Students at the Ghana Institute of Journalism have threatened to unleash their wrath if the management of the school fails to reverse a decision asking students who defaulted in their payment of fees to defer their courses. Authorities at the Ghana Institute of Journalism on Tuesday, March 23, 2021, ordered students who could not pay their school fees before the ...
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Forget your hair if you want education – Amoako Baah to Rasta students
Political Scientist Dr Richard Amoako Baah says the Rastafarian students should comply with the directive of Achimota school and cut their dreadlocks if they want education in the school. The admission standoff between parents of the students with the dreadlocks and Achimota school is still raging as the school insist they cannot be admitted until they cut off the hair. ...
Read More »Government intends to construct more affordable housing – Asenso-Boakye
The Minister for Works and Housing Francis Asenso-Boakye has emphasized government’s commitment to building more affordable housing units to bridge the housing deficit in the country. The Minister made this disclosure when he embarked on a working tour of the Saglemi Affordable Housing project in the Greater Accra Region. He indicated that the housing sector remains a top priority of ...
Read More »Afriyie-Akoto: I was in Kumasi to rest not for Presidential ambition
The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto has dismissed reports that he has initiated moves to contest the presidential slot for the ruling New Patriotic Party. Reports have been rife that Mr Afriyie Akoto during the weekend initiated a private meeting with some top-notch power brokers of the NPP in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region to disclose ...
Read More »Oppong Nkrumah is a very ungrateful politician – A-Plus
Political activist Kwame Asare Obeng popularly known as A-Plus has described Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah as a very ungrateful politician. Speaking on Starr Chat on Wednesday, A-Plus told host Nana Aba Anamoah that there is no cordial relationship between him and the Member of Parliament for Ofoase Ayirebi. “Politicians do not respect and they’re very ungrateful. I do not ...
Read More »Gov’t ‘insensitive’ over new taxes – A-Plus
Political activist Kwame A-Plus has described the government as insensitive following the introduction of a number of taxes in the 2021 budget statement. The government introduced a Covid-19 levy, financial sector cleanup levy, and two others as part of measures to shore up revenue. The new proposed levy will become a one percentage point increase on both the existing VAT ...
Read More »ICF to honour Frema Opare, Mensa-Bonsu, Chinnery-Hesse, K.K. Sarpong others
Some distinguished past and present Ghanaian public office holders are set to be awarded by the Initiators of Change Foundation through its annual ‘Lifetime in a Portraits’ Award. The “Lifetime in a Portrait Award” aims at discovering and celebrating distinguished individuals from various backgrounds with the prime goal of engendering social cohesion, unity, patriotism, role modelling, and national development. This ...
Read More »Italian court acquits Eni and Shell in Nigeria corruption case
An Italian court has cleared two global oil giants, Eni and Shell, over allegations of corruption in Nigeria. The long-running case centred around the $1.3bn (£936m) purchase of an offshore oil block in 2011. Prosecutors had alleged that the majority of the money was used to bribe Nigerian politicians and officials. But the court in Milan said the two firms, ...
Read More »Oppong Nkrumah not corrupt – A-Plus
Maverick political activist A-Plus has extolled the public service attributes of Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah saying the former broadcaster is not corrupt. “Kojo is not corrupt; I can say that because I know. But I can’t speak for the future,” he told Nana Aba Anamoah on Starr Chat Wednesday. A-Plus however noted the Information Minister has not acknowledged his ...
Read More »Alan, Bawumia jostling for NPP leadership too early – FF Antoh
The First Vice-Chair of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Frederick Fredua Antoh says the current jostling for flagbearer within the party is unfair to President Akufo-Addo. The comment comes on the back of active social media campaigns by supporters of Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia and Trade Minister Alan Kyerematen for the standard-bearer slot. There are other candidates who have declared ...
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