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Obuasi St. Thomas JHS Old Students Donate Computers To Their Alma Mater

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The 1991 Year Group, the school management committee members, teachers and students in a group picture with the computers

The 1991 Year Group Old Students Association of St. Thomas J.H.S at Obuasi in Ashanti has donated ten desktop computers and their accessories to the school. Speaking at the presentation ceremony Mr. Augustine Cletus Oye, Planning committee chairman for the 1991 Group noted that the donation forms part of activities marking the group’s thirty year’s anniversary celebration.

He said his group has already provided the final year students with mathematical sets, rulers and pens towards their B.E.C.E examination.

Mr. Oye expressed hope that once the donation of the computers has been done, other year groups of the school would follow their example.

Mr. John Alexander Ackon, former Ashanti Regional Minister and President of St. Thomas Cathedral Church, Obuasi, noted that digitisation is the way to go and thank the 1991 Year Group for supporting their former school with the computers.

“The 1991 Group has done tremendously well with this donation and the church and the school management committee would want to appreciate this level of your support, ” he said.

Mr. Ackon pleaded with the group to consider giving similar support to the primary school.

Rev. Father Isaac Kyei, associate priest of the St. Thomas Cathedral, Obuasi, who received the computers expressed his appreciation to the 1991 Year Group for the donation.

Mr. Abdul Razak Karim, Chairman of the 1991 Year Group, who presented the computers to the school on behalf of the association, said plans are underway to provide the library with modern books to enhance learning in the school.

From Frederick Danso Abeam, Obuasi

Let us revise the 6 months Semester for Junior High Schools

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The need to eulogise the Ghana Government, the Ministry of Education, the Ghana Education Service and Teacher Unions for the strategic plans put in place to ensuring successful reopening of schools in the midst of Covid-19,through the advent of the semester system in Junior High Schools is prudent.
However, the giant mice that keeps unsettling the skulls of the Ghanaian populace is whether the semester system has come to stay. The system was introduced on the 18th day of January, 2021 so that, teachers and learners at the Junior High School level could meet up with the contact hours lost as a result of the pandemic (Covid-19).
The Pros
It is worth admiring the policy mainly because it has:

1. provided adequate time frame for teachers to cover many topics within the syllabus.
2. reduced cost of financing education at the Junior High School level.
3. increased teacher and student interaction, making teachers have adequate information about their students.
The Cons
The system affects education delivery in the following ways:
1. exerts continuous pressure on school facilities leading to increased cost of maintenance and repairs.
2. Increase in teacher and learner stress level with a spark in ill-health, and absenteeism, because of its prolonged nature, considering the age group of the students at that level.

3. boredomdue to repetition of lessons coupled with lack of teaching and learning materials.
4. Increases cost of school supervision among others.
Policy Recommendations
In an attempt to reviewing the semester system, the following recommendations are worth taking note of:

1. the Ghana Education Service should support School Management Committees so that they could assist in taking charge of repairs and maintenance of school facilities without always looking up to the government.
2. over-reliance on improvisation in our schools should be a thing of the past. The Ministry of Education and the Ghana Education Service should procure adequate teaching and learning materials to facilitate teaching and learning. This would also help boost learner interest in learning during the long stay in school, leading to reduction in boredom and persistent improvisation of teaching and learning materials.
3. the mid-semester break should be extended or the duration for the semester system be reduced to make room for enough rest for learners and teachers.
4. grants should be promptly released to lessen the cost of managing the schools.
5. health packages for education sector workers should be introduced to cater for health breakdowns during these long periods of staying in school.
6. there should be infirmarians in each Junior High School to nurse the sick.
7. Finally, incentive packages for teachers teaching more than 35 students per class should be introduced.
Conclusion
In conclusion, the call to reviewing the semester system at the Junior High level should be hailed. It is imperative to roll down the political curtain, salute the flag of unity and togetherness to drive education to an estimable pedestal in our cherished country, Ghana.

WISDOM KOUDJO KLU
EDUCATIONIST/COLUMNIST
GREATER ACCRA REGION
Email: wisdomklu46@gmail.com

The views expressed in this article are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect The Chronicle’s stance.

Sen Marafa slams Gov Buni, says he didn’t go to school

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The crisis rocking the ruling All Progressives Congress APC assumed a curious twist on Sunday following the declaration by a chieftain of the party from Zamfara state, Senator Kabiru Marafa that the Governor Mai Mala Buni-led Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee CECPC is an illegal contraption, unknown to law.

At a media parley, Sunday in Abuja, Marafa who represented Zamfara Central in the Senate for eight years said Gov. Buni cannot operate as a governor and also superintend the party.

Marafa said; “Mai Mala Buni’s CECPC is an illegal committee. It cannot conduct anything. Whatever it does is a nullity and it cannot stand in this country. We are going to challenge him on that in court and I don’t care what anyone will say. Buni looked for my trouble and I will give him ten times of that.

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Seven burnt to death in Lagos-Ibadan Expressway car crash

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Seven persons on Sunday night were burnt to death in an accident involving two vehicles around the Sandrete Ogunmakin area of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr. Ahmed Umar, Ogun Sector Commander, who confirmed the accident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday, said that three others sustained various degrees of injuries in the accident.

He explained that the crash, which occurred at about 10.40 p.m. involved a truck and a bus both without registration numbers.

He also confirmed that a total of 10 persons were involved in the accident and seven were burnt beyond recognition.

Umar blamed the accident on route violation, adding that the truck and the bus had a head-on collision which resulted in a fire outbreak.

“The survivors were taken to Victory Hospital, Ogere, for medical attention,” he said.

The FRSC commander, therefore, cautioned motorists to desist from driving against traffic as there was great danger in route violation.

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Olujimi, 8 other women join Ekiti governorship race

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Former Senate Minority Leader, Senator Biodun Olujimi and eight other female aspirants have indicated interest to contest the Ekiti State governorship poll slated for June 18, 2022 on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

Others include Mrs Olumide Ojo Olukemi Olubunmi from Ido/Osi Council Area of the state, Chief Mrs Arogundade Olutoyin from Ekiti East Local Government and Princess Adekemi Adewunmi from Efon Local Government. Others are Mrs Cecillia Ebiesuwa (Emure Council), Mrs Adewumi Adesoye (Ado), Mrs Titilayo Owolabi Akerele (Ikole), Mrs Modupe Asaolu (Ekiti South West) and Mrs Deborah Alo ( Ido/Osi).

The nine female aspirants were among other seventeen people that have so far obtained nomination forms and have been screened by PDP at the National Secretariat.

Olujimi said her decision to join the race was borne out of the desire to salvage the state from the woods through selfless service to the people irrespective of their social status.

She made the declaration in a chat with newsmen in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital on Sunday ending the speculation about her governorship ambition.

The lawmaker representing Ekiti South Senatorial Districts said she decided to throw the hat into the ring following calls from the downtrodden, traditional rulers and eminent sons and daughters of the state.

Olujimi noted she possessed the quality and experience required to harness the vast state’s resources for productive and developmental purposes, adding that her political and public sector experiences has prepared her for the plum position.

She said she is in the governorship race to turnaround the fortunes of the state by revolutionizing all the sectors of governance with focus on the masses.

Olujimi said that if given the ticket of her party and elected as governor, she would reposition Ekiti for economic prosperity by creating an environment for industry to thrive with a better approach to taxation that will reduce dependence on federation allocations.

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King Promise earns nomination at 2021 MOBO Awards

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Ghanaian musician, King Promise has landed his first-ever MOBO Awards nomination at the 2021 edition.

The “Slow Down” hitmaker was nominated in the Best African Music Act category alongside Nigeria’s Ayra Starr, Burna Boy, Okay, Davido, NSG, Rema, Tems, Tiwa Savage and Wizkid.

King Promise and the NSG group are the only Ghanaians to be nominated in the category.

The UK’s biggest celebration of Black music and culture, the MOBO Awards, goes live on Sunday, 5 December from the CBS Arena in Coventry.

Born and bred in Accra, Ghana, Gregory Bortey Promise Newman, popularly known as King Promise, was enveloped in music from a young age. His ‘music-head’ father inadvertently helped shape his genre and culture-spanning tastes: immersing him in everything from reggae to R&B to boybands to Ghanaian highlife.

To this day, Promise finds himself pulling from and enjoying an incredibly wide range of sounds, both in his own sonics and during his creative process.

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P-Square brothers reconcile on Instagram, after long beef

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The Okoye brothers, Peter and Paul, known in showbiz as P-Square are back to following each other on Instagram.

The twin brothers are on the part of reconciliation after they parted ways both as bandmates and business partners years ago.

Although the brothers have not given a clear reason for their ‘beef’ which led to the disbandment of their group to the disappointment of their fans, Paul’s wife, Anita Okoye took to her Instagram page to share a video that showed Peter enjoying quality time with his twin brother’s children in the United States as they went shopping.

The twins, Peter and Paul Okoye, were born on November 18, 1981, in Anambra State, Nigeria.

Before they parted ways, they produced and released their albums through Square Records. In December 2011, they signed a record deal with Akon’s Konvict Muzik label. In May 2012, P-Square signed a record distribution deal with Universal Music Group.

On 25 September 2017, numerous media outlets reported that the group disbanded. Reports about a breakup surfaced after Peter reportedly sent a termination letter to the group’s lawyer.

Prior to this report, the duo disbanded in 2016, supposedly over a disagreement about the role of their manager.

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Nathaniel Attoh makes debut acting on ‘Dede’

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Sports Journalist and broadcaster, Nathaniel’ Citizen’ Attoh, has made his debut on Shirley Frimpong-Manso’s hit tv series ‘Dede’.

‘Dede’ tells the intriguing story of a naive rural teenage girl deceived and encouraged by her stepmother to abandon her family for a job as a servant in a complicated wealthy family.

The resourceful young maid eventually falls in love with Michael, the youngest son in the Robertson household.

In a murder case against Michael Robertson, Citizen Attoh delivers a brilliant performance as Lawyer Henry Quartey, a state prosecutor.

Nathaniel Attoh is widely respected for his credentials as an impeccable MC and an eloquent broadcaster. He is also known for his flawless sense of fashion.

What he has failed to do over the years is scratch the surface of his acting talent.

To activate it, he received a call from Award-winning Producer, Shirley Frimpong-Manso who discovered Attoh’ss acting prowess in some skits for TV and social media promotions.

Expressing how he feels about his debut, Citizen Attoh said, “I believe in doing things in stages and I believe in doing things pragmatically…so we are going to move stage by stage”.

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Philippines President will not race against daughter in elections

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Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte will run for senator in next year’s election, in a last minute move that rules him out of a potential vice presidential race against his daughter, according to his candidacy filing seen by CNN.

President Duterte filed his candidacy in the last hour before registration ended on Monday at 5 p.m local time.

The move follows much back-and-forth over the decision on which position to run for in the 2022 election. Duterte is not eligible to run for president again.

Earlier Monday, Duterte’s communications secretary said the President would run for vice president. Then, his presidential spokesman said Duterte would not run against his daughter, Sara Duterte-Carpio, who had filed her candidacy for vice president, according to CNN affiliate CNN Philippines.

In the Philippines, the president and vice president are elected in separate contests.

Duterte is not eligible to run for president again, but was eligible to run for other posts, including vice president, senator, congressman, mayor or governor. He was mayor of Davao City before running for president in 2016.

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UK hospital car blast declared a terror incident

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An explosion outside Liverpool Women’s Hospital on Remembrance Sunday has been declared a UK police have declared the blast outside a hospital in Liverpool a terrorist incident and said they believed the explosion occurred when a man brought an improvised device into a taxi.

Officers said Monday that a passenger is believed to have entered the vehicle with an explosive device that suddenly went off. The suspect died in the blast but the taxi driver managed to escape. Police have arrested four men, all aged in their 20s, and believe they know the identity of the suspect.

The incident began when the driver of the taxi picked up a fare on a residential street in the northwest English city. A man entered and asked to be taken to Liverpool Women’s Hospital, a short drive away, Assistant Chief Constable Russ Jackson of Counter Terrorism North West said at a press conference on Monday.

“Our enquiries indicate that an improvised explosive device has been manufactured and our assumption so far is that this was built by the passenger in the taxi,” Jackson said.

Surveillance camera footage appears to show the taxi slowing to a stop in the hospital’s car park a few minutes later, before a sudden blast takes place. A man is seen leaving the car before it is quickly engulfed in flames.

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