CURRENT AFFAIRS 2

1. Brazilian first female president----------Dilma Rousseff(succeeded Lula Da Silva) 2. NACOB-------- Nacortics Control Board (Boss Mr. Yaw Akrasi-Sarpong 3. United Nations Secretary General--------Mr. Ban Kin Moon 4. President of Malawi------Bingu wa Mutharika 5. President of Senegal-------Abdoulaye Wade 6. Which UN agency deals with refugee problems------UNHCR (United Nations High Commission for Refugees) 7. Mrs. Hannah Yawson Ayiah (40yrs) ------Fire Service personnel who fell from the 5th floor of the CEDI HOUSE onto the basement during stimulation exercise and died on 9/09/10 8. Ivory Coast historic vote on -----31/10/10 and Runoff was on 28/12/10 between Laurent Gbagbo and Alassane Quattara(winner) which turned their Nation into a turmoil 9. CHURCIL------Centre for Human Rights and Civil Liberties 10. Which country won the 2010 World Cup in South Africa--------Spain 11. Chairman of Council of State---------- Prof. Kofi Awoonor 12. Organisation created by the constitution to investigate human rights abuses------CHRAJ

13. First Ghanaian Director of Prisons------------Mr. Charles Barndeley Moses(1952) 14. Population Census(2010)---------26/09/10 and later extended to 16/10/10 15. Importance of population and housing census:  It gives an idea of the total population in order to determine planning methods to cater for the people  It provides information on the sex distribution of pop.  It also gives an idea of the occupational distribution of pop.  Includes counting housing units and construction 16. Southern Sudan became a nation on-------9/07/11 under a new president------Mr.Salva Kiir. Also became UN General Assembly 193rd member. 17. LESDEP-----------Local Enterprises and Skills Development Programme. 18. LEAP--------------Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty. 19. Countries where Presidents were removed through demonstration this year:  Tunisia  Egypt  Morocco  Libya(still in progress)  Senegal(still in progress)

20. As a result of the demonstrations President Hosni Mubarak resigned and handed over to General Omar Suleiman on 11/2/11 after 18 days of demonstration. The President ruled for 30years.All happened at the TAHRIR SQUARE 21. The Boss of NCCE Mr.Larry Bimi died on 22/07/11at 37 Military Hospital at 10.00pm and buried on 23/07/11 at the age of 66 at the Osu Cemetry. 22. ACSA------- African Correctional Services Association The Theme for their Biennial Conference ADVANCING THE FRONTIERS OF CHANGE THROUGH CORRECTIONS From 13th -17th September, 2010 OBJECTIVES OF ACSA 23. The first oil from the JUBILEE FIELDS was lifted on 4/01/11 by Mt.SPIKE with 86,312 metric tonnes of oil. 24. REGIONAL MINISTERS

 Ashanti------Hon. Dr. Kweku Agyemang- Mensah  Accra---------Hon.Nii Armah Ashitey  Central------Hon. -Ama Benyiwa- Doe  Northern-----Hon..Moses Mabengba  Upper East----Hon..Mark Wayongo  Volta----------Hon. Joseph Amenowode

 Upper West------Hon.Mahmood Khalid  Eastern---------Hon.Dr. Apea-Kubi  Western--------Hon.Paul Evans Aidoo  Brong Ahafo------Hon.Kwadwo Nyamekye Marfo
25. Commissioner for CHRAJ--------Madam Lauretta Vivian Lamptey. She was appointed on 26/07/11 26. PANAFEST--------Pan African Historical Theatre Festival(started in 1998) 27. STX------System Technology and Excellence