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The Ministry of Education has officially released the much-anticipated 2024/25 school placements for Senior High Schools (SHS) and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions, allowing thousands of qualified students to secure admission for the upcoming academic year. In a statement, the Ministry reported that out of 563,339 results received from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), 553,155 candidates ...

Member of Parliament and Independent Parliamentary candidate at Agona West Constituency, Cynthia Mamle Morrison has expressed her desire for the police to as early as today 28th October, 2024 finish their investigation into an alleged assassination attempt on her over the weekend. “I want it as early as today if it is possible” she responded when the host of 3FM ...

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin has directed the return of a set of court documents served by bailiffs on the Parliamentary Service, citing constitutional immunity under Article 117 of the 1992 Constitution. This move, communicated through an official letter from the Office of the Speaker, highlights Parliament’s stance on judicial procedures involving Members of Parliament (MPs). In a letter ...

The Vice Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh has affirmed the NPP’s ability to retain the Sefwi Wiawso parliamentary seat based on the remarkable developmental projects initiated by the party in the Sefwi Wiawso constituency. Addressing a campaign rally at Sefwi Wiawso in the Western North Regional capital, he expressed his confidence in the ...

The flagbearer of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has promised to streamline passport applications, replacing the traditional form process with a Ghana Card-based system if he wins the upcoming December presidential election. Speaking on his campaign tour in the Oti Region, Dr. Bawumia outlined his vision to eliminate the need for passport forms entirely. Under his ...

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has levelled fresh accusations against the Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana, alleging that the Commission misrepresented the readiness of YASARKO, a printing company, to handle the production of ballot materials for this year’s election. The NDC claims that the EC, despite stating that due diligence was conducted, awarded YASARKO the contract without verifying its current ...

Member of Parliament for Agona West, Cynthia Morrison has shared details of an alleged attack against her during a campaign on Sunday, October 27, 2024. Reports were that supporters of Agona West NPP Parliamentary Candidate, Chris Arthur and Cyntia Morrison encountered each other while campaigning in the same area. Tensions escalated leading to a clash and alleged shooting attack on ...

Manchester United have sacked manager Erik ten Hag, the club announced on Monday morning. The decision to axe the Dutchman after two-and-a-half years in charge came after Sunday’s defeat at West Ham left United in 14th place in the Premier League. Ten Hag’s new No 2 Ruud van Nistelrooy will step in on an interim basis while the club look for a ...

The Speaker of Parliament Alban S. K. Bagbin has requested the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) to “conduct canine and bomb sweeps of the Chamber on the first sitting day of the week (mostly Tuesdays)”. This was contained in a Monday, October 21, 2024, statement, signed by Camillo Pwamang, Deputy Clerk to Parliament, for Clerk to Parliament. “The Rt Hon Speaker ...

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has stated that it has noted with concern the circulation of media reports suggesting that military personnel were deployed to the Grand Arena of the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC) to interfere with proceedings of Parliament during its Fifth Meeting of the Fourth Session. This is contained in a press release signed by the Director ...