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Since 1998, the L’Oréal Foundation, in partnership with UNESCO, has worked to improve the representation of women in scientific careers, remaining strong in our conviction that the world needs science, and science needs women. In its first 21 years, the For Women in Science programme supported and raised the profile of 107 laureates and more than 3,000 talented young scientists, both doctoral and post-doctoral candidates, providing research fellowships, allocated annually in 117 countries. L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Awards Ceremony Five outstanding Laureates, one from each continent, were honoured for their significant contribution to science. These exceptional women were…

Sam George[/caption] The Ningo Traditional Council (NTC) has written to the Electoral Commission of Ghana appealing for the creation of Ningo constituency out of the Ningo-Prampram Constituency. The constituency in the Greater Accra Region which also serves as a district is made up of Ningo traditional area and the Prampram traditional area. Mr Jonathan Teye Doku, Ningo-Prampram District Chief Executive, disclosed this on Thursday during a town hall meeting at Old-Ningo. Mr Doku revealed that the move was to pave way for the petitioning of government to give the people of Ningo their own district. [caption id="attachment_117133" align="aligncenter" width="521"] Mr…

Former President of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), Dr. Harry Agbenu is pushing for the dismissal of the Vice Chancellor of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW). The Vice Chancellor Rev. Prof. Afful-Broni incurred the wrath of lecturers following what some described as arbitrary dismissal of lecturers which led to a violent student demonstration this week, leading to the closure of the school. His style of administration has also been called into question by some lecturers, an assertion that has been given impetus by the Member of Parliament for Effutu, Alexander Afenyo-Markin whose constituency the school is situated.…

Brenton Tarrant, 28, appeared in court on Saturday in relation to the mosque attacks photo: REUTERS[/caption] The main suspect in the mosque shootings that killed 49 people in New Zealand on Friday has appeared in court on a single murder charge. Australian Brenton Tarrant, 28, appeared in the dock in a white prison shirt and handcuffs. Further charges are expected to be made against him. PM Jacinda Ardern said Mr Tarrant had five guns and a firearms licence, adding: “Our gun laws will change.” Two others are in custody. None of those detained had a criminal record. Mr Tarrant was…

The Ghana Police Service has taken a strong exception to the conduct of the Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong, who was captured on tape threatening to cause the dismissal of a Police officer on duty at the University of Education, Winneba, during a student demonstration Thursday. A statement signed by Director General of the Public Affairs Department of the Ghana Police Service, Friday cautioned the MP to be careful in his engagements with police officers when they  are carrying out their lawful duties. “The Police Administration, therefore, takes very strong exception to the behaviour of Mr. Kennedy…

Minister of Education Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh has brought together feuding factions fueling the “threatening” development at  University of Education, Winneba (UEW) for peace talk. According to the minister, the prevailing situation at the university was a “source of worry” to his ministry and other stakeholders. At least 30 staff have either been dismissed or demoted at the University of Education, Winneba as accusations and counter accusations on the administration of the university culminated into students demonstration. Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh in a Facebook post on Friday, March 15, 2019 said he had a meeting with the key persons involved…

A member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) legal team, Abraham Amaliba, has described as false, the explanation by the Energy Minister, John Peter Amewu, regarding the recent power outages in parts of the country. Unannounced power fluctuations for the last four days has heightened fears of a possible return of erratic power supply in the country, similar to what was experienced in 2014 due to supply shortfalls. The minority in parliament have since Thursday accused government of mismanagement of the power sector leading to what  it said was ‘dumsor’, and also asked for the resignation of Mr Amewu who took…

The Power Distribution Service (PDS) has been advised to shed load at various Bulk Supply Points to ensure system stability in Ghana’s power distribution. A request by Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) disclosed in a press release today said due to the construction of the road interchange at the ACP Junction, Pokuase, the capacity of the transmission network will be limited. The statement signed by GRIDCo’s Head of Public Relations, Albert Kwasi Quainoo added that the construction has taken out of service the 330kV Aboadze-Tema transmission line traversing the road to enable the contractor to divert the power line. GRIDCo…

Authorities in Nigeria have started demolishing buildings near the site of the four-storey structure that collapsed on Wednesday in Lagos. Local reports suggest that dozens of houses have been served with a demolition notice. Omotayo Fakolujo, from the Lagos State Building Control Agency told the BBC that more than 100 buildings will be demolished on Lagos Island. He added that a minimum of three will be demolished per day. He also denied allegations that owners of marked buildings had paid bribes to avoid demolition. At least 11 people died and 50 were rescued alive from the rubble of the collapsed…

The last thing you want to do when your partner tells you that one of their parents had an affair, is think about yourself. But, if a little voice in the back of your head is whispering ‘does it run in the family?’ then you can’t help that. According to a 2014 study of 2,000 British men and women by Illicit Encounters, just over half of men who cheated said their fathers were cheaters, and three quarters of women who had extramarital affairs said that their mums were unfaithful. Could it be that our ability to commit to one person…