Author Archives: larryehu

Demonstrating KNUST students ransack VC’s office, burn Dean’s vehicle

Demonstrating students of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have burned down the official vehicle of the Dean of Students and reportedly ransacked the Vice Chancellor’s office. The angered students have also ransacked the security post on the school premises, where all security personnel have fled, in a demonstration that has turned chaotic. The students claim the ...

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Akufo-Addo: I didn’t Collapse; My life in God’s hands

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has dismissed rumours that his visit to the 37 Military Hospital over the weekend was because he had collapsed. According to the President, those whose political fortunes depend on his demise will not see their dream manifest because his life is in the hands of God. Speculations were rife on Social Media over the weekend ...

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Show us results for your 110 ministers – IDEG to Akufo-Addo

The Executive Director of the Institute for Democratic Governance (IDEG) Dr. Emmanuel Akwetey has challenged President Akufo-Addo to show Ghanaians the achievements of his 110 ministers that justify his decision to keep the number. The President despite criticisms from Ghanaians and civil society groups maintained that he needed the huge number of appointees to deliver on the promises he made ...

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I built my house with One Corner money – Patapaa

While people continue to criticise Hiplife artiste, Patapaa for either his looks or his songs, the young man keeps soaring as he tells Showbiz that his most popular song, ‘One Corner’ has made him a lot of money. “I have been able to buy a land and build a four-bedroom house in Swedru with just a single song and I ...

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El Clasico: Barca can cope without Messi – Pique

Gerard Pique acknowledged the absence of Lionel Messi will be a blow but insisted Barcelona can cope without their superstar captain. Messi will miss three weeks with a fractured arm after suffering the injury in Barca’s 4-2 win over Sevilla in Saturday’s top-of-the-table La Liga clash. After setting up Barca team-mate Philippe Coutinho and scoring himself, five-time Ballon d’Or winner ...

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KNUST students stage demo over ‘brutalities’

Some students of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) are staging a demonstration on campus against what they say is brutalities at the university. At least one student was injured and 11 others were arrested after students clashed with internal security personnel of the school Sunday. The melee started after the school authorities accused the students of ...

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Fuel prices go up again

The Institute for Energy Security (IES) has once again been vindicated over its warning last week that fuel prices could increase marginally in its projection for this month’s second pricing window, spanning October 16-31 2018. The Institute had attributed the expected increase to a rise in the average Brent crude price by 5.7 percent with a corresponding increment in the ...

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Sierra Leone’s Bio visits Ghana Monday

Sierra Leonean leader Julius Maada Bio, is to pay a two-day official visit to Ghana beginning Monday, October 22, 2018. The visit is to strengthen and deepen the ties of friendship and co-operation between Ghana and Sierra Leone, as well as explore other areas of co-operation between the two countries. President Maada Bio would on his arrival call on President ...

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Hundreds of teachers on study leave impersonated at NSS

Joy News investigation has revealed index numbers of hundreds of teachers on study leave have been used by fraudsters to enroll onto the National Service Scheme. The investigation also points to the Ghana National Association of Teachers on Campus as the possible source through which details of teachers on study leave were leaked to fraudulent persons to enroll on the ...

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Kelni GVG: We’ve not been bribed – IMANI

Policy think IMANI Africa has denied claims that they have been bribed out of their opposition against the Kelni GVG contract with the Government of Ghana. Kelni GVG, a Haitian originated company, IS awarded a contract by the government for design, development and implementation of a common platform for traffic monitoring, revenue assurance, and mobile money monitoring and fraud management—a ...

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