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Robotics lab opens at Axim Girls’ Senior High School
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The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of Nzema East Municipal Assembly, Madam Dorcas Amoah, has advised girls to consider the study of Information Communication Technology (ICT) as a major subject to boost their studies in any fields.
She said it was high time girls dispelled the idea that ICT was a difficult subject and that it was only boys who could study ICT because the world was going digital and ICT was needed in all fields.
Madam Amoah was speaking to students of Axim Catholic Girls Senior High School at Axim in the Nzema East Municipality of the Western Region where Open Labs, operators in ICT opened a new Robotics Laboratory for the students.
She said ICT was being applied everywhere in the world in all fields so the study of ICT should not be a matter of choice but compulsory since it would be applied in the daily lives of everybody.
She congratulated Open Labs on bringing ICT to the girls and appealed for an extension of the facility to all schools where girls were studying to boost their knowledge in the subject.
The Western Regional Manager of Open Labs, Mr. Richard Nartey said ICT was the order of the day so the study of ICT was very necessary because it cut across all subjects in today’s businesses.
He said Ghana was going digital and as a leading ICT provider they expected all Ghanaians to make sure the study or knowledge in ICT became part of their lives because ICT would be applied in the day to day activities of everybody.
He said his outfit wanted to ensure that technology was brought to the door step of all Ghanaians in order to equip them with the basic knowledge in ICT.
He said he was confident that with the opening of the Robotics Laboratory at Axim Catholic Girls’ Senior High School, the students would use the opportunity to embrace the study of ICT.
The Headmistress of Axim Catholic Girls, Madam Alberta Quayson also said ICT was very necessary in all institutions now that Ghana was going digital and the world at large.
He commended Open Labs for coming to the school to broaden the students’ knowledge in communication technology adding “it is the right time to come to the school with the Robotics Laboratory”.
She told the students to take the study of ICT very serious so that they could apply the technology to solve the challenges of tomorrow.
From Peter Gbambila, Axim.
Businessman Mr. Ibrahim Mahama has denied reports linking him to a takeover bid for the Volta Aluminium Company (VALCO).
His reaction follows a demonstration by members of the VALCO Labour Union today, during which some protesters alleged that Mr. Mahama was interested in acquiring the state-owned aluminium company.
In a statement issued by his Special Aide, Rafik Mahama, the businessman said he has “no such interest” and has not made any offer to acquire VALCO.
“The allegation is the latest in several vile attempts to impute the integrity of Mr. Ibrahim Mahama and subject him to needless public engagements,” the statement said.
The statement added that Mr. Mahama’s business track record speaks for itself, describing his companies as “some of the best-run operations across the African continent.”
It further noted that all of Mr. Mahama’s business interests were “legally commenced or acquired” and operate within the law a fact it said explains why his businesses have endured across seven election cycles.
“Mr. Mahama remains committed to contributing his quota to the development of Ghana by investing in business opportunities in Ghana and beyond,” the statement added.
The statement also disclosed that Mr. Mahama has instructed his lawyers to take the necessary legal action over the publication and allegations.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
The leadership of Kristo Asafo has dismissed reports circulating on social media and in some media outlets that the late Apostle Kwadwo Safo Kantanka will be buried on July 30, 2026, describing the claim as false.
The current head of the Kantanka family and leader of Kristo Asafo, Kwadwo Safo Akofena Kantanka, addressed the issue during a press conference in Accra today.
He said no burial date has been set and urged members of the church and the general public to disregard any unofficial announcements.
“I urge the members of Kristo Asafo and the nation to disregard any burial date out there,” Akofena said.
He further stressed that neither the leadership of the church nor the Kantanka family has made any such announcement regarding the funeral.
According to him, all official funeral arrangements will be communicated only through a formal statement from the Kantanka family when the time is due.
Akofena Safo Kantanka said the family remains united in ensuring that the final funeral rites are conducted in a manner that befits the legacy of the late Apostle.
He called on Ghanaians to remain calm and wait for the official communication from the family, warning against the spread of misinformation.
Background
Apostle Dr. Ing. Kwadwo Safo Kantanka, founder and spiritual leader of Kristo Asafo Mission of Ghana, passed away recently, plunging the church and the nation into mourning.
The late Apostle was widely known not only as a religious leader but also as an industrialist, inventor, and founder of the Kantanka Group of Companies, which manufactures vehicles and other machinery in Ghana.
Since his passing, there has been heightened public interest in his funeral arrangements.
It would be recalled that a faction of the siblings and family led by former MP Adwoa Safo had earlier announced a proposed burial date and arrangements.
That announcement, however, has been rejected by the current leadership of both the church and the family.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
