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Document: BBC letter to Prof Gyampo on ‘Sex for Grades’ exposé

Read the full content of a letter written to Prof Ransford Gyampo by producers of BBC Africa's 'Sex for Grades' exposé: Source: Myjoyonline.com

UG interdicts Prof. Gyampo, Dr Butakor over BBC’s ‘Sex for Grades’ exposé

The University of Ghana (UG) has interdicted two of its lecturers, Prof. Ransford Gyampo and Dr Paul Kwame Butakor who were implicated in the...

Oppong Nkrumah condemns assault on law students

Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has described the police brutality meted out to members of the Law Students Association during a demonstration to demand...

Listen: How Deputy Attorney-General was ‘harassed’ by law students

A Deputy Attorney-General, Godfred Dame, has recounted how he was hassled by some law students who had failed the entrance exam to the Ghana...

Audio: Sex for grades started from Adam – Lecturer

A lecturer at the Accra Technical University, Dr Jones Ntiamoah, has said lecturers trading academic grades for sex is an age-old problem. He noted that...

Why Akufo-Addo confirmed Oppong-Buanuh as IGP

President Nana Akufo-Addo has explained that he decided to confirm the appointment of James Oppong-Buanuh as the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) because of how...

Audio: We owe law school applicants no apology – Police

The Greater Accra Police Command has justified the minimum force used to disperse demonstrating prospective law students of the Ghana Law School in Accra. Deputy...

Let’s not link good grades for female students to sex – Otchere-Darko

A leading member of the New Patriotic Party, Gabby Otchere-Darko, has cautioned against linking good grades for female students to sex. According to him, he...

Don’t confuse us with where your zip is – Gabby Otchere-Darko to Gyampo

A leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gabby Otchere-Darko, has, in reaction to Prof Ransford Gyampo’s assertion that people are trying...

Church suspends Nigerian lecturer implicated in BBC’s ‘Sex for Grades’ exposé

The Foursquare Gospel Church in Nigeria has suspended its pastor, Prof Boniface Igbeneghu, a senior lecturer at the University of Lagos (Unilag), who was...

Student bought me boxer shorts, £100 to date me – Lawyer recounts ordeal as lecturer (Audio)

Private legal practitioner, Dr Maurice Ampaw, has been detailing how some female students sexually harassed him when he was a lecturer at the Central...

Sannie Daara exposes weaknesses in BBC’s ‘Sex For Grade’ documentary

As a person who formerly worked for the BBC I am deeply worried about the recent drop in standards at the world's best journalism...

Hard drives missing at Law Court Complex

Computer accessories including hard drives have been stolen from about four High Courts located at the Law Court Complex in Accra. The Daily Graphic has...

Sex for grade: Gyampo is disciplined, BBC was unfair – Legon student

A student of Professor Yaw Gyampo says the under-fire lecturer is well behaved and very respected by his students. According to Enam, the lecturer who...

Video: Law students clash with police; 9 arrested in demo

The National Association of Law Students on Monday clashed with the Ghana Police Service during the open up legal education demonstration in Accra with...

Akufo-Addo to grace Breman Odwira festival

President Nana Akufo-Addo is the special guest of honour for the 2019 Breman Odwira festival. Omanhene of Breman Traditional area, Nana Amoakwa Boadu Vlll announced...

307 ambulances to be ready by end of November – Hawa Koomson assures

Minister for Special Development Initiative, Hawa Koomson, has disclosed that the long awaited 307 ambulances will arrive in the country by the end of...

Audio: Akufo-Addo’s CSE comment belated but commendable – Clergy

The Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council (GPCC) has commended President Nana Akufo-Addo for bringing clarity to the government’s intent on the controversial Comprehensive Sexuality...

I know those behind BBC’s ‘Sex for Grade’ documentary – Gyampo

A Senior Lecturer at the University of Ghana, Professor Ransford Gyampo is accusing his detractors of framing him with alleged sex for grade documentary...

Video of Prof. Gyampo in class pops up online after BBC’s ‘Sex For Grades’ trailer

A video of senior lecturer at the Political Science Department of the University of Ghana, Professor Ransford Gyampo in class has popped up online...

38-year-old woman dies after giving birth to triplets

Grandmother of eight children, Mary Akosua Korankyewaa has given a chilling account of events leading to the death of her only daughter, Adwoa...

Video: ‘Sex for grades’: Undercover in West African universities

Academic institutions in West Africa have increasingly been facing allegations of sexual harassment by lecturers. This type of abuse is said to be endemic,...

ECG/PDS blocks credit supply to pre-paid customers at Dansoman

Some residents of Dansoman in the Greater Accra region have been denied access to electricity credit to power their meters for electricity supply to their homes. Customers...

Listen: Duncan Williams’ powerful prayer for the Nation

Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams on Friday morning ended Joy FM's Super Morning show with a prayer session. The interview which took place at the Action Chapel...

Audio: Archbishop Duncan Williams speaks on women empowerment

General Overseer of Action Chapel International, Archbishop Nicholas Duncan Williams has described women as powerful people who are always used by God to impact society. He said...

NUGS responds to malicious allegations on its constitution

The National Executive Committee of the National Union of Ghanaian Students (NUGS) has taken notice of a statement coming from some students who describe...

Listen: Stay away from young girls – Transport Minister warns Chinese contractors

The Transport Minister, Kwaku Ofori Asiamah has warn Chinese contractors assigned to construct the Mamford Fishing Harbour in the Gomoa West District of the...

Photos+Video: One dead in BOG bullion van accident; Cash scatter

One person has been confirmed dead with two others in critical conditions in a bullion van accident on the Techiman highway in the Bono East...

Taxi cab driver deepens woes of mourners

The woes of a group of mourners were last Saturday morning deepened when a taxi cab run over some of them at Krabonso, near...

4 females go missing in Takoradi again

Some four females have again been reported missing by the police in the Western Region. All four persons reportedly went missing in September 2019. Forty-two-year-old Augustina...

Man quits teaching job to sell eggs for a living

The deep, rich baritone “Barima K-o-s-u-aaaaa” resonating from the voice of a 36-year-old WASSCE holder, advertising the sales of his head load of hard-boiled...

Corpse disappears from mortuary at Agbozume

A corpse that was deposited at the Hosana Clinic and Mortuary, a private mortuary facility in Agbozume in Ketu Municipality in the Volta Region...

Road Safety Authority explains ‘ban on TV monitors in vehicles’ comment

The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) has denied ever placing a total ban on the fixing of television monitors or similar devices in vehicles. The...

Listen: Prof. Frimpong-Boateng joins CSE debate

The Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng is surprised about the noise that has characterised the supposed introduction of Comprehensive...

George Andah awarded by United Clergy International Association

Member of Parliament (MP) for Awutu Senya West, George Andah, has been honoured for his hard work in bringing change in his constituency. He received...

Audio: CJ announces plans to construct a larger campus for Ghana School of law

Chief Justice (CJ) Sophia Akuffo has announced that plans are advanced to ensure that the 2020 budget will provide funding for the construction of...

Extorting money from God’s people dangerous – Duncan-Williams (Audio)

Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams, General Overseer of Action Chapel International, has cautioned pastors and church leaders against monetising the gospel because exploitation of God’s people...

Listen: Duncan-Williams’ take on Comprehensive Sexuality Education

Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams says parents must take control of sex education when it comes to upbringing of their wards. His comment is in connection with the...

Audio: Ghanaians appreciate; accept anything foreign – Duncan-Williams

The General-Overseer of Action Faith Chapel International, Archbishop Nicholas Duncan- Williams, is of the view that Ghanaians appreciate and accept foreign deals than indigenous...

Audio: Duncan-Williams reveals worst things people have done to him

General Overseer of the Action Chapel International, Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams, has detailed worst things people have done to him. Speaking exclusively on Joy FM's Super...