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The Ghana@60 anniversary committee has set aside August 4, to celebrate the birth of Ghana. According to the committee, the 4th of August is a very significant day in the history of Ghana and as such, the day ought to be celebrated as Ghana marks its 60th anniversary. Addressing a press conference at the Flagstaff House Wednesday, the Deputy Chief ...

The Ghana Armed Forces is encouraging the civilian populace to appreciate the mandate of the security services and accept personnel as partners in development. Commanding Officer of the Fourth Infantry Battalion, Lieutenant-Colonel Sebastian Arhin, has said the negative perception of the military as coup makers and gun runners must change. He spoke to Nhyira News when personnel of the infantry ...

More than 7,000 workers risked being jobless in the coming days if government goes ahead to implement a contract that was signed by the previous National Democratic Congress (NDC) government on cylinder re-circulation. Gas Tanker Drivers across the country who will be affected, are calling on President Nana Akufo-Addo to abrogate a contract John Mahama administration entered into with Puma ...

Unable to deal with filth and insanitary conditions in many parts of the city, the Akufo-Addo government, through the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), has run to ex-President Jerry John Rawlings, offering him the job of an ambassador to revamp its sanitation campaign. The ex-president, who the New Patriotic Party (NPP) used to call populist for desilting the Nima and Maamobi ...

Isn’t the brouhaha at Ghana’s Electoral Commission (EC) simply shameful? It exposes sheer pettiness on the surface but deeper interrogation points to not just the malaise that has plagued this country since independence, but also greed, disdain and envy towards progressives in the public space. Charlotte Osei isn’t someone I know personally, however, from observation since her days at the ...

Private legal practitioner, Ace Ankomah has lauded the Auditor-General for activating a dormant mandate of the Department, by surcharging four people for misusing state funds. He said the A-G, whose last-minute appointment in 2016 was greeted with criticisms, has proven to be an exceptional Auditor. The OccupyGhana member said he had expected to have a “fight” with Mr Domelevo but ...

NDC Member of Parliament for Bodi, Sampson Ahi has said the Minority in Parliament will resist any attempt by Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Mike Oquaye’s to throw his weight about and remote-control Parliament thinking he’s dealing with some small boys. According to him, Rt. Hon. Prof Oquaye is yet to wake up to the reality that Parliament is not an ...

The Auditor-General Daniel Yaw Domelevo has surcharged eleven public officials for allegedly causing financial loss to the state. At a news conference to announce this decision, Mr. Daniel Domlevo failed to make public the identities of the individuals. He however said his outfit is committed to ensuring that they are prosecuted successfully. He said “two weeks ago I issued the ...

Builsa South MP, Dr. Clement Apaak, has threatened to sue the Daily Statesman Newspaper over a publication that he benefitted from Amadu Sulley’s alleged illegal vote transfer. Dr. Apaak told Starr News on August 2 that he is innocent of whatever the publication accused him of. “I have been told of a publication in the said paper but I’m yet ...

Only members of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) will be flown to Russia to support the Black Stars if the team qualifies for the 2018 World Cup, according to the National youth organizer Sammy Awuku. For Awuku, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) did same during their eight-year term in office and they will also satisfy their supporters by flying ...