Ghana’s U-17 side the Black Stars are in action today against Gabon at the U-17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in their second group game. The Black Starlets win against the “Les Pantheres” will ensure a safe passage to the FIFA U17 World Cup in India later this year. The Black Starlets started the tournament superbly by thumping Cameroon 4-0 ...

People in relationships have been generally advised to abstain from sex till they are married. Some have used religious books, like the Bible, to back their argument. Singer, Stephanie Benson, a devoted Catholic, seems to have tried to adhere to the rule only to break it at the 11th hour. The free-spirited singer revealed that she and her fiancé, John, ...

Former manager of Shatta Wale, Bulldog seem to have responded to Shatta Wale’s reaction to Stonebwoy’s nomination. Shatta Wale in a post on Facebook reacting to the snub by BET mentioned that he is not bothered about BET snubbing him. He indicated that “money is calling him for his brain”. In a post on Facebook, the artiste manager mentioned that ...

Social media influencer and showbiz critic Kelly Nii Lartey Mensah has schooled Dancehall artiste, Shatta Wale on why he cannot compare a BECE certificate to a BET nomination/award. Shatta Wale today posted that he cannot even find his BECE certificate so his followers should forget about the snub because to him, “money dey call him for his brain”. But in ...

Fashionista and an entertainment industry player, Kwasi Kyei Darkwa has waded in the ongoing debate on the just released BET nomination for the Best International Act (Africa Category). To him, the debate as to who was nominated or not is currently not needed but rather, the country should throw its weight behind the nominated artiste to bring glory to the ...

French Open organisers had “no grounds to penalise” Maria Sharapova by denying her a wildcard entry to the tournament, says the Women’s Tennis Association. The Russian, 30, was ranked too low to gain direct entry as she continues her return from a 15-month drugs ban. The French Tennis Federation (FFT) chose not to hand Sharapova a wildcard to “protect” the ...

A 23-year-old student, arrested over the defilement of a minor, resulting in pregnancy, has been sentenced to seven years imprisonment. The Juaso Circuit Court, presided over by Mr. Fredrick Tetteh, handed down the punishment to Francis Darko after he pleaded guilty to the offence. Police Detective Inspector Birinkorang Peasah said the victim, aged 14, has been living with the father ...

Former boss of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Sylvester Mensah has called on supporters of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) to unite ahead of the 2020 general elections. Speaking at the NDC’s National Cadres Conference in Accra Tuesday, he said irrespective of the challenges that led to the party’s defeat in the 2016 polls, there is the need ...

On Tuesday, May 16, 2017 we published a story with the headline: “Only brilliant students will benefit from Free SHS – Napo” based on an interview the Education Minister Mathew Opoku-Prempeh granted us. The use of the adjective “brilliant” was based on inference and had no malice attached. We updated the headline later to reflect the minister’s quote after further ...

Educationist Prof D.K Agyemang has charged government to render an unqualified apology to Ghanaians for misleading them with regards to the free SHS policy. Barely three months to the implementation of the policy, the Education Minister Mathew Opoku Prempeh disclosed to Morning Starr host, Francis Abban that only students who passed their BECE exams will have the opportunity to enjoy ...