Just 24 hours after the President launched the GH¢1 billion Coronavirus Alleviation Programme (CAP) Business Support Scheme, the National Board and Small Scale Industries (NBSSI) was flooded with applications from businesses seeking the opportunity to benefit from the stimulus package. The Executive Director of the NBSSI, Mrs Kosi Yankey Ayeh, told the Daily Graphic in […]
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Deputy Upper West Regional Minister attacked by armed gang in Wa
The Deputy Upper West Regional Minister, has been attacked by unknown armed men near his residence in the Regional Capital, Wa. BestNewsGH.com sources say machete wounds were inflicted on Mr. Amidu Issahaku Chinnia during the incident which occurred at 9 pm on Thursday, May 21, 2020. The source indicate the armed attackers, riding on a motorbike […]
Obinim still in police custody after failing to meet bail conditions two days after being granted bail
The Head Pastor of the International God’s Way Church, Bishop Daniel Obinim is still in police custody two days after being granted bail. He is yet to meet his bail conditions. He was arrested on Tuesday, May 19, 2020, and charged with the offences of publication of false news and forging of document contrary to […]
UPSA appoints Kofi Abotsi as Dean of Law Faculty
Respected lawyer and former dean of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration ( GIMPA) Law Faculty Ernest Kofi Abotsi has been appointed as the new Dean of the University of Professional Studies, Accra(UPSA) Law Faculty. Mr Abotsi, revered for his superior appreciation of the Law and marked eloquence, has been praised by the […]
Don’t Rush In Re-opening Schools- Assistant Head, Apostle Safo School of Arts and Sciences
Assistant Headmaster in charge of Academic at the Apostle Safo School of Arts and Sciences at Awoshie Last Stop, Accra, Hughes Lartey has cautioned the government against the re-opening of schools in the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In his firm estimation, school children, especially those in the lower primary, will find it extremely […]
Police Commander clears air on COVID-19 cases at Dansoman Divisional Headquarters as Zoomlion disinfects facility
District Commander, Dansoman Divisional Police Headquarters, Accra, Chief Superintendent Jeffrey Darko, has discounted claims that his outfit has recorded two COVID-19 cases. Instead, he explained that blood samples of both police personnel and inmates have been taken of which they were waiting for the results. “I am the District Commander of Dansoman, and I am […]
158 Police facilities in Ashanti Region to be disinfected
About 158 police facilities in the Ashanti Region are expected to be disinfested and disinfected by Zoomlion Ghana Limited (ZGL). The exercise, which will last for five days, is part of measures by the Ghana Police Service to fight and contain the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). BestNewsGH.com can report that the exercise […]
Menzgold appoints Payboy to negotiate payments with customers
Menzgold has appointed a digital payment marketing and promotions company PAYBOY as third party entity to negotiate settlement with their unpaid customers. The company in a statement Tuesday said PAYBOY will negotiate and facilitate the payment of the investment of their customers whose monies are still stuck with them. “Following an advise given and subsequently […]
29,000 students receive GH¢40m Govt Scholarship in 2020
The government has disbursed about GH¢40 million in scholarships to some 29,000 Ghanaian students in public and private tertiary institutions this year. All the students are undertaking various courses of study in the country. Briefing the press yesterday, the Registrar of Scholarships, Mr Kingsley Agyemang, said GH¢12 million of the amount was spent on students […]
Bagbin calls for display of dead bodies on TV to show Ghanaians COVID-19 is real
Second Deputy Speaker, Alban Bagbin is calling for the display of dead bodies resulting from COVID-19 on media platforms like Television to enforce the message that the disease is real. According to him, the call is backed by the feedback he has received from the public on the disease. Contributing to deliberations on the floor […]
‘Angel’ Obinim arrested, charged in court and granted GH¢100,000 bail for forgery
Bishop Daniel Obinim, the Head Pastor of the International God’s Way Church was on Tuesday arrested by police officers from the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) and charged in court for the publication of false news and forgery of document, contrary to sections 208 and 159 of the Criminal and other Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29) […]
UER: Homeless ex-convict gets Gh¢3,500 financial support from pilot
A pilot moved by a recent Starr News story about a homeless ex-convict who grew acres of palm trees and some uncommon crops in the Upper East Region has donated Gh¢3,500 to help the poor outcast. The airplane captain, Nasser Saleh Sinare, is the first to reach out to the needy prisoner-turned-planter, Zack Aduko, among a number […]












