Russian arrested in Spain ‘over US election hacking’
Spanish police have arrested a Russian programmer for alleged involvement in "hacking" the US election, Spanish press reports have said.
Pyotr Levashov, arrested on 7 April in Barcelona, has now been remanded in custody.
A "legal...
PODCAST: Morning Starr-April 10,2017
Download and listen to the Monday April 10, edition of the The Morning Starr with Francis Abban. In Monday's edition several issues including illegal mining known as galamsey and fallouts from the VGMA were...
Meningitis outbreak in Nigeria kills more than 300
A meningitis outbreak has killed more than 300 people in Nigeria, the country's Center for Disease Control has said.
The agency reported a wide outbreak of cerebrospinal meningitis across 15 states.
A new strain of the...
Galamsey: Chinese accusation against media unfounded – Mawugbe
The Managing Consultant of Centre for Media Analysis, Dr. Messan Mawugbe, has chastised the Chinese mission in Ghana for questioning the approach of the Ghanaian media in reporting Chinese involvement in illegal mining—otherwise known...
Marry my wife when I die – Okyeame Kwame to manager
Rap Doctor, Okyeame Kwame, has entreated his manager to marry his wife, Annica when he is no more.
Okyeame who won the best music video of the year award with ‘Small Small’ at the just...
Trump national security adviser ‘to step down’
President Donald Trump's deputy national security adviser, KT McFarland, has been asked to step down after just three months, US media say.
Ms McFarland, an ex-Fox News analyst, has been offered the role of ambassador...
Janet Jackson splits from Qatari husband
Janet Jackson has split from her multi-millionaire husband just months after giving birth to her first child at the age of 50, sources close to the singer told The Mail on Sunday last night.
The...
Nigerians boycott Coca-Cola drinks after court rules them ‘poisonous’
Consumers of Sprite and Fanta have more to worry about than rotting teeth according to a Lagos High Court judge, who ruled that the Coca-Cola products could be "poisonous."
The court held that high levels...
GCNet pays GHC17m dividend to govt
The Ghana Community Network Services Limited (GCNet) has presented a cheque for seventeen million Ghana Cedis as dividend for 2016 to Government.
The amount represents the final part payment of dividend for 2016 after an...
Egypt’s Coptic churches hit by deadly blasts on Palm Sunday
At least 31 people have died in Egypt after blasts targeted Coptic Christians on Palm Sunday.
Six people were killed when an explosion struck outside St Mark's Coptic Church in Alexandria, according to official sources.
Pope...