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Professor Akosua Dickson The governing board of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), has announced the renewal of Professor Rita Akosua Dickson’s appointment as Vice Chancellor. Professor Dickson’s appointment, expected to last for the next two years, will officially take effect from August 1, 2024, to July …

Napo Loading your audio article Residents of the Manhyia South constituency in the Ashanti Region have expressed mixed reactions following reports suggesting their Member of Parliament (MP), Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, may potentially be selected as the running mate to the New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia. The …

Joyce Bawah Mogtari A member of the National Democratic Congress’s (NDC) 2024 campaign team, Joyce Bawah Mogtari, has called on her colleagues to act swiftly in fulfilling their responsibilities. She emphasised the urgency of starting their work promptly to benefit the party and its flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama. Madam Mogtari …

A labour expert, Austin Gamey, says the strike by the leadership of Colleges of Education Teachers Association (CETAG) is legal. Speaking exclusively to our labour correspondent, Daniel Opoku, he called on the employer to implement the ruling of the National Labour Commission to address the grievances of the striking CETAG …

Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, the convenor of the “Hands Off Our Hotels” demonstration and MP for North Tongu, has announced a second protest in Cape Coast in the Central Region. The North Tongu lawmaker led hundreds of Ghanaians in the “Hands Off Our Hotels” demonstration in Accra on Tuesday, June 18. …

Jakpa (Left) and A-G The third accused in the ambulance trial, Richard Jakpa has told an Accra High Court that prior to his lawyers filing a submission of no case, he had privately met the Attorney-General to make a case for his acquittal since he was innocent. He told the …

Abor Senior High Technical School (ABORSCO) in the Keta Municipality of the Volta Region is to begin an exchange progamme with a Technical and Vocational School in Germany. The programme aims at not only strengthening students’ practical experiences in carpentry but would also enable them explore other opportunities available to …

Price of yam increases over 200% in a year. The prices of yam in various markets have increased more than twice as compared to the beginning of the year. Yam, which was selling at 15 cedis is now selling 40 cedis and 50 cedis depending on where you are buying …

Amidst a nationwide strike by medical laboratory scientists that has crippled many healthcare facilities, the Nima Polyclinic in Accra remains fully operational. The strike, which began this week, has led to a significant disruption of services in hospitals and clinics across the country, leaving many patients without essential diagnostic services. …

Businessman Richard Jakpa has disclosed circumstances that led to him blacklisting the Attorney-General as his ‘sworn enemy’. According to the third accused in the ambulance procurement trial, after clandestinely meeting Attorney-General, Godfred Yeboah Dame, on the blind side of his lawyer to make a deal in order to be discharged, …