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Australian National University (ANU) University Research Scholarship (URS) – Australia

The Australian National University (ANU) offers the University Research Scholarship (URS) annually to support high-achieving Higher Degree by Research (HDR) students whose research aligns with the university’s strategic priorities. The scholarship is available to both domestic and international students enrolled in accredited postgraduate research programs at ANU. ANU, based in Canberra, is one of Australia’s…

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Wontumi’s lawyer withdraws from galamsey case, hints at external interference: ‘This may reach the Bar Association.’

Counsel for Ashanti Regional NPP Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, Andy Appiah-Kubi, has withdrawn from one of the criminal cases involving his client, citing concerns about the proceedings. Speaking on Asempa FM’s Ekosiisen on June 11, Appiah-Kubi said he had informed both his client and the High Court in Accra of his…

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ORAL cases need more hands, Martin Kpebu warns AG’s department is stretched thin, urges recruitment of retired prosecutors.

Private legal practitioner and member of the Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) committee, Martin Kpebu, has called for increased staffing at the Attorney General’s Department to speed up the prosecution of ORAL-related cases. Speaking on Eyewitness News on June 11, he described progress on the cases as encouraging but warned that the large number of…

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Minority alleges secret govt sponsorship for World Cup fans, MPs given slots despite Mahama’s ‘no state funds’ pledge.

The Minority Caucus in Parliament has accused the government of secretly facilitating travel arrangements for some supporters to attend the 2026 FIFA World Cup despite President John Dramani Mahama’s assurance that the state would not sponsor fans for the tournament. Speaking at a press conference in Accra on June 10, Deputy Minority Chief Whip Habib…

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Oppong Nkrumah’s youth jobs plan: track every job created, separate skills from hiring, and let private capital lead.

Member of Parliament for Ofoase/Ayirebi, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has proposed five key measures to address the country’s growing youth unemployment challenge, including anchoring all government job programmes to published delivery scorecards that clearly track beneficiaries, cost per job created, time-to-placement, and employment retention rates. He also called for a distinction between skills development and job…

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Banker tells court my role in Adu-Boahene transactions was lawful, it was my job, says prosecution witness.

The third prosecution witness in the trial of former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau (NSB), Kwabena Adu-Boahene, has told the Accra High Court that her involvement in transactions on accounts linked to the accused persons was lawful, as the assistance she rendered formed part of her duties as a banker. Mildred Donkor, a former…

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808 staff at Jubilee House: Presidency report shows 233 political appointees, 575 civil servants as at December 2025.

The Presidency has submitted to Parliament its annual report on the staffing position at the Office of the President, revealing that a total of 808 personnel worked at the Presidency as of December 31, 2025. The report, presented in accordance with Section 11 of the Presidential Office Act, 1993 (Act 463), indicates that the workforce…

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Accra’s perfect storm: 38% of GDP, 86% of FDI, but just 1.4% of land, NDPC warns overconcentration is flooding the capital.

The Chairman of the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC), Dr Nii Moi Thompson, has warned that the excessive concentration of economic activities, population and investment in Greater Accra are worsening flooding and other urban challenges in the capital. He explained that Greater Accra Region currently contributes about 38 per cent of the country’s Gross Domestic…

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