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18 Aug

BBC’s Sex For Grade Documentary Receive Emmy Nomination

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BBC’s Sex For Grade Documentary Receive Emmy Nomination Nigerian journalist, Kiki Mordi, has received an Emmy nomination for her BBC Africa Eye ‘Sex For Grades’ documentary. Mordi through the documentary exposed sexual rot in West African universities. She went undercover to a number of tertiary institutions in Nigeria and Ghana. The BBC Africa Eye documentary exposed lecturers, including political science lecturer at the University of Ghana, Prof. Ransford Gyampo, demanding sex for grades from female students. In Nigeria, a lecturer in UNILAG who thought Kiki was a prospective student asked her for sex so as to help her gain admission…

18 Aug

UTAG, COLTEK Commend Akufo-Addo For Converting UEW Into Autonomous University

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UTAG, COLTEK Commend Akufo-Addo For Converting UEW Into Autonomous University The University Teachers Association of Ghana(UTAG) together with the College of Technology Education Kumasi (COLTEK) have expressed their profound appreciation to President Nana Akufo-Addo for converting the Kumasi and Mampong campuses of University of Education (UEW) into full-fledge autonomous Universities. According to the Chairman of the educational bodies,Stephen Baffour Adjei this move by Nana Akufo-Addo is a demonstration of his firm commitment towards the development of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET). Speaking at the event which was monitored by Wontumionline.com,Mr Baffour Adjei indicated that, the elevation of…

18 Aug

Wontumi Leads Ashanti NPP For Election 2020.

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Wontumi Leads Ashanti NPP For Election 2020. Bernard Antwi Boasiako, the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has been appointed to lead the region's campaign for the 2020 elections. At the official inauguration of the regional campaign team at Georgia Hotel Tuesday, John Boadu, national Secretary for the NPP said the regional chairman has been mandated to deliver a solid victory in the December polls. Supporting the regional chairman to lead the campaign are over 100 persons including all Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives in the Ashanti Region with the Regional and Deputy Regional Ministers…

18 Aug

‘Irredeemable lie’ – Martin Amidu Shreds Ahwoi’s ‘Working With Rawlings’ Book

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‘Irredeemable lie’ – Martin Amidu Shreds Ahwoi’s ‘Working With Rawlings’ Book The special prosecutor, Mr. Martin Amidu, is the latest high profile personality to have shredded Professor Kwamena Ahwoi’s book – ‘Working with Rawlings’ – describing aspects as “irredeemable lie.” In a four-page critique on the controversial book made available to Dailymailgh.com, Mr. Amidu rubbished a part of the book, describing him as a member of the National Reform Movement alongside the late vice president Paa Kwasi Amissah-Arthur. “I was identified and baited by the author and Mr. Kofi Totobi-Kwakye, then the Minister for National Security, with the Vice…

18 Aug

Prof. Kwesi Botchwey Is A coward For Failing to Make Public Book On NDC’s Defeat In 2016 – Chairman Wontumi

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Prof. Kwesi Botchwey Is A coward For Failing to Make Public Book On NDC's Defeat In 2016 - Chairman Wontumi Chairman Wontumi, on Tuesday described one of the country's economic gurus, Professor Kwesi Botchwey, as a coward for failing to make public the book he authored that investigated the factors that led to the NDC's electoral defeat in 2016, "If Professor Botchwey had been bold in making public the contents of his book the NDC would not have found itself in the current crisis situation because the book identified all the problems that greatly contributed to the NDC's defeat…

18 Aug

Election 2020: EC To Begin Voter Transfer On October 20

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Election 2020: EC To Begin Voter Transfer On October 20 The Electoral Commission will on October 20, 2020, begin a voter transfer exercise ahead of election 2020.The exercise which will end on October 26, 2020 subject to the maturation of the Public Election Regulations 2020 (C.I. 127). The exercise in times past permitted registrants to transfer votes from one constituency to the other before the voting day but this year’s exercise will be different. Previously, one desiring to transfer his or her vote from one constituency to another ought to do so six months to the election. But this year,…

18 Aug

Rawlings Writes Book To Expose Ahwoi Et Al

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Rawlings Writes Book To Expose Ahwoi Et Al Former President Jerry John Rawlings has hinted at releasing a book titled ‘The Triumph of Evil’ to expose the likes of Professor Kwamena Ahwoi. He believes Prof Ahwoi, who served in his government as the Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, released his book ‘Working With Rawlings’ “to preempt the exposure that Rawlings’s book ‘The Triumph of Evil’ promises to reveal about some of them”. Prof Ahwoi’s book has stirred controversy as its content has been widely contested by some members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). To the first…

18 Aug

“Disrespectful NDC Remembers Volta Only In Elections” – Sammy Awuku

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"Disrespectful NDC Remembers Volta Only In Elections" – Sammy Awuku The Chiefs and People of the Volta Region have been urged not to allow the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) to disrespect them and insult their intelligence. According to the National Organiser of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Sammy Awuku, times have changed and citizens, including Voltarians have become more assertive, hence the attempt by the opposition to “all of a sudden pretend” to love and care for the region was a sign of disrespect. He said “the NDC only remembers the Volta region in the election…

18 Aug

Mahama Bought $450,000 East Legon house For Tracey Boakye – Ken Agyapong Alleges

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Mahama Bought $450,000 East Legon house For Tracey Boakye – Ken Agyapong Alleges Kennedy Ohene Agyapong has alleged that John Dramani Mahama, the former President and the flag bearer of the opposition NDC, bought for Tracey Boakye her East Legon house worth $450,000. According to the Assin Central MP, the timing of Tracey’s recent outbursts is wrong and has ruined Mahama’s political future. “Tracey Boakye, look at where the man picked you from? He helped you build a house at Kumasi with a restaurant in it…bought you a house at Lake Side Estates but you told him you don’t like…

18 Aug

Let’s End ‘Monecracy’ In Party Politics — Speaker

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The Speaker of Parliament, Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye, has called for an end to monetisation which is rearing its ugly head in the country’s democratic practice, especially in the run-up to general elections. He said allowing the practice to be a feature of the competitive democratic process only compromised good governance in a fledgeling democracy. Ceiling election expenses Addressing the end of the Second Meeting of the Fourth Session of Parliament last Friday, Prof. Oquaye said: “Monetisation of our democracy compromises the democratic process of good governance. As a country, we have not really captured the political will to arrest…