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Tamale, Ghana – The Minister for Special Development Initiative, Mavis Hawa Koomson, has indicated that information from the Ghana Statistical Service on living standards in Ghana as of 2016 reveals that the Northern Region still has the highest level of poverty among the three regions in the northern part of …

Tamale, Ghana – Three months after New Patriotic Party vigilante group in Tamale, The Kandahar Boys, caused the Director General of Ghana Health Service to sanction the newly posted Northern Regional Health Director, Dr. Samuel Quarshie, conditions at the health facility are rapidly declining. From the disconnection of water supply …

Accra, Ghana – The Chief Executive Officer of Menzgold and Zylofon Group of Companies, Nana Appiah Mensah, under the aegis of his charity wing, NAM Mission – has set up ‘The Sheikh Dr. Osmanu Nuhu Sharubutu Educational Fund’. The announcement was made when the Chief Imam, Sheikh Dr. Osmanu Nuhu …

Walewale, Ghana – Frustrated members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) seeking jobs in Walewale, the West Mamprusi district capital Wednesday morning shut down the Zoomlion agency in the municipality, the local head of the agency, Abdulai Mashud confirmed to Starr News. About nine muscled men intruded with padlocks and …

Accra, Ghana – Mr Selorm Adadevoh has been appointed as the new CEO of MTN Ghana. Mr Adadevoh, whose appointment takes effect from today, Wednesday, 20 June 2018, succeeds Mr Ebenezer Asante, who is currently the Vice President of the MTN Group. Until his appointment, Mr. Adadevoh was the CEO …

Bolgatanga, Ghana – 38 brand new tricycles belonging to the Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA), now the Northern Development Authority (NDA), have been left to rot away in Bolgatanga, in the Upper East Region. The tricycles attached with their trailers and meant for farmers under SADA have been parked in …

Tamale, Ghana – Telecommunication company, MTN Ghana, as part of their tradition of supporting the Muslim community in the annual celebration of Eid-ul-Fitr, has donated several items worth hundreds of Ghana cedis to the Northern Regional Chief Imam. The company also made a cash donation of Ghc2,000.00 and Ghc300.00 worth …

Tumu, Ghana – The Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP) is to source its food products from local factories established under the government’s ‘One District, One Factory’ (1D1F) initiative. Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia said this would help to sustain them on the path of growth. He made this known at Tumu …

Daffiama, Ghana – Healthcare delivery is in danger in the Daffiama-Bussie-Issa District of the Upper West Region where lack of medical personnel, mostly physician assistants has led to the downgrade of four of the five health centres there. The district, carved out of the Nadowli District in 2012 has no …

Accra, Ghana – In light of the continual bashing of reporters who take ‘incentives’ from stakeholders before publishing stories, ace journalist Manasseh Azure has jumped to their defence stressing that his colleagues are not shady. He noted that journalists found in the practice are unethical but usually take the ‘gifts’ …