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UWESU is an acronym that stands for Upper west students union and have branches across the length and breath of various universities in Ghana. The union membership is limited to all natives of the whole upper west region, it include Wa East and West distincts, Nadowli and Lawra districts, Sissala East and West districts and Lambussie district among others.   The Kumasi chapter of UWESU met the second time today to deliberate on the success of the union and also to talk about welfare issues of members, after their last meeting a committee was tasked to put together a working welfare constitution. Presenting the policy document to the whole house, they include how one could benefit from the welfare. Mr. Peter Claver Kuubeizong mentioned; Naming ceremony, wedding ceremony, funerals and sickness.   After he finished presenting the document, he then asked for inputs to be made to the document for full house to adopt. It was there majority of the students kicked against executi

The background under which a child is raised has a greater influence in shaping and directing his/her line of reasoning and the choice of issues such a child may choose to prioritized. As an African child and specifically from Ghana,  there's no gain saying that poverty is the twin brother of such a child considering the general porous and ineffective manner at which the whole country is been administered by the rulers of the country.  So deriving inspirations from the above narratives,  a poor boy like  me emanating from the northern extract of our beloved country couldn't afford to opined on any issue other than than development. Precedence are what we use to shape our actions and to serve as a reservoir of knowledge to fall on when we are confronted with a similar case or when we are to chat a new direction and this exemplified why the footprints of colonialism still play a pivotal role in taking certain critical decisions of ours ( though it's not  very appropr

 " Ref: SYF/00/PET/C/19    Your Ref: ……………… Dear Sir, Your Excellency, The President of the Republic, Jubilee House, Accra. Dear Sir, PETITION FOR THE IMMEDIATE FIXING OF THE DEPLORABLE ROAD NETWORK IN THE SISSALA ENCLAVE With deep regret and utmost discontent, the leadership of the Sissala Youth Forum (SYF) for and on behalf of the entire Sissala people living in the Upper West Region of Ghana, wishes to petition your outfit on the deplorable road network that has engulfed the Sissala area for some time now. Out of the total road network in the Upper West Region of 3,041km, Sissala Area alone has a total network of about 1,410.2km representing 45.2% of the entire regional network comprisingengineered, partially engineered & unegineered roads. The area also has about 350km of its roads being inter-districts linking other districts within the region, 648.2 km being connectors linking other roads without coming back to the starting node and 412 km being access

The Bank of Ghana has introduced GH¢100 and GH¢200 notes in the country’s currency denomination mix. It has also introduced GH¢2 coins. This was announced by the Governor of the Central Bank, Dr. Ernest Addison at a press conference in Accra on Friday. Explaining the rationale for the development, the governor said the face value of the cedi compared to the US dollar over the past 12 years had eroded due to sustained periods of high inflation and depreciation. He believes that the new currencies will help shore up the value of the currency. The redenomination exercise aimed to eliminate four zeros from the existing units of currencies in an attempt to introduce efficiency in the economy and removes the dead-weight burden associated with transactions. At the time of the redenomination, the GH¢1 was equivalent to US$1, the highest denomination then was the GH¢50 which was equivalent to the GH¢50. Twelve years after the redenomination exercise, sustained periods of hig

The Students Representative Council (SRC) of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) Kumasi campus has said the continuous delays in processes to make the Kumasi and Mampong campuses of the University autonomous is impeding academic work. The student leadership cited infrastructural challenges, lack of access to internet facilities, inadequate lecture space as problems facing students at the Kumasi and Mampong campuses of the University. The SRC believes the bureaucracy that is hampering the speedy infrastructural developments will be curtailed if autonomy is granted to both institutions. SRC executives have cited public pronouncement made by Education Minister, Mathew Opoku Prempeh in 2018 on Government’s decision to grant the Kumasi and Mampong campuses of the University of Education Winneba autonomy to train teachers in Technical and Vocational Education and Training. They also mentioned that similar public pronouncements were made by the Ashanti Regional Minister and

 The Sissala area is a small location close to Burkina Faso with a lot of talents, For an artist from the Sissala land to perform alongside one of the biggest music export in Ghana is history. Stonebwoy as we all know is one of the top three musicians in Ghana, for him to bring his Bhim concert to Tamale for the first time and inviting artist over here is history.     Ahmed Quendar who is known by his stage name as Apaco will be performing alongside Stonebwoy on this day, Apaco who is the Artist of the year for Sissala entertainment awards 2018 is a very talented and hard working artist in Tumu. His music can be related  to by both the younger and old generation, he can do hip life, hip-hop and dance hall music, this may probably be his biggest show so far in the Music Industry.    McBash Media contacted his manager Mr. Agasto Quendar to see how the whole process went down, he said they got the invite through a friend who linked them to Burniton music team. He also added that Ap

Good evening senior comrades in the columnist fraternity and thank you for your efforts in always respecting the principles of scribbling and also making time out of the busy schedules to teach we the neophyte in the territory the standard practices and rudiments of the game.  With much respect,  am much grateful respectfully.   We are very busy preparing to take our end of semester exams which will roll down curtains on the  semester pending the birthing of a new semester God willing and am using this opportunity to wish students of coltek good luck and safe journey in advance. It's very difficult for one to do away with an act one draws pleasure from even under critical conditions and that is what has precipitated my move this evening.   My write up this evening is not targeted at anyone but hinged on an issue that is developmentally unfriendly and must be given a positive  view.  We are approaching seasons of elections at various institutions,  organizations and th

   The Ashanti regional minister Hon. Simon Osei Mensah said the UEW kumasi campus will soon be autonomous after the draft bill go through the parliamentary process, he added that bills take 21 days to turn into laws and for that matter the bill to make UEW Kumasi campus is on that process.    Hon. Simon said when passed, it will focus on training teachers purposely for the TVET program introduced by government .   Let's hear the minister as he spoke to the journalist.

  Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia Lawyer Gaspar Lyle Nii-Aponsah, a senior partner at Lex Premier Associates, Litigation and Corporate Attorneys, a private law firm has described Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia as Ghana’s best and most impactful Vice President in the 4th Republic. He made this assertion in a Facebook post after it was claimed in Manasseh’s book that former President John Mahama planned of resigning as Vice President due to the alleged disrespect and contempt he received from staffers and ministers under the late President John Atta-Mills. “So now you know why Dr. Bawumia is regarded as the best Vice President in the history of the 4th Republic. I would just describe him as the “Most Impactful” Veep in the 4th Republic,” Lawyer Nii-Aponsah eulogised. “Here finally is one that has redefined the position with merit and scholarship. He’s an ace card in anybody’s corner,” he ended. Vice President Dr. Bawumia since assuming office in January 2017 has been very active and championing m

The long awaiting nomination list is finally out, the list contain only the voting category. The awards is schedule to take place in two formats, voting and non-voting, for the non-voting the organisers of the program identify some personalities within the community and award them. Dormor and Glee Zeezy top the list with eight nomination each, other artists nominated include; Apaco, Saadia, Smart, Botwo Sissala, Wily baed and many more. Apaco was the artist of the year in the first edition but this time round he was not nominated in that category . But this the final list for the voting category, Please note that voting starts on 23rd November-23rd December with the link www.seavote2019.com ARTIST OF THE YEAR 1.Dormor Clarks 2.Glee Jeezy 3. 2L-Zicdiq RAGGAE/DANCEHALL ACT 1.Glee Jeezy 2.Dormor Clarks 3.Botwo Sissala 4.Lagazy RAGGAE/DANCEHALL SONG 1.Botwo Sissala-My Sissala 2Gaza Man-Mother 3.Lagazy-Maadia 4.Dormor Clarks-Ley dimi Nisima 5.Alka-Gh-Coca-Cola Shape 6.Glee Jee

  Yesterday the former president welcomed the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, to his office, ahead of his UPSA Leadership Lecture 2019. The former president John Dramani Mahama used the opportunity to once again discuss with the Asantehene a number of critical national development issues, and also tap into his wise counsel.   Otumfuo Asantehene and  the formal president have always had a relationship underlined by mutual respect and brotherliness, and it was indeed a great honour for the former president to welcome him and his delegation. Here is a video that that summarized what that transpired between the two leaders. Personalities present at this colourful meeting  was the National Chairman of NDC Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin, former Chief of Staff Julius Debrah, executives of the NDC and former appointees who welcomed the Asantehene. Source : former president John Mahama YouTube page.

TV Personality, Nana Aba Anamoah has sent a message to those who have made it their duty to shut her up by tagging her as a prostitute anytime she makes a political statement. In a video trending on social media,  Nana Aba Anamoah disclosed that she will not be moved or gag by those frivolous insults. She said; “who i sleep with does not affect the price of kenkey. The Npp release their attack dogs on me for something i said,i don’t know why in 2019 political communicators still think calling a woman an ashawo will gag her in anyway. Maybe it will gag other women but not me. Ashawo is an overused insult” . Here is the video.  Nana Aba Anamoah came under severe insult by members of the ruling party when she shared her opinion on how the current government is running the affairs of the state.

   Teachers they say are the backbone of every successful country, without teachers there cannot be doctors, lawyers, bankers, accountants and many other professionals in Ghana. But over the years teachers have not been given the right remuneration to give out their best and if even a government pretend to be paying teachers well, there still luck teaching and learning materials for effective teaching(TLMs). Over the years most teachers more especially in the rural communities find it difficult to teach certain concepts and theories due to luck of these teacher resources, how do you teach a pupil to understand the concept of clicking when the child don't even know a computer or have ever seen something like a computer.   A teacher in one of the deprived schools in Ghana tried teaching his pupils how to drag items on the monitor, this teacher lucked a computer in the school and other devices. The teacher was very quick to improvise a mouse by using other materials than a real mo

The current Spade of insecurity in the country is a matter of concern and must be looked at with rapt attention. Insecurity on the part of students during exams times have keep on increasing in an astronomical level and nothing is happening on grounds to curtail this canker.  Criminal activities have been "institutional" if I may say within the campus and other surrounding areas where students reside. This is my third year on this soil and am speaking on authority that the incidences that has befallen fellow students during exams time is highly catastrophic.  Just last semester before we went on semester's break,  one guy was stabbed seriously on his way back to his hostel from studies at the Ronald Okia bulding (  popularly known as Faculity)  and the said guy has to be rushed to the 🏥hospital for immediate medication. One of our own brother Hon,  Abdulia was ganged up by an unknown individuals who held him in hostage and took his phone.  Unfortunately,  luck

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has recruited 14,500 new teachers for basic schools across the country. The teachers, from the 46 colleges of education, completed their studies in 2018 and did the one-year mandatory national service. The Director-General of the GES, Prof. Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa, who made this known in an interview with the Daily Graphic yesterday, noted that the teachers could access their postings from today on www.gespromotions.gov.gh. Postings “On Thursday, November 21, 2019, we are releasing the list of 14,500 newly recruited teachers who have been posted. They are those who went to the colleges of education,” he emphasised. In the past, he explained, the arrangement was that when a trainee completed a college of education and passed his/her examination, the person was absorbed straight into the GES. “But last year, as part of the requirements for tertiary institutions, it became mandatory that when teacher trainees completed tertiary institutions,

 The district level elections are approaching and this time round the youth are involved, they are campaigning to become assembly members and unit committee members . The NCCE have put together a very brief but detail education on the elections next month, they have also explained how the referendum will be conducted. The voter turnout and it's implementation, the number of YES to amend the constitution, in fact all your questions are answered in the video below. Click on the video to watch the full version. The video have said it all, now be a citizen and not a spectator as said the president.

The leadership of a pressure group called Sissala Youth forum (SYF) have issued a communique telling all its members to show up for an intended demonstration, they want to use the demonstration to force government to fix their roads.  The demonstration which is planned to come off on the 29th of this month is being organized by SYF, a local pressure group in the Sissala area of the upper west region. This group is known for it's force within the area, they have carried out a number of activities to protect and promote all natural resources within the locality. SYF was one of the groups that pushed for government to banned rosewood harvesting in the North, they have also joined other youth groups to fight and stop a number of illegal activities in the area.   Sources close to mcbashmedia have it that The leadership of SYF are however not happy about their state of roads since independence up to date, they have done a number of activities in the past and now to draw govern