The Chief of Staff Akosua Frema Osei-Opare has directed that the Controller and Accountant General’s Department (CAGD) commences from 1st April 2022 a 30% deductions of salaries from all government appointees. A letter from the Presidency dated 19th April 2022 seen by Starrfm.com.gh indicated that the directive was issued by Cabinet at its first …
Read More »Tim Westwood steps down from his Capital Xtra show amidst sexual misconduct claims
British-based DJ cum radio presenter, Tim Westwood, has resigned from his famous ‘Capital Xtra’ show following multiple allegations of sexual misconduct from some women. The 64-year-old in a yet-to-be-released BBC documentary was accused of initiating unwanted sex with three women, while four others also alleged that he touched their private …
Read More »Civil servant at KMA disqualified from NPP constituency race
A civil Servant with the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA), Owusu Sekyere, has been disqualified from contesting in the Manhyia South NPP chairmanship race. Ashanti Regional NPP First Vice Chairman, Kwabena Nsenkyire, petitioned the NPP Vetting Committee that Owusu Sekyere is a civil servant and therefore, cannot contest. The NPP vetting …
Read More »Medikal learnt his rap skills from me – King Pharaoh of Akatakyie
Ebenezer Kwasi Okyere Asumaning known in showbiz as King Pharoah of Akatakyie fame, has revealed that Medikal learnt his rap skills from him. According to the hiplife artiste, during his era, a lot of rappers copied his style due to how unique it was, though they had the likes of Lord Kenya, VIP, …
Read More »Like pastors spend your tithe, I also benefitted from being a traditional priestess – Nana Agradaa
Evangelist Mama Pat, better known as Nana Agradaa has disclosed that she never defrauded or scammed persons who came to her shrine during her days as a traditional priestess. The spiritualist and money doubler who gave her life to Christ in April 2021 has intimated, that she never pointed a gun at …
Read More »From GFA ban to getting strange and horrific dreams – Referee Kenny Padi bares it all
Life is suddenly not smiling with referee Kenny Padi who thought he had reached the pinnacle of his refereeing career in the domestic terrain after being appointed to officiate the Ghana Premier League Super Clash between Asante Kotoko and Accra Hearts of Oak. Kenny Padi got the dream moment of every Ghanaian referee …
Read More »Focus on progressing from group and not revenge on Uruguay – Asamoah Gyan tells Black Stars
Former Black Stars captain Asamoah Gyan has urged Ghana not to be fixated on exacting revenge on Uruguay at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. The Black Stars will meet familiar foes Uruguay who Ghanaians have very bitter memories about after the events at the 2010 World Cup. Other group members …
Read More »Stay away from the Judiciary – Sosu warns Dame
Francis-Xavier Sosu, Member of Parliament for Medina Constituency, has cautioned the Attorney-General, Godfred Yeboah Dame to desist from any involvement with the Judicial arm of government. The MP in an open letter asserted that the recent public statements from the Attorney General suggest that the AG is “in bed with …
Read More »Three lessons everyone must learn from Odartey Lamptey’s divorce saga
There is a saying that “your best teacher in life is your last mistake”. The reality, however, is that we don’t only learn from our own mistakes but from others as well. Odartey Lamptey and Gloria walked down the aisle under Ghana’s Marriage Ordinance on May 28, 1994. But after …
Read More »Supreme Court stops Assin North MP from performing parliamentary duties
The Supreme Court has ruled that the Assin North MP, James Gyakye Quayson, is not the Member of Parliament for Assin North. This comes after a citizen of Assin Bereku, by name of Michael Ankomah Nimfah, on January 27, 2022, filed an interlocutory injunction against the MP from performing his parliamentary …
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