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By Haruna Sumaila Abugri Personal Information: Full Name: Samuel Basintale AmaduCurrent Position: Comptroller-General of Immigration (CGI)Appointed By: H.E. John Dramani Mahama (March 14, 2025)Years of Service: 32 years in the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) Professional Summary: Mr Samuel Basintale Amadu is a highly accomplished Senior Immigration Official with over 30 years of dedicated service in the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS). His vast experience spans immigration enforcement, border security, intelligence, regulatory compliance, and international relations. Having served in multiple high-profile roles, he has consistently demonstrated strong leadership, strategic policy implementation, and operational efficiency in Ghana’s immigration sector. With extensive knowledge…

After recent developments, impactful leadership in nutrition is needed now more than ever. The United Nations (UN) Decade of Action on Nutrition* ends this year and USAID funding to Africa and other developing countries has come to an abrupt halt. Africa is stepping up. “We need responsible and proactive leadership in line with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals to carry the baton forward for healthy nutrition in Africa and the rest of the world. The North-West University (NWU) has been driving impactful change in the sector for more than 22 years, and we will continue to lead from the…

China is making a decisive play to reclaim its position as a magnet for global investment—just as Trump’s America looks increasingly like a volatile and unreliable bet.  This is the analysis of Nigel Green, CEO of global financial advisory giant deVere Group, following China’s launch of a sweeping Special Action Plan to Boost Consumption. He says: “Beijing is offering the clearest signal yet that it’s serious about revitalizing domestic demand, stabilizing financial markets, and reassuring foreign investors who have been wary of its shifting policies in recent years. “The contrast with the US could not be sharper. While Washington leans into economic…

With applications now open for the Chegg.org Global Student Prize 2025, 18-year-old Ángela Elena Olazarán Laureano, who developed an AI-powered virtual medical assistant, urges Ghanaian students to apply, emphasizing that their incredible work deserves recognition in shaping a better future for all. Ángela Elena Olazarán Laureano, the 18-year-old Mexican prodigy and winner of last year’s $100,000 Chegg.org Global Student Prize,[1] is calling on Ghanaian students to apply, now that applications are open. Chegg.org partnered with the Varkey Foundation to launch a sister award to the Global Teacher Prize in 2021. Now in its fifth year, the award serves as a…

The leader of the Ghana Freedom Party (GFP), Philip Appiah Kubi, popularly known as Roman Fada, has commended President John Dramani Mahama, for scrapping the controversial betting tax and e-levy. Presenting the 2025 Budget Statement and Economic Policy to Parliament on March 11, 2025, Finance Minister, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, said the taxes introduced by the previous administration, failed to generate the expected revenue and worsened the cost-of-living crisis. “The removal of these taxes is part of our strategy to ease the cost of living and restore confidence in the economy,” the finance minister said. Speaking to the Media, Roman…

Kumasi Asante Kotoko Sporting Club head coach, Dr. Prosper Narteh Ogum, has seemingly blamed missed scoring chances from his team on the tense atmosphere in his team’s Ghana Premier League game against defending league champions FC Samartex 1996. Kotoko drew 1-1 with Samartex at Samreboi in a game that had Kwame Opoku score his sixth goal in seven GPL appearances since returning to the Porcupine Warriors. However, Kotoko’s Dauda Saaka and Isaac Mintah missed big chances to score and give Kotoko the win and Dr. Ogum believes that the high level of tension surrounding the game affected the players’ goal…

All is set for the 2024/25 Ghana Women’s FA Cup following the completion of the semifinal games on Sunday, March 16. Jonina Ladies and Faith Ladies picked up the final slots for this season’s competition after wins over Rootz Sistaz and Hasaacas Ladies respectively. Jonina Ladies claimed an emphatic 4-1 win over Rootz Sistaz with braces from Joyce Atimbila and Matilda Fodu which meant Eva Amoako’s goal for the Division One League side was only a consolation game. The Antie Aku-based side will be playing in the final of the cup competition for the first time since its establishment. In…

The Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) has confirmed Ghana as hosts of the CAF African Schools Football Championship 2025 which is set to take place from 21 – 26 April 2025. The Continental Finals will be played at the University of Ghana’s Legon Sports Stadium in Accra. This marks the first time the tournament’s continental finals will be held in West Africa, following previous editions in Southern Africa (South Africa 2023) and East Africa (Tanzania 2024). The CAF African Schools Football Championship was launched by CAF President Dr Patrice Motsepe in April 2022 in Maputo, Mozambique. Since its inception, more…

Guinness World Record attemptee Afua Asantewaa has criticized Socrates Safo for calling her ungrateful. Afua Asantewaa’s curses follow the revelation that Dr. Bawumia’s team gave Socrates Safo GH¢20,000 to be handed to her, but she never received the money. According to a distressed Afua Asantewaa, all she received was a bottle of cough syrup instead of the GH¢20,000. In an Instagram story, Afua Asantewaa called out Socrates Safo, accusing him of being evil. She claimed that while she was struggling in the box, Socrates was profiting from her efforts. Other members of the stream, who also allegedly received the money…

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has expressed concerns over the challenges facing Ghana’s Free Senior High School (SHS) policy, suggesting that a review may be necessary if issues such as food shortages, accommodation struggles, and inconsistent academic calendars persist. Speaking at the Manhyia Palace during a courtesy visit by education minister Haruna Iddrisu, the Asantehene questioned the effectiveness of the policy in its current state. “If the students will go to school under the Free SHS policy and would not be fed due to food shortage, face accommodation challenges, and vacate after few days in school, then it would be better…