‘One Corner’ hitmaker Patapaa has mounted a strong defence for Shatta Wale over claims, the dancehall artiste wears silver chains. According to him, unlike Sarkodie’s jab that Shatta Wale wears alumi, he knows the chains the dancehall act wears are not cheap but gold. After much expectation and wait, Shatta Wale replied Sarkodie’s diss song targeted at him. He addressed, particularly, ...

The euphoria ahead of the maiden edition of the much talked about TadiFest 2018 keeps heightening with each passing day. The latest in the episodes of good news to hit the camp of Empire FM and to a larger extent the EIB Network (organizers of the event) is the endorsement of the Minister for Tourism, Arts & Culture. Hon. Catherine Afeku has endorsed and thrown the ministry’s unflinching ...

New hotels in Japan with more than 50 rooms will be required to provide wheelchair-friendly accommodation, the government said Tuesday, as the country gears up to host the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics. Japan is hoping to attract around 40 million tourists annually by the time of the Games and concerns have been expressed over the quantity of accommodation and ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has received the credentials of seven new envoys who have been posted to Ghana by their respective countries. The seven envoys took turns to present their letters of credence to the President at the Ceremonial Room in the Jubilee House. The envoys include, Aboubacar Sadikh Barry, Senegal Ambassador to Ghana; Anne Sphie Avé, Ambassador of ...

Dalex Finance has held a capacity building workshop for selected female entrepreneurs, senior executives and managers from the Ghana National Chamber of Commerce (GNCC). The workshop was designed to help participants visualize the future of their businesses, identify opportunities and effectively handle constraints that come with running a business. Chief Executive Officer of Dalex Finance, Ken Thompson, and Director of ...

Another shake-up has hit the Police Service with the Inspector General of Police, David Asante Apeatu, reassigning some 32 officers. The district Commander of East Legon and former Public Affairs Director of the Ghana Police Service, Superintendent Cephas Arthur is now the Director for the Mamprobi district. The latest shake-up comes few weeks after a number of Senior Police Officers ...

The United Nations is warning that fighting in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo is hampering efforts to contain an outbreak of the Ebola virus which has killed 24 people in the past week. Stephane Dujarric, a spokesperson for the UN Secretary General, said an upsurge in fighting among rebel groups in North Kivu province was increasing the ...

Stonebwoy has also responded to Shatta Wale’s claim that he did not know Stonebwoy and Samini were prevented from staging a surprise act at the ‘Reign’ concert. Earlier today, Samini tweeted that he and Stonebwoy had wanted to surprise Shatta Wale with a performance at his album launch which was held at the Fantasy Dome on Saturday, but they were ...

The Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu and his team would have to wait at least 6-months before they can move into the bigger office that has been allocated for their use. The two-storey building located next to the International Press Centre has been taken over weeds and filth. Some mechanics have also taken over the compound with various spoilt vehicles scattered ...

New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong has refused to see former President Jerry John Rawlings as a hero. Mr Agyapong who was commenting on the Joy News documentary, “Who killed the judges?” said as someone who has witnessed a countless number of excesses under Rawlings’ PNDC, it would be difficult for him see ...