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Ghana’s education system continues to rely heavily on high-stakes theoretical examinations to determine learners’ progression and future opportunities. This model, while deeply entrenched, fails to capture the diverse intelligences, practical skills, and lived experiences of students. This article challenges the status quo, illustrating the structural flaws in the current assessment regime and the damaging consequences it imposes on learners especially those from marginalized backgrounds. Using the real-life stories of Akosua and Kwame, the piece exposes the human cost of exam-centered evaluation and calls for urgent, holistic reforms in national education assessment. It concludes with actionable recommendations for building a fairer…

The Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Dr. Dominic Ayine, on Friday, June 13, provided an update on the ongoing investigations by Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) into financial malfeasance at the National Service Authority (NSA). Dr. Dominic Ayine, announced that he has directed a full investigation into the assets of key individuals implicated in the major financial scandal. Read below the statement by the Attorney General: OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL ACCRA June 13, 2025. PRESS BRIEFING BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL ON THE OPERATION RECOVER ALL LOOT (ORAL) INVESTIGATION INTO THE FINANCIAL MALFEASANCE AT THE NATIONAL SERVICE AUTHORITY (NSA) Ladies…

Nigeria will host the West Africa Economic Summit (WAES) at the Abuja International Conference Centre on June 20-21, 2025. The summit’s overall agenda is to establish a harmonized trade policy framework, mobilize critical infrastructure funding, promote inclusive economic growth and strengthen regional economic resilience. The summit will host Heads of States from member countries, Ministers, private sector leaders, development partners, and youth innovators from across West Africa and beyond. In advance of the pivotal West Africa Economic Summit, Nigeria’s Minister of State, H.E. Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, is on a high-level diplomatic mission to Ghana as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Special Envoy.…

By Gifty Boateng The Attorney General and Minister of Justice, has as part of government’s quest to promote transparency and accountability, has updated the public on ongoing investigations concerning the Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL). ORAL is a major campaign promise by the John Mahama government, to retrieve funds and assets of the state, illegally acquired by former appointees of government. Dr Dominic Ayine, has announced it is set to haul some 12 former officials of the National Service Authority (NSA), under the erstwhile Akufo-Addo government, to the court for their involvement in ghost name fraud among others. Their charges…

By Gifty Boateng Member of Parliament for the Achiase constituency in the Eastern Region, Kofi Ahenkorah Marfo, is not a happy man when it comes to the current state of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). The MP, has lamented about how the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is fast losing it essence in Ghana’s political landscape, indicating it is almost “collapsed”. According to him, the party which left office barely six months ago is collapsing before their very eyes, asking for a new way of doing things. Arguing further, the unenthused MP went on to say that the party is on…

The President’s Office has officially replied to a petition from investigative journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni, confirming that the contract between the Youth Employment Agency (YEA) and waste management company Zoomlion Ghana Limited has ended and will not be renewed. In a letter dated June 11, 2025, signed by the President’s Secretary, Dr. Callistus Mahama, the Jubilee House recognized the issues raised in Azure’s petition from April 27 and detailed several government decisions resulting from the review. Contract Expired – No Renewal “The contract between Youth Employment Agency (YEA) and Zoomlion Ghana Limited (‘Zoomlion’) has ended and will not be renewed,”…

Author: DR EMMANUEL MINTAH BONKU (The writer is a Researcher in the field of Medicinal Chemistry & Drug Development) Email: emmanuel.bonku@mails.ucas.ac.cn  || WhatsApp: +233247645270 As mpox (formerly “monkeypox”) cases climb across West Africa and beyond, Ghana finds itself at a pivotal moment for outbreak control.  Once confined to remote regions of Central and West Africa, clade II mpox has, since early 2022, spread to over 120 countries, many of them previously unaffected resulting in more than 100,000 reported infections. At present, Ghana has confirmed 85 mpox cases, 40 of which were reported in recent weeks. Faced with rising transmissions and…

The Eastern Regional Police Command has intercepted two tipper trucks transporting a large quantity of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp in a major anti-drug operation. According to a press release signed by Superintendent Ebenezer Tetteh of the Public Affairs Unit, the operation took place on the morning of June 11, 2025, around 7:30 a.m. at Apesua near Nkurakan. The two Howo Sino tipper trucks, with registration numbers GN 993-14 and GG 3674-20, were found to be loaded with 150 sacks of dried leaves hidden beneath piles of sand. Acting on intelligence, police successfully intercepted the trucks before the…

The Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Hon. Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, has made a passionate appeal to Ghanaian parents—especially those with children living with disabilities—not to abandon their children in times of difficulty or financial strain. She urged parents to keep their children at home and work with relevant institutions to find appropriate support systems rather than resorting to neglect or abandonment. The Minister made this call on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, during a working visit to several child protection facilities in the Greater Accra Region. The visit aimed to familiarize herself and her team with the current…

The Chief Executive of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Mr. Godwin Kudzo Tameklo (Esq.), has affirmed the Authority’s commitment to implementing health and safety measures to prevent accidents in fuel handling in the country. He said over the past decade, particularly since the tragic June 3, 2015 incident, the NPA has fortified Ghana’s safety architecture by revising infrastructure siting guidelines, establishing a multi-stakeholder committee, and enforcing minimum safety standards at every petroleum installation. Besides, he said, technological tools like Automatic Tank Gauging Systems, Electronic Cargo Tracking Systems, and Integrated Enterprise Relational Data Management System (ERDMS) have become indispensable in reducing…