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Former NDC Constituency Chairman Dead

The Former National Democratic Congress (NDC) Chairman for Kintampo North Constituency in the Bono East Region, George Wood has been confirmed dead after few hours of falling sick. According to information gathered, the late George Wood after complaining of being sick was admitted to the Kintampo Municipal Hospital at about 3 PM on Monday February […]

NPP MP Involved in Gory accident

A Member of Parliament (MP) for Akyem Oda, Alexander Akwasi Acquah, has been involved in a gory accident on the Accra-Koforidua road. According to an eyewitness report, Mr. Acquah’s pickup crashed into a commercial vehicle on Monday evening February 1, 2021 but managed to escape death. About eight persons in the commercial vehicle sustained various […]

Radio Gold founder Baffoe-Bonnie dead

The CEO and founder of Radio Gold Sainti Baffoe-Bonnie has died, Starr News has learnt. Mr Baffoe-Bonnie popularly known as Baboo died on Monday, February 1, 2020. It is unclear the cause of his death. Radio Gold was among the pioneer radio stations in the country having given opportunities to a number of broadcasters in […]

Police Officer Commits Suicide at Duty Post (Photos)

A police officer has reportedly committed suicide at his duty post at Ridge in Accra. It comes barely 48 hours after news broke that Superintendent Cyprian McCarthy Zenge, 57, the Jomoro Municipal Police Commander had committed suicide by shooting himself with his gun in his room at Half Assini. General Constable Eugene Yelnona, attached to […]

Two arrested for manufacturing fake coronavirus concoctions

Two persons have been arrested by the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) in collaboration with the police, for manufacturing concoctions they claim could cure coronavirus. One was arrested in Koforidua in the Eastern Region while the other in Accra. The case is currently with the Attorney-General’s Department for advice and prosecution. The Head of Drug […]

Duncan Williams explains why he wore double nose masks at Rawlings’ funeral

Ghanaians were in total shock when the founder and leader of the Action Chapel International, Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams, was spotted wearing two nose masks at the same time at the late former president of Ghana, Ft Lt Jerry John Rawlings’ funeral held at the Black Star Square on January 27, 2021. Many wondered why the […]

Some MPs Test Positive for Covid-19

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has disclosed that some Members of Parliament (MPs) have tested positive to the coronavirus (COVID-19), indicating that all the people working in the Chamber are not safe. He said he would be compelled to mention the names of those MPs who are refusing to go for the […]

Ghana to receive first batch of COVID-19 vaccine in March – Akufo-Addo

President Akufo-Addo has noted Ghana will receive its first batch of COVID-19 vaccine by March this year. According to him, government is hoping to vaccinate the entire population beginning with 20 million people. “Fellow Ghanaians, in Update No. 21, I indicated that Ghana is set to procure her first consignment of the COVID vaccines within […]

FDA Approves First Herbal Medicine from KNUST for Trial on Covid-19 Treatment

Researchers from the School of Public Health at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology have received approval to commence clinical trials of a potential treatment for COVID-19. The approval which was granted by Ghana’s Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) and the National Medicine Regulatory Agency (NMRA) is for the herb Cryptolepis sanguinolenta, known […]