GENERAL NEWS

Reports reaching Rainbow Radio indicate that two children, age 6 and 15 have been burnt to death by bush fire in Nasia in the North East Region. According to a witness, Abdul Latif, a resident of Nasia, who confirmed the incident, the two boys died while helping their father on …

Armed robbers hold commuters, passengers hostage Sam George, others were on an official engagement MPs security exchange gunfire with armed robbers A convoy with Members of Parliament foiled a highway robbery attack on the Sampa-Mankraso highway in the early hours of Thursday, November 25, 2022. The robbers are reported to have held …

The Dagbon Union UK(DUUK) a charity organisation that advocates for women empowerment and abhors all forms of violence against women and girls has joined the celebration of International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. The United Nations General Assembly has designated November 25 as the International Day for …

The Upper East Regional Police Command has indicated that the ban on smock-wearing in the Bawku Municipality is based on intelligence gathered in curtailing the crisis in the area. Speaking to Naa Dedei Tettey on Starr Today Thursday, the Public Affairs Officer for the Region, David Fianko-Okyere (ASP), said the …

Bawku is under renewed curfew Communities have been engaged in chieftaincy conflicts Some towns in Ghana are under 12-hour curfews Bawku is in the news again, and unfortunately for one of the obvious reasons, the town is back under curfew. In a statement signed by the Minister of Interior, Ambrose Dery, …

The founder of the defunct Capital Bank William Ato Essien has been reported sick and has been diagnosed with “Obstructive Sleep Disorder.” Mr Essien and two others are standing trial for some 23 charges and have been asked to open their defence. In court on Thursday, November 25, 2021, Mr …

The Prime Minister of Denmark, Ms. Mette Frederiksen, on Wednesday, 24th November 2021, paid a courtesy call on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo at Jubilee House to commence her two-day official visit to Ghana. Her visit to Ghana forms part of the commemoration of the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations …

Bawku has started a new curfew Many Northerners wear smock Unscrupulous persons conceal weapons under smocks Residents of Bawku will henceforth no longer be able to wear smocks as part of security measures put in place to prevent crimes. This, according to the Upper East Regional Coordinating Council, is a …

Two factions clash during chief installation ceremony 22 suspects failed to adhere to police directive, Police Commander No casualties recorded in Yamoah Nkwanta clash The Chief of Yamoah Nkwanta and 21 other persons have been arrested by officers of the Central East Police Command over a misunderstanding that erupted during …

Some angry youth of Ntoraku, near Adansi Fomena in the Ashanti Region have allegedly burnt down a three-bedroom house belonging to a fetish priest, Collins Asamoah for killing a taxi driver, Kwadwo Antwi. The incident occurred on Monday, November 22, 2021. According to the Police, the fetish priest, aged 25, …