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Discussing national issues in the full glare of a camera appears to bring the worst in some politicians. The situation can hang on the brink of a fistfight if the poking goes a little further into the face of a fellow speaker on the show. UTV’s Adekye Nsroma was the latest ‘word fight’ arena for two very vocal politicians; NPP’s ...

The Member of Parliament (MP) for North Tongu Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has said he expects former President John Dramani Mahama to easily win the scramble for the NDC’s flagbearership, setting up a grand finale in 2020 with President Akufo-Addo. The NDC lost the 2016 elections miserably to the governing NPP led by Akufo-Addo. Akufo-Addo garnered 5, 716, 609 votes, representing ...

Let me take this opportunity to thank God for answering my prayers yesterday, and also take the opportunity to congratulate His excellency the former president John Dramani Mahama for listening to the call of the good people of Ghana to come and rescue them. The track records of the former President is something that can not be underrated and can ...

The extended family of the former United Nations Secretary-General, Mr Kofi Annan is in shock, following his death last Saturday. Even though the late Annan was 80 years, his family said his death came to them as a shock since he did not show any sign of ill health. The Head of the family, Nana Kofi Brewuo III, who is ...

The Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) of the Electoral Commission (EC) will later this afternoon, Wednesday, August 22, 2018, convene to discuss issues relating to the electoral calendar. Top of the agenda will be the 2018 Limited Voter Registration exercise and the referendum on the creation of new regions. Even though this is expected to be Mrs Jean Mensa’s first meeting ...

Otiko Djaba has declined president Akufo-Addo’s appointment to serve as Ghana’s ambassador to Italy. The Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection who was kicked out of office in Nana Addo’s maiden reshuffle said she is retiring from active politics. Starrfmonline.com understands she has informed the president about her decision to “enjoy her family life.” “At 56 years, I want ...

President Nana Akufo-Addo will not win the upcoming general election on a silver platter following some issues at the party’s grassroots level, outspoken member of the governing New Patriotic Party, Kennedy Agyapong has said. According to him, currently, there is disquiet within the grassroots which may spell doom for the party in the next polls. “I will not say 2020 ...

But for the timely intervention of Eklu Awayi, a native of Dzodze Awayikorpe in the Ketu North Municipality of the Volta Region, his daughter and wife would have been devoured by a massive python in their farm. Narrating the incident, the 38-year-old man said he was on his farm with the wife and less than a year old daughter when ...

Dr Kwabena Duffour, a shareholder of the defunct uniBank Ghana Limited, has initiated a fight to reclaim uniBank, which the Bank of Ghana (BoG) on August 1, 2018, collapsed along with four other banks on grounds of insolvency. The Bank of Ghana on August 1, 2018 merged five banks into a Consolidated Bank of Ghana Limited with the explanation that ...

The chairman of the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC), Dr. Emmanuel Steve Manteaw has said that Ghana cannot afford to fail the implementation of the Free Senior High School policy. This he said is because, Ghana’s economic indicators at the time of the implementation of the policy in September 2017 are far better than Uganda, the first African country ...