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The freshly inaugurated Governing Council of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has announced the reopening of the school for Friday, November 16. As a result, lectures will resume on Monday, November 19. This was contained in a statement released on Tuesday, a few hours after the six new members of the Council were sworn into office. New KNUST Council inaugurated as Otumfuo sets up 5-member probe committee KNUST has closed down since Monday, October 22 after riotous students vandalized property and set some ablaze. Demonstrating students torch property at KNUST An inspection by the Ashanti Regional…

Chancellor of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has expressed sadness over the events that led to the school’s closure on Monday, October 22. “It is a pain I do not bear lightly,” he stated. The Asantehene expressed this emotion on Tuesday when six new members of the Governing Council were sworn in at the Manhyia Palace. The members – four to represent government and one each to represent the National Council for Tertiary Education (NCTE) and the Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) – were led by the Minister of Education,…

Tema-based rapper Medikal has turned heads on social media as his recent posts reaffirms his love affair with actress Fella Makafui and the break-up with Sister Derby. In a post on Instagram on Tuesday, the Too Risky hitmaker stated: “I want the world to know I’m glad I found you and finally fell in love with you after several years of friendship.” He also stated how he wanted to “still stay cool” with his ex but… View this post on Instagram 5 years ago we became friends. you’ve always been hard working and a very strong respectful powerful…

Former President John Dramani Mahama says the next administration of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) will ensure that artisanal small-scale mining, also known as galamsey, is regulated to provide sustainable employment for the youth. He says this will ensure that artisanal mining is environmentally friendly to the country’s water bodies, among others. Addressing separate meetings of mining communities in the Upper Denkyira East and Upper Denkyira West constituencies in the Central Region as well as Obuasi East and Obuasi West constituencies in the Ashanti Region on Monday, Mr Mahama said his government resorted to new ways of tackling the galamsey…

Hosts Ghana wrapped up preparations for the 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations with a 1-0 win over South Africa over the weekend. The exhibition match also opened the Accra Sports Stadium, which has been refurbished for the three-week tournament. Black Queens’ coach Bashir Hayford says the performance of his team keep improving day-by-day as they prepare for the tournament. “The performance is what we are after,” he indicated after the final preparatory game. “You could see I think you clap and clap and clap during the match, for females playing like this is amazing and we going to work…

Fifa has appointed a normalisation committee to run the affairs of Madagascar’s Football Federation (FMF). Football’s world body says it is disbanding the current administration because the FA’s electoral process was “not carried out in accordance with the regulatory requirements applicable to the members of Fifa.” The normalisation committee’s mandate will include organising FMF elections and identifying “legitimate delegates” for the FA’s general assembly. A joint Fifa and Confederation of African Football (Caf) mission will be deployed to Madagascar soon to identify who should make up the new normalisation committee. All members must pass an eligibility check to be carried…

Negotiations over the UK’s departure from the EU are “now in the endgame”, Theresa May has said. Addressing the Lord Mayor’s Banquet in the City of London, the prime minister said talks were “immensely difficult”, but the sides had been working “through the night” to make progress. The BBC understands UK and EU negotiators have expressed “cautious optimism” after late-night talks. But a final deal to present to cabinet is not yet ready, it’s understood. Mrs May is addressing her cabinet on Tuesday, but some ministers are believed to want a change of plan. The main sticking point is how…

Ghana’s U-17 women’s team the Black Maidens held their final training session on Sunday in time for the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup opener against hosts Uruguay. All 23 players trained at the Estadio Charrua in Montevideo. The Maidens will play the hosts on Tuesday at 2200 GMT in what will be preceded by the opening ceremony. “The coach has spent a long time preparing us for this first match and for the atmosphere we can expect there,” said Maidens’ captain Mukarama Abdulai in an interview with FIFA.com. “We have to be totally focused so that we don’t get…

The Business Desk of Media General has put together a maiden fair aimed at giving start-up businesses the needed exposure and funding opportunities to grow. The event slated for Friday, November 16 and Saturday, November 17 at the Aviation Social Centre, is expected to bring together about  50 start-ups to network and get  the right information on access to business financing. The two-day event will also have a summit for the enterprises. The World Bank has predicted that growth in sub-Saharan Africa will pick up at 3.2 per cent this year, pointing to Ghana as a country that is safe…

A Ghanaian citizen by name Mensah Thompson has petitioned President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as the first step to have the Chief Justice, Sophia Akuffo, impeached. He is citing “stated incompetence” as the grounds to have the head of the judicial arm of government removed from office. Article 146 (6) of the 1992 Constitution states that if the president is petitioned for the removal of the Chief Justice, he shall in consultation with the Council of State appoint a committee consisting of two justices of the Supreme Court. “The committee appointed under clause (6) of this article shall inquire into…