A section of the mourners Family, political associates and friends of the late Gladys Asmah, former Minister of Fisheries, yesterday converged on the Ridge Church in Accra to commemorate one week of her passing. The service was attended by high-powered members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and sympathisers. In attendance were former President John […]

The boy and Akakpo Katsekpor( the fetish priest) Information gathered by DAILY GUIDE indicates that a 13-year-old boy in the Shama District of the Western Region has been held hostage by a fetish priest on suspicion of practicing witchcraft. The paper learnt that the boy, a pupil of the Aboso Methodist Basic School in the […]

Brazil's 7-1 defeat at the hands of Germany in the first 2014 World Cup semi-final broke records online as well as on the pitch. The game went down as the worst loss in Brazil's history, the biggest World Cup semi-final scoreline ever, saw Miroslav Klose ...

Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa Deputy Minister of Education, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, says he cannot fathom why members of the Polytechnic Teachers Association (POTAG) have embarked on a month-long strike action when payment of their book and research allowances was not due. Such allowance is paid once a year and therefore it was unfair for the lecturers […]

But stage four of the 2014 Tour de France – the first to take place on French soil – was anything but straight-forward. Marcel Kittel, Tour de France, 2014, Giant-Shimano, stage four, Marcel Kittel won stage four of the Tour de France but it was far from the ...

Palestinian militants have fired more rockets at Israeli cities after Israel carried out dozens of overnight air strikes on the Gaza Strip. Israel said it had intercepted eight rockets over Tel Aviv, Ashkelon and Ashdod on Wednesday morning. The health ministry in ...

 Tsatsu Tsikata, Philip Addison, Frank Davies Four prominent Ghanaian lawyers are to be honoured at the 138th Mfantsipim National Fund-Raising Dinner Dance and Awards night in Accra scheduled for August 22, 2014. The four lawyers – Tsatsu Tsikata, Philip Addison, Frank Davies and Alex Quaynor – all old boys of Mfantsipim, are being honoured as […]

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian investigators say they have arrested and charged a Ukrainian air force pilot, whose plane was shot down during fighting, with killing two Russian journalists. Ukraine has been rocked by fighting between pro-Russia rebels and ...

Superintendent Kofi Sarpong FOLLOWING his outstanding achievements in the gospel music industry in Ghana for some years now, the awarding-winning Ghanaian gospel music icon, Superintendent Kofi Sarpong, also known in the music scene as DSP Kofi Sarpong, has disclosed to the BEATWAVES that all is indeed set for him to host his maiden gospel musical […]

Ghana World Cup midfielder Mohammed Rabiu has joined his Russian Premier League side Kuban Krasnodar for pre-season in Austria.

From left: Michael Udoh and Victor Aniete Solomon One of two Nigerians standing trial for allegedly kidnapping an eight-year-old boy, was yesterday handed a five-year jail term in hard labour by an Accra Circuit Court. Victor Anietie Solomon Sunday, a 21-year-old security personnel, pleaded guilty to the charges immediately he entered the dock last week. […]

has warned that as many as 324,000 Lebanese will be without jobs by the end of 2014 if the state does not reduce the competition from the refugees. (The Daily Star/Mohammad Azakir). Connect; Tweet; RSS; Follow; Email; Print; Share. The Daily Star.

A polling centre official holds up a ballot during a tally of Indonesia's presidential election in Jakarta on July 9, 2014. Uncertainty reigned in Indonesia on Wednesday, July 9, 2014, after both presidential candidates claimed victory in a hard-fought race, raising ...

ACCRA, July 9 (Reuters) - Ghana's annual consumer price inflation rose to a four-year high of 15.0 percent in June from 14.8 percent in May, the West African nation's statistics office said on Wednesday.

Ex-Ghana FA president, Lepowura M.N.D. Jawula, has given strong backing for Black Stars coach Kwasi Appiah, describing him as the leading coach in Ghana at the moment who needs to be given support to succeed.

Bayern Munich have confirmed that a verbal agreement has been reached between the club, Mario Mandzukic and Atletico Madrid regarding the transfer of the player to the Spanish capital. The German champions confirmed the agreement at a press conference to outdoor their new signings, Robert Lewandowski and Sebastian Rode. The club’s sporting director, Matthias Sammer ...