The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the provisional results of candidates who sat the 2026 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) for School Candidates. The results will be sent to schools through the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Directors of Education, while candidates can also check their results on WAEC’s official results portal. A total of 620,243 candidates from 20,789 ...
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) says it will study the Supreme Court’s ruling abolishing the delegate system before deciding on the changes needed to comply with the decision. Speaking on Eyewitness News on Wednesday, July 29, the party’s Director of Elections, Evans Nimako, said the NPP remains committed to respecting the rule of law and will engage its leadership to ...
Ghana’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Sabah Zita Benson, has raised concerns over the management of government scholarship funds under the previous administration, alleging that significant amounts of public money were spent on expenses linked to dependants of scholarship beneficiaries. In a series of Facebook posts, Ms Benson claimed that the spending contributed to the accumulation of outstanding tuition ...
The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has directed senior officials of public tertiary institutions who simultaneously hold executive positions within political parties to choose between their public appointments and active partisan roles. The Commission says individuals occupying both positions must either relinquish their political party executive responsibilities or step down from their public offices. The directive is aimed at protecting ...
The Directorate of Student Affairs (DoSA) at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) held the second edition of DoSA Day 2026. The event was held under the theme: Promoting a Collective Stakeholder Commitment to Student Affairs. Pro-Vice-Chancellor Prof. David Asamoah delivered the welcome address on behalf of Vice-Chancellor Prof. (Mrs.) Rita Akosua Dickson. He described student affairs ...
One hundred laptops were distributed to students across five colleges of KNUST at the second edition of DoSA Day 2026, held on Tuesday, July 28, at Auditorium B5 of the Social Science Complex. The distribution formed part of a broader welfare package presented by the Directorate of Student Affairs (DoSA) at the annual event. Eighteen laptops went to each of ...
Dr Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe, one of the plaintiffs in the case that challenged how political parties select their presidential and parliamentary candidates, says the Supreme Court’s ruling on the matter is a boost for democracy in Ghana and will help restore merit as the basis for political leadership. The apex court, in a 5-2 majority decision, found that the delegate system ...
The Supreme Court has ruled by a 5–2 majority that the delegate system used by political parties to elect presidential and parliamentary candidates is unconstitutional. The landmark judgment directs all political parties to replace the delegate system with a more inclusive process that allows every member in good standing to vote in internal primaries. The Court gave parties one year ...
An Accra High Court has granted a 10-day interim injunction restraining former Dome-Kwabenya MP, Sarah Adwoa Safo, from proceeding with the funeral and burial arrangements of the late Apostle Kwadwo Safo Kantanka. The order was granted following an application filed by the Kristo Asafo Mission in relation to the late industrialist’s estate, according to the Mission’s lawyer, Nana Kofi Safo ...
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has destooled the Paramount Chief of Ahafo Kenyase No. 2, Odeneho Dadeako Kwabena Nsia Ababio, bringing to an end one of the longest reigns in the history of the Asante Kingdom. The decision was taken on Sunday, July 27, 2026. The chief’s elders were also destooled, although the Kontihene and the Okyeame were exempted ...