• Ghana started coloured TV transmission in 1985 • Funding for the transition was secured via a Japanese grant • A former GBC DG spoke about the conditions that led to this feat Ghana’s transition from black and white to colour television took place some 36 years ago under the …
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Hawa Koomson punishes Elmina fishermen indefinitely
• Elmina fishermen will continue to observe the closed season • This is because they refused to heed the minister’s directive on illegal fishing • The minister explained it has become necessary for her ministry to keep the fisherfolks in check As a form of punishment for the fishermen to …
Read More »Free tertiary education coming – President Akufo-Addo hints
• President Akufo-Addo has touted the success of the Free SHS policy • He says the policy has granted more people access to education • He said that government is considering making tertiary education free President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has dropped hints of a replication of the Free Senior High School …
Read More »‘I’m coming back like a striptease’ – Gaddafi’s son Said talks Libyan politics
Saif Muammar Gaddafi, son of Libya’s former ruler overthrown in 2011, has announced- as the New York times says- his intention to re-enter politics. The New York Times claimed its columnist Robert Worth interviewed Saif last May inside a closed complex in Zintan city, about 136 kilometers southwest of Tripoli. …
Read More »10 facts about Sammi Awuku: Youngest lotto boss in Ghana’s history
Sammi Awuku arguably becomes the youngest Director-General of the National Lottery Authority (NLA) since its establishment. The NLA is a statutory agency of Ghana and it is under the Ministry of Finance. As a governmental organization, the NLA is responsible for organizing raffles for the nation, for a chance to …
Read More »HOT VIDEO: Suspected thief was made to drink chilled beer and desilt gutters in Sekondi-Takoradi
In a typical Ghanaian society, when suspected thieves are grabbed, they are either handed over to the police or in extreme and illegal cases mobbed by the people who accost them. Whiles the former is encouraged by law enforcement agencies and Ghanaian society at large, the latter is seen to …
Read More »Boxer Samuel Takyi wins Ghana’s first Olympic medal since 1992
• 29 years ago, Ghana won her last Olympic medal • 29 years later, Ghana is awaiting a medal in boxing, it’s fourth • This is thanks to the feat of 20-year-old boxer Samuel Takyi In an action-packed encounter of a 20-year-old Ghanaian boxer versus 32-year-old Colombian opponent, it was …
Read More »Lack of fuel at BOST depots renders tanker drivers jobless for months
The Ghana National Petroleum Tanker Drivers Union has appealed to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to intervene in the operations of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST) as its operations were taking a nosedive. They argued that for close to a year now majority of the Tanker …
Read More »Student converts hostel room into mini-mart
A student turned his off-campus hostel room into a mini-mart for selling foodstuffs and household items Ezidiukwu Chinemerem Prosper now in his 300 level had started the business in his first year at the university At the initial stage, he had difficulty combining the business with academic work but balanced …
Read More »Cobra attack helicopter: Why US Lawmakers block helicopter deal wit Nigeria
U.S. lawmakers don put di proposed sale of attack helicopters to Nigeria goment on hold. Di Senate Foreign Relations Committee don also delay di clearing of a proposed sale of 12 AH-1 Cobra attack helicopters and oda defence systems to Nigeria military. Tori be say di deal worth some $875 …
Read More »VIDEO: Explaining yourself was totally needless – Delay ‘mocks’ Zionfelix over ‘baby mama’ scandal
• Delay has advised Zionfelix to always brace himself for public trolls • Delay said Zionfelix should desist from giving explanations anytime he is indicted in a scandal • The popular blogger was alleged to have impregnated two women in a short time Popular media personality, Deloris Frimpong Manso popularly known as …
Read More »VIDEO: Sugartone was abusing drugs – Mother drops bombshell on son’s ill health
• Sugartone’s mother said her son has been abusing drugs for a while now • According to her, some musicians introduced his son to the use of illicit drugs • A video of the music producer captured in a poor state was circulating on social media Mother of popular Ghanaian …
Read More »VIDEO: Black Sherif thrills audience at GIJ SRC Week Artiste Night1
Ghanaian music sensation, Black Sherif, delivered a rousing performance at this years GIJ SRC Week Artiste Night organized by the school on Thursday, July 29. Check out: Tutulapato of TV3’s Talented Kidz gains admission to St. John’s Grammar SHS His appearance on stage had the crowd cheering and shouting in …
Read More »Coalition of Muslim Organisations backs sponsors of LGBTQI+ Bill
The Coalition of Muslim Organisations, Ghana (COMOG), the umbrella body of all Muslim organizations in the country has extended its unflinching support to the eight (8) Members of Parliament sponsoring a private member Bill on the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values led by Sam Nartey George, MP …
Read More »Police arrest 21-year-old for allegedly beheading a herdsman
The Sege Police Command has arrested one Osmanu Quaye, a 21-year-old, for allegedly killing and beheading an 18-year-old herdsman at Amuyaokorpe, a suburb of Sege in the Greater Accra Region. In an interview with the Ghana News Agency, DSP George Aboagye, the Sege District Police Commander, said the chief of …
Read More »Andre Ayew to arrive in Barcelona for Al-Sadd pre-season camp after cutting short his holidays
Ghana captain Andre Ayew will arrive in Barcelona on Sunday evening to begin his pre-season campaign with Al-Sadd. The former Swansea icon has decided to join his new teammates who are going hard in training in Catalunya despite still having a few days of his due date. The 31-year-old signed …
Read More »Eight-week-old baby stabbed to death
A baby boy who was stabbed to death in a horrific knife attack in Belfast has been pictured for the first time – as police arrested a woman on suspicion of murder. Liam O’Keefe, who was just eight weeks old, was found dead at a house in the Ardoyne area …
Read More »VIDEO: Nigerian songs that became smash hits because of Tik Tok
Social media has become a perfect medium for Nigerians to speak to the rest of the world. Since the digitization of basically everything surrounding us, social media platforms give patrons the opportunity to display their talents to the rest of the world. Not only do they share their God-given gifts, …
Read More »Supreme Court dismisses suit against BoG filed by Association of Finance Houses
In December 2018, the Bank of Ghana (BoG) issued a Corporate Governance Directive, pursuant to its powers under sections 56 and 92(1) of the Banks and Specialised Deposit-Taking Institutions Act, 2016, Act 930. The Association of Finance Houses, in November 2020, brought an action at the apex court challenging the …
Read More »Akufo-Addo appoints Sammi Awuku as Director-General of NLA
• Sammi Awuku is now the Director-General of NLA • He takes over from Kofi Osei Ameyaw who was ordered to proceed on retirement in March 2021 • His appointment was approved by the Council of State as required by law President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed National Organizer of the governing …
Read More »Scam alert: My daughter does not have Facebook, Instagram accounts – Mahama
• The attention of former president, John Dramani Mahama has been drawn to social media accounts in the name of his daughter • He has announced that those accounts on social media are fake • The general public has been advised to desist from any engagements with the said accounts …
Read More »‘If I hurt anyone with my tough decisions, I’m sorry’ – Outgoing IGP at farewell parade
• Outgoing IGP Oppong-Boanuh’s farewell parade took place on Friday, July 30, 2021 • In his final address to officers, he spoke of positives and apologized for hard decisions • A number of service chiefs were present as was his successor COP George Akuffo Dampare Outgoing Inspector General of Police, Peter …
Read More »Kotoko CEO caught in contradictions over Fabio Gama’s deal
Credibility crisis has hit Asante Kotoko CEO Nana Yaw Amponsah after he was caught, in what could be described as some contradictions over the transfer of Brazilian play maker Fabio Gama. The former FIFA Agent who happens to be the youngest CEO in the history of the Porcupine Warriors had …
Read More »I was paid GH¢30 as salary at Berekum Arsenal – Agyemang-Badu
Agyemang-Badu says money was not the motivation at the early stages of his career He says he had to endure tough conditions in order to make it to the top Agyemang-Badu won the Under-20 World Cup in 2009 Former Black Stars midfielder, Emmanuel Agyemang Badu, has revealed that he earned …
Read More »Saglemi Housing: Collins Dauda, 4 others charged for causing financial loss to the State
The State has formally charged former Works and Housing Minister Alhaji Collins Dauda and four others for wilfully causing financial loss to the state over the Saglemi Housing project. A charge sheet sighted by Starr News said Alhaji Dauda misapplied the two hundred million dollars approved by Parliament for the …
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