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UCC Distance Students to get GH¢700 annual Scholarships

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29th December, 2020 6:35 AM Students of the University of Cape Coast College of Distance Education (UCC CODE) are expected to receive a GH¢700 annual scholarships from the Distance Education Students Association of Ghana of the University of Cape Coast (DESAG-UCC). The National President of the Association,Daniel Nana Dwuma made this revelation during a symposium organized on Monday, December 28, 2020, by the Greater Accra Regional Chapter of the Distance Education Students Association of Ghana, University of Cape Coast (DESAG UCC). Criteria for selection Speaking on the criteria for the selection of beneficiaries, the President said the schrip window was opened to all students of the Associauon who have good academic standing from the university with a CGPA of 2.5 and above. The president further indicated, that each student qualifies for the scholarship within one academic year and can be renewed every year or new entrants allowed every year.   Challenges According to the preside...

Meet Alhassan Wakaso,the younger brother of Mubarak Wakaso who is also a footballer.

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  28th December, 2020 7:28PM It is certainly obvious that "football" is dominant in the DNA of the Wakaso family. Mubarak Wakaso is undoubtedly one of the greatest players Ghana football has produced in the 21st century. His immense physique, tenancity phenomenal tackling and pressing abilities  at the heart of midfield has made many football enthusiasts name him the "midfield dynamo" not forgetting his impressive performance for the Black starts of Ghana in the AFCON 2019. Surprisingly Mubarak is not the only member of the Wakaso family who has risen through the ranks to be a world sensation, meet Alhassan Wakaso who is the younger brother of Mubarak who plays for Portuguese primera liga side Victoria Guimaraes as a defensive midfielder. Alhassan was born on the 7th of January 1992 in Tamale,northern Ghana and he's currently 28 years old. He made his debut for the Black starts of Ghana on 26th March 2019 in a 3-1 defeat to Mauritania.  Alhassan Wakaso is a very...

Security agencies must double up efforts to combat threats and attacks on journalists: KON

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 28th December, 2020     17:50 P.M In recent times, journalists and media men have had this feeling of compromisation in their security due to the rampant attacks on journalist in the country. This as a result has compelled the honourable minster of information and the member of Parliament of Ofoase Ayebi in the eastern region Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, who has tasked the security services to double up their efforts in maintaining a high level of security for journalists across the country. The whole county was thrown in shock after ace broadcast journalists of (ABN) Angel Broadcasting Network Captain Smarts Tantra hills mansion was bugled by unknown buglers. Where expensive car parts were stolen early hours of Sunday December 27th 2020. Award winning and outspoken journalist Manasseh Awuni Azzure has also been a victim of these threats and attacks on journalists after coming up with an article titled "ERRORtoral Commission and Akuffo Addo's coup d'etat" . Not leaving out...

Viral video of mentor winner Kweku Bany rapping whiles he hawks on the streets

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It has been a thrilling and entertaining since this season of TV3's populous mentor reality show kicked started. The show brought contestants from many places across the country. The show which was climaxed with it's grand finale yesterday 27th December 2020 saw an Nzema boy affectionately called Kweku Banny emerging as the winner of this year's competition. Bany took home ₵10,000 cash, 2 mastered songs, ₵50,000 worth of airtime across all Media General platforms-radio,TV and digital. Yaw Indomie news have sighted a viral video circulating on social media showing how the ambitious young Fante rapper used to hawk and rap showing his prowess and skills in fante rap before his rise to fame. Motivation: " whatever you are doing,do it well,work hard,pray and never give up " Check video below⬇ By: Yaw Indomie

Here are the 94 new faces that will enter Parliament in 2021

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After the much anticipated wait,the 2020 general elections, thus presidential and Parliament is over and Nana Addo Danquah Akuffo Addo is the president elect according a statement issued by Madam Jean Mensa who is the chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Ghana and the returning officer of the presidential elections of Ghana. The chairperson declared Nana Addo the winner of the polls with 51.5% of the total vote cast. With the EC declaring the current seats structure of Parliament as 137 to 137, with one independent candidate the new house will see a lot of new face s. It is estimated that 94 new entrants will join the house with majority of them coming from the National Democratic Congress. Below is a list of the new entrants and their constituencies Volta Region 1. John Peter Amewu – Hohoe (NPP) 2. Abla Dzifa Gomashi – Ketu South (NDC) 3. Kwame Dzudzorli Gakpe – Keta (NDC) 4. Kwame Sefe – Anlo (NDC) Bono Region 5. Williams Okofo Darteh – Jaman South (NDC) 6. Frederick Yaw Ahenkw...

Robbers raid Captain Smart’s mansion, burgle 2 Landcruisers, 1 Prado; warn they’ll return

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  SEAR By   MyNewsGH   Broadcast Journalist with Angel Broadcasting Network (ABN) and morning show of Accra-based Angel Fm  Captain Godsbrain Smart  had his Trantra Hill House in Accra raided by thieves on Sunday dawn. According to the Mile 7 District Police who confirmed the incident to  MyNewsGh.com , the journalist had all exterior driving mirrors of his three (3) Toyota four-wheel-drives stolen. They also made away with the wind shield guards of all the vehicles including 2 Toyota Land Cruisers with registration numbers  GE 7113 – 17 and GS 1-16 and one Land Cruiser Prado with registration number  GR 9111- 16 parked in his compound. The victim upon the arrival of the police investigators, showed them the exact place where the exterior mirrors and the wind shield guards  were on each car and the police on inspection detected all six driving mirrors of all three vehicles were all stolen. A hand written note was fixed on the Prado vehicle wi...

Social media fanatic who threatened to bomb EC and TV3 arrested

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  Saeed Mohammed has admitted to being the user of the Twitter account @Mujahid Ibn Khalid, which was the handle used in posting the threats  27th December, 2020 A social media fanatic who used his Twitter handle to threaten staff of Media General (TV3 Network) and who claimed that the offices of the Electoral Commission (EC) would be bombed has been arrested by the security agencies. The 28-year-old suspect, Saeed Mohammed, admitted after his arrest that he is the user of the Twitter account @Mujahid Ibn Khalid, which was the handle used in posting the threats to the two institutions (Media General and the EC). The tweet by Mujahid Ibn Khalid, posted at 7.11am on 16 December 2020, stated: “This year whether Mahama or not we will bomb EC.” Other tweet on the same handle read as follows: “Bomb will clear such a crowd who celebrates fraud election.” LɛʦʦaThe Hypocrites in TV3 will die like dogs, your lives are in danger but you don’t know.” By: Yaw Indomie Source: Asaase Radio H...