Singer Becca ties the knot
Rebecca Akosua Acheampomaa Acheampong, known in music circles as Becca has tied the knot with Nigerian entertainment personality, Tobi Sanni Daniel. The event occurred Saturday, August 18, 2018. Tobi is a banker by profession and the Chief Executive Officer of The State of Mind Entertainment in Nigeria. Present at the ceremony was the Minister of […]
Exclude Ministers, MPs from Free SHS – PIAC suggests
A member of the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC), Dr Steve Manteaw, has suggested that the Free SHS policy can be successfully targeted if the wards of MP, Ministers and Directors of Public Institutions are excluded from beneficiaries. According to him, reducing the gap between the rich and the poor with regard to Senior […]
International media eulogises former UN Chief Kofi Annan
The news of the death of former UN General, Kofi Annan has been featuring in the international media since it broke early this morning. The BBC described the Nobel Prize Winner as a black African with style. It recounts Mr. Annan’s last interview with the corporation where he said; ” I am a stubborn […]
Traditional rulers cautioned against settling defilement, rape cases without involving security agencies
Vice President of the National House of Chiefs, Daasebre Kwebu Ewusi has cautioned traditional rulers against settling defilement and rape cases presented to them without referring the matter to the security agencies. He said the settlement of such cases at the palaces of some chiefs, has become detrimental to victims, where suspects of the acts […]
KNUST Alumni to go to court over halls conversion
Some Alumni of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), say they will on Tuesday (August 21), place a court injunction on the Management of the University to prevent them from going ahead to convert single sex Halls; Unity, University and Africa Halls into mixed sex halls. A Spokesperson of the group, Tettey Wayo […]
Decision to convert halls is in the best interest of students – KNUST
The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kwame Yeboah says the influx of females interested in reading Science and Technology courses has pushed the University to convert the single sex halls to become unisex halls. Speaking to GBC’s Radio Ghana, Mr Yeboah said this will give […]
South Africa bans importation of honey from Zambia
South Africa has banned the importation of honey from Zambia. In a letter to South African honey importers, the agriculture department said American Foulbrood disease had been detected in samples from two locations in Zambia. American Foulbrood is a serious bacterial disease capable of killing a bee colony. There is no cure – and it […]
Vogue announces it will no longer hire models under 18
Fashion bible Vogue and its publisher Conde Nast will no longer feature underage models on its pages, the company announced on Thursday, calling on the wider industry to do the same. The move was announced in the September edition of Vogue US, in an article titled “Why the fashion world needs to commit to an […]
Ancient Egypt: Cheese discovered in 3,200-year-old tomb
A substance found by archaeologists working in an Ancient Egyptian tomb has proved to be one of the oldest cheeses ever discovered. Several years ago, the team discovered broken jars in the tomb of Ptahmes, a high-ranking Egyptian official. The archaeologists found a “solidified whitish mass” in one of the jars which they suspected was […]
Lets embrace double track system – Council of PTAs
The National Council of the Parent Teacher Associations (PTAs) has asked parents to embrace the ‘Double Track’ system in good faith to enable more students to be admitted into Senior High Schools and also improve the quality of education in Ghana. National President of PTAs, Alexander Yaw Danso, said this in Tamale during a two-day workshop of the Northern Regional Council of PTAs to deliberate […]