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09/02/2023

THE OLDEST UNIVERSITY IN THE WORLD IS IN AFRICA AND WAS IDEALIZED BY A BLACK WOMAN CALLED ALFIHRI

The oldest university in the world is in Africa. And it was founded by a woman.
If you think that the oldest university in the world is in Europe or China, think again: because it is not.

The oldest university in the world is in Africa
The oldest university in the world is in Morocco. Known as Al-Qarawiyyin, it was found in 859 BC by a young princess of Tunisia, Fatima al-Fihri.

The university is recognized by UNESCO and Guinness World Records as the oldest in existence, and is still operational, as well as the first to issue educational degrees.

The university is located in the city of Fes, a historic center of educational and spiritual teachings in the Muslim world.

History tells that about 1200 years ago, al-Fihri and her family moved from Qayrawan (now Tunisia) to Fes, Morocco.

The founder of al-Fihiri University
After his father's death, al-Fihri decides to spend the family inheritance on building a mosque for the community next to a madrasa, an Islamic school whose objective was to give people the opportunity to practice their faith and expand their knowledge in spiritual matters.

The mosque, which has space for around 22,000 worshippers, is one of the largest in Africa.

Over time, Al-Qarawiyyin has become one of the world's leading centers of education and spirituality.

The madrasa was initially supposed to focus on religious instruction and memorization of the Koran but later expanded its teachings to calligraphy, Arabic grammar, Sufism (Islamic mysticism and asceticism), medicine, music and astronomy.

In 1947, the school was registered in the state educational system and ten years later, courses in chemistry, physics and languages ​​were opened.

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In 1963, it joined a modern state education system, and in 1965 it was officially renamed “University of al-Qarawiyyin” instead of simply “al-Qarawiyyin”.

09/12/2021

DRIVERS CRY OVER FUEL INCREASE

Barely a week after the increase of fuel price by 5% which was announced by the National Petroleum Authority(NPA), commercial drivers in the Ho Municipality,in the Volta Region have lamented over the sudden increase .
The Vice Chairman for Ho to Sokode,Mr. Anku Simon Gbedze and other drivers lamented they have to also increase their transportation fare and they also make lesser sales whenever there is increase in Petro,saying, passengers sometimes don't really patronize their vehicle.
They are therefore pleading with the Government to do something about the fuel price for them so that they will also decrease their fares.
Meanwhile the increment which has been communicated to the Oil Market Companies follow hikes in the crude oil prices on the world market,which hovers around $80 per barrel according to the NPA, National Petroleum Authority..

24/10/2021

AKATSI MARKET WOMEN CRIES OVER POOR SANITATION:

Traders in the Akatsi North Municipality in the Volta Region have expressed worry over poor sanitation and high rate of food products in the market.
The traders stated it that,the situation has been persistent over the years,and called on authorities to solve the problem before it becomes a health disaster .
According to them they always pay their tax in the market for the Assembly but the market is still not in a good state especially the poor sanitation couple with inadequate electricity.
In an interview with the traders, some of them indicated that, the situation has created a lot of inconveniences for them and it gets worse when it rains.
They are therefore pleading with the authorities and the government to come to their aid.
Source: Enyonam Cutis
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22/10/2021

LGBTQ+ ISSUES IN GHANA.

LGBTQ+ is an initialism that stands for lesbian,gay, bis*xual,transgender,and q***r. In the use since the 1990s, the initialism as well as some of it's variants functions as an umbrella term for s*xuality and gender identity. To recognize the including,a popular variant, LGBTQ adds the letter Q for those who are identity q***r or are questioning their gender identity and they are also recognized by a rainbow colour.
This has been a rising issue in Ghana and Africa as a whole. Ghana has been able through their effort hence passed Anti- gay bills which seeks jail terms for LGBTQ.
The proposed bill which is 'The Promotion Of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanians Family Values Bills 2021' could see LGBTQ communities imprisoned between five(5) to ten(10) years for identifying or advocating for their rights. Ghana's law already criminalize gay s*x by forbidding"annatural carnal knowledge".
Now the West African Country wants to go a step further in it's efforts to outlaw the LGBTQ community.
Some Citizens of Ho and it's environs also stands against and shared their views on this LGBTQ toin Ghana as some of our leaders too are fighting.

08/10/2021

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10/04/2021

On Wednesday,7th April 2021, the president of the fourth Republic of Ghana, President Nana Akufo Addo cut sod for the construction of 5 Million Ghana Cedis Ghana Award House.
According to President Akufo Addo,he explained that since it's inception in 1967,the Head of State Award Scheme has challenged and touched the lives of many young Ghanaians with some 750,000 young participating and still benefitting from the scheme.
"The provision of a Ghana Award House,to serve this purpose,is my commitment towards driving the agenda of the Award Scheme" the president said...
The President also noted that,the Ghana Award House project will be a two-storey office block with 200 capacity conference room,and training facility designed to house the National Secretariat of the Head of State Award Scheme once completed which means that Ghana "will be the second country in Africa,after Kenya and one of the countries globally,to have its own administrative office and also put Ghana ahead of many countries running the Duke of Edinburgh's international".
He also announced that,in in support of the operational cost which is five million Ghana Cedis,will be borne by the office of the President under the direct supervision of the Chief of Staff and will help drive growth,impact,and the effective and sufficient delivery of the Award Scheme to all young people in Ghana and beyond.
"Vehicles are also to be allocated to the Secretariat for it's use. The One Million contribution to this project, government pledges to do what it can to ensure that the project is completed in the next 36 weeks" he added..
President Akufo Addo called on individuals, corporate bodies, especially in the construction industry,to join hands and bring this project to fruition explaining that they can donate bags of cement, blocks and other building materials in support of the project.
"Together,we can help make this project a reality. I thank all who have contributed to the success of the Award Scheme. Now is not the time to rest on our oars,but to help realize the vision of an Award Scheme that is truly self-sustaining" the president added.

09/04/2021

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31/03/2021

MAN KILLED OVER A CALABASH OF PALM WINE.

A 53 year old farmer and also a palm wine tapper has been gun down over misunderstanding.
The 53 year old palm wine tapper,Nobert Ataafi was killed in Alavanyo Wudidi in the Volta Region during disagreement over palm wine at the palm wine tapping base.
According to the Murderer Akakpovi Tsatsu popularly known as kodzovi Komla,he gunshot his friend because he lied to him. He also stated that, on their way to the palm wine base,his friend told him the owner of the base has a limit to the number of calabash he will take. He also added that,when he(Akakpovi)was drinking,his friend (the deceased) refused him taken another calabash of palm wine so it became an argument where the deceased brought out his machet against him so he also removed his gun and shot at him fled.
He was later caught and assaulted by some irate residents and has been handed over to the Kpando Police Station for further investigation.
Source: Enyonam Cutis Nkrow

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