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Diamond International School visits New Times Corp
A section of the pupils
Diamond International School from Lagos, Nigeria, on Tuesday visited the offices of the New Times Corporation (NTC), publishers of The Spectator and Ghanaian Times newspapers.
The educational visit was to familiarise with the newspaper production and operations of the other departments.
Accompanied by the headmaster of the school, Mr Samuel Dodoo, and other teaching staff, the children visited The Spectator and Ghanaian Times newsrooms as well as the Design Section before fraternising with a couple of staff.
At The Spectator newsroom, the Acting News Editor of the paper, Mr Andrew Nortey, welcomed the staff and students of the school and took them through the processes of production.
He encouraged the students to develop the culture of reading to be abreast with developments across the globe.
“As a journalist, you must read a lot to widen your knowledge base. That would surely make you a good journalist.”
In a bid to test their consciousness on social issues, he engaged the students in a question and answer session about football in Nigeria, asking about names of national teams and players to which they enthusiastically answered.
By Elizabeth Agyeibea Ackon
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
