Kano Fire Service on Friday rescued a 15-year-old boy who was stuck inside a layer of a flyover bridge located at ‘Kofar Nasarawa’ in Kano metropolis. The spokesperson for the Kano State’s Fire Service, Saminu Abdullahi, told PREMIUM TIMES that the boy was rescued unhurt and handed over to the …
Read More »Fire Service sacks 11 officers for recruitment fraud, indiscipline
Eleven officers of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) have been dismissed after they were fingered in a recruitment fraud. The officers, according to a statement from the service and addressed to Daily Graphic, were fired on the grounds of indiscipline. The statement indicated that those dismissed were composed of …
Read More »Apostle E.O.K Donkor: The preacher who ‘boomed’ at NPP thanksgiving service
Apostle Emmanuel Osei Kwabena (E.O.K.) Donkor has been trending on various social media platforms over his audacious sermon at the New Patriotic Party (NPP) thanksgiving service to mark its 30th anniversary. The man of God in his sermon was blunt and bold while emphasizing the need for unity amongst NPP members. He …
Read More »Full Text: IGP’s response to most corrupt institution tag against Police Service
Dr George Akuffo Dampare, the Inspector General of Police, IGP, has reacted to recent surveys labelling the Ghana Police Service as the most corrupt in Ghana. A survey released by the Ghana Statistical Service, GSS, and its partners, as well as an Afrobarometer report, had the Ghana Police Service topping the …
Read More »Patients should be ready to pay fuel cost – National Ambulance Service
Head of Public Affairs of the National Ambulance Service, Simon Yusif Kewura, says Ghanaians who need their services would need to cater for fuel cost. Speaking on Adom TV’s Badwam Show, he noted that the issue of ambulance charges will continue to persist due to resource constraints. “These ambulances for constituencies …
Read More »Police Service most corrupt institution in Ghana – Survey
latest survey conducted by the Ghana Statistical Service with other stakeholders in the fight against corruption has ranked the Ghana Police Service as the most corrupt institution among 23 other institutions sampled. This was revealed in a research dubbed; corruption in Ghana, Peoples Experiences and View. The aim of the …
Read More »Public Service workers in 65 state agencies declare indefinite strike
Public sector workers under the Public Services Workers Union (PSWU) of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have declared an indefinite strike action, effective Tuesday, July 12, 2022. In a statement issued on July 8, 2022, the PSWU said that the main reason for its decision to embark on a strike …
Read More »Human Trafficking: Ghana Police Service saves nine victims on Lake Volta
The Ghana Police Service in collaboration with the Department of Social Welfare has rescued nine trafficked victims from Yeji in the Pru East District of the Bono East Region. The joint operation rescued four adult men and five boys from exploitation on the portion of the Volta Lake in Yeji. …
Read More »No case of Ebola in Ghana – Ghana Health Service
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says there is no case of Ebola in Ghana, contrary to earlier media reports. The Director General of GHS, Dr. Patrick Kuma-Aboagye at a meet the press session on Wednesday, said the supposed Ebola case in Tamale was a simulation exercise. According to him, various …
Read More »Immigration Service in Koforidua looks unconcerned as sex trafficking booms near their office
The Eastern Regional Headquarters of Ghana Immigration Service seems to be shirking its anti-human trafficking duties as it looks on for sex trafficking activities to boom in Koforidua. Starr News investigation has identified that young female Nigerians are being trafficked to Koforidua in Ghana for sexual exploitation through the conspiracy …
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