A former Director of the Ghana School of Law, Kwaku Ansa-Asare, has issued a blunt warning to aspiring lawyers intending to challenge the legality of the 2026 entrance examinations in court. …
‘Any law student who goes to court over entrance exam will lose’ – Kwaku Ansa-AsareGhana Minute.
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The Member of Parliament for Old Tafo, Vincent Ekow Assafuah, has called on the government to provide clear information on whether prospective law students will still be required to write entrance examinations to the Ghana School of Law this year following the presidential assent …
Old Tafo MP, demands clarity on Ghana School of Law entrance exams after legal education biill assent… The CA Foundation further acknowledged the support of its sponsors and partners, including iCann Technologies Incorporated, Party & More, Leeway Construction, and Fresh Drops, as well as volunteers from the Ghana School of Law, as part of its continued commitment to social impact …
CA Foundation, Justice Akosua Christopher promote constitutional literacy at Accra Senior Correctional Centre… According to the South Dayi MP, even if the Ghana School of Law decides to maintain entrance examinations after accreditation, such a move would still require approval from the Council for Legal Education and Training. …
Law School entrance exams abolished under new reforms – DafeamekporThe Member of Parliament for Old Tafo, Vincent Ekow Assafuah, has called on the government to provide urgent clarification on whether prospective students, including backlog candidates, will still be required to sit for entrance examinations to the Ghana School of Law. …
Vincent Ekow Assafuah questions fate of entrance exams under new legal education law… Under the previous arrangement, the General Legal Council supervised professional legal education largely through the Ghana School of Law, where limited admission spaces left hundreds of qualified LLB graduates unable to continue their legal training each year. …
AG announces immediate implementation of legal education reforms after Presidential assentPresident John Dramani Mahama has signed the Legal Education Reform Bill (2025) into law, dismantling a 66-year monopoly held by the Ghana School of Law over professional legal education in the country. …
Mahama signs Legal Education Reform Bill into law, ending Ghana School of Law’s 66-year monopoly… Structural challenges Mr Ansa-Asare said the dual system of legal training at the universities and the Ghana School of Law remained disconnected. …
Inherited legal education system not fit for purpose — Ansa-Asare… She was called to the Bar as a Barrister-at-Law (BL) at the Ghana School of Law in 2012, where she received the award for Best Student in the Law of Evidence. …
WORKERS’ DAY 2026: A tribute to the resilience of the judiciaryOld Tafo MP Vincent Ekow Assafuah has accused Majority Chief Whip Rockson Nelson Dafeamekpor of misleading prospective law students over reforms to legal education and the proposed abolition of Ghana School of Law entrance examinations. …
Assafuah accuses Majority Chief Whip of misleading law students
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Former Law School director warns students against court challenges
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Kwaku Ansa-Asare, a former Director of the Ghana School of Law, has warned aspiring lawyers against challenging the legality of the 2026 entrance examinations in court, stating that any student who does so will lose. His warning comes amid confusion over whether the Legal Education Bill signed into law by President Mahama has immediately scrapped the controversial entrance exam.
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Former Law School director warns students against court challenges
Kwaku Ansa-Asare, a former Director of the Ghana School of Law, has warned aspiring lawyers against challenging the legality of the 2026 entrance examinations in court, stating that any student who does so will lose. His warning comes amid confusion over whether the Legal Education Bill signed into law by President Mahama has immediately scrapped the controversial entrance exam.
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Old Tafo MP demands clarity on Ghana School of Law entrance exams
The Member of Parliament for Old Tafo has called on the government to clarify whether prospective law students will still be required to sit entrance examinations to the Ghana School of Law following the President's assent to the Legal Education Reforms Bill 2025, with students seeking answers on whether an examination scheduled for July 31, 2026, will proceed.
12 hours ago · The Ghanaian Times →
CA Foundation and justice promote constitutional literacy at prison
The CA Foundation, in partnership with Alicia Global, the NCCE, and the National Alliance of Ghana Law Students, held a Constitutional Literacy Engagement at Accra Senior Correctional Centre with approximately 100 inmates, officers, and law students. Justice Akosua Christopher spoke on Fundamental Human Rights and constitutional protections available to inmates, emphasizing that education and civic awareness are tools for transformation and personal growth.
14 hours ago · Joy Online →
Law school entrance exams abolished under Ghana's new legal education reforms
Ghana's Majority Chief Whip Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor says entrance examinations for law school admission no longer exist following the Legal Education Reform Bill, 2025, which President Mahama has assented to. The new law ends the Ghana School of Law's 66-year monopoly, allows accredited universities to offer professional legal education, and standardises admission processes across all accredited law schools.
15 hours ago · Joy Online →
MP seeks clarity on entrance exams under new legal education law
Vincent Ekow Assafuah, MP for Old Tafo, has called on the government to clarify whether prospective law students will still be required to sit entrance examinations to the Ghana School of Law following presidential assent to the Legal Education Reforms Bill, 2026. He criticized remarks by the Majority Chief Whip suggesting no official advertisement had been issued for examinations scheduled for July 31, 2026, saying such comments create false expectations among students.
17 hours ago · Joy Online →
AG announces immediate implementation of legal education reforms
Attorney General Dominic Ayine says the government will immediately implement Ghana's new legal education reforms following President Mahama's assent to the Legal Education Bill 2026. The reforms include dissolving the General Legal Council and establishing a new Council for Legal Education and Training to regulate and accredit institutions offering the Law Practice Course, aiming to widen access to professional legal training.
18 hours ago · Joy Online →
Mahama signs bill ending Ghana School of Law's 66-year monopoly
President Mahama has signed the Legal Education Reform Bill (2025) into law, dismantling the Ghana School of Law's 66-year sole authority over professional legal education in Ghana. The new law allows accredited universities to offer professional law programmes, aimed at maintaining quality standards while expanding access to legal education.
19 hours ago · Joy Online →
Wednesday 6 May
Ghana's inherited legal education system needs overhaul
Legal luminary Kwaku Ansa-Asare says the country's legal education system, modelled on English tradition, is no longer fit for purpose and risks undermining justice delivery unless reformed to address socio-economic realities and bottlenecks in the transition from academic to professional training.
6 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Tuesday 5 May
Judiciary workers merit greater recognition and improved conditions
A judicial officer reflects on Workers' Day, arguing that Ghana's judges, magistrates, and court staff—whose labour preserves justice—deserve greater public acknowledgement and must transition from endurance to renewal, with outstanding questions of welfare and dignity requiring completion.
5 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
Friday 1 May
MP accuses Majority Chief Whip of misleading law students
Old Tafo MP Vincent Ekow Assafuah has accused Majority Chief Whip Rockson Nelson Dafeamekpor of misleading prospective law students after the IEC set July 31, 2026 for entrance examinations, contradicting earlier assurances by Dafeamekpor that exams had been scrapped.
1 May 2026 · Joy Online →
MP accuses government of selective reasoning on law school entry exams
Old Tafo MP Vincent Ekow Assafuah has accused the government of inconsistency over legal education reforms, arguing that it showed sudden lack of urgency in addressing the Ghana School of Law entrance examination controversy after previously assuring students the exams would no longer be required. Assafuah contended that the government has broken its assurances to prospective law students and failed to demonstrate accountability.
1 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Old Tafo MP calls for Ghana School of Law exam suspension
Old Tafo MP Vincent Ekow Assafuah has called on the government to direct the Independent Examination Council to suspend the July 31, 2026 entrance examination for Ghana School of Law students, accusing the NDC government of betraying students after earlier promises to abolish the exams.
1 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Dafeamekpor denies government reintroduced law entrance exams
The Majority Chief Whip dismissed claims that the government has reintroduced entrance examinations for law students, arguing that the newly passed Legal Education Bill has not yet become law and awaits presidential assent, so the current legal framework remains in force.
1 May 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
Thursday 30 April
MP criticises government reversal on Ghana School of Law entrance exams
Vincent Ekow Assafuah, MP for Old Tafo, has condemned the government's reintroduction of entrance examinations at the Ghana School of Law, which the NDC had pledged to abolish before the 2024 elections. He argues the reversal is unjust to students who made academic decisions based on the government's earlier assurances that exams would be scrapped.
30 April 2026 · Joy Online →
Saturday 25 April
University of Ghana Vice-Chancellor calls term "vernacular" derogatory
Prof. Nana Aba Appiah Amfo, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana, has said that labeling African languages or local dialects as "vernacular" is derogatory and an affront to African culture. She argued the term discourages local dialects as recognized means of communication and is made worse by enforcement of discipline against such languages in schools.
25 April 2026 · Joy Online →