The eight accused persons arrested for the killing of the Mfantseman Member of Parliament Ekow Kwansah-Hayford have pleaded not guilty. The accused persons Alhasan Abubakar alias Fulani (phone repairer) Nasiru Fudailu (business man) Alhassan Mahama Yayaha, alias mystical cloud, a resident of Dansoman, Amadu Yakubu (mobile money vendor), Haruna Osmanu (trader), Adams Alhasan, Fuseini Osman alias Black Smith and Fred ...
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Over 1m people exposed to COVID-19 in Accra – WACCBIP
The West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens (WACCBIP) has in a report indicated that over 1.2 million people representing 20 percent of the population living in Accra have been exposed to SARS-Cov-2 the virus that causes COVID-19 or Coronavirus in the last few months. According to the scientists, the study was conducted in public places including municipal ...
Read More »Sacking PPA boss not punitive enough – Edem Senanu
The Co-Chairman of the Citizen’s Movement against Corruption (CMaC), Edem Senanu, says the dismissal of the Chief Executive of the Public Procurement Authority (PPA) over the contract for sale scandal is not punitive enough. According to him, the punishment is not as weighty as it would have been if a Ghanaian with no partisan connection committed a crime of such ...
Read More »Finance Director sues KATH for advertising his position
The Director of Finance of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi Elvis Kusi has sued the hospital for advertising for his job. According to the aggrieved staff, his job title and portfolio has been advertised in the Daily Guide while he has not been sacked by the firm. A letter sighted by Starr News, however, indicate that management ...
Read More »Tanzania elections: Opposition leader arrested over protests
Police in Tanzania have arrested the chairman of the main opposition party in the wake of disputed polls. Freeman Mbowe was detained, along with two other Chadema leaders, for planning violent protests, according to the police. Official results released on Friday showed President John Magufuli was re-elected with 84% of the vote. But the opposition said Wednesday’s poll was fraudulent ...
Read More »Ejura-Sekyedumase: Gifty Ndoma supports NPP campaign with motorbikes, cash
The NPP Secretary for the Ejura Sekyedumase Constituency, Madam Gifty Ndoma has donated seven brand new motorbikes worth several thousands of cedis and cash of GhC10,000 to the NPP Parliamentary Candidate, Hon Salisu Bamba who doubles as DCE, to support the party’s campaign towards annexing the seat of the constituency from the NDC. She made the donations on Saturday, 31st ...
Read More »E/R :Girl, 9, drowns after downpour in Koforidua
A nine-year-old boy has allegedly drowned at Oyoko, a suburb of New Juaben North Municipality of the Eastern Region after a heavy downpour on Sunday. The deceased identified as Dacosta Tuffuor, a KG Pupil reportedly drowned in a small river -Amosaw which passes through the Community in an attempt to cross. He reportedly slipped in front of the wooden footbridge ...
Read More »GHC10b “Big Push” will offer major boost to Education – Mahama
Former President John Mahama has said that under his party’s $10billion Infrastructural Development for Economic Transformation Plan, education in the country will get a major boost to develop the youth in the country. The former President was speaking at a rally at Adjei Kojo in the Tema West Constituency of the Greater Accra Region on Thursday. Explaining the details to ...
Read More »E/R: We’ve never seen computers before – Kwahyia JHS students
Junior High School Students at Kwahyia, a farming community in the Suhum Municipality of the Eastern region say they have not seen computers before, despite it being part of the curriculum. According to the students, the situation continues to have negative effect on their learning of Information Communication and Technology (ICT). Many basic schools in the Eastern Region do not ...
Read More »Hon.Patrick Yaw Boamah Throw Jab at Former President Mahama
The NPP Parliamentary Candidate Patrick Yaw Boamah describe former President Mahama as a baby who talks too much ” Mahama talk like a baby whose toy has been seized ” The Member of Parliament for OKAIKWEI CENTRAL constituency said this during the visit of the President at Lapaz this afternoon. Share on: WhatsApp
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