February 7, 2026

Vice president

From classroom to politics: Meet Ghana’s first female Vice President, Jane Opoku-Agyemang

Kenneth Ifeanyichuckwu04 mins

By Adekunle Sulaimon Ghana was in a frenzy mood when President John Mahama was sworn in in Accra, the capital of the country, on Tuesday. At the centre of attraction was 73-year-old newly sworn-in Vice-President Professor Jane Opoku-Agyemang. Opoku-Agyemang made history as the first elected female VP in the country’s history. The inauguration was attended…

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Health risks worsen as 48m Nigerians practice open defecation

Kenneth Ifeanyichuckwu037 mins

By Chioma Obinna The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima had on the 2024 World Toilet Day launched the revised Clean Nigeria Campaign, CNC, Strategic Plan to eradicate open defecation by 2030, with nearly 48 million Nigerians still practicing open defecation. The CNC Strategic Plan aims to declare all 774 local government areas open defecation-free by…

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