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A source within government has dismissed reports making rounds that the Power Distribution Services (PBS) Ghana Limited, whose contract to handle assets of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) was suspended, has been cleared of wrongdoing. The source said the report has just been submitted to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and yet to be made public. “There’s a cabinet meeting happening now Thursday evening to discuss the report submitted to the president and the government position on the matter would be made known to the public tomorrow Friday,” the source said. There were leaked portions of the independent investigator’s…

Management of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has stated it would implement recommendations of the Otumfuo Committee regarding the conversion of some three male halls into unisex halls. Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, who is the Chancellor of KNUST, constituted a committee last year to investigate violent happenings at the university. Otumfuo’s KNUST committee inaugurated This disturbance was fueled by agitations from some students who were kicking against the conversion of their halls into mixed halls. A statement signed by the University’s Registrar on Thursday stated that Otumfuo’s Committee report is currently being studied, and findings will soon…

A 20-year-old architectural engineering student of the Central University, David Gifat Ampiaw, has emerged the topmost winner of the maiden IFC Students Architectural Design Competition organized by the International Finance Corporation (IFC). Olufemi Abodunrin and Cheryl Omani-Baah of the same institution emerged second and third place winners respectively. For their prizes, each of them was presented with a ticket for an all-expense-paid trip to Cape Town South Africa for the Green Building Conference, an opportunity to receive a Free Edge Expert Training as well as write Free Edge ideas, among others goodies. All participants in the maiden competition – 20…

The Power Distribution Services (PDS) Ghana Limited has been exonerated following a 30-day investigation by government. The concession agreement between PDS and the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) was suspended on Tuesday, July 30 by government due to “fundamental and material breaches”. According to government, PDS failed to provide demand guarantees for such an agreement. A full-scale investigation was, therefore, launched into the deal with ECG returning to operations. A delegation was dispatched to Qatar and the United States as part of investigations into the deal. Already, calls were rife for the contract to be abrogated. The Minority, for instance,…

Musician Fancy Gadam has said he is ready for a collaboration between himself and his supposed enemy Macassio. The two artistes, who hail from the north, have had some fallouts in the past as to who the ‘King of the North’ is when it comes to music. It is against this background that host of the 3FM Drive, Giovani Caleb asked Fancy Gdam if he is open to a collaboration with Macassio despite the ‘beef’ between them. He responded in the affirmative saying, “It’s a good idea.” “My doors are opened, anytime my brother needs a collaboration from  me, I’m…

A petition by former Vice Chancellor of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW), Prof Mawutor Avoke and other dismissed staff of the school, has been handed to the newly constituted Governing Council for consideration and action. Prof Avoke, who has been fighting his reinstatement, on August 22 presented a petition to the Education Minister, Mathew Opoku Prempeh, raising issues about how he and other staff were either dismissed or removed from office. Their dismissal last year triggered waves of protests in the school, causing a shutdown following a violent protest by some students. UEW shut down indefinitely over violent protest…

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has declared indefinite strike to push for  the payment of the salary arrears of their members, which they claim, has been in arrears for three years. President of NAGRAT, Angel Carbonu, also raised concerns about delays in reinstating teachers who have completed their study leave, something he blamed on the human resources management information systems (HRMIS). At a news conference Thursday to declare the strike, Mr Carbonu said the HRMIS also raised concern about the nonpayment of allowances for additional services rendered by teachers and expiration of their collective bargaining agreement. On the…

Aggrieved National Democratic Congress (NDC) supporters from Asawase in the Ashanti Region have besieged their regional headquarters in Kumasi in a bid to prevent regional executives from entering their offices. The supporters Thursday morning blocked the road leading to the regional headquarters amidst burning of car tyres to protest the disqualification of Mubarick Masawudu as parliamentary aspirant in the NDC primary in Asawase. Locks on the entrance to the building have been replaced by the protesters who appear unyielding in their demands. “The Ashanti regional police command led by the deputy Regional commander ACP David Agyemang Adjen is at premises…

In July 2019, the US women’s football team won the World Cup. Their success was, in part, attributed to having tracked each player’s menstrual cycle and adapted individual training loads and diet accordingly. It is an approach which many think is long overdue. In recent years, a number of top sportswomen have talked about the impact of their menstrual cycle on their training and performance. British tennis player, Heather Watson attributed her first round loss at the 2015 Australian Open to period symptoms, including dizziness and nausea, while British Olympic athlete Eilish McColgan believes her period contributed to a hamstring…

In July 2019, the US women’s football team won the World Cup. Their success was, in part, attributed to having tracked each player’s menstrual cycle and adapted individual training loads and diet accordingly. It is an approach which many think is long overdue. In recent years, a number of top sportswomen have talked about the impact of their menstrual cycle on their training and performance. British tennis player, Heather Watson attributed her first round loss at the 2015 Australian Open to period symptoms, including dizziness and nausea, while British Olympic athlete Eilish McColgan believes her period contributed to a hamstring…