The quarter-final contest, which also featured Our Lady of Grace SHS, kept spectators at the edge of their seats throughout, but it was GSTS who rose to the occasion in the final round to claim a sensational victory by a single point.

The Presecans began strongly, taking an early lead in Round One with 16 points, while GSTS matched their pace with the same score. Our Lady of Grace trailed closely with 13 points.

PRESEC extended their lead in Round Two, finishing with 24 points, followed by Our Lady of Grace at 21, and GSTS at 18 points.

Round Three’s ‘Problem of the Day’ tested the schools’ analytical skills. PRESEC scored 4 out of 10, GSTS managed 2, while Our Lady of Grace failed to earn a point.

The Ɔdadeɛ boys maintained their dominance in Round Four, widening the gap to 38 points, with GSTS at 30 points and Our Lady of Grace at 28 points.

However, the final round changed everything. With precision, teamwork, and composure under pressure, GSTS swept through the riddles, answering three consecutive questions correctly to overtake PRESEC in a breathtaking finish.

GSTS ended with 39 points, edging out PRESEC’s 38, while Our Lady of Grace finished with 28 points.

The result sent shockwaves through the competition, ending PRESEC’s quest for a record ninth title and propelling GSTS into the semi-finals, a moment that will be remembered as one of the great comebacks in NSMQ history.

Source: Prince Adu-Owusu

The innovation seeks to reduce pressure on medical professionals in health facilities and bridge the gap in communities with limited access to healthcare services.

The AI-powered machine can scan patients to detect ailments and, in other instances, conduct live interactive sessions to collect patient details and make preliminary diagnoses.

For their outstanding performance, the team from PRESEC–Legon received a total cash prize of GH¢220,000, along with several souvenirs from the organisers and partners.

The Energy Commission’s competition aims to encourage creativity and promote sustainable technological solutions among young people, with a focus on renewable energy and related innovations.

Damongo SHS placed sixth, followed by Adidome SHS in fifth position, Dabokpa Technical Institute in fourth, Ola Girls’ SHS–Kenyasi in third, and Ahantaman Girls’ SHS taking second place.

Source: Albert Kuzor

The zonal stage of the 6th edition of the competition, held on Saturday, saw eight schools from the Southern Zone battle for supremacy.

The schools were: PRESEC, Legon; Presbyterian SHS, Larteh; Bueman SHS; Adidome SHS; Asin Manso SHTS; Ahantaman Girls SHS; Bia SHS; and Opoku Ware School.

PRESEC emerged as the overall winner, outshining their competitors with an impressive presentation that earned them a ticket to the national finals.

Adidome took the second position, and Ahantaman Girls SHS took the third position.

In total, seven schools from the Northern Zone and eight from the Southern Zone are participating in this year’s contest, which aims to promote innovation and interest in renewable and sustainable energy.

The Northern Zone competition is scheduled for Monday, 11 August, with the winners joining PRESEC and other top-performing schools at the grand finale in Accra.

The Renewable Energy Challenge remains one of the Energy Commission’s flagship initiatives, inspiring young minds to develop sustainable solutions for Ghana’s energy future.

Source: Myjoyonline.com

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The two adults have been identified as Isaac Kissi Adjei alias Kofi Black and Courage Teiko alias Timmy.

Preliminary investigations revealed that, one of the juveniles, in an attempt to extort money from his parents to enable him travel abroad, conspired with the others to stage the kidnapping incident.

The Police in a statement explained in the process, they demanded an amount of GH₵ 340,000.00 as ransom from the alleged victim’s parents.

The investigation further disclosed that the juveniles together with the two others succeeded in collecting an amount of GH₵20,000.00 of the total ransom demanded.

In line with best practice, the identities of the juveniles have been withheld and their parents and Guardians have been duly informed, as Police investigations into the incident continues.

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Below is the statement:

Despite being one of the best students in the Tema Municipality, the mother has refused to allow the boy whose name has been given as Evans enroll over claims her new found faith is against education.

The Executive Director of Education Watch, Kofi Asare took to his Facebook page to share Evans’ plight.

Mr Asare explained that, Evans’ teachers from his Junior High School (JHS) have purchased all items on the prospectus to facilitate a smooth process but his mum is still adamant.

“Immediately you call to convince her, you receive a block. I am in touch with her on my other lines and with my other voices and names. I hear she attends a church called “God’s Kingdom at Last”. I saw a handsome young man as the leader on Facebook. I am struggling to establish contact with the church leader,” he wrote.

He revealed its been two weeks of persuasion but all efforts have proven futile, stating the Tema Social Welfare has been notified and involved in the discussion.

Amidst the challenges, he has appealed to the Ghana Education Service (GES) to preserve Evans’ placement as he continues to seek the intervention of relevant authorities.

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Read Mr Asare’s full post below:

In the video which has gained the admiration of many, the three contestants; Alfred, Austin and Tenkorang took turns holding the trophy to celebrate their victory.

The video posted on the official Twitter page of NSMQGhana captured them dancing happily to the theme song for the competition.

Tension was heightened at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Great Hall as the finale was held on Wednesday.

It was a fierce contest between 2021 champion, Prempeh College, six times champion, Presbyterian Boys (PRESEC-Legon) and Adisadel College.

The Kumasi-based challengers were left in tears, defeated on their own ground and their host and win chants muted.

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Adisadel College also failed their quest to return the trophy to Cape Coast after a three-year drought for the city that has seen more trophies than any other.

At the end of the contest, the Blue Magicians )dade3 emerged as victors with 50 points while Prempeh secured 41 and Adisadel 32 points.

Watch the video below:

?”SEVEN, SEVEN
Da bεn na menso metwa SEVEN
SEVEN SEVEN SEVEEEEEN”#NSMQ2022 #Primetime pic.twitter.com/glCpyZb0gB

— #NSMQ2022 (@NSMQGhana) October 27, 2022

This was during a Jollof battle at the Under Bridge, East Legon held over the weekend.

The event, which was the 2nd edition, was also part of activities by the brand to mark the 2022 World Jollof Day.

The intense competition brought together old students from several Senior High Schools (SHSs) in Ghana to see who could secure the culinary bragging rights.

Mr Ampofo, who represented Presbyterian Boys SHS (PRESEC-Legon), proved to patrons there was more to the school than just being champions at the famous National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ).

The fierce competition attracted participants from eight schools including Wesley Girls, Aburi Girls, Mfantseman, Accra Academy, and Apam among others.

Provided with Onga products and other ingredients, competitors were expected to prepare jollof which could win the hearts of judges.

At the end of the day, PRESEC’s alumnus, Mr Ampofo came first place among the eight schools.

He walked away with GHS 20,000 out of which 75% is to be paid into the Alumni account and 25% paid to the contestant.

In addition, PRESEC has a sponsorship package from Onga and Cowbell for their next speech and prize day or anniversary celebration.