GhProbe’s BECE expose’ takes top spot on Global Investigative Journalism Network’s Africa Stories of the Month
By GhProbe | Date: October 15, 2025 Ghana’s GhProbe’s investigative report titled Dark World of BECE, GES Officials Comromise tests’ Integerity, has been placed top of the Stories of the Month by the Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN) in its latest Africa Bulletin. The Global Investigative Journalism Network is a group of independent journalism organizations […]
Exam malpractice ‘taking centre stage’ in Ghana — Ansa-Asare warns
The founder of MountCrest University College and former Director of the Ghana School of Law, Mr. Kwaku Ansa-Asare, has issued a dire warning about the growing normalisation of examination malpractice in Ghana. Speaking at the 8th congregation of MountCrest University College on Saturday, September 21, he stated that the canker of cheating is “taking centre […]
BECE malpractice exposé shows corruption creeping into schools – Chief of Staff
Chief of Staff Julius Debrah has warned that corruption is no longer confined to Ghana’s public institutions but is steadily creeping into schools, homes, and communities — a trend he says poses a grave danger to the country’s future. Speaking at the launch of a five-day stakeholder engagement in Accra to draft a new National […]
DARK WORLD of BECE: WAEC to introduce computerized exams for BECE and WASSCE
By Francisca Enchill | Date: September 13, 2025 John Kapi, Head of Public Affairs of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), has disclosed that there are plans to change the format for writing the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) and the West Africa Senior Secondary Certificate Examination from the current paper-based examination to Computer-Based-Testing. This, […]
Eduwatch calls for committee of inquiry into examination malpractice in Ghana
By Francisca Enchill | Date: September 10, 2025 Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch) has called for the setting up of a national committee of inquiry to investigate examination malpractice in Ghana. The call follows GhProbe’s findings of examination malpractice in the 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). Eduwatch described findings of GhProbe investigations as a revelation […]
Dark World of BECE: Pressure mounts on GES to overhaul code of conduct
Prof. Ernest Kofi Davis, Acting Director General of GES By Prince Adu-Owusu Calls are intensifying for the Ghana Education Service (GES) to overhaul its Code of Conduct for teachers following investigations by GhProbe that exposed widespread cheating during this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). The exposé revealed shocking instances of teachers openly sharing money […]
Dark World of BECE: WAEC to blacklist corrupt exam officials exposed in GhProbe investigations
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says officials implicated in acts of corruption during the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) will be blacklisted from ever taking part in its activities again. Speaking on JoyNews’ PM Express on September 8, WAEC’s Director of Public Affairs, John Kapi, said the Council cannot continue to work with individuals who have […]
Full Report + Video: DARK WORLD OF BECE…GES officials compromise tests’ integrity
By Francisca Enchill | Date: September 8, 2025 A few metres away from the shores of the James Town beaches of Accra, the capital city of Ghana, lies the scene that hosts arguably the most disturbing organized crime that involves some staff of the Ghana Education Service (GES) and pupils sitting for the 2025 Basic […]
Dark World of BECE: Cheating undermines integrity of our education – GES reacts to GhProbe’s investigations
Ahead of the broadcast of the full documentary of GhProbe’s investigations into the 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination on Monday, September 8, 2025, the Ghana Education Service (GES) has responded to the initial report aired by Joy News detailing the systemic examination malpractice perpetrated by some staff of GES. The investigations, led by investigative journalist, […]
Some GES officials took GH¢60 to aid cheating in 2025 BECE
Some officials of the Ghana Education Service (GES) colluded with invigilators, accepting as little as GH¢60 to allow candidates to cheat in the 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examinations (BECE). This revelation is contained in the latest JoyNews Hotline documentary, Dark World of BECE, produced by GH Probe investigative journalist Francisca Enchill. At the Derby Avenue RC […]