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Former President John Dramani Mahama on Saturday opened a three-day retreat for Communications Officers and members of the Communications Team of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Ho. Mr. Mahama who was the NDC’s Presidential Candidate for the 2020 elections commended the party’s Communications Team for promoting and explaining the party’s ‘People’s Manifesto’ to Ghanaians, noting that the policies outlined ...

The Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei-Mensah, has admitted he deployed security officers to Ejura Sekyeredumase in the Ashanti region following protests by some civilians. Speaking on the Kasapa Morning Show Mr Osei Mensah said his decision to deploy men to the town was based on intelligence gathered that the youth had targetted to set ablaze the Police station and other ...

The Head of the European Union Delegation to Ghana, Diana Acconcia, has observed that the security situation in Ghana is top-notch. “The general impression is that the security in Ghana is very good”, she told Ayekoo Ayekoo host Nana Romeo on Accra100.5FM on Thursday, 1 July 2021 in an interview. “I have never felt, personally, threatened or unsafe in Ghana”, ...

Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has noted that the Right to Information (RTI) Act has seen significant gains since its passage into an Act of Parliament and the subsequent implementation. Submitting the annual report of the Ministry on the implementation of the RTI Act in 2020 to Parliament, Mr Oppong Nkrumah disclosed that since its implementation, a total of ...

A group, Concerned Citizens of the Komenda Traditional Area, has written to the police about its intention to march in connection with, in its view, the abandonment of the Komenda Sugar Factory in the Central Region. The group has scheduled its march for Tuesday, 6 July 2021. It is billed to start from Komenda and Kissi simultaneously around 6:30 am ...

The High Command of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has given the assurance that soldiers who were seen in the video gone viral molesting some residents of Wa in the Upper West region will be punished. Footage seen by Starrfm.com.gh showed the soldiers, who are stationed in Wa, in their numbers walking the streets and randomly subjecting residents to punishments. ...

Government has named a 3-member Committee of Inquiry which will conduct an inquiry into the circumstances that led to the Ejura killings on June 29. The 3-member committee includes Justice George Kingsley Koomson, a justice of the Court of Appeal, Security Expert, Vladmir Antwi-Danso, and the Executive Director of Penplusbyte, Miss Juliet A. Amoah. The committee is expected to complete ...

Soldiers on Thursday afternoon stormed the Wa Municipality in the Upper West region and reportedly assaulted some residents over a stolen phone, Starr News has learnt. A footage seen by Starrfm.com.gh shows the soldiers, who are stationed in Wa, in their numbers walking the streets and randomly subjecting residents to punishments. Some residents were seen picking the gutters while being ...

The Acting Director of Environmental Quality Standards at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Emmanuel Appoh says the agency will from September this year make Air Quality Data available to Ghanaians to enhance good health. According to the EPA staff, the agency has put in place state-of-the-art equipment to ensure the data is accurate and efficient for everyone. “These equipment are ...

Chief Justice Kwesi Anin Yeboah has refused transfer the case involving former Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) CEO, Dr Stephen Opuni, who, together with Agricult CEO Seidu Agongo, is being tried for causing financial loss of GHS271.3 million to the state in the procurement of some agrochemicals, to a different judge. On Thursday, 1 July 2021, trial judge Justice Clemence Honyenuga ...