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West Africa Senior High School was one of the three schools that qualified to the quarter-final of the 2017 National Science and Maths Quiz on Friday. West Africa SHS, popularly known as WASS, beat competition from Sunyani SHS and Bueman SHS to make it to the quarters. Represented by Saahene Arko and Abdul Hameed Tade, two second-year science students, WASS garnered a total of 43 points to carry the day. Sunyani SHS came second with 37 points while Bueman SHS came third with 27 points. The stage was charged prior to the contest by quiz mistress Dr Elsie Effah Kaufmann,…

Supreme Court Justice Sophia Akuffo was vetted on Friday by Parliament ahead of her swearing-in as Chief Justice of Ghana. She is scheduled to take over from retired Chief Justice Georgina Theodora Wood as the country’s second female Chief Justice. But what do we know about Justice Akuffo? Below are five things you may not know about her: She attended Wesley Girls Senior High School. Her favourite Bible verse is Job 42:2. She was appointed to the Supreme Court by Former President Jerry John Rawlings in 1995. She worked as a trainee lawyer under President Nana Akufo-Addo. She attended Harvard…

After three days of shutdown, the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) has opened for academic work. This follows hearing of its case with one Supi Kofi Kwayera at a Winneba High Court on Friday. The University had shut down all of its campuses on Tuesday following a ruling by the Court. READ: Over 46,000 students’ future in limbo as University of Education shuts down That ruling was, however, clarified on Friday by the presiding judge, Justice William Ato Mills-Graves, who adjourned the case to July 10. He also said only the Vice Chancellor and some principal officers are restrained from…

President Donald Trump has appeared to acknowledge he is under investigation in the inquiry into alleged Russian meddling in the US election. In a tweet, the president also seemed to accuse the US deputy attorney general of pursuing a “Witch Hunt”. He said: “I am being investigated for firing the FBI Director by the man who told me to fire the FBI Director!” Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein wrote a memo the White House used to justify the firing of the ex-FBI chief. Mr Rosenstein took over the investigation into whether Russia interfered with the US election after Attorney General…

A student nurse in Colombia has survived a fall from the sixth floor of a hospital in the city of Cali after landing on top of a doctor. The doctor, Isabel Muñoz, who was studying at University Hospital del Valle, died from her injuries. The nurse, Maria Isabel Gonzalez, suffered multiple fractures but is in a stable condition. It is not clear what caused her to fall. A police investigation has been launched. “We don’t know what happened,” said hospital director Juan Carlos Corrales. “All we know for now is that we are living a tragedy here. It is a…

Twenty-seven out of the total of 38 workers at the Savelugu-Nanton Municipal Assembly failed to show up on Friday as the entrance to the assembly was locked up by some aggrieved members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the municipality. A visit by 3news.com revealed that the workers including the secretary at the office of the Municipal Chief Executive were absent as for fear of their lives. The Coordinating Director, Braimah Basintale, confirmed the number but said he has placed calls to the absentees to report to office. At least 20 police officers have been stationed at the Assembly’s…

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Nominated Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo has assured Ghanaians that the summoning of individuals and institutions, in some cases, for contempt cases is strictly to protect the “sanctity and integrity of the judicial process”. She explained that it is not even against the individuals who are offended. “It is to protect the [judicial] institution,” she emphasized. The Supreme Court judge made this known on Friday, when she appeared before the Appointments Committee of Parliament to be vetted for the position of Chief Justice. She was nominated by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to succeed Justice Georgina Theodora Wood, who retired on…

Some supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Savelugu/Nanton Municipal Assembly on Thursday locked up the entrance to the Assembly to prevent the new Municipal Chief Executive Hajia Ayishetu Seidu entry to her office. Hajia Ayishetu Seidu was making her first official visit after being confirmed and sworn into office exactly one month ago, following a fiercely resisted nomination by party members. The party supporters claim the MCE is not a registered voter in any of the two constituencies in the municipality. Other reasons are that the MCE is not actively participating in any events of the NPP in…

A jury deliberating Bill Cosby’s sex assault trial has told the judge they are deadlocked on day four of their deliberations. But the judge has instructed the panel to return to continue trying to reach a verdict. If the seven men and five women cannot reach a unanimous decision a mistrial will be declared. Mr Cosby, 79, is accused of drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea Constand at his Philadelphia-area home in 2004. Ms Constand and her mother were in court for the announcement from the jurors. The BBC’s Aleem Maqbool, in court, says the jurors informed the judge on Thursday…