Two-year-old Christian Baah, now has smiles restored to face after undergoing surgery to remove a benign tumor from his mouth, which had swollen and deformed his face. The surgery was facilitated by the Pepsodent toothpaste brand. Hailing from Mankessim in the Central region, Christian had lived with the benign tumor …
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Two children dead after being shot in farm at Kintampo
The Kintampo Divisional Police Command has started investigations into the death of two children at Krabonso-Adiambra in the Kintampo South District of the Bono East Region. The two died from wounds after they were shot whilst in a farm by an unknown person on Monday. The two, Gabriel Yinye, 10, …
Read More »Driver bags five-year imprisonment for stealing fuel
An Upper Area Court sitting in Kasuwan Nama, on Wednesday, sentenced a 31-year-old driver, Nasiru Ibrahim, to five years imprisonment for stealing 1,200 litres of fuel. The Judge, Lawal Suleiman, sentenced Ibrahim after he pleaded guilty to stealing 1,200 litres of fuel from a tanker laden with petrol which he …
Read More »Can you burn calories by having sex? We tell you the truth
1. How many calories do you burn while having sex A lot of people, including Khloé Kardashian, believe that a hot and sweaty session in between the sheets can double as a good workout. So, if you have ever wondered whether romping is the best calories-burner, you are not alone. …
Read More »Two children dead after being shot on farm at Kintampo
The Kintampo Divisional Police Command has started investigations into the death of two children at Krabonso-Adiambra in the Kintampo South District of the Bono East Region. The two died from wounds after they were shot whilst on a farm by an unknown person on Monday. The two, Gabriel Yinye, 10, …
Read More »Ebola vaccine approved as second jab trialled
A second Ebola vaccine is to be offered to around 50,000 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo, as part of a major clinical trial. The Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccine will be used alongside a vaccine made by Merck, which has already been given to around 250,000 people. Merck’s …
Read More »Police shoot and kill man who stabbed officer at Doboya
A 32-year-old man and a native of Daboya in the North Gonja District of Savannah Region, Abudulai Mustapha, is said to have been shot and killed by police personnel for allegedly stabbing another police officer with a knife. According to eyewitness accounts, a complaint was lodged at the Daboya Police …
Read More »Secondary level enrollment increased by 43 percent – Finance Minister
The Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori Atta has said that enrolment at the secondary level has increased by 43 per cent between 2016 and 2018. Delivering the 2020 Budget Statement in Parliament on Wednesday, the Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori Atta said at the end of the 2018/2019 academic year, …
Read More »55,000 nurses recruited – Ofori-Atta
The government has recruited 55,000 nurses to enhance healthcare delivery, Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has disclosed when he delivered the 2020 budget to Parliament on Wednesday, 13 November 2019. Apart from recruitments into the health sector, Mr Ofori-Atta said the government has also recruited tens of thousands of people into various …
Read More »Missing taxi driver’s rotten body found in a bush at Central region
A Taxi driver in his thirties, Eric Adu who went missing one week ago with his car in Mankessim in the Mfanteman Municipality of the Central Region has been found dead in a bush suspected to have been killed and dumped there. The deceased is said to have left home …
Read More »‘Fake’ soldier busted at Asomdwee Park
One Isaac Akomah has been arrested by soldiers at the Asomdwee Park in Accra for impersonation. The said suspect was spotted by an informant who alerted WO1 Roland Adongo and WO2 Awudu Ekomato, who were on duty at the Osu Castle on Tuesday, November 12, 2019 around 3pm. In a …
Read More »Robbers kill family, return days later to rape, rob 4 more homes at Ada East
Both residents and Police personnel are living in fear for their lives at Kasseh and its environs in the Ada East District where daring and well-armed armed robbers are giving them sleepless nights, MyNewsGh.com has learnt. The residents are calling on the Inspector General of Police, National Security Coordinator, Greater …
Read More »Robbers kill family, return days later to rape, rob 4 more homes at Ada East
Both residents and Police personnel are living in fear for their lives at Kasseh and its environs in the Ada East District where daring and well-armed armed robbers are giving them sleepless nights, MyNewsGh.com has learnt. The residents are calling on the Inspector General of Police, National Security Coordinator, Greater …
Read More »Sex for Grades: 10 lecturers sacked, 7 suspended
The Kenule Beeson Polytechnic, Bori formerly known as Bori Polytechnic, has sacked 10 lecturers in connection with sex for grades Rector of the Institution, Onengiye Goergewill disclosed this when the Rivers State House of Assembly Committee on Education visited the school on oversight function. Georgewill said apart from the sacked …
Read More »Robbers hack NNPC worker to death
A gang of armed robbers has reportedly killed a security guard attached a Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, (NNPC) Station, in Akure, the Ondo State capital. The guard, simply identified as Moses was killed around 1:30 am on Sunday when the station had shut down its operation for the day. Sources …
Read More »4 arrested over fake alcoholic beverages
The Police At Kpeshie Division have apprehended four persons including a 16 year old boy for allegedly producing several quantities of fake alcoholic beverages with the labels of Gihoc distilleries Ghana limited. Three of the suspects have been identified as Armah Mensah, 53, Alabi Borteye 47 and Isaac Laryea 20 …
Read More »KNUST beats UG, ‘Ibadan’ to claim top spot in West Africa
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has been adjudged the best University in Ghana and West Africa. The Ashanti Region-based university also came 14th on the African continent and 706th out of selected 1,500 best universities worldwide. It displaced two of West Africa’s prestigious tertiary institutions, the University …
Read More »Sacks containing human skeletons discovered in Eastern Region
Sacks and polythene bags containing large quantities of human skeletons have been found in a valley along Akuapem Larteh – Ayikuma road in the Eastern Region. The human parts were found by a motorcyclist who informed the police. The Akropong District Police Commander, Superintendent Stephen Tetteh, told Starr News the …
Read More »Fake policeman Amidu Zakari arrested after months of joining top SWAT operations
A fake Police SWAT unit member, one Amidu Zakari has finally been arrested after several months and weeks of helping effect arrest at various police stations within the Kumasi Metropolis, MyNewsGh.com has learnt. The Asokore Mampong police gathered intelligence that the said Amidu Zakari had been parading himself as a …
Read More »‘Akufo-Addo’s ambulances’ to be distributed in 2020
Government has decided to distribute all 275 ambulances in January 2020, Minister for Special Development Initiative, Mavis Hawa Koomson has said. The reason, she explained, is to ensure a fair distribution of the ambulances across all 275 constituencies in the country. The first 48 ambulances, which arrived months ago are …
Read More »Gunshots at Akyem Tafo GCB Bank, one injured
A man believed to be mentally deranged has been shot by Police at the premises of the GCB Bank branch at Akyem New Tafo in the Eastern region. The incident occurred Monday afternoon. Starr News has gathered the victim attempted to disarm the police officer on guard duty but was …
Read More »Rawlings’ name pops up in ruling to deny ‘coup plotters’ bail
An Accra High Court has refused a bail request by defence lawyers in the trial of persons accused of plotting to overthrow the government. The court presided over by Justice George Buadi in its ruling noted that the accused persons were lawfully arrested and have not been kept in custody …
Read More »Rawlings’ name pops up in ruling to deny ‘coup plotters’ bail
An Accra High Court has refused a bail request by defence lawyers in the trial of persons accused of plotting to overthrow the government. The court presided over by Justice George Buadi in its ruling noted that the accused persons were lawfully arrested and have not been kept in custody …
Read More »Defence lawyer for alleged coup plotters explains why they had guns
Defence counsel for seven treason felony suspects who have denied plotting a coup has explained why his clients were found with guns. According to Victor Adawudu, his clients bought the guns to protect members of a group, Take Action Ghana, not to stage a coup, as maintained by the state prosecutors. …
Read More »Teacher trainee drowns in suspected suicide
A young man believed to be in his late twenties (20s) has drowned in a pond close to the Notre Dame Senior High School near Nayagenia near Navrongo Kassena-Nankana District in the Upper East Region The man, identified as Justine Bellengo ( alias Dickson), is suspected to have staggered into …
Read More »Murder of NPP treasurer: Key suspect arrested
The Western Regional Police Command has arrested a key suspect in relation to the murder of a New Patriotic Party (NPP) Treasurer, Mark Ofori, of the Takoradi Constituency. Anthony Mensah was arrested on Sunday, 3news.com has reported. According to the report, the suspect is believed to have supplied the guns …
Read More »GMA reveals health crisis in Ghana prisons
The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has raised the alarm over the health crisis in Ghana’s prisons and called for urgent and comprehensive healthcare for inmates in various prisons across the country. It has identified overcrowding, drug abuse, poor diet and hygiene, infections and substandard healthcare as the cause of the …
Read More »Ghana Medical Association threaten to withdraw services next week
The Ghana Medical Association (GMA), mother body of doctors in Ghana, has indicated that it will soon withdraw its services in the various government hospitals over the failure of government to address issues relating to conditions of service of its members. The health professionals gave the indication in a communiqué …
Read More »St. Mary’s Boys SHS students injured after cutlass attack by assailant
Two students of St. Mary’s Boys Senior High School at Apowa in the Western Region have sustained serious cutlass wounds after they were attacked by an unknown assailant. The two whose identities have been withheld, are currently on admission at the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital. Reports indicate that they were …
Read More »Herdsman kills sibling for having affair with wife
A Kwara State Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ilorin has remanded a cattle herder, Iliasu Abubakar, in the Federal Correctional Centre, Ilorin, after confessing to murdering his brother, Isah, in Gwanara, Baruten Local Government area of the state. Iliasu, who is standing trial for culpable homicide, allegedly killed his brother over …
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