Supporters of Biafra, a southeastern Nigeria separatist movement, have staged a protest at the British Embassy in Berlin, against the arrest of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu. Kanu is currently being detained by the Federal Government of Nigeria after being abducted in Kenya. Hundreds of people …
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Foreign hit squad killed Haiti’s president, police say
A group of 28 foreign mercenaries, including retired Colombian soldiers, assassinated Haiti’s President Jovenel Moïse earlier this week, police say. Most were detained after a gun battle at a house in the capital Port-au-Prince where they were holed up. Bloodied and bruised, suspects were paraded in front of media on …
Read More »Conjoined twins: I’m ready to help – US-based plastic surgeon
The celebrity US-based plastic Ghanaian surgeon, Dr Michael Obeng, says he is ready to help in the impending surgery to separate the conjoined twins at Ridge Hospital in Accra. The popular surgeon told Francis Abban on Morning Starr Thursday that even though he has never handled conjoined situations, he is …
Read More »VIDEO: Korle Bu Accounts Officer caught taking bribes to slash bills of patients
An Accounts Officer with the Pediatric Department of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital has been caught on video negotiating and taking bribes from patients in order to slash their bills after treatment. A video secretly recorded by a parent of a toddler who was admitted at the hospital shows the …
Read More »Outbreak of H1N1 and hCoVs hit Akuse Methodist SHS
There is an outbreak of a human coronavirus (hCoVs) and Swine flu (H1N1) at Akuse Methodist Senior High Technical School in Lower Manya Krobo Municipality of the Eastern Region. Starr News has gathered that the cases were recorded from last week. Out of 34 samples taken for testing, 13 students …
Read More »Haitian president killed in attack at home
Haiti’s President Jovenel Moïse has been killed in an attack on his private residence, according to a statement by interim Prime Minister Claude Joseph. Mr Joseph said the president’s residence in Port-au-Prince was stormed by unidentified armed men at 01:00 local time (05:00 GMT). The First Lady was reportedly also …
Read More »Energy Minister gets top UN appointment
The Minister for Energy, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh has been invited by the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) to serve on its Mission 4.7 High-Level Advisory Group as an Honourary and Meritorious Member. In the letter of invitation dated 23 June 2021 and co-signed by Dr Jeffrey D. Sachs, …
Read More »Ridge Hospital to separate Siamese twins
Specialists at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital at Ridge in Accra have offered to perform the medical procedure to separate a set of Siamese twins delivered at the hospital recently. The Siamese twins are conjoined at the head, and the procedure to separate them would be the first of its kind …
Read More »President Akufo-Addo to the rescue; absorbs cost of operation for separation of Siamese twins
The government has decided to take up the cost for the surgery to separate the conjoined twins at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital (Ridge). The Chief of staff, Mrs Akosua Frema Osei-Opare announced this Monday morning on behalf of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. The total cost of the surgery is …
Read More »KNUST suspends SRC elections
Management of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has suspended the 2021 Students Representative Council (SRC) election-related activities following a clash between two halls of residence on campus. Supporters of two SRC presidential aspirants, believed to be affiliated to University Hall (Katanga) and the Unity Hall (Conti), …
Read More »135 students, staff of Achimota school contract new Delta variant of Coronavirus
• 46 active cases out of an initial 135 have been recorded after over 800 persons were tested in the school • 21 of the students who tested positive for the new Delta variant are day students • Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr Kuma Aboagye says results of …
Read More »SHS students in Accra school contract deadly Indian coronavirus strain
• The deadly COVID-19 Delta variant has been detected among the Ghanaian populace • The variant is reported to be the most contagious of COVID-19 variants • Some students in an undisclosed Senior High School have contracted this new variant The highly contagious COVID-19 strain, Delta has been recorded in one of the Senior …
Read More »Tamale ‘sakawa king’ Maxwell Peter named among top 30 online fraudsters in the US
A 28-year-old Ghanaian resident in Tamale, Maxwell Atugba Abayeta known widely as Maxwell Peter has been named among the top 30 online fraudsters in the USA. The suspect who was arrested and extradited to the US in August last year has been indicted and charged with wire fraud, money laundering, …
Read More »TTU dismisses student, suspends 61
The Takoradi Technical University (TTU), has dismissed one student and suspended 61 others for various academic offenses. The dismissed and suspended students, numbering 62, were punished for examination malpractices, misconduct and unacceptable behaviours. Mr Richardson Panyin, the Public Relations Officer of the school who made this known to the GNA, …
Read More »Bill Cosby freed after top court overturns sexual assault conviction
IMAGE COPYRIGHTREUTERSimage captionBill Cosby looked frail as he slowly walked to waiting media outside his house, supported by his legal team US comedian Bill Cosby has left prison hours after his sexual assault conviction was overturned by Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court. The judges said there had been a “process violation” by …
Read More »Australian High Commissioner threatens to jail me in US, UK and Canada for pushing against LGBTQI — Sam George
Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram, Samuel Nartey George says the threats on his life for pushing against LGBTQI promotion in the country is unending. He said the Australian High Commissioner to Ghana, Gregory Andrews is one of such persons who has threatened to jail him if he [Sam George] …
Read More »Dozens dead amid historic Canada heatwave
IMAGE COPYRIGHTREUTERSimage captionWestern Canada and the US Pacific north-west have seen days of baking temperatures Dozens of people have died in Canada amid an unprecedented heatwave that has smashed temperature records. Police in British Columbia have responded to almost 70 sudden deaths since Monday, the majority of them involving elderly …
Read More »TTU rusticates 65 students for examination malpractices
The Takoradi Technical University in the Western region has rusticated sixty-five (65) students of the University for various Examination Malpractices. A document intercepted by Empire News means the affected students can no longer hold themselves as students of TTU for two semesters. Confirming the university’s decision to Empire News’ Emmanuel …
Read More »Pope Francis meets Spider-Man
Pope Francis met Spider-Man at a general papal audience in Vatican City on Wednesday. Mattia Villardita, the 28-year-old who dressed up as Peter Parker’s superhero persona, said it’s his mission to bring joy to children in the hospital. “This all came about from a personal story. I was a patient for 19 …
Read More »10 things to do to lower the risk of heart disease
Oftentimes, people ask what they can do to avoid getting heart disease. Fortunately, there are many things you can do to reduce your chances of getting heart disease. A research by MedlinePlus, has shown that, heart disease is a leading cause of death in many parts of the world, especially …
Read More »Some peculiar foods that boost a man’s sperm count
While food and nutrition are associated with a healthy and long-lasting life span, sexual productiveness is still a topical issue among many men. Most health professionals have described it as an underlying problem that could be attributed to a hormonal imbalance, an inherited chromosomal abnormality and dilated testicular veins. These …
Read More »COVID-19: Queen Elizabeth loses £10m of income
The Queen has been left with a £10million shortfall in her finances as a result of the pandemic. Buckingham Palace revealed yesterday that it had lost just over half its annual income outside of Government funding after closing to visitors. It meant the royal household was forced to break into its savings. …
Read More »Dozens missing after Miami building collapse
miasm At least one person has died and dozens are missing after the collapse of a 12-storey residential building north of Miami, Florida, officials say. The number of people who have been located now stands at 102, while 99 are still unaccounted for, according to Miami-Dade Mayor Danielle Levine-Cava. It …
Read More »LGBTQ+ elements have infiltrated Ola Girls SHS
Management of Ola Girls Senior High School in Ho in the Volta Region has revealed that elements of LGBTQ+ have infiltrated the student population. They explained that unidentified persons are using some students as proxies to recruit other students into the LGBTQ+ community. Headmistress of the school, Regina Coffie, speaking …
Read More »Secret behind maintaining a healthy weight loss
HALF OF THE DANISH POPULATION HAVE OVERWEIGHT, WHILE 17 PERCENT LIVE WITH OBESITY. WORLDWIDE, ALMOST 40 PERCENT HAVE OVERWEIGHT AND 13 PERCENT LIVE WITH OBESITY. The condition is associated with increased risk for early death, as well as sequelae such as Type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, cancer, and infertility. Weight …
Read More »PHOTOS: 5 people hospitalised after pedestrian bridge collapses onto DC highway
Five people have been hospitalised with non-life-threatening injuries after a pedestrian bridge that was in “poor condition” collapsed onto a busy Washington, D.C., highway. The incident occurred before noon on Wednesday, June 23, on DC-295 near Polk Street. The collapse was caused by a collision, D.C. Deputy Mayor for Public …
Read More »Canada: Hundreds of unmarked graves found at indigenous school
IMAGE COPYRIGHTREUTERSimage captionIn recent weeks, people have placed children’s shoes at memorials to mourn those who died at Canada’s indigenous schools An indigenous group in Canada says it has found hundreds of unmarked graves at the site of a former residential school in Saskatchewan province. The Cowessess First Nation said …
Read More »Britney Spears speaks out against ‘abusive’ conservatorship at hearing
US pop star Britney Spears has launched a blistering attack on the “abusive” conservatorship that has controlled her life for 13 years at a court hearing. Speaking in open court for the first time in the case, she accused her father of controlling her “100,000%”. She said she had been …
Read More »Anti-virus creator John McAfee found dead in cell
IMAGE COPYRIGHTREUTERS Anti-virus software entrepreneur John McAfee has been found dead in a Barcelona prison cell hours after a Spanish court agreed to extradite him to the US to face tax evasion charges. The Catalan Justice Department said prison medics tried to resuscitate him, but were not successful. It said …
Read More »37 Military Hospital asks public to help locate families of unknown patients
•The 37 Military Hospital has shared pictures of two patients whose families cannot be located •The two patients were admitted after being involved in separate car accidents •The hospital has called on the public to help locate the families of the patients The 37 Military Hospital has called on the …
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