Today’s front pages: Friday, October 14, 2022
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International
Ghana, 142 others vote to reject Russia’s attempted annexation of four Ukrainian regions
The UN General Assembly (UNGA) overwhelmingly approved a resolution on Wednesday telling Russia its annexation of four Ukrainian zones is illegal and not valid.
Ghana was among the 143 countries that voted in favour of the resolution, 15 abstained from the exercise and 5 rejected the resolution including Russia.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called the resolution “historic” in a tweet and thanked the states that voted in favor.
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More than 500 dead in Nigeria floods – Authorities
The authorities in Nigeria say the number of people killed by floods ravaging the country in recent weeks has risen to more than 500.
More than 1,500 others have been wounded while 1.4 million are displaced.
Since the end of July, the West African country has been grappling with a wave of flooding affecting 31 of its 36 states including the capital Abuja.
The floods are caused by heavy rains and release of excess waters from dams within Nigeria and a major dam in neighbouring Cameroon by the authorities.
Experts also partly blame the flooding on the impact of climate change.
The country is hit by floods every year. But this year’s disaster is the worst in more than a decade.
Giving an update on the situation at a press conference on Tuesday, the permanent secretary of the...
Cyber Security Awareness: Staying Secure
Globally, October is recognised as Cybersecurity awareness month. 2022 may have offered some respite from the previous year’s rush to enable a remote and hybrid world, but the increased use of personal devices also left security professionals with even more endpoints to manage and secure. As illustrated by breaches like the March 2022 attack on Shields Health Care Group that impacted two million people and the April ransomware attack that became a national emergency for the Costa Rican government, we all need to be cyber defenders to protect what matters.
The FBI describes the impact and losses from cybercrime as “staggering,” with over $4 billion in losses in 2020 alone. The 2020 Internet Crime Report includes information from 791,790 complaints of suspected internet crime—an...
2022 Retirement Seminar Underway At PCC
The 2022 All-Inclusive Seminar for ministers and their wives who have up to 10 years (2023-2032) to retire from the full-time ministry of The Church of Pentecost is currently underway at the Pentecost Convention Centre (PCC), Gomoa Fetteh, near Kasoa in the Central Region.
About 500 ministers and their wives are attending the seminar which is on the theme, “Possessing the Nations: Serving the Saints,” – Hebrews 6:10.
Officially opening the seminar on Wednesday, October 12, 2022, the Chairman of the Pension Board of The Church of Pentecost, Apostle John Appiah Aidoo, thanked God for sustaining the lives of the ministers throughout ministry.
Apostle Aidoo thanked the Chairman of The Church of Pentecost and the Executive Council for their support to the Pension Board.
He noted tha...
NSMQ2022: Here are the schools that qualified for one-eighth stage on day 1 of prelims
Preliminary contests of the annual National Science and Maths Quiz (2022) took off on Monday, October 10.
Twenty-four schools competed on day one of the prelims to secure a spot at the one-eighth stage.
Amaniampong Senior High School was one of the first schools to get a ticket to the next stage. They beat St Monica’s SHS and Abuakwa State College to win their competition.
They led the game with 57 points, St Monica’s trailed behind with 23 and 20 points went to Abuakwa State.
Sunyani Senior High School, Northern School of Business and Nalerigu SHS also battled for a position at the one-eighth stage.
Sunyani SHS got the chance to move forward to the next stage with 19 points.
St James Seminary/SHS is walking into the one-eighth stage with 60 points.
They compet...
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Nearly 80,000 girls in Ghana already married or living with a man – Statistical Service
Nationally, 79,733 girls in Ghana aged 12 to 17 have been in union i.e. married or living together with a man according to the 2021 Population and Housing Census (PHC).
Out of this number, 25,999 are girls of Junior High School going age (12 to 14 years).
The regions with the highest percentage of girls ever in union are North East (13.0%), Savannah (10.9%) and Northern (10.6%) all with rates more than twice the national average (4.0%).
The census questionnaire collected information on marriage for persons 12 years and older.Marriage of children is prohibited under Section 14 of the 1998 Children's Act which states that "The minimum age of marriage of whatever kind shall be eighteen years."
Despite free and compulsory universal basic education, almost a quarter of a million...
PENSA-Kwadaso Sector “Greater Works Conference” Records Massive Attendance
Over 2000 students turned up for this year’s edition of the annual Greater Works Conference organised by the Pentecost Students and Associates (PENSA), Kwadaso Sector.
The event, which took place at Yaa Asantewaa Girls Senior High School last Saturday, drew participants from over 20 tertiary and pre-tertiary schools within the sector (Kwadaso, Abuakwa, Ashanti Bekwai and Obuasi Areas)
Welcoming participants to the event, Pastor Isaac Donkoh, the PENSA Travelling Secretary and convener of the event, emphasised that the “Greater Works Conference” is organised annually to equip the students with godly values and principles in order to build their faith in the Lord and stir up their passion to pursue academic excellence.
He further remarked that God’s reputation on campus,...
“We will do everything to create opportunities for you” – Education Minister to students
The Minister of Education has reiterated the government’s commitment to transforming Ghana’s educational system with policies and the provision of infrastructure.
Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum said everything is being done to create opportunities for Ghanaian students who are required to be serious with their studies for a brighter future.
Speaking to students at the 6th University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR) Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) festival in Sunyani on Friday, Dr. Adutwum said, “There is no other aspect of education that is more relevant than STEAM. These are areas the President wants to strengthen to produce the requisite manpower in the transformation of Ghana”.
He emphasized that education in a developing country like Ghana shoul...
