The week has gradually climaxed as a bad week of ‘disses’ for the self-acclaimed dancehall king, Shatta Wale, as earlier in the week, Kwaw Kesse released a ‘diss’ song for him which has now been followed by Sarkodie’s hard-hitting ‘diss’ track released some few hours ago. Ghanaian social media has literally been set ablaze following the ‘diss’ track released by ...

Several of Belgium’s top football clubs have been raided as part of a police investigation into alleged fraud involving the transfer of players. Agents, referees and officials from top clubs including Anderlecht, Club Bruges and Standard Liege are being investigated, Belgian media report. Club Bruges’ manager, Ivan Leko, is being questioned, along with prominent Belgian-Iranian agent Mogi Bayat. More than ...

President of the Creative Arts Council and Programmes Director for Accra based Hitz FM, Mark Okraku Mantey has revealed he played an instrumental role in a move to blacklist Ghanaian rapper Sarkodie’s fourth album Mary from the Multimedia platforms. Speaking to Andy Dosty on Hitz FM, Mark explained he was an integral part of the agenda because Sarkodie had disrespected ...

Former President John Dramani Mahama has come down hard today on the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Upper East region, saying government has abandoned the Bolgatanga-Bawku-Pulmakon Road because it believes the contractors in charge of the project are aligned with the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC). “All the good projects that we started— the roads, the hospitals, the ...

The Consumer Protection Agency (CPA) has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) to publish the names of companies importing substandard goods into the country or face a court action. The ultimatum follows the Authority’s disclosure last week that it had identified some sub-standard goods on the Ghanaian market. Speaking at a press conference Wednesday, the Chief ...

Head of the Ghana Association of Songwriters (GAS), Emmanuel Barnes, popularly known as Mr Logic, says even if the media forgets Shatta Wale, he would still reign on the streets. Speaking on Daybreak Hitz on Hitz FM, Mr Logic slammed the assertion by some people that Shatta Wale has been sidelined in the media, limiting his relevance. “The Media is ...

The Sierra Leonean government says it has cancelled a $400m (3300m) contract with China to build a new airport. The aviation minister, Kabineh Kallon, told the BBC the facility wasn’t necessary and the current airport would be renovated instead. The agreement was signed by the previous president, Ernest Bai Koroma, just a week before an election in March that swept ...

It seems multi award winning Ghanaian rap artist Sarkodie has had enough of Shatta Wale. The rap icon who has over the past months suffered all forms of abuse from the dancehall artist has in a new song titled My Advice addressed Shatta Wale. Unlike many other songs, the rapper threw direct shots at the Kakai hit maker. In the ...

Founder of Perez Chapel International, Bishop Charles Agyinasare, has said the state should not use the wealth-flaunting attitude of “a few” people who do not understand their calling, as justification to institute a tax-paying policy that affects the generality of the church in Ghana. “…We shouldn’t use the actions of a few [to judge all other men of God] because ...

Information Minister-designate, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has clarified that the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), did not promise to construct a factory in every district in the country. Speaking to the press, Mr. Oppong Nkrumah clarified that the NPP promised to partner with the private sector towards achieving the one-district-one-factory policy. Making reference to the Party’s manifesto (Page 43), he said ...