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As part of the Private University Students’ Association of Ghana (PUSAG) new direction of telling its own stories, setting its own agenda and communicating  to its publics, it will compile the maiden edition of the much anticipated magazine dubbed ‘PUSAG IN SCOPE 1st Edition’’ After a thorough consultations and deliberations with the able editorial committee of the association, the birth of the first of its kind PUSAG magazine is nigh. ‘’PUSAG In Scope’’ tends to bridge the gap of misinformation, uncertainty with educative, informative and entertaining piece. It will publish all PUSAG events from all member institutions in Ghana such as Students Representative Council Week, Akwaaba events, Hall events and other events, to national events such as PUSAG games, congress, senate, debate and public speaking competition , Face of PUSAG etcetera. The contents of the magazine will include executive messages, sponsors message, pictures, articles of interests, stories, poems, j...

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Eden Hazard has been presented​ as a Real Madrid player at the Bernabeu following his move from Premier League side Chelsea. The forward had to wait for his official unveiling after featuring for Belgium in Euro 2020 qualification fixtures, with the transfer being finalised earlier in June. Huge crowds were seen queuing up outside the Bernabeu earlier on Thursday before Hazard trotted out on to the Bernabeu turf to greet his new fans. Real also  ​confirmed  Hazard completed his medical La Moraleja University Hospital before his unveiling. He held a numberless Madrid shirt alongside Florentino Perez while addressing the media. Perez said, as quoted by  ​Marca : "This is something that I've wanted to do for some time. Today we welcome one of the best players in the world. You fulfil one of your dreams, people want to enjoy your talent and creativity. "This club's members and supporters will be by your side because they know that your f...

It has emerged that an explosive weapon was found among the arsenal of the kidnappers of the two Canadian ladies r escued on Wednesday. Pro-government newspaper,  Daily Guide , reports on Friday, June 14 that besides the grenade, the kidnappers had an assortment of firearms “which were kept for defensive and offensive purposes.” Already, Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, said during a press briefing on the rescue of Lauren Patricia Catherine Tilley, 19, and Bailey Jordan Chitly, 20, that the members of the rescue mission faced significant firepower from the kidnappers. ”Police officers from the Ashanti Regional Police CID in Kumasi were shocked to find the grenade in the house where the two ladies were kept,” the  Daily Guide  newspaper recounts. Background The Canadian young ladies were reportedly forced into a vehicle at about 8:20 pm on June 4, 2019. They had just stepped out of their apartment at Silver Spring in Kumasi. O...

North Korea  is accusing the US of spreading the Ebola virus, claiming it has been “bent on the development of bio-weapons” in order to achieve world supremacy. The secretive state reacted strongly to the Ebola outbreak by closing its border to tourists and quarantining anyone who does enter. Now, a report by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) is claiming an aide to ex-President Reagan informed them the US had invented a progenitor of Ebola virus “for the purpose of launching a biological warfare”. The aide was named as Roberts, who  The Washington Post   said could be a reference to Paul Craig Roberts, an econmoist. Mr Roberts recently published a blog post entitled  ‘Is The US Government The Master Criminal Of Our Time?’  which cited work published by two academics on Ebola.  Only a few weeks after a UN resolution condemned the country’s human right’s record, The KCNA criticised the US for its own h...

Multiple Grammy winner Angélique Kpasseloko Hinto Hounsinou Kandjo Manta Zogbin Kidjo aka Angélique Kidjo has described Ghana’s Erica Armah Bra-Bulu Tando aka DJ Switch as young and amazing. The two met in Vancouver, Canada on Monday, June 3, for the 2019 edition of Women Deliver 2019. Policy changes and investments, for the health, rights, and wellbeing of girls and women and achieving a more equal world are the focuses of the global conference. DJ Switch and Angélique were pictured hanging out at the conference. The Grammy winner shared their photo on her Instagram with the caption: “With young amazing @djswitchghana in Vancouver for the @women_deliver conference representing @batongafoundation She is 11 years old!!!” The 11-year-old and the youngest DJ in Ghana, has been steadily rising to the top since she emerged the winner of TV3’s Talented Kidz season 8. 

Nana Dankwa Ibn Bediatuo Islamic University college, Ghana 0241993930       Former Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources under John Mahama’s government, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has described assurances made by the first gentleman of the land as ‘camera promises’ because they never materialize. According to him, they are ‘camera promises’ because the President makes such comments when he is before a crowd and wants them to be enthused of him. Discussing President Akufo-Addo’s speech made at the Africa Climate Week celebration wherein he advised more practical solutions are provided to channel financial means towards national climate ambition, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh opined that the President can best be tagged as a ‘hypocrite’ for making such a speech. The former Deputy Minister, who is the NDC Member of Parliament for Juaboso, bemoaned the decision by the current administration to trade off a large chunk of...

Award-winning undercover journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, is likely to release ‘Part 2’ of his ongoing explosive documentary on illegal mining titled, “Galamsey Fraud” this week. The documentary is aimed at naming and shaming selfish and powerful individuals, stabbing President Nana Akufo-Addo and Ghanaians in the back, in his relentless efforts at fighting against illegal mining popularly known as ‘galamsey’. Sources close to the Tiger-Eye PI team, have hinted that the yet-to-be released documentary, is essentially focused on some top officials in government, including; ministers of State, politicians as well as security personnel. These individuals, who are supposed to be seen helping the President win the fight against the dreaded illegal mining, were rather caught red-handed on secret video tapes, by the lenses of Anas and his crew, receiving bribes at the blind side of the President, to circumvent measures put in place to curb illegal mining a...

About thirteen persons have already collapsed under high temperatures at the Aliu Mahama Stadium where the 62nd independence celebrations are being held.  The individuals representing various security agencies at the parade grounds were carried at different points on stretchers off the field by First Aid officials on the ground.  Representatives of the Ghana Immigration Service, police service, the army, air force etc. have remained standing after the march-past as the various speeches are read.  Students of the respective schools which however took their turns marching were taken off the field shortly after the march.  Dignitaries including President of the Republic and Guest speaker, the Niger President are seen with fans trying to cool off with the heat in the area.  Though it got cloudy at the earlier stages of the march pass, temperatures currently can be pitched at approximately 39 degrees Celsius. The Northern part of Ghana is known for relatively h...

For the past decades, Independence Day celebration has always been held at the Black Star Square in Accra but for this year, the Akufo-Addo-led government decided to host it in the Northern Region and has been lauded by Ghanaians for taking such an initiative.  According to some people who spoke to GhanaWeb, the action taken by the President has given residents of Tamale and its neighbouring towns the opportunity to witness such an august occasion for the first time.  Adding that, it will give visitors the chance to explore Tamale and its environs, whilst on the other hand, give residents of Tamale the chance to come into contact with the President of the Republic and other dignitaries present for the occasion.  Some were of the view that, rotation of the venues for the Independence Day celebration at various regional capitals will make residents feel equally important and will also lessen the pressure in Accra.  Contrary to the appraisals given to the President...

On the main  campus of the Islamic University  College, Ghana (IUCG), came yet another jaw breaking and fascinating 14th congregation and the 20th Matriculation ceremony. Matriculation which is per the regulations of higher learning, a compulsory tradition to formally welcome fresh students into various campuses, across the world, brought into the IUCG, many famous, on Saturday, December 1, 2018. Speaking at the event, the vice President, academic affairs, IUCG, Dr. Camel Nasser Adam, admonished students to take their studies serious, read books and consider the fact that they have limited room of years to cover lot of academic activities. According to him, students of today are living in an era of many distractive sources which are in one way or other acting like traps to their studies, following the advancement in technology. "You have your phones, PCs tablets and others due to advanced in technology and their traps to studies". He charged students to take advantage of...

Story by: Nana  Dankwa Bediatuo One of the officers is said to be in critical condition while three others are receiving treatment at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. A civilian was also reportedly shot in the thigh while another broke her leg in an attempt to flee from the incident when the first gunshot sounded. In an interview with Joy FM, DCOP George Alex Mensah, the Greater Accra Regional Police Commander confirmed that the officers from the Accra Regional Operations Unit were caught unawares by the gunman. He said: “We are praying that the one who is in critical condition will also be well soon… From what we’ve heard it was not a shootout it was just an instant shooting at the policemen surprisingly because they thought they were going to get down and find out from the people over there what was going on, not knowing that, those people were armed already for the police officers. So, it was just a surprise shooting at the police officers...

First Lady, Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo, has through the Rebecca Foundation donated medical equipment ranging from hospital beds to Complete Delivery Systems to the Krachi–West Government Hospital in the Volta Region.  The presentation was done by Mrs. Akosua Newman of the Rebecca Foundation and supported by the Deputy Volta Regional Minister, Maxwell Blagogee and DCE for Krachi-West, Hon. Osei-Nti Douglas.  The equipment included three Complete Delivery Systems, 25 boxes of advance wound dressing material, 5 hospital beds, 16 Boxes of dressing charge irrigation trays, patient medical tables and 25 boxes cardinal health hydrocolloid dressing.  It also included Surgery Drain Bags, an Instant Warmer System, an Anesthesia super circuit pack, eye protection packs, primary IV sets, secondary IV sets, IV start kits, differing sizes of Vicryl sets etc. Presenting the items, most of which are state-of the-art equipment, Mrs. Newman emphasized on the power of Technology has...

The District Police Commander for Akontombra in the Western Region, ASP Dickson Obeng, has been accused of prescribing 36 lashes as a corrective measure for a 14-year-old class 6 pupil, Stanley Antwi of the St. James Anglican Primary at Akontombra.  In photos making rounds on social media, Stanley is seen with marks of the physical assault at his back.  Explaining the incident to Citi News, father of the boy who is a 36-year-old farmer, Enoch Tandoh said “I was in my farm when my wife called to inform me that our children have returned from school, but Stanley is bleeding at his back and so I should stop the farm work and assist to take him to the hospital”.  “So I rushed home to see my children only to see my son Stanley with severe marks of beatings at his back, his chest and parts of his stomach. When I asked Stanley what happened, he said the District Police Commander ASP Dickson Obeng whose office is just behind their school ordered his men to w...

President Akufo-Addo has inaugurated the first factory under the One- District- One factory programme, a motorcycle assembling plant at Lamashegu, Tamale in the Northern Region.  The plant is a public-private partnership between the government of Ghana and a Chinese private company known as Motorking Company Limited. The factory is expected to assemble different kinds of tricycles including farm tricycles, rural ambulance tricycles, and mobile library tricycles. Mr. Akufo-Addo urged citizens of the Northern Region to patronize the company’s products. The company’s Managing Director, Dr. Gau Yong promised to deepen management’s relationship with the chiefs and people of the area. She said: “The company is to support the community and promote quality standards in healthcare services, agricultural productivity and education among others, through cost-effective transportation for all.” “We have so far covered Tamale, Techiman, and Accra with wa...

 Approval has given the ECG a green light to be managed by a Philipino private power company for the next twenty (20) years beginning from next year, 2019 Per the agreement, the Millennium challenge corporation is expected to inject about $418 Million into the deal while  Meralco will inject about $500 million. Presenting the joint committee’s report on the floor of Parliament, Tuesday, July 24, 2018, the Chairman of the Committee on Mines & Energy,  Emmanuel K. Gyamfi told Members that the Committee is hopeful that the private sector participation in the ECG by means of a concession would help to turn around the fortunes of the utility service provider and return the company to financial and operational viability. The deal, he noted, is advantageous to the government partly because the Concessionaire is responsible for all major new investments that will help to minimize the impacts of such investments on the national budget. Emmanuel K. Gyamfi further told...

President Nana Akufo-Addo has summoned his Cabinet to an emergency meeting Tuesday, as concerns soar over possible tax increases. Joy News has learnt that the meeting will look at options for raising additional revenue to fund the many social policy interventions rolled out by the government. Sources at the Presidency tell Joy News there will be only one item on the agenda, which is a proposal by the Economic Management Team to boost revenue. This is coming amid stiff public rejection of a possible increase in taxes There are speculations that government might increase the VAT rate from the current 17.5% to 21% as Mr. Ofori Attah prepares to update Parliament on the performance of the economy in the past half year, on Thursday. The Finance Minister himself is tight-lipped about a possible increment as he said he has "no clue where that's coming from". "Until I come to parliament we won't know," Mr. Ofori Attah told Joy News' reporter, Kwesi Parker-W...

The West African Examinations Council, WAEC has released provisional results of the 2018 West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE for school candidates. WAEC said it will dispatch the results to the schools, and candidates are advised to contact their heads of school for their results. Meanwhile, WAEC has hosted the results online and candidates who so desire may access their results at the Council's website. According to a statement signed by Agnes Teye-Cudjoe, Head of Public Affairs for the WAEC, Mathematics (Core) showed a drop in performance from 2017 (42.73% to 38.33%). 120,519 (33%) obtained A1-C6; 94,607 (30.09%) obtained D7-E8 while 99,275 (31.58%) had F9. Below is the statement in full. RELEASE OF PROVISIONAL RESULTS FOR THE WEST AFRICAN SENIOR SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION ( WASSCE ) FOR SCHOOL CANDIDATES. 2018 The West African Examinations Council, WAEC wishes to inform its numerous public that it has released  provisional results ...

The final funeral rites of the late former Vice President, Paa Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur, have been announced by his family. Mr. Amissah-Arthur will be laid in state on Thursday, 26th July 2018 from 8:00am to 6:00pm. This will be followed by a burial service which will be held at the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC) in Accra on Friday, 27th July 2018. The interment for Mr. Amissah Arthur will however be by special invitation. A thanksgiving service is expected to be held on Sunday 29th July 2018 at the Calvary Methodist Church in Accra. Former Vice President, Kwesi Amissah-Arthur died on Friday morning at age 67. He collapsed at the Air Force Gym in Accra during a workout and was rushed to the 37 Military Hospital where he was pronounced dead. Profile Born on April 29, 1951, Mr Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur was an economist, academic and politician. He was the sixth Vice-President of Ghana. He held office from August 6, 2012, until January 7, 2017, under Pre...

Ghanaian rap artiste Sarkodie has been spotted chilling with Peter Okoye of the defunct Nigerian Afrobeats music group P-Square. The two were spotted having drinks and chit-chatting with renowned FIFA/FFF Licensed Players’ Agent, Bernard Collignon over the weekend. In videos shared on Instagram, it is clear that their hangout was meant for strictly business even though Sarkodie or Peter Okoye made no revelations. They shared videos and pictures from their hangout with separate captions. Sarkodie captioned his photo “Africa connect” and Peter, on the other hand, captioned his “M.E.N”. Their hangout has caused a stir on social media, with most of his fans wondering if Peter is going to be invited to Sarkodie’s wedding. The BET Award-winning artist is currently dominating headlines with his highly anticipated wedding with baby mama Tracy Ewuraama Addo ‘Tracy SarkCess’. Ghanafuo.com can confirm that Sarkodie and Tracy will tie the knot ...