In a conversation quite recently, a well-educated friend from Nigeria asked in a rhetorical way why many Africans/leaders so obsessed with titles and other “glittering generalities” such as “Do you know who I’m” or “I’m from this or that royal family.” Like some of us, the Nigerian ‘brother’ wonders why in many African societies we […] The post “His/Her

The Vice President Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has left Accra for Vienna, Austria to participate in the World Bank Group’s Investment Competitiveness Forum, to be held from October 25-27, 2017. A statement issued by the Bank indicated that Ghana has been selected to be a Founding Member of the Investment Reformers Network, which will be […] The post Bawumia jets off to Austria appeared

Ghana U17 players and officials arrived in the country on Tuesday from the 2017 FIFA U17 World Cup finals in India. The team touched down at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra. The Black Starlets were eliminated by Mali last Saturday at the quarter-final stage after losing 2-1 to the African champions. Head coach Paa […] The post Black Starlets arrive back in Ghana appeared

Teenager Eddie Nketiah came off the bench to rescue Arsenal by scoring twice in a 2-1 extra-time victory over Norwich in the Carabao Cup fourth round. The 18-year-old levelled (85) for Arsenal 15 seconds after being introduced before going on to head in a 96th-minute winner on his home debut at the Emirates. Nketiah’s heroics […] The post Young Ghanaian Eddie

The Ethics Committee of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) has opened a formal investigation into allegations of match fixing, bribery and corruption in football in the country. The Ethics Committee has taken the decision to open the formal investigation in the wake local media reports raising questions about the sanctity of the game in the […] The post GFA

The Confederation of African Football (Caf) says it has yet to receive any official letter confirming Egypt’s intended withdrawal from the 2018 African Nations Championship (CHAN). Earlier this week, Egyptian officials said they were pulling out of the tournament for African players based in their domestic leagues because of a timing clash. “We sent an […] The post Egypt

The president of Phar Rangers FC, Nana Yaw Amponsah, is eyeing the presidency of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) in 2019. A leaked manifesto available to Starrfmonline.com outlined several developmental programmes to be implemented when given the nod. Mr Amponsah, who is seen to have a decent chance to lead Ghana’s football from 2019 as […] The post Phar Rangers owner eyes

Kenya’s Supreme Court is to hold a last-minute hearing to decide whether the re-run of the presidential election can go ahead. The court will hear an urgent petition by human rights activists arguing Kenya is not ready for the vote. The election is due to take place on Thursday. The Supreme Court in September took […] The post Kenya election: Last-minute court bid

The government of Ghana has cancelled Emergency Visa or Arrival Visa for Chinese nationals as part of the fight against illegal Mining. Emergency Visa Policy was introduced by the Ghana Immigration Service to cater for visitors/business people who travel at short notice from countries where Ghana has no mission or consulate. The policy authorizes visas […] The post Ghana cancels

Former President John Mahama has spoken for the first time on the damning Kwesi Botchwey report which investigated why the National Democratic Congress (NDC) lost miserably to the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP). The highly guarded report has found its way in the hands of the media and is being serialized amidst claims by some […] The post Mahama jabs journalists over damning