Category: Galmeek’s Information Desk
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Grave Incidents of Student Violence at the Zonal Athletics Competition: Students involved in assault or violence will face severe disciplinary sanctions – Central Regional Director of Education.
Grave Incidents of Student Violence at the Zonal Athletics Competition: Students involved in assault or violence will face severe disciplinary sanctions – Central Regional Director of Education. The Regional Education Directorate has received and carefully reviewed video recordings circulating on various media platforms depicting acts of violence committed by some students during the recently concluded…
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Royal Nursing College Director’s wife to face court.
Royal Nursing College Director’s wife to face court. The Deputy Director-General of the Ghana Tertiary Education Council (GTEC), Prof. Augustin Ocloo, has disclosed that the wife of the Director of Royal Nursing College, who is also the proprietress of a Montessori school affiliated with the college, has been handed over to the police for prosecution.…
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Ghana Tertiary Education Council (GTEC) shuts down the Royal Nursing College at Tafo Nyhiaeso.
Ghana Tertiary Education Council (GTEC) shuts down the Royal Nursing College at Tafo Nyhiaeso. The Ghana Tertiary Education Council (GTEC) has closed down the Royal Nursing College at Tafo Nyhiaeso in the Ashanti Region, after management reportedly failed to provide the required documentation to confirm the institution’s accreditation status. According to GTEC, the college lacks…
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Over 2,000 churches in Greater Accra operating without registration: According to Ahmed Ibrahim, Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs.
Over 2,000 churches in Greater Accra operating without registration. The Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Ahmed Ibrahim, has revealed that more than 2,000 churches in the Greater Accra Region are operating without formal registration, raising concerns about regulatory oversight in the country’s rapidly expanding religious sector. Speaking in Parliament on Wednesday, February…
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NACOC apprehends a 60-year-old arms and drug dealer in Kundugu.
NACOC apprehends a 60-year-old arms and drug dealer in Kundugu. A 60-year-old ammunition and drug dealer has been arrested by the Upper West Regional Command of the Narcotics Control Commission at Kundugu in the Wa East District. The suspect, Abass Seidu, was arrested on 29 January 2026 following a series of surveillance by undercover operatives…
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The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) closed down 16 eateries in Accra.
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) closed down 16 eateries in Accra. The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has moved from warnings to enforcement, shutting down 16 food service establishments across the Greater Accra Region on Wednesday, February 18, for operating without valid Food Hygiene Permits. The action comes exactly two weeks after the Authority…
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Mamprobi Polyclinic’s ‘baby thief’ arrested.
Mamprobi Polyclinic’s ‘baby thief’ arrested. The Ghana Police Service at Dansoman has arrested a woman suspected of stealing a newborn baby from the Mamprobi Polyclinic, bringing relief to the child’s family and the local community. The infant was safely recovered and reunited with his mother at the police station before being taken to the polyclinic’s…
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NSA assures service personnel of payment of outstanding allowances by close of this week.
NSA assures service personnel of payment of outstanding allowances by close of this week. The National Service Authority (NSA) has reaffirmed its commitment to the prompt payment of outstanding allowances owed to National Service Personnel, assuring that concrete steps are being taken to clear all verified arrears. In a statement signed by the Director-General of…
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Eric Edem Agbana (MP) to petition GES over colonization content in Aki-Ola textbook.
Eric Edem Agbana (MP) to petition GES over colonization content in Aki-Ola textbook. The Member of Parliament for Ketu North, Eric Edem Agbana, has announced that he will formally petition the Ghana Education Service (GES) to immediately review and recall copies of the Aki-Ola Junior High School Social Studies textbook over what he describes as…
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GES suspends Wovenu SHS assistant matron over suspected food theft.
GES suspends Wovenu SHS assistant matron over suspected food theft. The Ghana Education Service (GES) in the Volta Region has interdicted an Assistant Matron at Wovenu Senior High School (SHS) in Tadzewu following allegations of pilfering food items intended for students. The move comes after three individuals, including the Assistant Matron and a police officer,…
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US Embassy in Accra (Ghana) opens over 1,000 Visa appointment slots.
US Embassy in Accra (Ghana) opens over 1,000 Visa appointment slots. The U.S. Embassy, Accra, has announced the immediate availability of more than 1,000 non-immigrant visa appointment slots, offering prospective travellers the opportunity to secure interview dates within the next week. The embassy indicated that a significant number of B1/B2 visa appointments designated for business…
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NTC Has Open Registration For 2026 Ghana Teacher Licensure Examination (GTLE) 1
NTC Has Open Registration For 2026 Ghana Teacher Licensure Examination (GTLE) 1. The Ghana Teacher Licensure Examination (GTLE) is a national professional exam conducted by the National Teaching Council (NTC) in Ghana for qualified teachers. It is mandatory for every teacher trainees who has finished an accredited teacher education program and want to be officially…
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Some Teachers in Northern Region Protest Over Unpaid Salaries, Deny “Fake” Appointment Claims.
Some Teachers in Northern Region Protest Over Unpaid Salaries, Deny “Fake” Appointment Claims. A group of teachers recruited in 2023 and posted to schools across the Northern Region has petitioned the Northern Regional Minister, Ali Adolf John, to intervene in what they describe as “grave professional and financial injustice” over delayed Staff ID issuance and…
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GNAT condemns violent attack on West Africa SHS teachers.
GNAT condemns violent attack on West Africa SHS teachers. The Madina-Adenta-Abokobi Secretariat of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has strongly condemned the violent attack on teachers of West Africa Senior High School, describing the incident as unacceptable and calling for swift justice. The attack occurred on Friday, February 13, during school hours when…
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Court orders businessman to pay GHC200,000 compensation over breach of promise to marry.
Court orders businessman to pay GHC200,000 compensation over breach of promise to marry. The Accra Circuit Court has ordered a businessman in his 60s to pay GHC200,000 in compensation to his former lover in a case of breach of promise to marry. The case, which started as a suit for an ejectment order against the…
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Colleges of Education Teachers Return to lecture halls effective February 16, 2026.
Colleges of Education Teachers Return to lecture halls effective February 16, 2026. The Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) has suspended its nationwide strike action following the release of funds by the government to settle key outstanding allowances. Following this, CETAG has directed all members across the Colleges of Education to resume academic…
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Dining Hall Project at Dodi-Papase Senior High Technical School (DOPASS) Stalls as Students Eat Under a Shed.
Dining Hall Project at Dodi-Papase Senior High Technical School (DOPASS) Stalls as Students Eat Under a Shed. Students of Dodi-Papase Senior High Technical School (DOPASS) in the Kadjebi District of the Oti Region continue to take their meals under an open shed due to the absence of a proper dining hall. A visit by the…
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Recruitment into the Internal Security Agencies: Addressing Emerging Concerns Around the Conduct of the Online AI-Proctored Aptitude Test for CSERP 2025/26.
Recruitment into the Internal Security Agencies: Addressing Emerging Concerns Around the Conduct of the Online AI-Proctored Aptitude Test for CSERP 2025/26. The Ministry of the Interior and all the Recruiting Agencies wish to congratulate all applicants for making it to the Aptitude Test stage of the process. The online aptitude test, which commenced on 10th…
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FDA Implements Regulatory Actions Against Unregistered Diaper Products in the Ho Market.
FDA Implements Regulatory Actions Against Unregistered Diaper Products in the Ho Market. The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has clamped down on unregistered diaper products at the Ho Market in the Volta Region. The exercise was aimed at cleaning the market of counterfeit products that pose health threats to consumers, who are basically children. The…
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Ghana Cocoa Sector Reforms for Financial Viability and Long-Term Sustainability.
Ghana Cocoa Sector Reforms for Financial Viability and Long-Term Sustainability. Cabinet has decided on the following reforms to guarantee a fair prices to farmers, secure the financial viability of the cocoa sector, and ensure the long-term sustainability of the industry. a. To bring relief to unpaid cocoa farmers, Cabinet has directed COCOBOD to commence immediate…
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MOFFA shuts down the morgues at Winneba, Cape Coast, and Abura-Dunkwa Hospital over safety breaches.
MOFFA shuts down the morgues at Winneba, Cape Coast, and Abura-Dunkwa Hospital over safety breaches. The Mortuary and Funeral Facilities Agency (MOFFA) have closed multiple public and private mortuary facilities in the Central Region, including those at Winneba Municipal Hospital, Cape Coast Metropolitan Hospital, and Abura-Dunkwa Hospital, for failing to meet required quality assurance standards.…
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Matron, police officer arrested over alleged food theft at Wovenu SHS.
Matron, police officer arrested over alleged food theft at Wovenu SHS. Three individuals, including a matron at Wovenu Senior High School (SHS) in Tadzewu, Volta Region, and a police officer, have been arrested over the alleged diversion of food items meant for students of the school. The arrests were made in the early hours of…
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GES Banned Koforidua SecTech, New Juaben SHS, and New Nsutam SecTech from all Sporting Activities for Two Years.
Koforidua SecTech, New Juaben SHS, and New Nsutam SecTech Banned from all Sporting Activities for Two Years. The Management of the Eastern Regional Education Directorate and the Regional 2nd Cycle Schools’ Sports Executives express their displeasure with the recent incidents that occurred before, during, and after the Regional Super Zonal Sports (Games) Competition. In accordance with…
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GES Condemns Misconduct at the Eastern Regional Super Zonal Sports Competition: Provides Update on Alleged Rape and Stabbing Incidents.
GES Condemns Misconduct at the Eastern Regional Super Zonal Sports Competition: Provides Update on Alleged Rape and Stabbing Incidents. The management of the Ghana Education Service has on Wednesday, 11th of February, released a statement signed by Daniel Fenyi, the head of public relations, condemning the misconduct at the just-ended Eastern regional super zonal sports…
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Police arrest 15 ladies in Koforidua over alleged sex trafficking (prostitution) between age 15 and 35.
Police arrest 15 ladies in Koforidua over alleged sex trafficking (prostitution) between age 15 and 35. The New Juaben South Municipal Police Command has arrested 15 ladies for trafficking and various commercial sex offences. The 15 ladies whose ages are between 15 and 35 years were picked up by the police after a complaint was…
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Video of a woman captured on CCTV attempting to burn Alpha Hour auditorium
Video of a woman captured on CCTV attempting to burn Alpha Hour auditorium. CCTV footage has captured the moment a woman allegedly attempted to set fire to the Alpha Hour auditorium during an ongoing prayer session. According to available information, the woman blended in with congregants, appearing to participate in the prayers, before CCTV footage…
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KNUST Student dies after falling from the 2nd floor of his Hostel
KNUST Student dies after falling from the 2nd floor of his Hostel. The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has confirmed the death of one of its students following an incident that occurred over the weekend. In a statement issued on Monday, February 9, 2026, university management said the deceased, identified as Ransford…
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Step-by-step Guide to Register on the New Payslip site.
Step-by-step Guide to Register on the New Payslip site. Log on to https://gogepayservices.com/ and click “Forgot password.” Enter your employee number and click continue In the new pop-up, enter your Ghana card number to verify your identity, and click on verify to continue Confirm your profile details and edit or add your phone number, which…
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Recruitment into the Internal Security Agencies: Aptitude Test Guidelines, Dates, Categories, and Pass Mark.
Recruitment into the Internal Security Agencies: Aptitude Test Guidelines, Dates, Categories, and Pass Mark. Applicants are hereby notified that the 2025/26 Centralised Recruitment Aptitude Test will be conducted online. Applicants are to prepare adequately and to note that the exam is best taken on a computer system with webcam & microphone functionality. The test will…
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Koforidua SECTECH Student Stabbed and a Teacher Injured at Inter-Schools Sports Festival.
Koforidua SECTECH Student Stabbed and a Teacher Injured at Inter-Schools Sports Festival. A student of Koforidua Senior High Technical School (SECTECH) has been stabbed during disturbances linked to the Eastern Regional Inter-Schools Sports Festival in Koforidua, prompting fears of reprisal attacks and heightened security concerns. The victim, identified as Jerome Appiah, was allegedly attacked by…
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