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Self-styled ‘general mad dog’ goes mad after arrest of girlfriend


Inhabitance of Boa Bakundu, Bombanda, and Bombole, all, in Mbonge subdivision, Meme Division in the South West region, have gotten their national Identification cards(ID), destroyed.

These ID Cards were burnt by Separatist General Johnny Mad Dog on Monday, February 19, 2024, in Boa Bakundu.

According to information gathered, Mad Dogg, as he’s often known, went on a rampage after the arrest of his girlfriend, by government forces.

Mad Dog in collaboration with some of his fighters assembled inhabitants of these three villages, got their National Identification Cards, and set fire to them until they melted.

Mbonge Subdivision has been a hotspot of violence since the start of the year. Earlier in January, three people were shot dead in Nganjo by Separatist fighters for unknown reasons.

Repentant fighter, Mbaku Jean was also killed by the same Mad Dog in Nganjo, meanwhile in Kumukumu, another elderly man was murdered by the same fighters.

Source: Cameroon News Agency

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Students of KETASCO receive education on cyber security


The Cyber Security Authority in partnership with United Nations Office on Drug and Crime (UNODC) has schooled students at Keta Senior High Technical School on cyber fraud and its potential dangers.

The education programme, which was held last Monday, was aimed at sensitising the students on how to stay safe from online fraud activities like phishing, romance scams, identity theft among others.

Madam Patricia Adafienu, Manager, Capacity Building and Awareness Creation at Cyber Security Authority, in her lecture, said students should avoid using information technology tools for unlawful activities.

She advised them to avoid taking nude pictures, accepting unknown friends and posting nude photos on social media.

‘The internet never forgets, whatever you post today, may one day be used against you. So, be mindful of what to share and how you share them.

Cyber fraud is a crime punishable by our laws, therefore you must stay away from it as students.’

Mr Bernard Henebeng Asamoah, National Programme Coordinato
r, UNODC, told Ghana News Agency how they intended eradicating incidents of cyber fraud from among school children in the quest for a crime free environment.

Rev. Jones Golomeke, Assistant Headmaster, Administration, in his remarks, thanked the team for the gesture and hoped the education would positively impact on the students.

The team from the Authority and the UNODC would be expected to visit about four other schools across the Volta Region including Keta Business College and Mawuli School, Ho to sensitised the students there on that score.

Source: Ghana News Agency

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WAEC releases provisional results of WASSCE private candidates


The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released provisional results of 37,825 candidates who sat for the 2023 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for Private Candidates, Second Series.

A total of 38,114 candidates comprised of 17,389 males and 20,725 females took the examinations.

There were 16 visually impaired candidates.

A statement issued in Accra, Tuesday, and signed by the Head of Public Affairs, John Kapi said, ‘the results of 289 candidates alleged to have been involved in various cases of examination malpractice have been withheld, pending the conclusion of investigations into the cases of malpractice.’

The malpractices included collusion, impersonation bringing foreign materials, including mobile phones, in the examination hall and seeking external assistance among others.

‘The withheld results of candidates will be released or cancelled based on the outcome of investigations,’ it said.

A total of 1,231candidates who registered for the examination were absent,
the statement said.

Source: Ghana News Agency

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Ghana, France cooperate to provide opportunities for higher learning


A delegation from France is in Ghana to foster co-operations and provide opportunities for Ghanaian students to continue their academic work at higher educational institutions in France.

The delegation will also sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with some tertiary institutions in Ghana, which will enable students from the universities and their counterparts in France to exchange academic programmes in collaborative research and other areas of academic work.

Mr Mattieu Bragato, Marketing Manager, Campus France at the opening ceremony of a Students Fair in Kumasi, said the aim was to create excellent avenues for business, academic work, especially in the areas of engineering as well as humanities for students from the two countries.

The Fair attracted students and faculty members from higher learning institutions in Kumasi, such as the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Akenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development (AAMUSTED), and the Kumas
i Technical University.

Mr. Bragato said since 2018, France had drawn a policy dubbed ‘Welcome to France’ with the intention of attracting 5,000 international students annually.

Students from the institutions present had the opportunity to interact with members of the delegation to ascertain the benefits of such exchange programmes.

Some students who spoke to the Ghana News Agency after the fair expressed satisfaction at the insights gained from the seminar.

Ms Agnes Amponsah, a first-year student from AAMUSTED said she was now convinced that she could go to France to study without having language as a barrier while learning.

She said such collaborations could foster and create direct and indirect jobs for the teeming unemployed youth in Ghana.

Others expressed optimism of getting scholarships through these educational series to further their studies.

Source: Ghana News Agency

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St. Martin’s Hospital at Agroyesum appeals for incubators


Authorities of the St. Martin’s Catholic Hospital at Agroyesum in the Amansie South District have made a passionate appeal to individuals and organizations to help procure incubators to save the lives of pre-term babies at the facility.

The Hospital, which is the only referral health facility in the Amansie South and West districts, two most deprived districts in the Ashanti region, as well as some nearby communities in the central region, is facing myriad of challenges.

The lack of incubators has resulted in the death of many pre-term babies delivered at the facility or referred to the facility.

The Hospital lacks operational vehicles and the deplorable nature of the road network in the area is severely impeding efficient and effective healthcare delivery in the area.

Dr Nana Osei Appau, Clinical Coordinator of the Hospital, told the Ghana News Agency in an interview that, many patients, especially pre-term babies are lost due to lack of incubators to save their lives.

He said since the Hospital was a r
eferral facility, a lot of pre-term cases were referred to the facility but there was no single incubator and that made it difficult for the doctors and nurses to save the lives of the babies.

Dr Appau said the Hospital needed a lot of resources to be able to deliver quality healthcare to the people who were mostly farmers and miners.

The facility needs the support of the government, philanthropic organisations, and individuals to help provide adequate infrastructure, logistics and consumables to ensure smooth operations.

Some of the patients at the Hospital who spoke with the Ghana News Agency, corroborated the words of the Hospital Coordinator, and called for urgent support from individuals and organizations as well as the government to enable the inly health facility in the area provides quality healthcare services to the people.

Source: Ghana News Agency

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Increase funding for school feeding – Paediatric Society


The Paediatric Society of Ghana is calling on the Government to enhance the school feeding programme to help address child malnutrition in the country.

In a communique shared with the Ghana News Agency from its annual general meeting, the Society said malnutrition remained ‘a major problem,’ and that with the extended effects on the nation’s growth and development, programmes and initiatives to enhance food security should be enhanced.

Signed by Dr Hilda Mantebea Boye, President of the Society, and Dr Gabrielle Obeng-Koranteng, its Secretary, the communique commended the Government’s initiative to provide meals in basic schools as having the potency deliver the nutrition needs of children in the country.

The program is being implemented in selected districts, and the Society said stakeholders need increase funding to expand its coverage.

The communique read: ‘We commend the Government of Ghana over the years on steps taken to combat malnutrition in all its forms in the country including the launch of the
national nutrition policy, introduction of the school feeding program, and planting for food and jobs, all which have potential to curb food insecurity and promote good nutrition among children.

‘The Paediatric Society of Ghana implores the Government to increase funding for the school feeding program and expand beneficiary schools to ensure that more children can be provided with nutritious meals that meet minimum daily requirements for all nutrients.’

The Society said it continued to advocate the safe cultivation of food as the base for adequate nutrition, and further called for continuous training and capacity for both mothers and health care providers in ensuring quality nutrition before and during pregnancy.

The ‘worsened plight’ of the children of Volta Region amidst the ongoing flood devastation was also highlighted, and the PSG urged more support for affected communities.

The communique concluded ‘the Paediatric Society of Ghana would like to state that, the future survival of the county and its d
evelopment is inextricably linked to the quality of children we bring up today.

‘Good nutrition to ensure adequate physical, mental, and cognitive development will be essential to ensure that the country is handed over to a skilled and productive population.’

The annual general meeting was held in Ho on the theme ‘The Economic and Social Impact of Child Malnutrition on Ghana’s Long-Term Development,’ and more than 200 members of the Society attended the event which included a business conference, and an exhibition.

Source: Ghana News Agency