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Residents of Sreso-Timpom, Kyekyewere, Wansamere and other surrounding communities in the Atwima Mponua District of the Ashanti region are calling on the government as a matter of urgency to fix bad roads which are having toll on their economic activities. They explained the bad nature of the roads has forced …

Residents of Tafo Nhyiaeso a suburb of Kumasi in the Ashanti Region have expressed their displeasure over the poor state of roads in the area linking them to other communities. According to them several road accidents involving motorists and pedestrians have been recorded in the area due to the bad …

The body of the six-year-old boy, Augustine Antwi, who was washed away by torrential floods at Kokoso, a suburb of Bantama in the Kumasi metropolis while returning home from school, was found on Thursday, 19 September 2019. The little boy slipped into an uncovered drain on Wednesday, 18 September 2019 …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Thursday, 19 September 2019, led Ghana’s delegation to to the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. While there, the President, as co-Chair of the Advocacy Group of Eminent Persons for the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), will participate in a series of …

Former Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan is heading to the India Super League after joining NorthEast United on a free transfer. Gyan will travel to Guwahati this weekend to begin the latest leg of a career that has spanned ten clubs and three continents already and he says he is looking …

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has sued the Electoral Commission over the failure of the commission to provide the party a copy of the 2019 voters register. The voter’s exhibition exercise started on September 10, 2019 and was expected to end on September 17, 2019 but it was extended to …

Comfort Arhin, the mother of Ruthlove Quayson one of the dead Takoradi girls has shown remorse over the snub of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. The woman after DNA results proved her daughter was dead, declined to speak to the President when he called through his spokesperson to commiserate with …

The Commission of Inquiry into the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election violence has recommended, a SWAT Commander DSP Samuel Kojo Azugu be removed. The Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Samuel Kojo Azugu at the National Security was in charge of operations at Bawaleshie polling station where the violence was recorded. At …

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the Head of Service of the Federation, Winifred Oyo-Ita, to proceed on an indefinite leave to allow conclusion of the investigation being carried out by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. He has also approved the appointment of Dr. Mrs. Folashade Yemi-Esan as the Acting …

Hakeem Otiki, a major-general standing trial over the alleged theft of millions of naira, has asked Lamidi Adeosun, a lieutenant-general, not to preside over the case. Five soldiers were declared wanted by the Nigerian army after they absconded with a large amount of cash allegedly on the orders of Otiki …

Newmont Goldcorp Corporation (NYSE: NEM, TSX: NGT) has been ranked as the top global gold mining company on the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World) for its leading environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance. This represents the 12th consecutive year the company has been named to the list. Newmont was the first …

The government of Ghana recently released the full report of the three-member Commission of Inquiry set up by the President to probe the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election gun violence on 31 January 2019. Read below the full recommendations of the Justice Emile Short Commission report: RECOMMENDATIONS STRUCTURAL 1.1. The Commission …

THE Igbo must negotiate with other zones to get their support for the presidency, Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, said on Wednesday. He said the Igbo must work hard to make the dream a reality as power is not served à la carte. Ngige said the All …

The Women Caucus in Parliament has apologised to Ghanaians over their “silence” in the Takoradi missing girls saga. The caucus was never heard on the issue as Ghanaians searched frantically for answers over the kidnapping of the girls who have now been confirmed dead. Speaking to Francis Abban on the …

The Presidency has dismissed claims that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo had been sidelined following President Muhammadu Buhari’s inauguration of an Economic Advisory Team (EAC) to replace the Economic Management Team (EMT). While the EMT was headed by Osinbajo, the newly constituted EAC will report directly to President Buhari. Speaking as …

A video circulating on the internet captures controversial Kenyan Pastor James Ng’ang’a delivering congregants with some hot ‘holy slaps’. In the video sighted by browngh.com, the controversial ‘man of God’ was seen slapping his church members in the guise of delivering them from their problems. A woman who could not contain …

The Commission of Inquiry into the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election violence has recommended, a SWAT Commander DSP Samuel Kojo Azugu be removed. The Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Samuel Kojo Azugu at the National Security was in charge of operations at Bawaleshie polling station where the violence was recorded. At …

Several properties belonging to top officials of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), including its president Amaju Pinnick, have been seized in a fresh corruption probe. The latest investigation and seizures are being carried out by the country’s Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission’s (ICPC). The ICPC has published …

Over three hundred thousand Cedis was spent on the DNA test which confirmed that the discovered bodies at Kasawrodo were that of the missing girls, Starrfm.com.gh has learnt. According to Starrfm.com.gh sources, the tests were conducted at the well respected Spanish lab in Accra and another in the United States. …

The Commission tasked to investigate the violence that characterised the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election has said the establishment of a SWAT Unit at the National Security Council Secretariat is unconstitutional. In its report, a copy of which is exclusively available to Joy News, the Commission led by Justice Emile Short …

Newcastle United winger Christian Atsu has rendered an unqualified apology to the club’s fans following his mistake in their 3-1 defeat to Liverpool at Anfield last weekend. Atsu was impressive in the early embers of the game as he provided an assist to Jetro Willems to put the Magpies ahead …

The inflation rate for August 2019 was 7.8 per cent, the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has announced. Acting Government Statistician, Professor Samuel Kobina Annim, said at a press conference on Wednesday, 18 September 2019 that the food and non-alcoholic beverages group recorded a year-on-year inflation rate of (8.2) per cent; …

The Government has declared Monday, September 23 as a statutory public holiday in recognition of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, whose birthday falls on the day. A statement signed by the Minister for the Interior, Ambrose Dery said “the President of the Republic of Ghana has by Executive Instrument (E.I)’ declared Monday, …

Four people have been burnt to death following an accident at Yapei in the Savanna Region. The deceased, three males and one female, were occupants of a Toyota Matrix vehicle travelling from Kumasi to the Northern Region. The saloon car with registration number GE 4126 – 11 drove straight into …

The Ekiti State University on Wednesday was awed at the news of a female student who allegedly stabbed her boyfriend to death at a hotel in Iworoko-Ekiti area of the state. The news which was reported by a Nigerian News Media stated that the Bukola Odeyemi (the girlfriend) stabbed her …