WAEC denounces use of ICT to facilitate exam malpractices
The fraudulent use of information and communications technology (ICT) to facilitate examination malpractices has become the key challenge to fighting the menace. The Head of Legal at the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), Rev. Victor Brew, disclosed this to the Daily Graphic. He explained that even though the WAEC law anticipated electronic fraud, “the scale […]
Let’s deal with challenges to ECOWAS integration – President
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says Nigeria’s partial border closure with the Republic of Benin is a setback to the integration project of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). He said in as much as individual nations had their national ambitions, such developments underscored the need for member states to examine and find […]
GFA President, Council members interact with staff
Newly elected President of the GFA Kurt E.S. Okraku and some members of the new Executive Council have interacted with staff of the GFA. On his first official day of work since his election as GFA President, Mr. Okraku told the GFA staff the meeting was to reinvigorate them for the challenging task ahead. “I […]
Robert Evans, Chinatown producer, dies at 89
Robert Evans, the larger-than-life producer and studio executive whose films included Chinatown and The Cotton Club, has died at the age of 89. The former actor, whose seven wives included actress Ali McGraw, authored an autobiography, The Kid Stays in the Picture, that itself inspired a film. As head of production of Paramount, he was […]
GFA President visits Black Meteors in camp
The newly elected President of the Ghana Football Association Kurt E.S. Okraku has called on players and technical team members of the Black Meteors at their camping base in Accra. Accompanied by some members of the newly-formed Executive Council of the GFA, the FA President told the players that the visit was to reassure them […]
California faces huge power cuts as wildfires rage
An estimated 1.5 million more people in California are set to lose power on Tuesday as a utility firm tries to stop damaged cables triggering wildfires. Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) already faces an investigation by regulators after cutting supplies to 970,000 homes and businesses. It announced that another 650,000 properties would face precautionary shut-offs […]
Dozens of inmates escape prison in Nigeria
The Nigerian authorities say more than 150 inmates have escaped from a prison, which partly collapsed during heavy rain. The medium-security jail is near the central city of Lokoja in Kogi state, where two rivers meet. The area is prone to flooding and there are reports that several houses have been submerged. Correspondents say Nigeria’s […]
29th October, 2019
The Daily Graphic commends the Technical University Teachers Association of Ghana, TUTAG for calling off its strike. The paper asks government, the lecturers and workers to consider the fact that they signed a social contract with the students and avoid using them as bait especially after they fulfill their part of the contract by paying […]
Demolish Aburi hills structures – Parliamentary road committee demands
The Roads and Transport Committee of Parliament has called for the urgent demolition of buildings along the Aburi hills as a solution to recurring mudslides. This development is as a result of a mudslide which induced flooding, displacing about 559 residents after four hours of rain yesterday (October 28). Chairman of the Committee, Samuel Ayeh-Paye […]
Aflao residents decry closure of courts
Residents of Aflao in the Ketu South Municipality of the Volta Region have lamented the closure of two courts in the area, describing it as neglect of the country’s busiest border town. The residents said the closure of the courts, which served a huge population of Aflao and its adjoining communities had brought difficulty in […]
