Women learning the basics of environmental science. Photo by Francis Npong/ThinkBrigade.com.
“We are not learning in order to sit for exams, but to understand the basic science of nature and environment,” says Tipoa Adjei, one of the more than 650 rural Ghanaian women who’ve never had…
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These children in Northern Ghana do not attend school. Photo: Npong Francis/Thinkbrigade.com
“Why leave such a child to grow into the world of suffering and pain since the society has no supporting facilities to…
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Ghana though considered as champion of democracy in Africa, the 2012 general elections recorded unthinkable events that ought not to have happened at all.
The elections processes were peaceful, transparent, fair and free though, but some journalists who reported on the elections processes and kept awake throughout the two days of voting were unfortunately subjected to abuses by the supporters of the largest opposition political party, New Patriotic Party (NPP) led by Nana Akufo…
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Opoku was my college colleague we both pursued journalism at the same institute. He left campus when i was still polishing my thesis for award of diploma in marketing, a joint programme i offered. We both had opportunity to publish pieces of articles in national dailies in Ghana.
I was however lucky to have one of my articles published in a Greek national newspaper, ^ΚΥΡΙΑΚΑΤΙΚΗ ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡOΤΥΠΙΑ, well, i was so excited when Rina of EJC mailed the copy to me though i could not read in…
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Panic gripped both the stated owned and private media in Ghana over constant accusations of bias reports on political activities towards the December elections.
While the ruling government was battling with Multi media group, the opposition New Patriotic Party is accusing Ghana broadcasting Corporation (GBC) of bias reports. The station according to the opposition who had since petitioned the national media commission and the management of GTV complained that the…
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Francis Npong, Tampion, N/R
Tampion is the fourth largest community in the Savelugu/Nanton District, lies to the east of Nanton approximately 12 kilometers from the Savelugu, the district capital with an annual…
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The Assembly members of the Tamale Metropolis are holding an emergency meeting comes Saturday to discuss an impeachment procedure to be slapped on the Metropolitan …
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We have all had the experience of reading newspapers, watching television programmes or surfing the internet and being deeply moved by some of the fantasies or horrors we read about or see. Yes we even go ahead to adopt and practice them sometimes the ones that…
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Frustrated members of Organic Mango Out-growers Association (OMOA) are agitating for the upright enforcement of anti-bushfire laws in northern region after its members have lost about 3,500 acres of mango plantation valued at 1,560,000Ghana cedis to bushfire.
According to the Coordinator of OMOA,…
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Intolerance and uncultured sporting skills have sent Tunisia national team packing out of AFCON games currently ongoing in Gabon-Equatorial Guinea. The Tunisia players’ uncultured sporting skills nearly marred the beauty of football when they turned rough on the pitch with their Ghanaian counterparts.
Many an African football fan who watched the match between the Black Stars of Ghana and their Tunisia side was amazed the characters and manners Tunisian players displayed during the…
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Media practitioners in the Northern Region have been encouraged to limit their political reportage, and rather partner with Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) to champion the cause of deprived people in…
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rom: Francis Npong
“The green frogs, no, toads that use to hop from one corner of our garden just around our backyard there…
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By: Francis Npong,
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By: Francis Npong
Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, the first prime minister, if you like president of Ghana formerly Gold Coast and the architect of Africa struggle for independence and Pan Africanism would be honored by the African Union (AU) with the unveiling of his statue in Ethiopia during the extraordinary session of the union in the coming days.…
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Francis Npong, Malishiegu, N/R, As election that could be described as “fierce” and a “test” of Ghana’s democratic faith draws nearer, Ghanaians have been reprimanded to resist bribery from politicians who for want of power would attempt bribing them.
December 7, this year, Ghanaians would head to the polls to elect both the president and parliamentarians for yet another four year term but the issues of bribery and…
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Another 8 days old year is here. The one we adored recently with funfair, while we were soaked with whiskys, beer, chicken and sea foods we also went on shopping spree buying from toys to gift cards and chocolates.
Well i dont know how you welcomed 2012 and good bye 2011, some did this by spending at least half of their total savings on food and drinks, toys and gift cards but i did it with care, reflecting on how i will hope not to carry over old characters to the new…
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Whatever the case, Rural…
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SADA- Millennium Village project (SADA-MVP), an initiative of the Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA) is set to kick starts soon…
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Alessandro Marconi joined Hanna McLean's group
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