E/R: Police destroy five acre weed farm

About five acre marijuana farm at Anum in the Eastern region has been destroyed by Police personnel deployed from the  Regional police Headquarters. Starr News has gathered the weed farm located in a secluded bush...

Waiting to die: 180 on death row, no executions since 1993

Some 180 condemned prisoners are languishing on death row at the Nsawam Medium Security Prison because successive Presidents had, since 1993, refused to sign their death warrants. The condemned prisoners include 174 men and six...

Ghana Gas hands over new nursery complex, bungalow to communities

The level of Education is expected to improve at Asemndasuazo and Anokyi communities in the Ellembelle district in the Western Region with the completion and handing over of a nursery school complex and teachers...

Daylight thief inflicted with blade cuts in Koforidua

An alleged mobile phone thief  was nearly lynched Thursday at about 11am by a mob in Koforidua . The timely intervention of a  Police Officer saved the suspect who was being beating to pulp by...

Kasoa police killings: Six set free

Six out of the seven accused persons facing trial over the alleged killing of two police officers at Kasoa in the Central region have been discharged by the court today. Six out of the 7...

Two arrested in Sekondi for possessing human skull

The Sekondi Police Command has arrested two persons for possessing a human skull. A police source  revealed to Empire News' Emmanuel Ohene-Gyan that the suspects are believed to have exhumed the skull from the Nzema...

A/R: Abuakwa residents demonstrate over poor roads

Hundreds of residents of Abuakwa and Tanoso in the Ashanti region are demonstrating over poor roads in the area. According to the residents, the poor road network is causing heavy vehicular traffic in their districts. Road...

Sack my backroom staff- Coach Appiah demands

Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah is calling for the sack of his assistant Tanko Ibrahim and team coordinator Stephen Appiah  from their posts with the senior national team according to reports. The Black Stars coach is...

Reduce age limit for ‘trotro’ drivers – GPRTU to Transport Ministry

The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has petitioned the Ministry of Transport to reduce the legal age limit for the driving commercial vehicles in the country. The Road Traffic Regulations, 2012, pegs the age...

Rosewood: Communities connive with illegal operators – Forestry Commission

The forestry commission has indicated that efforts to enforce the ban on felling the endangered rosewood species is being thwarted by community members conniving with illegal chain saw operators. The Operations Manager of the Forestry...