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Contrary to the popular belief that people with sickle cell are prone to early death, the Head of Department and senior lecturer at the University of Ghana Medical School, Dr. Charles Antwi Boasiako, has called such perceptions myths. According to the medical doctor, some sickle cell patients can live far beyond the life expectancy of Ghanaians, which according to the World Bank is around 63 years.  He said some can even live for as long as 90 years. He was speaking in an interview on Onua 95.1FM ON Thursday May 2. Dr. Antwi Boasiako explained that sickle cell is not…

Former president Jerry John Rawlings has started a campaign to raise funds to enable a retired police officer to undergo surgical operation. The retired officer, Chief Superintendent Ben Mensah needed money for a knee cap replacement surgery. He needed over ¢65,000 for the surgery. Former president Rawlings made the revelation when a delegation from the Ablekuma South constituency led by the Member of Parliament, Alfred Okoe Vanderpuije, presented an undisclosed amount to the Rawlings Foundation. The donation was meant to support underprivileged persons who require assistance with health, educational and other basic needs. Making the presentation on Tuesday, Mr. Okoe…

Ecobank’s rapid transfer app has been named ‘Best Remittance Product and Service of the Year’ by the Asian Banker Excellence in retail financial services awards for West Africa. The rapid transfer app was selected following a rigorous and transparent process that saw the Asian Banker accessing banks and non-bank retail financial services players in several countries in West Africa. Currently, the Asian Banker Awards covers the Asia Pacific, the Middle East and West Africa where more than 300 banks and non-bank retail financial services players in more than 42 countries are evaluated. Presenting the awards to winners in Lagos, Nigeria,…

Ecobank’s rapid transfer app has been named ‘Best Remittance Product and Service of the Year’ by the Asian Banker Excellence in retail financial services awards for West Africa. The rapid transfer app was selected following a rigorous and transparent process that saw the Asian Banker accessing banks and non-bank retail financial services players in several countries in West Africa. Currently, the Asian Banker Awards covers the Asia Pacific, the Middle East and West Africa where more than 300 banks and non-bank retail financial services players in more than 42 countries are evaluated. Presenting the awards to winners in Lagos, Nigeria,…

South Africa have planed a pre-2019 Africa Cup of Nations friendly against Ghana in the United Arab Emirates. The Bafana Bafana will travel to Dubai for heat acclimatization ahead of the tournament. Head coach Stuart Baxter believes playing against the four-time African champions and tournament favourites will sharpen his side. South Africa’s first match will be against Ivory Coast in Cairo on 24 June before playing Namibia and Morocco in Group D. The 2019 Africa Cup of Nations will run from 21 June to 19 July. Source: Ghanasoccernet | Ghana]]>

File photo[/caption] A man who attempted to traffic his own child to be married off in Nigeria has been arrested by the police from Donkorkrom in the Afram Plains North District, Eastern Region The man whose name has been given as Abubakar Iddrisu was about crossing the Volta lake with his 14-year daughter when he was apprehended. He is currently behind bars for allegedly trying to force a minor into marriage. According to the police, on May 2, 2019, at about 10am, personnel at Adeambra-Donkorkrom intercepted Abubakar Iddrisu with the 14-year-old girl. The teenager was crying behind the father on…

Resident engineer from the Ghana Highways Authority working on the Madina-Adenta footbridges, Shamsu Deen Isah, has assured the public some staircases will be constructed as part of the footbridges to make them more accessible. According to him, four out of the six footbridges will get the said staircases by the time the entire project is completed. His comments are on the back of concerns from a section of the public regarding the design of the footbridges. While some have raised concerns about the amount of time required to cross from one end of the road to the other, others have…

Former Minister of Energy and Petroleum, Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah has accused government of siding with big business at the expense of the Ghanaian. His remark follows government’s decision to reduce its stakes in the AGM Petroleum Ghana Limited agreement. He made this observation while speaking to the media after parliament sat on Wednesday, where he said government is seeking to favour some big businesses with that deal. “This government is developing a pattern of being on the side of big business at the expense of the individual Ghanaian. And it is a pattern that we have to be concerned…

Former Minister of Energy and Petroleum, Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah has accused government of siding with big business at the expense of the Ghanaian. His remark follows government’s decision to reduce its stakes in the AGM Petroleum Ghana Limited agreement. He made this observation while speaking to the media after parliament sat on Wednesday, where he said government is seeking to favour some big businesses with that deal. “This government is developing a pattern of being on the side of big business at the expense of the individual Ghanaian. And it is a pattern that we have to be concerned…

Residence of Starr FM’s Upper East Regional correspondent, Edward Adeti, whose investigative piece recently caused the resignation of Minister of State, Rockson Bukari, was Thursday evening ransacked by unknown assailants. The assailants reportedly broke into the journalist’s Bolgatanga residence when he was out of home with his family and made away with his television set. This comes days after the Minister of State and former Upper East Regional Minister resigned as a result of a leaked tape in which he was heard scheming to bribe the journalist to drop a story against a Chinese mining company, Shaanxi. Read: Minster of…