Shatta Wale’s Friend Junior us Shot Dead By Armed Robbers

Ghbase.com has learned that a Ghanaian based in the USA, known popularly as Junior has died after he was shot and stabbed by armed robbers. Junior was a good friend of Shatta Wale and was planning to hold a big birthday party in the state few hours before his untimely death. Junior was also the … Read more

Shisha is illegal in Ghana – FDA

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) says water pipe tobacco smoking popularly known as ‘shisha’ is illegal in Ghana. A Senior Regulatory Officer at the FDA, Juliana Amankwah-Marfo, told the Ghana News Agency, that, “By law FDA has to regulate its usage. Operators must come to us to register before offering it to the public … Read more

Court grants Ofosu Ampofo and Boahen Gh¢100,000 bail; case adjourned to May 6

The Accra High Court has granted bail to Samuel Ofosu Ampofo and Anthony Kwaku Boahen, who are the respective Chairman and Deputy Communication Director of the opposition, National Democratic Congress (NDC). Ampofo and Boahen were each granted bail in the sum of Gh¢100,000 with one surety after they pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiracy … Read more

Courts Orders Arrest of Former Nigerian Superstar Jay-Jay Okocha

Former Nigeria captain Austin Jay-Jay Okocha is facing time in jail after a court ordered his arrest over tax evasion allegations on Tuesday. The arrest warrant was issued by Justice Adedayo Akintoye at the Lagos State High Court after the former Bolton Wanderers captain failed to appear in court. This is the second time Okocha … Read more

Lion heart Security Officer saves NIB Bank from armed robbery Operation

The heroics of the security guard on duty helped save the National Investment Bank sums of cash from a planned robbery operation in their Tema branch. The Lion Heart Security officer who was on night shift went through his regular checks just to ensure the bank was secured from any potential theft, as he was … Read more

JUST IN: Armed robbers kill Chinese undertaking 1D1F Project

Armed Robbery

A Chinese national undertaking a One District, One Factory Project has been killed by armed robbers at Asuboi in the Ayensuano District of the Eastern region. The body of the deceased, Song Zhao Sheng, 58, has been deposited at the Suhum Government Hospital Morgue. Starr News gathered that a gang of armed robbers attacked an … Read more

Former GHAMRO Boards Fail To Account For GHC2.3m Spent

A special audit of the accounts of the Ghana Music Rights Organisation (GHAMRO), supervised by the Auditor General, has alleged that a total of GH¢ 2,339,272.79 is yet to be fully accounted for. The audit was conducted on the accounts of the organisation from 2012 to 2016 as a result of agitations from some members … Read more

Nam1 Speaks For First Time After His Arrest In Dubai

Nam1 Speaks For First Time After His Arrest In Dubai

Earlier today, we heard the news that the CEO of Menzgold, Nana Appiah Mensah had been set free by a court in Dubai, where he was battling a case of fraud that was brought against him. See Also: A Spokesperson Claims NAM1 Has Finally Won His Case In Dubai Well, now it seems Nana Appiah Mensah … Read more

A dose of TRUTH: 25 years after Rwandan massacre, handwriting on the wall for Ghana?

As a child, you hear of bad things happening to people elsewhere or sometimes your friends but you are always invincible. There is this thinking that NO, God cannot allow that to happen to my family. That is true until one of those stories you have heard strikes you. Then, you are brought to reality … Read more

Why NAM 1 was re-arrested, Interpol ‘involved’

Details are emerging as to why the owner of Menzgold Ghana Limited, Nana Appiah Mensah, aka NAM1, was re-arrested by the police immediately after he was granted bail in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). It’s turning out that he was picked up again on the supposed request of Interpol to the police in the Emirati … Read more