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KABA owed a car company $10,000 before he died – Captain Smart

After the unfortunate passing of popular radio show host, Kwadwo Asare Baffour Acheampong, fondly known and called KABA by his many ardent listeners and colleagues, a lot of news concerning the journalist have started popping up. In a recent development, senior Multimedia colleague, Captain Smart has alleged that the “Ekosii Sen?” show host was indebted to a car company to ...

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Ankaful Crisis: Medical Director Begs Aggrieved Staff

The Medical Director of the Ankaful Psychiatric Hospital Eugene Dordoye has apologized unreservedly to staff and nurses of the facility after a strike by the nurses crippled activities at the hospital on Thursday. The nurses on Thursday, November 23, began a sit down strike to press home their demand for the removal of Dr. Dordoye. The nurses accuse Dr. Dordoye ...

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I’ll rather have students learn under trees than sell dog chains – Deputy Education Minister

Deputy Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum has stressed that it is better for children to learn and eat under trees than hawk on the streets and go hungry. Reacting to Member of Parliament of North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa’s statement that the 2018 budget did not provide enough funds to address the current challenges the programme is facing, Dr ...

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WAEC Withholds Results Of 1,800 Private WASSCE Candidates

The West African Examinations Council has withheld the results of a total of 1,873 candidates who took the WASSCE for private candidates. According to a statement issued by WAEC, the candidates are alleged to have been involved in various examination malpractices. The Council has, however, released results of 117, 306 candidates who took the exams and assured to release the ...

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6 dead, dozens injured in crash at Boaso

Six people have been confirmed dead with some 39 others sustaining various degrees of injury after a Metro Mass Transit (MMT) bus traveling from Sunyani to Kumasi, collided head-on with an Opel Taxi cab at Boaso, a farming community near Bechem in the Tano South District of the Brong Ahafo Region. The Opel was being driven by 30-year-old Samuel Kojo ...

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Manchester United stars look dejected after quick return from Basel defeat

MANCHESTER UNITED players were snapped at the airport as they arrived home from Switzerland. Jose Mourinho and his Manchester United squad have returned home after their shock 1-0 defeat against Basel in the Champions League group stage last night. Marouane Fellaini was among the players looking dejected after missing the chance to seal qualification to the knockout rounds. United only ...

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Minister Sacked From Parliament

A deputy Minister of Communication Vincent Sowah Odotei was on Thursday, November 23, 2017 sacked from Parliament when he appeared to answer questions about his ministry. The Minority argued the junior minister was not “well placed to answer probing follow-up questions” hence the need to defer the session. According to Starr News’ Parliamentary correspondent Ibrahim Alhassan, the Speaker Prof. Mike ...

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Business Of Churches To Be Taxed – Gov’t

Government has served notice that it is planning on taxing “commercial activities” of churches in the country. This was made known Thursday, November 23, 2017, by Godfred Yeboah Dame, a deputy Attorney-General arguing that the move was necessary because such activities fall out of the legal remit of the churches’ operation across the country. There has been a long-standing debate ...

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KABA to be buried January 20

Ace broadcaster Kwadwo Asare-Baffuor Acheampong affectionately called KABA would be buried on January 20, 2018, a family source has told 3news.com. The burial is expected to take place at Akwamu Adumasa in the Eastern region. The decision to bury him at Adumasa was influenced by the fact that he was from a royal family and would therefore be appropriate to ...

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We’ll stop illegal migration with strong economy – Nana Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo has vowed to reverse the trend of illegal migration from Ghana by building a sound economy with opportunities for all. The trend he bemoans is increasingly becoming a national security concern hence the resolve to work towards ending same. Many continue to move out to the Gulf countries under extremely painful conditions ostensibly in search of jobs ...

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