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The three (3) overall best students from the 2023 West African Secondary School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) were commended by Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, the Minister of Education, in his office on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, during a courtesy visit by Dr. Eric Nkansah, the Director-General of GES. He thanked the …

Senior National Democratic Congress (NDC) member Kwesi Ahwoi, a former Interior Minister from 2013 to 2014, has infuriated the NDC membership, particularly the pro-Mahama faction, with remarks implying that, should the NDC win the presidency in December 2024, John Dramani Mahama might suffer the same fate as the late president …

Plans to provide Smart Tablets to 1.3 million Senior High School (SHS) students across the country have been disclosed by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. This declaration was made on Monday during the Ghana Smart Schools Project launch in Accra. In keeping with the government’s goal of expanding education via …

Ghanaians have been reassured by President Nana Akufo-Addo that the recently built sports facilities, which hosted the 13th African Games, will be properly maintained and suitable for training the next generation of athletes as well as hosting international events. The President revealed that the facilities will serve as the hub …

The Ghanaian Family Values Bill and the Proper Human Sexual Rights Bill were both overwhelmingly approved by parliament, and Speaker of the House Alban S. K. Bagbin has reiterated his unshakable support for both. At the 2024 Suma Akwantu Kesie Festival in Suma, in the Bono Region, on Saturday, the …

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has officially received a complaint from six elected Ashanti regional executives against regional chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako, also referred to as “Chairman Wontumi.” The party’s leadership appears to be divided and negligent, based on the charges made against Wontumi. The petitioners allege that Wontumi neglected …

Regarding the contentious Ghana Family Values and Human Sexual Rights Bill, better known as the Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill, the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference has encouraged Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin and President Nana Akufo-Addo to work together to ensure that the people’s desire is carried out. The process of moving the …

Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, a Member of Parliament (MP) for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has filed a lawsuit in the Supreme Court asking for various rulings and directives over the President’s authority under the 1992 Ghanaian Constitution. Dafeamekpor is requesting a declaration that a President may only consent to or refuse …

The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has been divided, especially in the Ashanti Region. To counteract this, Odenho Kwaku Appiah, popularly known as COKA, the former chairman of the Afigya Kwabre South Constituency, has urged Dr. Mahmadu Bawumia, the party’s flagbearer for the 2024 elections, to expedite the selection of …

The Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) remains at 29%. This occurs in the wake of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) caution that central banks should exercise caution when reducing interest rates since doing so might result in even higher inflation. The BOG is keeping the …