Government has directed the Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod) to purchase all fertilizers necessary for the growing of cocoa and other crops from local sources, beginning next year. The Vice President of the Republic, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, who disclosed the directive on Wednesday 25th September, 2019, said such an order had …
Read More »Alleged Coup Plot: ‘Days Of Coups Are Over’ — Buhari
Nigeria president, Muhammadu Buhari has reacted to the alleged plot to take over the reins of the President Akufo-Addo government, saying that “the days of coups and government without votes are over”. In a press statement made public by Nigeria’s Senior Special Assistant, Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu on twitter , the …
Read More »Kwesi Appiah recommends sacking of Ibrahim Tanko, Stephen Appiah from Black Stars
In a massive football earthquake, Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah has called for his highly-experienced assistant Tanko Ibrahim and legend Stephen Appiah to be sacked from their posts with the senior national team, Ghanasoccernet.com can exclusively reveal. The Black Stars coach has written to the Ghana Football Association (GFA) in his …
Read More »Corruption is a problem in Ghana – Austrialian High Commissioner
The Australian High Commissioner to Ghana, Mr. Andrew Barnes has expressed shock at the level of corruption in Ghana, a nation dominated by Christians. To Mr. Barnes, corruption should not be an issue eating up a country which Christian population constitutes approximately 71.2% of the entire population. Christianity is the …
Read More »Beijing Daxing: China’s huge new ‘starfish’ airport opens its doors
China’s new $11bn (£8.8bn) mega airport has opened its doors, days before the country’s 70th anniversary celebrations. The Daxing International Airport in the capital Beijing was formally opened by President Xi Jinping on Wednesday. The airport spans 700,000 square metres, or 98 football fields, says state media outlet China Daily. Beijing’s …
Read More »Poverty no longer barrier to education in Ghana – Nana Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says his Government has ensured that poverty is no longer a stumbling block to the access of education of Ghana’s children, as a result of the implementation of the Free Senior High School policy in September 2017. According to President Akufo-Addo, “I am glad that …
Read More »Sacked teacher-trainees attempting suicide as one consumes poison
Some dismissed Level 100 Students of the forty-six Colleges of Education in the country are reportedly attempting suicide. One of the affected students in Assin South in the Central region has reportedly committed suicide by drinking poison. Another student at Koforidua Asokore SDA College of Education told Starr News she …
Read More »EOCO has failed in corruption fight – Osafo Marfo
The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has failed in its efforts to help fight corruption, the Senior Minister, Yaw Osafo Marfo has stated. The Office was set up with the aim to monitor and investigate economic and organised crime, and on the authority of the Attorney-General prosecute these offences …
Read More »Thieves steal TV sets from South African Police Commissioners home
Thieves have stolen two television sets from a home of South Africa’s police chief Gen Khehla Sitole, a police spokesman has said. “Actually it was not a break-in. However, two television sets were stolen,” Brigadier Vish Naudi was quoted by South Africa’s privately owned IOL news site as saying. “The …
Read More »Okyeman Council rejects NDC Kwame Zu’s written apology
The Okyeman Council says it will not accept the written apology from the Ashanti Regional Secretary of the NDC, Mr. Kwame Zu. According to them, the party will have to come in person and apologize to the Okyeman council for some pacification to be done before any form of apology …
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