A notorious cable thief believed to be in his early 40’s has been arrested at Pershie, a suburb of Elmina in the Komenda Edina Eguafo Abirem District of the Central Region. Reports gathered by Starr News indicate that in an attempt to steal the cables belonging to MTN at their …
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3 uniformed policemen steal GH¢18,000, seize Mercedez Benz at gunpoint
A 3-member police patrol team have robbed a young man at gunpoint at Haatso, a suburb of Accra after they initially stopped and searched him for driving a sleek Mercedes Benz with DV registration 2508. The incident occurred on Friday 21, May at about 11:20pm when Abdullai Ibrahim, the victim, …
Read More »C/R: Headmistress prevents five pregnant pupils from writing BECE
The headmistress of Efutu M/A Basic school has prevented five final year pupils from writing Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) because they are pregnant. According to the students, the headmistress, Evelyn Efua Panyin, does not allow final year students who are pregnant to write their final exams. One of the …
Read More »Taxi driver found dead at Akyempim, vehicle missing
A thirty year-old taxi driver has been found dead at Akyempim in the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipality. His vehicle has been taken away by the suspected criminals. The deceased who used to operate within Tarkwa and its environs has been identified as Ernest Essuman. The inhuman act happened in the late hours …
Read More »Nigerian drug kingpin offered $24,500 bribe to evade arrest at Lagos airport
• The suspect is a Brazil-based Nigerian drug kingpin, Ejiofor Felix Enwereaku • He was arrested at the Lagos airport by operatives of the Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA • He failed to compromise NDLEA officials with a bribe of $24,500 A Brazil-based Nigerian drug kingpin, Ejiofor Felix Enwereaku …
Read More »Video of woman fighting health worker for not speaking Ewe causes stir on social media
• The incident reportedly occurred at the Sogakope Hospital • According to the patient’s relative she does not understand why her mother who does not speak the Twi language was being addressed by a worker who could not speak their native Ewe language in the Volta Region • The …
Read More »Two grabbed in possession of heavy weapons at Tamale
Two persons are in the grips of the Northern Regional Police Command for allegedly possessing firearms without authority in Tamale. At a media briefing in Tamale, Deputy Northern Regional Police Commander DCOP Moses A. Atibilla said a joint operation by the Counter-Terrorism Unit, Criminal Investigations Department (CID) and the …
Read More »Government releases funds for SHS Feeding
The Ministry of Education (MOE) has released an amount of Gh¢125,998,145.00 to the Buffer Stock Company and Headmasters of Senior High Schools for the payment of perishable food items for the school feeding programme across the country. Out of the total amount paid on May 14, 2021, Gh¢83, 184,673.00 was …
Read More »Central University Kumasi Law Faculty shut down by National Accreditation Board
• The Kumasi Law Faculty of the Central University College was closed down for operating without authorisation from NAB • Affected students for the 2020/2021 academic year are being sorted out by the university • The main campus of the Central University College remains a top tier accredited tertiary institution …
Read More »Prisoners protest over poor food
• Government of Ghana for years has been paying GH¢1.80 as feeding for each inmate • The prisoners rejected the food served them over the weekend • They chanted war songs in their prison yard The Sekondi Central Prisoners have protested against the low quality of food served them. …
Read More »Presidency sent us to Atewa Forest – ‘Galamsey operatives’ go berserk in court
Some galamsey operatives arrested for engaging in illegal mining in the Atewa Forest went berserk on Monday, May 24, 2021, at the premises of Koforidua Circuit Court’ B’ after the court refused them bail. The prosecution led by Dickson Donkor and Helen Samlafo both state Attorneys, and Silvester Asare …
Read More »National Accreditation Board closes down Central University Kumasi Law Faculty
The National Accreditation Board (NAB) has closed down the Kumasi Law Faculty of the Central University. The Kumasi Faculty was running the Bachelor of Laws (LLB) program without proper accreditation from the NAB, MyNewsGh.com confirmed. This development affected the law students enrolled for the 2020/2021 academic year who are currently …
Read More »Headteacher shot dead at his residence in Cape Coast
The headteacher of Ansapetu Basic School in the Central Region, Mr Yaw Eyifa Gorman, has been gunned down at his residence in Cape Coast. The murder happened around 7:45 pm as Mr Gorman parked his car after returning from a census training workshop on Saturday, 22 May 2021. Nothing …
Read More »NIB investigates SDA SHS headmistress for feeding students in private hostel with boarding food
The Headmistress of Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Senior High School in Koforidua -Asokore in the Eastern Region is being investigated by the National Intelligent Bureau (NIB) for administrative infractions. The Headmistress, Naomi Abena Nyarkoa Yeboah Abasi has been accused of collecting feeding fees from students at her private hostel …
Read More »Sunyani police officer caught stealing computer from Police Headquarters
• Corporal Tanye Christopher is with the Bono region visibility unit of the Ghana Police Service • His senior colleague, Sgt. Daniel Nketia went visiting and noticed the embossed computers in his room and reported the case. • Christopher was arrested and he has admitted to the crime. He waits …
Read More »Two arrested for allegedly stealing blood at Korle Bu
Security officials at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital have arrested two suspected blood thieves. According to the hospital, the suspects were picked at the surgical ward while they attempted to steal “several” pints of blood. In a statement, the teaching hospital said the arrest was done through a special operation. …
Read More »9-year-old dies trying to imitate suicide scene on TV at Oforikrom
A 9-year-old boy died when he reportedly tried to imitate a suicide scene he had seen on TV, his family and close relatives said on Thursday. Christian, a Class 3 student of New Age International School at Atonsu Dompoase, was found hanging from a stick in his Afful Nkwanta home …
Read More »Ho: Court remands 21 LGBTQ suspects
A Ho Circuit Court has remanded some twenty-one persons believed to be activists and members of Lesbians, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Society into police custody. The suspects were earlier arraigned before the court by the Volta regional police command. The suspects including sixteen (16) females and five (5) male counterparts …
Read More »Man Butchered, Tongue Removed
The Police in Adeiso of the Eastern Region is currently investigating an attempted murder of a man found in a near-death situation. The man is currently in critical condition and had his tongue reportedly slashed and wounds inflicted on his face and jaw area. Rainbow Radio’s Prince Collins Bening reporting …
Read More »This 5 Drugs Can Damage Your Kidney- Medical Doctor Warns
Kidney In as much as we feed you with news, we also concern about feeding you with content on health as this will help you keep your health on check. Today, we convened from a medical doctor who made a shocking revelations about some drugs excessive intake. While going through …
Read More »Take your nose out of our business – GFAHP to GMA on posting of physicians to labs
The Ghana Federation of Allied Health Professionals (GFAHP) has described the posting of physicians to work in medical laboratories as an attempt to disturb the peace and tranquillity in the country. In a statement signed by eleven executives of the Federation, it stated that “This attempt to forcefully post uncertified …
Read More »Colleges of Education to shut down over lack of funds to feed students
Colleges of Education Facebook WhatsAppTwitterShare • Mr Emmanuel Nyamekye notes that the situation has led the suppliers ceasing their supplies to the Colleges. • He notes that Principals of the Colleges will be compelled to shutdown their schools after a week if government does not disburse funds. Principals of the …
Read More »Headmistress takes JHS students to shrine over missing capitation grant cash
An investigation by the Human Rights Reporters Ghana (HRRG) has revealed that the headmistress of the Mt. Sinai Methodist JHS located at Kumasi in the Dompoase Circuit of Asokwa Municipality in the Ashanti Region, Madam Akyaa Kusi, has taken her students to a Deity known as Obosom in the …
Read More »Hospitals now depend on cylinders for oxygen – Dr Abdullah
• Dr Abdullah says hospitals in Ghana now depend on cylinders for oxygen • He indicated that this situation will make Kwame Nkrumah turn in his grave Dr Hadi Mohammed Abdullah, a renowned Neurosurgeon at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital has said hospitals in the country now depend on cylinders …
Read More »Ridge, 37 and Police Hospital reject sick prison officer over ‘no bed’ syndrome
A Prison Officer based at Kete-Krachie in the Oti region had a close shave with death Wednesday night after he was hit with hypertensive emergency but could not find a bed in some major public hospitals in Accra. The Second Class officer Stephen Nyarko, who was carried by an …
Read More »Korle Bu Neurosurgeon shares harrowing details of Ghana’s healthcare system
• Dr Abdullah says for four years ICU at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital was under “lock and key” • He indicated that the young 13-year-old Michael Asiamah looked into his eyes before the surgery and said, “I have confidence in you” but they had to lose him to post-surgery …
Read More »SAD: JHS Graduate Dies In Search Of Network To Check School Placement
A snake has bitten a 14-year old girl to death at Assin Mmaa-Nye-Na. A girl by the name, Shakur Yusif has met her untimely death following a snake bite in an attempt to search for a network to check her school placement in the bush. The student of …
Read More »Two money doublers allegedly defraud Assemblyman in Kpone-Katamanso
Two foreigners have been arrested by the Zenu/Atadeka District Police for attempting to defraud an Assembly Member in the Kpone-Katamanso Municipality. The suspects, Sillah Ibrahim, a 44-year-old Guinean and Christopher Kessan, 34-year-old Cameroonian were said to have attempted to use fake dollars to defraud the Assembly Member for Kubekro Number …
Read More »Driver convicted for destroying Akufo-Addo’s fence wall
• The convict is a 46-year-old mechanic identified as Antaru Issaka • His brakes reportedly failed him while he was driving around the President’s Nima residence on May 15, 2021 • He rammed the Mercedes Benz into the fence wall of the President’s wall to avoid running into other …
Read More »Man, 42, found dead by hanging
A 42-year-old man has allegedly committed suicide by hanging at Ohwim in the Kumasi Metropolis of the Ashanti region. The incident occurred on, Monday, May 17, 2021, around 12:30 pm. The deceased, Kwame Boakye, was found hanging in his room with a sponge tied around his neck against the ceiling. …
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