South Africa’s Constitutional Court has ruled that the current Electoral Act, which bars independent candidates from running for office, is unconstitutional. It’s a ruling that could change the face of South African politics. Until now only members of political parties were allowed to run for office. In future elections, the …

The Spokesperson of the King of Dagbon, Yaa-Naa Abukari Mahama II, says the eminent king did not support outright calls for the inclusion of the existing voters’ ID cards for the upcoming registration. Baba Issifu told Stephen Anti on TV3’s Midday Live on Tuesday, June 11 that what the Yaa-Naa …

Ernesto Yeboah, the convenor of the Economic Fighters League, has been granted a bail in the sum of GHS100,000. He was arrested on June 6 at a Black Lives Matter vigil held in Accra last Saturday and has been charged for failing to notify the Police about the vigil and …

Trending on social media at the moment is the story of a mother who has accused her two-year-old daughter for allowing herself to be raped. The mother described her toddler as an ‘ashawo’ to wit prostitute, because the baby kept going to the man. She subjected her daughter (victim) to …

Apostle Kwabena Owusu Adjei, the self-styled preacher who was arrested for threatening President Akufo-Addo and Jean Mensa, the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission has tested positive for tramadol and cannabis. A test result seen by Starrfm.com.gh revealed that after tests were conducted for banned substances from samples from his urine, …

One of the four former Minneapolis police officers who were charged over the death of George Floyd has been released on bail. The former police officer released, Thomas Lane, 37, had been held on $750,000 bail and was freed from Hennepin County jail, sheriff’s office records showed. He was one …

Two suspected armed robbers died during an open fire combat between the robbers and the police at Santasi a suburb of the Greater Kumasi, the Ashanti Region capital. Through the confrontation, a policeman sustained severe injuries. Four of the suspected armed robbers are said to have escaped with wounds, DCOP …

A Sergeant in the Ghana Police Service, Tabon Takaazine, has been killed by a truck. He was said to have signaled a Rhino truck driver to stop for roadworthy checks on the Atebubu-Kumasi highway when the driver ran over him, killing him instantly. Tabon 36, with other colleagues, Daily guide gathered, mounted …

A 32-year-old lady has shared her ordeal with on social media seeking their advice on how to deal with it. The lady whose name was withheld at the time of filing this report revealed that she is in love with her junior sister’s husband. In a lengthy post on Facebook, …

There is heavy security presence at the Supreme Court in Accra today, Thursday, 11 June 2020, as the highest court of the land is expected to rule on a contentious case between the Electoral Commission and the National Democratic Congress (NDC). Scores of armed security personnel from the Formed Police Unit of the Ghana …