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Government to build 20 new technical schools

The government has announced plans to build 20 new technical and vocational schools to provide employable skills training to the youth.Dr. Fred Kyei Asamoah,...

Hot Video+Photos: Former SP of Achimota School marries gay lover in America

Former school prefect of Achimota School has left Ghana to marry his gay lover in the US.Stephen Kabutey Ofoi Ceasar's bold decision follows moves...

30% of enrollment in public elite schools reserved for less privileged

Deputy Minister of Education Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum has said 30 percent of enrollment in elite public senior high schools will be reserved for...

Meteo Agency warns of heavy rains in Northern Ghana

The Ghana Meteorological Agency has warned of a 60 percent chance of moderate to heavy rains in the Northern Sector of the country.These expected...

GJA must not undermine investigative, anti-corruption reporting – MFWA

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) says it is shocked by a statement issued by the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) criticising the media's...

Wife ‘cut off husband’s penis because he was ignoring her’

A wife allegedly cut off her husband’s penis and flushed it down the loo.The woman is said to have attacked the 50-year-old because he...

Kasoa Tanker fire disaster preventable- Fire Service

The Fire Service is calling for fire safety education for tanker owners, drivers and users of fuel tankers.The Deputy Public Relations Officer Prince Billy...

Serena Williams gives birth to baby girl

A baby just in time for Labor Day weekend.Serena Williams and fiancé Alexis Ohanian welcomed a baby girl at St. Mary’s Medical Center in West Palm...

GES extends placement of BECE candidates

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has extended the placement of this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates into Senior High Schools across the...

Boy, 6, dies at Lower Manya over lack of ambulance

A six-year-old boy has lost his life due to the unavailability of an Ambulance at St. Martins Hospital at Agomanya in the Lower Manya...

Men abusing aphrodisiacs to satisfy women – Medical practitioner

Medical practitioner and chief executive officer for victory regenerative centre in Kumasi, Dr. Martin Asante has attributed the increasing use of aphrodisiac by most...

Ghana to leverage on ECOWAS market to grow

Foreign Affairs Minister, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey has said the Government is looking at both internal and external strategies to reform the economy and market...

Muslim youth urged to stay away from crime

Muslim youth in the Upper West Region have been advised to stay away from crime and other social vices and volunteer information on suspected...

Photos: How God stopped bullets from entering my body

The founder of The Concerned Youths Empowerment Association Of Nigeria, Noble C C Adaelu has recounted how God stopped bullets from entering his body after...

Social Welfare, AIDS Commission abandon 7-year-old HIV boy

Three months after Starr News reported on the plight of a 7-year-old HIV KG pupil abandoned by his family in the New Juaben Municipality...

Mom poses for maternity photo with 20,000 bees

A mother in South Akron, Ohio, took a honey of a photo shoot recently ― with the help of 20,000 bees.Emily Mueller is expecting...

424,092 BECE candidates qualify for ‘Free SHS’

Out of a total number of 460,941 registered candidates who sat for this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), 424,092 candidates have qualified to...

He told me ‘I’m the law, I’ll go scot free’ – Girl raped by policeman narrates her ordeal

“I asked him why he did what he did, and if he knew it could end him in jail. He said nothing can be...

We are not on strike – Concerned UTAG of UEW

The concerned members of the University Teachers Association Ghana (UTAG) branch at the University of Education, Winneba have quelled reports that they are on...

PHOTO: Girl burns herself and fiancé to death for ending their relationship

John Emeka Obodoechina, a 36-year-old man 's life was brought to a painful end allegedly by the girl he had wanted to marry. It...

Illegal miners invoke ‘curses’ on Operation Vanguard

Some illegal miners at Kwaminiampa in the Prestea Huni-Valley District of the Western Region have vowed to resist any attempt by anyone to collapse...

Lands Minister to lead delegation to Australia for mining opportunities

Mr John Peter Amewu, the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, will lead a seven-member Government delegation to Australia to explore business opportunities in...

Top 5 most noisy places in Accra

Noise pollution remains one of the bane which brings out the shine from our beautiful locations and residents in Ghana.So far, there are no...

Shop attendant in court over defilement

Two persons who took turns to defile a 14-year old girl on a school veranda at Achimota have been put an Accra Circuit Court.Michael...

Operator grabbed for stealing police uniform

A 42-year-old has been arrested by the police for allegedly stealing police uniform to extort money from unsuspecting traders at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle.The...

PHOTOS: President Akufo Addo celebrates Eid ul-Adha with Muslims

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo on Friday joined thousands of Muslims at the Independence Square in Accra to mark this year’s Eid ul-Adha.The...

No show at JB ‘killers’ trial

The Accra Central District Court yesterday could not continue hearing of the case involving two persons, who are in police custody, over the murder...

Fire destroys Asantehene’s private kitchen

The private kitchen of the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II was on Thursday afternoon gutted by fire destroying property worth thousands of Ghana cedis.A...

4 wee dealers busted

Four people, including two women, have been arrested by the police for allegedly dealing in dry leaves suspected to be Indian hemp, also known...

2017 SHS CSSPS released

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has completed the process of placing BECE candidates in the various senior high schools across the country.The release of...

Pray for Ghanaian Hajj pilgrims – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has called for prayers for Ghanaians who embarked on the holy trip to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to...

Man fined for presenting fake bank statement for visa

A 35-year-old man was yesterday fined GH¢600 by the Accra District Court for presenting a fake bank statement to support his visa application from...

Hot Audio: GNAT bares teeth at controller over suspension of salaries

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has appealed to the Controller and Accountant General’s Department not to go ahead and suspend salaries of...

92% of BECE candidates qualify to enjoy free SHS education – GES

The West African Examination Council (WAEC), has released this year's Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) results.In a press statement issued August 31, 2017 in...

Eid al-Adha: Mahama prays for Ghana

ormer President John Dramani Mahama has prayed for Allah’s blessings for all Muslims and the country as Muslims mark Eid al-Adha celebrations today, Friday,...

Hot Audio: Man butchered by ex-lover for peeping through bathroom

A middle aged man identified as Agya Joseph, is currently fighting for his life at Cape Coast Regional hospital after he was allegedly butchered...

Personnel posted to remote areas are most important to NSS- Dept. Director

Deputy Executive Director of the National Service Scheme, Gifty Oware-Aboagye has said that personnel posted to the remote areas would be given adequate attention...

Rawlings, Nana Konadu greets Muslims…Pray for positive agenda

Former President Jerry John Rawlings and wife, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings have called on Ghanaians to pursue a positive agenda in their society.In a solidarity...

36,849 fail to get placement into SHS

A total of 36,849 candidates who sat for this year’s Basic Education Certificate examination failed to gain placement into the various Senior High Schools...