Eight days into the month of October, the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) saw 58,219 shares trading at a market value of GHS 68,976.16. Closing with an all losers market; the worth of the exchange declined by 0.37% (GHS 207.22million) to end the day at GHS 56,091.17 million. CAL Bank (CAL) …

Oscar Yao Doe, the Chairman of Doscar Group, has yet again brought to questioning the personalities of Finance Minister; Mr. Ken Ofori-Atta, Governor of the Bank of Ghana; Ernest Addison and Nii Amanor Dodoo; a former principal partner at KPMG Ghana, for their roles in the banking crisis in the …

Fumbisi Senior High School in the Builsa South District of Upper East Region has been closed down following a series of strange incidents on the school’s campus. At least 11 female students were rushed to the hospital on Monday after falling down and becoming unconscious. The school’s management has sent …

Professor Ransford Gyampo and Professor Paul Kwame Butakor have been interdicted by the University of Ghana following the BBC’s “Sex for Grades” documentary. A press statement copied to Ghanaweb states that two lecturers will be invited by the Anti-Sexual Harassment Committee for investigations. “Given that commitment, the Business and Executive …

The Accra High Court adjudicating the case of former Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) CEO, Dr Stephen Kwabena Opuni and businessman, Mr Seidu Agongo, on Monday, October 7, 2019 forced to adjourn the matter for a month to allow the Court of Appeal make a determination on yet another stay of …

The demonstration embarked by National Association of Law Students turned nasty when the police fired live cartridges and sprayed water on the demonstrators, who sat in the middle of the road creating traffic jam. This compelled the students to run helter-skelter for their dear lives with some seeking asylum in …

A student of Professor Yaw Gyampo says the under-fire lecturer is well behaved and very respected by his students. According to Enam, the lecturer who stands accused of sexual harassment in the BBC’s latest investigative piece – Sex for Grades- is very much liked by all those he teachers now. …

The Head of European Studies at the University of Ghana (UG), Professor Ransford Edward Gyampo, who has been implicated in the latest ‘Sex for grades’ investigative documentary of the BBC Africa Eye has hinted at suing the British media house. Prof Gyampo was seen making what the documentary described as …

A political science lecturer at the University of Ghana, Professor Ransford Edward Gyampo has been caught up in the “sex for grades” investigations carried out by BBC Africa Eye. Professor Gyampo, who is also the Head of European Studies at the University of Ghana, in the compromising video was seen …

Academic institutions in West Africa have increasingly been facing allegations of sexual harassment by lecturers. This type of abuse is said to be endemic, but it’s almost never proven. After gathering dozens of testimonies, BBC Africa Eye sent undercover journalists posing as students inside the University of Lagos and the …

A former Director of the Ghana Education Service, Charles Aheto Tsegah, believes that the Comprehensive Sexuality Education is very necessary for Ghanaian children in this modern age. Speaking on The Big Issue on Citi TV, he challenged the argument that comprehensive sexuality education would cause the kids to engage in …

A Gynaecologist at the Eden Family Hospital, Dr Andre Kwasi-Kumah, has dispelled the notion that fibroid is caused by sexual intercourse. The disease, he explained, had nothing to do with sexual intercourse either at an early or advanced age and debunked the notion that it is also caused by contraceptive …

The Cabinet of President Akufo-Addo rejected the proposed guidelines on Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) when it came up for consideration, Kasapafmonline.com has learnt. The Minister of Education Dr. Matthew Opoku Premeph who made the confirmation at the National Teachers Awards Ceremony in Kumasi said the country has no plans of …

Honoris United Universities, the first pan-African private higher education platform, announces the accreditation of six new programmes at YKBS. As a leading private business school in Mauritius, YKBS now offers more than 20 degree and certificate programmes. YKBS worked to adapt and accredit the six programmes from two other prestigious …

For many, John Mahama’s desperation in his comeback agenda cannot be underestimated. Now he has transmogrified his desperate moves to an obsession. The Minister of Education has given ample evidence to convince Ghanaians that CSE would not be part of the course outline to be taught our children in schools, …

President Nana Akufo-Addo is set to speak on the controversial Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) programme. The Information Minister took to Twitter to announce the event but did not State the day. President @NAkufoAddo will this wknd address faith based organizations on the fears that pro LGBTQ teachings will soon find …

Auditor-General Daniel Yaw Domelevo has revealed exclusively to Class91.3FM in a yet-to-be-aired interview on ‘State of The Nation’ hosted by Blessed Sogah next week Wednesday that he will surcharge Senior Minister Yaw Osafo-Maafo in the second week of October 2019 if the former Finance Minister fails to provide evidence of …

October 4 is marked internationally as World Animal Day to take action for animal rights and welfare. Animals are a large part of the Ghanaian community and ecosystem hence the need to protect their being no matter how wild or dangerous they are. While protection is a key factor in …

Chief Justice (CJ) Sophia Akuffo has announced that plans are advanced to ensure that the 2020 budget will provide funding for the construction of a larger campus for the Ghana School of Law. She says land was acquired years back but construction had not started. The General Legal Council, which …

The Minority in Parliament has said government actually intended instructing the controversial Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) at the basic school levels. The Minority Leader, Harruna Iddrisu at a press conference on Friday, 4 October 2019 said the funding for that project featured in the 2019 budget statement presented to parliament …

Education Ministry has said the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) begun a process to introduce the controversial Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) into the curriculum of public basic schools. The Spokesperson for the Ministry, Vincent Assafuah, said Wednesday, that members of the opposition party who are joining the public condemnation of …

President Akufo-Addo has directed the Ghana Scholarships Secretariat to issue a full scholarship to one Abednego Sackey after some persons at the presidency drew the President’s attention to the plight of the Senior High School graduate on social media. Abednego Sackey, a native of Subriso, in the Eastern region, who …

Miss Khadijatu Iddrisu has received an award on behalf of the affable and astute businessman Alhaji Salamu Amadu, the group Chairman of the Afro Arab in Gambia. The Chairman of the Afro Arab Group of Companies, Alhaji Abdul Salamu Amadu was awarded as one of the most influential leaders across …

The Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority, Hassan Tampuli says discussions about taxes on petroleum products should be situated in a certain context, since there has been an overall reduction in taxes on petroleum products since the current Akufo-Addo government assumed office in 2017. “The discussion regarding the …

Suspended member of the New Patriotic Party Manaf Ibrahim is reported to have said that, the seat of government presented two options for him to choose, either to contest the seat or to be sacked and he chose the former, I.e to contest the seat. If that was the case, …

The Students Representative Council (SRC) of the University for Development Studies (UDS), Navrongo Campus has given management of the school and the government a three-day ultimatum to restore electricity on the campus following the disconnection of the school from the national grid by the Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCO) or …

The Communications Manager of the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL), Stanley Martey has revealed that about 42% of water produced by the company is unaccounted for. This, he said, is birthed by consumers’ refusal to pay bills, unscrupulous persons connecting to the grid illegally and high cost of production; juxtaposed …

Indigenous car maker Kantanka says it is poised to manufacture electric cars before the end of this year. Chief Executive Officer Kwadwo Safo Kantanka Junior says the move is to further prove to Ghanaians and the world that they are capable to stand the innovation competition on the global stage. …

The price of Fanyogo and FanIce have been increased effective 1 October 2019. The price for Fanyogo and Fanchoco which was formerly sold at GHS1.00 will now sell at GHS1.20p while the price of FanIce 250ML goes for GHS5.00. The increase comes at a time the Public Utilities and Regulatory …

Despite complains of high unemployment rate in the country, Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has said the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government has employed 350,000 Ghanaians in the public sector in two years. According to Dr Bawumia the government has given clearance for people to be recruited as nurses, teachers, at …