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The mind should be allowed some relaxation, that it may return to its work all the better for the rest - Seneca. 3rd November, 2018, 5:00 pm will be a night of REAL TALK with great speakers, MICHAEL NARH, ALBERTA EKU - SIKA ADDO and NAA KORKOR AADZIEOYI I Queen mother of Adabraka, under the theme Relationship: The Ultimate Talk. The speakers will provide advice and general information about things one should know before, during and after marriage. Joy Wilson, a broadcaster and host of the event, expressed that the audience will be informed, educated and entertained. This event is free. She encourages single and dating youth as well as married couples to come and experience REAL TALK in order to grow and mend any broken relationship. Story by: Ebenezer Junior

CEO of HILWOOD STUDIO to STORM KNUST.  Prince Kojo-Hilton, CEO of HILWOOD Studio, 2016 Osagyefo Pan African Eminence Art Director Award winner and Greater Accra Regional Chairman for Ghana Association of Visual Artists (GAVA), is storming Kwame Nkrumah University Science and Technology with his amazing works and a presentation on Creative Revolution, Oct 29 - November 1, 2018 at the facility of Art KNUST. Prince Kojo-Hilton, born early 80's in Ghana, is an art director/production designer. He is a product of the National Film and Television Institution, (NAFTI) with a major in Art Direction and Production design.. Kojo-Hilton has exhibited his talent in both local and international productions as an art director, production designer, set designer, graphic artist, scenic painter and more. He created the first ever man-made volcano in Africa 2012 for the Guinness big eruption concept in Accar. Kojo-Hilton is an advocate who for the past 15 years of his life has single handedly ta

Naa Korkor Aadzieoyi I, Queen mother of Adabraka community and founder of Adabraka Queen mother Foundation, recently collaborated with Adabraka Poly Clinic and organised 5 days of health screening for the market women in Adabraka. She has been called upon by the Young Women's Christian Association, Ghana (YWCA) to organise a one day breast cancer screening and conversation to help fight and support breast cancer awareness month in her community. The event is also supported by Total House Clinic. The goal of breast cancer screening is to detect possible problems before symptoms appear. Early detection and effective treatment is the only cure for breast cancer. Adabraka Queen mother Foundation aims to improve health through education and empower the youth to take an active role in ensuring the well being of their community through opportunities that make the community safer and cohesive. All women, in and around the Adabraka community, are encouraged to bring their sisters,

Nii Adjei Klu, senior manager of radio G.B.C and a member of the Ghana Journalists Association, launched his book titled "KUSUM GBOOO" at Nii Jorn Presby church Teshie on 14th October 2018. Nii Adjei Klu, said the history and culture of GaDangme is losing its focus in the GaDangme community, so he took upon himself to write the book " Kusum Gbooo" to educate current generations on culture and proverbs. The event was grazed by GaDangme Traditional chiefs, Queen mothers and former students of Accra High School. The associations present expressed their joy for the good work that is being done in restoring the GaDangme culture and history. Nii Adjei Klu has received various citations from Christian, Muslim, NGOs and corporate institutions. He has won Ghana Journalists Association awards and was overwhelmed by the support and love shown to him by GaDangme Traditional Leaders. He promised to come out with a new book that will give reasons to some township such as Adabr

Ama Ata Aidoo Center for Creative Writing at the African University College of Communications cordially invites you to attend the event dubbed: Conversation with Ama Ata Aidoo, October 16, 2018 at AUCC forecourt. This event will give attendees the opportunity to interact with this great woman and influencer of African women writers. Ama Ata Aidoo is from a Royal family from Fanti land. Her father was an advocate of Western education and sent her to Wesley Girls High school in 1961 to 1964. In 1964, Aidoo enrolled in the University of Ghana in Legon, where she found her "writer self." Knowing that she would not be able to write stories "sounding like an English girl," she set out to make her stories "as authentically African as possible." While she was a student, she wrote her first play, The Dilemma of a Ghost, about a Ghanaian man who returns from a Sojourn in the United States with an African-American wife much to the dismay of his family. The

Beautiful Beneath Made History.. Beautiful Beneath in partnership with Cancer Support Network Ghana, organised a one week event to support and educate citizens on breast and cervical cancer by interacting with people on the street. The event ended Saturday, 6th October 2018 with free breast cancer screening on the premises of Beautiful Beneath in East Legon, Accra. The participating attendees were grateful for this opportunity to be informed, screened and educated about breast cancer  Doctors and health professionals at the event encouraged participants to have regular breast check ups. Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer that affects women and the most common cause of cancer death in Ghana. Cancer is a growth of abnormal cells in the breast. If undetected these cells can invade healthy breast tissue nearby as well as the lymph system in the armpit. When the invasive cancer goes undetected and untreated for an extended period, it can also spread (metastasize) to other

Accra Psychiatric Hospital and the Mental Health Authority climaxed the week long awareness of mental health issues with a walk and health screening. The mental health walk brought together stakeholders in likes of STass Ghana , R&M Foundation, The Queen Mother of Adabraka, Naa Korkor Aadizeoyi I and people of all ages. The walkers gathered at the hospital 7:00 am this morning, to begin their journey. The walk continued through Adabraka to Accra central with a final stop at Makola Market where the health screenings took place. Dr. Augustina Pinamaa Apau stressed the need to encourage continuous awareness and discussion of mental health issues in the county. Dr. Apau thanked participants, volunteers and organizations who made this year's walk successful on Saturday, 13th October 2018. Story by Ebenezer Junior

IF EDUCATION IS A RIGHT AND NOT A PRIVILEGE, THEN, BEING FAIR TO THE GHANAIAN STUDENT IS EQUALLY A RIGHT AND NOT A PRIVILEGE. TRUTH BE SAID, WE MUST WRITE NUGS RIGHT. (AGENDA WRITE NUGS RIGHT) ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has its origin from the Union of Gold Coast Students in West Africa. The Union of Gold Coast Students in West Africa (UGCS-WA) was founded in the 1930s originally to end British Colonial Rule and to further be the fundamentum of achieving independence for the Gold Coast. In 1962, the UGCS-WA had began metamorphosis, a drive to today's National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS). Reminiscing history, Professor Anselmus Kludze was the first President of NUGS, serving from 1962-1963. Mr. F.Y.I Fiagbe was the General Secretary to the Union with other serving executives as Mr. Easmon, Mr. Kodwo Carr among others. Let me be quick to equally defend that, the union was however to be "officially" recognized somewhere in 1964. Notwithstand

The Mental Health Authority has launched the 2018 Mental Health Week under the theme; “Young people and mental health in a changing world”, on the 8th October, 2018. The week-long event, which is supported by the Ministry of Health is to educate and create awareness on the dangers of mental health to the society and the country at large. Recent statistics have indicated that half of all mental illnesses begin at the age of 14, with most going undetected. It also named depression as the third leading cause of mental illness among adolescents with suicide being the second leading cause of death. Although this has led to a growing acceptance for people to build mental resilience at an early age, much must be done to create a better understanding of what mental illness is and why it should be given prominence in our daily discussions. Speaking at the launch of this year’s event, Medical Director of the Accra Psychiatric Hospital, Dr. Augustina Pinaman Apau stressed on the need to encou

ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, GHANA WINS THE MAIDEN EDITION OF FACE OF PUSAG INNOVATION. Fuseina Abdullai, a level 200 student of the Business Faculty at the Islamic University College, Ghana (IUCG) has been adjudged winner of the maiden edition of Face of Innovation.  The colourful event was  organised by the Private Universities Student Association of Ghana (PUSAG) and took place at the premises of Central University College (Main Campus). A total of 38 participants from various private universities in the country took part of the event to showcase their innovative talents. Fusiena Abdullai, who happens to be the second runner up of Miss Hijab 2018 held in IUCG used a wheelbarrow to manufacture a chair. The chair designed by Miss Fuseina, according to the organisers of the event stood out amongst the works produced by the other contestants. She was awarded a cash prize of Ghc1000 and a certificate of honor. Story by: Lawson Kwame Lugu by: Reindolf Amankwa✍🏾 (NUGS PRESS &

EMMANUEL AFFUM "BARRISTER" MAKES HISTORY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION WINNEBA, AJUMAKO CAMPUS TO BECOME FIRST EVER NATIONAL STUDENT OFFICER OF USAG. History is made as Mr. Emmanuel Affum, affectionately called "Barrister" becomes the first ever student of the University of Education Winneba, Ajumako Campus to be elected as a national student officer of the University Students' Association of Ghana (USAG). Barrister, on the 30th day of September 2018 was elected into office as the General Secretary of the University Students' Association of Ghana (USAG). Having engaged in a fierce electoral contest with one Mr. Kwesi A. Sarpong, a student of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology (KNUST), won the elections at the polls with an overwhelming majority of votes at first pass the vote. He has since become the first student of his university to ever contest and win elections in USAG, therefore, booking his name in the historical archives of the

KINGS UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOLDS ITS ANNUAL UNDERGRADUATE FRESHER GAMES. The Students Representative Council (SRC) in collaboration with the Local PUSAG/NUGS/USAG Secretariat of the Kings University College has on Friday, 5th October held its Annual Undergraduate Fresher Games. The events which included Men's Soccer, Volleyball, Snooker and Chair Dance were among efforts by the SRC/NUGS to create a pleasant ground for both fresher and continuing students to socialize in a rather entertaining way. Speaking on behalf of the SRC/NUGS, the Public Relations Officer, Miss Mawuena Elikem Dagadu said, "the SRC/NUGS Secretariat deems it necessary organizing these events to help bring the students under a canopy of oneness." Again, she said "we also intend to use this opportunity to get some fresh bloods into our school's sports team even as we get ready to defend our title as the winners of last year's PUFA tournament." It was also clear that, the games were a me

IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF ARTS THIRD GRADUATION Imperial College of Arts, an institution located at Kwabenya Abuom Junction, will be celebrating a third graduation. The institution is staffed with well trained professional teachers that share skills and knowledge to assist students with success in their chosen career of fashion. Mark your calendar, Saturday 6th October 2018, for a graduation fashion show and portfolio review. The Imperial College of Arts and worldwide industry professionals will celebrate the work of talented hardworking students. This will be the students chance to make "The Last First Impression". It is a comprehensive opportunity to highlight acquired skills and present their vision. The graduation will be held at CFAO Ghana LTD, Airport, Accra, at the Accra Fashion Week, 4:00 pm. The school has currently introduced three years SHS vocational in Fashion Design, Graphic Design, Textile Design, Food & Nutrition, Beauty Therapy for BECE students and t

Mental Health Day World Mental Health Day is observed on 10th October, with the overall objective to raise awareness of mental health issues around the world and mobilizing efforts in support of mental health. According to the World Health Organization, it is estimated that of the 21.6 million people living in Ghana, 650,000 are suffering from a severe mental disorder and 2,166,000 are suffering from a mild to moderate form of mental disorder. Unfortunately, only 28% of those suffering from mental disorders are believed to be receiving treatment. As a country, we need to wake up and create awareness for better health care, especially for those living with mental illness. Anyone can be a victim of depression, schizophrenia , affective psychosis, brain syndrome and more. We must stop discrimination and stigmatization against people with mental illness by showing them love and support. Story by Ebenezer Junior

Pink Girls on the Street of Accra During the month of October, the Cancer Support Network, Beautiful Beneath Organization, Build Up Doctors and health professionals have lined up activities with the objective of being a support system to everyone fighting cancer and their family members who are helping loved ones in the fight. The 1st - 5th October will be an intensive week of advocacy for breast cancer awareness on some settled streets of Accra with the help of Pink Girls. On the 6th October, there will be a seminar with speakers including medical doctors and survivors who will share their experience. The seminar will take place at Beautiful Beneath East Legon. They are calling on volunteers and sponsors to make this year's Breast Cancer Awareness event a successful one. On the 13th October there will be a "pinky health walk". Starting point for the walk is Beautiful Beneath East Legon, where pink ribbons will go for 5gh to support breast cancer victims. Fo