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CSSPS chaos: Parents allege payments to bypass queues at Kumasi resolution centre

Frustration over this year’s Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) is deepening in the Ashanti Region, with parents alleging that money is being...

Five suspected land guards in court over property demolition, assault at East legon

Five suspected land guards are in police custody for allegedly invading a property at East Legon, forcing out tenants, demolishing a four-bedroom house, and...

Plans in place to desilt Weija Dam reservoir when necessary – GWL

Ghana Water Limited (GWL) says the Weija Dam currently has sufficient capacity to supply water to the western part of Accra throughout the year,...

Salam Mustapha withdraws from NPP National Organiser race

National Youth Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Salam Mustapha, has officially withdrawn from the race for National Organiser ahead of the elections...

NPP National Organiser race: Titus Glover picks No. 7 as balloting is held for aspirants

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has completed balloting for positions on the ballot paper in the keenly contested National Organiser race ahead of its...

Police arrest two, seize 692 parcels of suspected Indian hemp at Dawhenya

The Tema Regional Police Command has arrested two persons and seized 692 parcels of suspected Indian hemp during a snap-check operation at Dawhenya in...

NPP Vice Chair race: Mustapha Abdul-Hamid draws No. 1, Nana Akomea picks No. 12

Thirteen candidates are set to contest the Vice Chairperson position in the upcoming New Patriotic Party (NPP) National Delegates Conference scheduled for October 3,...

2026 BECE: Education Ministry clarifies SHS placement for candidates who failed one or two core subjects

The Ministry of Education has clarified that students who failed one or two core subjects in the 2026 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) have...

Education Ministry cautions public against fake CSSPS placement slips on social media

The Ministry of Education has cautioned students, parents and guardians against relying on fake Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) placement slips being...

One injured in fire outbreak at Akyeremade, several tenants rendered homeless

A fire has gutted a compound house at Atwima Akyeremade in the Atwima Kwanwoma District of the Ashanti Region, leaving several tenants homeless and...

NPP Chairmanship race: John Boadu picks No. 1; check out full positions on ballot paper

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has held balloting for its national chairmanship hopefuls ahead of the national election scheduled for October 3, 2026. The election will...

FDA warns public over falsified ‘Dr Alfred Capsules’ adulterated with sildenafil citrate

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has warned the public against the purchase and use of falsified ‘Dr Alfred Capsules’, a dietary supplement marketed...

State closes case against Kwabena Adu-Boahene, two others

The State has closed its case against Kwabena Adu-Boahene and two others in the trial over an alleged GH¢49.1 million loss to the state. Deputy...

Tunisian journalists protest over media crackdown after colleague’s arrest

Tunisian journalists protested on Tuesday to demand the release of prominent journalist Mohamed Yousfi, whose arrest has become a new flashpoint amid accusations ​that President Kais...

48 grounded Aayalolo buses repaired and deployed across Accra

The Greater Accra Passenger Transport Executive (GAPTE) has expanded its operational fleet with the deployment of 48 repaired Aayalolo buses, in a move aimed...

Long queue at GNAT Hall as parents, BECE graduates seek SHS placement

Parents and prospective Senior High School (SHS) students are still facing long queues at the GNAT Hall in Accra as they seek solutions to...

This is a powerful statement of confidence in my leadership – John Boadu welcomes Wontumi’s endorsement

New Patriotic Party (NPP) National Chairman hopeful, John Boadu, has welcomed the endorsement of his candidature by the campaign team of former Ashanti Regional...

There is no cause for alarm – NADMO assures as Weija Dam controlled spillage begins

Residents living downstream of the Weija Dam have been assured that there is no immediate threat following the controlled release of excess water from...

Pub owner, shop attendant sentenced for selling expired food, sanitary offences 

The Hohoe Magistrate Court has convicted a 31-year-old pub owner and her 19-year-old shop attendant for selling expired drinks, accumulating refuse behind the business premises, and selling food under insanitary conditions.  Christabel Afornorfe and Theodora Kornu,...

BoG warns public against 20 unlicensed mobile loan apps; check out full list

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has identified 20 mobile loan applications operating in the country without the required licence or authorisation to provide digital...

Downpour causes extensive damage to properties in Berekum Municipality  

A downpour that hit the Berekum Municipality in the Bono Region in the early hours of Tuesday caused extensive damage to properties and personal...

Clinic says Nigerian influencer ignored doctor’s advice to split penis enlargement procedure

A cosmetic clinic in Bangkok, Thailand, has told investigators that Nigerian content creator Igho “Tiny” Ubiribo requested to undergo a penis enlargement procedure in...

Equatorial Guinea police pull guns on migrants deported by Trump, witnesses say

Police in Equatorial Guinea pulled firearms on migrants deported there from the United States, according to three witnesses and video ​footage shared with Reuters,...

Oil nears $100 as fresh Middle East strikes raise supply risks

Oil prices rose for the fourth straight session, gaining more than $1 ​in early trade on Wednesday after renewed attacks across ‌the Middle East...

Galamsey operator who posed as pastor, defiled JHS pupil jailed 15 years 

A Tarkwa Circuit Court has sentenced a 20-year-old galamsey operator to 15 years’ imprisonment for defiling a 14-year-old student after posing as a pastor.  The...

Collins Owusu Amankwah accuses Mahama of setting up Haruna Iddrisu over CSSPS crisis

Former Member of Parliament for Manhyia North, Collins Owusu Amankwah, has accused President John Dramani Mahama of deliberately assigning Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu to...

All 6,300 GES staff recruited in 2024 have been paid – Finance Ministry

The Ministry of Finance says all 6,300 Ghana Education Service (GES) staff recruited in 2024 without financial clearance have been paid their salaries and...

It is not our responsibility to change schools – CSSPS tells parents

Officials of the Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) have told parents seeking to have the senior high school placements of their wards...

GES sets up help desk to resolve outstanding salary arrears for teachers

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has established a dedicated Help Desk at its headquarters to assist teachers with unresolved concerns over outstanding salary arrears. The...

Selection of schools after BECE results a backward approach – Abuakwa South MP

Member of Parliament for Abuakwa South, Dr Kingsley Agyemang, has described the government’s decision to allow students to select senior high schools after the...

Akwaboa chiefs decry health and economic impact of deplorable roads in the area

Traditional authorities at Akwaboa in the Atwima Nwabiagya North District of the Ashanti Region say they have become targets of insults and public ridicule...

GNFS responds to fire incidents at Anyinam and Akyem Asafo

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has responded to two separate fire incidents at Anyinam and Akyem Asafo in the Eastern Region, with no...

Alhaji Ali Suraj vows to reclaim Zongo communities for NPP

New Patriotic Party (NPP) National Nasara Organiser hopeful, Alhaji Ali Suraj, says he is determined to change the party’s approach to Zongo communities and...

SHS placement: Why a student with aggregate 14 can get into a school while one with 7 misses out

Thousands of parents and their wards have trooped to the resolution centres across the country since Monday, September 7, 2026, seeking solutions to challenges...

Eduwatch analyst urges urgent review of CSSPS algorithm over placement challenges

Education Research and Policy Analyst, Divine Kpe, has called on the Ministry of Education to urgently review and improve the algorithm underpinning the Computerized...

Adu-Boahene trial: Defence given until September 25 to file no-case submission

The Accra High Court has given counsel for former National Signals Bureau (NSB) Director-General, Kwabena Adu-Boahene, until September 25 to file a submission of...

NPP Chairmanship race: Wontumi’s campaign team throws support behind John Boadu

The campaign of former Ashanti Regional New Patriotic Party(NPP) Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has thrown its weight behind John...

Former Education Minister proposes measures to ease SHS placement pressure

Former Education Minister and Bosomtwe MP, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has called for a deliberate national strategy to create more high-performing Category A senior...

SHS placement: JHS leaver assigned School for the Deaf despite no impairment (Video)

A parent has raised concerns over the 2026 Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) after his ward was assigned to the Mampong Akwapim...