Former Sports Minister and NDC Member of Parliament for Wa Central, Rashid Pelpuo, has described as harsh the punishment handed to former President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Kwesi Nyantakyi by world football governing body, Fifa. He says the punishment is too harsh and does not reflect the supposed crime committed by Nyantakyi. Mr. … Read more
ECOWAS court asks Ghana to hold on with impeachment of Justice Dery, 2 others Ghana has been advised not to proceed with impeachment proceedings against three of the country’s High Court judges implicated in the 2015 Anas judicial bribery scandal. Justices U. P. Dery, Mustapha Habib Logoh and Gilbert Ayisi Addo in November 2016 sued … Read more
Ace investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas has lost his mother Mariam Damba at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. The deceased who until her demise Saturday, worked as a community health nurse at the Nima Polyclinic. She will be buried in accordance with Muslim tradition. Confirming the news to Starrfmonline.com, Anas said funeral arrangements would be … Read more
Nominee list for the 2017 Most Influential Young Ghanaians has been released. The 2017 Most Influential Young Ghanaians awards is the third edition of the series which has been organised by Avance Media (AM) since 2015. Recall that both the 2015 and 2016 overall Most Influential Ghanaian award was grabbed by undercover investigative journalist. Anas … Read more
Family, fans and friends of late Asempa Fm’s presenter, KABA have been reacting to his death in diverse ways. While his wife Valentina has been finding it extremely difficult to come to terms with the reality of her husband’s death, sports presenter Patrick Osei Agyemang popularly known as Country Man Songo attempted suicide during his memorial … Read more
Panama Papers journalist -It is a sad and mournful state for investigative journalists across the globe. Maltese investigative journalist and blogger from Malta who was known for her reporting on governmental corruption were killed in a bomb explosion near her home on Monday. Daphne Caruana Galizia, 53, must have sworn she would get to the … Read more
The Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Standards Authority has described as “shameful and embarrassing,” findings of an investigative committee claiming that the immediate past Executive Director of the Authority received kickbacks from a contractor. Mr. Amponsah Bediako, told Joy News Editor Dzifa Bampoh on Top Story, they had been “suspicious” of Dr George Crentsil … Read more
Renowned Ghanaian investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, will be honoured with the GUBA 2017 Black Star Award for Exceptional Journalists at the Intercontinental Hotel in London on Saturday the 3rd of June 2017. The Exceptional Journalist Award recognises outstanding journalists whose works have impacted society positively. The GUBA Awards, now in their sixth year, seek … Read more
Ace Investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas has hinted that he is going to release his most challenging undercover investigative piece in his entire career, which involves 60 people who have done great evil to the state. Anas dropped the hint while speaking at the Third Lecture Series of the 60th Anniversary of the Commonwealth Hall … Read more
The Director of Public Relations and External Affairs at the Public Utility Regulatory Commission (PURC) Nana Yaa Jantuah has tendered in her resignation from the Commission. A memo addressed to the Executive Secretary, Samuel Sarpong but intercepted by Joy News says the resignation is expected to take effect on November 17, 2017. Nana Yaa Jantuah … Read more
While battling the Bureau of National Investigations over allegations of financial misappropriations on one hand, the Executive Director of the Public Utility and Regulatory Commission is facing a verbal coup d’etat from workers on another. Even though Samuel Sarpong is still in office as Executive Secretary, the workers union is demanding a “competent” head to … Read more
Joy News has learned that three senior officials of the Public Utilities and Regulatory Commission (PURC) were detained last week by the Bureau of National Investigation (BNI) as part of investigations into alleged misappropriation of funds there. Executive Secretary Samuel Sarpong and Director of Public Affairs Nana Yaa Jantuah and an Accounts Manager were held … Read more
Vatican finance chief George Pell accused sections of the Australian media of interfering in the course of justice Monday as he denied new child sex abuse allegations. Pell, Australia’s most senior Catholic cleric, was interviewed in Rome by Australian police last October over historical sex assault claims against him. No charges have yet been laid. … Read more
The Minority Leader in Parliament, Haruna Iddrisu has challenged the incoming Chief Justice (CJ), Justice Sophia Akuffo to wage a relentless war on judicial corruption to redeem the image of the bench. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in accordance with Article 144 (1) of Ghana’s 1992 Constitution named the Supreme Court Judge as a successor … Read more
The Second Lady Samira Bawumia has called on the youth to make reading and writing an enviable attribute of their everyday life so they can contribute to projecting African literature to the world. She observed that the culture of reading seems to be dying and there is no significant difference between an illiterate an educated … Read more
Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram says the extent of poverty and depravity in rural Greater Accra is heart wrenching and the government must do something about it. Sam George is therefore appealing to government to increase the coverage of the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) programme so that residents in these places can benefit. … Read more
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) government is on the heels of Middle East Resources Investment Group LLC – otherwise known as AMERI Group or AMERI Energy – which had signed an agreement with Ghana to produce power during the previous Mahama administration. This is because a committee set up by the Ministry of Energy to … Read more
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) government is on the heels of Middle East Resources Investment Group LLC – otherwise known as AMERI Group or AMERI Energy – which had signed an agreement with Ghana to produce power during the previous Mahama administration. This is because a committee set up by the Ministry of Energy to … Read more
President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has paid glowing tribute to the late Chief Justice, George Kingsley Acquah, on the 10th anniversary of his death. At a solemn ceremony held at the Ridge Church on Saturday, March 25, 2017 and attended by several dignitaries, including the Vice President of the Republic, … Read more
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has paid glowing tribute to the late Chief Justice, George Kingsley Acquah, on the 10th anniversary of his death. He indicated that Justice Acquah, until his appointment as a Justice of the High Court in 1989, was “one of the most diligent lawyers in Cape Coast and the courts in … Read more