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ATU admits over 14,000 new students
THE Accra Technical University (ATU) has held a matriculation ceremony for 14,060 students, urging them to uphold academic integrity and innovation.
The ceremony on Saturday formally admitted 18,000 students while a total of 14, 060 registered for the academic year.
Addressing the matriculants, the Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof. Amevi Acakpovi, urged the students to build roots before seeking recognition, and master their fundamentals to ensure their growth.
Prof. Acakpovi, highlighted the university’s growth, citing a 23 per cent increase in student population, with a total of 36,199 students, including morning, evening, and weekend programmes.
He said matriculation was their official entrance into the academic community, granting those rights, responsibilities, and identity.
“We are shaping them, giving them a sense, making you a tool so that when you get out of here, you can serve the society in one capacity or the other,” he said.
The vice chancellor likened the university to a workshop where rough, unshaped metal was transformed into a refined product through heat, pressure, precision, and design.
He wished the students a warm welcome to the school, urging them to begin their journey with humility, determination, and purpose.
He said the students may feel the heat of assignments and the pressure of deadlines, but emphasised that it was through these challenges that they would be shaped and strengthened.
He urged them to allow themselves to be refined, so that by the time they graduate, they would not merely hold a certificate, but would have become refined individuals, equipped to serve purpose, saying that today marked the start of their new chapter.
By Linda Abrefi Wadie
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The Ghana Police Service has arrested three (3) suspects in connection with a case of possession of narcotic drugs and engaging in prohibited drug-related activities within the Accra metropolis.
On April 10, 2026, the Special Operations Assistant to the Inspector General of Police received intelligence that a group of individuals were planning to engage in the sale of suspected narcotic drugs at Dzorwulu in Accra.
A surveillance operation was mounted and on 11th April 2026, a Police team proceeded to the area and arrested two suspects, Bright Ayivor and Ifeanyi Ijeoba.
The suspects were found in possession of twenty-two (22) compressed substances suspected to be cocaine, which were being prepared for sale to a prospective buyer.
Further interrogation of the suspects led to the identification of a third suspect, Kwabena Botwe as a key figure in the drug trade.
A follow-up operation at Caprice resulted in his arrest after Police mounted surveillance during a planned transaction involving proceeds from the sale of the suspected drugs.
The suspect later led Police to his residence at Greda Estates, where a search resulted in the retrieval of an amount of GHc400,000 and a counting machine.
According to the police, during the operation, he attempted to bribe the arresting officers with an additional GHc420,000, which has been retained as evidence.
All the suspects are currently in Police custody assisting investigations and will be put before the court.
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr. Christian Tetteh Yohuno, yesterday April 14, 2026, promoted seven officers of the Tema Regional Police Command to their next ranks for their role in a recent anti-robbery operation in Tema.
The promotions were awarded to officers who responded to a robbery attack on a Mobile Money vendor at Tema Community 5 leading to the shooting of two robbery suspects and the recovery of a firearm, ammunition, and other exhibits.
The officers promoted are Chief Inspector Enoch Nartey Nuer, Inspector Gershon Dekpey; Inspector Prince Asante; No. 45881 Sergeant Lukman Mohammed; No. 49900 Sergeant Eugene Kuudouru; No. 54157 Corporal Jerome Akator; and No. 59882 Lance Corporal Jonathan Sewurah.
The IGP, together with members of the Police Management Board (POMAB), congratulated the officers on their promotion and commended them for their courage, discipline, and commitment to duty.
The IGP urged the officers to view their promotion as a call to higher responsibility and encouraged all personnel to continue working with dedication and professionalism in the service of the nation.
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