The son of former minister of Lands and Natural Resources, and former MP for Tamale Central, Inusah Fuseini, Abdul Inusah, has broken his silence after reports about his alleged involvement in money laundering and wire fraud in the United States of America emerged. Speaking in an interview on Asaase Radio, embattled Abdul Inusah reiterated his father’s explanations following the reports. According to him, he received details about the indictment, linking him with some indictments. He first received an indictment filed on April 27, 2021, but he received same via text message in June of the same year. He recounted that following this, he contacted his lawyers, who took it up, and the case proceeded. He was indicted on two counts – 20,000-dollar wire fraud and receipt of stolen money with regards to the said money. “I was given a series of plea deals. I refused them because you only accept plea deals if you have committed a crime. Upon realisation that they had already apprehended nine pe

Clarification has emerged following details from Vice President of the Republic, Alhaji Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, about his relationship with the late Mioŋ-Lana’s family. Speaking during the funeral ceremony of Mioŋ-Lana Mahamadu Abdulai III on Sunday (August 21, 2022) at Sambu, Dr. Bawumia reportedly said that he had a good relationship with the family of the Ya Naa that traces back to when he was born. Per previous reports, Ya Naa Mahamadu Abdulai IV [late father of the late Mioŋ-Lana] provided a sheep for his [Bawumia’s] naming ceremony and also requested he should be named after him hence the reason he bears the name ‘Mahamudu’ which is the same as Mahamadu except for the spelling difference. This appeared to have raised some controversy considering the narrative suggested that the late Ya Naa Mahamadu Abdulai IV [Late Mioŋ-Lana’s father] gave such an order at the time he was 15 years of age. Following this, perspective has been brought to the issue. In a post shared by a close associa

A statement issued by the US Department of Justice says Inusah Jnr will be sentenced on 21 November 2022 and that he faces a maximum penalty of 50 years in prison on fraud charges.  Abdul Inusah is a son of the former Tamale Central MP Inusah Fuseini Abdul Inusah Abdul Inusah, a son of the former MP for Tamale Central Inusah Fuseini, has been charged for engaging in fraud and money laundering in the United States. The former Ghanaian lawmaker has confirmed the news to asaaseradio.com, and he says that it was a conspiracy. Fuseini said his son’s documents were used to perpetrate a crime, resulting in the charges. “As a father, my son told me that one of his colleague students wanted a car and he has documents that allows him to auction vehicles, and it turns out the colleague student was involved in a romance fraud,” the former MP said. He said he is “terribly disappointed” about the development. A statement issued by the United States Department of Justice said Inusah will be sentence

The National Teaching Council and Instill Education, South Africa is organizing training for Ghanaian Teachers (Self-Learning) from 1st August to 30th September 2022.  The training will be organized online to enable all teachers to register and participate for CPD points. Module Selection There are 20 modules that you can choose from as part of the programme. The modules have been grouped into two categories: Headteacher Modules  Classroom Teacher Modules  The modules for head teachers are focused on School Improvement Planning, Classroom Observation of Teachers and Improving School-Wide Routines for headteachers.  The modules for teachers are focused on Classroom Management, Learner Engagement, Universal Design for Learning, and Curriculum Planning. Teachers would be required to select and complete two models. The modules available for the training are listed below: Building Relationships for Meaningful Observations (Head Teacher Module) Fixing Broken Routines (Head Teacher Module) In

The Ministry of Education will take delivery of 3,742,624 textbooks from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) tomorrow. In all, 11,135 schools under the Ghana Accountability for Learning Outcomes Project (GALOP) will benefit from the distribution, which will include 1,214,347 Primary One to Three pupils. In addition, a publisher, Prof. Quarm, has also distributed 275,000 books for classes One to Six, while 629,755 Creative Arts books for classes One to Three and 43,832 teachers’ guide would be sent to the schools. York Press is also distributing 246,633 science textbooks for classes One to Six and 14,217 teachers’ guide. The others are Afram Publications, 440,000 English textbooks for classes Four to Six and NNF Publication, 51,087 science textbooks for classes One to Three pupils. Minister The Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, who made this known at a press briefing in Accra last Friday, said more textbooks would be coming this week and would be sen

Effective January next year, the National Teaching Council (NTC) will begin the enforcement of the law on teacher licensing in the country. This means that all teachers in public and private schools have between now and December 31, 2022 to possess a licence before they can teach in any school in the country. The failure to have a licence will result in prosecution of the unlicensed teacher and owner of the school employing such a person. “Now, we are moving into the licensing enforcement stage and from January 2023, anybody who does not have the authorisation (licence) to teach, the NTC will deal with that person because the law is clear; you can be prosecuted for not owning a licence and teaching,” the Registrar of the NTC, Dr Christian Addai-Poku, told the Daily Graphic in Accra. Regulatory Act Among other things, he said Section 79 of the Education Regulatory Bodies Act, 2020 (Act 1023) stated that, “A person shall not knowingly or negligently employ a person as a teacher in an ins

The Paramount Chief of Mion and heir apparent to Ya Naa who died on Wednesday has been buried. The Dagbon Kingdom has been thrown into a state of shock and mourning following the death of the Paramount Chief of the Mion Traditional Area, Mion-Lama Naa Mahamadu Abdulai V. He was 48-years-old. He reportedly died on Wednesday morning at the 37 Military Hospital in Accra. Graphic Online gathers he has since been laid to rest at Sambu, the traditional capital of Mion in line with Dagbon custom and tradition. He left behind four wives and 12 children. The late Naa Mahamadu Abdulai V was the heir apparent to the Dagbon Skin. He was the next in line after the reigning Overlord of Dagbon, Ya Naa Abukari II per the rotational system of the Dagbon kingship. Known in private life as Mahamadu Abdulai, the late Mion Lana was born in 1974. He was enskinned as Mion Lana on March 3, 2019, at the Gbewa Palace in Yendi following the ascension of Ya Naa Abukari II as the Overlord of Dagbon. He was the fir

1.0 INTRODUCTION The Public Servants’ Housing Loans Scheme (PSHLS) was established by NRC Decree 319, in March 1975, to provide loans to Public Servants to enable them: Construct new residential dwelling houses Refurbish existing residential properties Pay off loans on properties already acquired Purchase existing residential properties. The NRC Decree 319 Act, 1975(1) enjoins the Board to grant and recover loans and to enter contracts and carry out programs for, or incidental, or conducive for purposes of the Act. 1.1 MANDATE   The Public Servants’ Housing Loans Scheme Board (PSHLSB) was established by NRC Decree 319, in March 1975 to provide housing loan facilities to Public Servants.     1.2 VISION To become the first option mortgage financing institution for all Public Servants in Ghana.   1.3 MISSION The Board exists to assist Public Servants to construct new residential property, refurbish existing residential property, pay off loans on property already acquired, or purchase exis