President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has assured Ghanaians that his government will continue to “demonstrate its commitment and determination to ensuring that the habits and sins of past managers of our public finances are no longer visited on this or future generations.” Speaking at the 8th Edition of the Ghana …
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Ghanaian student in China dies after allegedly falling from tree
A Ghanaian student studying in the Liaoning Shihua University, China, has reportedly died from injuries sustained as he attempted to scale over his school’s wall after arriving late from town. The student, identified as Joseph Amoako, is reported to have gone out with friends and returned drunk. As school regulations …
Read More »Indian woman kills herself over ‘dark complexion taunts’
A 21-year-old Indian woman has allegedly killed herself because of constant harassment by her husband over her “dark complexion”, police said. Police in Rajasthan state registered a case against the woman’s husband after her father complained that he was responsible for her death. Police told BBC Hindi that no arrests …
Read More »Man hacks wife for threatening divorce
A middle-aged woman is battling for her life after her estranged husband inflicted cutlass wounds on her for threatening to end their marriage. According to reports, the man committed the dastardly act because he could not stand the pressure of their 27-year-old marriage coming to an end. This unfortunate incident …
Read More »Gays need medical treatment or spiritual deliverance – Speaker of Parliament
The Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Aaron Michael Oquaye has said gay people are humans with deviant conduct who should either be treated medically or subjected to spiritual deliverance. Delivering his remarks at the Speaker’s Prayer Breakfast Wednesday morning, he said there is no chapter or verse in the Bible or …
Read More »Parts of Winneba flooded after hours of heavy rains
Some parts of Winneba in the Central Region got flooded after heavy rains on Wednesday morning. The torrential rains destroyed several household properties and displacing some residents. Other residents also had a difficult time accessing their rooms as both the interior and exterior of their houses were filled with floodwater. …
Read More »Israeli embassy in Ghana shuts down
The Israeli embassy in Ghana has shut down, a statement by the consulate announced Wednesday. As a result, consular services will not be extended to members of the public. No individual will also be allowed inside the premises of the embassy. A statement from the embassy copied to Starr News …
Read More »Michy denies re-uniting with Shatta Wale
Shatta Wale’s baby mama, Michy , has denied various reports making rounds on so many blogs about her renewal of love with Shatta Wale, nanansem.com can report. Yesterday, most blogs and online portals reported that, shatta Wale and his baby mama are finally back together, nanansem.com sighted. However according to …
Read More »Police arrest 3 military personnel for beating traffic warden
The Kano State Police Command has arrested three military personnel for engaging in a physical combat with officials of Kano Road Traffic Agency (KAROTA). Spokesperson of the command, DSP Abdullahi Haruna, confirmed the incident on Tuesday. He said the incident happened on Monday in Kano Municipal at about 1:00pm when …
Read More »Joe Biden denied communion at Catholic church
Former Vice President Joe Biden was denied communion Sunday at a Catholic church in South Carolina over his support for abortion rights. Father Robert Morey, the pastor at Saint Anthony Catholic Church in Florence, told the Florence Morning News that he had denied Biden communion because “any public figure who …
Read More »‘Al-Shabab militants raid Kenyan police station’
Militants from the Somalia-based Islamist group al-Shabab raided a police station in Kenya’s north-eastern region of Wajir, the Daily Nation newspaper reports. The militants attacked Dadajabula police station in Wajir South in the early hours of Wednesday with heavy artillery, including rocket-propelled grenades, the newspaper reports. A local government official …
Read More »Rawlings, Nana Konadu survive motor accident, 4 bodyguards killed
On October 30, 2000, barely 2 months to the December 7 election which was going to see the end of President Jerry John Rawlings’ 19 years of presidency, his convoy was involved in a motor accident on the Tema motorway killing 4 of his bodyguards. The driver who hit the …
Read More »NPP Treasurer shot dead in Takoradi
The Takoradi Constituency Treasurer of the ruling NPP, Mark Ofori, has been shot dead. Mr. Ofori was shot in his house at Fijai, a suburb of Sekondi in the Western region by some unknown assailants. The development has thrown the party into a state of shock, grief and mourning as …
Read More »Takoradi: NPP Treasurer shot dead
The Takoradi Constituency Treasurer of the ruling NPP, Mark Ofori, has been shot dead. Mr. Ofori was shot in his house at Fijai, a suburb of Sekondi in the Western region by some unknown assailants. The development has thrown the party into a state of shock, grief and mourning as …
Read More »Your promises hurting the economy – IFS to Akufo-Addo
The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has appealed to the Akufo-Addo government to ‘slow down’ on its desire to deliver on campaign promises as it is hurting the economy. According to the economic think tank, the finances of the economy is not in the position to support the delivery of …
Read More »Teacher found hanging dead on a tree
Kwesikum, a village near Agona Duakwa in the Agona East District in the Central Region was thrown into shock Tuesday when a 55- year- old teacher at the A.E.D.A Basic School was found hanging dead on his farm in an apparent suicide. The deceased, Mr Isaac Kofi Yeboah was found …
Read More »Teacher found hanging dead on a tree
Kwesikum, a village near Agona Duakwa in the Agona East District in the Central Region was thrown into shock Tuesday when a 55- year- old teacher at the A.E.D.A Basic School was found hanging dead on his farm in an apparent suicide. The deceased, Mr Isaac Kofi Yeboah was found …
Read More »Legal education: Sophia Akuffo, GLC out of touch with reality – Bagbin
Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin has slammed the Chief Justice and the General Legal Council for recent scuffles on legal education in the country. The veteran lawmaker says the regulators’ handling of the law students’ complaints about the challenges with legal education shows that they are clearly out …
Read More »MPs demand law to stop ‘money politics’
Members of Parliament are demanding legislation to end ‘monetization of politics’ as they speculate that Ghana may soon run out of competent lawmakers. MPs from both sides today, during proceedings, in unison, demanded a legislation to end what they term as excessive influence of money in Ghana’s politics. According to …
Read More »We’ll reduce losses, improve service quality in energy sector – Ofori-Atta
Government says it is hopeful the country’s energy sector will witness improved efficiency when ongoing reviews in the sector are completed. A review of take or pay clauses in power purchase agreements is currently underway following the set-up of a steering committee under the Energy Sector Recovery Task Force, assigned …
Read More »Be wary of spiritual attacks on the Ghana FA – Sannie Daara warns Okraku
Former spokesperson of the Ghana Football Association Ibrahim Sannie Daara has warned the association’s new president Kurt Okraku to be wary of “spiritual attack” in his administration. Daara, who served as the communication chief for the association for seven-years, says wicked characters within and outside the association have the penchant …
Read More »Government Is Committed To Fix Deplorable Daboya Roads Network- DCE
The District Chief Executive (DCE) for the North Gonja district in the Savannah Region,Honourable Adam Eliisu has assured the people of the area about the commitment of the government towards fixing the road network in the area. Speaking at the maiden meet press series held at the North Gonja District …
Read More »‘I Always Tell Promoters That Sarkodie Is One Of The Biggest Artists In Ghana’- Shatta Wale
Award-winning Ghanaian dancehall artiste, Shatta Wale in a recent interview has addressed his issues with Sarkodie by speaking briefly about the current Artiste of the Decade. Shatta Wale when asked why he failed to attend Sarkodie’s ‘This Tema Concert’ he answered that he was not invited to the event by …
Read More »FIFA ‘don’t care’ about racism in football – Yaya Toure
Yaya Toure says Fifa is not doing enough to stamp out racism and that England should have walked off the pitch in the face of monkey chants during their Euro 2020 qualifier in Bulgaria. The 36-year-old former Barcelona and Manchester City midfielder made the comments to AFP after helping Qingdao …
Read More »Joe Biden denied communion at Catholic church
Former Vice President Joe Biden was denied communion Sunday at a Catholic church in South Carolina over his support for abortion rights. Father Robert Morey, the pastor at Saint Anthony Catholic Church in Florence, told the Florence Morning News that he had denied Biden communion because “any public figure who …
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