The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has called on the clergy, the Ghana Bar Association (GBA), as well as Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), to make their voices heard on important matters affecting the nation. According to the party, their loud silence does not augur well for the democratic dispensation of the country. Commenting on the fracas between the Minister for Gender, ...
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Kwesi Appiah open to calling suspended Black Stars duo
Sulley Muntari and Kevin-Prince Boateng may well return to the Black Stars in the near future after head coach Kwesi Appiah revealed his readiness to recall the suspended duo. Appiah, at his unveiling in Accra on Tuesday, said Muntari and Kevin would be considered for selection if they are needed. Boateng, who is currently on the books of La Liga ...
Read More »Sahara Group extends support to fire disaster victims
Leading African energy conglomerate Sahara Group has extended a hand of support to some victims of fire disasters in Ghana. The gesture, which is in line with Sahara’s Corporate Responsibility policies follows similar support from Sahara to the nation’s disaster victims in the past. In its first presentation in Accra, Sahara presented an undisclosed amount of money to the National ...
Read More »Manchester United reports £3.8m loss but revenue rises
Manchester United has reported a loss for the first three months of the year as operating expenses soared. It lost £3.8m between January and March, down from a £13.7m profit in the same period last year. The Old Trafford club incurred higher player contract expenses, and was also hit by adverse foreign exchange movements. But total revenues were 3% higher ...
Read More »EC boss blows GHC3.9m on office decorations without commission’s approval
The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Mrs, Charlotte Osei is walking in quicksand as pressure mounts on her to justify why portioning and furnishing of the new EC office must cost the taxpayer a colossal amount of GH3.9 million. What is making it worse is the decision of the EC Boss to unilaterally sign the contract without the express approval ...
Read More »Stop being nasty! – KKD slams Willi Roi
Celebrated Master of Ceremony, Kwasi Kyei Darkwah (KKD) has chided music producer, Willi Roi over comments that African artistes are presented awards backstage during the Black Entertainment Television (BET) Awards. Organisers of the scheme released list of nominees on Monday with Shatta Wale’s name conspicuously missing. After the artiste had downplayed the BET snub, Willi Roi posted on Facebook to ...
Read More »Bayern, Barcelona would have sacked me by now” Guardiola
(Reuters) – Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola believes Bayern Munich and Barcelona would have sacked him if he had overseen a similar campaign to the one his Manchester City team have had at either of the European powerhouses. Guardiola took over at the Etihad at the start of the season after trophy-laden spells in Spain and Germany had confirmed his ...
Read More »Uganda President Museveni warns against torture use
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has written a letter to his top security chiefs warning against the use of torture. He described it as “unnecessary and wrong and must not be used again”. It follows media reports alleging that several people suspected to be connected to the murder of a senior police officer had been tortured. Ugandan security officials have been accused by ...
Read More »17 students suspended for cheating in exams at Takoradi Tech. University
Seventeen students of the Takoradi Technical University in the Western region have been suspended for examination malpractices. This was after the disciplinary committee of the school found them guilty of the misconduct, Starr News has learnt. Two others were warned, with one of them suffering a paper cancellation to atone for his conduct. In all, the offending students included 14 ...
Read More »I’m nobody to sit in Mahama’s ‘secret meetings’ – Appiah Stadium
NDC’s Kumasi-based popular serial caller, Frank Appiah popularly known as ‘Appiah Stadium’ has denied media reports suggesting that former President, John Dramani Mahama secretly met top guns of the NDC in Kumasi to shove his 2020 agenda down the throat of party members in the region. Appiah Stadium said, the report churned out by the Daily Guide newspaper is false ...
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