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Benin’s Wadagni wins presidency in landslide with over 94% of votes
Posted on with No CommentBenin’s Finance Minister Romuald Wadagni secured a landslide victory in the West African nation’s April 12 presidential election, garnering over 94% of ?the votes, provisional results from the electoral commission showed on Monday. Sacca Lafia, head ?of the country’s ?independent … Read more →
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Man caged over GH¢1 robbery
Posted on | CommentSeth Obeng, an unemployed young man, was on Thursday remanded into police custody by an Accra Circuit Court for robbing a victim of her GH¢1. The accused, also known as Sherif, Alegey or Track One, is facing a count of … Read more →
Sakawa booms in Tamale
Posted on | CommentThe rate at which pupils and students are abandoning school for cyber fraud, popularly known as ‘Sakawa’, has reached alarming proportions in the Tamale metropolis of the Northern Region. Primary school children, some about 14-years-old, have abandoned school to engage … Read more →
Nurses to sue NDC
Posted on | CommentA group calling itself Coalition of Unpaid Nurses has served notice to sue government over their unpaid salaries. The nurses claim they have not received their salaries for the past fifteen months. The group made up of over one thousand … Read more →
Apologize: UK demonstrators to Prez. Mahama
Posted on | CommentA group calling itself concerned Ghanaians in the United Kingdom want President John Mahama to apologize to them over some comments he allegedly made during a visit to the country. The Public Affairs Director of the group, Nana Ansah Obofour … Read more →
Armed robbers kill man in Bawku
Posted on | CommentThere is uneasy calm in Kpalwega, a suburb of Bawku in the Upper East region after a shooting incident in the area left one dead on Wednesday night. Police in the area say their investigations have revealed that the attack … Read more →
Gay doctor remanded (PHOTO)
Posted on | CommentThe Medical Doctor alleged to have sodomized a 16-year-old boy has been remanded in prison custody till November 7, 2014. An Accra Circuit Court ordered his remand for further investigations into the case. The victim reportedly met Ali Gabass on … Read more →
Ghanaians in UK demonstrates against Prez. Mahama
Posted on | CommentA group calling itself concerned Ghanaians in the United Kingdom will, on Thursday, hit the streets of London to demonstrate against the administration of President John Dramani Mahama over what they call worsening economic conditions in Ghana. President Mahama, who is in the … Read more →
Microsoft ditching the Nokia name on smartphones
Posted on | CommentMicrosoft is ditching the Nokia brand name from new devices, less than a year after acquiring the Finnish mobile firm. New Nokia Lumia smartphones will instead by known as Microsoft Lumia, the company said. Nokia’s non-mobile division, which is not … Read more →
Doctors, nurses withdraw out-patient services from today
Posted on | CommentPatients who plan on visiting public hospitals from tomorrow must reconsider their decisions because doctors and other health workers have withdrawn out-patient services. That is the new instruction to all health workers after an emergency meeting held by members of … Read more →
Samsung supports fight against Ebola with 3,000 smartphones
Posted on | CommentSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd. has announced that it will donate 3,000 smartphones, worth about USD 1 million, to support the ongoing fight against Ebola. The smartphones, to be donated through the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Human Affairs … Read more →
DOVVSU invites Effia Nkwanta Hospital Doctor over sodomy (PHOTO)
Posted on | CommentThe Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DOWSU) of the Western Regional Police Command has launched investigations into a case in which a medical doctor is alleged to have sodomised a 16-year-old senior high school student. Speaking to the Daily … Read more →
Labour strike starts today
Posted on | CommentAccording to them, the action has become necessary because of government’s failure to pay their tier two pension contributions The unions that declared the strike include the Health Services Workers’ Union, Ghana Registered Nurses’ Association, Ghana Medical Association, Ghana Physician … Read more →
I went into drug trafficking to pay for my wedding
Posted on | CommentThe pressure to have a big, flamboyant wedding has landed a Nigerian man in big trouble. Chike Pauline, 40, was arrested at Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos, after being caught with one kilogramme of substance suspected to be … Read more →
Ebola Sensitization: Hand washing is better than sanitiser – Doctor
Posted on | CommentA Medical Doctor has raised concern about the use of hand sanitisers as a precaution against the spread of Ebola in the Ghanaian society. Dr. Samuel Obeng Somuah, District Health Director for Atwima Nwabiagya, has disclosed that hand washing has … Read more →
3 top ex-Korle-Bu officials ordered to refund GH¢966,000
Posted on | CommentAn interim report on the 2014 expenditure accounts of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) has made allegations of infraction against the former board and the management of the hospital. The Ghana Audit Service, which conducted the audit, recommended that a … Read more →
Doctor sodomizes 16-year-old SHS student
Posted on | CommentA Ghanaian Medical Doctor at the centre of a sodomy scandal, Dr. Sulley Ali-Gabass has told Starr News’ Western Regional Correspondent Emmanuel Ohene Gyan that suicidal thoughts run through his mind after a story broke that he serially sodomised a … Read more →
Sissala: 4 farmers died of snakebites (PHOTO)
Posted on | CommentFour farmers in the Sissala East District died of snakebites out of nine cases recorded at the Tumu District Hospital from January to October. Farmers who are bitten by snakes troop to herbalists for local treatment due to the non-availability … Read more →
U.S. issues new Ebola treatment protocols
Posted on | CommentThe United States issued stringent new protocols on Monday for health workers treating Ebola victims, directing medical teams to wear protective gear that leaves no skin or hair exposed to prevent medical workers from becoming infected. The new guidelines from … Read more →
Foreign curriences and GHC exchange rate as at 20th Oct, 2014
Posted on | CommentGHS Exchange Rates 1 GHS in GHSs US Dollar 0.3123 3.2025 Australian Dollar 0.3558 2.8104 Canadian Dollar 0.3517 2.8436 Swiss Franc 0.2947 3.3932 Chinese Yuan Renminbi 1.9128 0.5228 Euro 0.2443 4.0937 British Pound Sterling 0.1934 5.1703 Indian Rupee 19.14 0.052243 … Read more →
Fuel prices down by 2%
Posted on | CommentThe National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has announced a two per cent reduction in fuel prices. The price change takes effect from Tuesday October 21, 2014. A statement signed by the Public Relations Officer of the NPA, Yaro Kasambata said the … Read more →
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