DIEGO MARADONA has sensationally claimed Colombia were robbed of a place in the World Cup quarter-final after England won via a penalty shoot-out last night. England fans went through the wringer last night after Harry Kane’s second half penalty put them 1-0 up only for Yerry Mina to score a stoppage-time equaliser to force extra time. Neither country were able ...

Transfer news LIVE updates: Follow the latest news and gossip Wednesday, July 4 Arsenal favourites to sign Andre Gomes Arsenal lead Chelsea in the race to sign Barcelona midfielder Andre Gomes, the bookies claim. The Gunners are keen to spend this summer, with Unai Emery said to have a £70m transfer war chest. Arsenal have already signed Sokratis Papastathopoulos, Stephan ...

The challenges facing the company running the Aayalolo bus service can be attributed to the purchase of the too many busses ahead of the rollout of the service, Accra Metropolitan Assembly Chief Executive, Mohammed Nii Adjei Sowah, has said. Speaking on the Citi Breakfast Show, the Board Chair, Nii Adjei Sowah, said the government bought twice the number of buses ...

The removed chairperson of the Electoral Commission Charlotte Osei still has her post  intact on the official website of the commission as her title remains “chairman” on the portal. This is despite the fact that Mrs. Osei and her two deputies have been out of office since the last one week having been removed on Thursday June 28. When Starrfmonline.com ...

Six soldiers were killed over the weekend in an attack blamed on the jihadist group Boko Haram on a military position in southeast Niger, the defence ministry said on Tuesday revising down an earlier death toll. The Niger army previously said on Sunday that 10 soldiers were killed in the assault near the border with Nigeria. “In the night from ...

The Attorney General Gloria Akuffo is to retrieve all documents from the Economic and Organized Crimes Office and other state agencies to enable former COCOBOD CEO Dr. Stephen Kwabena Opuni put up his defense in the case in which he is accused of causing financial loss to the state. Justice Clemence Honyenuga, an Appeals court Judge who is sitting as ...

Residents of Adoagyir, Akwamu, Owuraku and Ntoaso in the Eastern region Wednesday morning demonstrated against the former first lady Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings claiming that she has illegally given out their lands to KOANS Estate without their knowledge. According to the angry residents, they feel cheated over the act since no consultation was done to that effect. According to them, ...

French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Lagos on Tuesday evening to the Shrine, Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti’s music venue, to celebrate Nigerian and African culture. “I’m very happy to be here with you tonight,” said Macron, addressing the cheering and whistling crowd in English. Macron went directly to the Shrine from Nigeria’s capital of Abuja, where he met with President ...

Eritrea’s president Isaias Afwerki held talks with the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed on Tuesday, which the Horn of Africa nation’s information ministry says focused on enhancing existing ties of cooperation between the two countries. Eritrea’s information minister Yemane Meskel said the two leaders agreed to increase investment in different sectors including education, health, physical infrastructure, agriculture ...

The Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong has appeared before the Disciplinary Committee of Parliament over his alleged attacks on the Majority Leader of Parliament, Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu. This comes after the outspoken MP refused to show up fortnight ago when he was invited by the Joe Osei Owusu-led committee. The maverick politician has been accused of making ...