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By Sharon Frimpomaa Opoku Youth champion Frederick Brooks is raising the alarm on the urgent need for tougher action against sexual harassment in Ghanaian universities. His concerns follow a recent move by the University of Ghana, which punished 16 students and a lecturer for a range of offenses, including plagiarism, falsifying documents, and sexual misconduct. A key case involved Dr. Sampson Obed Appiah, a lecturer found guilty of sexual misconduct. His penalties include a public apology, suspension for two semesters, limits on career advancement, and compulsory sexual harassment training. Speaking exclusively on Dominion TV’s top show Wake Up Africa last…

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A Circuit Court Judge and a Queen Mother of Ho Bankoe, Mama Bobi III has opened up about the challenges women judges face in Ghana, describing it as an “extremely tough” job. In a recent video interaction with veteran journalist Ben Dotsei Malor at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, Mama Bobi III, known in private life as Angela Attachie, revealed that female judges, especially those on the lower bench, face significant obstacles. These include intimidation and disrespect from some litigants and lawyers, especially males, who perpetuate biases and stereotypes that women are weak and incapable of holding positions…

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In an astounding case of corporate scandal and financial recklessness, the former Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), Reginald Yoofi Grant, is revealed to have departed with a trail of debt exceeding 50 million cedis, sources disclose. Insiders and documented evidence obtained by The New Republic newspaper show that Mr. Grant, who is preparing to abscond to a foreign haven, shamelessly demands an exorbitant retirement package from the very institution he is accused of defrauding. Under Mr. Grant’s leadership, the GIPC, a pivotal government agency promoting investments in Ghana, has suffered greatly due to negligence, self-enrichment,…

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In the lead-up to the highly anticipated 2024 elections, shocking revelations have emerged of clandestine spying conducted by the Akufo-Addo government on the then leader of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, and his family. Utilizing the State’s intelligence agency, National Security, the mastermind behind this covert operation was none other than the Director General of the National Signals Bureau (NSB), Kwabena Adu Boahene. With a complex web of deception, Adu Boahene orchestrated a spy ring under his own direction, strategically placing a mole within the security team of the esteemed spiritual guide to President Mahama, Rev.…

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Gyankroma Akufo-Addo, daughter of ex-President Akufo-Addo, has caused a stir by stripping her workspace bare after the NPP’s electoral downfall. The former director of the Creative Arts Agency reportedly whisked away all office equipment including chairs and computers in a dramatic turn of events. Since the NPP’s electoral defeat, Gyankroma has allegedly removed every trace of her presence from the office she operated under the previous regime. Despite working there since the commencement of her father’s administration, questions loom over the legitimacy of her tenure. Sources reveal that Gyankroma may have circumvented due process in her role, allegedly lacking the…

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Accra, Ghana – In a notable development, Afetsi Awoonor, son of the late renowned Ghanaian poet Prof Kofi Awoonor, has been appointed as the acting Managing Director of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company (BOST). This pivotal decision was formalized through an appointment letter signed by Secretary to President John Mahama, Dr Callistus Mahama. The appointment is in accordance with Article 195(1) of the Constitution, pending consultations with the Public Services Commission and the awaited guidance from the Minister for Energy and Green Transition. Awoonor assumes the leadership position at BOST following the tenure of Edwin Alfred Provencal, which…

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