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A former President of Ghana, Jerry John Rawlings turns 70-year-old today, Thursday June 22, 2017. Popularly known as JJ, the former military dictator was born in Accra on this day to Victoria Agbotui and James Ramsey John, a chemist from the United Kingdom. Mr. Rawlings, who attended Achimota School is married to Nana Konadu Agyeman and has three daughters – ...

Former Sports Minister and Member of Parliament for Odododiodio Constituency, Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye has revealed that Former First Lady, Lordina Mahama has been cited several times in the report for contributing in various ways towards the defeat of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). The lawmaker said, several recommendations have been made to that effect when asked the role of ...

The Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has extolled the contribution of Majority Leader Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu in deepening parliamentary democracy. Speaking on Starr Chat Wednesday, Mr. Bagbin who is also the Member of Parliament for Nadowli-Kaleo in the Upper West region could not hide his awe for the Suame legislator, describing him as a gem and that he ...

The National Women Organiser of the National Democratic Congress, Hajia Joyce Zainab Mahama, has said former President John Dramani Mahama is the present day Jesus. The NDC women leader also noted that if Ghanaians knew that Mahama was the modern day Jesus, they wouldn’t have voted against him in the 2016 presidential election. Hajia Mahama, who spoke on Okay FM, ...

The Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Mr Alban S.K. Bagbin has admitted he was corrupt. In a radio interview on Starr FM Wednesday night, Mr Bagbin who is also a Member of Parliament for Nadowli Kaleo in the Upper West Region said the political system in the way it is in Ghana, makes public officer holders corrupt. He said for ...

The Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin has stated that he tried unsuccessfully to intervene in the infamous bribery scandal that hit the Appointments Committee of Parliament. The Member of Parliament (MP) for Bawku Central and a member of the Committee Mahama Ayariga in January ‘wildly’ alleged that Energy minister, Boakye Agyarko, attempted to bribe the minority members of ...

Ghana risks losing the $500 million Millennium Challenge Compact funds due to the increasing rate of human trafficking in the country. The US has raised concerns about the slow pace in fighting human trafficking in Ghana, threatening it could affect aid. Speaking at a workshop on trafficking, US ambassador to Ghana Robert Jackson, said Ghana risks losing the MCC fund, ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says government is on course with programmes to improve on the living standards of Ghanaians. He said despite being in office for barely five months, his government has taken “concrete actions” to fulfill promises made during the 2016 election campaigns. At a lunch with Executives of both the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) and International ...

Presbeterian Boys has grabbed the last slot for the quarter finals at the National Science and Maths Quiz ahead of Accra Academy and St. Johns. They won with 45 points, St. Johns upset the carts with 31 points leaving Accra Academy with 26 points in the final contest at the one-eighth stage of competition. Presbyterian Boys used the first round to justify their tag as favourites by ...

At least three people suspected to be Togolese have been arrested for engaging in illegal mining at Keniago Essienkyem in the Amansie West District of the Ashanti Region. The men were apprehended during an operation by a joint team of police from the Manso Nkwanta district, SWAT and government’s anti-galamsey taskforce. The three men allegedly tried to bribe the security ...