Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Hajia Alima Mahama has stated categorically that electing Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCES) on partisan basis is likely to reduce winner takes-all syndrome in Ghana politics. The sector Minister speaking at the sensitization workshop with MMDCEs and key stakeholders held in the Ashanti Regional Capital, Kumasi […] The post Electing
The Ghana Health Service in the Ashanti Region is replacing all oral administered polio vaccines with injectable vaccines. Ghana has made impressive strides eradicating poliomyelitis since it launched its expanded program of immunization exercise in the year 1996. Nationwide, the country recorded its last case of polio in the year 2008 with the Ashanti region […] The post A/R:
Fire extinguishers are by far the basic first aid system to fire outbreaks; a recommendation by the Fire Service for all homes, vehicles and habitable facilities. But how certain are you that the extinguisher you buy from the market is certified standard and fit for purpose. This has been a challenge for the fire service […] The post A/R – Substandard fire extinguishers
The outgoing Ashanti regional police commander COP Ken Yeboah has indicated that his biggest challenge in the Ashanti region within his 1 year 4 month tenure was the activities of Delta Force. The New Patriotic Party Vigilante group caught media headlines after they attacked a security liaison at the regional coordinating council and later stormed […] The post Delta
A man has been detained by the Police after he appeared to be stalking the first lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo with a placard protesting the failure of government to open the University of Ghana Medical Centre. The suspect identified as Sekyi-Brown Reginald, according to Starr News’ Sefanam Agbogbli, who witnessed the incident, walked straight and stood […] The post #OpenUGMC
Eighteen final year students of the University for Development Studies (UDS) said to have secured admission with falsified results slips from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) have been dismissed from the university. They were said to have been admitted in the 2013/2014 academic year and were at the Tamale campus of the university. Eighteen […] The post UDS
The state of Communities where mining companies in Ghana have operated in for decades such as Obuasi, Tarkwa and Akwatia is a disgrace to the country as well as Mining companies, and it ought to be addressed as a matter of urgency, President Nana Akufo-Addo has stated. Addressing the 12th West African Mining and Power […] The post State Of Mining Communities
At least one person has been injured and hospitalized in a renewed violence over land between two indigenous tribes living at Taangbeni and Sumniboma in the Nalerigu/Gambaga municipality of the Northern Region. Dozens of residents of Sumniboma are fleeing the community to the municipal capital and claim that members of the Taangbeni community attacked their […] The post One
The Functional Executive Committee (FEC) of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has suggested to authorities at the National Identification Authority (NIA) to add voters ID cards to the list of requirements for the registration for the Ghana card. Per ACT 950 (2017), the NIA requires only Passports and Birth Certificates as the documents for the […] The post Ghana
The Interior Minister, Ambrose Dery has directed the Inspector General of Police Asante Apeatu and the Director General of Ghana Prisons, Patrick Darko Missah to collaborate and come up with security measures targeted at curbing disturbing sophisticated crimes rearing its head in various Prions across the country. “If we have criminal kingpins in there and […] The post Curb
Maverick politician Kennedy Agyapong has warned workers of his business not to watch the No 12 premier by ace investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas. The Assin Central MP, who is an avowed critic of the Anas believes the modus operandi of the investigative journalist are evil and alien to human dignity. Speaking on Net 2 […] The post Watch Anas video
Ashia is three hours into his time at an Internet Cafe, south of Accra. It is 11:58 pm – in time for Curtis, the attendant, to change shift. Ashia dozes off his remaining energy; the snooze doesn’t produce enough reprieve but he attempts to stay balanced, hoping the sleep would clear from his rather tired […] The post In search of a paying ‘Mugu’ appeared first on
The Member of Parliament for Assin Central constituency Kennedy Agyapong has released ‘fake’ pictures of ace investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas. The fake pictures depict that of an international model who wears dreadlocks. This follows his threats to disgrace Anas arguing that his modus operandi in going about his investigations is wrong. The vociferous lawmaker accused […] The post Ken
Arkady Babchenko, a Russian journalist critical of the Kremlin, has been killed in Kiev. Mr Babchenko was shot at his home on Tuesday evening and died in an ambulance on the way to hospital. According to Anton Geraschenko, a Ukrainian politician with close links to the police and security services, the journalist had left his […] The post Russian journalist and Kremlin
The President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Tuesday, 29th May, 2018, swore into office Jane Cynthia Naa Korshie Lamptey as Deputy Special Prosecutor. This follows her successful vetting by the Appointments Committee of Parliament. Congratulating her at a brief ceremony at the Jubilee House, President Akufo-Addo said “this is a very well deserved appointment. We already […] The post Akufo-Addo
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has inaugurated a seven-member Governing Board for the Major Mahama Trust Fund with a charge to the members to adhere to the tenets of Act 960 in applying the funds for the welfare of the wife and children of the late military officer. Then Captain Maxwell Adam Mahama, who was […] The post Gov’t Inaugurates Board For Major Mahama
The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchway, has charged personnel of Ghana’s security agencies on UN peacekeeping mission to guard jealously the country’s enviable record in the past 70 years. Addressing service men and participants at the forecourt of the State House during a Flag Raising and Wreath Laying Ceremony in […] The post Guard
Ophthalmologists in eight (8) regions of Ghana are preparing to offer the new painless glaucoma treatment introduced to Ghana by the University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) to patients across the country. This was disclosed by the head of ophthalmology department of UHAS, Dr. Alfred Osafo Kwaako, while speaking at the Ophthalmological Society of […] The post New
The Football Association has offered its support to Raheem Sterling after the England forward revealed a tattoo of a gun on his right leg. The Manchester City player, 23, said the tattoo had a “deeper meaning”after criticism from anti-gun campaigners. Sterling said on Instagram it reflected a vow to “never touch a gun” after his father […] The post Raheem
Aww God of Isaac, Jocob and Abraham I will worship you forever. May your name be praised and worshipped. You are above all creations because you are the creator. You are the one Ewes called Mawugah Kpekpezukpe because no one is like you. Asantes call you Otumfour because your power and Kingdoms are beyond measures. […] The post PRAYER OF JOHN DRAMANI MAHAMA appeared first on
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