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Rasta student denied admission by Achimota School sues school; wants court to order the school to admit him

Tyron Iras Marhguy, one of the Rastafarian students refused admission by Achimota School, has filed a suit at the High Court (Human Rights Division)...

Group takes steps to put smiles on faces of school girls in rural areas

A group, identified as the PR Boys, has successfully launched the 'Let’s Pad Them Project' to promote sexual reproduction and mental health among girls...

Pentecost deaconess burns ‘juju’ pot found on school compound

A deaconess of the church of Pentecost at Sefwi Dokukrom has burnt a pot with 'juju' which created fear and panic among teachers and...

GES announces academic break for Easter

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced Easter break for all schools across the country. All schools in the country will vacate for Easter festivities...

Readwide, Yaa Asantewaa SHS promote reading through essay contest

In line with its objective to promote the culture of reading among Ghanaians, Readwide Company Limited, a leading bookshop and distributor of learning materials,...

New twist to GES’ directive on Rastafarian students at Achimota SHS

The Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, says the Ghana Education Service (GES) has not rescinded its directive to Achimota School regarding admitting two...

Two students trade blows over lady [Video]

Two young men, believed to be students, have been spotted in a viral video trading blows over a lady. Though the identity...

Achimota school saga: GES to issue guidelines to all SHS heads – Adutwum

The Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has revealed that the Ghana Education Service (GES) will soon issue guidelines to all heads of Senior...

Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa: Rastafarian brouhaha: The conflict between the rights of the child and school rules

Exceedingly grateful to you, Right Honourable Speaker for the opportunity to make this statement on an important matter of considerable national interest. Mr. Speaker, a...

GIJ’s earlier decision draconian – MP

Member of Parliament for Ketu South constituency has described as draconian management of the Ghana Institute of Journalism's (GIJ) earlier order to students to...

GIJ extends deadline for registration after students’ protest

Management of the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ) has magnanimously pardoned some students who were asked to defer for failing to pay their school...

Rastafarian boy and siblings refused admission to some SHSs get 6 scholarships

Half a dozen schools, including international institutions, have queued up to offer unconditional admission, including full scholarships plus meals to Rastafarian triplets who have...

Health and educational facilities at Nsuaem hit by rainstorm

Torrential rain has wreaked havoc on educational and health facilities in the Nsuaem community in the Bosome-Freho District of the Ashanti Region. Nurses have been...

MTN Foundation trains 50 youth in mobile phone repairs

Some 50 young men and women have benefitted from the MTN Ghana Foundation’s Youth Employment and Entrepreneurial Project at Suhum in the Eastern Region. The...

NAGRAT’s statement on two Rastafarians unfortunate – Afaglo

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Marrer Ghana Limited and Susagtad Boat Building and a staunch member of the opposition National Democratic Congress, Novihoho...

Check out certificates of Rasta student rejected by Achimota School

The certificates of Master Marhguy Tyrone Iras, who is one of the two boys currently making headlines after being denied admission at Achimota School...

Deferment not punishment – GIJ to students

Management of the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ) has justified its directive that asked students who were unable to meet registration deadline to defer...

GIJ authorities justify deferment order to students

The management of the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ) has described as lawful its order for students who could not pay their school fees on...

GIJ authorities under fire on Twitter

Some Ghanaians have taken to Twitter to express their displeasure at the actions and decisions of authorities of the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ). The...

Heavy police presence at GIJ as students besiege campus [Video+Photos]

Personnel from the Ghana Police Service have trooped to the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ) to maintain calm after students besieged the campus. This comes...

30 children in school bus involved in accident [Photos]

A school bus that was transporting 30 children to school was involved in an accident at Agona Swedru in the Central Region Tuesday morning. There were no...

KNUST revokes certificate of graduate nurse for impersonation

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has revoked the Diploma in Nursing Certificate it awarded in 2020 to Comfort Atingane for...

Achimota PTA justifies selective application of school rules on Caucasians

Chairman of the Achimota Parent Teacher Association (PTA), Dr Andre Kwasi-Kumah, has justified the selective application of rules in the school in the midst...

Why I won’t cut my dreadlocks – Rejected Achimota student [Video]

One of the students at the centre of a controversy over dreadlocks in second-cycle institutions, Tyron Marghuy, has vowed not to sacrifice...

Achimota School allowed Boakye Gyan to practice ancestral worship – Kwaku Azar alledges

Law professor, Stephen Kwaku Asare, is shocked at the decision taken by management of Achimota School not to admit two first-year students in dreadlocks. According...

Help rebuild our public finances – Akufo-Addo to Organised Labour

President Nana Akufo-Addo has appealed to the leadership and membership of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) and Organised Labour to assist Government in the...

Over 2,000 students refused admission to Atebubu College of Education

The Atebubu College of Education has offered 500 students admission to study various undergraduate programmes in the 2020-2021 academic year. This was out of some...

Rastafarian student receives psychological treatment

Father of Rastafarian student, Ras Asward Nkrabea, says his son, Oheneba Kwaku Nkrabea, has been scarred and traumatised after being denied admission to study...

Lawyer’s stern warning to Achimota School over dreadlocks students

Lawyer of the Rastafarian Council, Ras Tetteh Wayo, has issued a stern warning to authorities of the Achimota School as he announces plans of...

GIJ students to ‘occupy campus’ over this…

Students of the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ) are angry over a directive management of the school gave students who paid their fees late. The...

Allotey Jacobs’ interesting take on Rasta students saga [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Allotey Jacobs’ interesting take on Rasta students saga Former Central Regional Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress has asked Ghanaians to stop...

GNAT states position on Rastafarian students saga [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · GNAT states position on Rastafarian students saga The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has said every school has laws and therefore should...

Ghana School of Law defers release of results

The fate of scores of Ghana School of Law students awaiting the results of remarking of their scripts has been left hanging in a...

New twist to story of dreadlocks student denied admission at Achimota School

Lawyer for the Rastafari Council, George Tetteh Wayo, says the Council is trying other alternatives to get admission in another institution for one of...

Pupil killed in robbery attack, two others sustain gunshot wounds

A pupil of the Hariya Junior High School has died after he was shot by suspected robbers at Zebilla in the Bawku West District...

Achimota School dreadlocks saga: Kwaku Azar ‘fires’ GES on sudden u-turn

Professor Stephen Kwaku Asare, popularly known as Kwaku Azar, has said Ghanaians should fear the Ghana Education Service (GES) for backtracking on its initial...

GES makes u-turn on Achimota School dreadlocks saga

Lawyer of the Rastafarian Council says the Ghana Education Service (GES) has backtracked on its initial directive asking the Achimota Senior High School to...

Rastafarian students brouhaha: Lawyer sends strong message to stakeholders

Private legal practitioner, Gary Nimako Marfo, has called for calm and restraint amid the ongoing Rastafarian students' admission saga at Achimota School. Mr Nimako has...

Achimota SHS dreadlocks saga: NAGRAT bares teeth at GES

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) is incensed at a directive by the Ghana Education Service (GES) to the management of Achimota Senior...

NaSIA can’t stop private schools from accessing their funds from banks – GNACOPS

After government's failure to support private schools through the National Board for Small-Scale Industries Covid-19 Recovery Programme, a recent directive by the National Schools...