The High Court has dismissed an injunction filed by an alumnus of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) aimed at halting the extension of Vice Chancellor Prof. Rita Akosua Dickson’s term. The court determined that the injunction lacked merit and questioned the applicant’s legitimacy as an alumnus. The presiding judge pointed out that…
The Inspector General (IG) of the Liberian National Police, IGP. Hon. Gregory O. W. Coleman has commended the transformation of the Ghana Police Service under the leadership of Dr. George Akuffo Dampare describing him as an inspiration to his peers on the continent. According to him, the leadership values exhibited by the Ghanaian IGP since…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has commissioned China-aided Phase Two of the University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) in Ho. The $60 million project is designed to house the Central Administration of the University and the School of Nursing and Midwifery (SONAM), which is the largest in Africa. The project also includes classrooms, a…
The Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) has launched the 21st edition of the Ghana Club (GC) 100 with a call for deeper collaboration between the government and the private sector to build the Ghanaian economy. “We believe that leveraging the strength of both public and private sectors will accelerate our economic recovery and foster sustainable…
Anthony Kwame Ahiawodzi, a professor of Financial Economics, says high inflation continues to impede the financial sector’s ability to mobilise savings and investment to support Ghana’s sustainable economic growth. This is because over the years, financial market efficiency – the ability of the financial sector to mobilise savings for investment that promotes economic growth has…
Executive Director of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) COP Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah (Mrs) has noted that while a lot still needs to be done in the fight against corruption, digitalization efforts that have led to e-governance and other transparency initiatives have played a key role in the fight. Speaking on how anti-corruption…
The Overlord of the Mo Traditional Area, Nana Kwaku Dankwa III, has indicated that the claim by the Omanhene of the Nkoranza Traditional Area that the Kintampo Yam Market and the waterfalls belong to the Nkoranza Stool lands is palpably false and unfounded. “It must be placed on record for all to know that it…
Ghana’s Parliament has finally passed the Affirmative Action, Gender Equality Bill 2024 after several years. The bill is to effectively address the social, cultural, economic, and political gender imbalances in the country stemming from historical discrimination against women and persistent patriarchal socio-cultural systems and norms. This bill also seeks to ensure gender equality in both…
The flagbearer for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, is of the view that Ghana needs a new president. He believes that someone who hasn’t been President before will move the country towards a better direction. Considering the current state of the country, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia believes that Ghana does not need a…
The Majority in Parliament has joined the Minority to celebrate the legal victory of their leader Dr Cassiel Ato Forson in the ambulance case at the Court of Appeal. The Majority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin while celebrating the victory however cautioned the minority to desist from tagging the judiciary as partisan and being under the control…
