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Ghanaian gospel artist and public servant, Daniel Asamoah, popularly known as ‘The Singing Prophet’, has earned a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Public Health from the Livingstone International University of Tourism Excellence and Business Management (LIUTEBM) in Lusaka, Zambia.

The graduation ceremony was held on Friday, September, 19, 2025, at the Mulungushi International Conference Centre in Lusaka.

Dr. Asamoah’s dissertation, titled, ‘Healthcare Facilities Regulations in Ghana: Compliance and Challenges’, highlights his expertise and innovative approach to addressing key issues in Ghana’s health sector.

His research is expected to contribute significantly to healthcare regulations and public health policy in Ghana and beyond.

Beyond his role as a gospel artist best known for the hit song ‘Di Yen Anim’, the musician has built a reputation as a respected professional in health regulation, healthcare facility establishment, and the development of Standard Operating Procedures.

His academic achievement reflects his dedication to advancing healthcare regulation and public health policy.

Eleven other Ghanaians who were also awarded PhDs in various disciplines such as Public Health include Dr. Jennifer Andoh, Dr. Mabel Afi Togbe, Dr. Catherine Armah, Dr. Gifty Dede Mateko Angmor, Dr. Augustina Ampah, and Dr. Hafez Adam Taher.

The rest are Dr. Felix Ahima-Adonteng, Dr. Raphael John Marfo, Project Dr. Joseph Okine and Dr. Isaac Setordzi.

President John Dramani Mahama has assured private universities of government’s readiness to consider measures that will improve their operations and contribution to higher education in Ghana.

This assurance was given when a delegation from the Christian Service University (CSU) in Kumasi, led by its Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Sam Afrane, paid a courtesy call on him at the Flagstaff House in Accra.

Prof. Afrane, speaking on behalf of the delegation, urged the government to extend the Stress-free Fee Programme for first-year students in private universities, arguing that the initiative should not only benefit students in public institutions.

He also appealed for scholarships to be made available to lecturers in private tertiary institutions to enable them pursue Doctoral programmes, thereby improving faculty capacity.

President Mahama, in his response, welcomed the delegation warmly and expressed appreciation for their support and prayers. He emphasised that private universities play a vital role in expanding access to higher education and deserve attention from the government.

To demonstrate his commitment, the President tasked the Deputy Minister of Education, Dr. Clement Apaak, who was present at the meeting, to study the issues raised and make recommendations.

The CSU delegation included the Pro-Vice Chancellor, Dr. Stephen Banahene; the Registrar, Mr. Andrews K. Doku; the Dean of the Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, Dr. Cynthia Akuoko; and the University Chaplain, Rev. Anthony Boateng Agyenim. Before their departure, they prayed for the President, his government, and the peace and prosperity of the nation.

Christian Service University, located in the Ashanti Region, is a leading private institution offering programmes in theology, business, health sciences, and applied sciences. Its call for support highlights broader challenges facing private universities across Ghana, particularly in the areas of funding, staffing, and student access.

The McDan Teshie Sports Complex will come alive on Saturday, October 18, 2025, when Police Ladies face Faith Ladies in the Women’s Champion of Champions clash. Kickoff is scheduled for 3:00 PM.

The encounter pits two of Ghana’s standout women’s football clubs against each other in a battle for silverware and bragging rights.

Police Ladies, famed for their discipline and resilience, will be eager to crown their campaign with a trophy.

Faith Ladies, despite suffering relegation, see the tie as an opportunity to make a bold statement and reaffirm their pedigree.

The Champion of Champions fixture not only crowns excellence in the women’s game but also serves as the curtain-raiser to the new season.

Supporters can look forward to tactical battles, flashes of brilliance, and the fierce competitiveness that has defined meetings between the two sides.

Fans are urged to turn up in their numbers at the McDan Teshie Sports Complex to witness what promises to be a captivating start to the women’s football season.

The much-anticipated ‘Tidal Rave Festival’ is set to take over the La Palm Royal Beach Hotel on November 14 and 15, promising an electrifying celebration of music, culture, and community.

Now in its 13th edition, the festival has grown into one of the country’s premier youth-driven experiences, built on strategic partnerships that continue to elevate both the event and the country’s creative industry.

Speaking at the official launch, the Event Director, Awo Ampadu Somuah, said this year marks a bold reimagining of the festival’s identity.

‘Over the years, Tidal Rave has been known for delivering the ultimate rave experience. But this year, for the first time ever, the spotlight shifts to the Culture Currents, a carefully selected team of top industry specialists.’

The Culture Currents – comprising some of the nation’s most exciting creative voices, including Lisa Quama, Ato Sekyi, Rev Erskine, Samuella Graham, Ellen Osabutey, Makafui Awuku, Kojo Junior, and Joewackle – have been tasked with shaping the festival from within.

Their role is to bring diverse perspectives that reimagine what raving looks and feels like in 2025, weaving together fashion, food, culture, dance, storytelling, and sustainability into the two-day celebration.

‘With fresh energy and fearless perspectives, the Culture Currents are ready to spark a wave that will ripple far beyond the coastline,’ Mr. Ampadu noted.

This year’s festival also features a landmark two-year partnership with the Black Star Experience (BSE), an initiative under the Office of the President that seeks to promote Ghanaian tourism and the creative arts.

Explaining the collaboration, Rex Owusu Marfo, Presidential Staffer and Coordinator of the BSE, said the partnership was an investment in the country’s cultural future.

‘We are not forcing young people to come to our museum; we are bringing the museum to their festival. We are creating living, breathing, pulsing cultural moments. This collaboration is a direct investment in our future, ensuring our culture not only survives but thrives for generations to come,’ he said.

The CEO of EchoHouse Africa, Beryl Agyekum Ayaaba, curators of Tidal Rave, described the partnership as a powerful step forward.

‘Tidal Rave has always been more than just an event; it is a platform to empower and showcase incredible Ghanaian talent. Partnering with the Black Star Experience is a strong affirmation of that mission and will help us project Ghana’s creative energy to the international stage, driving both cultural and economic value for the nation,’ she said.

According to her, with music at its heart but culture at its core, this year’s Tidal Rave Festival promises not just a weekend of entertainment but a once-in-a-lifetime experience designed to leave lasting ripples across the country’s creative scene.

Ghanaian socialite, media personality, and actress Adu Safowah, known for her outspoken nature and involvement in controversies, has declared that her love for Dancehall artist, Shatta Wale, outweighs that of her own family.

Her public display of affection, which has sparked mixed reactions on social media, comes days after Shatta Wale’s star-studded performance at the Rapperholic Homecoming concert at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi.

Adu Safowah shared a photo of Shatta Wale on Instagram with the caption: ‘All I do is to pray for you, you will live long Shatta in good health. I love you than my own family members and they know #Iloveyou.’

Responding to a fan who questioned her declaration, she replied, ‘Listen to nobody bigger than God and you will understand my post better. His music keeps some of us going. Street crown oooo mine, I love Shatta.’

Her connection with Shatta Wale appears to stem from admiration rather than romance. She has previously described him as ‘the best’ following his performance at the 2025 President’s Cup, praising his originality and impact on Ghana’s music industry.

The campaign against illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, in the country has not abated.

It is perhaps the hottest subject in the country today, as politicians kick it to each other’s side of the public space like a soccer duel.

The worrying impression is that there is no political will to clamp down on it.

In the midst of the shouts at government to do something impactful against it, a correspondence was sighted yesterday – an invitation to a long list of civil society organisations (CSOs) to attend a government brokered engagement to discuss the subject further.

Dated September 13, 2025, the correspondence signed by the Secretary to the President said the meeting is scheduled to hold on Friday, October 3, 2025.

In terms of the stakeholder list, the organisers have done a very good job covering from the known to the little known organisations in the CSOs bracket.

We are constrained to question what exactly the invitees are expected to put on the table which are not known already.

For the CSOs which have been at the forefront of the campaign against galamsey since last year, we do not expect them to seek to re-invent the wheel. Those who have remained faithful to the subject, their position is that government declares a state of emergency to curb it.

In the run-up to the last elections, the CSOs supported by the opposition put forth a number of demands which they confidently said would stop illegal mining in the country.

At the time of the campaign, including sponsored demonstrations, it was alleged that the activities were intended to impact on the elections – it appears they did. The integrity of the CSOs was questioned at the time, some of them losing their neutrality tag.

When appointments were being dished out, many were they who made it to the list after the elections. Cynics have constantly called out to these identifiable individuals to explain their silence to no avail.

Whatever happened to the stance they held at the time that it is possible to stop galamsey within a fortnight? This stance was constantly displayed a few months to the last polls although some appointees have disputed it today unsurprisingly.

The fact is that stopping galamsey is not a walk in the park as political campaigners sought to present the subject to Ghanaians.

While we cannot write off the importance of the planned meeting with stakeholders, doubts linger however in our minds about how much it can lead to a resolution of the conundrum which is what the subject represents on our socio-political space today in the country.

Skeptics have already described the engagement as a talk-shop intended to present government as being serious about ending galamsey.

At this stage, it is our suggestion to government to apologise to Ghanaians for getting it all wrong when they mounted the rostrums in the run-up to the last elections to claim their predecessors could have stopped illegal mining by declaring a state of emergency in the galamsey endemic areas.

Be it as it may, we can only wish the participants fruitful deliberations which would put a stop to galamsey in the country.

A RECENT Corruption Watch investigation has revealed that several prominent institutions in Ghana, including the Ghana Police Service, Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Parliamentary Service, Judicial Service of Ghana, Attorney General’s Department, and Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), have accumulated hefty fines totaling approximately GHS5.6 million.

The fines were imposed due to these institutions’ failure to provide information requested by citizens under the Right to Information (RTI) law.

The investigation, which was conducted over a six-month period from February to July 2025, further revealed that the Ghana Police Service has paid a fine of GHS450, 357, while the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice still owes GHS30,000.

Other institutions that have violated the law include the Parliamentary Service, which paid GHS53,785; the Judicial Service of Ghana, with an outstanding fine of GHS100,000; the Attorney General’s Department, owing GHS50,000; and the Social Security and National Insurance Trust, which has settled a fine of GHS200,000.

The Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) paid the largest fine, totaling GHS1.365 million. Other significant payments were made by the Ministry of Education (GHS260,000), the Lands Commission (GHS150,000), and the Ghana Audit Service (GHS60,000). The Public Procurement Authority (PPA) still owes a fine of GHS100,000.

The investigation further discovered that state institutions have been using taxpayers’ funds to pay for fines imposed on them by the RTI Commission (RTIC). These details are contained in Corruption Watch Ghana’s latest investigative report titled ‘Saga over RTI: Millions paid as penalty’, released on September 29, 2025.

Investigation has uncovered that some of Ghana’s key governance institutions are failing to comply with the Right to Information (RTI) law, denying citizens access to requested information. This non-compliance has resulted in fines imposed by the RTI Commission, totaling approximately GHS5.6 million across over 70 determinations involving at least 60 institutions.

The investigation further revealed that in terms of frequency, the Ministry of Education ranks highest with four penalties received, while the Ghana Police Service has received three penalties. Ten other institutions have suffered two penalties each. They include the Ghana Education Service (GES), the Judicial Service, the Lands Commission, the PPA, the Ministry of Energy, and the Urban Roads Department.

THE HUMAN Rights Situational Analysis Report of Persons with Albinism in Ghana has revealed that women with albinism often face challenges while accessing sexual and reproductive health services, as many healthcare professionals, especially nurses and midwives in rural areas, generally believe the myths and misconceptions about albinism.

These professionals, according to the report, are often overly aggressive during the process of seeking reproductive healthcare.

It further stated that women with albinism get ridiculed by nurses and midwives while in labour, often suggesting that they should be asexual or refrain from having children because of their condition.

‘I faced challenges on my visit to the clinic while pregnant because a nurse made a comment when the doctor asked me to do a stool test, and the nurse was wondering if I would be able to bring a stool for testing or if I would go and collect someone else’s stool because she had learned that persons with albinism could not pass stool on Fridays,’ one interlocutor shared in the report.

The report also indicated that persons with albinism face other healthcare challenges, notably, the risk of skin cancer, which is one of the most common causes of death, as well as significant challenges with eyesight, which may worsen as they age.

With inadequate licensed dermatologists, mostly stationed in teaching hospitals in Accra and Kumasi, rural and deprived communities across the country face extreme deprivation of dermatological services. There are fewer than 40 certified dermatologists in Ghana, serving a population of over 32 million people. The Eastern Region, with a population of nearly 3 million, has no dermatologist, highlighting the need for specialised care to combat skin diseases.

Presenting the report, Michael Gyan Nyarko, a Human Rights Consultant, stated that persons with albinism often do not receive adequate diagnosis early enough due to limited knowledge among healthcare professionals about albinism.

He highlighted that by the time persons with albinism are correctly diagnosed, often the disease would have been quite advanced. This typically necessitates treatments like surgeries, radiotherapy, or chemotherapy, which are not covered by the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) and are often entirely unaffordable for most persons with albinism.

The report recommended access to healthcare services which is sensitive to the needs of persons with albinism. This includes training for healthcare professionals on the specific health risks faced by persons with albinism, provision of affordable sunscreen and skin cancer screening and treatment, as well as ensuring that persons with albinism have access to visual aids and other assistive devices, which the NHIS should ideally cover.

It further advocated for frequent and regular access to dermatologists for skin cancer prevention, ophthalmologists for low vision consultations, and oncologists for skin cancer management, should be ensured in health facilities across Ghana.

Pioneer Network Ghana on Saturday, September 27, 2025, convened a Regional Missions and Church Planting Conference at Fire Trinity Ministry International, located at Atwima Aburaso in the Atwima Kwanwoma District of the Ashanti Region.

Themed ‘From Vision to Mission: Leading the Church into New Frontiers,’ the conference brought together pastors, missionaries, and church members from across the region to deliberate on practical approaches for advancing the gospel and sustaining church growth.

Speaking in an interview after the programme, Pastor Andrew F. Lendor, Regional Leader of the School of Ministry and Pioneer Network for West Africa, underscored the need for church leaders to translate spiritual vision into concrete mission strategies.

According to him, the central goal of the church must remain the fulfillment of the Great Commission. ‘The church was established for missions. Any church that fails to prioritise evangelism and discipleship has lost its divine purpose,’ Pastor Lendor stated. He pointed out that inadequate mission-focused leadership and scarce resources continue to hinder the spread of the gospel, urging congregations to refocus on their mandate.

The conference featured teachings on topics including The Call and Urgency of Missions, Planting and Multiplying Churches, and The Holy Spirit: Power for New Frontiers, with scriptural emphasis on Matthew 28:18-20 and Acts 1:8.

Pioneer Network, which originated in the United Kingdom, has since expanded into a global body of churches spanning Africa, Asia, Europe, the United States, and Australia. The network seeks to connect independent churches under one fellowship, offering mutual accountability and support to strengthen kingdom work.

Addressing the gathering, Apostle Dr. George Amoako Alhassan, President of Pioneer Network Ghana, expressed gratitude to participants and encouraged Christians to embrace evangelism as a lifestyle. Citing Proverbs 11:30, he reminded them that winning souls is a mark of wisdom, and urged believers to engage their communities through personal outreach and innovative ministry efforts.

Organisers described the event as timely, stressing that it aimed to equip churches with the tools and strategies necessary to reach new frontiers with the gospel while ensuring sustainable growth.

KUMASI, THE capital of Ashanti Region, was made lit as ‘Rapperholic Homecoming’ and MoMoFest organisers created a brand new experience for patrons who witnessed Sarkodie and other artistes perform last Saturday.

The Garden City was buzzing with excitement as fans gathered at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium, dressed in Rapperholic gear, glowing wristbands, and MTN-branded face caps. They were eager to dance, shop, and be part of an unforgettable weekend of entertainment.

The event kicked off with rising stars Hindu and Kweku Bany, followed by crowd favourites like Efya, Kweku Smoke, Kweku Flick, and Oseikrom Sikani. Each act built anticipation for the main headline, Sarkodie, who took the stage amidst a blaze of lights and pyrotechnics, electrifying the stadium.

Shatta Wale surprised Sarkodie on stage, sending the crowd into frenzy. Their unexpected collaboration dominated social media platforms like TikTok, Instagram Reels, and X, with clips spreading like wildfire.

The collaboration between Sarkodie and Shatta Wale was a highlight of the night, with their chemistry on stage electrifying the audience.

The Garden City was also transformed into a hive of activity on Saturday, as MoMoFest 2025 brought together business, technology, and entertainment at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium.

The festival opened with a Cashless Market and Fair featuring more than 50 vendors, including food sellers, clothing retailers, and artisans. All transactions were carried out through mobile money, giving many small traders their first taste of a fully digital marketplace.

Fans in large numbers, eager not only for the music but also for MoMo-linked giveaways, VIP packages for the Rapperholic Concert, and interactive games, gathered at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium.