President Nana Akufo Addo is expected to name the much anticipated Special Prosecutor some time after May 2017, Minister of Information, Mustapha Abdul Hamid has revealed. He disclosed in an interview with Bola Ray on Starr Chat on Starr FM Wednesday, the government will lay a Bill in Parliament when the House reconvenes in May to be passed into law ...

he Chief Justice has given the fight against illegal mining (galamsey) a boost as he sets up special courts to deal with cases about the menace. The 14 courts will independently handle all cases related to illegal mining that is destroying Ghana’s water bodies, vegetation and arable lands. “As an institution committed to the Rule of Law, we are prepared ...

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is warning of “real danger” if violent attacks by NPP-linked vigilante groups are not brought to an end. The party at a news conference in Accra said operations of Invincible and Delta Forces are similar to how Nigerian terrorist group, Boko Haram, started. NDC National Chairman, Kofi Portuphy, said the impunity with which the two ...

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Leicester City manager Craig Shakespeare said he “has never had any falling-out” with former manager Claudio Ranieri. Ranieri was sacked by the Premier League champions in February and said on Monday night that “someone behind” him may have been working against him. Shakespeare said: “We have never had any arguments or hard feelings. “Free speech is there for everybody. I ...

Ghana’s former President, Jerry John Rawlings has condemned the attack by the United States of America on Syria describing it “most vicious, cowardly and evil.” The US last week attacked a military base in Syria after that country’s president Bashar al-Assad was accused by the Trump administration for launching a chemical attack on civilians. Mr. Ralwings in an article titled: ...

The Pulpit is an annual Gospel reality show on TV which brings out evangelistic talents in children and excites a lot of viewers over the last few years. But in commercial buses that ply Lapaz to Kasoa, little kids do not preach for the cameras; they live what the other children do every year on TV, preaching almost every day ...

Top British DJ Paul Oakenfold braved thinning air and freezing temperatures to host the “highest party on earth” at Everest base camp on Tuesday (Apr 11), playing to around 100 climbers – all in full mountain gear. The 53-year-old artist, who trekked for 10 days to reach base camp, mixed his beats on a makeshift stone stage set against the ...

The head of security at Barclays faces an internal disciplinary probe over his part in a whistleblowing inquiry, the BBC understands. UK financial regulators have opened an investigation into Barclays boss, Jes Staley, over the whistleblowing case. Mr Staley asked the bank’s security chief, Troels Oerting, to find the author of an anonymous letter. The letter questioned the past conduct ...

President Nana Akufo-Addo has replaced John Mahama as the Co-Chair of the United Nations Secretary-General’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Advocates. This was announced by the United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres on Tuesday. President Akufo-Addo will co-chair the group alongside the Prime Minister of Norway, Erna Solberg, until the end of 2018. The SDG advocates comprise 16 persons meant to support ...