A teen boy was waiting just for his Junior High School (JHS) girlfriend to finish with her Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) so he can propose marriage to her. According to the video making rounds on social media, the girl is a final year student of the Kwame Nkrumah University …
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Ghana FA charge persons captured in Number 12
The GFA Prosecutor has began charging some individuals who were implicated in the Investigative Documentary titled “Number 12” by Tiger Eye PI. Former Greater Accra RFA Chairman Nii Komiete Doku and Mr. Kofi Manu have both been charged for Abuse of position contrary to Article 25(1) of the GFA Code …
Read More »How teachers took monies from BECE candidates to help them cheat
Some teachers helping in the conduct of this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) have been sanctioned by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC ) for taking either a Cedi or two Cedis from candidates sitting the exam and helping them to engage in multiple exam malpractices in the examination …
Read More »Individuals implicated in Number 12 exposé charged by GFA
The Ghana Football Association has charged some individuals who were implicated in the Investigative Documentary titled “Number 12” by Tiger Eye PI. Former Greater Accra RFA Chairman Nii Komiete Doku and Mr. Kofi Manu have both been charged for Abuse of position contrary to Article 25(1) of the GFA Code …
Read More »57-year-old mother-of-four completes BECE sets eyes on Free SHS
Madam Elizabeth Yamoah, a mother-of-four, was among the hundreds of thousands of candidates who completed the 2020 edition of the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) today, 18 September 2020. The 57-year-old woman, who said she was mocked at and ridiculed for attempting to get some education at her age, was …
Read More »FIFA Ranks Senegal #1 in African Football
Senegal is #1 The Teranga Lions remain the kings of African football. The Senegalese national team starts the new season in 20th place in the FIFA world ranking list published this week. Far from Belgium in first place but ahead of all other nations on the African continent. Senegal, whose …
Read More »Kotoko CEO Nana Yaw Amponsah officially announces management team
Asante Kotoko Chief Executive Officer, Nana Yaw Amponsah, has proclaimed his eight-member management team that will help him in his three-year mandate at the Kumasi-based club. The Kotoko board appointed the former Phar Rangers President Chief Executive Officer in August and has been working around the clock to put his …
Read More »BECE maths paper leakage: Eleven arrested
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has said eleven persons have been arrested over the leakage of the Mathematics paper of the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). The paper leaked on Thursday, 17 September 2020. Pictures of the Mathematics paper which was scheduled to be have been written on Thursday …
Read More »KP Boateng to return to Black Stars
Former management committee member of the Black Stars Yaw Boateng Gyan has revealed that Ghanaian prodigal footballer, Kevin-Prince Boateng is ready to return to the Black Stars if he is invited by Coach C.K Akunnor. Kevin-Prince Boateng was thrown out of the senior national team after a brawl with the …
Read More »Ghana would have been practising quadruple-track but for Mahama’s E-blocks – Sammy Gyamfi
Sammy Gyamfi, the National Communication Officer of the NDC says but for the E-blocks built by the erstwhile John Dramani Mahama administration, there would have been a “quadruple” track system in the Senior High Schools (SHS) with the introduction of the Free SHS policy. Gyamfi told Paul Adom-Otchere Thursday on Good Evening …
Read More »Nurses declare strike over conditions of service
The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has directed its members to withdraw their services from Monday, September 21. According to the Association, government has failed to improve their conditions of service for the over 82,000 members. President of the Association Perpetual Ofori Ampofo on Thursday, September 17 told …
Read More »WATCH VIDEO: BECE candidate escapes death
A pupil of Kpandai SDA Junior High School, Ebenezer Waki, could not complete his Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) after he was involved in an accident Wednesday. The pupil, who is currently on admission at the Kpandai District Hospital, was injured after a motorbike collided with theirs and another bicycle. …
Read More »Bawumia holds talks with Bill Gates on polio immunisation
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia on Monday, September 14, 2020 held discussions via zoom with Microsoft founder Bill Gates on Ghana’s progress on immunisation against the new circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2). The discussion according to Dr Bawumia also centred around the lessons from Ghana’s policy response to COVID-19 and the country’s digitisation …
Read More »GES Announces Recruitment For Qualified Teachers
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced applications for qualified trained teachers who completed the Colleges of Education in 2019. This was contained in a press statement released by the Ghana Education Service on Tuesday, September 15, 2020. According to a statement signed by the Director, Human Resource, Adjoa Van …
Read More »Sad! BECE candidate dies after writing four papers
Sad news reaching the desk of My News Ghana has it that a Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidate, Richard Mensah, writing this year’s exam, has died at Apremdo in the Western Region. Reports say that he died on Wednesday, September 16 2020 after writing his papers on Monday and …
Read More »There is no pressure on us to suspend teacher licensure exams – NTC
The National Teaching Council (NTC) says there is no political pressure on it to suspend the teacher licensure examinations. The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the National Teaching Council, Dennis Osei-Owusu, in a Citi News interview on the matter, said the exam was postponed to 1st and 2nd October due to changes …
Read More »Atletico Madrid to replace Thomas Partey with Elisha Owusu
Spanish top-flight club, Atletico Madrid is planning to replace key player, Thomas Partey with French-born Ghanaian, Elisha Owusu as EPL side, Arsenal continue the chase for his signature. Owusu, who joined KAA Gent from Lyon and has been in tremendous form is being courted by the Spanish team as a …
Read More »BECE candidates sleep in classrooms over inadequate exam centers
The woefully inadequate examination centers in Kwahu Afram Plains South District of Eastern Region has forced hundreds of candidates in the ongoing BECE to spend nights in shabby classrooms in the district capital Tease. The Kwahu Afram Plains South District has only one WAEC approved Examination center -the St.Fidelis Senior …
Read More »1FDK – Falaa Feat Hellomenz (Official Video)
1FDK has been climbing all the top hills in the industry which is recently bringing his name to the stay. The singer has put out a number of hot songs out there and it doesn’t seize as the vibes keep coming so unexpectedly. Releasing his last project ‘We Go Win’ …
Read More »Latest list of universities not recognised by Ghana’s Accreditation Board
The National Accreditation Board (NAB) in Ghana has reiterated its call to all educational institutions and employers to refer all academic and professional qualifications to it for determination of their respective statuses before accepting them for any form of admission, employment or job progression. The call follows the continuous use …
Read More »Chinese government hands over medical supplies to Ghana
The Chinese Government on Wednesday, presented its second batch of medical supplies, to the Ministry of Health, to support Ghana in the fight the COVID-19 pandemic. The supplies were made up of 20,000 N-95 protective face masks, 350,000 surgical masks, 10,000 disposable coverall, 15,000 each of medical googles, and disposable gloves and …
Read More »Hatred and ‘juju’ retarding progress of Black Stars -Taylor
Former Ghanaian footballer Charles Taylor Asampong has admitted that there is the use of ‘juju’ in football but it does not necessarily make a team win matches. The former Black Stars player in an interview with Rainbow Sports admitted that there are players who depend on ‘juju’ to enhance their career and …
Read More »UG lecturers will be sanctioned over PUB presser – UTAG
The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) says it will sanction the University of Ghana Branch of the association for holding a press conference on the Public Universities Bill without approval. According to the umbrella union of the university lecturers, the leadership of the Legon branch of UTAG has been …
Read More »Odartey Lamptey backs C.K Akonnor’s choice for Black Stars captaincy
Former Ghana international Nii Odartey Lamptey has commended coach Charles Kwablan Akonnor on his choice for leadership of the Black Stars. C.K Akonnor retained Andre Ayew as captain of the Black Stars, with Atletico Madrid star Thomas Partey and goalkeeper Richard Ofori appointed as his deputies. Public opinion has been divided especially …
Read More »Asamoah Gyan unperturbed by Black Stars captaincy shakeup
Asamoah Gyan’s business manager Samuel Anim Addo has stated the striker is not disturbed by his snub from the national team’s new captaincy ranks. On advice of new Black Stars coach CK Akonnor, the Ghana Football Association (GFA) announced a three-man leadership team to steer the affairs of the four-time …
Read More »Two Pregnant BECE Candidates Rushed To Health Center in Eastern Region
Two Pregnant Candidates sitting the ongoing Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) in Kwahu Afram Plains South were on Monday rushed to Maame Krobo Health Center. Whereas one was treated and discharged a few minutes the other was transferred to Donkorkrom Presbyterian Hospital after she was diagnosed with spontaneous delivery. About …
Read More »Inter Milan wants to terminate Kwadwo Asamoah’s contract – Reports
Inter Milan has initiated steps to terminate the contract of Black Stars defender, Kwadwo Asamoah, according to Italian newspaper Gazetta dello Sport. Kwadwo Asamoah’s contract with the Italian giants will expire in June 2021. However, the midfielder, who in recent years has played as a left-back, is not in head coach Antonio Conte’s …
Read More »Ghana Premier League players to be paid GHC1,500 under NDC – Sammy Gyamfi
The National Communications Director of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has revealed that his party will pay every premier league player an average of GHC1,500 every month when it wins power come December. He said that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government will set up a sports development fund …
Read More »Korle-Bu mortuary man in trouble
The Mortuary Workers Association of Ghana is threatening to deal with a Cameroonian- Ghana based mortuary worker at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital. According to the group, the man, identified as Shakar Lukas, is a ‘goro’ mortuary man who is only defaming the occupation. Speaking on Adom FM’s Social Discussion Segment, ‘Y’asem Nie’, …
Read More »Teacher Licensure Exams not suspended – Gov’t
The Education Ministry has denied claims that the teacher licensure examination has been suspended. There were claims that the alleged suspension of the exams was triggered by a promise by the opposition National Democratic Congress to cancel it if they win power in December. But the Ministry in a statement …
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