The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has warned against the encroachment on lands belonging to the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), saying perpetrators will not be spared. The king, who is the Chancellor of the University, and overlord of all the lands in Asanteman, said the negative …
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NCCE to fuse values teaching into its programmes – Chairperson
Ms Josephine Nkrumah, Chairperson of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has said the Commission would be streamlining its programmes to fuse in Ghanaian values teaching to ensure that children and the youth have a sense of belonging to the country. Ms Nkrumah said their programmes, which included constitutional …
Read More »University of Ghana inducts first female Vice-Chancellor
Professor Nana Aba Appiah Amfo, the newly appointed Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana, has been inducted into office at a historic and colourful ceremony in Accra. Prof. Amfo, was until her present appointment, the Pro-Vice-Chancellor in Charge of Academic and Students Affairs, and now the 13th Executive Head and …
Read More »President Akufo-Addo Presents 50 Vehicles To Army; Cuts Sod For US$24.8 Million Housing Project
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has presented 40 Jeep J8 vehicles, 6 Toyota Hi-ace mini buses, and 14 Toyota Hilux pick-ups to the Ghana Armed Forces. According to President Akufo-Addo, the vehicles will help the Army contain the security threats posed by extremist groups operating along …
Read More »Ashanti Regional NPP Annual Delegates’ Conference Underway
All is set for the Ashanti Regional Annual Delegates Conference of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) being held at the Forestry Commission Training Centre in the Ejisu Municipality. The day’s conference is expected to be attended by Regional Council of Elders, Patrons, Regional, Constituency and polling station executives of …
Read More »Thousands of prospective Fire Service, GIS recruits throng El-Wak, FATS to go through screening
The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) and Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) yesterday began screening processes for prospective recruits in Accra. Thousands of applicants of these services thronged the Fire Academy Training School (FATS) at James Town and the El-Wak sports stadium to commence their screening processes. As early as 4:00am …
Read More »Police On Rampage At Ada Luhuor
About 800 residents of Luhuor in the West Ada District of the Greater Accra Region have fled the community after some police personnel visited brutality on them last Friday. The police personnel, numbering about 80 beat and kicked anybody they saw in the village, except children. They also burnt six …
Read More »IGP Visits Night Duty Officers in North East and Northern Regions
The spector-General of Police, Dr. George Akuffo Dampare and his team on Friday, 22nd October, 2021 visited night barrier and night patrol duty men on the Tamale-Walewale – Bolgatanga road. He commenced the night visits after seeing to the successful evacuation of three injured police officers and two deceased officers …
Read More »Police kills 2 notorious armed robbers in Bole
Bono East Region Police escorting two armed robbery suspects to a location of other armed robbery accomplices hiding weapons near Bole in the Savannah Region exchanged fire with the suspects after the open fire on the police while on a footpath to retrieve some weapons. The police returned fire and …
Read More »Parliament resumes, focuses on anti-gay bill and 2022 Budget
The Speaker of Parliament Alban Babgin has said the House would be guided by the “richness of common sense and human decency,” in the treatment of the Bill on the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values, 2021. The bill, also known as Anti-Gay Bill, and now …
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