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 …
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Sex for grade: Gyampo is disciplined, BBC was unfair – Legon student
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. …
Read More »‘I didn’t touch her; sit up or you’re useless’ – Gyampo to BBC as he threatens to sue
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 …
Read More »Government has lied to us – TUTAG
The Technical University Teachers Association of Ghana (TUTAG) has threatened an industrial action against the government over its failure to implement the conditions of service for public universities. In a press statement sighted by MyNewsGh.com, TUTAG expressed disappointment, explaining the government has downgraded some professors to assistant lecturers without the …
Read More »[VIDEO]: Professor Gyampo implicated in BBC’s ‘Sex for Grades’ exposé
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 …
Read More »[VIDEO]: Legon Lecturer caught in sex for grade scandal
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 …
Read More »[AUDIO] 2020 Elections: Ghanaian Associations In South Africa To Sponsor Campaign Against NPP If The Controversial CSE Is Approved
Ghanaian associations in South Africa have threatened to mobilize and sponsor people in both Ghana and South Africa to campaign against the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) government ahead of the 2020 general elections if the controversial Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) programme education is approved. According to them, President Akufo-Addo …
Read More »Children need knowledge on CSE – Aheto Tsegah
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 …
Read More »Fibroid not caused by sex, contraceptives – Gynaecologist
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 …
Read More »Akufo-Addo’s Cabinet rejects CSE
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 …
Read More »Former NPP TESCON president dead
The Ashanti Regional Youth Wing of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has been hit with the shocking death of Miss Abigail Boateng, a former President of the Tertiary Education Students Confederacy (TESCON) at the Garden City University College (GCUC). Miss Boateng until her unfortunate death yesterday, October 4, served the …
Read More »We’ll create jobs for the youth – Newly formed political party
The Newly formed Ghana Union Movement says it will provide jobs for the teeming unemployed youth in the country if it wins the 2020 polls. The leader of the party, Rev Christian Kwabena Andrews, who is also the founder of the life Assembly worship center, said despite the rapid youthful …
Read More »Honoris United Universities’ member institution, YKBS, receives accreditation for six new Career Development Programmes
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 …
Read More »Ejisu Delegates United In Their Commitment To Re-elect Owusu Aduomi
Delegates of the New Patriotic Party in Ejisu Constituency of the Ashanti Region have renewed their resolve to re- elect their incumbent Member of Parliament Honorable Kwabena Owusu Aduomi in the party’s upcoming parliamentary primaries scheduled for Jan 2020. Speaking to our Ashanti regional correspondence last week Saturday over the …
Read More »John Mahama transmogrifies his desperate moves to an obsession
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, …
Read More »Akufo-Addo to speak on Comprehensive Sexuality Education
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 …
Read More »10 unconventional Ghanaian meat delicacies that may knock you down
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 …
Read More »CSE: Akufo-Addo promoting homosexuality – Minority
Minority in parliament has backed calls for the immediate withdrawal of the controversial comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) programme. According to the Minority, President Akufo-Addo’s posture suggests he is welcoming of the LGBT community. Addressing the media in parliament Friday, Minority leader Haruna Iddrisu noted there is an agenda by government …
Read More »NDC exposed in sex education saga
It is turning out that the Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) appeared to have been found in the curriculum for basic schools was introduced by the previous National Democratic Congress (NDC) government in 2015. The CSE issue has sparked heated debate in the country after it met stiff opposition from religious …
Read More »Audio: CJ announces plans to construct a larger campus for Ghana School of law
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 …
Read More »NDC begs Rawlings over ‘controversial’ book
Top members of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) are pleading with their party’s founder, Jerry John Rawlings, not to launch a ‘controversial’ book he has authored.’ The controversial book dubbed: ‘The Triumph of Evil’ is said to have the potential of making mind-blowing discoveries about how the NDC struggled …
Read More »CSE: You can’t run away from your mess – Minority to Gov’t
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 …
Read More »I Was Too Hot For Mahama To Handle – Nunoo-Mensah
Former National Security Advisor Brigadier (rtd) Joseph Nunoo-Mensah has accused former President John Dramani Mahama of distancing himself from experienced and principled statesmen during his tenure as president. He said failure of Mr Mahama to listen to wise counsel contributed to his defeat in 2016. The former Chief of Defence …
Read More »NDC Not An Option; After Akufo Addo, Bawumia Will Be The Next Prez – Sir John
The CEO of Forestry Commission, Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, popularly known as Sir John is very positive the political demise of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) could become a reality, sooner than later. Sir John believes the NDC will not come to power until Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has …
Read More »NDC introduced CSE in 2015 – Education Ministry claims
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 …
Read More »EC opens nominations for District Assembly elections
The Electoral Commission (EC) will from Monday October, 7 open nominations for prospective Candidates who wish to contest for this year’s District Assembly and Unit Committee elections. This was contained in a News statement issued on Wednesday, signed by Mrs Jean Mensah, the Chairperson of the Commission and copied the …
Read More »Mahama didn’t fight corruption – Rawlings
The founder of National Democratic Congress (NDC), Flt. Lt. Jerry John Rawlings, has criticised ex-President John Mahama for lacking the commitment to fight corruption when he was in office. According to him, then President Mahama did not do anything meaningful regarding the fight against corruption. Without mincing words, former President …
Read More »Akufo-Addo Directs Secretariat To Reward SHS Graduate Full Scholarship
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 …
Read More »Audio: Martin Amidu better off as Daily Graphic editor – Lecturer
Some people are not impressed with the work done so far by Special Prosecutor, Martin Alamisi Amidu. Rather, they believe he is more focused on throwing ‘unnecessary’ tantrums and writing epistles when he is supposed to hit the ground running. In his view, the Special Prosecutor is not focused on …
Read More »NPP refused to use Mahama’s naked pictures against him – Kennedy Agyapong
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong, has claimed that a leading member of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) declined to receive and publish naked pictures of former President John Dramani Mahama prior to the 2016 elections. According to the maverick legislator, the late J.B. Danquah …
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