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President Akufo Addo has declared his support for calls by the family of the late Major Maxwell Mahama, and others demanding a review of Ghana’s Criminal Code, particularly, those that border on the offense of murder. The family was of the opinion that the trial of only fourteen persons was not enough. They would have wished that all other persons ...

The Committee to Protect Journalists has called on the member of parliament for Assin Central Kennedy Agyapong to stop threatening investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas and those perceived as close to his undercover investigative film, “Number 12,” about corruption and football in Ghana. Agyapong, a leading member of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has frequently criticized the award-winning investigative ...

One of the architects of the June 4th uprising, Major(RTD) Osahene Boakye Gyan has described former President Jerry John Rawlings as a ‘foolish’, but a very honest and truthful man. Major Boakye Gyan who spoke on Okay FM’s ‘Ade Akye Abia’ programme on the commemoration of the June 4th uprising explained that Jerry John Rawlings was brought in to lead ...

Government is set to establish an innovation centre to collate the findings conducted by scientists and researchers in the country. The facility, to be known as the Ghana Innovation and Research Commercialisation Centre (GIRC-Centre), according to thethe Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng would also facilitate the translation of research findings and other innovations into products ...

Starr News sources have revealed that a bullion van carrying a huge amount of money belonging to a PBC – a cocoa buying company – was attacked two weeks ago by armed robbers in the Twifo Praso area in the Central region. According to information gathered by Starr News, the robbers made away with over Ghc500, 000 from the bullion ...

Ashanti Regional Chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, is the latest to tag investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas as “corrupt”. In a video teaser posted by Multimedia’s social media handle, Adom TV, Mr Wontumi is seen accusing Anas of doctoring interviews he has with people. According to him he once pulled a gun on Anas ...

Former President John Mahama has described as ‘sad’ content of the investigative piece of undercover journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas on Ghana Football. Mr. Mahama in a video promo on the expose’ released on Facebook by Anas said the development “does not look good”. “For many years we have been wondering why the quality of our game keeps going down. Ghana ...

Former multi-media presenter and political talkshow host, Nana Kwabena Bobie-Ansah has said MP for Assin North, Hon Kennedy Agyapong’s character is no different from former president Rawlings’ character. According to him, former president Rawlings openly fights and shames anyone he cannot control and that is how Kennedy Agyapong is. He said the legislator was however building a “constituency or empire” ...

Tiger Eye PI says the public should ignore rumours of bomb scares at the intended venues for the premiering of the latest documentary on corruption in football and politics, by Anas Aremeyaw Anas. The reports, according to Tiger Eye PI, “could only amount to a figment of the imaginations of the wicked and corrupt persons, who are bent on ensuring ...

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has warned of dire consequences for invigilators, supervisors and candidates who will be caught in any form of examination malpractice as the Basic Education Certificate Examination commences today. The Public Relations Officer of WAEC, Agnes Teye Cudjoe, in an interview with Starr News advised candidates to avoid anything that could lead to the cancellation ...