The Member of Parliament for Builsa South and deputy ranking member for the education committee Dr Clement Apaak is demanding answers from the Minister for Education Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum over the procurement of free SHS branded T-shirts for students. The T-Shirts were distributed to students ahead of the celebration …
Read More »Islamic SHS Demo: All 39 student-victims discharged from hospital
All students admitted to hospitals following Monday’s clash between protesting students of Islamic Senior High School and the Police in Kumasi have been discharged. 22 of them were treated and discharged on Monday while the remaining 17 students were equally discharged on Tuesday and have reunited with their colleagues on …
Read More »Watch CCTV footage of Kumasi Islamic SHS demo before police swoop
On Monday, June 13, 2022, an operation by the Kumasi Regional Police Command to disperse a group of demonstrating students led to over 30 of the students being admitted to a hospital. The students of Kumasi Islamic Senior High School had blocked portions of the Abrepo Road passing through the …
Read More »Free SHS branded T-shirts estimated to cost GH¢38m being shared for students
Starrfm.com.gh has uncovered bulk printing of Free SHS branded T-shirts for distribution to about 1,274,412 students who are currently in schools across the country. The T-shirts are being procured by the Free Senior High School Secretariat at the office of the Presidency. The cost of procuring the shirts has not …
Read More »Rainstorm rips off roof of classrooms at Walewale Tech SHS
The Walewale Technical Senior High School in the West Mamprusi Municipality of the North East Region has suspended teaching and learning activities due to a violent rainstorm which hit the area. The rainstorm which hit the area on Tuesday, 14 June 2022, affected property including that of the school. The …
Read More »Temporal speed ramps installed in front of Islamic SHS
The Police administration and the Urban Roads Department have put anchor ropes on a section of the Abrepo Junction-Barekese road to reduce speeding and pedestrian knockdowns in front of the Kumasi Islamic Senior High School. This temporary measure is part of strategies being put in place to ensure the lives …
Read More »Police assaults Angel FM Journalists over Islamic SHS shooting incident
Journalists of Kumasi-based Angel FM have been assaulted, detained and have had their phones seized by the Ghana Police Service after they went to cover a crowd control incident which turned chaotic at the Islamic Senior High School in the Ashanti region, Purefmonline.com reports. The crew members who were led …
Read More »Islamic SHS shooting: Sack Dampare – Akufo-Addo told
A leading member of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Henry Osei-Akoto has called for the sacking of the Inspector General of Police, IGP George Akuffo Dampare over the alleged firing of tear gas into rioting students by his men. At least 30 students of Kumasi Islamic Senior High School in the Ashanti Region …
Read More »I won’t let anyone harm you – Dampare assures Islamic SHS students
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, has assured students of Islamic Senior High School in Kumasi that his outfit will do all it can to protect them. Dr. Akuffo Dampare upon hearing the protest by students of Islamic Senior High School which reportedly resulted in the hospitalisation …
Read More »Islamic SHS shooting: Deputy Regional Police Commander removed, 2 Senior Officers interdicted
DCOP Kwasi Akomeah-Apraku, acting Deputy Ashanti Regional Commander, has been removed from his position following the shooting incident at the Islamic Senior High School in Kumasi on Monday, June 13. He has been also interdicted together with two other officers, ACP Mr George Ankomah, the Regional Operations Officer and ACP …
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