Andy Odarkey, winner of maiden edition of music reality show Mentor stormed the grand finale of Mentor Reloaded with performance of his song ‘Odo Yewu” along side evicted Dufie from Kumasi. Obviously, an all-time favorite of the thousands of audience, Andy and Dufie got the crowds on their feet all through the performance on Sunday night at the AICC. The ...
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GETfund: Adwoa Safo, NAPO not awarded scholarships under our administration
The Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) has stated that the Minister for Education Mathew Opoku Prempeh, the Procurement Minister, Sarah Adwoa Safo and the Executive Secretary of the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA), Prince Hamidu Armah were not awarded scholarships under the current administration. The three notable government appointees have been captured as scholarship beneficiaries in an audit ...
Read More »Optional King is TV3 Mentor Reloaded winner
Optional King shut down the entire Accra International Conference Center as audiences went wild with the announcement of finalist born Mohammed Lukeman as the winner of the TV3 Mentor Reloaded. With memorable performances including the crazy Fela Kuti’s “Zombie” a creative rendition in his own dialect, the Optional King won the ultimate prize of a 2-bedroom house. Optional King whose ...
Read More »Renew my mandate – Akufo-Addo appeals to Ghanaians
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo has appealed to Ghanaians to renew his mandate as President based on his first term achievements come December 7, 2020, when the nation goes to the polls to elect a President and Members of Parliament to serve from 7th January 2021 to 7th January 2024. Addressing members of the Ghanaian community in Oslo, Norway, ...
Read More »AU honours 32 Peacekeeping Officers from Ghana, Nigeria, Uganda, and Zambia
The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has honoured 32 police officers for their contribution restoration of peace and security in Somalia. The officers from Ghana, Nigeria, Uganda, and Zambia completed one year of service in Somalia under AMISOM are due to return to their home countries at the end of February. The AMISOM Police Commissioner, Assistant Inspector General of ...
Read More »I haven’t received scholarship as a minister – Napo
Education Minister Mathew Opoku Prempeh has denied reports he has received GETfund scholarship as a minister to study abroad. It comes after he and other government appointees were listed in an audit report of the GETfund scholarship secretariat as having enjoyed the scholarship which is meant for the needy. According to the audit report, the Dome MP and procurement minister ...
Read More »Lady captured on GETFUND scholarship says she didn’t receive £22K allocated to her
Hajia Ramana Shareef, a Ghanaian lady who was captured by the audit of the Ghana Education Trust fund to have received a total of £22,000 for her United Kingdom education in 2013 did not actually receive a dime, MyNewsGH.com has confirmed. According to her, although she applied and got an award letter, the fees was never paid which made it ...
Read More »I should stop talking about the nonsense in this country because I owe a fridge! – A Plus strikes
Founder and leader of The People’s Project (TPP), Kwame Asare Obeng, popularly known as A Plus, has brushed aside a lawsuit of failure on his part to pay for a fridge he purchased on credit. Per details of the writ summons sighted by Ghanaguardian.com, one Richard Nana Amoako is praying the Tema Magistrate Court to get A Plus to pay ...
Read More »BBC launches 2020 Komla Dumor Award
The BBC is seeking a rising star of African journalism for the BBC World News Komla Dumor Award, now in its sixth year. Journalists from across Africa are invited to apply for the award, which aims to uncover and promote fresh talent from the continent. The winner will spend three months at the BBC headquarters in London, gaining skills and ...
Read More »I was “needy” when I applied for GETfund scholarship in 2012 – NaCCA boss
The Executive Secretary of NaCCA, Dr Prince Armah has said he was needy when he applied and obtained the GETfund scholarship which enabled him to embark on his PhD abroad. According to him, the scholarship predates his time at the government agency. “That I believe that the scholarship scheme we have is best used to support needy students, as I ...
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