T-Mobile US Inc agreed on Sunday to acquire peer Sprint Corp, in an all-stock deal for $26 billion that will combine the third and fourth largest U.S. wireless carriers and is expected to attract regulatory scrutiny over its impact on consumers.

The president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said elections are the greatest source of potential conflict on the African continent.

Two passengers are feared dead in a reported fatal motor accident on the Teacher Mante stretch of the Accra to Kumasi highway in the Eastern Region. The accident occurred Sunday Morning around 10:30am. According to a Unit committee member in the area, at least two passengers are feared dead while about 10 other suffered various […] The post E/R: Two Feared Dead; 10 Injured

The Executive Director of the United Nations International Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Mrs. Henrietta Holsman Fore, has commended the President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, for the decision taken in September 2017 to introduce the Free Senior High School Policy. According to Mrs. Fore, “If I may pay homage to President Akufo-Addo, having free secondary school is […] The post UNICEF

Daniel Bugri Naabu has been defeated in the Northern regional chairmanship race of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP). The incumbent lost to businessman Mohammed Bantima Samba who polled 312 of total votes cast as against Naabu’s 116 on Saturday. About 568 delegates of the New Patriotic Party from 29 constituencies in the Northern Region […] The post NPP Polls: Bugri

Eight local financial institutions have committed a total of GH¢2.5 billion in support of the government’s “One District, One Factory (1D1F)” programme, Deputy Trade and Industry Minister, Robert Ahomkah-Lindsay, has announced. In all, 700 business plans had been received and out of the figure 618 had been reviewed and 319 of them deemed bankable – … The post Eight

Mr Eric Amaning Okoree, Chief Executive Officer, National Biosafety Authority (NBA) says genetically modified (GM) crops have a high potential of controlling the fall armyworm. He noted that the fall armyworms could not attack all plants, which indicates that some plants had natural resistance and therefore, maize and other crops that could not withstand the … The post GM

Ghana striker David Accam was left fulfilled after watching his countryman Isaac Royal Storm Dogboe become the new WBO Super Bantamweight champion on Saturday night. Dogboe claimed the title following a stunning 11th round knock out victory over Mexican Jessie Magdaleno. The 23-year-old recovered from a first round knockdown to floor his opponent and set a new record of becoming the youngest ever world champion in Ghanas boxing history. And Accam, who is based in Philadelphia and watched the

Anti-illegal mining security team, Operation Vanguard has rubbished as untenable allegations of extortion levelled against it. The taskforce, which has arrested about 1155 illegal miners since it commenced operation in July 2017 has received scathing public criticism lately for allegedly extorting monies from some of the illegal miners in its custody. The Eastern regional Minister […] The post Illegal

The Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has called for the de-politicisation of corruption and crime in the country. Mr Charles Ayamdoo, the Director, Anti-Corruption, CHRAJ, said politicisation of corruption and crime was negatively affecting the fight against corruption. He said the fight against corruption was a shared responsibility; stating that every sector; … The post CHRAJ

The government’s decision to remove customs revenue check-points from major road across the country is affecting revenue collection, Mr Paul Kwesi Ahiakpor, Sector Commander, Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Customs Division, Tamale has said. He said importers always took advantage of the country’s porous borders to smuggle goods into the country adding the lack of revenue … The post Removal

Conditions for the supply of subsidized fertilizers under the government’s signature ‘Planting for food and jobs” programme has been revised due to abuse by beneficiary farmers. The government has absorbed 50 per cent of the cost and the arrangement was for the farmer to carry the fertilizer away after making down payment of 25 per … The post Conditions

Operation Vanguard, the joint military and police task force set up to enforce the government’s campaign against illegal mining activities in the country has so far arrested 1,155 person’s at illegal mining (galamsey) sites. They were apprehended in the Western, Eastern and Ashanti Regions. Out of the total, 159 are Chinese citizens, 985 Ghanaians, seven … The post Operation

A basic school in the Kassena-Nankana Municipality of the Upper East region has lost six of out ten pupils who got pregnant in the last academic term alone to child marriage, a bond generally considered abominable in Ghana. The Project Director of Our Lady of Mercy Community Services (OLAMCS) disclosed this to Starr News on […] The post UE/R: Six Girls From One School

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has underlined the government’s unwavering resolve to adequately equip the military to swiftly neutralize and security threat. He said they would go to every length to enhance the operational efficiency of the country’s armed forces. This was important against the background of the illicit arms trafficking in the sub-region and … The post Military

The Kumasi Institute of Technology, Energy and Environment (KITE), says the impact of the Annual Budget Funding Amount (ABFA) has been ineffective. Mr. Ishmael Edjekumhene, the Executive Director, said this has been due to the thinly spread of the revenue over many projects – minimizing the potential transformational impact. Speaking at a stakeholders’ workshop for … The post Impact