CHARLES K. MARFO (RAY CHARLES)

Charles Kwasi Marfo The Media is consider as the forth Arm of Government in a democratic State. The role the media plays toward the progress and retrogression of the state can't be underestimate. The media be it electronic or printed has its own way of influencing the society. In most third world countries where education is less rated, most people especially the rural folds holds the media in high esteem hence whatever they hear from the media is taken as the Gospel truth. Journalism is the work and distribution of reports on the interaction of events, facts, ideas and people that are the "news of the day" and that informs society to at least some degree. Journalist is a person who collects, writes or distributes news or other current information. There cannot be the media without journalist and there cannot be a journalist without the media. Chapter 12 of the 1992 constitution of Ghana guarantees Freedom of the Press and independence of the med...

The Criminal Investigations Department of the Ghana Police Service has revealed to Starr News that the founder of the International God’s Way Church Bishop Daniel Obinim has been arrested for an GHC11.6 million fraud. Public Relations Officer of the Police CID ASP Joseph Benefo Darkwa stated on Starr Today that Obinim would later be handed over to DOVVSU to be investigated for publicly flogging two teenage members of his church. According to ASP Darkwa, a complaint was lodged with the Police in Tema by a businessman who indicated that he handed over an amount of GHC11.5 million to Obinim to perform a ritual for him but the pastor failed to perform the ritual and has also failed to refund the money. He clarified that Obinim did not turn himself in and was arrested over the fraud case. ASP Darkwa, however, confirmed that Obinim and one of his associates have been charged with physical and verbal assault for flogging a pregnant girl and her boyfriend. The police ...

Gospel musicians Willie and Mike have disclosed that they were deported from Belgium when embarking on their first European tour years ago. The group on Accra FM’s gospel entertainment show, Gospel 360 narrating how the hapless incident happened said their flight had to land in Brussels, Belgium instead of France due to a turbulence in Paris. They said customs at the airport stopped them from boarding the next flight due to reasons they described as baseless. According to Willie who gave the account, they spent three days at ‘counter back’ in Belgium without having access to their phones to contact relatives back home. He continued that they had to be deported and that also came with its own challenges. Delineating their journey back home after the unfortunate incident that happened unexpectedly and unintentionally in the Western European country, he told the host, Andy Favoured that they were imprisoned when they arrived in Egypt. Source: Zionfelix.com

                                                             Actor Jaga Pee The leader and founder of Glorious Waves Church International, Prophet Emmanuel Badu Kobi, has pledged to raise $10,000 for Ghanaian veteran actor Jaga Pee who has been battling illness for months and needs GHC40,000 for a surgical operation at the 37 Military Hospital. The celebrity pastor who made this known to his congregation during Mondays all night service, said that together with the church on Sunday, they will raise $10,000 for the actor. Before the prophet’s intervention, the actor was admitted at the 37 hospital. He prayed and prophesied into the life of the actor. Wife of Jaga Pee known ...

Dance-hall musician Shatta Wale was embarrased on Saturday 21st March after fans got off their seats while he performed to a live band performance of his songs at the GN Bank awards held at the Accra International Conference Center. The “ Fe Di Paper ” dance-hall musician put up an abysmal performance with a live band and also sang off beats even though he had come prepared for the show. It was a pity majority of the fans had to take leave of their seats. The maiden public awards was by Spyder Lee Entertainment, organisers of the GN Bank Awards.

     Nhyiraba Kojo Chases   Ruff N Smooth over Gh¢800 Hiplife artiste Nhyiraba Kojo is demanding a refund of Gh¢800.00 from hiplife duo Ruff N Smooth for refusing to perform at a Republic Day concert at Obuasi in the Ashanti region last month. Nhyiraba Kojo told Showbiz that he gave Gh¢800.00 as part payment to Ruff N Smooth and his management three days to the event but they failed to honour the engagement. He said that he had arranged for a bus to convey Ruff N Smooth to Obuasi for the show but little did he know that they also had another concert on the same day. Nhyiraba Kojo who was peeved about the issue because he had hyped the show with Ruff N Smooth’s name approached them for a refund of his money but their management denied any knowledge of the said engagement. A telephone text message from Ruff N Smooth to Nhyira Kojo read “It has come to management notice that some promoters are using our brand name to sell their show in Obuasi i...