Approximately 77.4% of households in Ghana experienced a decrease in income since March 16 this year when COVID-19 restrictions were introduced, the Ghana Statistical Service has revealed. The numbers meant that approximately 22 million Ghanaians are affected by reduced household income. The GSS in a research report titled ‘Brief on COVID-19 Households and Jobs Tracker – Wave 1,’ also revealed ...
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‘Ignore Bawumia’s comical and diversionary antics’ – Mahama Campaign team
The 2020 Campaign team of former President John Mahama has urged Ghanaians to ignore the “comical” efforts by Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia to “divert” attention from the important things that matter to Ghanaians, with his recent post on social media in which he adduced 50 reasons to back his claim that President Nana Akufo-Addo has been a better President than ...
Read More »Delay paid me GHC50 to appear on Afia Schwarzenegger TV series – Nana Tonardo
While others are getting paid millions of dollars to feature in Hollywood films, Ghanaian actor Nana Tonardo says he earned as little as GHC50 to appear in “Afia Schwarzenegger” TV series. The series which brought comedienne Afia Schwarzenegger into the limelight was considered the ‘eish’ a few years ago when it aired on TV3 but for some reasons, things fell ...
Read More »Koforidua: SHS student collapses and dies during exams
A second-year gold-track student of Oyoko Methodist Senior High School in Koforidua has died during exams. The female student collapsed while writing Literature in English WASSCE Thursday afternoon. She was immediately rushed to the St. Joseph Hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival. Starr News has gathered that the General Arts student was not well in the last three days ...
Read More »Yes I sell dildo but I’ll make it to heaven when I die – Shugatiti
Ghanaian actress and photo model, Shugatiti, known in private life as Abena Serwaa Frimpong Manso, has publicly talked about her new venture. She disclosed in an interview with ZionFelix on the ‘Uncut’ Show that she is a proud dildo dealer. Tagged as a nudist, Shugatiti does not see anything wrong for her to sell dildos to others. In an earlier ...
Read More »Fact Checker: Bawumia’s claim that Mahama increased electricity tariff by 45% mostly true
Did John Mahama increase electricity tariffs by 45% annually? And has Nana Akufo-Addo reduced electricity tariffs? Claim: John Mahama increased electricity tariffs by 45% annually. Nana Akufo-Addo has reduced electricity tariffs. Verdict: Mostly True Background On Monday July 27, 2020 the National Democratic Congress held an outdooring ceremony for the party’s running mate to partner flagbearer and former President John Mahama ...
Read More »Supreme Court dismisses NDC’s application for review of voters register
The Supreme Court of Ghana has dismissed an application filed by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) which sought a review of the court’s judgement on the compilation of a new voters register for the upcoming December polls. The action was taken by the court after the lawyer for the NDC, Tsatsu Tsikata, failed to move the party’s application in court. ...
Read More »The ‘foolishness’ of Ga people made them forget God – Lawrence Tetteh claims
Founder and President of the Worldwide Miracle Outreach, Rev. Dr Lawrence Tetteh has linked the suffering of Ga people to the rejection of Jehovah who is their God for lesser gods. According to him, if you trace the history of the Ga people, they do not have any fetish but the generation that came after their forefathers inculcated the worship ...
Read More »Rahim Ayew clarifies Jordan Ayew captaincy comment
Rahim Ayew, the elder brother of Black Stars striker Jordan Ayew has clarified an earlier statement he made about his brother being named as the deputy to substantive captain Andre Ayew. The former Ghana international told Asempa FM in an interview that with a decade-old experience in the Black Stars, Jordan deserved to be the assistant skipper. “Asamoah Gyan did ...
Read More »University of Cape Coast to train Ghana Police investigators
The University of Cape Coast (UCC) which is located in the Central Region has been chosen by the Ghana Police Management Board to train Investigators of the Criminal Investigations Department of the Service. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the materialization of this initiative was signed yesterday, July 29 at the Academic Board Chamber at UCC. This MoU will see ...
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