Kwadwo Asamoah last featured for Ghana in September 2014 as the Black Stars beat Togo 3-2 in Lome in an AFCON qualifier.Since then, the versatile midfielder has had his career blighted by injuries and his confidence shattered as a result. Asamoah, once a prominent name in Conte’s Juventus, became the third choice left wing back under Maximiliano Allegri losing his ...

The General Secretary of the Christian Council of Ghana, Rev. Dr. Kwabena Opuni Frimpong has bemoaned the increasing culture of violence being witnessed in the country following the change of government. According to him, “this emergence of culture of violence is a threat to good governance and public safety.” Speaking Wednesday May 31, 2017 on Morning Starr in the wake ...

A former National Democratic Congress MP Sylvester Mensah has decried the spiraling rate of lawlessness in Ghana since the change of government. Vigilante groups linked to the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) have been on vandalism spree, seizing state properties and going on collision course with law enforcement agencies. There are pockets of violence in parts of the country as ...

The former boss of the Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) Steve Kpordzih is heading to Construction Bank as its new Managing Director (MD). Mr Kpordzih is expected to lead activities at the new Bank which opens its doors to the public on 30 May 2017. Joy Business has also learnt that the former MD of the HFC Bank, Asare Akuffo will ...

A powerful vehicle bomb has hit the diplomatic area of the Afghan capital, Kabul, killing at least 80 people and injuring 350. It struck close to the German embassy in Zanbaq Square, with civilians said to be the main casualties. The morning rush-hour blast was so strong it blew out windows and doors hundreds of metres away. The Taliban have ...

Leicester City forward Riyad Mahrez has announced he wants to leave the club. The 26-year-old, who joined from French club Le Havre for a reported £400,000 in 2014, said he had agreed “to stay for another season” following “a good discussion with the chairman” after the Foxes won the Premier League last year. But he added he was “fiercely ambitious” ...

Ahmed Mujahid Bello known in Showbiz as Fancy Gadam has been explaining to his fans circumstances that led to his exclusion from this year’s edition of Ghana Meet Naija organized by Empire Entertainment owned by renowned broadcaster Kwabena Anokye Adisi a.k.a Bola Ray The artiste has come under criticisms on social media for reportedly turning that a glorious opportunity to ...

Controversial musician cum comedian A-Plus seems to believe that rapper M.anifest is wasting his time doing music after all the education he has acquired. According to A-Plus, M.anifest wearing what he describes as ‘Kaba’ and also choosing music as profession, is unfit for a well-educated person like the rapper. In a Facebook post, A-Plus ridiculed the Rapper of the Year ...

Former Attorney General Martin Amidu has criticised parliament for imposing punishment on Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, concerning bribery allegations he made against parliament’s Appointments Committee. The Ghartey Committee, which investigated the allegation made by Mr Ayariga against the leadership of parliament’s Appointments Committee, found him guilty of contempt of parliament. “I have also followed the proceedings ...

Controversial dancehall artiste Shatta Wale has paid tribute to the military officer Captain Maxwell Mahama who was murdered in cold blood at Denkyira-Obuasi in the Central region. Forty-eight hours after the news of the gruesome murder hit the airwaves, the award-winning artiste has put out an emotional song commiserating with the Mahama family while praying that the “Lord deals with ...