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Host of ‘Maakye’ on Hot 93.9FM, Boamah Darko has mounted colossal pressure on the Inspector General Of Police (IGP), James Oppong-Boanuh to arrest Founder and leader of Anointing Palace Chapel (APC), Rev. Obofour. The controversial Man of God took social media into frenzy after forcing a man in the church …

The violent demonstration that hit the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) campus in October last year, leading to the destruction of properties worth several millions of cedis, is now history, but the fallout has now become a herculean task the security agencies and the university authorities have …

Charles Kwablan Akonnor is the new assistant coach of the senior national team, Black Stars, Joy Sports can confirm. The former Hearts and Kotoko trainer was introduced to the technical team on Wednesday and is expected to start work immediately. He replaces Ibrahim Tanko, who was appointed in 2017 following …

Former President John Mahama has said the level of corruption in Ghana is discouraging diasporans from investing back home. “Working and living abroad, many of you in countries where corruption has been minimised or completely eradicated, Ghanaian Diasporians who come home to invest are unnerved when they find themselves right …

Prolific Ghanaian rapper M.anifest seems to be concerned over claims by dancehall musician Shatta Wale that other musicians in the country are copying his style of organising street concerts. According to Shatta, he was the first to start such shows in Nima, Korle-Gonno, etc. “I am really happy most of …

Officers of the Nigerian Navy Ship Victory have arrested seven suspects with 1,221 bags of smuggled rice valued at N34 million. The rice was being smuggled from Cameroon to Akwa Ibom State when the wooden boat conveying it was intercepted. Suspects arrested in connection with the seizure were Austine Ataejit, …

Black Stars Head Coach Kwesi Appiah, has named a 23-man squad for two 2021 African Cup of Nations qualifying matches to be played next month. Ghana will host Bafana Bafana of South Africa at home on Thursday, 14 November 2019 at the Cape Coast Stadium, before travelling to São Tomé …

Angola’s parliament has suspended a daughter of former president Jose Eduardo dos Santos for “unjust enrichment” as his successor seeks to crack down on nepotism past and present. Dos Santos appointed several family members to key economic and political positions during his 38-year rule, which ended after he stepped down …

Ghana and India appear to be following a similar development path in the way in which both economies are run by their current leaderships, the Asian country’s leader has observed. Speaking at the ongoing Future Investment Initiative (FII) summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, October 29, Prime Minister Narendra …

The Israeli Embassy in Accra has said that despite a strike by its diplomats in Ghana, daily diplomatic activities will be carried out. The mission in Accra said consular services, meetings and events will not be suspended. The Israeli Embassy in Ghana on Wednesday announced that it has suspended consular …

Some persons associated with the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) have gone on rampage closing shops belonging to foreigners in commercial hubs in Kumasi in the Ashanti region. The closure that begun from Alarbar spread to Adhye and Kejetia Wednesday. The Ashanti Regional President of the Nigerian Association of …

The Ghana Revenue Authority has locked up the offices of Intelligent Metering and Energy Solutions for non-payment of taxes of about GH¢6 million. The private firm undertakes electrical and energy services, and work closely with the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). The GRA Taskforce during its routine checks as part …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has assured Ghanaians that his government will continue to “demonstrate its commitment and determination to ensuring that the habits and sins of past managers of our public finances are no longer visited on this or future generations.” Speaking at the 8th Edition of the Ghana …

A Ghanaian student studying in the Liaoning Shihua University, China, has reportedly died from injuries sustained as he attempted to scale over his school’s wall after arriving late from town. The student, identified as Joseph Amoako, is reported to have gone out with friends and returned drunk. As school regulations …

A 21-year-old Indian woman has allegedly killed herself because of constant harassment by her husband over her “dark complexion”, police said. Police in Rajasthan state registered a case against the woman’s husband after her father complained that he was responsible for her death. Police told BBC Hindi that no arrests …

A middle-aged woman is battling for her life after her estranged husband inflicted cutlass wounds on her for threatening to end their marriage. According to reports, the man committed the dastardly act because he could not stand the pressure of their 27-year-old marriage coming to an end. This unfortunate incident …

The Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Aaron Michael Oquaye has said gay people are humans with deviant conduct who should either be treated medically or subjected to spiritual deliverance. Delivering his remarks at the Speaker’s Prayer Breakfast Wednesday morning, he said there is no chapter or verse in the Bible or …

Some parts of Winneba in the Central Region got flooded after heavy rains on Wednesday morning. The torrential rains destroyed several household properties and displacing some residents. Other residents also had a difficult time accessing their rooms as both the interior and exterior of their houses were filled with floodwater. …

The Israeli embassy in Ghana has shut down, a statement by the consulate announced Wednesday. As a result, consular services will not be extended to members of the public. No individual will also be allowed inside the premises of the embassy. A statement from the embassy copied to Starr News …

Shatta Wale’s baby mama, Michy , has denied various reports making rounds on so many blogs about her renewal of love with Shatta Wale, nanansem.com can report. Yesterday, most blogs and online portals reported that, shatta Wale and his baby mama are finally back together, nanansem.com sighted. However according to …

The Kano State Police Command has arrested three military personnel for engaging in a physical combat with officials of Kano Road Traffic Agency (KAROTA). Spokesperson of the command, DSP Abdullahi Haruna, confirmed the incident on Tuesday. He said the incident happened on Monday in Kano Municipal at about 1:00pm when …

Former Vice President Joe Biden was denied communion Sunday at a Catholic church in South Carolina over his support for abortion rights. Father Robert Morey, the pastor at Saint Anthony Catholic Church in Florence, told the Florence Morning News that he had denied Biden communion because “any public figure who …

Militants from the Somalia-based Islamist group al-Shabab raided a police station in Kenya’s north-eastern region of Wajir, the Daily Nation newspaper reports. The militants attacked Dadajabula police station in Wajir South in the early hours of Wednesday with heavy artillery, including rocket-propelled grenades, the newspaper reports. A local government official …

On October 30, 2000, barely 2 months to the December 7 election which was going to see the end of President Jerry John Rawlings’ 19 years of presidency, his convoy was involved in a motor accident on the Tema motorway killing 4 of his bodyguards. The driver who hit the …

The Takoradi Constituency Treasurer of the ruling NPP, Mark Ofori, has been shot dead. Mr. Ofori was shot in his house at Fijai, a suburb of Sekondi in the Western region by some unknown assailants. The development has thrown the party into a state of shock, grief and mourning as …