PODCAST: Starr Midday News – Jan.16

Making headlines in the Starr Mid-day News; unending activities of a quack doctor in the Eastern Region, thousands of mourners troupe Kumasi  for the farewell ceremony of late Asantehemaa, more on these and other...

Ed Sheeran to release Twi song

English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran's new album is set to feature a Twi track.The track titled 'Bibia Be Ye Yie' is on the album which will be released on March 3, will also have a...

AFCON 2017: Black Stars to accept ‘any amount’ as winning bonus

The playing body of the senior national team, the Black Stars have agreed to accept ‘any amount’ offered by the Sports Ministry as their winning bonus ahead of their opening game against Uganda in...

One dead in Winneba-Kasoa highway accident

One person has died in a gory accident which occurred at Bicycle Junction near Gomoa Akotsi on the Winneba- Kasoa highway,  Sunday night around 7pm.The accident involved a Toyota Hiace and a Sprinter bus.According to...

Eight billionaires ‘as rich as world’s poorest half’ –

The world's eight richest individuals have as much wealth as the 3.6bn people who make up the poorest half of the world, according to Oxfam. The charity said its figures, which critics have queried, came...

Three killed in Maiduguri university bomb attack

At least three people have been killed in an early morning bomb attack at Nigeria's University of Maiduguri, in the northeastern state of Borno.Witnesses said two explosions went off at the facility: one at...

Act without fear or favour with lawless NPP supporters – Kwesi Jonah to...

Pressure is mounting on the police to deal with alleged supporters of the NPP who have been engaging in lawless activities since the party assumed power.The rampaging supporters have been seizing and vandalizing state...

Of a plagiarised presidential speech and the Ghanaian hypocrisy

This is a follow up on a discussion I had with my friend on social media on the unfortunate events following the inauguration of H.E Nana Akufo-Addo on 7th January 2017. It soon became...

Ed Sheeran reveals ‘shocking’ experience in Ghana

English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran has disclosed he knocked off in a “little box” for close to six hours during his stay in Ghana after sampling a drink mixed with weed.The ‘Thinking out Loud’ singer...

Akufo-Addo, African leaders commit to inclusive, job-creating economies

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, together with Heads of State and Governments from some 30 African countries, have committed themselves towards ensuring that economic growth in their respective countries would...