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Pres Akufo-Addo celebrates Mfantsipim School for winning 2024 NSMQ
•The Mfantsipim winning trio with the 2024 NSMQ trophy
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has applauded the Mfantsipim School on its victory in the 2024 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ).
“It is well deserved,” he stated, adding that he was looking forward to officially host the champions at the Jubilee House, Accra.
The President, in a Facebook post, recognised the NSMQ winners for their hard work and determination that ensured victory for the school after failing to clinch the topmost award of the competition in the last 10 years.
“Warmest congratulations to the gentlemen from ‘The School’, Mfantsipim, on emerging victorious in this year’s National Science and Maths Quiz competition,” the President emphasised.
The Cape Coast-based school left it late to claim the title in this year’s contest, as it had to wait till the last round in order to realise its dream.
Mfantsipim emerged as winners with 47 points, reclaiming the title it won in 2014, and followed closely by another Cape Coast-based school, St. Augustine’s College, with 46 points, and Keta SHTS finishing as the second runners-up with 33 points.
The champions, who won the competition for the first time in 1999, received gold medals and cash prize of GHȻ70,000.
St. Augustine’s College was also presented with silver medals and GHȻ50,000 cash, while Keta SHTS had bronze medals and GHȻ35,000 cash.
A record 157 schools competed in the 2024 edition of the NSMQ national championship.
The National Science and Maths Quiz is an annual science and mathematics content-based national level quiz competition for Senior High Schools in Ghana.
The yearly competition is produced by Primetime Limited, an education-interest advertising and public relations agency, since 1993.
The objective is to promote the study of the sciences and mathematics, help students develop quick thinking and a probing and scientific mind about the everyday world around them, while fostering healthy academic rivalry among the participating schools.
On the list of top winners are the Presbyterian Boys SHS (Presec Legon), which has won eight times, followed by Prempeh College, with a total of five trophies, and St. Peter’s Boys SHS with three trophies.
The Tema Regional Police Command has arrested a 30-year-old driver, Bismark Kpormeno, for possession of a large quantity of compressed plant materials suspected to be Indian hemp.
The arrest was made on Sunday, 31 May 2026 by officers of the Tema Highway Patrol Unit during an operation along the Tema-Ada road.
According to police, the suspect was driving a Hyundai Mighty I container truck and failed to stop when signaled. He attempted to evade arrest but was pursued and apprehended at Bondase.
A search of the vehicle revealed twelve 12 sacks and eighty 80 parcels of compressed plant materials concealed in a container and wrapped in sellotape.
Preliminary investigations show the narcotics were allegedly loaded at Kpeve in the Volta Region and were being transported to Ada.
The suspect is currently in police custody assisting with investigations. The truck and exhibits have been impounded for evidential purposes.
The Tema Regional Police Command says it remains committed to combating drug trafficking and other criminal activities.
They also urged the public to support law enforcement by providing timely and credible information on suspicious activities.
Firefighters from the Peki Fire Station of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) responded swiftly to a fatal head-on collision involving a Mercedes-Benz container truck (WR 1553-C) travelling from Nkwanta to Accra and a Mercedes-Benz passenger bus (GR 3215-E) travelling from Battor to Kabiti in the Oti Region.
The crash occurred at Peki-Tsame near Peki Senior High School in the early hours of Tuesday, 2nd June 2026.
A total of forty (40) persons were involved, comprising twenty-one (21) males, fifteen (15) females, and four (4) children.
Through a coordinated rescue operation, firefighters extricated 25 injured casualties, including 23 adults and two children.
Sadly, 15 persons lost their lives, made up of nine males and 6 females.
The injured were conveyed to the Peki Government Hospital for treatment, while the deceased were handed over to the Police, who conveyed them to the hospital mortuary for preservation and further investigation. The cause of the accident remains under investigation.
The Ghana National Fire Service has extended its deepest condolences to the bereaved families and urges all motorists to observe road traffic regulations, avoid dangerous driving practices, and exercise maximum caution on the roads to help prevent accidents and save lives.
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