Mathematics and Science teachers have been urged to adopt practical, child-centred and play-way strategies and methods in teaching in order to make the study of the duo subjects lively to the pupils. According to Mr Daniel Cobbold, the Municipal Director of Education for Mfantseman in the Central Region (CR) who made the call, poor teaching strategies and methods of some ...

A member of the legal team of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Abraham Amaliba has said all the various law faculties in the country should be given accreditation to offer professional law certificate courses. This, he said, will help in dealing with the mass failure in the law entrance examinations. He attributed the mass failure to the limited space to accommodate the ...

The family of Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta, that has dominated the country’s politics since independence, secretly owned a network of offshore companies for decades, according to a huge leak of financial papers. The Pandora Papers – 12 million files – is the biggest such leak in history. Mr Kenyatta and six members of his family have been linked to 13 ...

Ghana’s COVID-19 death toll has risen to 1,156, the latest figures from the Ghana Health Service indicate. The active caseload has dropped to 3,088. Out of that number, 43 are critical and 124 severe. Some 140 new cases were also recorded within the period. Since mid-March 2021, a total of 127,482 cases have been recorded in Ghana. Of that number, ...

Thirteen people have been confirmed dead in an accident at Konongo on the Accra-Kumasi Highway in the Ashanti region. The accident is reported to have been Sunday evening, around 10 pm between an Accra-Kumasi bound bus and a Cargo Truck at Konongo. An eyewitness who spoke to  Starrfm.com.gh said one of the buses attempted to overtake another vehicle which led ...

Brazil legend Pele has been released from hospital after undergoing surgery for a colon tumour. The 80-year-old had the operation at Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo on 4 September. Pele, the only player to win the World Cup three times, left the intensive care unit 10 days later, but was readmitted soon after as a “preventative measure”. “I am ...

President of Imani Africa Mr Franklin Cudjoe, has raised concerns against the use of the National Identification Card as the only form of identify in the SIM card re-registration exercise. The six-month exercise is scheduled to begin today, Friday, October 1. It is expected to take data from all SIM card users across the country. The National ID card, the Ghana Card, ...

A leaked audio recording between Ayisha Modi and Moesha has left many teary-eyed. In the audio, Moesha talks about her new life. This audio is the first time Moesha’s voice has been heard after her mental breakdown, which nearly led to her suicide. Moesha sounds happy and relax, contrary to her weird mumblings just before she was whisked away to ...

Ibrahim Yaro has signed a three-year contract to extend his stay as Medeama player until at least 2024, the club announced on Friday. Yaro, 25, has been rewarded with an improved contract after excelling heavily last season. The right-back, who operated as reliable centre-back three seasons ago, is expected to continue his career in Tarkwa. “Everyone knows how I feel ...

The outgoing District Chief Executive (DCE) for Adansi Akrofuom District, Maurice Jonas Woode, has expressed his profound gratitude to the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, for creating the district and also giving him the opportunity to serve the people of Akrofuom as the first Chief Executive. Maurice Woode was appointed DCE in August, 2018 when the Adansi Akrofuom District Assembly ...