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The ministry of national security says investigations have commenced into the alleged manhandling of Citi FM reporters Caleb Kudah and Zoe Abu-Baidoo. Caleb Kudah was taken into custody by national security operatives after he was caught reportedly filming abandoned vehicles at the national security headquarters. His colleague Zoe Abu-Baidoo was also subsequently picked up at the Citi FM premises in ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is expected to leave Ghana on Sunday, 16 May 2021, for a nine-day official working visit to France, Belgium, and South Africa. These working visits are part of the efforts the President is making to re-engage with the rest of the world, following the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic to highlight Ghana, once again, as ...

Assisted Secondary Schools across the country have run out of food owing to failure by the Buffer Stock company to supply them nonperishable foods. The situation has been exacerbated by delays in the release of funds to the schools by government. The heads have been running the schools on credit for two months now without money from government. “Buffer stock ...

The management of Dzata Cement says it yet to announce the price of its products. It comes after widespread social media reports that the cement is selling for GHC30,  a price way below competition. Different brands of cement sell between GHC45 and Ghc50 currently in Ghana. In a statement, the Ibrahim Mahama-owned business said the public should ignore reports of  ...

The Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram Sam George has described players in Ghana’s creative arts industry as hypocrites who play politics with their craft. Speaking to Nana Aba Anamoah on Starr Chat Wednesday, the lawmaker said members of the industry were critical of the Mahama administration but have mostly gone quiet despite the failure of the Akufo-Addo government to ...

The Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability (ASEPA) has called for the removal of the President of the Ghana Journalist Association Affail Monney over his comment that Citi FM’s Caleb Kudah breached journalistic principles when filmed abandoned vehicles at the National Security headquarters. “We believe Mr. Monney cannot continue to hold himself as the President of the GJA after ...

TheSYLVESTER Gents Grooming shop located at Gbawe in Accra has been opened to the general public with Free Internet access, Mineral water, and uninterrupted power supply, the CEO has said. Uniquely naming the venture as the CEO, Mr. Sylvester says customers who patronize their services at TheSYLVESTER shop have the chance to benefits from the various gifts that are available. ...

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has described the arrest of Citi FM journalists Caleb Kudah and Zoe Abu-Baidoo as ‘unlawful and preposterous’. The biggest opposition party said: “The oppression of journalists and citizens by the despotic Akufo-Addo government must stop.” Mr Sammy Gyamfi, National Communications Officer of the NDC, said these in a social media post. The post on Facebook ...

A renowned Neurosurgeon at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital has appealed to the Akufo-Addo led government to abandon the plan to construct some 100 new hospitals and focus on investing the money in the establishment of a neuroscience centre. Speaking on the Morning Starr on Wednesday, Dr Hadi Abdallah told host Francis Abban that building a neuroscience centre which the ...

This May, the African Development Bank Group is launching a call for proposals for projects enhancing the viability and sustainability of women entrepreneurship enablers. Women’s business associations, incubators, accelerators, and cooperatives that advance women’s entrepreneurship, can apply for funding for innovative projects or programs to bolster the skills of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) owned and run by women across ...