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Abuakwa State College
Abuakwa State College is a co-ed second cycle institution in Kibi in the Eastern Region of Ghana. History The school was established in 1936 by three elders of the Methodist Church at Asafo-Akyem as a preparatory institution to prepare Ghanaian students who wanted to sit the then Junior Cambridge Examination. It was relocated to Kyebi in 1937 by Nana Sir Ofori Atta I who laid the foundation stone on 11 October 1937 thus becoming the founder and father of the school, Abuakwa State College was born to enable more students especially those from Akyem Abuakwa to enroll in the school. Headmasters Mr Eric H. Adjei-Sarpong , , 2020-date Notable Persons Associated with Abuakwa State College Notable alumni * Gibson Dokyi Ampaw, minister in the second republic * Rose Akua Ampofo, First Ghanaian woman to be ordained as a Presbyterian Minister * Martin Appiah-Danquah, Ghanaian politician * Akenten Appiah-Menka, politician and businessman * Ahmed Arthur, politician * Kwesi Amoa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Education (Ghana)
The Ministry of Education (MOE) is a multiportfolio government ministry of Ghana, responsible for the governance and management of Ghana's education. It is responsible for the national education curriculum, primarily instituted by Ghana Education Service, which is part of the Ministry. The Ministry of Education was established under the Civil Service Law 327 and under the PNDC Law 1993 with the mandate to provide relevant education to all Ghanaians. The Ministry's main offices are located in Accra. Major Headlines The Ministry of Education paid GHc40 million to WAEC. Reverend John Ntim Fordjour, the Deputy Education Minister, revealed that the government has disbursed GH¢40 million to the West African Examination Council (WAEC) to facilitate the seamless organization of the 2023 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). Agencies * Ghana Education Service (GES) * Ghana Tertiary Education Com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Ahmed
Arthur Ahmed is a Ghanaian politician who was Member of Parliament for Okaikwei South Constituency in the Greater Accra Region from 2013 to 2017 on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party. Early life and education He comes from Nsuta Mampong in the Ashanti Region. Arthur received his Ordinary level certificate from Accra Academy Accra Academy is a Single-sex education, boys' high school located at Bubuashie near Kaneshie in the Greater Accra Region, Ghana. It admits both boarding and day students. Founded as a private school in 1931, it gained the status of a Government ... and his GCE Advanced Level certificate from Abuakwa State College. Employment He is the managing director of Ackwell Entreprise and contracts works. Politics He was elected Member of Parliament for Okaikwei South Constituency from 2013 and was re-elected in 2016. Marital status He is married with three children. Religion He is a Christian. References Ghanaian MPs 2017–2021 1970 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Odoi-Sykes
Samuel Arthur Odoi-Sykes is a Ghanaian politician, diplomat and lawyer. He served as Ghana's High Commissioner to Canada from 2001 to 2006 and Deputy High Commissioner to the United Kingdom from 1970 to 1972. He was National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party from 1998 to 2001 during which the party won its first presidential victory. In the Third Republic, he was Member of Parliament for Ashiedu Keteke (Accra Central) from 1979 to 1981 and Minority Leader of Parliament from 1980 to 1981. Early life Samuel Arthur Odoi Sykes was born in Accra. He was educated at Accra Academy, graduating as a member of the class of 1948. He matriculated at University of Ghana, graduating with a B.A. in History in 1959. Whilst at university, he founded and became leader of the student wing of the United Party (Ghana), United Party from 1957 to 1959 and General Secretary of the National Union of Ghana Students from 1958 to 1959. Odoi-Sykes studied law at the University of London and qualified ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ebenezer Moses Debrah
Ebenezer Moses Debrah (9 July 1928 – 23 May 2023) was a Ghanaian diplomat. He served as Ghana's ambassador to Ethiopia, the United States of America, and Ghana's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and Australia from 1963 to 1980. He was also cabinet secretary and head of the civil service from 1973 to 1976. Early life and education Debrah was born on 9 July 1928 at Koforidua in the Eastern Region of Ghana (then Gold Coast). He had his secondary education at Mfantsipim School and Achimota School where he obtained his Cambridge School Leaving Certificate in 1950. After a short spell of teaching at Abuakwa State College, he enrolled at the University College of the Gold Coast (now the University of Ghana) in 1951, where he was awarded his Bachelor of Arts degree in history in 1954. In 1955 he studied at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Career Following his studies at the University College of the Gold Coast, Debrah joined the Gold Coast Civil Service ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kojo Botsio
Kojo Botsio (21 February 1916 – 6 February 2001) was a Ghanaian diplomat and politician. He studied in Britain, where he became the treasurer of the West African National Secretariat and an acting warden for the West African Students' Union. He served as his country's first Minister of Education and Social Welfare from 1951, as Minister for Foreign Affairs twice in the government of Kwame Nkrumah, and was a leading figure in the ruling Convention People's Party (CPP). Early life and education Kojo Botsio attended Adisadel College, Cape Coast and then the Achimota College in Accra. He proceeded to Sierra Leone, where he obtained his first degree from the Fourah Bay University College, the only university in West Africa at the time. He then went to the United Kingdom in 1945 and attended Brasenose College, Oxford University, where he was awarded a postgraduate degree in Geography and Education. Career Botsio was a teacher at the St. Augustine's College, Cape Coast, St. Augustin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Attafuah
Kenneth Agyeman Attafuah is a licensed Ghanaian criminologist, mediator, management consultant, and human rights advocate. He is a member of the New Patriotic Party of Ghana. From January 2017 to November 9th 2024 he served as the Head of the National Identification Authority and championed the implementation of the National Identity Card dubbed “Ghana Card”. Early life and education Attafuah was born in the Ashanti Region of Ghana, the youngest of seven children. Though his parents were illiterate farmers, they valued education and ensured all their children attended school regularly. He started his primary education at Juaso Local Authority Primary School in Juaso. He has often described his early education as an unhappy one. He was not a brilliant child and the constant comparison with his twin brother did not help. He considered schooling as an institution for bullying and tyranny. He attributes his change of view to one of his primary school teachers who encouraged hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Kingsley Ahenkorah
Carlos Kingsley Ahenkorah is a Ghanaian politician and Member of Parliament of Tema West constituency. Also, he was a Deputy Minister for Trade and Industry in Ghana. He is also the CEO of Carlos King Freight Services. Education Ahenkorah attended Tema Secondary School and Abuakwa State College. He obtained a Master of Arts (Ports and Shipping Administration) degree from the Regional Maritime University, Nungua-Accra and the University of Ghana Business School in 2013. Career He worked at Jospong Consortium as a sales executive from 2004 to 2006. He was the marketing manager of Zoomlion Ghana Limited and the manager director of J. A. Plant Pool Limited between 2007 and 2012. He has been a lecturer at the Regional Maritime University since 2005 and lectured at Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) since 2010. He has been running Carlos King Freight Services since 1992. Politics Ahenkorah is a member of the New Patriotic Party. He was the Membe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nkrumah Government
Dr. Kwame Nkrumah was the first Prime Minister of Ghana, Prime Minister and first President of Ghana. Nkrumah had run governments under the supervision of the British government through Charles Arden-Clarke, the Governor-General. His first government under colonial rule started from 21 March 1952 until independence. His first independent government took office on 6 March 1957. From 1 July 1960, Ghana became a republic and Nkrumah became the first president of Ghana. In February 1966 his government was overthrown by the National Liberation Council#1966 coup, National Liberation Council military coup. Nkrumah's independence government (1957 – 1960) Nkrumah's republican government (1960 – 1966) Ghana became a republic on 1 July 1960. A referendum in February 1964 on Ghana becoming a one-party state resulted in a landslide victory for the Kwame Nkrumah and the CPP government. There were hardly any votes against the one-party state in all the regions. A year later in J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boahene Yeboah-Afari
Kwame Boahene Yeboah-Afari (13 November 1920 – 22 May 1996) was an educator and a politician. He served in various ministerial portfolios of the first republic including serving as Ghana's first Minister for Agriculture and the first Regional Minister for the Brong Ahafo Region. He also served as a member of parliament for the Sunyani East constituency. Early life and education Yeboah-Afari was born on 13 November 1920 to Nana Yeboah-Afari II, son of a royal of the Dormaa Stool. He had his secondary education at Abuakwa State College completing in 1947. Career After his secondary education he returned to the Brong Ahafo Region to help revive the abandoned Dormaa Senior High School (then Dormaa State College) in Dormaa which was founded by one Mr. Oppong and one Mr. Yeboah who were both from Dormaa. He was made principal of the school by the founders when the first principal resigned upon threats from the British Colonial Government District Commissioner (DC) as the Distric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Pixel
Emmanuel Yeboah Bobbie (1 August 1976 – 25 February 2021), also known as Bob Pixel, was a professional Ghanaian photographer and graphic designer. He created his own brand in the form of documenting events like funerals and festivals. He worked with celebrities such as M.anifest, John Dumelo, Yvonne Nelson, Menaye Donkor, Jackie Appiah and others. He was to participate in the 2021 International Fashion Week in Amsterdam. He was also nominated for the 2021 Photographer of the Year in the Entertainment Achievement Awards. Personal life and education Emmanuel Yeboah Bobbie had his early education at the Foster International School in Kokomlemle, Accra, where his passion for art was born. He passed his Common Entrance examinations in 1989, and continued to Odorgonno Senior Secondary School (OSSA) in Accra, where he studied Art for his "O-level" certificate in 1994. He continued to Abuakwa State College (ABUSCO) in Kyebi, where he obtained the "A-level" certificate, also in Art, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mzbel
Belinda Nana Ekua Amoah (born December 26, 1979), popularly known as Mzbel, is a Ghanaian Hiplife artist. She is the CEO of Mzbel Music, Bel Group, Bel Eye Media and others. Mzbel is also a radio presenter and an actor, having appeared in several movies''.'' She is a global ambassador for people with disability. Early life and education Growing up in James Town, she attended the God Wisdom Preparatory school and continued to Korle Gonno 1 and Owusu Mills' JHS at Mamprobi suburb of Accrafor her junior high school education. She admitted to skin bleaching in her teen years because it was the norm in Jamestown. Mzbel then continued to pursue secondary education at Abuakwa State College. She studied general arts, majoring in economics, geography and French. She then applied to study at the Ghana Institute of Languages and trained to become a bilingual secretary. Music career After her course at the GIL and a stint with Manifold Tutorial College, she earned an internship slot w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacob Kwakye-Maafo
Jacob Kenneth Kofi Kwakye-Maafo (born 1940), also known as Nana Ohemeng Awere V, is a Ghanaian physician and a surgeon who specialises in Obstetrics and Gynecology and traditional ruler of Assin Nsuta and the chief executive of the West End Hospital, Kumasi. A past president of the Ghana Medical Association, he is an advocate of community health and has helped establish several health centres, rural hospitals and clinics in the Ashanti Region of Ghana notably the Ankaasi Faith Healing Methodist Hospital and the Lake Clinic at Amakom near Lake Bosomtwi. He was a member of the committee set up by the government of Ghana in 2003, tasked with the implementation of the National Health Insurance Scheme in Ghana. Kwakye-Maafo is the elder brother of Yaw Osafo-Maafo, the former finance minister during the John Kufuor administration and Isaac Adjei-Maafo, who was a Minister of Agriculture and later head of the Ghana Cocoa Board during the PNDC era. Early life and education Jacob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
