Author Archives: larryehu

Child beggars invade Accra

Some children from slum communities in Accra and some West and Central African countries have invaded the streets of Accra, begging for alms to feed themselves and their families. While their peers are in school, some of these child beggars, with the tacit endorsement of their parents, can be found on some of the city’s major roads, including the ceremonial ...

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Youngest MP graduates

Ghana’s youngest Member of Parliament (MP), Ms Francisca Oteng Mensah, of the Kwabre East Constituency of the Ashanti Region has graduated with a Second Class Upper Division in LLB from the College of Humanities and Social Sciences of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). At this year’s graduation ceremony in Kumasi last Saturday, she formed part of ...

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Fetish Priest warned perished ‘galamseyers’

It has been revealed that a fetish priest in the Nsuta area of the Western Region forewarned illegal miners (galamseyers) in the community not to operate in the pit that caved in last Monday and killed about 17 of them. According to some of the residents, 22 ‘galamseyers’ did not heed the advice from the fetish priest and decided to ...

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Nana Addo turns valves for first oil from FPSO Kufuor

President Akufo-Addo was today joined by officials of Sankofa-Gye Nyame Oil and Gas field to turn valves for formal commercial production on the field in the Western region. According to Starr News’ Wilberforce Asare, the President is also expected to address a gathering after the commissioning of the Oil rig to outdoor his vision in the oil sector and how ...

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Manchester United fans want Morata over Lukaku

A huge twist in the transfer window has left some Manchester United fans feeling slightly disappointed. BBC Sport, along with a handful of other media outlets, have claimed that a £75m deal has been agreed between United and Everton for striker Romelu Lukaku. The Belgian international had been heavily linked to his former club Chelsea, but it seems as though ...

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Police mount search for Aboabo robbery gang that shot officer

Police in Aboaba Akorem in the Ashanti Region capital, Kumasi, have killed a suspected armed robbery gang member during a shoot-out on Monday. The suspect, identified only as Basat Obodo, popularly known as Outlaw, was on the police wanted list. He was killed by the Ashanti Region Anti-Robbery Taskforce following a tip-off. The taskforce mounted a search in the area ...

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GNPC to clear Appiah’s unpaid salary

The spokesperson of the Ministry of Youth and Sports Elvis Adjei Baah has stated that changes made at the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) is the reason behind the delay in paying Black Stars coach Kwesi Appiah. Appiah and his entire technical staff are yet to receive their salaries after assuming office three months ago. “The sports ministry is not ...

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