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Highlife musician Lucky Mensah has expressed disappointment in the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) for electing former President John Dramani Mahama to lead the party in the 2020 elections. He explained that the NDC has so many quality and competent members who can rule Ghana better than John Mahama so why must they vote for someone …

The Presiding Elder of Pentecost International Worship Center(PIWC) in Koforidua, Eastern Regional Capital, Frederick Darfuor, escaped death Sunday morning in a near-fatal side collision accident while on his way to Church. A Police officer yet to be identified allegedly jumped traffic light at Galaway near the Regional Police Headquarters and …

Three persons have been arrested for attempting to steal GH¢3.5 million from the account of the Ministry of Energy. The suspects — Bright Addae Addison, a 31-year-old banker of the National Investment Bank (NIB); Fuseini Abdullah, a 32-year-old Managing Director of Gumah Oil and Gas Limited, and Dennis Koranteng, a …

Ethiopian Defence Minister Lemma Megerssa and two other top officials have been temporarily suspended from the ruling Prosperity Party’s central committee. Mr Lemma was once a close ally of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and a key figure in the country’s political and economic reform over the past few years. Prior …

Former President John Mahama says the Presidential directive to the Auditor General to proceed on leave sets a dangerous precedent for the country. According to the NDC flagbearer, President Akufo-Addo’s treatment of the auditor general is a reflection of the general politicisation of key state institutions under the NPP administration. …

Angry youth of Enyan Denkyira in the Ajumako Enyan Essiam Constituency have warned the ruling NPP Parliamentary Candidate for the Ajumako Enyan Essiam Dr. Rashid Kwesi Etuaful to apologize to them after his bodyguards allegedly brutalized one of their members into critical condition during the Voters Registration at Ajumako Bisease. …

The Leader of Risk Communication for Covid-19 National Response, Dr Da Costa Aboagye, says Ghana is making significant progress in the fight against the disease due to the pragmatic measures put in place to contain it. The infection rates of active cases, he said, kept declining and thereby moving the …

Renowned American musician and Grammy Award winner Calvin Rodgers has expressed his gratitude to James Mireku, son of the Gospel Musician Elder Dr. Akwasi Mireku.   James Mireku launched his new project titled ‘Africa Is Home’ last month July which has taking the online portals by storm.   Calvin Rodgers …

The Ghana Education Service must think of reintroducing corporal punishment to instill discipline in most schools across the country, President of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) Phillipa Larson has stated. Speaking on Morning Starr, Madam Larson said the behaviour of some candidates in the ongoing West African Senior …

Astute Lawyer and a leading member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Tsatsu Tsikata has said that he wishes he had the creative skills to do music like his son M.anifest does. According to him, although he enjoys music, he does not have any musical skills like the dexterity his …

Controversial musician Barima Sidney has advised fellow artistes who wish to do music for any of the political parties in Ghana to make sure they charge and take money before any move to do that. The “African Money” hit maker during the 2016 general election threw his support behind the …

A relative of the late Apraku My Daughter, Vivian Sam has disputed reports suggesting that the body of the late Man of God is missing. There were reports that suggested that the body of the late Man of God had been missing and that had drawn the funeral and burial …

A 12-year-old JHS 1 pupil, Kwadwo Acquah is on the run after allegedly killing his 60 years old father at Adansi Pipiiso in the Fomena District of the Ashanti region. The suspect, according to the police who confirmed the incident to MyNewsGh.com, absconded with his mother after inflicting machete wounds on …

While progress has been made in advancing women’s rights, President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday spoke out against the abuse of women and children. “As we mark Women’s Day this year, South Africa is in the grip of two pandemics – the Coronavirus pandemic and the scourge of gender-based violence and …

Nine more people infected with COVID-19 have died in Ghana taking the country’s death toll to 215, according to a Ghana Health Service update on Sunday. According to the GHS 470 new cases have been reported increasing the national tally to 41, 003. The overall active cases stand at 2,458 …

A 51 year old man has died in a fatal accident on Nkawkaw dual carriage bypass of the Accra to Kumasi Highways. The body of the deceased – Matthew  Boateng has been deposited at the Holy Family Hospital morgue. The accident occured Saturday August 8,2020 at about 9:40am, when driver …

The inter-agency Taskforce on foreign retail trade set up by Government to enforce compliance of trade regulations on foreigners engaged in retail business in the country will commence its operations today. Consequently, all foreign retail shops closed by Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) for flouting Section 27 of the …

A number of prominent personalities have expressed outrage after two boys were allegedly burnt alive for allegedly stealing a mobile phone.   Anja Ringgren Loven – a philanthropist who has rescued numerous children branded witches and abandoned in Akwa Ibom State –  and Femi Fani-Kayode joined to express outrage after …

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has the power to suspend candidates who fail to abide by the rules and regulations in the ongoing examinations, the West African Examination Council has said. In backing the Ghana Education Service’s decision to suspend 14 students who caused mayhem in their senior high schools, …

The football industry was heavily represented at the one-week memorial ceremony of the late Opoku Afriyie, a former striker of the senior national team, the Black Stars. The ceremony took place on Saturday, August 8, 2020 at his residence at Kotei, a suburb of Kumasi. President of the Ghana Football …

Gunmen have attacked a group of aid workers in Niger, killing six French citizens, their local guide and driver, officials say. The gunmen arrived on motorcycles and opened fire, the governor of Tillabéri region, Tidjani Ibrahim, told the French news agency AFP. They were in the Koure region, which attracts …

A man was given a life sentence for stabbing deaf Worcester resident Rozelle Botha to death when she refused to give him food. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said Bathandwa Bottoman had followed Botha to the gates of her block of flats and then to her apartment in Worcester last …

Former President John Mahama says his decision to seek re-election is to provide jobs for the teeming youth of the country. According to him, youth unemployment is a major challenge in the country and if elected as president, he will put in place plans and resources to address the phenomenon. …

A pharmacist slumped and died while having sex with a sex worker in a hotel in Igando, Lagos.   The lifeless body of the pharmacist, Bassey Asuquo, was discovered in one of the rooms of a brothel along Akesan road, Egan area of Igando, Lagos, Friday, July 31.   It …

A 40-year-old man has been lynched in Nyankpala in the Northern Region for stealing goats and sheep. On the spot investigations by the police revealed that the deceased, Fatawu Alhassan and two others were caught stealing some goats and sheep. The two accomplices managed to escape while the deceased was …