The Council of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has abolished all Junior Common Room (JCR) systems of hall management by students. Hall weeks and Students Representative Council (SRC) celebrations coupled with morale sessions have also been suspended. “Any student who participates in the organisation of ‘morale’ and/or ‘procession’ …
Read More »Angry residents threaten to demolish ‘death trap’ school block
Angry residents of Gomoa Appiakrom Debiso in the Central Region have threatened to pull down a school building which they say has become a death trap in the community. According to the residents, their children’s lives are in danger as the building may collapse if is not demolished. Speaking in …
Read More »KNUST to revoke certs of old students involved in Conti-Katanga skirmishes
Management of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, KNUST, has decided to withdraw the certificates of former students who took part in the riot on campus. This was revealed by the University’ Relations Officer, Dr. Daniel Norris Bekoe in an interview on TV3. The Management has also decided …
Read More »KNUST: Some have lost their eyes- Student recounts clash
A student at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) with given name as Kofi has stated that some students have lost their eyes and arms as a result of the clash between the Continental and Katanga Halls. There was a violent clash between students of the University …
Read More »KNUST clash: How Katanga residents launched unprovoked attack on Conti
Management of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have reacted to the clash between students of Unity Hall popularly known as Conti and University Hall popularly known as Katanga hall. In an interview with Accra-based Asaase Radio, the University’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), Dr. Daniel Norris Bekoe, …
Read More »VIDEO: Violent scenes at KNUST as students of Conti, Katanga halls clash
Information reaching GhanaWeb is that violence has broken out in parts of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, KNUST. It follows clashes between residents of Unity Hall popularly known as Conti and University Hall popularly known as Katanga hall. It is not immediately known what may have sparked the clash, …
Read More »OWASS carjackers granted GHS80,000 bail
The three final-year students of Opoku Ware Senior High School (OWASS), who were arrested for robbery, have been granted bail of GHS80,000 with five sureties each on Tuesday, 16 August 2022. All three were charged with conspiracy to commit robbery, robbery and unlawful damage. Their pleas were, however, preserved. They threatened …
Read More »Teachers urged to reward good students with plots of land
An Associate Professor with the School of Agriculture at the University of Cape Coast, Prof Julius Kofi Hagan, is urging teachers to reward students who exhibit good deeds with plots of land. The land he says should be solely used for farming to increase students’ interest in agriculture. According to …
Read More »CHASS threatens to shut down SHSs over nonpayment of arrears
The Northern Region branch of the Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) has threatened to close down Senior High Schools (SHSs) for non-payment of monies for perishables. In a statement after an emergency meeting in the Northern region on August 15 2022, the Council catalogued a number of …
Read More »Three Opoku Ware SHS final year students arrested for robbery
Three final-year students of Opuku Ware SHS have been arrested by the Police for their involvement in a robbery attack. The students, between the ages of 17 and 19, were reported to have chartered a taxi from Santansi to Golden Tulip around 11:30pm. When the driver got to Golden Tulip, …
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