Members of Parliament (MPs) are to reconvene tomorrow, January 29, 2019 to begin the first meeting of the third session of the seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic. A letter signed by the Speaker of Parliament, Professor Mike Aaron Oquaye, said “in the exercise of the powers conferred on the Speaker by clause (1) of […] The post Parliament reconvenes tomorrow appeared first

Ghana’s security agencies have arrested a second suspect in the murder of Adams Mahama, former chairman of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Upper East region. The arrest was in collaboration with Interpol. The suspect, Asabke Alangdi was arrested in Ivory Coast after over a year of surveillance and search during which period […] The post Adams

The Government has dismissed widespread media reports that some Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of some State Institutions have been asked to step down by March this by President Nana Akufo-Addo. Reports on Friday indicated that the Presidency had directed CEOs of some eight public institutions to proceed on compulsory retirement. The affected CEOs were Mr […] The post Disregard

The chairperson of Ghana’s Electoral Commission, Jean Mensa, has stated that allowing development partners to partly fund the country’s election is wrong. According to her, the tendency of depending on donors to help fund the cost of elections in Ghana usually compromises the independence of the elections. She also lamented the high cost of conducting […] The post Donor

The Speaker of Parliament Professor Mike Ocquaye has charged the Electoral Commissioner to device means to prevent voters from taking cameras along during voting. “If you want to prevent vote buying, it’s one of the ways of doing so because that’s one of the reasons why the vote must be secret. “You take a vote […] The post Don’t allow cameras at polling

The Eastern Regional Police Command is on a manhunt for four suspected armed robbers for robbing a carpenter in a rambo style at Koforidua Anlo Town in broad daylight. The armed robbers, two of whom were wearing Police and Military Uniforms, managed to abscond with a total of Ghc9,800 and two mobile phones worth GHC410 […] The post Robbers in police,

The Member Parliament for Assin-Central Kennedy Agyapong who has been accused by the public in the murder of investigative journalist Ahmed Hussien-SUale has placed a GHC 100,000 bounty on the head of the suspects. The undercover journalist was gruesomely murdered in his car few minutes after leaving his family home in Madina on January 16, […] The post Agyapong places

The Director-General of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Deputy Commissioner of Police, Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo Danquah, has assured families whose children have been kidnapped in Takoradi that they will soon reunite with them. DCOP Tiwaa Addo Danquah said this in an exclusive interview with Empire News’ Emmanuel Ohene-Gyan after meeting with all the three […] The post Kidnapped

Burglars Saturday night raided the Emmanuel Congregation of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana at Tinkong in the Akuapem North Municipality of the Eastern Region, making away with the Church’s musical instruments and public address systems. Presbytery of the Church woke up to the shocking incident Sunday morning. The Burglars smashed the top meshed window of the […] The post E/R:

The timely intervention of the Police Saturday night foiled a highway robbery attack on the Akuapem-Mamfe to Koforidua Road. The highway robbers reportedly mounted a massive roadblock on the road with the aid of a vehicle they had hijacked. The incident happened at around 10 pm Saturday night. Over 30 vehicles were stopped by the […] The post E/R: 30 vehicles escape highway

The African Centre for the Study and Research on Terrorism (ACSRT) in its bi-weekly “Africa Terrorism Bulletin” has recorded a total of 614 terrorism related deaths in Africa between the periods of January 1 to January 15, 2019. Out of the 614 terrorism-related deaths, 190 were killed by direct terrorist attacks whereas 424 were killed […] The post Africa

The Church of Pentecost has banned sexually suggestive pre-wedding photo shoots. According to the church, a lot of would-be couples abuse the act by going to the extreme of “touching” vital areas of each other as if they were already married. The Church said it is about time it pulled the brakes on such acts […] The post Pentecost Church bans amorous pre-wedding photos

Police in the Eastern region have arrested 15 more suspects in connection with the series of kidnappings in the Western region. They have been sent to the police headquarters in Accra, the Odumasi Police Commander, ASP Harry Selormey confirmed. This comes on the back of the arrest of Emily Alimo and Samuel Wilis over the kidnapping […] The post Takoradi kidnappings:

Two days after the worst mining fate befell the Upper East region, a crowd of enraged youths and grieving families have staged a very strong protest, calling for immediate withdrawal of the Shaanxi Mining Company Ltd from the Talensi District. The protest took place Friday evening at the mortuary of the Upper East Regional Hospital […] The post Mining Deaths:

A staff of the forestry commission has been shot by unknown assailants at Agormanya in the Eastern region, Starrfmonline.com has gathered. The yet-be-identified staff, who is forest guard, is being moved to the 37 military hospital in Accra after the Friday night shooting. The development comes in the wake of the rising level of insecurity […] The post Forestry Commission staff

The Bank of Ghana has appointed Felix E. Addo as an advisor for NIB to help improve the affairs of the bank. The appointment is pursuant to section 101 (1) of the Banks and Specialised Deposit-Taking Institutions Act of 2016 (Act 930). Mr Addo until his appointment is the immediate past Country Senior Partner of […] The post BoG appoints former PWC partner as NIB advisor

Former president Jerry John Rawlings has called on the people of Dagbon to live in harmony to preserve the prevailing peace in the area. Dagbon has been plagued with pockets of conflicts in over a decade following the assassination of the overlord Yaa-Naa Yakubu Andani II in 2002. A committee of eminent chiefs led by […] The post Dagbon: Live in harmony to preserve peace

The CEO of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) Dr Samuel Annor has been directed to leave office latest by March 2019, an official at the presidency reveals. Dr. Annor is leaving the Authority after barely two years in office having been appointed in March 2017. Starrfmonline.com is reliably informed that the consultant obstetrician/gynaecologist has […] The post NHIA CEO ordered

A new Ya-Naa will be enskinned today in Yendi in the Northern region after 17 years of conflict following the assassination of the previous Dagbon overlord. Locals are in a state of ecstasy as peace returns to the area amidst high security to ensure law and order. The historic event at the Gbewaa Palace on […] The post Big day in Yendi over coronation of new Ya-Naa appeared

Monaco have suspended manager Thierry Henry while they make a decision on his future. There had been speculation that the Ligue 1 strugglers were set to sack the France World Cup winner and replace him with predecessor Leonardo Jardim. The 2017 French champions are in the relegation zone after five wins in 20 games under […] The post Thierry Henry: Monaco suspend manager appeared