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1. The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has announced the commencement of an indefinite nationwide strike with immediate effect. The decision was announced at the end of an emergency meeting on Sunday night. Briefing newsmen after the closed-door meeting, ASUU president, Professor Biodun Ogunyemi, said the strike will be total and immediate. 2. Members of the Organised Labour, on Sunday, were absent at the reconciliatory meeting with the Federal Government over the non-implementation of…

Transit X a privately-funded shared mobility network with the convenience, capacity, and cost to replace buses, trains, cars, trucks, and short flights is set to improve the country’s transportation. The introduction of this system in Ghana is said to be convenient, safe, affordable, dependable, sustainable, fast, private, comfortable, and accessible. It is accessible to the physically challenged citizens according to the president of Transit X Ghana Limited, Mr Kweku Yankey. Transit X is a suspended,…

NAIROBI — A brutal war has raged for over two years in southern Congo’s Kasai province. It is a region that is difficult to access for aid organizations due to its remoteness, hostility from the government, and, of course, the violence itself. Two United Nations investigators, an American and a Swede, were killed there around the beginning of the conflict in 2016. One of the few groups that is present is Doctors Without Borders, commonly known by…

The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall have arrived in Accra to begin their five-day historic visit. The British Royals were met at the Kotoka International Airport by the Speaker of Parliament Prof. Mike Ocquaye and other top Ghanaian government officials. The British Royals will be in Ghana as part of a tour of West Africa. Prince Charles of Wales’ first visited Ghana since 1977. The Royals are currently at the Jubilee House for a brief…

Nigeria’s army on Friday posted a video of US President Donald Trump saying soldiers would shoot migrants throwing stones to justify opening fire on a Shiite group this week. “Please watch and make your deductions,” said the army in a post on its official Twitter account. In the video, Trump warns that soldiers deployed to the Mexican border could shoot Central American migrants who throw stones at them while attempting to cross illegally. “We’re not…

A Corruption Watch (CW) investigation has found that failure by some Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to work together and align their policies and procedures has led to more than GHc39m worth of Value books printed by the Controller and Accountant General’s Department (CAGD). The Value books have since gone waste as the MDAs have not claimed or used them for 18 years. The Value Books printed between the year 2000 and 2010 have remained…

President Muhammadu Buhari has received the attestation certificate and confirmation of school certificate result from the West African Examination Council, WAEC. This development was disclosed by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, on his Twitter handle on Friday. He wrote, “WAEC presents attestation certificate and confirmation of school cert result to President Buhari. What will the naysayers say next?” Details soon…

one of Ghana’s finest actress/ tv personality Cecilia Anno-Barnieh and kelvin Fnk an actor/broadcast journalist are billed to host the Black carpet for the premier of the movie Black Sheep. ‘Black Sheep’ set to premiere on Saturday, 3rd November, 2018 at the Silverbird Cinemas, Accra and West Hills Malls, It’s a family affair thriller and you can’t afford to miss out. The anticipated movie ‘Black Sheep’ set to premiere on Saturday, 3rd November 2018 at…

After three years of legal battle over a legislative seat in the Benue House of Assembly, the Appeal Court in Makurdi on Friday gave judgment in favour of Joseph Boko and ordered the immediate sack of Benjamin Nungwa, the occupant of the seat. Both Boko and Nungwa contested the APC primary of Kwande West legislative seat in the State House of Assembly in April 2015, which was won by Boko. Dissatisfied with the conduct of…