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The Cape Coast-Takoradi highway is the main road that connects the Central Region to the Western Region. It is the main stretch that also connects some portions of the Central region (Cape Coast, Elmina, Komenda), thus the essence of this highway cannot be overlooked. However, road users are at risk …

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested the pastor of Chapel of Revelation Ministry, Elijah Emenendu, for allegedly raping three siblings who are members of his Church. The suspect is said to have lured and raped the siblings several times before one of them got the courage to speak up. …

 14th March 2022, the Chief Executive Officer of Middle Belt Development Authority, Mr. Joe Danquah, commissioned nine projects at Techiman North constituency in the Bono-East region. These projects included 2No. 10 seater water closet toilets with mechanized boreholes and 1No. 3 unit classroom block with an office at Tuobodom, 1No. …

The traditional marriage ceremony of the real estate mogul and CEO of Empire Domus, Emmanuel Kojo Jones, is ongoing in the Ashanti Region. The wedding ceremony of the self-acclaimed ‘Ghana’s future President’ has seen dignitaries and royalty present for the union of Kojo Jones and his wife to be, Rachel. …

The government is expected to cancel the mandatory PCR tests for vaccinated passengers at KIA, according to a document in possession of Starr News. The document details a number of restrictions government intends to ease including reopening of land borders and corresponding measures to curb the spread of COVID-19. This follows …

The Black Stars of Ghana returned to training on Wednesday morning, March 23, 2022, ahead of their game against Nigeria in the 2022 World Cup playoffs. The Black Stars interim coach, Otto Addo, who all but one of the 27 players called for the game took charge of the training session on Wednesday morning. …

An eyewitness account has emerged detailing how the accident at Asamase happened on March 22, 2022. Reports on Tuesday evening indicated that some over 14 persons were feared dead following a ghastly accident at Asemasa near Beposo in the Shama District in the Western Region. According to reports by Connect …

A Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) officer stationed at the Hamile Border post in the Upper West Region has been shot dead by unidentified persons. Assistant Immigration Control Officer 1 (AICO I) Michael Ekow Otoo who was with the Hamile detachment of Operation Conquest Fist was shot at about 5 am …

Residents of the Kassena-Nankana West District, who ply the Paga-Manyoro-Sirigu road, have been left stranded after the steel bridge at Paga-Navio collapsed, GhanaWeb’s Upper East Correspondent, Senyalah Castro, reports. The important bridge, which connects the district capital Paga, reportedly collapsed today (March 23) when heavy-duty cargo plied it. The truck, …

Mr. Afakpenudzi Gbago, a Cornmill operator at Akeve-Suipe, was on Monday found dead at Kagayidi, a community near Avenorpeme in the Akatsi South Municipality of the Volta region. The body, which was discovered at about 0830 hours on Monday in a nearby bush by some individuals showed some visible signs …

The driver and the conductor who were in the tipper truck that got involved in an accident between Beposo and Asemasa in the Shama District of the Western Region, claiming 14 lives on the spot, are currently receiving treatment at the Central Regional Hospital. Police say the two were able …

The body of a 38-year-old teacher has been found in a drainage at Aburaso within New Edubiase in the Adansi South District following a severe rainstorm that hit the town on Sunday evening. The deceased, Francis Abu, an Assistant Headteacher of Adansi Atobiase D/A Basic school, got missing during the …

Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Ernest Addison, has calmed nerves over the current rapid depreciation of the cedi, saying, the bank is implementing interventions that will stabilise the local currency against its major trading currencies in the shortest possible time. His comments come on the back of concerns over the …

A former Senior Governance Adviser at the United Nations, Prof. Baffour Agyeman-Duah has advised the government to review a number of policies including the nurses trainee allowance. Speaking to Francis Abban on Morning Starr Wednesday, Mr. Agyeman-Duah noted that despite the fact that paying nurses allowance was a political promise by the …

Some suspected thieves have stolen parts of a new transformer installed by the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to serve residents of Dunyo, a suburb of the Ga West Municipal Assembly in the Greater Accra Region. As a solution to complaints by residents of frequent low voltage and power fluctuation …

A three-member panel of the ECOWAS Court presided over by Justice Edward Amoako Asante has awarded cost of $750 equivalent to over (GHc5,600) against the Attorney-General (AG) of Ghana over the Agyapa Deal. The cost was awarded because the AG had requested for time to file a reply in a …

Like other professions, Economists use many abbreviations. One of the most common is GDP, which represents Gross Domestic Product. According to the International Monetary Fund, the term has become widely used as a reference point for the health of national and global economies. The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) comprehensively measures …

An Immigration Officer stationed in the Upper West region Michael Otu has been shot dead by unknown assailants, Starr News has gathered. The incident occurred on Tuesday night at Kokoligu, a village between Nandom and Hamile. The body of the deceased officer has since been deposited at the St. Theresa’s …

One of the Nigerian students who fled the war in Ukraine has died in his hometown of Sokoto in northern Nigeria. It’s not yet clear what exactly caused the death of Huzaifa Habibu. His father, Habibu Halilu Modaci, told the BBC that he was taken to hospital after complaining of …

The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has disclosed that its Weija plant will be shut down temporarily on Wednesday, March 23, 2022. In a statement issued on March 22, 2022, the management of the GWCL disclosed that shutdown is to enable the ECG complete its expansion works on the plant. …

Former Nigeria striker Dele Olorundare says he felt Ghana would name Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in their World Cup qualification play-off squad to face the Super Eagles. After several weeks of wait, interim coach Otto Addo named his 27-man squad for Augustine Eguavoen’s men on Tuesday morning with Arsenal’s Thomas Partey …

Actress ad socialite Efia Odo has said that the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) do not have handsome men who are intelligent. According to her, the handsome men in the NPP are substandard whiles the intelligent ones do not make the mark for handsome men. She made this known while …

Members of the Council of State say they will cut their monthly allowances by 20% till the end of the year in identifying with Ghanaians amid the country’s economic challenges. Already, there has been pressure on government  to reduce its expenditure. Speaking at the Jubilee House, Chairman of the Council, …

Former Ketu South Member of Parliament, Fifi Kwetey, has opened up on his intention to vie for the position of General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). His only caveat however is to contest after the exit of the current chief scribe, Johnson Asiedu Nketiah. “I definitely intend to …

A 59-year-old Gauteng man was found guilty of sexually assaulting and raping a minor. He was sentenced to 23 years in prison. John Edward Oosthuizen was arrested in 2016 for raping a 14-year-old girl for nearly seven months while renting a backroom at the victim’s home. According to Johannesburg Central …