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MOH postpones planned Centralised Nursing and Midwifery Licensing Examinations to September 4, 2025
The Ministry of Health has postponed the planned Centralised Nursing and Midwifery Licensing Examinations to September 4, 2025.
In a statement, the Ministry explained that the decision was taken after a consultative meeting with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and the Conference of Heads of Health Training Institutions (COHHETI).
It said the exams would now be held in the respective training institutions, as was previously the practice.
This, according to the Ministry, will ensure smooth participation and effective supervision by the NMC.
The Ministry added that the directive followed careful consideration of the risks associated with students traveling long distances to sit for the exams.
The Ministry assured stakeholders that the needed logistics would be provided to make the new arrangement successful.
It also announced that the NMC would release a revised timetable and detailed guidelines in due course.
It further expressed appreciation to candidates, training institutions, and stakeholders for their cooperation and understanding.
Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh said the move was necessary to protect the safety and well-being of candidates while ensuring fairness and proper monitoring of the examinations.
He stressed that it was not appropriate for students to travel from one region to another to take part in the exercise.
By: Jacob Aggrey
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has amended the charges in the ongoing case against former National Petroleum Authority (NPA) Chief Executive, Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, and nine others.
The number of counts has risen from 25 to 54 after investigators uncovered new evidence.
The accused are facing trial for alleged large-scale extortion, abuse of public office, and money laundering involving over GH¢291 million and US$332,000.
According to the OSP, the accused persons allegedly extorted huge sums of money from bulk oil transporters and oil marketing companies under the pretext of carrying out official duties.
The proceeds were reportedly laundered through the purchase of properties and investments in business entities to conceal their source.
The accused persons include Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, Jacob Kwamina Amuah, Wendy Newman, Albert Ankrah, Isaac Mensah, Bright Bediako-Mensah, Kwaku Aboagye Acquaah, Propnest Limited, Kel Logistics Limited, and Kings Energy Limited.
The OSP has also seized and frozen several assets, including tanker trucks, fuel stations, houses, apartments, and parcels of land valued at more than GH¢100 million pending the outcome of the trial.
The case, titled The Republic v. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid & 9 Others (Cr/0603/2025), is currently being heard at the Accra High Court.
By: Jacob Aggrey
The National Operations Directorate (NOD) Surveillance Unit, of the Ghana Police Service has arrested a 32-year-old man, Akoto Nelson, for posing as a police officer during a public event at the Black Star Square in Accra.
The suspect was arrested on Sunday, 19th October 2025, by a team of officers deployed to provide security at a musical concert. The team observed the suspect dressed in a police uniform with the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) behaving suspiciously. Upon interrogation, he admitted that he was not a police officer.
Investigations revealed that the suspect impersonated a police officer to gain free entry to the event, claiming he did not have money to pay the entry fee. He further disclosed that the uniform belonged to a deceased Chief Inspector, identified as Gyasi, from whom he obtained the police accoutrements in 2022.
A subsequent search conducted at his residence in Taifa-Ashaiman uncovered several items that were retained as exhibits. These include one toy P99 pistol, one pepper spray, two ZTE mini handsets, one pepper spray pouch, one ZTE charger, one Xinfa cutter knife, some complimentary cards, one voter ID in the name of Akoto Nelson Elikem, and one birth certificate in the name of Nelson Akoto.
Preliminary investigations further established that the suspect works as a security guard and a messenger at a private company. He remains in police custody and will be put before the court.
