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Owusu Bempah “Spits Fire” After Court Freezes His NIB Account

Communications Director of Ghana Gas Company Limited, Ernest Owusu Bempah has responded to a court order to garnishee his National Investment Bank account. The court has ordered that an amount of GHC 310,000 should be paid from Owusu Bempah’s account to Ibrahim Mahama. The order follows an application filed in …

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Three injured in accident near Nsawam

Three persons have been injured when Mazda Urban buss ran into a tipper truck at Asuaba-Adu Kwadwo Valley in the Upper West Akyem District of the Eastern Region. The victims were rushed to the Nsawam Government Hospital for medical attention. Adeiso Police were at the scene to convey the victims …

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Universities senior staff declare nationwide strike

The Senior Staff Association of Universities of Ghana, (SSA-UoG) has declared a nationwide industrial action. They announced the withdrawal of their services with immediate effect on Thursday, January 21. According to the First Vice Chairman of the Senior Staff Association, this has become necessary following the non-payment of their tier-two …

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VIDEO: JHS leaver builds paddle car out of wood

Joseph Korley Tetteh is originally a draftsman but began manufacturing bicycles in 2009. He has created few bicycles and quite recently a ‘paddle car’, as he calls it. Speaking to SVTV Africa, CEO of Seek Ye Bikes, Joseph explained what a paddle car is and why he created it. “I …

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2021 BECE for private candidates to begin in April

This year’s private Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) for private candidates will begin on Monday, 12 to Friday, 16 April, 2021. This was announced by the West African Examination Council (WAEC). Candidates who wish to take part in the examination will therefore have to register via its portal. “Registration for …

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Biden to sign 10 executive orders to tackle Covid

President Joe Biden is set to sign 10 executive orders to boost the fight against Covid which has ravaged the US. Vaccination will be accelerated and testing increased. Emergency legislation will be used to increase production of essentials like masks. In a break with former President Donald Trump, the policy …

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Alleged coup plot: State to call 19 witnesses as jury empanels

A seven member team of jurors have been empaneled to assist the Commercial Division of the Accra High Court to conduct the trial of the case in which Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Benjamin Agodzor, Dr Frederick Yaw Mac-Palm and eight others are standing trial for alleged treason. In open …

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Suhum: Fire ravages storeroom of Islamic Girls SHS

Some students of Islamic Girls Senior High School in the Eastern Region have lost their personal belongings to a fire outbreak last night. Fire gutted a section of the dormitory room converted into storeroom for the students to keep items including chop boxes,trunks, uniforms and provisions. The fire consumed mattresses, …

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NPP founding member Amoako Tuffuor passes away

A founding member of the ruling New Patriotic Party and Presidential Advisor Dr. Amoako Tuffuor has died, Starr News has learnt. He reportedly died at the 37 Military Hospital in Accra Thursday. Dr. Tuffuor is the initiator and former National Coordinator of the Ghana School Feeding Programme under the Kufuor …

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I campaigned for NPP out of frustration – Waakye

Popular and veteran actor Prince Yawson known to many as Waakye has called on Ghanaians to forgive him for campaigning for Nana Akufo Addo and the New Patriotic Party prior to the 2020 elections. According to him, he is a private person who doesn’t want to indulge himself in politics but circumstances …

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Manhyia Palace Museum closed down

Manhyia Palace Museum in Kumasi, in the Ashanti region, has been temporary closed down from the public for upgrading and renovation works to take place.   The Manhyia Palace Museum, located inside the Manhyia Palace, the seat of Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, will be closed from February 1, 2021 …

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‘Railway University’ Begins Operations

The Ghana School of Railways and Infrastructure Development has finally started operations. The School of Railways and Infrastructure Development is part of the University of Mines and Technology, Tarkwa. All programmes being offered by the School are engineering courses. On January 15, 2021, the first batch of students reported to …

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Ban weddings, funerals, parties with immediate effect – GMA

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has advised the government to with immediate effect reintroduce the restrictions on all forms of gatherings. General Secretary of the GMA, Dr. Justice Yankson said restrictions on funerals, parties, weddings, and all other events should be reintroduced. He said the restrictions are long overdue and …

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Asantehene ‘worried’ over slow pace of Kejetia Phase II project

The Overlord of the Ashanti Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has expressed worry over the snail pace of work on Phase 2 of the Kejetia Redevelopment Project. This development was revealed by officials of the construction firm in charge of the project, Contracta Construction Limited, UK. Speaking on Akoma FM‘s morning …

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We don’t sell babies – Social Welfare Department

Deputy Director at the Social Welfare Department Fred Boafo says there is a perception that the department sells babies. According to him, a woman who had undergone three miscarriages visited his office and offered to buy a baby following public perception that babies could be bought from the department. The …

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31-Year-Old Woman Beats 3-Year Old Girl To Death Over Poop

A 31-year-old woman is in the grips of the Dansoman police for beating her lover’s daughter to death. The suspect, Evelyn Oduro, lived with her boyfriend’s three-year-old daughter, Emmanuella Maame Yaa Adjei, in Wiaboman, a neighbourhood near Dansoman. The incident, according to a police source at Dansoman Police Station, happened …

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