233livenews.com can exclusively confirm that the council of the University of Ghana has elected a new vice chancellor to take over from Professor Ernest Aryeetey whose tenure of office ends in July. The Provost of the College of Basic and Applied Science, Professor Ebenezer Oduro Owusu was unanimously selected by members of the council at … Continue reading
President John Mahama has nominated eight (8) new Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) and sacked seven (7) others in accordance with Article 243(1) of the 1992 Constitution and Section 20(1) of the Local Government Act 1993, Act 462. According to a statement issued by the Flagstaff House on Wednesday December 31, the eight nominees … Continue reading
Activists from a movement of youth led environmental organizations in Ghana will hold a street campaign tagged “Walk for Solar”. Scheduled for Monday 14th December 2015, the campaign will commence at Danquah Circle, Osu through the Oxford Street. The “Walk For Solar” street action is intended to draw the attention of the Government of Ghana … Continue reading
More Swiss people are having sex with horses, according to a sickening new report. There were 105 cases of the maltreatment of horses in Switzerland in 2014 — 10 percent of which involved people having sex with them, according to Tier im Recht, an animal welfare group. “This rate is relatively elevated compared with other … Continue reading
Ghana’s foremost dance choreographer, dance teacher, dancer, researcher and consultant, Prof F. Nii Yartey took his final bow in India where he had led a group of dancers to the Africa-India Summit held there recently. He fell ill and was hospitalised but subsequently kick the bucket on Saturday, November 21. He was 69. Prof. Nii Yartey, … Continue reading
The Management of the National Service Scheme has begun the process of registration of prospective national service personnel for the 2016/2017 service year. According to statement signed by the Acting Executive Director of the Scheme, Dr. Michael Kpessa-Whyte, the Secretariat has begun receiving class lists of final year students from the various tertiary institutions for … Continue reading
Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has summoned chiefs of Antoa to the Manhyia Palace following the theft of one of the shrine’s deities – ‘puduo’ – as well as gold ornaments, and some expensive regalia from the dreaded god’s sanctum. The shrine has suspended consultations, but hundreds of patrons continue to throng its premises to … Continue reading
The Ministry of Roads and Highways acting through the Department of Urban Roads has announced the temporary closure of the Shiashie section of the Tetteh Quarshie-Madina road to facilitate the construction of a pedestrian footbridge on the stretch. According to a statement signed by the Deputy Director of Panning and Development at the department, Ing. … Continue reading
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