Author Archives: larryehu

I was sexually abused by my step dad – Attorney Juanita Headley

Sexual abuse and rape seems to be a daunting issue not only for 3rd world countries but all around the world. Twitter in the last few weeks has been filled with several rape allegations towards men including some prominent celebrities in Ghana and abroad. Nana Adwoa Sarkodie on her weekly Instagram Live sessions hosted Juanita Headley, a US Attorney, Author ...

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Akufo-Addo apologises to Buhari over High C’ssion building attack

The Nigerian government has announced that President Akufo-Addo has apologised to President Muhammadu Buhari over the demolition of a building at the Nigerian High Commission in Ghana. “President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana Tuesday spoke with President Muhammadu Buhari, expressing his sincere apology for demolition of a building on the premises of Nigerian High Commission in Accra, Ghana. “In a telephone ...

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Liberian Minister flown to Ghana for coronavirus treatment

Professor Ansu D. Sonii Sr., the Education Minister of Liberia who has tested positive for COVID-19, has been flown into Accra for treatment. The 70-year-old minister was flown in over the weekend after his condition deteriorated. In a Joy News report, the minister was said to be in a stable condition and responding to treatment at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital. ...

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Voter’s register: EC suffers another suit

The Electoral Commission has been hit with a third suit as it prepares to embark on a mass voter’s registration exercise for the December polls. The suit, filed by the NDC MP for Ashaiman, Ernest Norgbey, was filed at the High Court Tuesday. The opposition lawmaker is asking the court to rule that the election management body does not have ...

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GES top official tests positive for COVID-19

A Staff at the Okere District Education Directorate in the Eastern Region has tested positive for COVID-19. The Staff reportedly contracted the virus from a close relation who tested positive in Accra. Starr News has gathered that a medical team from Ghana Health Service was at the Education Office to take samples of other staff in the congested education office ...

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GHC1.5b petroleum revenue not accounted for since 2017 – PIAC

An amount of GHC1.5 billion petroleum revenue cannot be accounted for in the 2019 fiscal year, the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) has disclosed. According to the committee, out of the 2.7 billion cedis accrued into the annual budget funding amount, the state only used 1.2 billion cedis with the remaining 1.5 billion not utilized and not accounted for. ...

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Collapse of local banks cruel, criminal – ASEPA

The Executive Director of policy think tank, Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability(ASEPA), Mensah Thompson has described as cruel, reasons adduced for the collapse of several institutions by the Central Bank under the guise of financial sector clean-up. Presenting what he describes as fresh evidence after careful scrutiny of reasons adduced, Mr Thomson said the decisions by the government ...

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