The Political Science Students’ Association (POSSA) has jumped to the defence of suspended senior lecturer of the University of Ghana, Prof Ransford Yaw Gyampo, who was cited in a BBC alleging sex-for-grade exposé. Prof Gyampo, who is the head of the Centre for European Studies, has vehemently denied the supposed sex for grade and allegation of sexually harassing a lady ...
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CAS rejects Palmer’s injunction request, election to go ahead
The Ghana Football Association presidential election will go ahead as scheduled as Wilfred Osei Kwaku’s application for provisional and conservatory request to put an injunction on the election has been rejected by the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS). Palmer, a bankroller for Tema Youth Football Club, was seeking for an injunction or ‘interim measures’ to be put on today’s ...
Read More »I have grown beyond paying payola – Kofi Kinaata
In spite of the proliferation of radio and TV stations, the payola phenomenon still exists although it is not talked about as much as before. Payola is the practice where artistes pay money for their songs and videos to be given airtime. Artistes have over the years recounted how they had to dole out huge sums of money to DJs ...
Read More »Families finally allowed to see the remains of Tadi girls
The families of the four kidnapped Takoradi girls have finally been allowed to see the remains of the girls today at the Police Headquarters. The family members, about 20 of them, were transported to Accra by the police to meet the Inspector General of Police. Some family members told Citi FM earlier that they had come to Accra to receive ...
Read More »Sista Afia is just dope – Sarkodie
Many Industry players have publicly stated how dope and talented female singer Sista Afia is and we believe she is indeed a great singer. The recent was a confession from the “Notin I Get’ hit maker, Fameye, when he tweeted Sista Afia as his favorite female musician Social media was on fire when Sarkodie tweeted, “Sista Afia 100%”. Many believed ...
Read More »Govt releases ‘unprecedented’ GHC2.2bn to settle road contractors
The government has asked all road contractors to return to the site and ensure the successful completion of all their abandoned road projects. This follows the acquisition of GH?2.2 billion by the Ministry of Roads and Highways to pay all debts owed road contractors. In a statement released by the Ministry and signed by the sector Minister, Kwasi Amoako Attah, ...
Read More »Gov’t caused PDS ‘mess’ – IMANI
Policy think tank, IMANI Africa, says government is to blame for the PDS ‘mess’. It however says it disagrees with calls for the prosecution of the directors of PDS following their botched deal with the government of Ghana and ECG. Some Ghanaians including the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) have called on government to identify and prosecute the leadership of ...
Read More »Five lotto fraudsters arrested in Kumasi
The Ashanti regional police command has cautioned Media Houses across the country to stop creating platforms for lotto fraudsters to advertise fake numbers to the unsuspecting public. The Ashanti regional police command gave the warning at a News conference in Kumasi following the arrest of five suspected lotto fraudsters who advertise their numbers on radio and television to dupe people ...
Read More »John Dumelo pushes ‘borla’ truck for votes
Actor turned politician, John Dumelo has been sighted on the streets of Accra pushing what is commonly known to be ‘borla’ truck. The circumstance which he was spotted in seems to be a clean-up exercise. In the truck was a huge chunk of weed and refuse. As Dumelo pushed the truck, sounds of cheers and praises were said by passers-by, ...
Read More »Shatta Wale has never been my friend – Yaa Pono
Rapper Yaa Pono has shot down requests he should go back to being friends with dancehall artiste Shatta Wale. According to him, he does not understand the request when he and Shatta Wale have never been friends in the first place. “There is no friendship to go back to,” he said. Speaking on Daybreak Hitz on Hitz FM, the ‘Amen’ ...
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