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About 60 people remain stuck on a series of cable cars high above the glaciers of Mont Blanc in the French Alps, officials say.
They say initially 110 people were trapped, but 50 were later airlifted out by helicopters. The operation was suspended as night fell.
The cable cars were at "an altitude of about 3,800m (12,468ft)", officials in the Haute-Savoie region said.

The problem was caused by cables that got crossed for "unknown reasons".
"We succeeded in evacuating, in very difficult conditions, 60 people in an hour-and-a-half," the prefect of the Haute-Savoie region, Georges-Francois Leclerc, told AFP news agency. 
"We had to suspend the air transport rescue at nightfall," he added.
It is unclear when the rescue operation will resume.
Mathieu Dechavanne, the head of the cable company, said earlier that the authorities were "in contact with the clients [in the cable cars]".
"They have water and some means of communication but are …

The President of the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) Isha Johansen and two other senior officials have been detained.
The country's Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) picked the trio up after an FA Cup match on Wednesday.
An official at the ACC Patrick Sandy explained that they made the arrests due to a of lack of cooperation from the SLFA.

The trio denied any wrongdoing during questioning. 
Johansen and SLFA vice-president Brima Mazola Kamara as well as secretary general Christopher Kamara spent the night in detention.
The move came just hours after the ACC started Operation Thunderbolt, that is aimed at intensifying their fight against corruption.
"We are investigating funds SLFA received from Fifa, the Confederation of African Football and the government of Sierra Leone as we have the mandate to do so," Sandy added.
"We have invited them in writing and through other means to report to our headquarters but they disregarded our invitations.
"We wrote a l…

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Vice Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has watered down the achievements of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC).

He says President John Mahama is “hoodwinking” Ghanaians by citing some supposed achievements when in fact he has achieved less relative to the amount of money borrowed for infrastructural projects.

“If you compare the sum the total cost of infrastructure expenditure from loans from taxes, and from grants from 2009 to 2016 it is less than $7 billion meanwhile the government has borrowed $39 billion,” she said, quizzing, “So where is the rest of the money?”

The astute Ghanaian economist made this disclosure during a public lecture held at the National Theatre under the theme “The State of the Ghana Economy – A Foundation of Concrete or Straw.”

At his campaign tours, President Mahama has described his achievement as unprecedented achievements unparallel in the history of Ghana.

Government’s Green Book which de…

Presidential candidates for the 2016 elections will be paying Gh¢50, 000 as filing fee, the Electoral Commission has announced.

The 500 per cent increment was announced during an Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting Thursday.

According to Starrfmonline.com sources, “majority of the parties protested the figure, but the EC said it can’t promise a reduction.”

Four years ago, presidential candidates paid Gh¢10, 000 as nomination fee.

Parliamentary candidates will also be paying Gh¢ 10,000 as against the Gh¢1,000 paid in the last elections. The new figure is a 1,000 per cent increment from the previous amount.

The Electoral Management Body has slated September 13 for both presidential and parliamentary candidates to pick nomination forms from the Electoral Commission. The forms are to be submitted between September 29 and 30, 2016.

Source: Starrfmonline.com

The Vice Presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party has accused the Finance Minister Seth Terkper of peddling untruths in the debt to GDP figure he released during his supplementary budget in July.
Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, at a lecture on the country's economy, Thursday, said the minister did not only provide false figures but could not also account for a whopping amount of 1.7 billion cedis spent.
Minister Seth Terkper in July this year went to Parliament with a supplementary budget during which he requested an amount of  GHȻ1.98 billion to finance activities by government.

Apart from the money he requested for, the Minister said Ghana’s economy grew by 4.9% in the first quarter of 2016 as compared to 4.5% in 2015.

He also stated that the public debt had decreased from 72% at the end of 2015 to 63% at the end of May 2016.
Based on the giant strides made in the economic management, Seth Terkper told MPs, Ghana’s economy is transitioning from a low-income status to a middle…

The eleventh edition of the Nigerian Entertainment Awards [NEA], took place on Sunday, September 4, 2016, at Tribeca Performing Art Center in New York, anchored by Actress Ebbe Bassey and Actor Richard Mofe-Damijo (RMD).

The event, saw Ghanaian stars like Abraham Attah, Shatta Wale, Efya, others winning big at this year’s edition.

See Full List of Winners below:

MUSIC CATEGORIES

African Male Artist of the Year (Non Nigerian): Shatta Wale

African Female Artist of the Year (Non Nigerian): Efya

Most Promising Act to Watch: Mr. Eazi

Album of the Year: Eyan Mayweather (Olamide)

Hottest Single of the Year: Mama (Kiss Daniel)

Best Song: Pick Up (Adekunle Gold)

AfroPop Artist of the Year: Kiss Daniel

Rap Act of the Year: Olamide

Best RnB Artist of the Year: Seyi Shay

Dancehall Artist: Ketchup

Best Collabo of the Year: My Woman, My Everything – Patoranking ft Wande Coal

Best Live Performance: 2Baba

Best Music Video of the Year (Director): Unlimited LA (Emergency, Dbanj)

Best New Act to Watch: …

More than 11,000 teachers in Turkey have been suspended for alleged links to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), a week before children go back to school.
Prime Minister Binali Yildirim had said he thought as many as 14,000 teachers were associated with terror activities.

Turkey, alongside Western countries, regards the PKK as terrorists. 
Tens of thousands of school workers and private teachers were purged separately after a failed coup in July.
Tens of thousands of people have died in a decades-long insurgency by the PKK, who want more self-rule for Kurdish people.
Turkey's education ministry said 11,285 teachers had been suspended and were on paid leave pending an investigation.
The state-run Anadolu news agency said they were suspected of activities "in support of the separatist terrorist organisation and its affiliates".
It also said the number was meant to grow to 14,000 after an investigation carried out alongside local governors' offices.
It is not…

Ghanaian highlife musician, Lucky Mensah, on Thursday visited New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer, Nana Akufo -Addo at his Nima residence .

He took the opportunity to give the NPP leader a copy of his latest song, "Yeresesamu", which endorses his candidature ahead of the December election.

Mensah endorsed the NDC and John Mahama in the last election.



Source: Atinkafmonline.com

Rapper Sarkodie over the weekend held a christening ceremony for daughter, Adalyn Owusu Addo.

The practice is said to be a religious activity which indicates the start of the journey of faith for a child, and also official naming ceremony.
Fondly called Titi, she was born to ‘The Way I Feel’ rapper and his longtime girlfriend, Tracy on March 28 this year.

When 3 is a crowd, hearts will surely be broken. (When a simple girl meets a rockstar, hearts will be broken – The question is whose heart will be broken? Pragya is a homely and traditional girl. Abhi is a Rockstar and he can have any woman he wants.


But Fate brings them together through Abhi’s grandmother. They both have to pretend to be lovebirds to make the old woman happy and cover up the real truth that Abhi already has a girlfriend.

Find out how this couple fared in this seemingly loveless marriage. (Take this out) Twist of Fate premieres on the 8 September at 7.00pm onZee World, channel 166 on DStv and find out how the story unfolds.

Manchester United defender Eric Bailly has won the club’s first player of the month award for the season, beating out striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Dutch international Daily Blind.
The 22-year-old Bailly, who is an Ivory Coast international, has been crucial in the heart of United’s defence since signing from Villarreal in the close season as the Red Devils have won their opening three games in the Premier League.

Bailly, who was manager Jose Mourinho’s first signing at United, picked up the man of the match awards in the Community Shield victory over Leicester City and against Bournemouth in the league.
Speaking to Manchester United’s television channel, MUTV, Bailly said: “The Man-of-the-Match awards are something I hadn’t thought about.
“But I got them through the hard work I have put in. I hope to see more of that in the weeks ahead of us.” Bailly and United will look to continue their good form when they take on neighbours Manchester City in the Manchester derby on Saturday…

Ghanaian actress Soraya Mensah over the weekend got married to a Ghanaian prophet called Albert Addai-Sarfo at a private ceremony which took place at the Royal Richester Hotel in Accra on Saturday September 3.
Among top entertainment personalities who attended the ceremony were Nadia Buari, Becca, Klint The Drunk, Aboki For Christ and some members of the clergy.

Soraya was earlier rumoured to have been married to a businessman called Don Pee, but they later divorced.

In 2014, she came out to deny ever marrying him.

According to her, she was in a serious relationship with Don P which ended up with baby girl but they were never married.

Soraya is recognised as one of Ghana’s talented actresses, but she has not been consistent. She has been on and off.
Source: Daily Guide

The Minister for the Interior, Prosper K Bani, has declared Monday September 12, 2016 as a statutory public holiday to mark the observance of Eid-ul Adha.
A statement released by him on Thursday, September 8, said: “The general public is hereby informed that Monday, 12 September, 2016, which marks the celebration of the Eid-ul-Adha, is a statutory public holiday and should be observed as such throughout the country.”

The 2016 presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has outlined comprehensive policy measures aimed at strengthening the prospects of accelerated enterprise development in a competitive environment and stimulating the rapid growth and expansion of the Ghanaian economy, so that the all-important issue of job creation can be successfully addressed.

According to World Bank statistics, about 48% of Ghanaians between the ages of 15 and 24 are unemployed, whilst over 18% of those aged between 25 and 64 years are inactive or unemployed and actively looking for job.
This unprecedented high level of unemployment, in the view of the NPP flagbearer, is “the greatest challenge confronting our nation, particularly amongst the youth”, and addressing this matter, he added, is the only way by which we “can then guarantee the peace and stability of our nation.”
Nana Akufo-Addo made this known on Thursday, September 8, 2016, when he addressed the 57th Ann…

The flagbearer of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP), Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom, has chided President John Mahama and the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP,) Nana Akufo-Addo over what he describes as “children politics” being resorted to by the two.

Dr. Nduom said Mahama’s recent interview with Metro TV did not amuse him and likened the banter between the two leaders to how children behave in crèche or kindergarten.

“Akufo-Addo talked about Mahama insulting him… calling him a dictator, Mahama said Akufo-Addo called him a thief… incompetent. What is presidential about this? When they are done with this, they will go and say this is just politics. Is that the kind of politics we need?” the business magnate said in his latest campaign video.

He added: “…Have we forgotten about ‘dumsor’, unemployment, lack of potable water, people who are suffering from cholera and malaria?”

The entrpreneur said the two can pretend and go about saying they will not campaign with each other’…

US firm Liberty Media has confirmed it is buying the racing business Formula 1 for $4.4bn (£3.3bn). The move ends years of speculation about the ownership of the company.

Bernie Ecclestone will remain as chief executive but Chase Carey, vice-chairman of 21st Century Fox, will become the new chairman.

Liberty Media has stakes in several sports and entertainment businesses, including the Atlanta Braves Major League Baseball club.

Owned by the billionaire John Malone, Liberty will initially purchase a minority stake in the world's leading motor-racing championship. A full takeover is planned if regulators approve the deal.

The total transaction values the firm at $8bn but includes $4.1bn worth of F1's debt.

Liberty Media is buying the stake from the private equity firm CVC Capital.

CVC has held a stake for the past decade but sold some of its holding in 2012.

It has been criticised for taking considerable profits from the sport, which has suffered from falling TV ratings in rece…

Reading manager Jaap Stam has confirmed striker Asamoah Gyan failed a medical at the club, leading to the ruined loan move.

The Black Stars captain debunked those stories claiming Reading wanted to stop him from playing for Ghana during the AFCON 2017 in Gabon.

But Stam has labelled that claim as ‘rubbish’.

Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday afternoon at Hogwood Park, the Dutchman said the club would have been happy to let the 30-year-old head off on international duty, providing he was fit.

“Yes, he wasn’t in very good shape. When he joined us they did a very good medical on him which was very important because he’s been injured in the past”.
“He hasn’t been playing a lot of games”.

“You need to be sure, if you bring a player in, that he’s fit and not that you need to work him for six to eight weeks to get him in shape”.

“And maybe there’s a risk of him getting injured during that period so he’s out for a longer time”.

“And then he needs to go to Ghana in January and we los…

President John Mahama's admission that his government cannot deliver the 200 Community Day Senior High Schools before the end of his first tenure is admirable, former Information Minister Stephen Asamoah Boateng has said.
President Mahama in the heat of the 2012 general elections pledged to build 200 community day schools in his first term.

However, he admitted on Monday that he cannot complete all the 200 community day schools he promised, explaining that 123 schools were in various stages of completion confirming perceptions by doubters.

“In my next term of office, by the grace of God, we will complete all the 200 new senior High Schools that I promised,” said President Mahama.

Mr. Boateng applauding the president’s frankness said “sincerity is missing from our politics which is sad.”

Speaking on Starr Chat Wednesday, the man popularly known as Asabee added: “I think for him (president Mahama) to admit, now I admire him for that.” However, he said president Mahama should h…

The comedian who last year recovered from a near fatal accident was pictured with his wife and their daughter, Maven, out and about in LA over the weekend. She's a cutie...

The American First family, Barack and Michelle Obama cover the October, special collector’s issue of Essence magazine, in which they talked about watching their girls grow up in the White House as well as the legacy they hope to leave behind. Michelle Obama said:

“Some of my fondest memories of the White House are just being with the girls on a summer night and walking the dogs around the South Lawn, talking and listening to them.”

The Toronto International Film Festival opens later with a raft of films that will spotlight the ongoing diversity debate in Hollywood. 
Nearly 400 films will screen at the 11-day event in Canada's largest city. 
Thursday's opening film is Antoine Fuqua's reboot of the 1960 western classic The Magnificent Seven, with a starry cast lead by Denzel Washington. 
The festival, now in its 41st year, has a reputation as a launch pad for films that go on to Oscars success.

After this year's #OscarsSoWhite backlash, Toronto will premiere a number of movies exploring racial themes that are already gaining awards season buzz. 
Most, of course, were already in production well before the furore that saw bosses at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which awards the Oscars, take a number of steps to make its membership more diverse. 
When the Toronto programme was announced in July, its artistic director Cameron Bailey said it contained "global voice, transforma…

President John Dramani Mahama is baffled at the continuous claim by the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) that he has done nothing in his four-year tenure.

If the is not mischief, the President said he cannot fathom why in spite of the unprecedented infrastructural development across the country, opposition parties are refusing to see and appreciate it.
President Mahama expressed these sentiments while addressing the chiefs and people of Cape Coast as part of his tour of the Central region Wednesday.

The President was left with no other option than to use the popular phrase of comedian Lil Win ‘I can’t think far; I can’t think madness’ to soothe his pain.

Source: adomfmonline.com