Charles Adu-Baah Jnr beat six others in campus-wide elections on Wednesday, April 17 to become the President-elect of the Students’ Representative Council (SRC) of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). He polled 11, 225 of the total valid votes cast, representing 65.96 per cent, to become the winner. He is set to … The post KNUST elects new SRC President appeared first on

The Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, Mrs Cecilia Abena Dapaah, says she is impressed with the installation of an integrated recycling and compost plant in Accra by waste management giant Zoomlion. The state-of-the-art plant located at the newly created Accra Waste Recovery Parl on the mortuary road, has a high material recovery rate of … The post Minister impressed

Former Executive Director of the National Service Scheme (NSS) Dr. Michael Kpessah Whyte has alleged that the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has handed jobs in the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) to over 600 party faithfuls since assumption of office in January, 2017. He claimed a lot more party sympathizers have also been pushed … The post [Video] Over 600

Work on the official residence of the Vice President has stalled awaiting a decision from government, according to project consultants AESL. Appearing before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Wednesday, April 17, the Managing Director of Architectural and Engineering Services Limited (AESL), Robert Abugre, revealed that his firm has not been paid since it was … The post Work on

Former Black Stars midfielder Otto Addo has been appointed an Assistant Manager at Bundes Liga side Borussia Dortmund. Otto Addo is to be in charge of youth football. Since retiring from active football in 2009, the German-born Ghanaian has served as assistant manager at Bundes Liga sides Hamburg SV and Borussia Monchengladbach. He was also … The post Ex-Black Stars player

The National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO) has assured its current strategy is robust enough to ensure uninterrupted supply of food commodities to Senior High Schools. Chief Executive of the company, Mr. Hanan Abdul-Wahab explained adequate measures have been taken to ensure academic work in government High Schools is not hampered. Mr. Abdul-Wahab was interacting … The post Don’t

On Monday, April 15, the United States of America congratulated the Densu Oyster Pickers’ Association (DOPA) and the Development Action Association (DAA) for the successful completion of the second annual oyster harvesting closed season.  Located in the Tsokomey community of the Ga South Municipal Assembly, both are local, community-led, non-governmental organizations committed to protecting Ghana’s … The post USA

When it comes to Beyoncé releases, there is usually an element of surprise. The singer — who perfected the secret album drop in 2013, and has since toyed with the tactic for releases like “Lemonade” and “Everything Is Love,” with her husband Jay-Z — did it again in the early morning hours Wednesday, one-upping the … The post ‘Homecoming’ Documentary Comes

Sudan’s former President Omar al-Bashir has been moved to Kobar maximum security prison, days after he was deposed in a military coup. Reports say the ex-leader has until now been detained at the presidential residence under heavy guard. He is reportedly being held in solitary confinement and is surrounded by tight security. Months of protests … The post Sudan ex-leader Bashir moved to prison

Former Peruvian President Alan García has died after shooting himself as police arrived at his home to arrest him over bribery allegations. Mr. García was rushed to hospital in the capital, Lima. His death was confirmed by current President Martín Vizcarra. A crowd of supporters gathered outside the hospital and were held back by a … The post Peru’s former president kills himself

Chairman of the National Council for Curriculum & Assessment (NaCCA) Professor Kwame Osei Kwarteng says Dr. J.B Danquah was mentioned several times in the new primary school curriculum because of his intellectual contribution to the country’s history. This is in response to some critics who have raised questions with the new curriculum, stating that Dr. … The post NaCCA

Former President Jerry John Rawlings has urged World Boxing Organisation (WBO) African Bantamweight champion, Joseph ‘Fresh King’ Agbeko to go all out as he defends his title against Tanzania’s Shabani Hashimu Zeberi on Good Friday April 19. The former President who is an avid boxing enthusiast said the whole country was behind Agbeko and promised … The post Rawlings urges Agbeko to victory appeared

A former deputy minister for Trade and Industry, Murtala Ibrahim Mohammed, has  said it was a senseless decision for the government to spend huge sums of money, claiming to be up GH¢18 billion, to clean the banking sector. The action eventually led to the collapse of seven banks and the downgrading of one. On assuming … The post Spending GH¢15b to collapse banks senseless

There was drama in the wee hours of Tuesday April 16 at Amanful West in Takoradi, when a man who broke into the living room of a tenant told him he only went there to take a nap. According to the suspected thief, he intended to continue a journey he was embarking on in the … The post Suspected thief caught in someone’s living room says he was taking a nap appeared

About two thousand members of Pentecost Students and Associates (PENSA) are expected to storm Pentecost Convention Centre at Gomoa-Fetteh at Kasoa in May this year for the historic inauguration of PENSA International. PENSA International, a union of all PENSAs across the globe, will be inaugurated during the Extraordinary Council Meeting on May 7, 2019 of … The post All is set for PENSA International

One of four persons who were shot when some angry youth of Mo attacked the Kintampo Divisional Police Station has died. The youth were at the police station to demand the release of about eight of their colleagues on detention on Tuesday in the Bono East Region. The police had to call for military reinforcement … The post Kintampo: One of four youth shot by a soldier dies appeared first

As concerns grow about the effect of harmful social media content on our children, we look at what tools are available for parents to regulate what kids see and how long they spend online. The struggle to prise them away from a life spent online is a familiar one for many beleaguered parents. Our youngsters … The post How can you stop your kids viewing harmful web content? appeared

In more proof that U.S. oil production is continuing to alter global oil markets, Russia’s finance minister Anton Siluanov said on Saturday that Russia and OPEC might decide to increase production to fight for market share with the U.S. His remarks were first covered by Russia’s Tass News Agency. Siluanov said that lower oil prices would then … The post Oil could fall to $40 if OPEC abandons

Michael Essien, former Ghana international will feature in the Soccer Aid for UNICEF match, at Stamford Bridge in June. The tireless enforcer, would lace his boots once more at Stamford Bridge, as he and ex-Chelsea team-mates Didier Drogba and Ricardo Carvalho have confirmed they will play for World XI against Joe Cole’s England XI on … The post Essien to play for World XI against England

The Electoral Commission (EC) has said its internal investigations have revealed that videos circulating on social media suggesting multiple voting in the December 27 referendum for the creation of six new regions are false. Mr Samuel Tettey, a Deputy Chairperson of the EC in-charge of Elections, speaking at a press conference, in Accra to outline … The post EC: Videos on social