An Associate Professor and the Dean of the School of Information and Communications Studies at the University of Ghana, Professor Audrey Gadzekpo has said that the committee set up to probe the sexual misconduct allegations leveled against some lecturers of the university will start its work early next week. She …
Read More »A/R: Road contractors abandon sites after Akufo-Addo visit
Residents of Kumasi are fuming with anger as contractors who were seen on sites working to fix broken roads have left the locations immediately after President Akufo-Addo’s visit. According to Ultimate FM’s Isaac Bediako Justice, the residents said they suddenly saw contractors back to the abandon roads few days before …
Read More »Sex-for-grades: Nigeria introduces anti-harassment bill
A bill has been introduced in the Nigerian senate that seeks to prevent sexual harassment of students in universities. This follows the broadcast of a BBC documentary exposing widespread sexual misconduct by multiple lecturers at two top West African Universities. In a statement, the deputy president of the senate said …
Read More »Top USA rapper to visit Ghana after Sarkodie’s speech at BET Awards
American rapper, Chance The Rapper has readied himself for a trip to Ghana as part of the Year of Return initiative. The move, according to social media sources, was fueled by rapper Sarkodie’s speech at this year’s BET where he urged the African Americans community in the United States of America to …
Read More »“Remain Focussed, Deliver On Your Mandate” – Otumfuo To President Akufo-Addo
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has urged the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, not to be side-tracked, but remain focused and deliver on his mandate to the Ghanaian people. According to the Asantehene, ”it is always good that you leave Jubilee House to go around the …
Read More »GFA race: Palmer losses appeal
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) Normalisation Committee has thrown out an appeal by renowned football administrator Wilfred Kwaku Osei concerning his disqualification from the GFA presidential race. The Tema Youth FC president submitted a protest in hopes of overturning a Vetting Committee recommendation for his elimination. The disqualification was based …
Read More »Suspend education bills immediately – Teacher unions tell Parliament
Some teacher unions are demanding that Parliament suspends three educational bills which the Ministry of Education (MoE) has laid before the House. The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGR AT), Teachers and Educational Workers Union (TEWU) and Coalition of Concerned Teachers Ghana (CCT-GH) say …
Read More »Your last warning – Sarkodie cautions bleaching ladies
Winner of the 2019 BET International Flow act award, Sarkodie, has advised African women to desist from bleaching their skin and instead start appreciating their natural skin color. Taking his turn on the BET Cypher, Michael Owusu Addo, gave a deep and flawless rap verse on a topic that has …
Read More »I almost left Barcelona five years ago – Messi
Lionel Messi has revealed that he almost left Barcelona in 2014 after he and his father were charged with tax fraud. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner was alleged to have used tax havens in Belize and Uruguay to conceal earnings from image rights, and as such defrauded Spain of €4.1 …
Read More »Turkey boosts troops to cross Syria border ‘shortly’
Turkey has boosted its forces on the Syrian border ahead of a long-threatened incursion that could target Kurdish-led forces allied to the US. Troops would cross into Syria “shortly”, a presidential aide said. Turkey wants to create a “safe zone” cleared of a Kurdish militia that will also house some …
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