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Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has defended the International Criminal Court (ICC) dismissing claims that it is bent on jailing African leaders. He was speaking in the wake of calls by the African Union (AU) for the mass withdrawal of member states from the ICC in January, after a divisive debate at its annual heads of state summit in ...

The Works and Housing Minister has assured land owners at Adjen Kotuku in the Greater Accra region that government will pay their over ¢1 million compensation in two weeks time. Samuel Atta-Akyea said he is aware a committee is studying the reports to come out with its recommendations but it ought to be nudged into action. “We should not give ...

The family of the deceased man who drowned in the Boti Falls is blaming management of the tourism facility for safety negligence. Jeremiah Bediako met his untimely death in an attempt to rescue his American friend who was drowning. An uncle to the deceased, Paul Atta, told Starr News the management of the facility must be blamed over their failure ...

Hundreds of Muslims embarking on the Hajj pilgrimage are stranded in Tamale due to an emergency at the destination country – Mecca. About 500 pilgrims were expected to be airlifted from the Tamale International Airport Thursday at 8.30pm but the flight was cancelled. Airport managers have hinted the problem is coming from source and are working frantically to fix the ...

Alfred Agbesi Woyome, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) financier, says it’s an error for the Attorney General (AG) to haul him before the Supreme Court over the GH¢51.2 million judgement debt paid to him by the state. According to the visibly miffed businessman, there already exists a payment plan between him and the AG, and wondered why he had been ...

Two Indian merchants have been arrested for allegedly smuggling unwholesome food items into the country and selling them to the public. The two, Sumit Aswani and Yogendra Swani, the Warehouse Manager and the Secretary, respectively, of the suspected importing company, are currently assisting the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) in investigations. Some of the items found by some officials ...

After several months of denial by government spokespersons, President Akufo-Addo has finally confirmed The aL-hAJJ’s May 2, 2017, publication that he will not seek re-election after serving his first term in office. Without mincing words; leaving his Ministers and party supporters dumbfounded, President Akufo-Addo openly announced his disinterest in leading the party into the next presidential election in 2020. At ...

A former Schedule Officer at the Flagstaff House Emelia Arthur has dismissed claims that monies accrued from a 10 percent pay cut ordered by former president John Dramani Mahama in 2014 cannot be traced. The deputy Controller and Accountant General told Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee that the 10% salary cut policy which affected Mr. Mahama, his deputy and all appointees, ...

Government is being urged to establish an independent body to promote transparency and accountability in the minerals mining sector. Government revenues from mining have declined and being surpassed by income from oil and gas despite over 100 years of mining. The sector scored 37 out of 100 points while oil and gas scored 65 out of 100 points in revenue ...

The two Deputy Commissioners of the Electoral Commission (EC) have described as palpable false, allegations levelled against them by the Commissioner. The Deputy Chairperson in charge of Operations, Alhaji Amadu Sulley, says he is seeking legal advice over the corruption allegations made against him by the chair of the commission. “I want to assure you that it’s not true. I ...