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  Presidential Advisor on Diaspora Affairs, Kofi Okyere Darko, popularly known as KOD, has called on political appointees to prioritize service over status, urging them to remain grounded and respectful to the citizens who empower their positions. In a conversation on Rainbow Radio 92.4FM in the United Kingdom, KOD cautioned against the attitude of superiority some appointees assume once given the opportunity to serve. Without naming names directly at first, he pointed to the tendency of certain officials to see their appointments as an elevation above the very people they were called to serve. “We are here to serve,” he stated. “My office is simply where I’ve been placed to perform that duty.” He used the example of former Deputy Minister of Creative Arts, Mark Okraku Mantey, to highlight what he sees as a misplaced sense of importance among some former appointees. “Mark Okraku Mantey was asked to serve, but he saw himself as a lord,” KOD said. “When you’re appointed, you should n...

  The lecture series aimed to provide a platform for dialogue, learning, and collaboration—reaffirmed the faculty’s commitment to excellence in teaching, research and practical innovation in applied arts and technology. Dean of the Faculty of Applied Arts and Technology, Prof. Owusu Ansah-Ankrah, in his opening statement highlighted the faculty’s commitment to its vision which evident in the Week celebration.  “As a faculty, we remain committed to a vision that bridges creativity with functionality—fostering innovation that is both culturally relevant and globally competitive. This Open Day is a celebration of that vision,” he stated. In a presentation delivered by Dr. Betty Faniyan of TTU, a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Graphic Design,  on the topic “Re-imagining Decolonization through Productive Sankofarism., she emphasized that the creative spirit within our institutions—particularly in arts education—remains muted by colonial frameworks.  Dr. Faniyan note...

The Gospel music genre plays an integral role in our industry and therefore in our annual Music Awards ie TGMA which has in effect produced some great Artists of the year including Joe Mettle and Diana Hamilton. Strangely their participation in recent times have been on the decline and one wonders what the problems may be. Last year Team eternity were billed to perform but never showed up and their excuse was nothing to write home about. This year was worse when indeed they never showed up to pick any of their 3 awards on the night, I mean a group of over 10 musicians and not even one person showing up to pick an award is obviously not normal. Joe Mettle who was also in the auditorium never climbed the stage to pick any of his 2 awards on the night. I mean Joe had one of the best Gospel songs last year and it would have been great to see him on stage as an inspiration to the next Generation.           Can we assume that they're beginning to see the awards more l...

The newly appointed Mayor, Hon. Ebi Bright, this afternoon led a team of engineers from the Tema Metropolitan Assembly (TMA) and The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) to commence emergency repair works on the 300-meter stretch of road, also known as the 'Akosombo Road', which forms part of the Harbour road.  This intervention brings relief to hundreds of motorists and other commuters who ply this road on a daily basis to transact business within the Harbour Enclaves. Addressing the technical group on site,  With the effort of Mr. Anold Mensah Elavanyo, TV host, Entrepreneur and a Journalist; who advocated massively on all his social media platforms, alerting the Ministry of Roads and Highways Authority and Tema Municipal Assembly, to take stand in fixing our major and important road that leads to the Ghana Harbour Authority. Source:  https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid059H7R9kMf8gaCNtWJs8CEAL1vSLg918TyLYSqyyLkzKfphjNSdSWSSLYv5U4W1odl&id=100001361...

Takoradi Technical University, TTU, through its Faculty of Business Studies, has signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, with the Chartered Institute of Financial Investment Analysts-Ghana, CIFIA-Ghana.  The MoU is to provide professional training and certification opportunities for both staff and students pursuing accounting, banking, and finance-related programmes. The Vice Chancellor of TTU, Rev. Prof. John Frank Eshun, expressed his support for the partnership, stating how it falls within the University’s mandate.  "I want to take this opportunity to welcome you to Takoradi Technical University. As you are aware, our mandate requires us to collaborate with professional bodies to help our students build capacity. Your presence here is a step in the right direction, and we will ensure the MoU succeed." he expressed.  Dean of the Faculty of Business Studies, Prof. Mrs. Abigail Gura, emphasizing the partnership's alignment with the faculty's vision for p...

  Hon. Ebi Bright, the newly appointed Mayor of Tema Metropolitan Assembly(TMA) has hit the ground running by reporting to work today Monday 12th May, 2025. The Mayor started her day, by holding a brief meeting with the Metropolitan Coordinating Director, Mr. John Nana Owu, after which she toured some key Departments and Units within the Central Administration.  Driven by her passion for the welfare of children, women and the marginalised, the Mayor extended her tour to the TMA Day Care Center as well as the Health Facility at Community Centre.  Other Departments visited were the Works Department, Physical Planning Department, Environmental and  Procurement Unit. Hon.Bright ended her tour at the Official Residence of the Assembly, which was rather in a very deplorable state. At a debriefing session to end the tour, The Mayor lamented the failing state of most of our key infrastructure such as the Day Care Centre and called for swift action on the part of the Assembly...

Joseph Kwame Addison, popularly known as KillBeatz, is a Ghanaian music producer and sound engineer. He is a member of music group R2bees and is also the CEO of Legacy Life Entertainment, which has signed the Ghanaian musician King Promise KillBeatz started playing instruments for his church before he ventured into secular music. He started as a rapper and later switched to music production. He got the name KillBeatz from Ghanaian rapper Omar Sterling (Paedae) of R2Bees. He was helped by Ghanaian music producer Kaywa at the early stage of his career. He reported to the manager of the studio and insisted he could produce his own beat as he could already play the keyboard, and all he needed was help with the setup , as he had no prior knowledge in using DAWs at the time.  The manager’s reaction after he produced …”You are better than the producer , You need to come and work ! ” , so KillBeatz started working and eventually all customers preferred him over the previous producer. He ha...