Starr News has uncovered a provision shop in Koforidua selling expired soft drinks to innocent School Children. The Shop is located close to a Private School at Two–Streams, a suburb of the New Juaben Municipality, Eastern Region, therefore highly patronized by the pupils. A label on the product -“Dada New …
Read More »[VIDEO]: 2014 World Cup: I would have slapped Kwasi Appiah for crying – Malik Jabir
Legendary Ghanaian player Malik Jabir says Kwasi Appiah exhibited emotional immaturity and fragility by breaking down in front of players of the Black Stars at the 2014 World Cup. Appiah is said to have burst into tears after some players hurled expletives at him during the tournament. Despite confirming the …
Read More »Anaesthetists Suspend Strike
The Ghana Association of Certified Registered Anaesthetists have suspended their nationwide strike. The suspension of the strike is expected to take effect on Thursday, 6th February 2020. The suspension, according to the Association follows a “fruitful deliberation and goodwill shown by stakeholders and the leadership of the union in a …
Read More »Nigeria’s new visa policy to attract foreign talent
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has unveiled a new visa policy which he says is intended to attract innovation, specialised skills and knowledge from abroad. The president had last November in Egypt, announced the new visa policy which he described as a “strategic decision to bring down barriers that have hindered …
Read More »Lesotho First Lady Maesaiah Thabane charged with murdering rival
The wife of the prime minister of Lesotho has been formally charged in court with murdering his previous wife. First Lady Maesaiah Thabane has not yet been asked to plead. She surrendered to police on Tuesday for questioning. Prime Minister Thomas Thabane has also been questioned. His estranged wife, Lipolelo …
Read More »Trump acquitted by Senate in impeachment trial
President Donald Trump has been cleared in his impeachment trial, ending a congressional bid to oust him from office that bitterly divided the US. The Senate, run by the president’s fellow Republicans, voted to acquit him 52-48 on charges of abuse of power and by 53-47 on obstruction of Congress. …
Read More »Customized jerseys for famous ‘Govt Official 1’ hits social media
A customized jersey for the yet to be known ‘Government Official 1’ otherwise known as ‘Individual 1’ has hit social media in what is a mockery of the opposition National Democratic Congress whose officials are believed to have played a role in the Airbus saga under the Mills-Mahama governments of …
Read More »AngloGold to exit South Africa
AngloGold Ashanti is planning to exit its South African concessions as it plans to sell its South African assets on 21 February 2020. Its Chief Executive Officer Kelvin Dushnisky, in an interview at the 2020 Indaba Mining Conference, said it will provide an update on the sale of its South …
Read More »Galamsey: 315 excavators seized; only 127 left – Task force
The leader of the team in charge of monitoring and securing all seized earthmoving and auxiliary equipment used for illegal small-scale mining (galamsey) has revealed that 315 excavators had been seized as of 31 January 2020 but only 127 are left in the central pool in Accra. According to Nana …
Read More »Duffuor, Asiama, 7 others charged over uniBank collapse
A former Finance Minister and founder of uniBank, a former Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana and seven others have been charged by an Accra High Court for playing roles leading to the financial sector crisis. Dr. Kwabena Duffuor was charged by the state with 68 counts of Fraudulent …
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