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The independent Presidential Candidate in the 2016 general elections Jacob Osei Yeboah has stirred the controversy surrounding the operations of Kumasi based political vigilante group with affiliation to the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) Delta Force. The man who is also referred to as Joy2012 has blamed the trial judge Mary Senkyire for not ‘thinking through’ her judgement thereby angering the vigilante group to attack the court. It would be recalled that members of Delta Force, a vigilante group affiliated to the New Patriotic Party (NPP), have attacked a Kumasi circuit court and freed their members who were standing trial.…

A seeming tension between the Polytechnic Teachers Association of Ghana (POTAG) and the National Council for Tertiary Education (NCTE) is likely to bring academic work at the various technical universities in the country to a halt. POTAG is accusing the Council of championing an agenda that is sabotaging the transition processes of polytechnics to fully fledged technical universities. At a news conference in Takoradi Monday, executives of POTAG claimed the NCTE has dissolved all the interim councils for these technical universities without ensuring the constitution of permanent one as required by the Technical Universities Act 922 of 2016. Section 42[1] of…

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Ghana’s national under 17 coach, Frimpong Manso, has declared his intention to coach the Kumasi Asante Kotoko, stating he has the capability to manage the Ghana Premiere League team. The Porcupine Warriors Sunday evening terminated the appointment of their coach, Zdravko Logarusic. The decision, which followed calls from the fans of the club, was taken at an emergency management meeting in Kumasi, few hours after the club settled on a goalless draw with Ebusua Dwards on match day 11 of the ongoing Premiere League. Assistant Coach of the Club, Godwin Ablordey, has been tasked to take charge until a replacement…

The second runner-up of TV3’s reality show, Ghana’s Most Beautiful, Akos, has been honoured by the management of Jayee University College where she is a final year student. Akos, also known as Esther Kyerewah Twumasi, represented the Eastern Region in the Legacy edition of show. For her feat, the school at the weekend presented to her a citation for promoting the image of the university college using the huge and prestigious GMB platform She is pursuing Communication Studies at the university where she held the 2016 Face of Jayee. She has since handed over her crown By Solomon Wiredu|3news.com|Ghana

Professor Jophus Anamuah-Mensah has bemoaned the perceived negativity about private tertiary institutions in Ghana, and wants both public and private institutions to be regulated in the same accreditation and quality assurance standards. The former vice chancellor of the University of Education, Winneba, noted that no nation can develop without the active participation of the private sector hence the need for a new era of relationship between public and private institutions . He was speaking at the 8th congregation of the Jayee University College in Accra where he is the Chairman of the Governing Council of the university. Prof Anamuah-Mensah said…

Cabin crew on a Turkish Airlines flight celebrated the arrival of an extra passenger at 42,000ft (12,800 metres) when a woman gave birth to a baby girl. Passengers also assisted at the birth, which took place soon after take-off on a flight from Guinea’s capital Conakry to Istanbul via Ouagadougou. The mother and baby, named Kadiju, were taken to hospital when the Boeing 737 landed in the Burkina Faso capital. Both are now reported to be tired but in good health. “The cabin crew noticed that a woman passenger named Nafi Diaby, [who was] 28 weeks into her pregnancy, was…

Cabin crew on a Turkish Airlines flight celebrated the arrival of an extra passenger at 42,000ft (12,800 metres) when a woman gave birth to a baby girl. Passengers also assisted at the birth, which took place soon after take-off on a flight from Guinea’s capital Conakry to Istanbul via Ouagadougou. The mother and baby, named Kadiju, were taken to hospital when the Boeing 737 landed in the Burkina Faso capital. Both are now reported to be tired but in good health. “The cabin crew noticed that a woman passenger named Nafi Diaby, [who was] 28 weeks into her pregnancy, was…

Ghanaian actor John Dumelo has promised to gift rapper M.anifest a Toyota Land Cruiser V8 after he won Rapper of the Year at the 2017 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards. He made this promise when he was called on stage, together with actress Zynell Zuh, to present the Best Rapper award. As reported by the Daily Guide Newspaper, Dumelo was apprehended by National Security operatives with a vehicle said to belong to the state. It was retrieved from a spraying shop at Abelemkpe in Accra. Dumelo, who campaigned vigorously for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) during the 2016 electioneering campaign, seemed unperturbed…

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