A female passenger has died when a taxi she was boarding submerged in flood at Nsukwao in the New-Juaben municipality of the Eastern region. The vehicle which had four passengers on board, submerged when the driver attempted to drive through the flood at the Kenkey Factory road. Three of the passengers were rescued by residents, […]
Charlie Austin scored his fifth goal in four appearances as Southampton condemned West Ham to a fourth successive Premier League defeat. Austin broke the deadlock in a cagey encounter with a side-foot finish following Ryan Bertrand’s pull-back. Dusan Tadic made it 2-0, collecting a pass from Austin and rounding Adrian before finding the empty net. […]
A Jordanian writer charged with offending Islam after allegedly sharing a satirical cartoon on his Facebook page has been killed. Nahid Hattar was hit by three bullets outside the court in the capital Amman where he was standing trial. Police have arrested the suspected shooter, Riad Abdullah. Jordanian media said he was local imam who […]
A Jordanian writer charged with offending Islam after allegedly sharing a satirical cartoon on his Facebook page has been killed. Nahid Hattar was hit by three bullets outside the court in the capital Amman where he was standing trial. Police have arrested the suspected shooter, Riad Abdullah. Jordanian media said he was local imam who […]
A disability rights and advocacy organization based in the Volta region, Voice Ghana, has called on political parties and candidates in this year’s election to come out with a comprehensive blueprint towards addressing issues affecting Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in Ghana. According to the group’s Executive Director, Mr. Francis Asong, though, Parliament in 2006 passed […]
Vice President Kwesi Amissah-Arthur has reiterated his call for a peaceful atmosphere going into the 2016 elections. He stressed law and order are paramount in such crucial exercise to ensure growth and development in the country. According to him, election is not about shedding blood, but a healthy competition for the development of the country. […]
It will be unfair for people of northern Ghana to deny President John Mahama, who is also a northerner, a second term in office, Chief of Staff Julius Debrah has said. At the launch of Majority Leader Alban Bagbin’s campaign in Nadowli in the Upper West Region on Saturday, 24 September, Mr Debrah appealed to […]
Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote has denied reports that he is dead. Dw-tv3.com reported that Mr Dangote died at age 59 in Germany after a short illness. The publication has gone viral on social media. However, Mr Dangote tweeted on Sunday that he was “hale, hearty and aliveâ€. I am hale, hearty and alive. Please […]
Mr Hassan Tampuli, lawyer for detained Ghanaian-Lebanese pilot, journalist and author Fadi Daboussi, has said he intends suing Ghana’s Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) for arresting and detaining his client beyond 48hours. Mr Daboussi, a known critic of Mr Mahama and a perceived supporter of Ghana’s main opposition New Patriotic Party and its flag bearer […]
The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has called for the arrest of Eastern Regional Minister Mavis Ama Frimpong for impersonation. According to the party, Ms Frimpong was holding herself out as Member of Parliament for Abirem, given she had distributed exercise books to pupils in her constituency with the caption: ‘Mavis Ama Frempong, MP for […]
Police in the Northern region have arrested a 30-year-old farmer for attempting to transport some compressed substances suspected to be Indian Hemp. The suspect, Zaku Braimah was arrested at Karaga with “five large bags†of the substance upon a tip-off, police spokesman told Starr News. Northern regional Police public relations officer, ASP Ebenezer Tetteh said […]
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), John Kudalor, has strongly stated that the Police Service will not allow any group of persons to foment trouble before, during and after the December elections. “We are trying to bring everybody on board; the chiefs, the youth, the parties…as an institution, I assure you that wherever this violence, […]
Ugandan police have blocked gay pride celebrations from happening in two resorts outside the capital, Kampala. Gay rights activist Frank Mugisha said more than 100 LGBTI people tried to participate in the celebrations in Entebbe near Lake Victoria. But many were escorted by police back to Kampala in minibuses. The minister for ethics and integrity […]
Shares in Twitter jumped more than 20% after a report said the home of the 140-character tweet had received takeover approaches. Twitter, which has been the subject of takeover rumours before, is getting closer to a sale, according to the US business news channel CNBC. Potential suitors include Google and Salesforce.com, the report said. Twitter’s […]
The disputed leader of Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram has released a video message denying a claim by the military that he was killed or badly wounded in air strike last month. Abubakar Shekau appeared healthy in the video in which he spoke in Arabic, Hausa and the Kanuri language. It is not clear when […]
US actor Bill Nunn, who featured in Spider Man as well as films by the director Spike Lee, has died aged 63 at his home in Pittsburgh, his wife said. The actor, best known for his role as Radio Raheem in Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing, had been battling cancer. Mr Lee paid tribute […]
The Gh¢50, 000 filing fee for presidential aspirants which is being contested in court by some political parties is a pittance, according to a chief. The chief of Akuapem Larteh, Nana Asiedu Okoo Ababio III, also wants the Electoral Commission to review upward the Gh¢10,000 filing fee for parliament candidates in the December 7 elections. […]
The Chief of Staff Mr. Julius Debrah has appealed to the constituents of Nadowli-Kaleo to retain Alban Bagbin as their Member of Parliament since a change will amount to political suicide. He said the Majority Leader has acquired enough experience besides being a hard working person to champion the wellbeing of the constituency in the […]
Wayne Rooney watched from the Manchester United bench as Paul Pogba inspired a 4-1 dismantling of champions Leicester City in Saturday’s Premier League clash at Old Trafford. The world’s most expensive player headed in his first goal for the club after Chris Smalling, Juan Mata and Marcus Rashford had all found the net in United’s […]
Arsenal cruised to a comprehensive 3-0 win over Chelsea to hand Antonio Conte’s side back-to-back Premier League defeats in the London derby at Emirates Stadium. A match expected to be a closely contested affair was blown apart in the 11th minute when Alexis Sanchez capitalised on a dreadful error by Gary Cahill to open the […]
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