One of the several youth who announced their decision to join the terrorist group, Islamic State, is facing prosecution. Eliasu Alhassan was arrested upon his return to Ghana recently and has been detained by national security operatives. The national security has been on high alert after declaring that Ghana was vulnerable to terrorist attacks in … Read more
There was drama at the premises of the Supreme Court in Accra today as a yet to be identified middle-aged man attempted to steal one of the newly imported cars for judicial service workers. The man, according to Starr News’ court correspondent Wilberforce Asare, came to the premises of the court with a mechanic to … Read more
Information reaching AccraReport.com indicate that the Ghana Police Service has begun investigations into revelations by Starr News’ Wilberforce Asare that some doctors at the Police Hospital are signing off rape report without screening victims. Asare who spent weeks investigating the scandalous act uncovered that all one needs to begin a rape charge against an individual … Read more
Ngaatendwe Takawira, Assistant registrar of the University of Zimbabwe official has been suspended for allegedly supplying President Robert Mugabe with an ill-fitting graduation cap. Assistant registrar Ngaatendwe Takawira caused embarrassment for university administrators by procuring a cap which was too small for the 92-year-old leader, according to her suspension letter, quoted in local media. Ms … Read more
Ivorians are voting in Sunday’s presidential elections with incumbent Alassane Ouattara fending off challenges from six other presidential contenders. Preliminary results are expected early in the week. The Ivory Coast is holding its first presidential ballot since a disputed vote five years ago, with international observers hoping to avoid a repeat of post-election violence that … Read more
The Minority says it will reject the 17.5 per cent petroleum tax which government is threatening to pass under a certificate of urgency. The Minister of Finance Seth Terkper announced the newly proposed tax during his presentation of the 2015 Budget Statement Wednesday. The new tax, among other things, is to stabilise the petroleum and … Read more
President John Mahama, has held bilateral talks with some leading Dubai companies on the sidelines of the Africa Global Business Forum. They are the Dubai Ports Authority, Emirates National Oil Comapany and the Abu Dhabi National Energy Company, TAQA. Held behind closed door, a reliable source tells Radio Ghana’s correspondent at the forum that TAQA’s … Read more
The Private Sector has been challenged to look at innovative ways of adding value to the country’s local produce for the larger export market. President John Dramani Mahama, threw the challenge when he toured facilities of the Pioneer Bamboo processing company at Assin Fosu in the Central region. The visit is one of a series … Read more
Four people have been confirmed dead in a fatal explosion in Tema in Accra. The explosion occurred some few hours ago at a boy’s quarters which runs a tye-dye business in Tema. According to Citi FM’s correspondent, Elvis Washington, the explosion occurred “while employees at the premises were working.” He said officials of the National … Read more
An angry mob has vandalized the Anomabo Police Station in the Central Region. Radio Ghana’s Central Regional correspondent Kofi Sekyiama Pobi says the angry youth besieged the Anomabo Police Station and have vandalized the whole police station. “One of the inspectors who was on duty, Mr Daniel Dodoo, got injured in the process so they … Read more