A man said to be a notorious cable thief has been grabbed at Pershie, a suburb of Elmina in the Komenda Edina Eguafo Abram District of the Central Region. Information gathered indicated that the suspect attempted to steal the cables belonging to MTN at their cell site but luck eluded …

Following the swell in COVID-19 cases in India, Ghana has provided 150 oxygen concentrators to support hospitals in that country as a token to help India in its fight against the pandemic. The oxygen concentrators, which come with free after-sales and warranty support for a year, have been dispatched to …

•50-year-old Janet Ansaaku has met her untimely death • The incident happened at Uro-Mekaa near Kalba in the Savannah Region  • The deceased has been buried  A 35-year-old man has been arrested by the Sawla District Police Command for allegedly killing his 50-year-old cousin, Janet Ansaaku for refusing to marry …

One person has been arrested by the Central Regional Police Command in Connection with a violence which erupted in Twifo Praso in the Twifo Hemang Lower Denkyira (THLD) district over a court ruling on a land dispute. The suspect, Felix Amoamah Antwi was arrested after Alex Sarpong, 45, was butchered. …

  A Police officer, Corporal Frederick Kwaku Dzemeki, has been arrested and faces sanctions for ‘insulting’ President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia on social media. The officer stationed at Prampram was detained for misconduct by the Tema Regional Police Command after hurling insults at the President and his Vice during …

A 35-year-old man has allegedly killed his brother’s wife for refusing his proposal at Uro-mekaa, a village in the Sawla district of the Savannah Region. The deceased, Janet Ansaaku is said to be the wife of the twin brother of suspect Kpeyiri Nieba. Adom News’ Rebecca Natoma, who followed the …

Three Sunyani East Constituency executives of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) were on Wednesday arraigned at Fiapre in the Sunyani West Municipality. This was for allegedly assaulting the Party’s constituency Communications Director. The Circuit Court, presided over by Miss Rita Amoanywaa Adusa, adjourned the case for the accused persons to …

The Accra Circuit Court 2 has denied bail to the five policemen who were arrested  following a report of alleged extortion against them. The five are facing three counts of criminal charges namely conspiracy to commit robbery, robbery, and attempted bribery. They have been identified as General Constable Wishwell Odoo, General Constable …

A man named Makanjuola Ayedun from Isanlu community, Yagba East Local Government Area of Kogi State, has reportedly crashed his wife Nike Ayedun to death. The incident occurred at Gwagwalada, Abuja around 10:pm. SaharaReporters reports that Ayedun knocked down his wife, Nike, a staff member of World Bank office at …

The lead lawyer for Daniel Asiedu, the accused person in the murder of the late Abuakwa North MP, Joseph Boakye Danquah-Adu has been detained at the SSNIT Hospital for ill-health. Berrel Sunkwa Mills, a junior lawyer with Mr Danquah informed the Criminal Division of the Accra High Court presided over …

  A midnight outbreak of campus riot at the Gowrie Senior High/Technical School, a second-cycle institution in the Upper East Region, is reported to have left several female boarding students brutalised by police officers. The police officers, believed to have been dispatched from the Bongo District, where the school is …

  • The deceased is said to have trailed his girlfriend to the home of her new boyfriend at midnight • He reportedly shot her and shot himself thinking his girlfriend had died • The victim has since been admitted at Margret Marquart Catholic Hospital in Kpando for medical attention …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

• 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 …

  • 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 …

  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 …

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 …

• 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 …

  • 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. …

  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 …

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 …

  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 …

  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 …

• 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 …

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. …

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 …

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 …