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Trump says King will be ‘very safe’ during US visit after security talks
Posted on with No CommentDonald Trump has said King Charles III will “be very safe” during his state visit to the US, which is due to begin later on Monday. Further security talks took place between the White House and Buckingham Palace after a … Read more →
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Information Ministry holds maiden Constitution Day public lecture
Posted on | CommentThe Ministry of Information will hold the maiden Constitution Day public lecture on Monday January 7 as part of the first celebration of Constitution Day. The Day is in recognition of the commencement of the 4th Republican constitutional dispensation on January … Read more →
German politicians targeted in ‘mass hack attack
Posted on | CommentHundreds of German politicians including Chancellor Angela Merkel have had personal details hacked and published online, reports say. Contacts, private chats and credit card details were put out on Twitter which belong to figures from every political party except the … Read more →
Ex-Credit Suisse bankers arrested over ‘$2bn fraud scheme’
Posted on | CommentThree former Credit Suisse bankers have been arrested over their alleged role in a $2bn (£1.5bn) fraud scheme connected to firms in Mozambique, according to US authorities. The men have been released on bail in London while the US seeks … Read more →
US House Democrats challenge Trump on shutdown
Posted on | CommentThe Democrat-controlled US House of Representatives has voted to end a partial government shutdown – but the move looks certain to be vetoed by President Donald Trump. Mr Trump has said he will reject any measure that does not provide … Read more →
Takoradi ‘kidnapper’ rearrested
Posted on | CommentThe Takoradi Police Command has re-arrested Sammy Willis, a suspected notorious kidnapper who escaped from police cells. The suspect broke jail on the 30th of December with the aid of a hacksaw blade. He was however rearrested at the outskirts … Read more →
39 million people blind globally – UN
Posted on | CommentThe United Nations says about 39 million people are blind globally with another 1.3 billion said to be living with some form of near vision impairment. This is disclosed in a statement to mark the maiden official World Braille Day— … Read more →
Yaa Naa Yakubu Andani’s funeral begins today
Posted on | CommentThe Andani Royal Family in Dagbon has called for the cooperation and support of the public and the media to ensure the success of the final funeral rites of Yaa Naa Yakubu Andani II which commence today (Friday, January 4) to Friday, … Read more →
4 arrested in connection with rape and death of plantain chips seller
Posted on | CommentThe police in Kumasi have arrested four people including two juveniles in connection with the death of a plantain chips seller, Naomi Opoku at Buokrom, near Kumasi. The deceased was allegedly raped by one of the suspects, Emmanuel Afriyie, 36 … Read more →
Eastwood Anaba lauds Bawumia as ‘prudent, patient and purposeful’
Posted on | CommentThe Founder of the Eastwood Anaba Ministries and Head Pastor of the Fountain Gate Chapel, Rev. Eastwood Anaba, has heaped plaudits on the Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, describing him as a man who’s “prudent, patient and purposeful”. Rev. Eastwood … Read more →
PHOTOS/VIDEO: Youth vandalize Owusu Bempah’s church over ‘Chief Imam death prophesy’
Posted on | CommentThe cutlass-wielding youth numbering about 15 were seen breaking the church billboards at the entrance shouting insults at Owusu Bempah in the Hausa language. They vowed to teach him a lesson for “touching their Imam”, brandishing cutlasses as they … Read more →
Aggrieved Menzgold customers vow to intensify protests in 2019
Posted on | CommentSome aggrieved customers of Menzgold have stated their intentions to intensify their protests in an attempt to retrieve their locked up capital. The customers have, for the past six months, been demanding the payment of their principal investments after the … Read more →
Bill Gates and wife celebrate 25th Marriage Anniversary
Posted on | CommentWorld’s second richest person and founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates married Melinda Gates in 1994. After three kids and $98.1 billion fortune they couple are still going strong. Melinda Gates took to Twitter to share a photo from their wedding … Read more →
Ghana 4th on CNN Travel’s list of places to visit in 2019
Posted on | CommentCNN Travel has released a list of 19 places to visit in the year 2019. Fourth on the list is Ghana, a country with some of the world’s most diverse and amazing tourist sites. In a news report by CNN, Ghana, … Read more →
Xi Jinping says Taiwan “must and will be” reunited with China
Posted on | CommentChinese President Xi Jinping has urged the people of Taiwan to accept it “must and will be” reunited with China. In a speech marking 40 years since the start of improving ties, he reiterated Beijing’s call for peaceful unification on … Read more →
UN honours 165 Ghana police personnel
Posted on | CommentThe United Nations has honored 165 officers of the Ghana Formed Police Unit (GHANFPU) who have been on United Nation Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) for one year with medals. The ceremony known as UN MEDAL DAY is organized every … Read more →
One dies in renewed clashes in Chereponi
Posted on | CommentAt least one person has been confirmed dead following violence between Konkombas and rival Chokosis in the Chereponi district of the Northern region. Several properties including a tractor were also destroyed during the melee. According to Starr News’ Northern regional … Read more →
Community Police personnel take protest to Social Media after BNI blocked demo
Posted on | CommentDisgruntled officers of the Community Protection Assistants (CPA) under the Youth Employment Agency (YEA) in Tamale have taken to social media in a desperate move to seek the attention of authorities over their unpaid allowances, after after they were prevented … Read more →
VIDEOS: Thousands join Pastor Mensa Otabil to crossover into 2019
Posted on | CommentThousands of Ghanaians defied all odds to attend the 31st Watch Night service hosted by Pastor Mensa Otabil’s International Central Gospel Church (ICGC) at the Independence Square in a year where the man of God was heavily criticised over his … Read more →
Stanbic Bank ‘takes over’ Bank of Baroda
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana unit of Standard Bank of South Africa, Stanbic Bank Ghana Limited, has absorbed customers of the local subsidiary of Indian-state lender, Bank of Baroda under an arrangement that comes at no cost to the former. Multiple sources involved … Read more →
Wenette Hope Foundation’s Christmas celebration with inmates of Kith Mental Home (PHOTOS)
Posted on | CommentWenette Hope Foundation on Saturday 29th December, 2018 celebrated Christmas with inmates of Kith Mental Home in Takoradi with donated items worth thousands of Ghana Cedis. The Foundation owned and operated by two Sisters, Wendy and Antoinette Egyirkoom Coomson regularly … Read more →
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