In light of recent events involving the arrest of four Ghanaian students in the United States for allegedly using forged documents to gain university admission, B. Akwetey Amaah, CEO of KasaTalk Study Abroad, has emphasized the importance of securing overseas education through honest and secure means. KasaTalk Study Abroad, a …
Read More »I used to study with candle and it will burn my hair – Akosua Hanson recounts ‘dumsor’ experience
Media Personality, Artistic Activist and Culture Curator, Akosua Hanson has commended government over its vision to provide 90% electricity accessibility by the close of next year. While on the topic, she recounted some of her experiences at the University of Ghana due to unstable power supply in her quest to …
Read More »Low or high amount of alcohol could increase risk of over 60 diseases, new study finds
Any amount of alcohol could increase the risk of developing at least one of more than 60 diseases, according to new research published Thursday, June 8 in the journal Nature Medicine. The 512,000 study participants, of whom 41% were men, were recruited from 10 areas across China. Oxford …
Read More »Asuogyaman District: Pupils of Adomi basic school study on bare floor
Pupils of Adomi D/A Basic school at Adomi, a suburb of Atimpoku in the Asuogyaman District of the Eastern Region, have no access to furniture such as dual desks to study on. The lack of furniture in the school has forced students at the lower and upper primary levels to …
Read More »82 police officers sue IGP for failing to promote them after study leave
Some aggrieved police officers, numbering a total of eighty-two (82), have sued the Attorney General (1st Defendant), the Ghana Police Service (2nd Defendant), and the Inspector General of Police (3rd Defendant) for acting unfairly and capriciously with respect to the failure of the Ghana Police Service to promote them after …
Read More »Skin bleaching, another cause of breast cancer – Study reveals
A study, conducted by the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital and Peace and Love Hospital, has cautioned women, in particular, to desit from skin bleaching which is a high risk factor to breast cancer. The “Breast Self Study” research which was sponsored by the National Cancer Institute …
Read More »Brainy but needy orphan gets sponsorship to study pharmacy at KNUST
The 19-year-old orphan science student who obtained 7As and B3 in West Africa Senior Secondary School Certificate (WASSCE) but ended up selling tomatoes and onions on the streets of Koforidua due to financial challenges has gained admission on sponsorship to pursue Doctor of Pharmacy program at Kwame Nkrumah University of …
Read More »Pupils of Kpandema Primary School lie on bare floor to study, write exams
Pupils of Wiaga Kpandema Primary School in the Builsa North municipality of the Upper East Region are forced to sit or lie on the bare floor for studies due to the lack of adequate furniture in the school. The pupils from KG one to primary six sit on the bare …
Read More »South African student turns down offer to study in U.S., chooses local university
South African student Aphiwe Hlatshwayo has rejected an offer to study in the U.S. on a scholarship. Aphiwe, who achieved six distinctions in her final matric exams at Redford House The Hills in Pretoria, has been accepted to study anatomy at Seattle University in the U.S. But she declined that …
Read More »Black women who use chemical hair straighteners are at higher risk of Uterine Cancer, according to new study
Hair product use remains a hair treatment practice prevalent among women in Europe and the United States, with about 50% reporting ever using permanent hair dye. It is the most common exposure route to various endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs). Credible evidence from previous epidemiologic studies has shown that chemicals in hair …
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