Actor John Dumelo has asked for God’s blessing for President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for posthumously promoting Captain Maxwell Adam Mahama to the rank of Major in the Ghana Armed Forces. The President announced the promotion on Monday evening when he visited the widow and grieving family of the late military officer who was lynched by residents of Denkyira-Obuasi in ...

The government has earmarked a 3,000 acre of land for the construction of an Airstrip in the Central Regional capital, Cape Coast. The Airstrip which will take light aircrafts when completed is expected to boost tourism in the Region. During an inspection of the land Tuesday, Aviation Minister Cecilia Dapaah told Joy News the intention of government is to “open the country ...

Ghana assistant coach Ibrahim Tanko wants Ghana to play possession based football reminiscent of the glorious Barcelona and Spanish teams. The Black Stars are set for new beginnings under Kwesi Appiah after a stale two year period under Avram Grant and the style of play has come under consideration. The new technical team, comprising of former players, want the team ...

Controversial boxer Braimah Kamako aka Bukom Banku has indicated that his position as Ghana’s ambassador to Germany would have been secured if the National Democratic Congress had won the 2016 polls. Bukom Banku who describes ex-President John Mahama as his “father” says he was deprived this luxurious position because the party unfortunately lost power to the ruling NPP in the ...

A market woman in Accra has expressed great shock at the gruesome murder of Captain Maxwell Mahama of the 5th Infantry Battalion of the Ghana Armed Forces, which took place at Denkyira-Obuasi in the Upper Denkyira West District of the Central Region. The woman who was part of some angry traders in the Accra Metropolis Monday stormed the premises of ...

Spokesperson for the family of Major Maxwell Mahama has said they were astonished when the President announced that government has set up a fund for the wife and children of Major Mahama. President Akufo-Addo on Monday 5th June, 2017 announced that government has set up a memorial trust fund with GHC500,000 to support the wife and children of late Major ...

A stalwart of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Alhaji Mohammed Sani has launched a scathing attack at former President Jerry John Rawlings for accusing some elements within the party of being greedy, selfish and corrupt. Mr. Rawlings who has come under a barrage of attacks over comments revealing circumstances that led to the disgraceful defeat of the NDC at the ...

The Minister of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Catherine Afeku, has said that a report on the Kintampo disaster that claimed 19 lives “concluded that although this was an act of God, a number of remote and immediate causes were identified as being instrumental to the accident”. She said this on Tuesday, June 6 when she appeared before parliament to ...

Telecommunications networks Airtel, Glo and Expresso will be sanctioned by the communications ministry if they fail to extend services to Adaklu in the Volta region within six months. According to Starr News’ Parliamentary Correspondent, Ibrahim Alhassan, the MP for Adaklu Kwame Agbodza on the floor of Parliament questioned steps being taken by the communications ministry to ensure Adaklu can access ...

Deputy General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Koku Anyidoho has denied publications suggesting that he (Koku Anyidoho) “fired” back at former President Jerry Rawlings for saying greed and corruption caused the defeat of the NDC in the 2016 elections. The New Crusading Guide Newspaper owned by veteran journalist, Kweku Baako Junior, on Tuesday June 6, 2017, published ...