, Byaruhanga Michael, plus the wife and maid to hit the ground at gunpoint. The suspect hauled everyone inside, swiped about 1.65 million shillings, and bounced with the couple's daughter, Nankya Kaira Mbuga.
Police spokesperson Hellen Butoto said detectives and canine teams are sweeping the area, trying to find the girl and catch the robber. Authorities haven't received any ransom demands yet, and the whole situation has locals freaking out since armed robberies keep...
