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The Weekend’s Newspaper Headlines.

The week saw a lot of happenings in diverse forms. There were some appreciative news and others which were not commendable.

The following were some of the topics we saw making the headlines.

Energy

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has published a schedule for planned power outages in parts of the Greater Accra Region from 10th May to 17th May 2021.

Meanwhile eesidents in the Ashanti Regional capital, Kumasi, have reiterated calls for the government to publish a schedule for power outage.

Education

1. The Attorney-General, Ghana Education Service (GES) and the Ministry of Education have filed their responses in the case involving Master Oheneba Kwaku Nkrabea, a Rastafarian student denied admission by the Achimota School.

The case has been adjourned to April 30, 2021.

2. The National Teaching Council (NTC) will, on May 13, 2021, give unlicensed teachers in both the private and public sectors the opportunity to get provisional teaching licenses.

The provisional licenses cost GHS200 and have to be renewed yearly for three years.

3. Police begun investigating circumstances that led to the death of the headmaster of the Queen of Peace Roman Catholic Junior High School (JHS) at Techiman, in the Bono East Region.

According to the source, 45-year-old Paul Dwamena’s lifeless body was found hanging from a mango tree behind his fence wall at his residence in Techiman Wiawso, around 5:00 in the evening on Monday, April 19, 2021.

4. At the Sabronum-Nyamebekyere DA Primary School there was only one teacher covering all the classes, there is no proper classroom block, compelling community members to put up a mud structure as an alternative, which is now in a dilapidated state.

Illegal Mining

The government has directed all persons undertaking mining reconnaissance and prospecting in forest reserves across the country to indefinitely suspend such activities.

Communication

The National Communications Authority (NCA), in a statement on Wednesday, April 21, 2021, said it intends to shut down some 49 television channels in the country because they were operating without valid licences, contrary to Section 2 (4) of the Electronic Communications Act 775 of 2008.

Some of the affected channels are Virgin TV, Kiss TV, Maranatha TV, Kwaku Bonsam TV, Obuor TV and Thunder TV, whose owner, Patience Asiedua, popularly known as Nana Agradaa, was arrested during the exercise.

Politics

President Akufo-Addo has finally released his list of deputy ministers, subject to approval by Parliament.

In all, there are 39 deputy ministers were appointed under 24 portfolios.

Entertainment

Money doubler and spiritualist, Patience Asiedua, popularly known as Nana Agradaa, has been arrested.

Nana Agradaa, known for her moneymaking ritual, ‘sika gari’, was arrested by a joint team of Police and National Security Intelligence Operatives, in collaboration with the National Communications Authority on Tuesday night.

2. Rosemond Alade Brown, aka, Akuapem Poloo, an actress, jailed 90 days for posting her nude picture with her son on Instagram, has filed an application for bail pending and an appeal.

Meanwhile through her lawyer, Mr. Andy Vortia, who filed a substantive appeal, she was bailed on the sum of GH¢80,000.

Fire outbreak

Separate fires at the Sokoban Wood Village, the Kumasi Central Market and the administration block of the Asante Mampong College of Education in the Asante Mampong municipality of the Ashanti Region.

Below are some of the graphic citations;