The member of Parliament for Korle Klottey, Dr Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, has urged Ghanaians to promote and support local tourism to boost the country’s economy as her father the late J.J Rawlings did with the popular PANAFEST. She said the Ministry of Tourism must make efforts to unearth the real history …
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No more borrowing to finance Nigerian economy – Finance Minister
The Federal Government says it has no intention to borrow from any local or foreign organisation with its removal of subsidy on petrol and exchange rate harmonisation. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Wale Edun, revealed this at the end of the inaugural Federal Executive Council …
Read More »9 persons granted bail after nearly lynching Rev Minister
In a shocking incident in the Akuapem North Municipality, Reverend Benjamin Acheampong, Head Pastor of the Adonai Revival Church, was brutally attacked on his farmland in Bewase, Akuapem. According to a source from Happyghana.com, the incident has resulted in 9 individuals being arrested and subsequently granted bail. Rev. Acheampong had …
Read More »1 dead, 2 in critical condition as Chinese ‘galamsey’ security shoots 3 teenagers at Sefwi ‘Abroad’
One teenager has been allegedly shot dead by Chinese illegal miners’ security at Sefwi Abrokofe popularly known as ‘Abroad’ near Sefwi Boinzan in the Sefwi Juaboso District of the Western North Region. The shooting by the illegal miners have also led to the injury of two persons who are also …
Read More »Adoagyiri chieftaincy: Two shot dead, two in critical condition
Two persons have been shot dead while two others sustained gunshot wounds in a chieftaincy dispute related gun attack at Adoagyiri in Eastern Region. The incident occured Tuesday evening. Starr News has gathered that gun weilding henchmen and members of Okyeman Land Protection Taskforce escorting a convoy of rival chief …
Read More »Watch as Kennedy Agyapong arrives at NPP headquarters to face disciplinary committee
Kennedy Agyapong, flagbearer aspirant for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has arrived at the party headquarters to face the disciplinary committee of the party today, August 29, 2023. He was summoned over alleged threats and accusations he directed towards President Akufo-Addo and Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia during the Special Delegates Conference …
Read More »‘Dr. Magudumana lost all her rights when she fled the country’
Escaped convict Thabo Bester and Dr Nandipha Magudumana were arrested in Tanzania. Free State ActionSA Chairperson, Patricia Kopane says it will be an insult and insensitive to release Dr Nandipha Magudumana on bail. Kopane says the fact that Magudumana was arrested in a foreign country shows that she does not …
Read More »Marike de Klerk’s killer expected to be released on parole on Wednesday
The man who murdered South Africa’s former First Lady, Marike de Klerk, is expected to be released on parole on Wednesday. Luyanda Mboniswa, who was 21 at the time of the murder, was sentenced to life imprisonment for the 2001 killing. He broke into the former First Lady’s beachfront apartment …
Read More »Haruna Iddrisu responds to reports of moving Karela United from Anyinase to Tamale
Bankroller of Karela United and Member of Parliament for Tamale South Haruna Iddrisu has revealed that the football club will not be playing their 2023/24 home games in Anyinase. According to the lawmaker, the reason behind the relocation is due to the poor nature of the club’s home venue, Crosby Awuah …
Read More »Samia appoints new spy chief for Tanzania
President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Monday named Ali Idi Siwa as her new head of intelligence in a surprise move, replacing Saidi Hussein Massoro who held the position for less than eight months. In a two-paragraph statement, the Presidential Communications Unit gave no reasons for the abrupt change as Siwa, …
Read More »President Putin won’t attend Wagner leader, Prigozhin’s funeral – Russian Government
President Vladimir Putin of Russia will not attend the funeral for Yevgeny Prigozhin, the mercenary chief who launched a failed mutiny against Russia’s military leadership and and died in a plane crash last week, the Kremlin spokesman said on Tuesday, according to Russian state media. The spokesman, Dmitri S. Peskov, …
Read More »Akufo-Addo is afraid ‘President’ Kennedy Agyapong might prosecute him – Historian
Historian Anokye Frimpong has alleged that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is lending his support to Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s presidential bid due to concerns about potential prosecution once he leaves office. He alleged that the President’s backing for Bawumia is driven by the desire to secure his legacy and protect …
Read More »Mzbel opens up on relationship with Asamoah Gyan
Ghanaian female songstress, Mzbel, has lauded former Black Stars captain Asamoah Gyan for having a congenial and admirable personality. Belinda Nana Ekua Amoah as she is known by birth, disclosed that she has a cordial relationship with the former Sunderland man, adding that she normally shares some fun moments with the former footballer over the …
Read More »Asante Kotoko threatens to report Al Ahly to FIFA – reports
Asante Kotoko has reportedly threatened to report Libyan outfit, Al Ahly to FIFA over the transfer of midfielder, Richard Boadu. Boadu joined the Libyan outfit on a permanent deal from Asante Kotoko in July 2023 after an outstanding campaign for the Porcupine Warriors. According to reports, the Libyan club is …
Read More »Why Mahama is trending on social media
The former President, John Dramani Mahama, is one of the top trends on social media in Ghana on August 29, 2023. Most Ghanaians are talking about the former president following his kind gesture to the poverty-stricken ex-Black Queens goalkeeper, Memunatu Sulemana. A Daily Post publication on Tuesday, August 29, 2023, stated that John …
Read More »John Mahama ‘saves’ poverty-stricken ex-Black Queens goalkeeper Memunatu Sulemana
The terrible plight of former Black Queens goalkeeper Memunatu Sulemana, brought to light by GhanaWeb following an interview she granted Original FM, is set to be over, as former president, John Dramani Mahama has quickly moved in to provide assistance that will definitely lead to an upturn in her fortunes. …
Read More »Top 10 busiest Airports in Africa as continent’s travellers hit 178.6 million in 2022
In 2022, no fewer than 7 billion air passengers passed through the 41,700 commercial airports worldwide. The figure increased by 53. 5% when compared to the same period in 2021. The figure, which was released by Airports Council International (ACI) also said that a total of 178,662,326 air travellers passed …
Read More »Ghanaians ranked second after Nigeria among women with high beauty standards in Africa
A 2022 survey conducted by Sagaci Research has revealed that among women in Africa with high beauty standards, Ghanaians come second. The survey which was conducted in several African countries saw Nigerian women being the ones with the highest standards when it comes to beauty and aesthetics in Africa. The …
Read More »Teacher assaulted in Prestea for allegedly engaging in a relationship with another man
A teacher in Prestea in the Western Region has been reportedly assaulted by a group of individuals who claimed he was engaged in a same-sex relationship. The alleged attack took place in a town known as Blue Town and it has sent shocks to the community members. According to one …
Read More »Unlike Mahama, Akufo-Addo is yet to appear in an international newspaper for corruption – George Ayisi
A member of the New Patriotic Party, George Ayisi has refuted claims that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is corrupt. George Ayisi posits that he has heard a lot of such allegations but is yet to see any news of the President of the Republic circulating in local and international media over …
Read More »‘Proud Mrs. Duah’ – Afia Schwarzenegger announces marriage
Controversial Ghanaian media personality and socialite, Afia Schwarzenegger has left netizens in shock as she posted pictures of herself in a wedding gown on her Instagram page. The 41-year-old in a series of posts from Manhattan in New York in the late hours of August 28, left many speechless with the wedding …
Read More »Nigerian TikToker’s adult video tops Twitter trends
A young Nigerian TikToker, identified as Esther or ‘Bubagirl’, has topped Twitter trends after her leaked adult video circulated on social media. In a 1-minute 45-second video, Esther was busily masturbating while sucking her boobs in the process. She held her breast, moaned softly, inserted her fingers, and stroked her …
Read More »Don’t bring any confusion to Ghana – Goaso Paramount Chief slams Jean Mensa
The Paramount Chief of the Goaso Traditional Area in the Ahafo Region, Nana Akwasi Bosompra I, has slammed the chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC), Jean Mensa, over the decision of the commission to hold its limited voter registration exercise only at its district offices. According to the Goaso Manhene, …
Read More »Bold economic reforms yielding positive results – IMF
The economy is displaying promising signs of progress following a series of robust economic reforms aimed at achieving macroeconomic stability and sustainable growth, Dr. Leandro Medina – the IMF Resident Representative in Ghana, has said. The IMF Resident Representative highlighted the favourable outcomes of these reforms, shedding light on the …
Read More »NPP primaries: I will quit politics if Bawumia loses – Obiri Boahen
Former Deputy General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Obiri Boahen, has stated that should Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia fail to secure the NPP’s flagbearership slot come November 4, 2023; he will quit politics. “The Bawumia agenda and the Bawumia issue are non-negotiable. It will never happen that Bawumia will not …
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