A 20-year-old student from Ghana Senior High School (GHANASCO) in the Northern Region has been detained after allegedly shooting a fellow student. Reports indicate that Abubakari Abdul Majid was handed over to the police by the...
A 20-year-old student from Ghana Senior High School (GHANASCO) in the Northern Region has been detained after allegedly shooting a fellow student. Reports indicate that Abubakari Abdul Majid was handed over to the police by the school authorities, led by Senior Housemaster Moses Amegatse. Mr Majid is currently in custody and...
The family claims the Police lied about conducting the autopsy on June 8th, the same day Lois was found dead, asserting that the autopsy was actually performed on June 11th. They demand an explanation for this discrepancy. The Police, after their preliminary investigations, reported no blood stains were found...
A man posing as a lecturer recently duped freshers at the Federal College of Education in Bichi, Nigeria. Entering a classroom under false pretences, he conducted a quick test, seized several students’ phones, and then fled the scene. The impostor’s ability to seamlessly blend into the academic environment and...
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is elated about the progress Ghana is making in its educational strides, saying his administration wants to leave a lasting legacy for the sake of posterity. “I want to be remembered as the education president,” he remarked. The president was addressing the 31st Congregation and...
Parliament has laid a Legislative Instrument (L.I) seeking to amend portions of the Road Traffic Regulations 2012. The new changes, when passed, will grant Members of Parliament (MPs) and Ministers of State privileges previously reserved for emergency and specialised vehicles. The amendment of Regulation 74 of LI 2180 will...
The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has revealed that four teachers have been caught engaging in examination malpractices at Bekwai in the Ashanti Region. The Basic Education Certificate Examination which began on Monday, July 8, in various centres across the country has been smooth and peaceful amid several warnings...
The proposed Free SHS bill, which is yet to be brought before parliament, aims to eliminate the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) as a requirement for entering secondary school. This is according to a report by Graphic.com.gh. The bill seeks to restructure the education system by separating junior high...
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has been petitioned to investigate an alleged physical assault on a form three student, Master Abraham Sambou, at Labone Senior High School in Accra, by the senior house master, Mr. Eric Agyemang, also known as “Power.” In a formal petition, Sambou’s family alleges that on Tuesday...
(BECE) as the examining body, West African Examinations Council (WAEC), waits to recoup almost 98 per cent of GH¢95.83 million it needs to organise the examination. WAEC has received just about GH¢2.3 million out of GH¢95.83 million required to successfully facilitate the exam. But the council insists that it would require not...
The West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) says the impending Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), scheduled for July 2024, faces possible cancellation due to severe funding challenges. The council has expressed grave concerns about the government’s failure to release critical funds needed for the preparation and administration of the exams....