Teachers sitting for the licensing exams in the Upper West region are stranded due to the unavailability of question papers. The teachers, according to Starr News’ Upper West Regional Correspondent Morris Banaamwone, traveled from Wa East, Sissala East and West districts and municipality as well as Sawla and Bole districts in the Northern Region. The exam which was supposed to ...

Award-winning Ghanaian dancehall artist Stonebwoy has appealed to his colleague Shatta Wale to stop discrediting other artists over accolades they receive. It comes on the back of comments made by Shatta Wale that all the awards Stonebwoy has won in his career should have been his but because he wasn’t around. Speaking on Accra-based Hitz FM, Stonebwoy said “I think ...

An armed group is reported to have stormed the headquarters of the National Oil Corporation (NOC) in Libya’s capital, Tripoli. Security forces clashed with the armed men at the landmark building in the centre of the city, and several blasts and gunfire could be heard, witnesses say. Last week, the UN announced a truce between warring militias had been agreed ...

Serena Williams was yesterday fined $17,000 for the code violations that included calling the umpire a “liar” and “thief” in her US Open final loss on Saturday. Williams, beaten by Naomi Osaka, was docked a game for verbal abuse and had a point penalty for racquet smashing and a code violation for coaching. She later said it was “sexist” to ...

The woes of commuters on the Eastern Corridor road in the Northern Region are far from over as contractors have abandoned the road over lack of funds. Motorists who use the road have had to go through lots of challenges over the years. Currently, the two main bridges left in the middle of the road at Lepusi present the biggest ...

Ghana’s Black Starlets will take on Cote d’Ivoire in the semi-finals of the ongoing WAFU U17 Championship in Niger. A massive turnaround by Cote d’ Ivoire saw them thrash Burkina Faso 3-0 to set up a clash with Ghana having lost 5-1 to Nigeria their opening match. Ghana topped Group A after defeating Togo 2-1 in their second group match. ...

NEYMAR was all-smiles as he caught up with Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney during the Brazil star’s visit to the US. Neymar has been enjoying some down-time while on international duty with Brazil, posing for a photo alongside Wayne Rooney and his son Kai. The Paris Saint-Germain forward was in the US for Brazil’s friendly clash against Dave Sarachan’s side ...

President Akufo-Addo, has attributed the impressive 8.36% growth witnessed in Ghana’s agricultural sector in 2017 to effective policy making and implementation by his government. According to President Akufo-Addo, “when you look at where we were, and what has happened since, it is largely because the policy has been properly aligned, in my view.” Speaking at the 2018 Africa Green Revolution ...

What the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) party did while in power, which was condemned by many well-meaning Ghanaians, is gradually finding its ways into the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) government, Today can report. Sheer arrogance and show of power are now the traits of many of the appointees of the Akufo-Addo-led government. But interestingly, the same appointees who ...

Anthony Joshua says a heavyweight showdown with Deontay Wilder will still happen, even if the American loses his WBC belt in a fight with Tyson Fury. The unified champion defends his WBA ‘super’, IBF and WBO titles against Povetkin at Wembley on September 22, while Wilder has announced that his next fight will be against Fury. Joshua had hoped to ...