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Former Minister for Defence, Dr Kwame Addo-Kufuor, has been appointed as Chancellor of the Kumasi Technical University. Dr. Addo-Kufuor’s investiture is scheduled for Friday, September 30, 2022. Dr. Addo-Kufuor will become the first chancellor of the university, which was formally Kumasi Polytechnic. “Kumasi Technical University is pleased to announce the investiture …

The Rt. Hon. Kwasi Kwarteng, MP has been appointed the first black Finance Minister in Britain, otherwise known as UK Chancellor of the Exchequer. The new role of the British-born Ghanaian was announced today, September 6, 2022, by the office of Britain’s new Prime Minister, Liz Truss. Until this fresh appointment, …

It would seem that the year 2022 has so far proven to be a year for women, especially in academia. And when Dr. James Emmanuel Kwegyir Aggrey made his famous, “If you educate a man, you educate an individual, but if you educate a woman, you educate a whole nation” statement, he …

A former deputy leader and spokesperson of Somali militant group al-Shabab has been appointed as a government minister. Mukhtar Robow has been chosen as the religious affairs minister in Somalia’s new cabinet. He had been under house arrest for four years after being detained during the term of the previous …

The Ghana Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors has announced the appointment of Dr Patrick Kwaku Ofori as its new Chief Executive Officer. His tenure begins on August 1, 2022. He will be filling the vacancy created by the departure of the Chamber’s founding CEO, Senyo Hosi, who is stepping down …

Former Auditor-General, Daniel Yao Domelevo, has been appointed to the Audit and Finance Committee of Global Fund. The board approved his appointment, together with 11 others on the committee, on 4th May 2022. The Global Fund is a financing institution, providing support to countries in the response HIV, TB and …

The founder and leader of the National Democratic Party (NDP), Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings, is advocating for an amendment to the 1992 Constitution. She wants the constitution to be amended to ensure proper checks and balances within government structures. In her view, the section of the constitution that allows the …

Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia has congratulated the newly-appointed Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, Bishop Richard Kuuia Baawobr, M.Afr. Bishop Baawobr who was the Catholic Bishop of the Wa Diocese, has been elevated to Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church of Ghana by Pope Francis. In a Facebook post, Vice-President Bawumia …

The Catholic Bishop of the Wa Diocese, Most Rev. Richard Kuuia Baawobr, has been appointed a cardinal for the Catholic Church. Rev. Baawobr was appointed alongside 21 other cardinals who will assume their roles at the Vatican in August 2022. The list was announced by Pope Francis. Bishop Baawobr currently …

Ndiaye Maguette, the Senegalese referee who was at the center of controversies during Ghana’s World Cup qualifier against South Africa, has been included in the list of referees to officiate at the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Maguette who was later vindicated by FIFA; became topical after awarding Black Stars a …