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Members of the Technical Universities Administrators Association of Ghana (TUAAG), has issued a statement condemning government delays in converting two remaining Polytechnics into Technical Universities and reconstitution of Governing Councils for the Universities. The Association also expressed disappointment and dissatisfaction with “lackadaisical attitude” shown in handling issues of the Technical Universities. The Bolgatanga and Wa polytechnics are yet to be ...

Third place Accra Hearts of Oak will have to close in on leaders, Aduana Stars, today when the two teams clash in a Ghana Premier League(GPL) Week 26 encounter at the Accra Sports Stadium. Hearts are currently four points behind Aduana Stars after defeating city rivals, Great Olympics, 2-1 in Accra last Sunday and face a must-win home assignment to ...

Controversial Musician and member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame A Plus, has apologised to President Akufo-Addo over the corruption allegations he made against the two deputy Chiefs of Staff. A Plus accused Abu Jinapor and Francis Asenso-Boakye of corruption and described them as “arrogant fools”. The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) has since begun investigations into those allegations. But ...

The Eastern Regional Minister has said the resignation of the deputy Food and Agric Minister William Quaitoo is a great loss to the government. “His resignation means we are losing a great person at the helm of affairs,” said Eric Daffuor Wednesday, August 30, 2017 on Morning Starr. Mr. Quaitoo resigned Tuesday following his labeling of farmers in the Northern ...

The Criminal Investigations Department of the Ghana Police Service has invited controversial musician Kwame A Plus and Assin Central Member of Parliament Kennedy Agyepong to substantiate claims of corruption at the Flagstaff House. A Plus has made several allegations suggesting that the deputy Chiefs of Staff at the Flagstaff House – John Jinapor and Francis Asenso-Boakye – extort over 10, ...

The American Chambers of Commerce (AMCHAM) Ghana and Ghana Association of Restructuring and Insolvency Advisors(GARIA) will be holding a stakeholder meeting on how the Company and Insolvency Laws in Ghana can promote the Ease of Doing Business in Ghana on 30 August 2017. The theme for the event is “Enhancing the Ease of Doing Business: Reforming the Company and Insolvency ...

A new petition for impeachment has been filed against Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Charlotte Osei. The petition was filed on August 18 at the Presidency and is demanding that a process to remove the EC boss should be commenced over alleged breaches of public procurement practices and provisions of the Public Procurement Act 2003 (Act 663), as well ...

Campaign Coordinator at the Integrated Social Development Center (ISODEC), Dr. Steve Manteaw, says he is not impressed with the way President Nana Akufo-Addo is managing the affairs of the country. According to him, he was expecting the President to learn from the wrongs of the erstwhile NDC government and institute measures to reduce public sector corruption. “Akufo-Addo is repeating the ...

About 45,000 teacher trainees in 41 public colleges of education will, from next month, receive GH¢204 each as monthly allowance from the Students Loan Trust Fund (SLTF). Although each student is entitled to GH¢400, part of that — GH¢196 — will go directly to the colleges to pay for trainees’ utilities and feeding. The amount is, however, GH¢248 less than ...

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) has begun a probe into corruption allegations levelled against Deputy Chiefs of Staff Samuel Abu Jinapor and Francis Asenso-Boakye, by Kwame A Plus, a staunch supporter of President Nana Akufo-Addo. Director of Communications at the Presidency, Mr Eugene Arhin, told Moro Awudu on Class91.3FM’s Executive Breakfast Show on Wednesday, 30 August that the CID spoke ...