Former Sports Minister Nii Nortey Dua has died, StarrFMonline.com has gathered. He reportedly died Thursday dawn after a protracted ailment, sources close to his family have hinted. The late Dua was Member of Parliament for the Ledzokuku constituency in the Greater Accra region between 2008 and 2012. Before getting into active politics, he lectured at the Ghana Institute of Journalism. ...
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I’m against Afoko, Agyepong suspension – Kufuor
Former President John Kufuor has revealed that he was against the suspension of Paul Afoko and Kwabena Agyepong from their executive positions of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). He said he had hoped that the party leadership would have resolved their differences with the national chairman and general secretary instead of asking them to step aside. The two leading executives ...
Read More »Rawlings must know how to talk – Kufuor
Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has lashed out at his predecessor Jerry John Rawlings stating that the former Military dictator must know what to say and accord him some respect. The National Democratic Congress founder has on several occasions attacked Mr. Kufuor describing him as corrupt. But speaking on Starr Chat Wednesday evening, former President Kufuor told host Bola Ray ...
Read More »MPs without ministerial appointments can’t be corrupt – Kennedy Agyapong
It is a bit difficult for Members of Parliament (MPs) without ministerial portfolios to be corrupt, New Patriotic Party (NPP) financier and Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Hon. Kennedy Ohene Agyapong believes. “It will be a very difficult for a parliamentarian who is not probably a minister who has a budget to be corrupt….it is difficult because you are ...
Read More »Rawlings must know how to talk – Kufuor
Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has lashed out at his predecessor Jerry John Rawlings stating that the former Military dictator must know what to say and accord him some respect. The National Democratic Congress founder has on several occasions attacked Mr. Kufuor describing him as corrupt. But speaking on Starr Chat Wednesday evening, former President Kufuor told host Bola Ray ...
Read More »$100k for seat: Alan K responds to Akufo-Addo’s query
Trades and Industry Minister, Alan Kyeramaten has officially responded to the query by the Office of President over the role his ministry played in the collection of $100,000 from some expatriate businessmen and women. The money was the cost the expatriates had to incur for the chance to sit on the same table as the President at an event recently. ...
Read More »Cop, bullion van driver die in head-on collision
A police officer and a driver in a GCB Bank Bullion Van lost their lives in a head-on collision at Affram Plains South District of the Eastern region. Thirty other passengers sustained injuries while those in critical condition are being treated at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra. According to the deputy spokesperson of the Eastern Regional Police Command, ...
Read More »3 arrested over Bantama ‘gang-rape’ video
Police in the Ashanti Region have picked up three young men believed to have taken part in an alleged gang rape of a teenage girl, a video of which has gone viral on social media. Many Ghanaians are outraged over the viral video in which five young men, were seen forcibly having sex with the teenager. The video has been ...
Read More »Kwabenya Community SHS marks first anniversary
The Kwabenya Community Senior High School (SHS) last weekend held its maiden anniversary in Accra. The School, which was commissioned on November 11, 2016, was a World Bank and the Government sponsored project, to improve the quality and accessibility of education in the Dome-Kwabenya Constituency. Speaking on the theme: “Quality Education – The Role of Stakeholders in this Cyber World,” ...
Read More »We’re not ready to deal with a lousy EC – PPP communicator
Member of the Communications team for the Progressive People’s Party (PPP), Charles Owusu has said that the Chairperson for the Electoral Commission [EC] Charlotte Osei will be relieved off her post should the laws of the state find her guilty in the on-going impeachment process. “We will take Charlotte Osei off her post if she fits that category after the ...
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