The Accra High Court will on July 8, this year, rule on a submission of “no case” filed by the Founder of the defunct Capital Bank, William Ato Essien, and three others accused of stealing depositors’ funds leading to the collapse of the bank. The other accused persons are the …
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Sputnik V:The more you defend, the worse the issues become – Akandoh to govt
Ranking Member on the Health Committee in Parliament, Kwabena Minkah Akandoh, has asked the government not to defend or justify the alleged overpriced covid vaccines. He noted that the more government communicators defend this development, the worse the issues become. He said this while speaking on the First Take on …
Read More »‘Celebrate with Angels not mere mortals’ – Mrs. TB Joshua marks late hubby’s 58th birthday
Wife of the late TB Joshua has Evelyn Joshua has celebrated her husband on his birthday which falls today. The Nigerian Televangelist lost his life on June 5 after a Church service; a death which came as a shock to many. The Prophet had earlier in a video indicated …
Read More »TB Joshua’s death: Reactions of Obinim, Gaisie, Owusu Bempah, Kweku Bonsam
• TB Joshua died on June 5 in Lagos at the age of 58 • His death sparked positive and negative reactions on social media • Fetish priest Kweku Bonsam says Joshua’s death is triumph in a long spiritual battle A little over a week ago, popular Nigerian televangelist …
Read More »VIDEO: Kufuor reveals reasons behind stubborn and rebellious nature of Ghanaians
• Former President Kufuor has stated that Ghanaians are rebellious because of pre-independence experiences • He said for the fear of history repeating itself, Ghanaians build up defences • According to the two-time president, Ghanaians will go to the extreme to fight anyone who threatens their freedom Former President John …
Read More »Forest guard supplying seedlings for Green Ghana Project shot to death
Correspondence from Ashanti Region The Green Ghana Project has turned tragic for the people of Wonoo and Ashanti region as a forest guard has been shot dead in the process. The 38-year-old Benjamin Seidu, a forest guard allegedly met his untimely death when he and other colleagues were on their …
Read More »EPA issues conflicting permits to Yenyeya mining company
Starr News has uncovered two conflicting permits said to have been issued from the headquarters of Ghana’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to favour a Chinese mining company against a Ghanaian mining firm. Some staff at the EPA headquarters confirm that the Ghanaian company— Yenyeya Mining Enterprise— had received from the …
Read More »2 million doses of J&J vaccine in South Africa possibly contaminated
South Africa, which is struggling to roll out its inoculation programme as it enters a third wave of the coronavirus pandemic, said Sunday it will pull millions of doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine following contamination concerns at one of the US drugmaker’s sites. On Friday, the US Food …
Read More »Lagos ranked second worst city to live in globally – EIU report
Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital has been ranked the second worst capital to live in according to a global ranking report. The Economic Intelligence Unit, EIU’s, Global Liveability Index 2021 which focussed on “How the COVID-19 pandemic affected liveability worldwide.” Lagos ranked 139 out of 140 cities with the Syrian capital …
Read More »VIDEO: Tracey Boakye Sprays Cash on her year-old-daughter to celebrate her Birthday
Money ‘rained’ on Tracey Boakye’s daughter Nana Akua Nhyira on the occasion of the child’s one-year birthday party as the actress threw a stack of money on her. A short video clip of the incident in circulation on social media captured the birthday celebrant in a beautiful sleeveless apparel observing …
Read More »Man arrested with 31 parcels of ‘wee’
The Akim Oda Divisional Police Command in the Eastern Region has intercepted a taxi cab transporting 31 compressed slabs of dried leaves suspected to be marijuana. The patrol team also arrested a 39-year-old man Kofi Owusu who claimed ownership of the illicit item in the taxi cab with registration number …
Read More »#FixGhana movement not targeted at Akufo-Addo’s gov’t – OneGhana
The #Fixthecountry movement is not targeted at the current Akufo-Addo administration, Emily Kanyir Nyuur, Acting Director of OneGhana Movement, has said. She explained to Abena Tabi on the Key Points on TV3 Saturday, June 12 that it is coincidental that the movement geared towards systemic problems has come at a …
Read More »Father of suspected armed robber hands him over to Police
A father of a suspected armed robber has presented his son to the Police for suspected robbery in the Ashanti Region. The suspect is part of a group of seven armed robbers arrested after embarking on a highway robbery in the Ashanti Region. Police say the suspected armed robbers attacked …
Read More »G7 to agree tough measures on burning coal to tackle climate change
IMAGE COPYRIGHTGETTY IMAGESimage captionDavid Attenborough (right) is to address the summit World leaders meeting in Cornwall are to adopt strict measures on coal-fired power stations as part of the battle against climate change. The G7 group will promise to move away from coal plants, unless they have technology to capture …
Read More »7 Fulani armed men kidnap colleague, takes ransom of GH¢29,000 before his release
A Fulani man at Soalepe near Damongo was kidnapped by 7 other heavily armed and hooded Fulanis who demanded a ransom of GH¢50,000 before the release of the kidnapped man but the family handed over GH¢29,000 before the man was released. Bole based Nkilgi FM spoke to the Assemblyman …
Read More »WATCH: Arnold Asamoah-Baidoo gets all the praise for standing up to Shatta Wale
• Arnold Asamoah-Baidoo maintained that Shatta Wale is a confused and inconsistent artiste • The dancehall musician in reaction insulted the journalist but the latter remained focused • Arnold insisted that Shatta Wale has been disrespectful over the years and emphasized the need to accord people with respect Journalist and entertainment analyst Arnold …
Read More »Retired since 2017, Olympic legend Usain Bolt is incredibly rich. Check his net worth
This year’s Tokyo Olympics will not feature Usain Bolt, arguably regarded as the fastest human being on earth. The last time that the Jamaican contested in any competition was in the last 50 meters of the 4x100m at the 2017 world championships. He ended his glittering career, much to …
Read More »VIDEO: Tempers flare up as Shatta Wale clashes with Arnold on TV
Tempers went over the roof on Saturday night as Ghanaian dancehall musician, Shatta Wale clashed with entertainment pundit, Arnold Asamoah Baidoo on the United Showbiz. The misunderstanding broke after Shatta Wale requested an apology from Arnold which he declined because the latter felt he did no mistake. Failing to apologize, Shatta Wale accused Arnold of …
Read More »Police fire tear gas in ‘Democracy Day’ protests in Nigeria
Nigerian police have fired tear gas to disperse anti-government protesters in Lagos and the capital, Abuja, with reports of arrests and injuries. Activists had called for nationwide protests on Saturday on Democracy Day, which marks Nigeria’s move to civilian rule more than 20 years ago, over what they criticise as …
Read More »Crude oil price rebound, gold and cocoa price decline – BoG report
• The Bank of Ghana said the Composite Index of Economic Activity (CIEA) grew strongly by 26.8 percent in March 2021, against a contraction of 1.9 percent a year earlier • The report also said lending rates of banks declined to 20.9 percent in April 2021, compared to 22.4 percent recorded in …
Read More »Eriksen collapse overshadow Lukaku’s shine on Day 2 of Euro 2020
Christian Eriksen collapsed in the Group B opener between Denmark and Finland before Inter Milan teammate Romelu Lukaku backed a brace against Russia in the second group game to register a 3-0 win against Russia. Denmark missed a chance to equalise butHojbjerg’s spot-kick was saved by Hradecky. Lukaku opened the …
Read More »Hypocrite Chief Justice should rather be before the disciplinary committee – NDC MP
Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, MP for Tamale Central, has slammed the Chief Justice, Kwasi Anin-Yeboah for his decision to drag Dr Dominic Ayine, MP for Bolgatanga East before the disciplinary committee of the Ghana Legal Council (GLC). According to him, the Chief Justice’s stance on Dr Dominic Ayine’s comments on the decision of the Supreme …
Read More »Richie Mensah reveals reasons former Lynx artistes struggle after exit
CEO of Lynx Entertainment, Richie Mensah, has revealed why artistes struggle after they exit from his record label. Speaking with Doreen Avio on JoyNews, RichieMensah states artistes who exit the label struggle as independent acts because of lack of structures or professional help. He added that after their departure, some of …
Read More »LIVESTREAMED: Shatta Wale on UTV’s United Showbiz
Shatta Wale is the guest for today’s edition of the United Showbiz show with regular host Nana Ama McBrown. The host, Nana McBrown is expected to engage her guests on some of the major issues in the entertainment industry. Last week, Shatta Wale hosted his first state of music industry address and his sentiments …
Read More »Five things we learned from Ghana vs Ivory Coast friendly game
Ghana was held to a scoreless stalemate by West African neighbours Ivory Coast[tps_header][/tps_header] in an international friendly match at the Cape Coast stadium on Saturday. Here are five things we learned from the game: 1. Disciplined defence The most promising department of Ghana set up was the defence. From the …
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