• Government is urging citizens to contribute financially to the building of a National Cathedral • Actress Lydia Forson believes such a call is misplaced • She believes such initiatives, even where necessary, should go towards building hospitals, schools or fixing roads Actress Lydia Forson has reacted to the appeal by government that Ghanaians …
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Tracey Boakye’s Miami holiday photo angers social media users
Ghanaian actress, Tracey Boakye, is currently in the United States and cooling off at the Miami Beach in Florida. Her mission in the United States is not immediately known. Clothed in yellow and white beach apparel, she posted a picture of herself having fun at the famous beach known for …
Read More »Two people shot in a demonstration at Future Global Resources premises
Two people from Dumase, a community near Bogoso in the Prestea Huni Valley Municipality were shot during a protest on the premises of Future Global Resource, formerly Golden Star Resources. The youth of the community were demonstrating against the company for failing to honour their promise of resettling the community …
Read More »PHOTOS: ‘One teacher, One laptop’ distribution begins
The Government has secured laptops to be distributed to teachers under the one-teacher-one-laptop policy. A letter signed by the Deputy Director-General of the Ghana Education Service, Anthony Boateng urged all regional directors to liaise with heads of Senior High Schools in their regions to provide them with a validated list …
Read More »How John Mahama’s election petition featured in Assin North ruling
The presiding judge at the Cape Coast High Court, Justice Kwasi Boakye in his ruling on the Assin North case made reference to the 2020 election petition filed at the Supreme Court of Ghana by the presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in last year’s elections, John Dramani …
Read More »Church members evicted by armed police officers while worshipping
Some church members of the Top Outreach Church International, a breakaway faction of the Global Evangelical Church in Tema Newtown, were left stranded after armed police personnel who were acting on a court order, evicted them while worshipping in Church on Tuesday afternoon. The action by police personnel from the …
Read More »Tension at Achimota Hospital as policemen clash with angry Nima youth
Soldiers have been dispatched to the Achimota Government Hospital in Accra following a standoff between Policemen and some youth from Nima sparked by the death of a commercial motor rider. According to Starr News sources, the Nima youth stormed the premises of the hospital claiming a police officer caused the …
Read More »More trouble for NDC’s Assin North MP
•The Central Regional General Secretary of the NPP wants James Quayson prosecuted for perjury •He has petitioned the CID the investigate and prosecute James Quayson •The Cape Coast High Court has ruled that Quayson was not eligible to contest the 2020 elections After losing his seat as the Member of …
Read More »How Ahmed Suale’s phones were flown to US for unlocking – Dame
• Two and half years since his murder, police have yet to present a docket on Ahmed Suale to the AG • Godfred Dame made the disclosure when he appeared before Parliament to answer questions • He said in the process of investigations, two phones of the deceased were sent to the US for …
Read More »Google workers will need Covid jabs to return to office
Google workers will need to be vaccinated before returning to the office, the US tech giant has said. The policy will begin at its US campuses within weeks and then be rolled out globally for its 144,000 employees. Many firms are weighing up their stances on vaccinations. Publisher Bloomsbury said …
Read More »Facebook warns growth set to slow ‘significantly’
Facebook has warned that it expects revenue growth to slow down “significantly” in the second half of 2021. The tech giant saw revenue rise to $29bn (£21bn) in the three months to 30 June, up from $18.69bn last year. But it said that sales would slow “as we lap periods of increasingly …
Read More »Kuwait bans unvaccinated citizens from travelling abroad
Dubai: Kuwait on Tuesday banned unvaccinated citizens from traveling abroad as of August 1, the government communication office reported. The decision exempts children under 16 years and those with a health ministry certificate saying they cannot be vaccinated. Also pregnant women, who get a pregnancy proof certificate from authorities, are …
Read More »Boko Haram Attack Kills Five Soldiers, Civilian, Cameroon Reports
Former Boko Haram fighters are seen in Meri, Cameroon, April 9, 2021. (Moki Edwin Kindzeka/VOA) Boko Haram Islamists killed five Cameroonian soldiers and a civilian in an attack in the far north of the country, the defense ministry said Tuesday. The attack took place on Monday night near the border …
Read More »From covering the story to falling in love with the killer – SA journalist opens up about Krugersdorp cult killings
I was working as a journalist at Krugersdorp News when I started covering the Krugersdorp murders in 2016, when the first victim of The Appointment Murders, Anthony Scholefield, was found in his boot. At that point, it was just a very mysterious murder, especially in a town like Krugersdorp. …
Read More »SA’s Schoenmaker, Corbett set up dream Olympic final in 200m breaststroke
South African swimming duo Tatjana Schoenmaker and Kaylene Corbetthave advanced to the women’s 200m breaststroke final at the Tokyo Olympics after winning their semi-finals on Thursday. The final, which takes place at 03:41 (SA time) on Friday, will see Schoenmaker start as comfortably the fastest qualifer from the semi-finals while Corbett qualified 4th fastest. Schoenmaker and …
Read More »520 Covid-19 deaths recorded in SA in 24 hours
In some good news, SA passed the 7-million mark for the number of vaccines administered. There were 194,891 jabs administered by 5pm on Wednesday, taking the national tally to 7,065,432. There were 520 Covid-19 related deaths recorded in SA in the past 24 hours, as well as 17,351 new infections. …
Read More »President Akufo-Addo finalizes names of new SoE CEOs; first name out
President Akufo-Addo has finalized the process of putting together names of Chief Executives of the various State Owned Companies SOEs according to reports. The latest name to be released is the CEO of The Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCO) where the tenure of Mr. Jonathan Amoako-Baah as Chief Executive of the …
Read More »VIDEO: Jail Mahama Like SA President Jacob Zuma – Kofi Akpaloo
Kofi Akpaloo, founder and leader of the Liberal Party Of Ghana (LPG) has called for the incarceration of former president John Dramani Mahama. Kofi Akpaloo has asked that John Dramani Mahama be jailed like former South African President, Jacob Zuma as per a new video sighted by OccupyGh.com According to …
Read More »Herdsman Stabbed To Death
A headsman who was protecting his herd from being stolen has lost his life after being stabbed by a suspected thief last Saturday, July 24, 2021. The deceased, 60-year-old Rugah Abubakari who was stabbed at Odomeabra, a suburb of Kwamekrom in the Oti region gave up the ghost while receiving …
Read More »PHOTOS: 4 legs, 2 genitals, yet this woman was happily married with 5 kids
Josephine Myrtle Corbin was the first person born with two private organs and four legs, in Tennessee in 1868. Josephine and Mary were supposed to be twins, but they were conjoined from the waist down. Her disease is called Dipygus, and she has an uncommon type of conjoined twinning. She …
Read More »VIDEO: Wutah broke up because of money – KOD tells the story
Seasoned Artiste Manager and Chief Executive Officer of 1957 clothing line, Kofi Otchere Darko, popularly known as KOD, has revealed what led music group Wutah to part ways. Speaking to host George Quaye on Showbiz A-Z, on Joy FM, he cited money and work attitude as part of the main …
Read More »Man lynched for attempted theft in Ashanti region
A man in his 30s has been lynched to death for attempting to steal at Abountem in the Bosomtwe District of the Ashanti region. The deceased, yet-to-be-identified was lynched by a mob on, Tuesday, July 27, 2021. The victim together with two other suspects, currently on the run stormed a …
Read More »Some women campaigning to be allowed more than one husband – Krachi West MP
Some women are campaigning for right to marry more than one husband according to the Ranking Member on the Gender and Children Committee of Parliament, Helen Adjoa Ntoso. “Some members of the Gender, Children Committee of Parliament were elected to meet some advocacy women in a hotel in Ghana and what this women …
Read More »Supreme Court to rule on Opuni’s application seeking recusal of Justice Honyenuga
•Mr Stephen Opuni is the former CEO of COCOBOD • He is standing trial for causing financial loss to the state •He is asking the Chief Justice to remove the trial judge for passing unfair comments against him Today, Wednesday, July 28, the Supreme Court will rule on an application by …
Read More »Obinim is back on Twitter trends; here’s why
• Bishop Obinim has caused a stir on social media with his breakdown video • ‘Angel’, as he is affectionately called has joined the trends after dissecting ‘Second Sermon’ • The ‘Second Sermon’ is a song by secular musician Black Sherif Founder and leader of International God’s Way Church, Bishop Daniel …
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