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Takoradi girls: Family ignores Akufo-Addo phone call

The family of Ruth Love Quayson, one of the kidnapped Takoradi girls who have been declared dead, has snubbed a phone call placed to them by President Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. The President had placed the call through a senior police officer who was with the family moments after the police …

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Rawlings reacts to Otumfuo’s comment

Former President Jerry John Rawlings has called for cool heads in the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II’s tiff with former President John Dramani Mahama. A Twitter post on Tuesday morning by the former President said: The Asantehene has made us proud with a highly educative address to the UN on …

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SHS placement system was ‘sabotaged’ – GES

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has alleged that, amongst other challenges the Computerized School Selection and Placement System is faced with, it was hacked. A Deputy Director General at the GES, Dr. K.B. Tandoh, said some saboteurs both within and outside the country, are responsible for the hack. Dr. K.B. …

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Abuja ‘one of world’s safest capital cities’

Nigeria’s police chief has said that the Nigerian capital, Abuja, is one of the safest cities in the world. Mohammed Adamu issued the statement in response to allegations about rising cases of kidnappings and robberies in the city. He admitted that the country had its “security challenges”, but added: Quote …

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Speeding bus crashes pedestrian to death

A speeding commercial bus has crashed to death a man believed to be in his 30’s. The bus with a registration number GN – 2336 – 10 hit and killed instantly the pedestrian on Monday evening around 7:30 pm. An eyewitness, Kwadwo Minta, told Starr News that, the VIP bus …

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Akufo-Addo calls to console families of Tadi girls

President  Akufo-Addo has personally phoned the four families whose relatives were kidnapped and now confirmed dead to console them following a report from the police administration. Father of Priscilla Mantsebeah Koranchie the last girl to be kidnapped on December 21 2018 Alexander Kojo Koranchie told to Empire News’ Emmanuel Ohene-Gyan …

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Boris Johnson to ‘see what judges say’ on recalling Parliament

Boris Johnson has said he will “wait and see what the judges say” before deciding whether to recall Parliament. The Supreme Court will hear two appeals that will determine whether the prime minister acted lawfully in suspending Parliament for five weeks. Edinburgh’s Court of Session said the shutdown was unlawful …

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SA apologises to Nigeria for xenophobic violence

South Africa has apologised to Nigeria over a spate of attacks in which Nigerians and other foreigners have been targeted. A special envoy from South Africa presented an apology from President Cyril Ramaphosa to his Nigerian counterpart, Muhammadu Buhari in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja. The envoy, Jeff Radebe, told President Buhari …

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Families of missing girls demand details of DNA results

Families of the four Takoradi missing girls are demanding details of the DNA results that confirmed that the exhumed bodies are that of their relatives. According to them, there has been no evidence shown them to suggest that the results tested positive to the samples they offered to the police. …

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Suspected killer of Otumfuo’s Asamponhene arrested in Burkina Faso

The businessman on police wanted list in connection with the murder of Otumfuo’s Asamponhene, Oheneba Kwadwo Aforduor, has been arrested in Burkina Faso, sources have revealed to Starrfm.com.gh. Alhaji Mohammed Sadat was reportedly picked up by Interpol at the border between Ghana and its northern neighbour and he is expected …

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Four missing Takoradi girls confirmed dead

The DNA test carried out on the human parts found in the vicinity of the suspected kidnapper’s home have been confirmed by the Police to be that of the four girls who went missing in Takoradi. The confirmation was made by the acting Inspector General of Police, James Oppong Boanuh. …

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Apostle David Kay Marks His Birthday With Stunning Photos

Senior Pastor of Souls For Christ Ministries Intonation (SFCMI), at Carolina in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa, Apostle David Kay Worllali Coffie on Sunday, 15th September, 2019 celebrated his birthday. The renowned pastor was surrounded by his fellow pastors, traditional rulers, congregation of Souls For Christ Ministries International in …

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The Fight Against Landguards at Tsaado, Is The Police Ready?

Residents and owners of properties especially lands at Tsaado, a Ga community close to the Ghana International trade fair centre are gripped with fear and pain each passing day as they continue to lose their lands to landguards in the area. Our investigations shows that they do not only lose …

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Father poisons two children to death in Kumasi

Two children have allegedly been poisoned to death by their father at Oforikrom in the Ashanti region. The suspect is believed to be in his 30s. The bodies were retrieved in an uncompleted building by the Police on Sunday. It is unclear the ages of the deceased and when exactly …

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Edem is my favourite Rapper – Sarkodie confesses

Rappers have their favourite rappers and people they look up to in their peers. Some with openly attest to this fact whiles others will keep it to themselves. One artiste who is good at congratulating his contemporaries has hailed Ayigbe rapper, Edem. According to Sarkodie, Edem is his favourite amongst …

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Dozens feared dead in DR Congo boat accident

At least 34 people are feared drowned after a boat sank in the River Congo. Police said 76 passengers were rescued from the whaleboat – a flat-bottomed vessel used to transport people on lakes and rivers. It was travelling to DR Congo’s capital Kinshasa from Mai Ndombe province, north of …

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Oil prices soar after attacks on Saudi facilities

Oil prices surged after two attacks on Saudi Arabian facilities on Saturday knocked out more than 5% of global supply. Brent crude jumped 10% to $66.28 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate rose 8.9% to $59.75 in Asian trading. Prices pulled back slightly after US President Donald Trump authorised the …

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Preach in your local dialect – Frimpong Manso to Pastors

The General Superintendent of Assemblies of God, Ghana, Rev. Prof. Paul Frimpong Manso, has urged pastors and preachers of the Gospel to use the local dialect in preaching the word of God. He said preaching in the local dialect of the people would enable the congregation to better understand and …

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2016 polls: I persuaded Mahama to leave office – Otumfuo

Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has revealed that his palace played a pivotal role in persuading former President John Mahama to concede after he lost the 2016 presidential poll as an incumbent to the then-flag bearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Akufo-Addo. “At the conclusion of the last …

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3 watchmen murdered, tongues and eyes removed

Three security men have been murdered in Ashaiman in the Greater Accra region with some parts of their body missing. The lifeless bodies of the three, Ibrahim Bagada Sumaila, Joshua Afuugu and Kobina, were discovered at different locations Sunday. All three were found with their clothes covering their heads “with …

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