The Inspector-General of Police James Oppong-Buanuh has directed the interdiction of three officers of the service. They have been named as Chief Inspector Eric Aforo, General Corporal William Akussung and General Constable Ebenezer Akuffo. The officers stationed at Seikwa in the Bono Region were interdicted following the death in …
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Nana Agradaa’s ‘sika gari’ victims storm her house to demand benefits after her arrest
Some victims of Nana Agradaa’s money doubling scheme dubbed ‘sika gari’ have stormed her house this morning to demand their monies following her arrest. Accra-base Angel FM reports that the victims, some of whom came from as far as Koforidua in the Eastern Region converged at her house in …
Read More »Tension in Seikwa as 3 cops kill, secretly bury farmer
Security has been beefed up at Seikwa in the Bono Region following rising tensions in the area over the alleged murder of a 48-year-old man by some three police officers. The police suspects, identified as Chief Inspector Eric Aforo, General Corporal Williams Akussumg and General Constable Ebenezer Akuffo, are …
Read More »Free SHS: Parents are free to pay fees – Adutwum
The Minister for Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has said parents who wish to pay the fees for their wards despite the Free SHS program are free to do so. According to him, the government would applaud any parent who does so. He told Starr News’ Francis Abban in an …
Read More »Fetish priest calls for help
A Ghanaian man has shared his story on how he started the scam of being a fetish priest. According to him, he started the scam because of some hardship he was facing. “As I was in need, I could not think of any other way than to defraud others to …
Read More »Legon student feared dead after falling from 4th Floor of Mensah Sarbah Hall
A yet-to-be-identified student at the University of Ghana is feared dead after falling from the 4th Floor of the Mensah Sarbah Hall Annex A. The accident occurred around 2AM Friday April 23, according to an eye witness. “A guy in Mensah Sarbah Hall Annex A jumped from his room on the …
Read More »LGBTQIA+ people in SA ‘are under siege’
Murders of queer people in and around Durban recently have highlighted their daily struggle to survive, let alone find acceptance. File photo. Image: Loren Elliott/Reuters/ File photo The pain and hurt was written all over his face as he pointed out fresh scars on his right arm, the result of the …
Read More »India hospital fire kills 13 amid Covid oxygen crisis
IMAGE COPYRIGHTEUROPEAN PRESSPHOTO AGENCYimage captionPatients were evacuated from the hospital on Friday morning after the blaze was put out At least 13 patients have died after a fire broke out in the intensive care unit of an Indian hospital treating Covid patients near Mumbai. The blaze, which took place early …
Read More »AU condemns Somalia president’s term extension
The African Union has condemned the extension of the term of Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo and is sending a special envoy to Mogadishu to help resolve the political impasse there. The AU’s Peace and Security Council made the announcement after hours of closed-door meeting where it also resolved to …
Read More »GRA to prosecute Tax defaulters to achieve Ghc60bn target
The Ghana Revenue Authority, GRA, will begin prosecution of tax offenders this year as part of the broader strategy to engender tax compliance and maximize revenue collection. GRA launched its prosecution Policy in 2019. The Authority went ahead to table request before the Chief Justice to set up a dedicated …
Read More »WATCH: Kumerican Lady Ch*pp*d For GHC170
Kumerican Fillabase.com has chanced upon a music video of a young Kumerican Lady doing the unthinkable in a music video shoot with Mr Prince. Thus, a lady in the video decided to go naket all because of money, however, the sad truth is that she was paid only 170ghc per our sources. …
Read More »Level 200 UEW student found dead at Winneba sea shore
A young man whose body was washed ashore at the Winneba beach on Wednesday, April 7, has been identified as a student of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW). The deceased, Kweku Boateng Preprah, aged 23, is a native of Asante Efiduase and a level 200 Art student of the …
Read More »Agradaa begs Rev Owusu Bempah for help as she’s processed for court
Popular Ghanaian scammer fetish priestess Nana Agradaa real name Patricia Asiedu has sent an SOS message to pastor Rev Isaac Owusu Bempah to intervene in her predicament following her arrest for scamming members of the public on her Thunder TV where she advertised for people in need of money …
Read More »Shatta Wale quits social media
Reggae-dancehall artist, Charles Nii Armah Mensah Jr., known as in showbiz as Shatta Wale has announced his disappearance from social media. The top dancehall ‘guru’ is best known for interacting with his fans and the general public on his various social media platforms especially on microblogging site, Twitter. He …
Read More »Tributes pour in for veteran broadcaster Grant Shakoane
Grant Shakoane Photo: Gallo Images Veteran broadcaster Grant Shakoane has died. Broadcaster Tim Modise confirmed the news on Thursday, saying: “I’ve just learned from Wilson Nkosi that ‘the Gentle Giant’ Grant Shakoane has passed on. Like many of us and his friends, I’m saddened by the news. I extend my …
Read More »Veteran broadcaster Grant Shakoane dies
Grant Shakoane Photo: Gallo Images Veteran broadcaster Grant Shakoane has died. Broadcaster Tim Modise confirmed the news on Thursday, saying: “I’ve just learned from Wilson Nkosi that ‘the Gentle Giant’ Grant Shakoane has passed on. Like many of us and his friends, I’m saddened by the news. I extend my …
Read More »Asantehene worried over Lake Bosomtwe destruction
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has described as worrying the destruction of trees planted along Lake Bosomtwe. He directed that the perpetrator(s) should not be made to only replace the trees but cautioned to deter others from doing same. His outburst follows an exposé in March 2021 by TV3‘s Ibrahim …
Read More »Pope Francis adds his voice to the climate fight
Getty ImagesCopyright: Getty Images Pope Francis has just added his voice. In a video recorded in the Vatican, he warned that the climate crisis will take on an even greater significance in the post-pandemic world. Leaders must do more to protect the gift of nature, he stressed. In another message, …
Read More »Chad’s army divided over appointment of Idriss Deby’s son as country’s new leader
Several Chadian army officers, led by General Idriss Abdéramane Dicko, refuse to recognise the authority of the Transitional Military Council, led by Mahamat Idriss Déby. The political crisis in Chad is becoming even more entrenched. While Mahamat Idriss Deby took the head of the Military Transitional Council after the death …
Read More »LIST: The 49 TV stations to be shut down for operating illegally
The National Communications Authority (NCA) on Wednesday, April 21, 2021, announced that it has embarked on an exercise to shut down 49 television (TV) stations for operating without authorisations. In a statement to announce the decision, the NCA said the move “forms part of a continuous monitoring exercise conducted …
Read More »2 Policemen, bank manager arrested for beating suspect to death
The Station Officer at the Seikwa Police Station and another policeman who was on duty in the Tain District of the Bono Region have been detained by the Bono Regional Police Command for allegedly molesting a suspect and buried him when he died in their custody last week. The manager …
Read More »Respect for women has made me live long – 90-year-old Koo Nimo
Renowned African Ethnomusicologist of palm wine highlife fame, Daniel Kwabena Boa Amponsah known by the stage name Agya Koo Nimo has charged young men to respect women if they wish to live long. Speaking to Ultimate News’ Ivan Heathcote – Fumador on the sidelines of the maiden StoryFest event …
Read More »Recruit only licenced teachers from next month or be sanctioned – Private schools told
The National Teaching Council (NTC) through the National School Inspectorate Authority (NaSIA) – the regulator of pre-tertiary schools – has informed all pre-tertiary private schools to ensure that from next month their teachers begin processes to acquire their teaching licence. Also, it has notified the private schools that all yet …
Read More »Fulani herdsmen responsible for robberies — Police Commander
Listen to article The Savannah Regional Police Commander, DCOP Isaac Bediako has accused Fulani herdsmen living in the Region of being responsible for the robbery cases in the area. He said this when he took turn to address participants of a Regional Consultative Environmental Dialogue Forum on the state of …
Read More »SSNIT scandal: State files new charges against Ernest Thompson, others
State prosecutors have brought fresh charges against a former Director-General of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), Mr Ernest Thompson and four others for causing financial loss to the state. This latest charge follows a Supreme Court ruling that the particulars the state had provided to support the …
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