President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has reiterated the commitment of his government to establishing the Infrastructure for Poverty Eradication Programme (IPEP) – the vehicle which will ensure that each of the 275 constituencies receives the equivalent of $1 million per year for infrastructural development. According to Akufo-Addo, this Fund will be administered by three (3) development authorities, namely, the Coastal ...

The ban on noise making in Accra ahead of the Homowo festival of the Ga people begins today, Monday May 8, 2017. The Accra Metropolitan Assembly which is enforcing the ban is urging residents of the capital city to obey directives governing the period of the ban. Churches and other religious organizations are not allowed to use drums and other ...

A church building at Gbawe Borla in the Weija-Gbawe Constituency in the Greater Accra region has collapsed injuring at least 20 congregants. The injured are mostly babies and women, hospital officials have told Starrfmonline.com. Three church members of the Christ Life Ministry are in critical condition and have been referred to the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital for treatment. The 17 ...

Unconfirmed reports suggest that Ibrahim Mahama, the brother of former president John Mahama, owes the Ghana Airport Company over GHC8 million in aviation fuel costs and taxes. The reports come days after Ibrahim settled a GHC12 million debt to the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA). He last week signed two cheques to clear the debt, which had given bad press and ...

On Sunday 7th May 2017, Nigerian Prophet T.B. Joshua predicted victory in the French election for Emmanuel Macron merely hours before results were officially announced declaring him the winner. Speaking to congregants at The Synagogue, Church of All Nations (SCOAN), a message equally broadcast live on the popular Christian channel Emmanuel TV, Joshua declared Macron’s victory was connected to his ...

An Accra High Court has set May 16, 2017 for selection of jurors for the trial of Daniel Asiedu and Vincent Bossu, accused of murdering Abuakwa North MP JB Danquah-Adu. The two on February 2016 allegedly stabbed the legislator to death at his Shiashie residence. The family of the murdered MP last month served notice it will resort to an ...

The Chairman of the Ghana Music Rights Organization (GHAMRO), Rex Omar, has advised Dancehall King, Shatta Wale to come to his office if he really wants his royalties. The ‘Taking Over’ hit maker threatened to go haywire if GHAMRO does pay his royalties. “GHAMRO are you ready to pay my royalties or you want me to go haywire!!” Shatta Wale ...

Some chiefs and political figures in the country have been cited in a report by the Bureau of National Investigations for involvement in illegal mining. The 31-page report details all the 216 districts in the 10 Regions of Ghana where galamsey is taking place. National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Talensi in the Upper East Region, Benson Tongo ...

Veteran musician, Akosua Agyapong has lambasted the entire executives of the Ghana Music Rights Organization (GHAMRO) including their new Chairman, Rex Omar, describing them as too corrupt. Speaking on ATINKA TV morning show, ‘’GHANA NIE’’ with Ama Gyenfa Ofosu-Darkwah Friday, Akosua Agyapong accused former executives of conniving with the current executives to squander monies belonging to musicians. ‘They are so ...

The Northern regional minister  Salifu Saeed on Thursday  led Regional Security Council members to troubled Sayeegu and Sambiluk villages in Bunkprugu/Yunyoo district where renewed land dispute has claimed four lives, including a chief and his potential heir. The entourage traveled by helicopter to the ravaged communities and met with chiefs and elders in a routine attempts to awaken a collapsed ...