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The Ministry of Health has announced a 50% reduction in admission fees for Nursing and Allied Health Training students, beginning with the 2025/2026 academic year. The move, part of government’s new “No-Fee-Stress” Policy, is aimed at easing the financial burden on parents and students. By this policy, government will absorb half of the approved fees for all first-year students entering nursing and allied health institutions across the country. In a statement signed by Tony Goodman, Deputy Director and Spokesperson for the Ministry, the directive requires all health training institutions to strictly adhere to the approved fee structure. Principals have been…

The Adansi Traditional Council has called on the government to develop the Sikaman Brofoyedru helicopter crash site in the Adansi Akrofuom District of the Ashanti Region into a national monument and tourist attraction to honour the memory of the eight navy officers and politicians who lost their lives. The fatal crash occurred on August 6, 2025, when a Ghana Armed Forces helicopter went down in the Dampia Range Forest Reserve near Brofoyedru-Sikaman, killing everyone on board. On Saturday, members of the council visited the crash site to perform final cleansing rituals for residents and volunteers who assisted in retrieving the…

Movement for Change member, Solomon Owusu, has dismissed suggestions that his resistance to extending John Dramani Mahama’s mandate beyond 2028 is tied to Alan Kyeremanteng’s presidential ambitions. “No, but the fact that John Mahama contests in 2028 does not mean Alan will not contest. There is no clear-cut rule that once President Mahama is in the picture, Alan will lose. After all, Mahama has gone into an election and lost and won some,” Owusu stated on Joy Prime in an interview monitored by Lovinghananews.com. He argued that Africa’s history is filled with examples of leaders who overstayed their welcome, to…

President of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama, has moved to restore peace in his home region, the Gonja and Brifor communities in the Savannah Region. A statement from the government, signed by Government Spokesperson Felix Kwakye Ofosu, said that a delegation led by the Interior Minister, Muntaka Mubarak, has been dispatched to meet the Yagbonwura and other stakeholders in the area. The team is expected to work with the Regional Security Council, traditional leaders and community stakeholders to peacefully resolve outstanding disputes to restore peace and uphold law and order. This was after the president had a phone conversation with the…

Firebrand politician and leading member of the Movement for Change, Solomon Owusu, has waded into the debate on whether President John Mahama should be allowed to seek a third term in office, insisting that Ghana’s constitutional two-term limit must not be tampered with. Owusu argued that national focus should not be on individuals but rather on building institutions strong enough to serve citizens regardless of who occupies the presidency. “Why not extend and give an ample time to the person to deliver? So you are all missing the point. “The focus must not be on the president, the focus must…

eteran highlife musician Akosua Agyapong has shared words of guidance with Kumawood actress and singer Yaa Jackson, urging her to remain true to herself and her craft. In an interview with Nana Romeo on Ekwanso Dwodwo on Thursday, August 28, 2025, Akosua Agyapong expressed appreciation to Yaa Jackson for acknowledging her as a role model. She also praised Yaa Jackson and other rising female artistes for incorporating elements of highlife into their music, describing it as an important step in sustaining Ghana’s cultural heritage. The celebrated musician advised Yaa Jackson to embrace her individuality instead of imitating others in the…

COP Lydia Yaako Donkor has been officially elected as a member of the Interpol Africa Committee. Lydia Yaako Donkor is a Ghanaian lawyer and police officer. She serves as a Commissioner of Police and the Director-General of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service. Lydia Yaako Donkor is also Chair of the Police Ladies Football Club and Chairperson of the Safety and Security Committee of the Ghana Football Association. Donkor is a strong advocate for gender equity and human rights. She holds memberships in the Ghana Bar Association and the Police Ladies Association. View this post on…

Professor Ransford Gyampo has urged healthcare professionals to show greater sensitivity to the plight of patients. The Professor of Political Science at the University of Ghana and Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Shippers Authority stressed that callous or dismissive attitudes from medical officers could provoke negative reactions from the public. “We need to caution our medical officers against being callous and insensitive to the plight of patients, else people will begin to act in a negative manner against medical staff,” he said on TV3’s Key Points. His remarks come in the wake of heightened discussions surrounding the Ridge Hospital…

The Office of the President has issued a directive limiting Ghana’s participation in the upcoming 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, in line with President John Dramani Mahama’s recent Cabinet pronouncement on international travel and representation. In a statement signed by the Spokesperson to the President, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, government officials have been instructed to seek express written approval from the Chief of Staff before attending any UNGA-related events. “No Minister, Deputy Minister, Civil or Public Servant, CEO/MD of a State-Owned Enterprise, Political Appointee, or any staff of Government may accept any invitation to, or attend, UNGA…

Mussa Dankwah has downplayed suggestions that sympathy for the late Member of Parliament for Akwatia, Ernest Yaw Kumi, will sway the outcome of the upcoming by-election. “Sympathy will not influence voter decisions in Akwatia by-election,” the Executive Director of Global InfoAnalytics, said on TV3’s Key Points on Saturday, August 30. He explained that voter motivations are being driven more by practical concerns than by emotional sentiment. “For them, it is about improving the quality of education in the constituency,” he said when asked about students’ preference for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate, Lawyer Bernard Bediako. He added that “those…