Thumbs Up For Biometric Voting System
With the change from military to democratic dispensation in 1992, Ghana commenced a system of voting using the ballot box. Five successful elections have been conducted since the beginning of the fourth republic of Ghana using that system. However, technological advancement, coupled with the many inaccuracies accompanying the ballot box system of voting, has given … Continue reading
Kombat Wins Unprecendented Victory In SRC Elections
Mr. Edmond Kombat, a third year student of the University of Ghana has been declared president elect of the Student Representative Council (SRC), after pulling 3030 votes, representing 64.40% of the total valid votes cast. This proved to be an emphatic landslide victory for Mr. Kombat, whose closest competitor, Mr. Obed Kumi, pulled 1082 votes … Continue reading
Heroes’ Day 2012
The day is one not forgotten. On February 28th, 1948, three Ghanaian veterans of war were shot down by British police, sparking a riot that led to Ghana’s independence. The lives of Sergeant Adjetey, Corporal Attipoe and Private Lamptey, all members of the Gold Coast Regiment of the Royal West African Frontier Force, stood up … Continue reading
Bertha On The Rise!
Bertha, one of Ghana’s sensational female voices who also happens to be a student of the University of Ghana studying music and theatre arts, has been nominated for the Best Collaboration and Best Female Vocal Artist categories at the upcoming Ghana Music Awards. Bertha came to prominence in 2009 when she won season 4 of … Continue reading
Legon Hall Azonto Beach Party
Legon Hall’s beach party has, undoubtedly, become the most popular beach party in Legon which attracts thousands of patrons and is generally the most anticipated party of the academic year. The event is so popular that it attracts lots of students from other universities in the country such as KNUST and UCC. It is not … Continue reading
Megritta Crowned Miss Legon 2012
Megriitta Millicent Morrison, a first year student of the University of Ghana reading French, Spanish and linguistics , has been crowned Miss Legon 2012. The colourful ceremony that saw her compete against nine other ladies of the university was held at the national theatre on Friday, 16th February, 2011 and was moderately patronised by students. … Continue reading
Hip Life Songs of the Week
“Kolom” – Buk Bak Don’t call it a come back. Hip Life stars Buk Bak have returned with a monster track to keep everyone’s Azonto fresh through the summer. “Kolom,” although originally released in 2011 alongside the equally huge “Alanta,” is still the most popular Hip Life song to grace Ghana’s airwaves this year. From it’s … Continue reading
Graduation Day: A Personal Reflection
I have always dreamt or probably visualized what my bachelor’s graduation would be like. But as they say, dreams never truly represent reality. Somehow, someway, there is always a distortion, an exaggeration or an over simplification of a sort. Saturday, the tenth of March, 2012, was no different. I’d choose to see the beauty and … Continue reading
Views From Abroad
As an international student from the United States, I did not know what to expect on Ghana’s Independence Day. I realized, however, that if I want to understand what the 6th of March means to Ghanaians, I would first need to attend the national parade at the Independence Square in Accra. Growing up in the United States, … Continue reading
Parliament Accepts $3 Billion Loan From China
The US $3 billion loan Ghana’s NDC government is set to receive from the Chinese Development Bank (CDB) has caused a lot of misunderstanding in parliament as well as with many Ghanaian citizens. There has been much speculation from many leaders of the country about its benefits and disadvantages to the nation’s development. Most immediately, … Continue reading
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