Former President Jerry John Rawlings has asked the Akufo Addo administration not to rename the University of Development Studies (UDS) after him. There are reports of a plan to re-name four universities after eminent Ghanaian personalities. But a statement issued by the office of Mr Rawlings said: “The former President …
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Police man, three others jailed 70 years for robbery
The Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a policeman and three others to a total of 70 years imprisonment for robbing a supermarket at Nungua in Accra on December 12, 2017. Corporal Raymond Amegashie will serve 20 years in prison, Ibrahim Ayirebo was given 18 years while Bright Dorkanu and Stanley …
Read More »NAM1 speaks after victory in court
He was hit with a barrage of criticism, curses hurled at him for allegedly operating a Ponzi scheme and absconding in his bid to escape trial. News of his arrest in Dubai spread like inferno, bringing some sort of relief to aggrieved depositors as they had the conviction their locked …
Read More »NAM 1 will settle customers soon – Ghana Consul in Dubai
Ghana Consul General in Dubai, Gifty Bukari has revealed that embattled CEO of defunct gold dealership firm Menzgold, Nana Appiah Mensah aka NAM 1, intended looking for money to pay aggrieved customers in Ghana prior to his re-arrest by INTERPOL in Dubai. NAM 1 is being held for a misdemeanour …
Read More »Boy, 4, found dead in car; headmistress and husband arrested
A four-year-old boy, Francis Kwasi Ayensu has been found dead in a car which was parked at the C- Family School, a private school at Senchi in the Asuogyaman District of the Eastern Region. He was found dead a day after the police made an intensive search for him. Although …
Read More »Court dismisses contempt application against FDA
The Financial and Economic Crimes Division Court of the Accra High Court on Monday dismissed a contempt application against the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) by the Cosmetic Association of Ghana (CAG). It, therefore, awarded a GH¢2,000.00 cost against CAG in favour of FDA. The Court, presided over by Justice …
Read More »Maid cooks her boss’ food with URINE for MONTHS in a bid to win his heart
In her bid to topple her boss and ensure that she becomes the legitimate wife of the man she has been working for over the years, a maid has been caught red-handed using urine to cook for the man. It is not immediately known which where this dastardly act was …
Read More »NAM 1 wins case in Dubai; company ordered to pay him
The CEO of Menzgold Nana Appiah Mensah popularly known as NAM 1 has won his court case in Dubai. The court which pronounced judgment Tuesday morning has also ordered the company, with which he had issues, to pay him all outstanding debts, Starrfm.com.gh has learnt. NAM 1 has been in …
Read More »NPP saves $7bn in Mahama energy deals
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has stated that the Akufo-Addo government saved Ghana over $7 billion through the renegotiation of energy deals signed during the erstwhile Mahama administration. General Secretary of the NPP, John Boadu, who made this known at a news conference on Sunday, said the contracts were renegotiated …
Read More »Why new mining guards should not disgrace President Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Ordinarily, an announcement by the government that 220 new mining guards, specially trained to police activities in mining areas, would be deployed this month to the Western North Region to combat illegal mining should be welcome news. But, it is not because our recent history, …
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