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AOGA 2000 Marks Silver Jubilee with Refurbishment of School Tower, Admin Block
The 2000 Alumni Year Group of Aburi Girls’ Senior High School, known as the Millennium Beacons, have commissioned and handed over the newly refurbished School Tower and Administration Block to the school as part of activities to mark their silver jubilee anniversary since leaving the school.
The event, which heralded a bonfire night and the School’s 79th Speech and Prize Giving Day, had Special Aide to President John Dramani Mahama, Mrs Joyce Bawah Mogtari, join the Aburi Girls Old Girls’ Association (AOGA) 2000 patron, Madam Obuobia Darko-Opoku, Administrator of the Ghana Medical Trust Fund, AOGA 2000 Year Group, and Madam Akua Boahemah Owusu-Sekyere as Special Guests to perform the handing over ceremony.
Mrs Bawah Mogtari commended the AOGA 2000 Year Group for their efforts at giving back to the very institution that molded them into who they have become today.
To the headmistress, management, and staff, she urged them to make good use of the facilities while continuing their dedication to nurturing future leaders and maintaining high standards of academic and moral excellence.
and Deputy Minister for Justice
Gloria Afua Akuffo and Madam
Aurora Commodore-Toppar
On her part, Madam Owusu-Sekyere stated that the Tower, which served as an iconic symbol of the school for over 50 years and housed the school bell, the timer of the school, had seen little to no repair works. Its deteriorating state posed a significant risk to staff, students, parents, and visitors to the school.
By Raymond Ackumey
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National Democratic Congress (NDC) National Executive Committee member and Volta River Authority (VRA) Board Member, Wonder Victor Kutor, has described calls for the resignation of Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa as premature and unjustified.
He argued that there was no evidence to establish that the minister had committed any wrongdoing to warrant such demands.
Speaking on Joy News in Accra on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, Mr Kutor questioned what had changed to justify the growing calls for the minister to step down.
He recalled that the Ranking Member on Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, Samuel Abu Jinapor, had earlier indicated that the opposition was not accusing Mr Ablakwa of any wrongdoing.
Mr Kutor, therefore, challenged those demanding the minister’s resignation to provide fresh evidence to support their position.
“The call for the Minister to resign is premature, it is untenable. There is no evidence. I mean, what has he done wrong?” he questioned.
He added that documents, including boarding passes, airline receipts and flight manifests relating to the minister’s return journey, had been provided.
Mr Kutor expressed concern that the calls for Mr Ablakwa’s resignation could discourage young politicians from speaking out against corruption and advocating transparency.
According to him, politicians should not be targeted or maligned for demanding accountability, warning that such treatment could create the impression that speaking against corruption could later become a liability when one is appointed to public office.
He maintained that calling for accountability and transparency should not be used as grounds to target public officials without evidence of wrongdoing.
By: Jacob Aggrey
Ghana will host the Africa Festival of Arts, Culture and Creatives (AFESTAC) 2026 alongside Industrial Skills Week Africa (ISWA) 2026 in Accra from December 9 to 12, 2026.
On the back of these programmes, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Abla Dzifa Gomashie, has called on corporate Ghana, the media and the general public to support the initiative through partnerships, sponsorships and active participation.
The events, supported by the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD), will bring together stakeholders to celebrate Africa’s rich cultural heritage, strengthen the creative economy, promote industrial skills development and create employment opportunities for young people.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
