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This year’s Black Entertainment Television (BET) Award will not have any artiste representing Ghana as the country failed to get on the nomination list. The organisers of the international award scheme released their nomination list yesterday, June 15 and no Ghanaian made it. Ghana’s eastern counterparts, Nigeria, however, got two …

Ghanaian highlife musician, Rex Omar has begun a massive campaign for NDC’s presidential candidate, John Dramani Mahama. In a post sighted by Zionfelix.net, Rex Omar, who also doubles as a Board Chairman for the Ghana Music Rights Organization (GHAMRO) listed all the promises that Ex-President John Mahama has made prior to the launch of …

Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Dr Lydia Dsane-Selby has tested positive for COVID-19, Starrfm.com.gh has gathered. The source said staff of the NHIA have been informed of the status of their boss while contact tracing is underway. More soon… Source: Starr FM

Ghanaian young striker Adom Ibrahim, 20, has been confirmed dead in Denmark after drowning in a swimming pool. Ibrahim who joined Hobro IK from third-tier Accra Sporting Club in January on a three-year deal was found unconscious in a swimming pool on Monday. Accra Sporting Club President Fiifi Parker Hanson …

Reports indicate that thieves have made away with a mattress and a 32-inch television set after they broke into the Wa Municipal Covid-19 isolation center. The burglars are believed to have used the backdoor to access the facility which was constructed about two months ago. The Upper West Regional Health Promotion Officer, John …

The Minority in Parliament has rejected a decision by the Electoral Commission to knock off over 6,000 polling stations from the upcoming voters’ registration exercise. The EC told the special budget committee of Parliament Tuesday that 6,300 out of the existing 33,000 polling stations will not have registration centres. Voters in the …

  The government through the Ministry of Health has been given clearance to employ 8,076 nurse assistants who completed in 2017 in both clinical and preventives. According to a letter dated June 9, 2020, from the Ministry of Finance and signed by the Deputy Minister, Abena Osei-Asare, is to take …

  The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey says the difficulty for government in finding relatively smaller hotels who are willing to open their facilities to be used as isolation centres for Ghanaians who have been evacuated from foreign countries has contributed to the high cost of hotel bills …

Customers of Menzgold have served notice their vote in December will be informed by government’s attitude towards their locked up funds with the CEO of the company Nana Appiah Mensah popularly known as NAM 1. According to the customers, government has not shown enough commitment in the efforts in retrieving their monies. …

Four more people have succumbed to the coronavirus disease with Ghana’s death toll now 58, according to the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye. At Tuesday’s briefing, Dr Kuma-Aboagye also revealed that Ghana’s total case count is now 12, 193 with 4,326 recoveries. Dr Kuma-Aboagye has also …

The King and Overlord of the Gonja Kingdom, Yagbonwura Tuntumba Boresa (I) have assured former President John Dramani Mahama of his prayer and support for all his endeavours. This came to light after John Mahama had a closed-door meeting with the Yagbonwura at the Jakpa Palace in Damongo on June 14, 2020. …

  The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has directed its Customs Division at the port to resume normal operations, as their shift system which was put in place due to measures to check the spread of COVID-19 has been cancelled. The move is part of urgent steps being taken by the GRA to …

Ghanaians have expressed mixed reactions to the Electoral Commission’s (EC) statement that there will be no room for the transfer of votes in the 2020 elections. In less than six months, electorates will be heading to the polls to decide who rules the country for the next four years. The …

  “Daavi Ne Ba” hitmaker Kawoula Biov who recently won 3Music’s most viral song of the year award has expressed his displeasure in Patapaa for warning vehemently never to call him again. Music enthusiasts may recall a fracas that ensued between Kawoula and Patapaa with respect to ownership of the “Daavi Ne Ba” song. …

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  Kenya’s health ministry is investigating the alleged disappearance of coronavirus medical equipment and testing kits donated by Chinese billionaire Jack Ma. The shipment comprising of protective gear, testing kits, face masks and equipment arrived in the capital, Nairobi, on 24 March. Health Minister Mutahi Kagwe confirmed to journalists about …

  The World Health Organisation (WHO) says there is an increase in respiratory-related deaths amongst displaced people living in Bentiu camp in South Sudan’s oil-rich Unity State. The camp is managed by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and currently hosts 111,766 people who fled their homes because …

Four staff members working in the office of Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta have tested positive for coronavirus, a statement from the presidency says. All four have been referred to a nearby hospital for treatment, it adds. The president and his family are “safe and free from Covid-19”, the statement says. …

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A 3-month-old baby is reportedly receiving surgical treatment at the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) after she was allegedly raped by a yet-to-be-identified person in Agodi community in Nasarawa state.   DailyTrust reports that Maimuna Adam, mother of the victim, said the incident occurred at midnight of May 27, when she and …

There are strong indications that former President John Dramani Mahama may in the coming days announce the former Managing Director of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) and Bulk Oil Supply and Storage (BOST) Kingsley Awuah-Darko, as his Vice Presidential Candidate for the upcoming Presidential elections. Mr. Awuah-Darko is said to have snatched …

  Addi Melody unleashes another new Afro love sensational tune ”Jenifer”.A new hit from the camp of Badcity Records to all his fans and sexy ladies out there. Expressing feelings for his girl love with this vibes and lyrics. Love is Real and Love is true……. Enjoy ”JENNIFER” BY ADDI …

 Jacob Zuma, former President of South Africa, has expressed his pain of seeing educated black youth being “instruments” of white people. In a short clip shared by his daughter Dudu Zuma-Sambudla on her Twitter page, the former South African President, who has corruption charges hanging on him, was seen seated …

Some stranded Ghanaians in Turkey have expressed their unhappiness about the amount being charged by the government to quarantine them when they are evacuated back to Ghana. The Foreign Affairs Ministry has been outlining plans to evacuate Ghanaians who are stranded abroad due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Indeed, some have …

  President Cyril Ramaphosa, in his reflection on the 1976 youth who stood up against the apartheid regime, says this has become a bitter legacy for many young people who continue to suffer even under a democratic South Africa. The president, who delivered a virtual address to mark the 16 …