Author Archives: larryehu

Take Agyapa deal back to Parliament – Akufo-Addo directs Ofori Atta

President Akufo-Addo has directed the Finance Minister to take the Agyapa deal back to Parliament following the completion of the corruption risk assessment by Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu, Starr News has learnt. Starr News sources say the president’s directive follows some loose ends Mr. Amidu detected with the current state of the mineral royalties deal. Mr Amidu in a statement ...

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Kumi Guitar laments the growing disappearance of highlife music

Ghanaian Highlife musician, Kumi Guitar, has expressed sorrow over the loss of identity of original Ghanaian Highlife. According to him, artistes have gradually tried to replace Ghanaian Highlife with Afrobeats, which in actual fact was borne out of Highlife. In an interview with Happy FM’s Doctar Cann on the Showbiz Xtra Show, he said: “Highlife is still growing. It is ...

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Election 2020: EC to commence printing of voters register on Wednesday

Ghana’s electoral management body, the Electoral Commission will from Wednesday, November 4 commence printing of the final biometric voter register. The development comes with almost a month to the general elections which is to be held on December 7, 2020. According to the Deputy Chairman in Charge of Operations at the EC, Samuel Tettey told the Daily Graphic that the ...

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Have you done your part? – Musician quizzes Kuami Eugene over ‘support your own’ suggestions

Musician Eddie Khae has taken a jab at artiste Kuami Eugene over the latter’s rants that Ghanaian artistes do not support each other. Kuami Eugene, in a video posted on his Instagram and sighted by Peacefmonline, spoke at length about how difficult it is for him to receive support from his fellow artistes. The “Open Gate’’ artiste has compiled a new album ...

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Mahama ended dumsor before leaving office; ‘let’s stop the hypocrisy, childishness’ – Korankye Ankrah

The Apostle General of Royalhouse Chapel International, Rev Sam Korankye Ankrah, has said Mr John Dramani Mahama, as president, stabilised the erratic power situation (dumsor) that bedevilled the country during his first term of office. “You say John Mahama hasn’t done anything for this nation? That’s a lie. He was able to stabilise electricity and power before he left office”, Rev ...

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Special Prosecutor completes probe into Agyapa Deal

Martin Amidu, the Special Prosecutor has given notice of completion of corruption risk assessment by his office into the controversial Agyapa Royalties deal. Amidu announced in a press release that in line with standard practice, his outfit has served the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta copies of their observations and conclusions on the matter. The ...

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We’re not guilty – ‘Killers’ of Mfantseman MP tell Court

The eight accused persons arrested for the killing of the Mfantseman Member of Parliament Ekow Kwansah-Hayford have pleaded not guilty. The accused persons Alhasan Abubakar alias Fulani (phone repairer) Nasiru Fudailu (business man) Alhassan Mahama Yayaha, alias mystical cloud, a resident of Dansoman, Amadu Yakubu (mobile money vendor), Haruna Osmanu (trader), Adams Alhasan, Fuseini Osman alias Black Smith and Fred ...

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Over 1m people exposed to COVID-19 in Accra – WACCBIP

The West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens (WACCBIP) has in a report indicated that over 1.2 million people representing 20 percent of the population living in Accra have been exposed to SARS-Cov-2 the virus that causes COVID-19 or Coronavirus in the last few months. According to the scientists, the study was conducted in public places including municipal ...

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