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Three police officers interdicted for allegedly beating suspect to death in Bono

  The Inspector-General of Police James Oppong-Buanuh has directed the interdiction of three officers of the service. They have been named as Chief Inspector Eric Aforo, General Corporal William Akussung and General Constable Ebenezer Akuffo. The officers stationed at Seikwa in the Bono Region were interdicted following the death in …

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Nana Agradaa’s ‘sika gari’ victims storm her house to demand benefits after her arrest

  Some victims of Nana Agradaa’s money doubling scheme dubbed ‘sika gari’ have stormed her house this morning to demand their monies following her arrest. Accra-base Angel FM reports that the victims, some of whom came from as far as Koforidua in the Eastern Region converged at her house in …

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Tension in Seikwa as 3 cops kill, secretly bury farmer

  Security has been beefed up at Seikwa in the Bono Region following rising tensions in the area over the alleged murder of a 48-year-old man by some three police officers. The police suspects, identified as Chief Inspector Eric Aforo, General Corporal Williams Akussumg and General Constable Ebenezer Akuffo, are …

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Free SHS: Parents are free to pay fees – Adutwum

  The Minister for Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has said parents who wish to pay the fees for their wards despite the Free SHS program are free to do so. According to him, the government would applaud any parent who does so. He told Starr News’ Francis Abban in an …

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Fetish priest calls for help

A Ghanaian man has shared his story on how he started the scam of being a fetish priest. According to him, he started the scam because of some hardship he was facing. “As I was in need, I could not think of any other way than to defraud others to …

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Legon student feared dead after falling from 4th Floor of Mensah Sarbah Hall

A yet-to-be-identified student at the University of Ghana is feared dead after falling from the 4th Floor of the Mensah Sarbah Hall Annex A. The accident occurred around 2AM Friday April 23, according to an eye witness. “A guy in Mensah Sarbah Hall Annex A jumped from his room on the …

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LGBTQIA+ people in SA ‘are under siege’

Murders of queer people in and around Durban recently have highlighted their daily struggle to survive, let alone find acceptance. File photo. Image: Loren Elliott/Reuters/ File photo The pain and hurt was written all over his face as he pointed out fresh scars on his right arm, the result of the …

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India hospital fire kills 13 amid Covid oxygen crisis

IMAGE COPYRIGHTEUROPEAN PRESSPHOTO AGENCYimage captionPatients were evacuated from the hospital on Friday morning after the blaze was put out At least 13 patients have died after a fire broke out in the intensive care unit of an Indian hospital treating Covid patients near Mumbai. The blaze, which took place early …

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AU condemns Somalia president’s term extension

The African Union has condemned the extension of the term of Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo and is sending a special envoy to Mogadishu to help resolve the political impasse there. The AU’s Peace and Security Council made the announcement after hours of closed-door meeting where it also resolved to …

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GRA to prosecute Tax defaulters to achieve Ghc60bn target

The Ghana Revenue Authority, GRA, will begin prosecution of tax offenders this year as part of the broader strategy to engender tax compliance and maximize revenue collection. GRA launched its prosecution Policy in 2019. The Authority went ahead to table request before the Chief Justice to set up a dedicated …

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