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Women urged to pursue Engineering Courses in Universities-KTU VC
The Vice Chancellor of the Koforidua Technical University(KTU), Professor David Kofi Essumang has urged more women to pursue engineering programmes in the technical universities.
He noted that, female enrolment with regard to engineering courses was one of the lowest compared with other programmes in the technical universities.
“You go to the engineering classes and you will either find few women or no women at all and this is not encouraging.We need more women to pursue such courses.”
Professor Essumang was speaking at a short ceremony to honour one of the Higher National Diploma (HND) students, Ms. Chrisbella Tiwaa Nkansah who was adjudged the overall best female student in Medical Laboratory Sciences(HND) in Ghana by the Ghana Association of Medical Laboratory Sciences (GAMLS).
GAMLS gave the award after organising a competition among HND and Diploma Medical Laboratory Science students from the various universities in the country.
Chrisbella from KTU emerged best female student with the highest Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA)in the area of Medical Laboratory Sciences in this year’s competition.
The Vice Chancellor reiterated the need for more women to venture into engineering and science related courses so that they would be empowered.
“There is the need to reverse the trend where we have more males than females doing engineering and science related courses because females also have a vital role to play in the development process of our society and country through science and engineering.”
Prof. Essumang said that KTU was proud to have one of its female students adjudged the overall best female in Medical Laboratory Sciences in universities across the country and urged other women to be encouraged by the achievement of Ms Nkansah.
He disclosed that management had put in place certain initiatives to encourage the enrolment of more females into such areas and was committed to helping such females to successfully complete their courses and said that the university would support the awardee in her field of choice.
He encouraged her not to relent on her oars but to strive to achieve more for herself and the university.
Ms Chrisbella Tiwaa Nkansah thanked management and faculty for their support and the honour done her and assured that, she would put up her best in any endeavour to make the University proud.
Ahyiresu and Abofrem, two quiet communities in the Atwima Mponua District, have been shaken to the core by a chilling midnight drama that reads like a nightmare.
A pastor and a young mother stand accused of attempting to bury a five‑month‑old baby girl alive, a crime that has ignited outrage and disbelief across the township.
According to police, Apostle Richmond Akwasi Frimpong, 36, Head Pastor of the Anointed Grace Prayer Ministry at Kuffour Camp, conspired with his uncle Emmanuel Appiah, 53, and the child’s mother, 23‑year‑old Beatrice Agyapomaa, to dispose of the infant, Anaya Achiaa, under the cover of darkness.
A fourth suspect, Emmanuel Donkor, remains on the run.
The suspects were caught near a refuse dump around 10 pm on April 9, 2026, after a vigilant resident, Akwasi Twezor, noticed their suspicious movements.
When confronted, they claimed the child was already dead and had palace approval for burial. But Twezor’s instincts proved right—the baby was still alive, gasping faintly for breath.
Chief Linguist, Nana Yaw Badu, later confirmed that Frimpong had misled him earlier in the evening, securing permission for burial by falsely declaring the child dead.
The infant was rushed to the Abofrem Clinic, where she is now responding well to treatment. Police described her as “very beautiful.”
Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Evelyn Yitamkey, Commander of DOVVSU in Bibiani, confirmed that the suspects have been provisionally charged.
Frimpong faces attempted murder and conspiracy charges, while Agyapomaa and Appiah are charged with conspiracy and abetment.
They were remanded by the Bibiani Circuit Court, presided over by Judge Frank Asiedu Nimako, to assist investigations.
The docket has been forwarded to the Attorney General’s Department for advice, ASP Yitamkey indicated.
The attempted crime has provoked fury among residents, many suspecting ritual motives aimed at bolstering the pastor’s influence.
Crowds attempted to attack the suspects outside court, but police intervention prevented mob justice.
The Assembly Member for Ahyiresu, Yusuf Suleiman, has assured residents that justice will be pursued swiftly.
From Kingsley E. Hope, Kumasi
The forecourt of the African University of Communications and Business (AUCB) in Accra came alive on Friday with colour, creativity and innovation, as Level 300 students transformed the space into a lively exhibition of ideas.
Under the theme “Building meaningful brands beyond the logo,” the students invited patrons into a world where ordinary products were reimagined through storytelling, design and purpose.
From scented candles to innovative food concepts, each stand told a unique story, one that went beyond aesthetics to capture identity, value and human connection.
For many of the students, the event was more than just an academic exercise; it was a moment to dream out loud.
Guided by their lecturer, Peter Wonders, they explored what it truly means to build a brand in today’s competitive world where trust, consistency and experience matter just as much as logos and slogans.
Chairman of the occasion, Nana Kum Gyata VI, in his remarks said a brand is what people say about you when you are not present.
At the end of the presentations, awards were presented to deserving groups with Vida Nyaneba emerging as the overall best branding student.
By Esinam Jemima Kuatsinu
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