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A two-month-old baby buried alive at Bantama a suburb of Elmina in the Central region has been rescued by construction workers. The baby was first sent to the Elmina Urban Health Centre for first aid and later transferred to the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital for treatment. According to medical staff of the hospital, the baby is doing amazingly well. A ...

Suspended General Security of the People’s National Convention (PNC) Atik Mohammed has sued the party over his suspension. He is praying the court to quash his suspension as null and void, and also order his reinstatement. Again, Mr. Mohammed filed a complaint with the police for the prosecution of some party functionaries who allegedly locked up his office as he ...

Former President Jerry John Rawlings’ public outbursts against the National Democratic Congress (NDC) is killing the spirit of almost every member of the party, Kwadwo Addai, Former District Chief Executive of Sekyere East, has said. According to him, the NDC leadership will need to find appropriate ways of handling Mr Rawlings’ issues without further aggravating the party’s woes in opposition. ...

The Communications Director of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Solomon Nkansah has joined Valerie Sawyerr to express disgust over former President Rawlings’ relentless attacks on the leadership of the party and former President John Mahama. Mrs. Sawyerr, a former deputy Chief of Staff in a strongly worded epistle addressed to the NDC founder accused him of hypocrisy in his consistent ...

Education Minister, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh has tasked the National Council for Curriculum Assessment to revise the closing time for basic schools. “School closes too early in this county…. why can’t schools close at 4pm”, he said, at the National Education Sector Review Forum in Accra Tuesday on the theme ‘Strengthening accountability for results.’ He says the current closing time ...

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is set to launch its political training institute aimed at ensuring that members are grounded in the ideals of the party. Ghana Institute of Social Democracy will be launched on Thursday, August 10, 2017, said NDC’s Director of Research, Dr William Ahadzie. Mr Ahadzie told Graphic Online that the school will focus mainly on ...

Residents at Timeabu in the Ejisu-Juabeng Municipality of the Ashanti Region have been hit with an acute water crisis as result of illegal mining activities in the area. The only source of drinking water, ‘Banko’ Stream, has been polluted while the two bore-holes in the community are also faulty. The two boreholes, when they are functioning, pump contaminated water through ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has extended the tenure of the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr David Asante Apeatu, by two years. Mr. Apeatu is expected to reach the retirement age of 60, next week. Starr News has gathered. Mr. Apeatu was appointed as the Acting IGP on January 25, 2017, and was confirmed a few months later. Mr. ...

Renowned journalist and lawyer Egbert Faibille has been appointed Chief Executive officer of the National Petroleum Commission by President Akufo-Addo, StarrFMonline.com has learnt. The appointment is expected to be announced soon by the Presidency. Egbert is the publisher of the Ghanaian Observer Newspaper. He had previously worked for the Independent Newspaper. After graduating from law school, he worked with lawyer ...

The National Executive Committee of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has been petitioned to take disciplinary action against former Attorney General Martin Amidu. Mr. Amidu has resorted to the media since he was sacked from government to tongue lash former government appointees, describing a lot of them as corrupt. The petition was filed by two party members Lawyer Evans Amankwah ...