Former Ghana international Laryea Kingston has picked countryman Abedi Ayew ‘Pele’ as the greatest African to have ever played the beautiful game. Abedi indeed has an illustrious career as he won the Africa Cup of Nations with Ghana in 1982 and the Uefa Champions League with French side Olympique Marseille …
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Boy,15, drowns in abandoned mining pit
A 15-year-old boy, Bright Mensah, has drowned in an abandoned illegal mining pit at Amuanapraso a farming community in Birim North District of the Eastern Region. According to distraught parents of the deceased, he left home on April 30, 2020, that was going to visit a family member in the …
Read More »Private security officer slashes wife’s forehead with machete
Ironically, the couple are known to have been staying together peacefully at Konda with their 10-year-old son until the unfortunate incident. The woman has since been admitted at the emergency unit of the Upper West Regional Hospital and would likely be referred to Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi for …
Read More »The price these children paid for their mother’s sins [Read]
A Nigerian man, yet to be identified, has been exposed for how he tortured his two children over their mother’s sins in Okigwe, Imo State. It is not clear what offences the mother had committed but the man has broken the wrist bones of the children with hammer. The suspect …
Read More »13 more people die of COVID-19, cases climb to 5 951
The confirmed cases of COVID-19 have risen to 5 951, with 13 more recorded deaths as of Friday, 1 May. The number of infections increased by 304 between Thursday and Friday, with the Western Cape having the highest number of infections. According to the Health Minister, Dr Zweli Mkhize, the new …
Read More »France trains dogs to detect coronavirus in Corsica research project
Eight dogs have become part of the latest initiative to tackle Covid-19 in France. Since last Friday, these animals are being trained in Ajaccio on the French island of Corsica to detect a possible smell of the virus, as part of a trial conducted by veterinarians and firemen. Eight dogs …
Read More »Minority invites EC to brief Parliament on impending elections
The Minority in Parliament has asked the Electoral Commission (EC) to brief the House on its preparedness and readiness for the 2020 presidential and parliamentary elections, in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. According to the Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, the EC must present their road map to Members of …
Read More »Black Stars coach CK Akonnor pockets $50,000 as signing on fee – Report
New coach of the Black Stars, CK Akonnor will pocket $50,000 as signing on fee, Footballghana.com can exclusively confirm. Akonnor, 45, who was drafted to into the national team in October last year as an assistant ahead of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifiers against Sao Tome and …
Read More »Castro to be declared legally dead next year
Hiplife musician Castro would be declared legally dead next year as he marks his 38th birthday today. The singer and a female pillion companion disappeared during a Jet Ski cruise on the Volta River on July 6, 2014, and per the laws of the country, they can only be declared …
Read More »NPP suspends First Vice Chairman over comments on radio
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has suspended its First Vice Chairman for Keta Constituency in the Volta Region over some comments he was purported to have made on a local radio station. A copy of the suspension letter in possession of MyNewsGh.com reveals that Mr. Emmanuel Gemegah was alleged to have …
Read More »Money, women and juju: Street boy opens up on daily ‘hustle’
As Benabi Discovery set out to tackle streetism in Ghana, they came across a young boy who was fighting with a colleague in traffic at Opebea – Accra. His opponent who happens to be a street mate seem to have had a misunderstanding with him. They were surrounded by other …
Read More »One person shot, another butchered to death in Eastern Region
Two persons have been murdered in two separate incidents at Akyem Osiem and Nkawkaw in the Eastern region. The body of a young man shot dead was found Friday, May 1, 2020, along the Akyem Osiem to Ettukrom highway in Abuakwa North Municipality. The unidentified man was found in a …
Read More »VIDEO: Persons in isolation unhappy with poor conditions at PCC
A group of people who have been kept in Isolation at the Pentecost Convention Centre at Gomoa Fetteh have bemoaned the poor conditions they have to endure during their stay at the centre. Complaining about things such as the food served to both persons in isolation and medical officers, the …
Read More »Three armed robbers jailed 75 years for robbing a Ghanaian returnee
Ofaakor Circuit court presided over by His Honour, Ebeneezer Osei Darko has sentenced 3 armed robbers to 75 years for robbing one Isaac Henry Oppong, a Ghanaian domiciled in Italy. The first and second accused Samuel Kweku Nhyira Amoankwando and Kofi Boateng Amoako respectively were charged with conspiracy to rob …
Read More »‘Galamsey’ pit caves in at Akyem Mampong, one dead
A 37-year-old illegal miner has died after a mining pit caved in. The incident occurred Friday, May 1, 2020, at Akyem Mampong in the Atiwa East District of the Eastern Region Information gathered by Starr News indicates that the deceased Razak Bempong and other illegal miners were illegally mining in …
Read More »I won’t wear nose mask, my ‘juju’ says coronavirus is fake – Okada rider
While the Ministry of Health and Ghana Health Service have put in a lot of efforts in sensitizing Ghanaians about the deadly coronavirus, it seems others are yet to accept that coronavirus is real. To contain the spread of the virus, the Minister of Health by the Public Health Act, …
Read More »Ghana Police Service calls out Adom FM for using uniforms without permission
The Ghana Police Service (GPS) has rebuked Accra-based radio station, Adom FM, for breaching the law during the celebration of this year’s May Day. To celebrate frontline workers in the fight against Coronavirus, some presenters of the radio station dressed up in uniforms of nurses, doctors and security personnel for …
Read More »NDC RUNNING : Volta God’s at work as Laslie Mensah Tamekloe gets Massive endorsement for Veep slot
Having received overwhelming endorsement from members of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) and floating voters across the 16 Regions per a survey conducted, it will do good for the NDC’s flagbearer to go for Laslie Mensah Tamekloe as his running Mate for the 2020 election. Deep throat sources …
Read More »Action Chapel Int, Regional Maritime University Disinfected Against COVID-19
As part of its corporate social responsibility and helping the country to fight the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Zoomlion Ghana Limited has disinfected the Regional Maritime University, Nungua, Accra and the headquarters of Action Chapel International, Accra. The exercise, which was carried out by Vectorpes Company Limited of …
Read More »Complete New Nsawam SHS – Headmistress Appeal As Zoomlion Fumigates & Disinfects School, NHIA Office
Headmistress of Nsawam Senior High School (SHS), Nsawam, Eastern Region, Madam Gladys Asiedu, has made a passionate appeal to the central government to fast-track the completion of its on-going new school facility which relocation is at Okobeyeyie on the Nsawam-Aburi road. She explained that this has become necessary because …
Read More »Kim Jong-un appears in public – North Korean state media report
Kim Jong-un has appeared in public for the first time in 20 days, North Korean state media says. KCNA news agency reports that the North Korean leader cut the ribbon at the opening of a fertiliser factory. It adds that people at the factory “broke into thunderous cheers of hurrah” …
Read More »Study finds many ‘online’ South Africans support lockdown
An online study by market research and consulting firm Ipsos has found that more than eight out of 10 online South Africans support the lockdown. “84% agree that a total lockdown was correct – given the risks of the Covid-19 pandemic,” its spokesperson, Mari Harris, said in a statement on Friday. …
Read More »[VIDEO]: Man falls in Chemu Lagoon after improvised bridge failed him
One young man is likely to loathe crossing the Chemunaa Lagoon for a while due to the experience he had while crossing on an improvised bridge on Thursday. Just as he reached the end of the bridge, the young man lost his step and feel into the waste filled lagoon. …
Read More »Ghana scores high on ‘Open Budget Survey’
Ghana has scored 54 in the global ‘2019 Open Budget Survey,’ the world’s only independent, comparative and fact-based research. The research uses internationally accepted criteria to assess public access to central government budget information, formal public participation in national budget processes and oversight institutions. The survey said though budget transparency …
Read More »Woman causes stir with Bible as face mask (Watch)
Following the outbreak of the pandemic, coronavirus (COVID 19), President Nana Akufo-Addo has directed all citizens to wear nose masks while going out of their house. It wouldn’t have been news if one sees the other wearing nose mask, but this woman has gone viral with her mask. Spotted while …
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