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The Okyenhene has threatened to sue any individual or institution that mentions his name in any galamsey discussion. The warning comes on the back of a BNI report that fingered the paramount chief in the illegal mining trade. Addressing members of the Council of State, who are touring galamsey affected towns, the Okyenhene said it is crazy for anyone to ...

The Police service has challenged media reports that an officer stripped a taxi driver naked at Anyaa in Accra for jumping red light. The Inspector General of Police (IGP), David Asante-Apeatu on May, 3 2017 ordered an immediate investigation into an incident where a police officer allegedly stripped a taxi driver naked for jumping a red light. The victim, Kwabena ...

Bawku Central MP Mahama Ayariga has fiercely rubbished rumours that he features in the alleged sex videos involving Chinese galamsey kingpin Aisha Huang. Aisha who is currently in custody for illegal mining is allegedly circulating sex videos involving herself and some highly placed Ghanaian officials who allegedly gave her protection to continue with her illicit mining activities. It is unclear ...

The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has lost control as political party which is now government due to their long stay in opposition for eight solid years, Political Science Lecturer, Dr. Richard Amoako Baah has stated. “They have been in opposition for so long and it appears they have gotten how to be in charge. Now they have come back ...

The Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has stated that it will, in the ensuing months, ensure the full integration of the risk management of Ghana Single Window. According to the Acting Commissioner of the Division, Isaac Crentsil, another area of priority to the division would be the automation of the Ghana Maritime Internal Operation as well as ...

One of my biggest disappointments, in life, has been when I dropped out of law school. I had, in 2011, enrolled as a law student at GIMPA, to pursue LLB, with the aim of becoming a lawyer, to use the courts to force irresponsible fathers to become responsible. But I had to suspend the course, due to circumstances beyond me. ...

A diplomat in the Mahama administration and a failed parliamentary candidate for Abuakwa North, Victor Smith, believes that an overhaul of the NDC’s executive structure is non-negotiable following the party’s overwhelming defeat in the 2016 elections. Everyone from the General Secretary, Johnson Nketia to the NDC’s Chairman, Kofi Poturphy, must be kicked out at the party’s next congress in favour ...

The 2016 HIV sentinel survey report has revealed that Volta and Brong Ahafo Regions jointly top the list of prevalence rate. According to the report, the two regions recorded the highest prevalence rate of 2.7 per cent for 2016 which is above the national HIV prevalence of 2.4 per cent. The Northern Region registered the lowest prevalence rate, recording 0.7 ...

Members of the Council of State will today embark on a working visit to some mining sites in the Eastern region to assess the destruction of lands and water bodies as a result of illegal mining popularly known as galamsey. The advisory body wants to obtain firsthand information in order to better counsel the President on the menace. The campaign ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has settled on Justice Sophia Akuffo as the new Chief Justice of Ghana, Starrfmonline.com can confirm. An official announcement is expected today after consultation with the Council of State and approval by Parliament. According to Article 144 (1) of Ghana’s 1992 Constitution: “The Chief Justice shall be appointed by the President acting in consultation with ...