The University of Ghana is a public university located in Accra,Ghana. It is the oldest public university in Ghana.
John Evans Fiifi Atta Mills was a Ghanaian politician and legal scholar who served as President of Ghana from 2009 until his death in 2012. He was inaugurated on 7 January 2009,having defeated the governing party candidate Nana Akufo-Addo in the 2008 Ghanaian presidential election. He was previously the Vice-President from 1997 to 2001 under President Jerry Rawlings,and he contested unsuccessfully in the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections as the candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). He was the first Ghanaian head of state to die in office.
Dr. Kwame Nkrumah was the first Prime Minister and first President of Ghana. Nkrumah had run governments under the supervision of the British government through Charles Arden-Clarke,the Governor-General. His first government under colonial rule started from 21 March 1952 until independence. His first independent government took office on 6 March 1957. From 1 July 1960,Ghana became a republic and Nkrumah became the first president of Ghana.
Miss Universe Ghana,whose slogan is Ghana's Next Sweetheart,is a national pageant that sends representatives to the Miss Universe pageant. This pageant is unrelated to Miss Ghana or Miss Earth Ghana pageant. The current Miss Universe Ghana is Engracia Mofuman,who was crowned on December 21,2021 in Accra,Ghana.
The Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) is the official body in Ghana responsible for all public elections. Made up of seven members,its independence is guaranteed by the 1992 Ghana constitution. The current commission was established by the Electoral Commission Act (Act 451) of 1993. Kwadwo Afari-Gyan was the first substantive chairman of the commission,from 1993 to 2015. He was succeeded by Charlotte Osei as the first female chairman of the commission from 2015 to June 2018. Jean Adukwei Mensah succeeded Charlotte Osei in July 2018. On December 5,2018,the Electoral commission chaired by Jean Adukwei Mensah reverted to the old logo showing the Coat of arms of Ghana and a ballot box showing the hand casting its votes,after the controversy over the new logo.
Accra Academy is a day and boarding boys' school located at Bubuashie near Kaneshie in the Greater Accra Region,Ghana. The school was established as a private secondary educational institution in 1931 and gained the status of a Government-Assisted School in 1950. It was the first private academy to be established in the Gold Coast,and is regarded as one of the foremost secondary educational institutions in Ghana.
Tsatsu Tsikata is a Ghanaian academic and lawyer. He is also a former Chief Executive of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation. He is a notable affiliate and legal counsel to the National Democratic Congress and regarded as one of the leading members of the political party.
Paul Victor ObengKSG also known as P. V. Obeng was a Ghanaian mechanical engineer and politician. He was the chairman of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology council. In 2010,he was appointed by the President John Atta Mills administration as Chairman of the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC). Until his death,he was the Senior Presidential Adviser at Presidency to President John Dramani Mahama. He served under President's Jerry John Rawlings,John Evans Atta Mills and John Dramani Mahama in different capacities. He was a member and coordinating secretary and chairman of the Committee of Secretaries of the Provisional National Defence Council. He died on 17 May 2014.
Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare is a Ghanaian lawyer and politician who served as Minister for Tourism,Culture and Creative Arts. She was appointed to this position by President John Mahama in 2013 when he formed his first substantive government. She is a member of the National Democratic Congress. She is currently a member for the 8th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana representing the Techiman North Constituency.
Kwaku Baprui Asante was a Ghanaian diplomat,writer and politician. He was the Secretary to Ghana's First President,Dr Kwame Nkrumah. Asante served under most Heads of States in Ghana,starting from Nkrumah,and also served as the Principal Secretary at African Affairs Secretariat from 1960 to 1966.
Vincent Cyril Richard Arthur Charles (V.C.R.A.C.) Crabbe was a Ghanaian jurist and public servant. He was a judge of the Supreme Court of Ghana from 1970 to 1972 and from 1980 to 1982. Before his appointment on the court,he formed and headed a permanent electoral commission to conduct the 1969 Ghanaian Election. He chaired the Constituent Assembly of 1979 that deliberated over and presented a constitution for Ghana's Third Republic before his reappointment to the supreme court.
Charles Nii Armah Mensah Jr.,is a Ghanaian reggae-dancehall artist. He is known by his stage name Shatta Wale,formerly Bandana. His best-known singles are "Dancehall King","My level" and "We taking over". He is also known for "Already" from Beyoncé's Black Is King which also featured Major Lazer. His song "Dancehall King" earned him the Artiste of the Year at the 2014 edition of the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards. Wale is also an actor who appeared in the films Never Say Never,The trial of Shatta Wale and Shattered Lives. Wale's 2004 recording "Moko Hoo" was nominated for a Ghana Music Award.
Kojo Vincent Oppong Nkrumah is a Ghanaian politician and lawyer. He is the member of parliament for the Ofoase-Ayirebi constituency.
The Ghana Music Awards,currently known as the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards ('VGMA") for sponsorship reasons,is an annual music awards event in Ghana established in 1999 by a local event organizer and planner company known as Charter House to originally and primarily celebrate the "outstanding contributions of Ghanaian musician(s) to the growth and expansion of its associated industry".
Charlotte Kesson-Smith Osei is the UN International Elections Commissioner,a Ghanaian lawyer and former chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Ghana from 2015 until she was dismissed in June 2018 on grounds of financial malfeasance. Her dismissal has been challenged in the Supreme Court of Ghana by two separate writs. She became the first female to serve in the office of the Electoral Commission of Ghana since the independence of Ghana. Before her appointment she was the chairperson of the National Commission for Civic Education. In May 2019,she was appointed by the United Nations to be on a team of international advisors,to assist in managing the 2019 presidential elections in Afghanistan.
Hon. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful is a Ghanaian lawyer,women's rights activist,and a politician who has been actively involved in politics and public service representing Ablekuma West Constituency. She is currently the Minister of Communications and Digitalisation.
Joseph Oscar Nii Armah Mettle,recognised by his stage name Joe Mettle,is a Ghanaian gospel singer and songwriter. On April 8,2017,he made history by being the first Gospel musician to win the coveted Artist of the year award at the 2017 Ghana Music Awards. He has won many awards in Ghana and beyond,and has performed on international stages with International Gospel Artistes like Donnie McClurkin,Nathaniel Bassey,Ntokozo Mbambo,Michael Stuckey and many more. He is married to Selassie Mettle.
Joseph Osei-Owusu is a Ghanaian lawyer,and politician. He is the first deputy speaker of the 8th Parliament of the 4th Republic and also the Member of Parliament for the Bekwai constituency in the Ghanaian Parliament.
Cynthia Jane Naa-Koshie Lamptey is a Ghanaian lawyer and public servant. She served as the Director of Public Prosecutions under the John Dramani Mahama administration. She was nominated and subsequently appointed deputy Special Prosecutor of Ghana in 2018. She served as the acting Special Prosecutor of Ghana following the resignation of the then Special Prosecutor,Martin Amidu on 16 November 2020,until the appointment of Kissi Agyebeng on 5 August 2021.
Kissi Agyebeng is a Ghanaian lawyer,academic,and the Special Prosecutor of Ghana as of 2021. Prior to his appointment,he was a lecturer at the University of Ghana,Managing Partner at Cromwellgray LLP,and the Chairman of the Electronic Communications Tribunal of Ghana.
