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Ghana’s progress depends on girls getting an education – Josephine Oppong-Yeboah

Ghana’s progress depends on girls getting an education – Josephine Oppong-Yeboah

Ace broadcaster and gender equality advocate, Josephine Oppong-Yeboah, has called on the government to deal with all obstacles that hinder girls’ education in the country. She said even though Ghana has done well in increasing

International News
DRC conflict: M23 rebels executed over 130 civilians – UN

DRC conflict: M23 rebels executed over 130 civilians – UN

A UN investigation has found that at least 131 civilians in the Democratic Republic of Congo died in a November attack by the M23 rebel group. The UN report said the massacre took place in

International News
After 43 years in power, world’s longest-serving president eyes re-election

After 43 years in power, world’s longest-serving president eyes re-election

The world's longest-serving president is seeking re-election to continue his 43-year rule in Equatorial Guinea. President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, 80, has presided over a regime marked by alleged human rights abuses including torture and

News
#DayOfTheGirl: Girls aged 10-14 years take over News Beat on Metro TV

#DayOfTheGirl: Girls aged 10-14 years take over News Beat on Metro TV

Metro Television is celebrating #InternationalDayOfTheGirl with young talented pupils from Living Star school, True love school, Elmhurst Independent School and Atomic Hills Basic School among others. The girls aged between 10 and 14 years, with

Opinion
(Opinion) International day of the girl child

(Opinion) International day of the girl child

The celebration of the International Day of the Girl child, or International Girls day started in 2012. A UN General Assembly resolution 66/170 passed in December 19 2011 declared October 11, as the day to