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WAEC complies with court order, releases all 2024 WASSCE results
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has officially released all withheld results from the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), bringing an end to weeks of uncertainty for affected candidates.
The Council had previously held back over 10,000 results due to suspected malpractices but had assured the public that they would be made available by 28th February.
This decision follows a legal battle and mounting pressure from the National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS), which had threatened nationwide protests if the results remained undisclosed.
The court’s ruling compelled WAEC to comply, ensuring that all affected candidates received their results as promised.
Speaking in an interview with Citi FM, WAEC’s Head of Public Affairs, John Kapi, confirmed that there are no longer any outstanding results, including those previously entangled in legal proceedings.
He reassured candidates that the Council had honoured its commitment to transparency and fairness.
“As we promised, we kept to our word. By the close of 28th February, we had uploaded all the results of candidates whose results had been withheld. The court had ordered us to release those results, and we have duly complied. So as far as those examinations are concerned, there are no outstanding results,” he stated.
Mr Kapi further noted that while the results were released on a Friday, WAEC anticipated that candidates would begin reaching out in the new week with queries or complaints.
However, he maintained that the published results accurately reflected the performance of candidates in the examination.
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A 30-year-old man has been sentenced to 25 years imprisonment with hard labour by the Bekwai Circuit Court for his role in a 2022 robbery at a mining site at Manso Akwasiso in the Ashanti South Region.
The convict, Dominic Ofori, also known as Fanta, was arrested on 16th February 2026 after years on the run. He pleaded guilty before the Bekwai Circuit Court to robbery contrary to Section 149 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 Act 29, and was accordingly sentenced to 25 years imprisonment with hard labour.
On March 20, 2022, the Manso Adubia District Police received intelligence that a group of armed men from Manso Abodom were planning to attack a mining site at Manso Akwasiso to rob the owner of gold concentrate. Acting on the information, police mounted a coordinated operation and laid an ambush at the site.
At about 5:30 pm the same day, four-armed men arrived at the site, fired indiscriminately, and robbed the miners of their gold concentrate. The police team on surveillance intervened, resulting in an exchange of gunfire.
Three of the suspects, Abu Abubakar, Musah Latif, and Gideon Takyi, sustained gunshot wounds and were pronounced dead on arrival at St Martins Catholic Hospital at Agroyesum. Dominic Ofori escaped at the time but was later arrested and put before the court.
The Ashanti South Regional Police Command has assured the public of its continued commitment to combating violent crimes and bringing offenders to justice.
The Ashanti Regional Police Command has arrested 45-year-old Isaac Boafo, also known as “Duabo King,” for allegedly publishing false news intended to cause fear and panic.
Police said the arrest follows a viral TikTok video in which Boafo claimed that four officers at the Central Police Station in Kumasi engaged in inappropriate conduct with commercial sex workers during night patrols in Asafo.
Officers from the Police Intelligence Directorate (Ashanti Region) apprehended Boafo after receiving intelligence about the video.
During questioning, he admitted to creating the video to attract views and engagement online, and acknowledged that he could not prove the allegations.
Boafo also admitted making comments about the President of the Republic for content purposes and could not defend those statements.
He has been formally charged and is in detention as investigations continue.
The Ashanti Regional Police have warned the public against publishing or sharing false information on social media, noting that such acts can cause fear, panic, and damage reputations.
They said anyone found engaging in similar conduct will face legal action.
By: Jacob Aggrey
