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Nollywood actress, Ebube Nwagbo, has shared an emotional tribute following the death of actor, Alexx Ekubo, describing the loss as one of the hardest moments of her life.

In a heartfelt message posted on social media, Ebube said she still could not believe that the actor, whom she called Ikenna, was gone.

‘This is one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to write,’ she wrote.

The actress remembered Alexx Ekubo as a kind-hearted person who was deeply loved by many because of his warm personality and sense of humour.

According to her, the late actor always made people laugh with his jokes and playful nature.

‘You crack the heartiest jokes ever, had a great sense of humor, played the crankiest pranks and made everyone around you laugh,’ she stated.

Ebube also praised his love for family, friends and God, saying he genuinely cared for those around him and always showed up for them.

She described him as a ‘rare being’ whose presence brought warmth and kindness wherever he went.

The actress added that although his death was painful, she chooses to remember him with gratitude rather than grief.

‘Chief Ikuku1, you lived up to your name, the ‘Breeze’. You passed through just like the wind – unforgettable and gone too soon,’ she wrote.

Ebube concluded by offering prayers to the late actor’s family and loved ones while thanking him for the memories they shared together.

I have consistently argued that education must evolve to align with an economy that has shifted significantly from its pre-industrial foundations. Through a place-based study in the Ga-East Education District, I gained deeper insight into the lived realities of basic school educators. This experience revealed a growing disconnect between the demands placed on teachers and their ability to fulfil their professional roles effectively.

What is emerging is what I describe as the ‘Tired Educator’ phenomenon – teachers who, in many ways, have left the profession in spirit but remain present in body. They show up not out of passion or purpose, but because they feel they have no viable alternative. Physically present yet emotionally detached, they have significantly weakened their connection to the role.

This is not simply a matter of low motivation. Rather, it reflects the increasing difficulty teaching professionals face in sustaining competence amid evolving expectations, limited institutional support, and mounting pressures within the education system.

Quiet quitting, therefore, should not be dismissed as laziness or declining productivity. In many cases, it is a psychological coping mechanism in response to an increasingly unsustainable work environment.

I approached this inquiry with a strong personal bias, expecting to encounter disengaged public educators who viewed teaching as a fallback option. Instead, I found highly educated, intellectually capable professionals with a strong grasp of complex organisational concepts. Yet, much of this capability is redirected toward managing overcrowded classrooms of 30 or more students, often as a means of preserving their mental and physical well-being rather than resisting administrative authority.

This dynamic can be further understood through Social Exchange Theory, which frames the relationship between teachers and administrators as a psychological contract. When expectations around support, resources, and working conditions are not met, this contract becomes strained or broken, leading to withdrawal behaviours such as quiet quitting.

Teachers characterise the existing supervisory structure as ‘extractive’, giving them reason to believe that their efforts are being ‘rubbished’ by outsiders. As a result, motivation to engage in Organisational Citizenship Behaviour (the discretionary effort that drives institutional growth) has diminished. Additionally, teachers believe that interactional justice (e.g., being treated with dignity, being recognised for effort) has completely eroded. In response, teachers begin to guard their emotional and professional investment, withholding creative energy when their contributions are met with criticism rather than support.

One of the most critical consequences of this withdrawal is ‘Knowledge Hoarding as a Survival Mechanism.’ According to Knowledge Risk Theory, sharing a pedagogical innovation is a choice made by the teacher, but currently, teachers increasingly treat their instructional methods as private intellectual property. Consequently, teachers are working in silos because they believe that sharing a successful instructional practice will result in additional responsibilities without support or, worse yet, devaluing their instructional approach. The result is an organisational void. Although the innovative energy of individual teachers may be present, the school’s collective intelligence has stagnated, depriving GES of the internal growth it requires to succeed.

Beyond this institutional withdrawal, another layer of adaptation has emerged. For many educators in Ghana, the side hustle has become a new type of mental real estate. Due to low salaries and rising living costs in Accra, teachers are exporting their creative energy elsewhere. I witnessed teachers at both public schools and private religious schools using their talents in makeup artistry, selling fabric and offering private tutoring. This shift represents more than financial necessity; it reflects a redistribution of intellectual energy away from the classroom.

When the system fails to provide adequate distributive justice (a wage that supports a basic standard of living), teachers are compelled to invest their efforts elsewhere. In doing so, the education system inadvertently exports the very talent it depends on, depriving students of their teachers’ full capacity.

The ‘Crisis of Parental Disengagement’ is perhaps the saddest impact of these changes on teachers. The Free Education Policy (FEP) has created a perception among teachers that many parents have misinterpreted the FEP as a way to absolve them of their responsibilities.

Teachers are often left to fill the gap by using their salaries to fund basic supplies for students (e.g., uniforms and food), turning their relationship with each child into a ‘Moral Anchor’ for the teacher. They stick around for their kids after they have mentally left their contract with the administration. This places additional psychological burdens on teachers to support their students outside the school system while also continuing to support their own families on meagre salaries.

Relying on the diminishing goodwill of increasingly disengaged educators to sustain our education system is no longer viable. Without decisive action by the Ministry of Education and its private-sector partners to confront the ‘infrastructure shock’ of severely overcrowded classrooms and to reform the often-extractive nature of supervision, the ongoing exodus of teachers will persist. This will not only result in the loss of critical man-hours but also undermine long-term national development by eroding intellectual capital and the morale of those entrusted with shaping the nation’s future.

What is required now is a fundamental shift in approach. We must move away from punitive oversight and embrace a system grounded in supportive mentorship, one that restores dignity to the profession and re-engages the intellectual and emotional commitment of those shaping the nation’s future.

Former Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has raised concern over the health and detention conditions of his client, Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye DC, alleging that Abronye’s situation has worsened significantly while in custody.

Speaking on Joy FM’s Midday News, he alleged that lawyers have been denied access to Abronye DC, while in custody of the Bureau of National Intelligence (BNI).

‘They are not allowing the lawyers access to see him since Wednesday. When you go to the BNI, they say it is a police case. When you go to the police, they send you back. It has been back and forth,’ he disclosed.

He stated that Abronye’s wife is the only person who has been permitted to see him briefly, adding that he was unwell before his detention.

‘Her feedback to us is that his health is deteriorating significantly. He was already unwell and had recently travelled out of the country for treatment. His condition has worsened, and he is in a dire situation,’ he stressed.

Mr. Oppong Nkrumah condemned deliberate attempts to isolate the detained politician and suppress dissenting voices, and has called for due process and transparency in the handling of the matter.

He further accused authorities of delaying the legal process, stating that a court order denying bail took seven days to be made available to the defence.

‘A simple refusal of a bail application should not take seven days for the order to be drafted. It was only in the last hour after my first interview that my lawyers informed me that the court registrars had finally furnished us with a copy of the order,’ he said.

Abronye DC was rearrested on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, weeks after he had been granted bail in connection with allegations of misinformation and offensive public statements.

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has disclosed that Africa loses approximately $88.6 billion annually to corruption and illicit financial flows.

Mr. Bagbin, who is also Chairman of the African Parliamentarians’ Network Against Corruption (APNAC Africa), warned that the growing menace continued to undermine democratic governance, weaken institutions and erode public trust across the continent.

Speaking at the opening of the Second Executive Board Meeting of APNAC Africa in Kigali, Rwanda, Speaker Bagbin described the gathering as a defining moment in Africa’s pursuit of a corruption-free future anchored on good governance.

‘We meet today at a defining moment in our bid for a corruption-free Africa which thrives in good governance,’ he stated.

The meeting, hosted by Rwanda, brought together parliamentarians, anti-corruption advocates and international partners to deliberate on strategies aimed at strengthening anti-corruption efforts across the continent.

Citing figures from the African Union and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, Mr. Bagbin said the billions lost annually to corruption represented nearly 3.7 percent of Africa’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

According to him, the resources lost through corruption could otherwise be channelled into healthcare, education, infrastructure and social protection programmes.

‘Corruption continues to fuel inequality, poverty, insecurity, poor service delivery and public disillusionment, particularly among the youth,’ he stressed.

The APNAC Africa Chairman also warned of emerging threats posed by the misuse of artificial intelligence and digital technologies – cyber-enabled corruption and sophisticated transnational financial crimes.

He called for innovative, coordinated and future-oriented responses to address the evolving nature of corruption on the continent.

Despite the challenges, Mr. Bagbin identified several African countries as examples of effective anti-corruption governance.

He commended Rwanda, Botswana, Seychelles, Mauritius and Ghana for demonstrating that strong political will, institutional discipline, digitisation of public services and effective monitoring systems could significantly reduce corruption and restore public confidence.

‘These countries have shown what is possible when leadership is committed to accountability and reform,’ he said.

He paid special tribute to Rwanda for what he described as visionary leadership and institutional reforms that had strengthened accountability and national transformation.

Mr. Bagbin reminded parliamentarians of their responsibility as custodians of public trust, urging them to intensify efforts to promote transparency and accountability in governance.

‘We are not merely lawmakers. We are custodians of public trust. We are representatives of the aspirations of millions of Africans who expect integrity in public leadership and accountability in governance,’ he declared.

He noted that since assuming office as President of APNAC Africa during the network’s 9th Biennial General Meeting in Accra in November 2025, the leadership had adopted a vision of building a stronger and more impactful continental parliamentary movement against corruption.

Mr. Bagbin further urged members to use the upcoming African Anti-Corruption Day on July 11 as a platform for advocacy, parliamentary action, youth engagement and renewed commitment to integrity.

He also expressed appreciation to the government and people of Rwanda, APNAC Africa board members and international partners, particularly the Global Organisation of Parliamentarians Against Corruption (GOPAC), for supporting the anti-corruption agenda across Africa.

Savana Signatures, a non-governmental organisation using innovative technology and participatory approaches to advance inclusive community development, accountable governance, and equitable access to essential services, has launched its annual report in Tamale, Northern Region.

The event brought together stakeholders, development partners, government representatives, and civil society actors to reflect on the impact of its work over the past year.

The report highlighted how Savana Signatures delivered meaningful, people-centred impact projects across Ghana.

The Executive Director of Savana Signatures, Dr. Stephen Agbenyo, at the launch indicated that 2025 tested their resolve as an organisation, stressing that it was marked by uncertainty in the development financing landscape, shifting community needs, and increasing pressure on organisations to demonstrate relevance, accountability, and results. He stated that Savana Signatures remained focused on its purpose, creating and scaling ICT-enabled solutions that promote human capital development, community well-being, and individual resilience.

‘Across 2025, we worked with communities, schools, health systems, young people, women, persons with disabilities, entrepreneurs, and local institutions. Through our programmes in health, education, livelihoods, environmental resilience, and social inclusion, we saw once again that technology is most powerful when it is people-centred, locally grounded, and connected to trusted systems,’ he noted.

According to him, the annual report is therefore not only a record of activities and numbers, but it reflects lives reached, partnerships strengthened, lessons learned, and the collective effort of communities and institutions committed to inclusive development.

‘Over the past two years, Savana Signatures has taken a bold step to make annual reporting more accessible and engaging by presenting our report not only in print, but also in video format. This approach allows the voices, faces, and realities behind the data to be seen and heard. This innovative approach brings evidence closer to people, and makes accountability more public, practical, and inclusive.

‘This year, we are taking that innovation further. We are not simply releasing a video report; we are presenting it through direct engagement with our board, donors, partners, and stakeholders. This matters because reporting should not be a one-way communication. It should be a space for reflection, questioning, learning, alignment, and renewed commitment,’ he stated.

Dr. Agbenyo said Savana Signatures has built a strong track record of delivery across health, education, livelihoods, digital innovation, social inclusion, community engagement, and systems strengthening, and have platforms, field presence, technical capacity, trusted community relationships, and a proven ability to turn ideas into practical results.

‘Savana Signatures remains an under utilised partner within Ghana’s development sector. As you engage with our 2025 report, we invite you to see Savana Signatures not only as an implementing organisation, but as a strategic partner capable of co-creating, testing, scaling, and sustaining solutions that respond to Ghana’s development priorities. We remain ready to contribute to building a more inclusive, healthy, empowered and resilient society,’ he said.

The Northern Regional Minister, Ali Adolf John, commended Savana Signatures for sustaining a commitment to inclusive development across areas such as Human Capital Development, Sustainable Environmental Management and Resilience, Social Inclusion, and Technology, Innovation, and Training.

He acknowledged Savanna Signatures focus on young people and vulnerable populations, and the decision to keep ICT at the centre of its programme areas.

‘Savana Signatures is directly aligned with Government’s broader direction to accelerate Ghana’s digital transformation and ensure that the benefits of the digital economy reach all segments of society. The Government’s Digital Economy Policy and Strategy underscores the need for inclusive growth through digital transformation so that our citizens can build capabilities, access opportunities, and participate meaningfully in a fast evolving economy,’ he stressed.

In our part of the world where there is dearth of infrastructural developments, politicians depend on promises to undertake same during their vote-seeking rounds.

Their ability therefore to convince the electorate about their capability and willingness to fulfil their promises in that regard will determine the number of votes they get at every given location.

It is simple to differentiate the sincere politicians from the contrary by juxtaposing their stewardship against their promises upon assumption of leadership at the throttles of state.

Politicians with the tendency of being economical with the truth soon change their tongues when the reins are in their hands.

Like bad workmen, they soon blame their failings not upon their tools but so-called inefficiencies of their predecessors.

At the time Candidate John Mahama assured Ghanaians that he would complete the Agenda 111 health projects strewn across the country, what was in his mind?

His assurance came in the wake of warnings from the New Patriotic Party (NPP), originators of Agenda 111, that Ghanaians should expect cessation of the near-completed projects given the National Democratic Congress’s (NDC) record of abandoning infrastructural works they inherited from previous governments.

Here we are under a John Mahama’s second and last term and the hymn has changed. He is reported to have stated that it was not prudent to start 111 hospital projects simultaneously.

Saying this after taking over as President is completely at variance with his pre-election assurance and bespeaks insincerity and dishonesty.

Did he not interrogate the subject sufficiently before giving the assurance that he would not abandon the project? And what does this say about him as the First Gentleman?

Politicians should be mindful about their words since these would be available for playback in future, especially in an internet-powered age.

It is instructive that Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh’s posturing does not point at an appetite on the part of government to complete the projects anytime soon. Even the Weija Children’s Specialist Hospital, complete and ready for commissioning, has been abandoned.

Is it not acceptable to draw the conclusion on this score that Ghanaians were scammed by the NDC when they told their compatriots that the projects would be completed?

It is important to note that besides addressing the health infrastructure deficit in the country, the Agenda 111 was intended to absorb the many unemployed nurses being churned out by the health training institutions across the country.

We have taken note of the announcement that unemployed nurses would be engaged as volunteers by government. Was that what they were told when the President, then a candidate, sought their votes? He assured them about automatic postings and they were excited. Now they are the wiser, especially when they are reminded about what the President said about politics. In politics, he said, the truth is blended with lies so the electorate can be convinced to vote for them.

With the Florence Nightingale module of volunteerism now being adopted for unemployed nurses, not employing the health workers this year or perhaps next year is an undeniable fact.

The Agenda 111, now a useless project in the estimation of the President, is closer to the President’s Utopian 24-Hour Economy dream because such facilities will operate for the said period with health workers such as doctors, pharmacists, nurses, dentists and others working on shift basis.

Indeed, it is better than the really useless project of building ‘ghost’ markets dubbed 24-hour markets.

The reigning Telecel Ghana Music Awards (TGMA) Gospel Artiste of the Year, Diana Hamilton, is set to stage a spirit-filled musical concert dubbed ‘The Experience’ at Columbus, Ohio in the United States.

She made the announcement on her social media page, sparking excitement among some fans who, over the past few months, have been advocating for a concert following the success of the Ghana edition of ‘Awake Experience with Diana Hamilton.’

In a post sighted by BEATWAVES on Instagram, Diana Hamilton wrote, ‘Columbus, Ohio, US Mark your calendars! The Experience with Diana Hamilton @thexperiencewithdianahamilton is coming to Columbus on Saturday, October 3, 2026.

‘I’m really looking forward to a beautiful time of worship, praise, and fellowship together as we DWELL in the presence of God. Save the date! More details soon!’

Meanwhile, as anticipation grows, Diana Hamilton is yet to announce the artistes booked to perform at the concert.

‘The Experience with Diana Hamilton’ started as an annual worship concert and it’s now one of Ghana’s biggest gospel events.

The concert began in 2014 in London under the name ‘The Experience with Diana Hamilton.’ The first edition was held in May 2014. At the time, Diana was based in the UK, and the event was meant to create a space for uninhibited praise and worship.

Ghana hosted its first edition in 2016. Since then, the concert has alternated between the UK and Ghana, but Ghana became the main base. By 2016-2017, the Ghana editions were held in Accra and Kumasi.

Over 10 years, it has featured artistes like Mercy Chinwo, Efe Grace, KODA, Moses OK, Perez Musik, Obaapa Christy, Ohemaa Mercy, and Daughters of Glorious Jesus.

Ghana have been drawn in Group C alongside Cote d’Ivoire, Gambia and Somalia for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.

The draw was held on Tuesday at the headquarters of the Egyptian Football Association in Cairo as African nations learned their routes to the continental tournament.

Ghana entered the draw from Pot 2 and were aware of the possibility of facing some of Africa’s top-ranked sides, including Morocco, Senegal and Nigeria. The Black Stars have now been handed a challenging group featuring former African champions Cote d’Ivoire, while Gambia and Somalia completing the four-team group.

The qualification campaign will follow CAF’s traditional format, with 48 teams divided into 12 groups of four. The top two teams from each group will qualify for the finals.

The 2027 tournament will be jointly hosted by Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda in the first East African co-hosting arrangement in the competition’s modern era.

Ghana head into the qualifiers determined to avoid another disappointing campaign after failing to qualify for the previous edition in Morocco. The Black Stars finished bottom of their qualifying group behind Angola, Sudan and Niger.

CAF has also condensed the qualification schedule because of the short period before the finals, which are scheduled to run from June 19 to July 17, 2027.

Matchdays one and two will be played between September 21 and October 6, 2026, while matchdays three and four are set for November 9 to 17, 2026. The final two rounds of qualifiers will take place from March 22 to 30, 2027.

Floodwaters submerged parts of the Biriwa-Cape Coast-Takoradi road last Monday after a downpour in the area.

There was therefore vehicular traffic on the stretch, particularly near the police check point along the road, which made commuters from Accra to Takoradi stranded for a while.

It was gathered that local residents who discovered the flooding at dawn alerted the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), prompting an emergency response.

Meanwhile, some of the residents blamed a nearby construction work for the flooding.

They asserted that a private developer is currently filling a low lying area near the police check point for a project, and alleged that the filing has weakened the drainage system as well as the embankment, and therefore contributed to the flooding.

‘We came here and realised water has covered all the road after the heavy rains. Some cars were stuck but we managed to help the drivers to move.

‘It looks like the drainage has been blocked, because of the filling,’ one of the residents lamented.

It was gathered that the Central Regional Minister, Ekow Panyin Okyere Eduamoah, quickly directed the Regional NADMO team to send appropriate machines to the flooded area to help empty blocked drainage channels so that the water can flow, to allow vehicular traffic also to flow.

Madam Janet Quansah, special aide to the regional minister, who visited the scene, said authorities were assessing the damage in the area, adding, ‘Minister will take urgent steps to ensure motorists are not stranded. We have requested heavy equipment to clear the drainage and stabilise the embankment.’

Some of the drivers appealed to the authorities to find lasting solution to the flooding.

The Asokwa District Court Two in Kumasi has adjourned to June 1, 2026, a case involving a transport operator and member of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU), Hamisu Ibrahim, who is facing charges of abetment of crime, to wit threat of harm.

The court, presided over by Her Honour Vida Achiaa Yeboah, adjourned the matter after rejecting a request by the prosecution for a bench warrant to be issued against the accused person.

During proceedings, Prosecutor ASP Stephen Ofori told the court that both the accused person and his surety were given advance notice on Friday, May 15, 2026, and had assured the prosecution of their presence in court on Monday.

According to the prosecutor, at about 10:30 a.m. on the day of the hearing, attempts to contact the surety proved unsuccessful as the surety allegedly declined to speak, while the accused person’s phone was switched off.

The prosecutor argued that the conduct of the accused person indicated attempts to evade justice and, therefore, prayed the court to issue a bench warrant for his arrest.

However, lawyer for the accused person, Henry Asante, opposed the application, insisting that the prosecution had failed to provide any evidence of communication between the prosecution and the accused person or his surety.

Defence counsel further explained that the accused person took ill on Sunday and was admitted to the Boakye Danquah Memorial Hospital before being discharged on Monday morning.

Counsel tendered a medical excuse letter before the court indicating that the accused person was unfit to undertake any activity, including attending court proceedings, for two weeks and was expected to return for medical review on May 29, 2026.

He, therefore, prayed the court for a short adjournment.

In her ruling, Her Honour Vida Achiaa Yeboah stated that since the court had not sighted any ‘core record’ of communication between the prosecution and the accused person or the surety, the court would tread cautiously in the matter.

The court subsequently adjourned the case to June 1, 2026, and directed the prosecution to ensure the accused person appears before the court on the next adjourned date.

The facts of the case were not read in court.

According to police facts, the complainant, Sumaila Boakye Mohammed, Ashanti Regional Chairman of the GPRTU of TUC Ghana, reported the matter to the Regional Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Headquarters in Kumasi over alleged threats linked to an ongoing civil case.

Police investigations revealed that there have been several litigations between the complainant and some members of the GPRTU in the Ashanti Region, including the accused person, with some of the cases currently pending before the High Courts in Kumasi.

The prosecution alleged that on March 27, 2026, the complainant spotted four men in the company of the accused person at the court premises during proceedings involving the accused.

The prosecution further indicated that on April 1, 2026, one Mubarak Suleman allegedly informed the complainant that he and three others had been hired by the accused person to harass, intimidate and threaten him to abandon the civil case.

The matter was subsequently reported to the police, leading to the arrest of the accused person.

In his cautioned statement made in the presence of an independent witness, Hamisu Ibrahim reportedly admitted hiring the four men, but explained that they were only engaged to provide surety for a member of the GPRTU.

Meanwhile, after proceedings, the complainant addressed some members of the association who accompanied him to court and appealed to them to remain calm and patient.

He cautioned them against taking the law into their own hands, and urged them to allow the court process to take its course.

He also thanked them for their support.