The Ghana Hajj Board has announced the postponement of the flight that will convey the last batch of pilgrims from Ghana to Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The Board communicated that the flight has been scheduled to leave on Saturday, June 24, 2023. Adding that all prospective pilgrims are expected to report …
Read More »Irate residents attack police, one shot, car burnt at Boti
Some irate residents of Boti and Nkurakan in the Yilo Krobo Municipality of Eastern Region on Tuesday attacked police for arresting a woman allegedly selling marijuana in large quantities. The plain cloth police officers came under spontaneous attack by residents of Boti where the suspect was arrested forcing them to …
Read More »Summon Agric Minister over Anthrax outbreak —Eric Opoku to Parliament
Deputy Ranking Member on Food, Agriculture and Cocoa Affairs Committee of Parliament, Eric Opoku, wants Agriculture Minister, Bryan Acheampong, brought before Parliament to outline measures put in place by the government to manage the recent outbreak of anthrax in the country. Following the outbreak of anthrax in the Upper East …
Read More »I’m ashamed to be a Ghanaian – Ablakwa on prosecution of Gyakye Quayson
The Member of Parliament (MP) for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has expressed his disappointment at the on-going criminal trial of the ousted MP for Assin North, James Gyakye Quayson. Speaking to the media after court proceedings on the case on Tuesday, June 20, 2023, Ablakwa said that he is ashamed to be …
Read More »Koforidua murder: Why I personally handed my son over to the police – Mother speaks
Nana Dede Klottey, Suhum-Nifa Ankobiahemaa, has disclosed why she personally handed her son over to the police after he notified her of the death of his girlfriend at his hands. In an interview after hearing of the case involving his son and the state at the Koforidua High Court (June …
Read More »Kenpong Celebrates Daughter as She Graduates from Paris School of Business
Kennedy Agyapong in a pose with his daughter Helen Biamah Agyapong after the graduation ceremony The Kenpong family has been in a celebratory mood all weekend as one of their own graduated from the Paris School of Business. Miss Helen Biamah Agyapong, the second child of the accomplished businessman, has …
Read More »Hajj Board reacts to death of ‘illegal’ Ghanaian pilgrim in Mecca
Following the report of the death of a woman pilgrim in Saudi Arabia, the Ghana Hajj Board has issued a statement to say that the deceased was not a member of the team it took for the holy pilgrimage. The statement said that the death of Zulfawu Isahaku, 68, as …
Read More »Mother with stillbirth delivered after 5 days
The woman who experienced stillbirth for the past five days has been delivered by the management of Tarkwa Nusuaem Municipal Assembly in the Western Region. According to the husband, Ark Lord, the wife was taken to the theatre to be delivered of the stillborn on Monday, June 19, 2023. Speaking …
Read More »Horrifying cases of sexual abuse hit Ofoase Ayirebi, perpetrators let loose
Sexual and gender-based violence against minors has become pervasive in the Ofoase Ayirebi constituency in the Akyemansa District of the Eastern Region. Many teenage girls have become victims of sexual abuse resulting in high rates of early pregnancy. Starr News Eastern Regional Correspondent Kojo Ansah uncovered many of such victims …
Read More »It’s a sin to give ‘stolen’ money as offering in church – Presby Moderator ‘fires’ politicians
Rt. Rev. Prof. Joseph Obiri Yeboah Mante, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana has expressed his dissatisfaction at the rate at which politicians and government officials steal money from government coffers and bring it to the church to offer it to God as an offering. …
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