Monday, 14 September 2026

Current Affairs

Minority Calls for A Comprehensive Review Of 24-Hour Market Programme

ELS; MBN360 POLITICS Minority Caucus The Minority in Parliament has called on government to conduct a comprehensive review of the 24-Hour Economy programme. Speaking at a media press conference, the Minority raised questions over the demolition of markets, schools, homes and other public facilities under the programme. The Caucus argued that the approach risks wasting […]

$2bn secured to finance Accra-Kumasi Expressway, no borrowing involved – Mahama

ELS: MBN360 NEWS President John Dramani Mahama has announced that $2 billion has been secured to finance the construction of the Accra-Kumasi Expressway, assuring that funding will not delay the project once construction begins. The President said the funds, sourced from taxpayers, have been placed in a dedicated account at the Bank of Ghana to […]

Entertainement

OliveTheBoy Launches Early Bird Tickets for O’Live Experience

ELS: MBN360 ENTERTAINMENT Ghanaian Afrobeats sensation OliveTheBoy has officially launched early bird tickets for his highly anticipated O’Live Experience concert, set for November 20, 2026, at the National Theatre in Accra. Tickets are priced at ¢99 during the limited early bird phase and are available through the artist’s official website, iamolivetheboy.com, as well as the […]

‘Life Is Short’ gospel music hitmaker Bernice Offei dies at 63

ELS: MBN360 MUSIC Veteran Ghanaian gospel musician Bernice Offei, renowned for hit songs including Life Is Short, Hold On and Kaa She Gbeyei, has died at the age of 63. News of her death was announced on Facebook by fellow gospel musician Nii Noi on Saturday, September 12, 2026. Kwesi Ernest, also a top gospel […]

Education

Most Resolution Centre Visitors Suffered Preference Issues, Not Systemic Failure – Mr. Fenyi

ELS: MBN360 EDUCATION Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Daniel Fenyi, has dismissed suggestions of systemic failure in this year’s school placement exercise, explaining that the majority of concerns raised at resolution centres stemmed from individual subjective preferences rather than actual flaws within the Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS). Speaking […]

Communication Gaps Fuelling School Placement Crisis – Dr Anti Partey

ELS; MBN360 EDUCATION Executive Director of the Institute for Education Studies (IES), Dr Peter Anti Partey Executive Director of the Institute for Education Studies (IES), Dr Peter Anti Partey, has identified communication gaps and the historical over-concentration of resources on a small number of schools as fundamental drivers of Ghana’s recurring school placement crisis, calling […]

Scrapping Categorisation Cannot Solve Placement Problems — Eduwatch Director

ELS; MBN360 EDUCATION Executive Director of Education Watch, Kofi Asare, has rejected calls to scrap the categorisation system in senior high schools, arguing that removing the system without improving infrastructure would not resolve placement challenges. Mr Asare explained that some Category C schools struggle to attract students because of inadequate infrastructure, teaching resources and other […]