Two people have been reported dead in an ethnic clash between Gonjas and Mamprusis at Lukuli in the North Gonja District of the Savannah region. The clash, which occurred Thursday night, lasted for about 45 minutes residents say. Starr News sources indicate that Gonjas in the community want to construct …
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GAF vehicle in near-fatal crash; three injured
A vehicle belonging to Ghana Armed Forces has been involved in a near fatal accident at Teacher Mante New Town along the Eastern Region stretch of the Accra to Kumasi highway. The accident occurred around 3:37 pm Friday, 16 August, 2019. Three Military personnel onboard the vehicle sustained various degrees …
Read More »NAGRAT unhappy with teachers’ early recall from vacation
The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) is unhappy with the Ghana Education Service’s (GES) directive to third-year students in Senior High Schools to return to school earlier than the planned reopening date for extra classes. The students, the first batch of government’s Free SHS program who were supposed to …
Read More »Police arraign traditional ruler over alleged attempted kidnap
The Police Command in Enugu State has arraigned the traditional ruler of Obeagu Ugwuaji, Awkunanaw Autonomous Community of the state, Igwe Christopher Nyia for alleged attempted kidnapping, among other charges. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Nyia, 60, was arraigned before an Enugu South Magistrates Court presided over …
Read More »Otumfuo’s daughter succeeds Berla Mundi on GHOne TV
Daughter of Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the King of Asante takes over from Berla Addardey Mundi, as the new host of GhOne TV’s ‘The Late Afternoon Show’, Management of EIB Network has confirmed. Berla Mundi divorced her relationship with the media conglomerate on Thursday August 15, 2019 and is heading …
Read More »Sex scandals in Varsity: Teenage student raped by HIV-positive lecturer
Despite punitive measures being taken by the management of the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) in Zaria, many students are battling to overcome the trauma of sexual harassment and abuse by their lecturers. Asabe (not real name) was excited to secure admission into the famous Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria. She …
Read More »Desist from occultism – Students cautioned
Professor Paul Kwame Nyame, Chairman of the Medical and Dental Council, has counselled students to resist the temptation of indulging in occult practices. He advised students not be swayed into the practice as a result of the demanding nature of their academic expectations and the rising appetite for instant riches …
Read More »Fake Policeman duping people as SPY recruitment agent arrested
A 45-year-old man who has been as a policeman and a recruitment agent for Supernumerary Police, SPY has been arrested by operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad SARS of the Lagos State Police Command. The suspect, Mike Okojokwu, who was clad in full police uniform, had allegedly extorted money from …
Read More »Fake PDS staff arrested for extorting bills from customers
Two electricians impersonating as workers of Power Distribution Service (PDS) have been remanded into Police custody by the Kibi District Magistrate Court today Friday 16 August 2019. The suspects were arrested at Teacher Mante in the Ayensuano District of the Eastern Region for extorting monies from postpaid customers with bill …
Read More »Brother of Afghan Taliban leader killed in Pakistan mosque blast
The brother of Afghan Taliban leader Haibatullah Akhundzada has been killed in a powerful bomb blast at a mosque in southwestern Pakistan, Taliban sources have confirmed. A senior Taliban source said that Hafiz Ahmadullah was the imam of the Khair Ul Madarais mosque in the town of Kuchlak, on the …
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