Government has lashed out at the UN’s Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights for stating that interventionist policies by it are nothing but a conduit to enrich the wealthy. According to Prof. Philip Alston, unless growing inequality and continuing high poverty rates are addressed, the country will fall short of meeting the key […] The post UN Special Rapporteur
The national house of chiefs has expressed worry about escalation of Chieftaincy disputes in the country and the direct interference of politicians in Chieftaincy matters. According to the President of the national house of Chiefs, Togbe Afede XIV, the phenomenon has assumed alarming proportion and needs to be arrested immediately. The house has admonished Chiefs […] The post Stop
Four men purported to be national security operatives have been arrested for extorting monies from drivers in the Eastern region. Two of the men, identified as Kwasi Mireku Stanley and Kwabena Yeboah claim to be National Security operatives who work with the office of the President. Information gathered indicate that they use a Land Rover private vehicle with […] The post E/R:
A Georgia high school student arrived to prom in a casket and says that she did it to to send a message to her classmates about after prom parties with dangerous drug use. Alexandrea Clark, who has been interning at a funeral home and wants to be a funeral director explained: ‘I was thinking about […] The post Georgia student arrived at prom in casket appeared first
The Somanya Police Commander, ASP Isaac Otsin has confirmed to Starr News that a six (6) year old boy has accidentally gunned down his 4 year old Junior brother whilst the two siblings were playing with the grandfather’s loaded single barrel gun in the absent of their parents. The incident according to the Police Commander […] The post Boy ,6, accidentally gunned
The Ugandan president has said he wants to ban his nation from having oral sex because “the mouth is for eating”. Yoweri Museveni, who has ruled Uganda for 31 years, issued a public “warning” condemning sex acts, which he said were brought in by “outsiders”. The socially conservative evangelical leader said in a televised press conference: […] The post Ugandan
The embattled former Director General of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) Ernest Thompson has denied knowledge of any audit into his tenure by PriceWaterHouse. “Our client is unaware of any audit or investigations by PriceWaterHouse. We say this on authority because it would seem strange that an audit could be conducted over […] The post I’m Not Aware
Incumbent national chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Mr. Freddie Blay will retain his position when the governing party goes to the polls in June to elect new executives, a survey has revealed. About 3,709 respondents from 246 constituencies in the 10 regions were interviewed for the exercise. Mr. Blay polled 1,420 as against […] The post NPP Race: Blay, Boadu
The Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in the Ashanti Regional capital Kumasi has successfully performed its first Vitreo Retinal surgeries restoring the sight of some eighteen patients who were at various stages of blindness. The first Vitreo Retinal operations in the Region were made possible by the Himalayan Cataract Project and the Moran Eye Centre in […] The post KATH
Trainee nurses in the various public nursing and midwifery schools in the Ashanti Region are angered over government failure to pay their allowance since January 2018. It will be recalled that after the December 2016 elections President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo restored the Nursing Trainee allowances which was scrapped by the previous government. Trainee nurses […] The post A/R:
A female teacher identified only as Regina has been found dead in her room at Asesewa in the Eastern Region. The deceased is believed to have been murdered three days ago by an unknown assailant who also locked the body inside the room after the act. The stench from the room of the deceased raised […] The post E/R: Teacher Murdered In Her Room appeared first on Ultimate
A single Supreme Court Judge, Justice Gabriel Pwamang, has dismissed a preliminary application by Lawyers of former Deputy Attorney General (AG) Dominic Ayine seeking to add to their Statement of case in their substantive suit challenging the constitutionally of the appointment of Martin Amidu as Ghana’s first Special Prosecutor. Deputy Attorney General, Godfred Dame, opposed […] The post Supreme
Parliament has stated that offence of criminality in the case involving some Members of Parliament (MPs) under the erstwhile Mahama administration is yet to be proven. Parliament implored the Police, MPs and the public to remain calm and circumspect until full facts of the matter are determined. Parliament pledged to cooperate fully with the law enforcement agencies […] The post Double
The police have rounded up a young Ghanaian millionaire Ibrahim Daouda popularly known as Ibra One over allegations of money laundering and fraud. Ibrah One, who flaunts his opulence on social media, allegedly defrauded a friend to the tune of $400, 000 and also being tracked by Interpol over a $1.2 million money laundering case. […] The post Interpol Arrests Ghanaian Millionaire
Three suspects including a minor were arrested in Tamale for impersonating candidates of this year’s ongoing West African Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination. The suspects were picked at the West African Examination Council’s Hall, yesterday, Monday April 19, during the core mathematics paper II session, at midday. According to police, suspects Tanko Baba, 17, former […] The post Tamale:
The Brong Ahafo regional branch of the Foods and Drugs Authority has seized 1,450 tablets of tramadol in some chemical shops. The exercise took place in the Sunyani Municipality and Sunyani West District. The Brong Ahafo Regional Director of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), Mr. Matthew Gyan Nkum disclosed that, “Out of the 1,450 […] The post FDA Seizes 1,450 Tablets
US President Donald Trump says that if his planned talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un are not fruitful he will “walk out”. At a joint news conference, he and Japanese PM Shinzo Abe said maximum pressure must be maintained on North Korea over nuclear disarmament. Mr Abe is at the president’s Mar-a-Lago resort in […] The post Trump ‘will
The Economic and Organised Crimes Office (EOCO) has granted bail to Mr William Ato Essien, the founder of collapsed bank, Capital Bank after detaining him overnight. EOCO invited Mr Essien on Tuesday April 17 to assist with ongoing investigations into circumstances leading to the collapse of the bank in August last year. Its Executive Director, […] The post Defunct
A UN human rights expert has commended Ghana as a champion of African democracy and a country which has achieved some important development milestones, but is worried about existing policies enriching the wealthy. The UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty, Philip Alston, said unless growing inequality and continuing high poverty rates are addressed, the country […] The post Ghana’s
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says the effective execution of the National Strategic Plan for Malaria Control, as well as the introduction of other innovative strategies, means that “Ghana stands ready to beat malaria.” Speaking at the Malaria Summit London 2018, on Wednesday, 18th April, 2018, on the sidelines of the […] The post “Ghana Stands
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