Author: SAMUEL
President John Dramani Mahama has nominated Soyelleh Cecilia to serve as the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for the Lawra Municipality in the Upper West Region. Her nomination was contained in a statement released by the Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs on Thursday, October 24, 2025. The appointment, according to the statement, is in accordance with Article 243(1) of the 1992 Constitution and Section 20(1) of the Local Governance Act, 2016 (Act 936), as amended. The statement, signed by Ahmed Ibrahim, Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, noted that the President’s nomination was formally conveyed through…
Government has reimbursed school fees for 142,440 first-year students enrolled in public tertiary institutions between July and October 2025, under the “No Fees Stress” policy. The Chief Executive Officer of the Students Loan Trust Fund (SLTF), Dr Saajida Shiraz, disclosed this during the launch of the Free Tertiary Education Programme for Persons Living with Disabilities (PWDs) in Accra on October 24. The initiative is in line with the Mahama administration’s commitment, as outlined in its manifesto, to provide free tuition for first-year students in public tertiary institutions and free tertiary education for persons living with disabilities. “We have facilitated academic…
The Bono Regional Police Command has arrested a 25-year-old man, identified as Evans Ameyaw, for possessing stolen items and substances suspected to be narcotic drugs at Buoko, near Chiraa, in the Wenchi Municipality. The arrest followed credible intelligence received by the Police regarding a criminal network involved in the sale of stolen motorcycles and tricycles within the area. Acting swiftly on the information, a team from the Regional Police Intelligence Directorate (PID) conducted an intelligence-led operation on October 23, 2025, which led to the arrest of the suspect. “During interrogation, Ameyaw confessed to working with other accomplices in carrying out…
The management of J.A. Plant Pool (Ghana) Limited (JAPP) has dismissed allegations made by the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Dominic Ayine, regarding irregularities in the District Roads Improvement Programme (DRIP), describing them as inaccurate and damaging to the company’s reputation. In a statement issued on Thursday, October 23, JAPP said while it respects the Attorney-General’s constitutional mandate, the claims made about overpayments, tax evasion, and over-invoicing were “unfortunate” and misrepresented the facts. “The disclosure presents a partial narrative of the issues and risks tarnishing the company’s hard-earned reputation built over years of diligent service to the Government and people…
As a celebrated actor-turned-politician, John Dumelo admits that public expectation weighs heavily on him, but he insists that the real pressure comes not from fame, but from the people’s needs. “Every MP faces the concerns of their people,” he said in an interview on Joy News monitored by Lovinghananews.com. “For me, it’s about listening to them every day and attending to what they need.” Despite Ayawaso West’s image as a privileged enclave, Dumelo argued that the constituency is full of overlooked needs, from faulty streetlights and choked gutters to a surprising lack of a senior high school. “It would interest…
The Police Ladies Association (POLAS) is mourning the death of former First Lady. Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings, which sad event occurred at the Ridge Hospital on Thursday October 2024. The National President of the Association, COP Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah (Mrs) who spoke to the press on the sudden demise of the former First Lady, expressed her deep condolences to the bereaved family and the government as a whole. “I wish to on behalf of the POLAS express my condolences to the bereaved family and government.” as a whole. We have lost a mother whose contributions to national development is…
Kwaw Kese, one of Ghana’s most influential hip-life figures, is letting fans in on a side of him rarely discussed, the man behind the “madman” persona. The ‘man insane’ spoke at length about fatherhood, family responsibilities, and how these commitments have shaped his life and career. “I have three kids,” he shared in an interview with Giovani Caleb on Showbiz 360 monitored by “My little one, she’s eight. She plays piano, sings, paints… she does a lot.” The rapper reflected on how fatherhood has mellowed him. “In a way, I became responsible. I stopped a lot of things.” The Suedro-born…
Rapper Kwaw Kese, famously known as the “King of the Streets,” has opened up about navigating the evolving Ghanaian music scene and finding his place in the new Gen Z-dominated era. In a chat on Showbiz 360 with Giovani Caleb monitored by Lovinghananews.com, he reflected on how his music journey has shifted from street anthems to bridging generational gaps. “I haven’t stopped music,” Kwaw Kese revealed. “But I’m not going crazy like I used to because there are new faces. We have to give them a chance to do their thing. But we still do our thing and try to…
Inspector Ahmed Twumasi, a police officer accused of murdering his alleged girlfriend, Victoria Dapaah, also known as Maa Adwoa, in Kumasi, on April 20, 2023, has been sentenced to life imprisonment. Twumasi was charged with shooting Victoria multiple times with his service pistol at Adum, leading to her death from hemorrhagic shock. He had denied ever being in an amorous relationship with Maa Adwoa. Twumasi also rejected claims that this alleged affair caused marital issues with his wife, Yaa Afriyie, saying, “It is not true,” when told his wife left home on April 19, 2023, as a result. But an…
John Dumelo says he is still processing the “good shock” of his 2024 victory in the Ayawaso West Wuogon constituency, a result he admits exceeded even his own expectations. After contesting unsuccessfully in 2020, the now Member of Parliament and Deputy Minister for Agriculture described his decisive win as evidence that residents had long been ready for change. “I was imagining a gap of two or three thousand votes,” he recalled in an interview on Joy News monitored by Lovinghananews.com. “So when the numbers rose from two to four, then ten thousand and finally thirteen thousand, I was in shock.…