The Ghana Police Service has justified the use of what it calls reasonable force to disperse agitating law students who protested to demand reforms in the legal education system. The Police stopped the protestors at the Ako-Adjei Interchange in Accra, preventing them from getting close to the seat of government; resulting in the firing of […] The post Police justify
Chairperson of the anti-sexual harassment committee of the University of Ghana (UG), Dr. Margaret Amoakohene has refuted allegations made against some lecturers of the institution cited in the BBC Africa Eye documentary, saying that there is no evidence that shows that they slept with the students to give them better grades. Two of the university’s […] The post No
The University of Lagos in Nigeria says it has suspended a lecturer featured in a BBC documentary on sexual harassment at two top West African universities. This comes shortly after Boniface Igbeneghu, who is also a pastor, was suspended by his church. There has been an outcry on social media after a report by BBC’s […] The post Nigeria university suspends ‘sex for
President of the University of Ghana (UG) chapter of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), Dr. Samuel Nkumban has stated that the recent documentary by BBC Africa Eye on alleged sexual harassments lacks the substance for it to be tagged “Sex For Grades.” Dr. Nkumban is convinced that no portion of the video is […] The post BBC’s
The gloomy grey skies after a downpour matched the mood of some of the students at the University of Ghana’s Law Faculty the day I took a trip there. The country was still processing the news of the mass failure at the Ghana School of Law entrance exam; the latest in the now annual alarming […] The post Adogla writes: The Chief Justice remains
The Ghana Bar Association (GBA) has called for calm among agitated law students pushing for reforms in the country’s legal education system. Hundreds of law students and members of the public hit the streets yesterday, Monday to demand for change in a demonstration dubbed #OpenUpLegalEducation. The protesters were prevented from marching to the Jubilee House […] The post GBA
Sweden’s king has removed five of his grandchildren from the royal house. The decision by King Carl XVI Gustaf means the children no longer have the title of royal highness and are not expected to perform official royal duties. They will remain members of the royal family and retain their titles of dukes and duchesses. […] The post Swedish King Carl Gustaf
The group of law students who hit the streets on Monday to demand reforms in the country’s legal education system have described as unprofessional the actions by officials of the Ghana Police Service that led to violence that marred the protest. According to them, the police’s argument of not receiving notification ahead of the protest hence […] The post Police
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