Express Capital, an indigenous microfinance company, which has been in operation for five years, has acquired a Savings and Loans license from the Bank of Ghana. The CEO of Direct Savings and Loans, Ben Adu-Owusu stated at the launch that “high corporate governance standards have been fundamental to our success and will remain the bedrock of the company’s long term ...

A former Foreign Affairs Minister, Hanna Tetteh has dismissed claims by an NPP presidential staffer that the Chairperson of Electoral Commission Mrs. Charlotte Osei attended Cabinet meetings under the John Mahama administration. Ibrahim Adjei, who is a presidential staffer made the allegation on Morning Starr Friday. Despite efforts by the host Francis Abban to get Mr. Adjei to retract until ...

Ten Chinese suspected to be illegal miners have been arrested at Efuanta, a suburb in Tarkwa, in the Western region. The Tarkwa Police command made the arrests in collaboration with a taskforce of the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources. According to the leader of the anti-galamsey taskforce Richard Addo, the Chinese were arrested upon a tip-off. He said upon ...

The main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) must stop defending the Chair of the Electoral Commission (EC) as far as a petition filed with the president for her removal is concerned, founder and leader of the All People’s Congress (APC), Hassan Ayariga, has said. The 2016 flag bearer of the APC also said the NDC must leave President Nana Akufo-Addo ...

JOSE MOURINHO remains frustrated with Manchester United’s transfer window activity – and has upped the pressure on Ed Woodward to get more deals done. The United boss saw new-boy Romelu Lukaku score his second goal for the club as they beat rivals Manchester City 2-0 in Houston. And Lukaku was joined by Marcus Rasford on the scoresheet. But Mourinho is ...

Millions of Venezuelans have joined a general strike called by the opposition as pressure mounts on President Nicolás Maduro to cancel elections for a new constituent assembly. Clashes between police and protesters killed at least three people. More than 300 others were reportedly arrested. Mr Maduro said the strike was minimal and that its leaders would be arrested. Since April, ...

A strong earthquake in the Aegean Sea has killed at least two people on the Greek island of Kos, officials say. The 6.7-magnitude quake hit 12km (seven miles) north-east of Kos, near the Turkish coast, with a depth of 10km, the US Geological Survey said. At least 100 others were also injured at the popular tourist destination. Some buildings were ...

New Patriotic Party (NPP) bigwig, Dr. Kofi Dsane Selby, former Ambassador to France in Busia’s time and again during the Kufour regime, has died. Dr. Selby, died on Tuesday July 18, at the National Cardio center, Korle Bu in Accra. The medical doctor, once aspired to lead the NPP as its flagbearer, placing second to the late Prof. Albert Kwadwo ...

Tweet Highlife legend Paapa Yankson has died, StarrFMonline.com has learnt. The ‘Tena Me Nkyen’ hitmaker died in his Accra home Friday morning, his wife confirmed to StarrFMonline.com. The last time Paapa, as he was affectionately called, was seen in public was when he left his sick bed to perform at the Bottles and Bands Festival at the Polo Grounds in ...

An Accra High court will today [Friday] hear a case brought against Interior Minister, Ambrose Derry and the Comptroller General of Immigration, Kwame Sakyi by an Indian national who is contesting his deportation from Ghana. Mr Ashok Kumar Sivaram who had lived in the country for a number of years is accusing the two officials of unlawfully deporting him over ...