Elvis Anokye

Bawku: Nurses, midwives abandon post; health system shut down since January – GHS

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has disclosed that the health system in the Bawku Municipality is close to shutting down with several health workers abandoning posts in the midst of the prolonged conflict. According to the GHS, the delivery of routine health services has been affected in diverse ways following …

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Why is Saddick Adams on retirement when Toni Kroos is playing actively? – Ex-footballer quizzes

Retired Ghanaian footballer, Sampson Odoi has questioned why former Asante Kotoko Saddick Adams has retired from football when the likes of Toni Kroos are still playing active football. Saddick Adams played against the Real Madrid midfielder at the U-17 Word Cup in 2007 where he scored a goal in Ghana’s 2-3 defeat to …

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30% salary deduction from Ministers’ pay begins

The Chief of Staff Akosua Frema Osei-Opare has directed that the Controller and Accountant General’s Department (CAGD) commences from 1st April 2022 a 30% deductions of salaries from all government appointees. A letter from the Presidency dated 19th April 2022 seen by Starrfm.com.gh indicated that the directive was issued by Cabinet at its first …

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Police officer shoots himself to death while on duty in Accra

The Police have announced they investigating a case of a Police officer shooting himself to death while on duty in Accra Wednesday. The circumstances surrounding the death which occurred today are unknown. The Police in a statement said they are keeping the identity of the officer hidden until his family …

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Selly Galley schools Yvonne Nelson on marriage

Filmmaker, Yvonne Nelson believes that marriage is no longer about love as men and women who go into unions do so because of hidden agendas. According to Yvonne, people marry for money, children and even the banging bodies of a woman who is the dream of every man and not because they …

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CPP to rebury Dr. Kwame Nkrumah

The Convention People’s Party (CPP) has alleged that Ghana’s first President, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah was not given a befitting burial by the state. The party has therefore announced that it will organise a fresh burial ceremony for the late freedom fighter in November, 2022. The CPP believes the “restless” soul …

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What Kwame Nkrumah said in 1966 about the ‘biggest sin’ against Ghana

On February 24, 1966, while Ghana’s first president, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah was on a peacemaking trip over the Vietnam War in Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, his government was overthrown. Launched by the National Liberation Council, the coup d’état was code-named “Operation Cold Chop.” Kwame Nkrumah had left a 3-person presidential commission …

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Mason, wife convicted for beating man’s girlfriend

The Asante-Bekwai circuit court in the Ashanti Region has convicted a man and his wife for assaulting the man’s girlfriend. Oko Agyeman, a mason, and his wife Christiana Annan, a trader, were convicted on their own plea after they admitted to beating the complainant, Helena Opoku. Ghana News Agency reported. …

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‘It is rubbish’ – Angry Prof Kwesi Aning reacts to US Human Rights Report on Ghana

Security expert, Professor Kwesi Aning, has responded harshly to the demining report issued by the United States Department on human rights in Ghana. In its 2021 Human Rights Report on Ghana issued on April 26, 2022, the State Department among other things accused the government of Ghana and agencies of the …

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Meet the British footballer of Ghanaian descent who played for Arsenal, Chelsea

Anita Asante, a British footballer of Ghanaian descent has announced that she will draw down the curtain on her 19-year professional career at the end of the 2021/2022 Women’s Premier League season. Asante made her retirement announcement on Tuesday, April 26, 2022, with her final game set to be against …

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