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COVID-19 Patient turns missionary at isolation centre, shares experience

Admin Editor May 22, 2020 45 0

Testing Positive For COVID-19 On April 17, 2020, I voluntarily took the COVID-19 test during a random testing the COVID-19 team was conducting in our area. I anticipated the results would be negative because I was mostly indoors, observed the safety protocols and only went out when my Local Read More

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Don’t pay former MPs GH¢29.7m salary arrears – Domelevo to govt

Admin Editor May 18, 2020 50 0

The Auditor-General, Daniel Domelevo, has rejected a request by the Chief of Staff for an audit verification to be conducted in order for the payment of salary arrears to be made to over 200 former and current Members of Parliament. Frema Osei Opare’s request was based on a letter from a group known as Forum […]Read More

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“Something wrong” with dad who brutalized 3-yr-old son with wire – Gender Minister

Admin Editor May 13, 2020 38 0

The Minister of Gender, Child and Social Protection, Mrs Cynthia Morrison, has said there must be “something wrong” with the father who inflicted several deep open wounds on his three-year-old son with a wire and cane. The father, who is currently in the grips of the police in the Ashanti regional capital, Kumasi, where the […]Read More

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My “abandoned projects would’ve been completed by now” – Mahama

Admin Editor April 30, 2020 41 0

Former President John Mahama has said: “Many of our abandoned projects would have been completed by now and open to the public” had they been continued by the Akufo-Addo government. “We are still very committed to completing all the projects we were working on which have come to a standstill”, he wrote on Facebook. Many […]Read More

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Coronavirus recoveries in Ghana leap from 17 to 83

Admin Editor April 16, 2020 48 0

The number of recovered coronavirus patients in Ghana has seen a significant improvement in less than 24 hours, moving from 17 on Tuesday to 83 on Wednesday, according to the Ghana Health Service (GHS). According to the latest update on Ghana’s Covid-19 situation posted on the GHS website, some 175 patients are also responding well to treatment. […]Read More

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Coronavirus: US death toll passes 2,000 in a single day

Admin Editor April 11, 2020 75 0

The US has become the first country in the world to record more than 2,000 coronavirus deaths in a single day. Figures from Johns Hopkins University show 2,108 people died in the past 24 hours while there are now more than half a million confirmed infections. The US could soon surpass Italy as the country […]Read More

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President Akufo-Addo, family test negative for COVID-19

Admin Editor April 1, 2020 77 0

President Nana Akufo-Addo has not tested positive for Coronavirus as being suggested by some Ghanaians. This is according to the president’s personal physician, Dr. Patrina Takyi-Ankrah who spoke at a minister’s press briefing on Wednesday. Some news portals earlier in March reported that President Nana Akufo-Addo and the Senior Minister, Yaw Osafo Maafo had tested […]Read More

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Minority signals Supreme Court action after rushed Restriction Bill approval

Admin Editor March 20, 2020 162 0

The Minority in Parliament says it will go to the Supreme Court to seek an interpretation of Article104 of the Constitution which indicates the conduct of votes in the House. This follows the House’s approval of a request by government to pass the Imposition of Restriction Bill under a certificate of urgency, Thursday, March 19, […]Read More

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Coronavirus: China orders travellers quarantined amid outbreak

Admin Editor March 3, 2020 128 0

Travellers from countries with severe coronavirus outbreaks who arrive in southern China will have to undergo a 14-day quarantine, state media say. Shanghai will also ask new arrivals from countries with “relatively serious virus conditions” to be isolated. Beijing is worried the virus might be imported back into the country. Numbers of newly infected in […]Read More

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Dumsor is back, publish loadshedding timetable now – Jinapor to gov’t

Admin Editor February 26, 2020 63 0

Former Deputy Power Minister, John Jinapor, has accused the government of plunging the country back into power rationing, also known as dumsor. In a statement, he said the relapse into power rationing was “due to the ineptitude and mismanagement of the energy sector” by the governing New Patriotic Party. “Today the Ministry of Energy having […]Read More

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Current mistrust could sour 2020 elections – Rawlings

Admin Editor January 30, 2020 62 0

Former President Rawlings says the current mistrust in the country over the compilation of a new voters’ register could sour the 2020 general elections. The former President said this when the Inter-Party Resistance Against New Voter Register (IPRAN) petitioned him to seek his counsel in their quest to stop the Electoral Commission from compiling a […]Read More

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Election 2020: 77% of Ghanaians say they will not vote for Akufo-Addo

Admin Editor January 28, 2020 61 0

Majority of Ghanaians who responded to a poll put by up by YEN.com.gh on Facebook say they will not vote President Nana Akufo-Addo in the upcoming polls on December 7, 2020. By the time this story was published 77% of Ghanaians or respondents said they will not vote for Akufo-Addo judging from his performance in […]Read More

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Two finance officers arrested at PAC sitting

Admin Editor January 20, 2020 106 0

Two finance officers of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) are in police custody following an attempt to mislead the committee during a hearing today. The offenders, Isaac Akowuah and James Essilfie who are current and former finance officers from the Sefwi Akontombra District Assembly respectively were whisked away to the Parliament Police Station. Their arrest […]Read More

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Rapperholic 2019: Sarkodie, Efya melt hearts as they perform ‘Saara’

Admin Editor December 26, 2019 124 0

Prior to Rapperholic 2019, the Unstoppable edition, Sarkodie released a number of songs off his Black Love album to the admiration and excitement of his fans and followers. One of the songs on the album that caught the attention of Ghanaians was ‘Saara’, which he featured the talented and award-winning Efya. At the just ended […]Read More

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The incorruptible personality of Akufo-Addo is a well-packaged lie – Manasseh

Admin Editor December 22, 2019 95 0

Award-winning freelance journalist and anti-corruption campaigner, Manasseh Azure Awuni has expressed profound disappointment in President Akufo-Addo over his corruption fight, stating that the President’s image as incorruptible and no-nonsense prior to the 2016 election was a well-packaged lie. In an open letter addressed to Joyce Bawa Mogtari, who had claimed that Read More

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Asante Kotoko complete signing of highly rated Ibrahim Imoro

Admin Editor December 20, 2019 117 0

Asante Kotoko SC have completed the signing of defender Ibrahim Imoro on a three-year deal, GHANAsoccernet.com can confirm. The 20-year-old left-back sealed his switch to the Red family on Friday after successful negotiations. Imoro has been without a club since leaving Karela United in the 2018/2019 season. The Black Stars B defender failed to land […]Read More

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NPA reverses decision to increase BOST margin on petroleum products

Admin Editor December 17, 2019 90 0

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has reversed with immediate effect its earlier decision to increase the BOST margin on petroleum products by 100 per cent. The communication to reverse the earlier decision was contained in a memo to the Oil Marketing Companies on Monday. The BOST margin was expected to increase from GH¢0.03 to GH¢0.06 […]Read More

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Police officer stomps woman in the stomach

Admin Editor December 9, 2019 120 0

A police officer has been captured in a video stomping a woman in the stomach after he and his colleagues were reportedly called in to restore calm in a land scuffle at Kasoa. The video which is believed to have been taken over the weekend also shows the police officer cloaking his gun at civilians […]Read More

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God will punish persons slandering Eku Juice – Allotey Jacobs

Admin Editor November 22, 2019 85 0

A former Central Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Bernard Kojo Allotey Jacobs says God will punish all individuals making slanderous comments about ‘Eku Juice’, a pineapple juice produced by the Ekumfi Juice Factory in the Central Region. According to him, he has seen some posts on social media suggesting that the juice […]Read More

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Dr Bawumia cuts sod for Eastern corridor Hohoe-Jasikan to Dodo Pepesu roads

Admin Editor November 20, 2019 87 0

Construction works on the 88-kilometre Hohoe-Jasikan to Dodo Pepesu stretch of the Eastern corridor road has commenced. The Jasikan-Dodo Pepesu Project forms part of Phase 1 of the $2billion Government of Ghana/Sinohydro Master Project Agreement. Accompanied by the Minister for Roads and Highways. Kwasi Amoako Atta and the traditional rulers of Oti Region, the Vice […]Read More

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AFCON Qualifiers: Bafana Bafana coach reveals plan to unsettle Ghana

Admin Editor November 13, 2019 79 0

South Africa head coach Molefi Ntseki has outlined his game plan ahead of their clash with Ghana’s Black Stars. Bafana Bafana will start their 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifying campaign against the Black Stars in Ghana on Thursday. The local tactician indicated that they will adopt a cautious approach and try to get […]Read More

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U-23 AFCON: Habib Mohammed scores late to grab Black Meteors draw against Cameroon

Admin Editor November 9, 2019 118 0

Ghana U-23 began their CAF U-23 Cup of Nations campaign with a hard fought 1-1 draw against Cameroon in Cairo. Bayern Munich teenage sensation Frank Evina opened the scoring with a beautiful freekick on the hour mark after Habib Mohammed had commited a foul right at the edge of the box. The Asante Kotoko defender […]Read More

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Parliament lacks moral right to question GNPC’s $43m CSR budget – Jantuah

Admin Editor November 7, 2019 144 0

The Chairman of the Oil and Gas Sector of the Association of Ghana Industries has told JoyNews Parliament lacks the moral right to fault the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation on its 2019 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) budget. This budget, which has generated outrage, Mr Kwame Jantuah said should have been disapproved by Parliament when it […]Read More

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C.K Akonnor believes Kim Grant is the future of Ghana’s football coaching

Admin Editor November 7, 2019 151 0

New assistant Black Stars coach C.K Akonnor believes Hearts of Oak gaffer Kim Grant is the future of coaching in Ghana. Charles Kwabla Akonnor also adds Kim Grant is on the right track and can lead the Phobians to success in the coming years. “I think there is a plan and everyone likes how Hearts […]Read More

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Homosexuals comment: Call Speaker to order – ACILA urges govt

Editor Admin November 1, 2019 86 0

The African Centre for International Law and Accountability(ACILA) has asked the government to call the Speaker of Parliament to order over his comments on the LGBTQ community. The Speaker, Rt. Hon. Prof. Aaron Mike Oquaye at a breakfast meeting in Accra on Wednesday described homosexuals as sick and needed to be treated and delivered. “Gay […]Read More

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Every Ghanaian knows we are broke – Ken Ofori-Atta

Editor Admin October 31, 2019 89 0

Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has affirmed that Ghana as a country needs money and every citizen of this country can attest to it. The Minister who was speaking on Citi TV’s ‘Point of View’ Wednesday evening indicated that the Akufo-Addo led administration met a budget deficit of 9.3% from the erstwhile Mahama government. He said, […]Read More

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Ghanaian celebrities who left secular music to follow God

Editor Admin October 29, 2019 105 0

When God called, they listened. They walked away from doing all kinds of “worldly” music to focus on their faith in God. As their faith grew stronger, so did their desire to change their public lifestyle, reputations and the way they carried themselves personally. These secular Ghanaian musicians decided, they had just had enough at […]Read More

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All set for GFA’s Presidential showdown

Editor Admin October 23, 2019 106 0

Stakeholders in football have been bombarded with lots of concepts and structural frameworks targeted at changing the fortunes of Ghana Football over the past few months and barring any unforeseen circumstances, delegates of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) would head to the polls on Friday, October 25, 2019 to elect new executives that would spearhead […]Read More

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Stop ‘planting weed’ on innocent civilians – IGP warns police officers

Editor Admin October 17, 2019 93 0

The Police administration has warned its officers to be professional following reports that some officers on highway patrol duties deliberately plant weed in vehicles of civilians so they can turn around to arrest them. A memo from the police headquarters to the various commands seen by Starr News said the reports are embarrassing and that […]Read More

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I’ve regretted my decision to marry a pastor – Woman in toxic marriage

Editor Admin October 17, 2019 78 0

A woman who is currently in a toxic marriage with a Pastor says she has regretting allowing herself into a relationship, narrating how her life has been a hell afterwards. According to her, she got married to the man because “he’s a Christian” and ignored calls by her parents to abort her decision but her […]Read More