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Dr. Moses de-Graft Johnson, a dual citizen of the United States and Ghana, pled guilty on Friday to committing health care fraud, conspiracy to commit health care fraud, and aggravated identity theft, Lawrence Keefe, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida has announced. Over the course of almost …

A man believed to be 66-years-old has been found dead in a guest house in Koforidua hours after checking in with a 25-year-old lady. The man now deceased who gave his name as William Agyei to the receptionist at Adom Guest house onboard a Red Toyota Corolla with registration number …

The 2020 Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has explained his reasons for his inability to accept the results of the elections to The Commonwealth. The Ghanaian leader stated his position on the elections on Friday, when he met the Secretary General of The Commonwealth, Rt Hon Patricia Scotland QC, …

Hundreds of schoolboys kidnapped last week from a boarding school in north-western Nigeria have been released, local authorities have told the BBC. A spokesman for the governor of Katsina state said 344 had been freed and were all in a good condition. However, other reports suggest some remain in the …

Barely two weeks after the election, the New Patriotic Party NPP in the Sissala West Constituency has indefinitely suspended seven of its members over alleged misconduct. According to a letter sighted by Starr News, the suspensions are pending “the final outcome of the disciplinary processes which have commenced against them …

The Wenchi High Court will on December 17, 2020, give its verdict on the Sene West parliamentary election dispute. The petition was presented before the court by the New Patriotic Party (NPP)’s parliamentary candidate Joseph Markay Kuma after he expressed dissatisfaction with electoral irregularities in the constituency. The party requested …

Ghana’s Black Satellites needed a penalty shootout victory over Niger to reach the 2021 U-20 AFCON finals. Prestige FC’s Frank Boateng converted the decisive kick that won the day for the former World U-20 champions. Coach Karim Zito’s team failed to take their chances in the first half as Precious …

The Public University Bill is inimical to the growth of public universities in the country and must be withdrawn immediately, Dr. Lloyd Amoah, Director of the Centre for Asian Studies at the University of Ghana has stated. According to him, the bill seeks to micromanage public universities and stem academic freedom …

The Office of the President has asked the family of former President Jerry John Rawlings to communicate a consultatively agreed date for his burial. This, they say, will inform the government’s planning process for a befitting ceremony for the late statesman. In a statement signed by the Chief of Staff, …

Some New Patriotic Party (NPP) executives in the Akwatia Constituency have accused Senior Minister, Yaw Osafo-Maafo of being responsible for the party’s failure to retain the parliamentary seat in the just-ended election. The Constituency Organiser, Kwadwo Owusu Adiomi, has alleged that the conduct of the former Finance Minister in the …