Some ballot Papers with duplicate serial numbers were detected during the sorting of electoral materials by Political parties and the Electoral Commission officials in Koforidua on Sunday, November 22, 2020. The errata were detected during sorting of Presidential and Parliamentary ballot papers for Akuapem South Constituency in the Eastern Region. “For the ballot papers in the presidential booklets, we noticed ...

Former First Lady Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings has withdrawn from the 2020 presidential polls, Starr News has learnt. Starr News sources say Mrs Rawlings, who is also the Presidential candidate of the National Democratic Party (NDP), has informed the Electoral Commission of her decision. The party is set to address a press conference today Monday, November 23, 2020. Mrs Rawlings ...

Deputy Special Prosecutor Ms Jane Cynthia Naa Torshie Lamptey, has been asked to act as Special Prosecutor until a substantive one is appointed by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo following the resignation of Mr Martin Amidu from the post. Ms Lamptey is a lawyer of over 30 years standing at the Ghana Bar and former acting Director of Public Prosecutions. ...

Martin Amidu has dismissed claims by Assin Central lawmaker Kennedy Agyapong that he has been seeking medical attention in Germany. The lawmaker had claimed on his television station Net 2 that the former Special Prosecutor has some health challenges and has been travelling to the European country for treatment. Reacting to the claim, Mr Amidu said the allegation is part ...

Aside from the public knowledge that Kimathi Rawlings is the son of the late former President Jerry John Rawlings and former First Lady Nana Konadu Agyemang-Rawlings, little is known about this handsome young man. However, following the demise of his father, he has become a centre of attention especially on social media primarily for two reasons: his presence at the ...

The presidential candidate of the All People’s Congress (APC), Hassan Ayariga, entered Zuarungu with cheers on the first day of his campaign tour of the Upper East Region on Thursday but left with grief over the “shameful” state in which he said the Bolgatanga East District’s capital was. He had moved through the busy roads of the regional capital in ...

The Volta regional chairman of the National Democratic Congress, Henry Kwadzo Ametepe, has stated that founder of the party, the late Flt. Lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings, never left the party while he was alive. According to Mr. Ametepe, though the former President was perceived to be fighting the party as a result of his public admonishing and criticism of the ...

An American Business man and Managing Director of Alafei Foods Company Limited, Claude D Convisser has linked the slow growth of Ghana’s economy to the continuous demand of bribes by people in authority from potential investors. According to him, many businesses in Ghana do not survive for a long term because they spend huge sums of money to pay bribes ...

Former Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu has disclosed that he shares a father and son relationship with Mahama Ayariga, a former appointee under the erstwhile John Mahama administration who he led investigations against. Martin Amidu firmly argued that his relations with Mr Ayariga means he cannot lie against him (Amidu), under no given circumstances. The former Special Prosecutor made this known ...

Former Special Prosecutor, Martin A.B.K Amidu has challenged Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong to release any documents relating to his medical records to Ghanaians, if he has any. This comes after the Assin Central MP alleged on live TV that the former Special Prosecutor has a medical condition for which he receives treatment in Germany. Responding to ...