A report currently gathered under review by the presidency has suggested that ten Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) are at risk of dismissal due to multiple issues raised against them during their tenure of office and their failure to support the vice president Dr. Mahamadu Bawumiah …
Read More »Kenya Airports Authority CEO fired after power cut at Jomo Kenyatta Airport
Operations at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi were paralyzed after the electricity outage, leaving travellers stranded. As a result, Kenya’s Roads and Transport Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen announced the termination of the contract of the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) managing director, Alex Gitari. The Kenyan government also …
Read More »Ken Agyapong breaks silence on why Justice Annan was fired
Owner of Ken City Media and Assin Central Member of Parliament, Kennedy Agyapong, has finally disclosed the reasons for sacking Justice Kwaku Annan, a former political talk show host on Net2 TV. The incident took place last year and Annan continually stated his side of the story even as his …
Read More »Gunshot fired, suspect lynched over motorbike theft
A suspect motorbike thief has been lynched at Obuotumpan a community near Nyamekrom in Eastern Region. Information gathered by Starr News indicates that, somewhere in May 2023, an unregistered motorbike belonging to Samuel Awuku alias Nana Yaw Abodee was stolen but he failed to report to police. However, came across …
Read More »PetroSA-GNPC deal: I’d rather be fired than to resign – Freddie Blay replies CSOs
Freddie Blay, Board Chairman of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) has reacted to calls by a group of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) calling for him to be immediately dismissed by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. Blay, a former New Patriotic Party (NPP) chairman in an interview with Citi FM …
Read More »Fired Twitter Africa staff to sue Elon Musk over sacking, unfair severance packages
The employees of the Twitter Africa office in Ghana have initiated steps to take legal action against their employer, Elon Musk, over the imbalance in the severance pay they have been offered. This is in comparison to other colleagues of the microblogging site in other parts of the world, like …
Read More »How all Twitter staff in Accra were fired a day after resuming HQ operations
For over a year, the staff of Twitter Africa worked remotely while preparing to move into their Accra Headquarters to begin operations physically. It, therefore, came as great news when, on November 1, 2022, all the Africa staff of the global microblogging and social networking service got to have their …
Read More »Possible candidates to take over from Ken Ofori-Atta should he resign or get fired
On Tuesday, October 25, about 80 Members of Parliament within the governing New Patriotic Party were reported to have signed a petition demanding the removal of Ken Ofori-Atta as finance minister. The group, through a press conference, also demanded the removal of Charles Adu Boahen, who serves as a Minister of State …
Read More »Ofori-Atta trends on social media after UK fired Kwasi Kwarteng
The calls for the sacking of Ghana’s Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, have reignited following the sacking of the UK’s Finance Minister, Kwasi Kwarteng, early on Friday. The UK’s Chancellor of Exchequer was sacked by British Prime Minister Liz Truss on Friday, October 14, 2022, after just six weeks of his appointment. …
Read More »British-born Ghanaian Kwasi Kwarteng fired as UK finance minister – Report
The BBC has reported that Britain’s finance minister, Kwasi Kwarteng has been sacked from his current position. This follows a meeting Prime Minister Liz Truss at Downing Street on Friday, October 14, 2022, the report added. Prior to the confirmation by the BBC, suggestions were rife on social media, including …
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