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The Acca High Court Judge presiding over a contempt case involving Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong has insisted that nobody can manipulate his role in the ongoing trial. According to Justice Amos Wuntah Wuni, he has worked hard to earn his position and reputation thus will not allow any form of injustices. Per details given in a ...

The Director-General of the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC), Reverend Daniel Ogbarmey Tetteh has assured that government will settle the claims of all affected depositors in the recent cleanup exercise of the financial investment sector. According to him, out of the 53 affected firms, his outfit has been able to access fully the records of 40 and is working to ...

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has accused the Electoral Commission of imposing challenges on the Party hence its inability to file the nomination at 1100hours as earlier promised. The NDC said the decision by the EC to use a provisional register for the filing process instead of a certified one accounted for the delay of nomination submission. The Electoral Commission, ...

Abdul Malik Kweku Baako, the Editor-in-Chief of the New Crusading Guide newspaper has raised critical questions as to who exactly contracted DK Poison to give the US$45,000 loan to Ghana. Describing the whole deal under Col. Isaac Kutu Acheampong’s regime as “ridiculous and absurdity of the highest order”, Baako Jr. indicated that the state of Ghana sank so low in ...

The Konor of the Manya Krobo Traditional Area, Nene Sackitey, has been elected as the new President of the Eastern Regional House of Chiefs. Out of 10 votes cast, Nene Sackitey polled eight votes against two for his contender, Nana Osei Nyarko, the Paramount Chief of Boso Gua Traditional Area. He takes over from Okyenhene Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin II, ...

The New Juaben North Parliamentary Candidate for the opposition National Democratic Congress, NDC, has died . Sampson Oti Boateng, a 42-year-old Pharmacy Technician died Wednesday Morning. The cause of death is not known but Starr News is reliably informed he was not well weeks to the NDC primaries but recovered and was carrying out a house to house campaign before ...

Suspected highway robbers have attacked and robbed members of the Church of Pentecost on the Akyem-Anyinasin stretch of the Accra-Kumasi Highway. The incident occurred Tuesday around 9:30 pm. Fourteen (14) of the victims including women from three local assemblies of the Church were onboard a vehicle driven by one Elder Enock Ofori returning from the Church’s district officers program at ...

The youth of the Asogli traditional area in the Volta Region have threatened to invoke the gods of their ancestors to strike leaders in the region who may be betraying the region vis-à-vis secessionist activities there in recent times. Additionally, the youth have thrown a challenge to the members of the various separatist groups in that part of the country, ...

A 56-year-old man has allegedly committed Suicide at Nkawkaw in the Kwahu West Municipality of the Eastern region. The deceased is said to be the son of One Madam Owusu Asaah Twum popularly known as Oat Bakery, a renowned bread baker at Nkawkaw. According to the Nkawkaw Divisional Police Commander, ACP Kofi Adu, the police received information from the brother ...

Private legal practitioner, Maurice Ampaw has chided the Campaign Manager for the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Peter Mac Manu for suggesting that the law be amended to allow traditional rulers partake in active politics. According to him, it’s sad for a seasoned politician to make such a recommendation. In an interview with GhanaWeb, Mr Ampaw said: “It’s unfortunate for ...