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We must look at our educational system with a different lens. We were taught in basic school that the colonial masters built schools, hospitals, railways, and many others. The education system failed greatly to temper our emotions about the so-called good things they did. Because of this, we are not able to feel the pain of facing reality. So we grew up with the feeling that they did more good than bad for us. This reminds me of the words of Professor Briamah of Tamale, who says, "We have to rethink, as Ghanaians, the kind of things we teach our children." Let me emphatically state that there is nothing impactful about the colonial masters. The first two hospitals that were built in Ghana by the colonial masters are the Kolebu Hospital, Ridge Hospital, and the Psychiatric Hospital, all in the Greater Accra region. The first two (Kolebu Hospital and Ridge Hospital) were built for their own interests and never for the good people of this country. If they could carry these, they...

  On Thursday May, 30th 2024 Hon. Francis Xavier Kambotuu, Parliamentary Candidate for the NPP in the NKC Constituency, has commissioned three boreholes in the constituency through the Northern Development Authority (NDA). The borehole installations in Biiree, Mwindaali, and Goriyiri communities address the urgent need for access to portable drinking water for survival. The lack of a reliable water system has long plagued these communities, but thanks to the lobbying efforts of Hon. Kambotuu, the NDA has stepped in to provide a solution. The communities expressed their heartfelt gratitude for the support from the Parliamentary Candidate and the NDA. The boreholes will significantly improve their quality of life and reduce the arduous task of fetching water from distant and often contaminated sources. "We are overwhelmed with joy," said the community leaders. "This borehole will make a world of difference for our families. We can now access clean water without having to w...

  Many were thrown into astonishment on Monday 27th, May 2024 at the Nadowli Market, where a graduate from the University of Education Winneba (UEW) was spotted selling Second-hand clothes  at the market square as means of survival imidst the country's hard economic situation. Kuulaler B Ernest who is known by his Pears as PDK Le griot, a Poet, batched a Second Class Upper in French and Linguistic Education from the University of Education, Winneba and is currently doing his mandatory National Service at Queen of Peace Senior High School, Nadowli in the Upper West region, to be precise. The young gentleman who also doubles as the President for the National Service Personnel Association, NASPA in the District was spotted by StraightnewsGh exhibiting his marketing prowess at the Nadowli general market with his second hand clothes also known as "Broni Wawu". Speaking to StraightnewsGh Pdk Le Griot cries out in pain about the economic hardships he is encountering as a graduat...

  Providing an ambulance to my District was a very good intervention, considering that apart from the constituency being largely rural, the area do not have a District hospital and is far from the other facilities such as Nadowli District Hospital and the Wa Regional Hospital. The good use of the Ambulance would have served a convenience to people who are referred to other facilities.  Quite unfortunately, the ambulance has not significantly served its purpose to mitigate the suffering of the people. Why do I day so? Many who called on the services of the Ambulance were asked to make upfront payment before it would be made available. In such emergency situations, people are not able to make prompt payment to have access to it.  People who were unable to afford the amount varying from 300 to 500 as the case may be, had to rely on public transport. On a particular situation, the Hon MP had to use his V8 to transport a pregnant woman to wa when he heard of such excuses. I ca...

The speaker of Parliament, Rt Hon Alban S K Bagbin has donated 10 brand new laptops to Disabled  Students.The donation was done on his behalf by Mr. Fredrick Dongbee Yendaw, Assistant Director in the Office of the Speaker of Parliament on 5th April 2024. The  Brand new HP Laptops with laptop bags  is valued at an amount of Fifty Thousand Ghana Cedis (¢50,000.00) The Regional President of the Federation, Mr. Alhassan Sulaimani who received the kind gesture on behalf of the students, thanked the Rt. Hon. Speaker for his continuous support in uplifting the growth and development of the Federation in the region. The ten laptops were distributed among blind students in Nusrat Jahan College of Education and their other blind counterparts undergoing computer training He indicated that Mr. Speaker has been of enormous support to the Federation ever since he assumed the high office of Speaker of Parliament. The support is a fulfillment of his promise to the Federation last year wh...

Mr. Abdul-Salam Shaibu Kuundaa, CEO, Blaze Group of Companies In a heartwarming display of generosity and community spirit, Mr. Abdul-Salam Shaibu Kuundaa, a businessman and philanthropist, has brought hope and relief to his native Owlo community in the Daffiama-Bussie-Isa (DBI) District of the Upper West Region, with a much-needed borehole donation. As the CEO of Blaze Group of Companies, a Cybersecurity professional and the editor of salamkuundaa.net, Mr. Abdul-Salam has long been known for his commitment to social responsibility and uplifting marginalized communities. The newly Installed borehole which was commissioned on Thursday April, 4 2024 stands as a beacon of progress, ensuring access to clean and safe drinking water for the residents of Owlo. For a community often plagued by water scarcity and contamination, this is their gift and it represents a life-changing intervention, greatly improving the quality of life for its inhabitants. Speaking from the United Kingdom where he i...

Cletus Seidu Dapilah, the Member of Parliament for Jirapa Constituency has put smiles on faces of many constituents by drilling boreholes to several communities lacking access to portable water  Apart from the drilling of boreholes, the MP has continued with the repairs of all broken boreholes within the municipality.  In a simple ceremony that was held at Wuoyiri community center on Tuesday, March 12, 2024, leadership of the NDC, Jirapa chapter explained the rationale for this mass drilling of boreholes by the Member of Parliament. The ceremony brought quite a number of NDC top members headed by the Constituency Chairman, Hon. David Yeng, Constituency Secretary, Hon.Peter N.N To-ang, Constituency Youth Organiser Hon. Ninfaazuma Benedict, branch executives, party sympathizers, the elders and the general community members of Wuoyiri. In a speech  delivered by the party's scribe, Hon. Peter N. N. To-ang on behalf of the MP, he highlighted the MPs commitment to making life m...