Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has cast his vote in the ongoing special referendum on the proposed creation of six new regions. Dr Bawumia cast his ballot at the Kperiga Presby JHS ‘A’ Polling Station at Walewale in the proposed North East Region, at about 9:20am. Speaking to the media after voting, the Vice President […] The post Referendum update: Bawumia votes appeared first

A referendum is taking place in some parts of Ghana today aimed at creating six new regions. The proposed regions are Western North, Bono East, Ahafo, Savannah, North East, and Oti Regions. A total of 2,260,724 voters are expected to vote at 4,798 polling stations of the proposed areas. Voting is expected to start at 7:00 […] The post Referendum: 2m Ghanaians

Political parties from all sides of the political divide, former Ministers and DCEs of both the NDC and NPP, as well as the 6 Members of Parliament in the proposed North East Region have joined the Overlord of Mamprugu, Naa Bohigu Abdulai Mahami Sheriga to call for an overwhelming ‘Yes’ vote in the Thursday 27th […] The post Referendum: NDC, NPP unite for North East

Fire has destroyed a two-storey building in Kumasi rendering over 30 tenants homeless as the world observe Boxing Day. The  Ashanti regional director of NADMO Kwabena Nsenkyire has confirmed the incident to Starr News. The fire, according to victims, occurred at midnight around 12am. Properties worth millions of Cedis have been burnt in the inferno […] The post Kumasi:

Security agencies in the Volta region have warned of heightened tension in the northern parts of the region barely a day to the referendum for the creation of the Oti region. This comes in the wake of the uncovering and retrieval of a cache of weapons at Alavanyo-Dzogbedze in the Hohoe Municipality on December 24 […] The post V/R: Tension heightens ahead of Oti region

Two people including a police officer have been confirmed dead in a gory accident Wednesday dawn at Kpankpan junction on the Suhum stretch of the Accra-Kumasi highway. They were traveling on a Yutong bus with registration number GT 4531-15. The deceased Police officer has been identified as Chief Inspector Antwi Boasiako, Station Officer at Ojobi […] The post Police