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The General Secretary of the Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council Rev Emmanuel Barigah says calls for the ban of church services in the wake of the second wave of COVID-19 is misplaced. Some Ghanaians have questioned by weddings and funerals have been banned but church activities allowed to on when both activities take place in the church. “We are not ...

The CEO and founder of Radio Gold Sainti Baffoe-Bonnie has died, Starr News has learnt. Mr Baffoe-Bonnie popularly known as Baboo died on Monday, February 1, 2020. It is unclear the cause of his death. Radio Gold was among the pioneer radio stations in the country having given opportunities to a number of broadcasters in the country to develop their ...

President Akufo-Addo has named 11 persons to be members of the Council of State for his second term in office. The members include past Chair of the Council, Nana Otuo Siriboe.   A statement by the Presidency noted: “The President, subject to consultation with Parliament, has also appointed, in accordance with Article 89(2)(a)(i)(ii) and (iii), Georgina Theodora Wood, a former ...

Some thirty-eight orphans at the Centre for Child Development in Bolgatanga, the Upper East regional capital, are in dire need of personal protective equipment (PPE) to stay safe from the new coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Their need came under the spotlight as their handlers spoke with the press when a well-known political figure in the region, Alhaj Abdallah Otito W. Achuliwor, ...

The Chiefs and people of the Ziope Traditional area in the Volta region have called on government to institute investigations into an alleged attack on the Northern Regional office of the Drivers and Vehicles Licensing Authority (DVLA) in Tamale. The incident which is said to have happened on Friday 29th January, 2021 was allegedly carried out by persons suspected to ...

Reverend Professor Adukwei Hesse, the Vice President of the Accra College of Medicine has tested positive for COVID-19. According to him, he had been adhering to the safety protocols of the novel Coronavirus since Ghana recorded its first two cases in March 2020 until one day, he attended his granddaughter’s birthday party where he had to remove his face mask ...

A spokesperson for President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s legal team in the ongoing election petition hearing, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has said today’s court proceeding has exposed the inconsistencies in the petition by the National Democratic Congress’ 2020 presidential candidate, John Dramani Mahama and his witness Johnson Asiedu Nketia to set aside results of the election. According to him, lead counsel ...

Today, the first day of February, 2021, Mr. Theophilus Asomah Kyeremeh who is a former NPP Parliamentary aspirant for Sunyani west constituency, a campaign team manager for Hon. Ignatius Baffour Awuah and a V.20 coordinator donated some PPEs to Primary schools in the constituency. Mr. Theophilus in his own wisdom learnt that in the midst of a pandemic like COVID-19, ...

The Supreme Court has advised a member of President Akufo-Addo’s legal team, in the ongoing election petition case, Frank Davies to stay off Press conferences after court proceedings. According to the apex court, the move offends the principles of the bar, where a Lawyer actively engaged in the case in court to address the Press in his full regalia. Chief ...

The apex court is expected to resume hearing the 2020 Election Petition case today, February 1, 2021. The cross-examination of the Petitioner’s chief witness, NDC General Secretary, Johnson Asiedu Nketia will continue today. The last sitting saw the counsel of the 1st Respondent question Mr Asiedu Nketia on specific matters. Although Mr Asiedu Nketiah declined to speak for the petitioner, and also persistently avoided questions ...