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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GETFund Fraud: You gave me no scholarship – Former TV3 journalist cries out
Hajia Ramana Shareef, a journalist and Communication strategist, whose name is captured in an audit report as having been a beneficiary of Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETfund) scholarship has strenuously denied ever being granted such a scholarship. Reacting to publications that she was a beneficiary, Hajia Ramana Shareef debunked the reports stressing that she was never granted the scholarship money. ...
Read More »Togo President Gnassingbe wins re-election in landslide: preliminary results
Togo’s President Faure Gnassingbe has won re-election with 72% of the vote, according to preliminary results from the electoral commission on Monday, extending his 15-year rule and a family dynasty that began when his father took power in a 1967 coup. Despite widespread disaffection and protests calling for him to step down, a fractured opposition has struggled to launch a ...
Read More »Scholarship to Ministers, NaCCA boss not awarded under current administration – GETFund
The Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) says its current administration has not awarded scholarships to three prominent government personalities. A performance audit report of the Auditor-General on the administration of scholarships by the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund). the report revealed, Dr. Martin Opoku-Prempeh, Procurement Minister and Deputy Majority Leader in Parliament, Sarah Adwoa Safo as well as Prince Hamidu Armah, as persons who have ...
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 »judge who declared support for Akufo-Addo breached judicial code – Prof. Azar
Professor Stephen Kwaku Asare (Kwaku Azar) has expressed shock over the decision by a superior court judge who doubles as a chief to endorse the candidature of President Akufo-Addo for the 2020 elections. Justice Clemence Jackson Honyenuga, who is hearing the ongoing trial of the former Ghana Cocoa Board boss, Dr Stephen Opuni and businessman Seidu Agongo declared support for ...
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Read More »Church of Pentecost, Zoomlion to Clean Haatso and it’s environs
The Haatso Area branch of the Church of Pentecost and Zoomlion Ghana Limited are set to undertake a massive clean up exercise to rid Haatso and its communities of filth. The exercise which is under the “Environmental Care Campaign”, an initiative by the Church of Pentecost to ensure that communities are kept clean will bring together stakeholders such as ...
Read More »Western North:DCE cuts sod for construction of 6 units classroom block for Sayerano.
The District Chief Executive for Sefwi Juaboso District, Hon Martha Kwayie Manu has cut sod for the construction of 6 units classroom block for Sayerano, a farming community in her district. At the ceremony, the Chiefs and elders commended Madam Kwayie for her unpresidented contributions towards the speedy development of their community and Juaboso district. Speaking on behalf of the ...
Read More »Ursula Owusu ‘clashes’ with Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu over minority walkout
The majority side in Parliament of Ghana seems to have a divided stance on whether minority members of the house who staged a walkout moments before President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s address yesterday, should be allowed to contribute to the debate in the house. Members of Parliament as per usual, are expected to contribute to the acceptance or rejection of ...
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