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The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has declared that lecturers will not be returning to the classroom on Monday (21 February 2022). Speaking on The Forum on Asaase Radio 99.5on Saturday (19 February), Professor Solomon Nunoo, the national president of UTAG, said there will be no teaching on Monday on any university campus in the country. He …

The former Minister of Youth and Sports, Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye, has revealed that some players of Hearts of Oak were once benched for refusing to undergo a spiritual bath before a match. Nii Lante who believes that black magic is destroying domestic football shared a real-life experience on how …

A new World Bank report has revealed that Ghana had accumulated significant government arrears prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is far higher than the projected arrears post-COVID-19. The report, dubbed: “Finance for an Equitable Recovery”, indicates that the percentage of the country’s arrears was estimated at almost 5% of …

Lawyers for the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) have said they are studying a court order that granted the National Labour Commission (NLC) an application against the strike, to advise their client accordingly on the next line of action. The Labour Division of the Accra High Court has granted …

Dormaahene, Oseadeyo Agyeman Badu II, has given a historical reason why the Bono people should not and cannot be said to be envious of the Ashantis. The outspoken traditional leader pointed to the fact that the Dormaa stool had been established for a century and three decades before the Ashanti …

It’s no doubt Ghana’s first president, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, was keen about security particularly after suffering two coup attempts during his reign in 1962 and 1964. In both instances, he was shot by policemen. The story has been told about how he was saved in the second instance on …

Ghana Football Association (GFA) Communications Director, Henry Asante-Twum has confirmed that the Black Stars were paid $20,000 as appearance fee at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cameroon. Black Stars exited group-stage after losing 3-2 to debutants Comoros in the final group game. Ghana finished bottom of Group C …

  Founder and leader of the National Liberation Congress Party, Stephen Atubiga has alleged that one of the major causes of former President John Dramani Mahama of the opposition National Democratic Congress(NDC) defeat in the December 7, 2020 election was sex. Ghana’s election on December 7, 2020, saw incumbent Nana Akufo-Addo of the New Patriotic …

 Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei-Mensah, The Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei-Mensah, has asked the deposed Regional Security Coordinator, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) Ayensu Opare Addo, to file a formal complaint regarding his recent alleged manhandling by some security detail. This, he said, would allow the law to take its …

  Chair of the Electoral Commission (EC) Mrs Jean Mensa has reacted to a report by the European Union that the 2020 presidential and parliamentary elections in Ghana were free and fair. In a tweet, she shared news stories that quoted the EU report saying “Jean Mensa-led EC’s ‘efficiently organized’, ‘free’ 2020 polls met …