Yearly Archives: 2019

Guesthouse owner arrested for producing ‘pineapple- wee’ juice

The Eastern Regional Drug Law Enforcement Unit of the Ghana Police Service has arrested a Guesthouse owner at Akateng near Assesewa in the Eastern Region for allegedly producing pineapple juice mixed with marijuana. Starr News has gathered that the Police arrested the suspect identified as Ackah Saibi, 50, Friday, July …

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VIDEO: Young rapper Bra Alex reacts to song theft allegations

New internet discovered rapper Bra Alex has refuted claims and rumours that he stole his “confession” freestyle from a colleague rapper by name Everlasting Tiki. Bra Alex who came into the limelight after his video went viral on social media where the rapper was seen in a heated freestyle session …

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I’m not interested in the Black Stars job – Kim Grant

Hearts of Oak head coach Kim Grant has poured water on rumours that he would take the Black Stars job. Speaking to Citi Sports, the Hearts of Oak Trainer was very clear about where his priorities lay. After an impressive season where Hearts of Oak reached the semifinals of the …

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Tema Oil Refinery chokes on huge debts, officials plot cover up

While indications are clear that West Africa’s first refinery, the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) is in a deep debt hole burden, officials employed to turn things around have rather resorted to a denial syndrome. The company lost a staggering GHS186 million in the first four months of operations this year. …

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SEC to revoke licences of more investment banks

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will soon shut down some investment firms operating in the country after it completes an ongoing forensic audit of some 21 investment companies, the Deputy Director-General of SEC has disclosed. According to Paul Ababio, who refused to give further information on these firms, SEC …

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Arrest attackers of Lower Dixcove Chief – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has tasked the Western Regional Police Command to bring to book all perpetrators involved in the attack and abduction of the Paramount Chief of Lower Dixcove, Nana Akwasi Agyemang. According to President Akufo-Addo, “I have told the police that all those who carried out the …

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Seven JHS students caught using charm ‘for girls’

Seven Junior High School students have been caught using love charms to woe girls in their class. Pictures of a cream akin to the famous Mama Gee attraction creams and concoctions, have been sighted in a Facebook post by a teacher, Jay Song believed to hail from Tamale but his …

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COCOBOD CEO jabs Mahama over ‘dirty’ cocoa politics

A claim of mismanagement of the cocoa sector by former President John Mahama has incurred the wrath of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana COCOBOD. Hon Joseph Boahen Aidoo said someone who supervised the total collapse of the cocoa sector under his regime has no moral right to …

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WAEC withholds WASSCE results of 26,434 students

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has withheld the entire results of some 26,434 candidates pending the conclusion of investigations into various cases of examination malpractice detected during and after the conduct of the examination. The Council in a statement signed by Mrs. Agnes Teye-Cudjoe, Head of Public Affairs for …

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