Renowned Ghanaian music star and humanitarian activist Rocky Dawuni has earned a nomination at the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards nominations in the ‘Best Global Music Album’ category. This is Rocky’s second nomination as he was previously nominated for “Best Reggae Album” for his “Branches of the Same Tree” in 2016 making him the first Ghanaian musician to be nominated for a prestigious GRAMMY award!! ...
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2022 budget will offer jobs – Oppong Nkrumah
Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, says the 2022 budget statement and economic policy responds to concerns of youth unemployment in the country. According to him, the spate of youth unemployment in the country brought on by the coronavirus global pandemic has compelled government to propose policies that will create avenues for young men and women to find descent jobs ...
Read More »Black Princesses coach calls six Hasaacas Ladies players for World Cup qualifiers
Coach of the Black Princesses Ben Fokuo has handed invitation to six players of Hasaacas Ladies. The six players played a major role in the success of the team at the recent TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Champions League in Cairo, Egypt where they finished second behind Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies from South Africa. The players include Goalkeeper Grace Banwa and Defender Asana ...
Read More »Jon Benjamin Takes On Hitz Fm Over Stonebwoy Shutting Down UK Comment
Former UK High Commissioner to Ghana, Jon Benjamin on Tuesday dragged Accra-based radio station, Hitz Fm on social media for saying Stonebwoy shut down the UK with his performance at the 02 Academy Islington. The station in a bid to tout Stonebwoy’s performance shared a video of him performing at the 02 Academy and wrote; “A video of @stonebwoy shutting ...
Read More »Kumasi Theatre Will Be Ready By 2022 – Okraku Mantey
Deputy Minister for Tourism, Arts and Culture Mark Okraku-Mantey has hinted that the Kumasi theatre promised by the government will reach its full completion by the end of 2022. He gave this information when he appeared on Happy FM’s ‘Showbiz Xtra’ hosted by Doctar Cann. “Government’s job for the creative industry is to create an enabling environment, give you the ...
Read More »Stonebwoy Honoured @ AFRIMMA 21
Celebrated Ghanaian dancehall artiste, Livingstone Etse Satekla, better known as Stonebwoy, has won the Best Reggae Dancehall Act category at the 8th edition of the African Muzik Magazine Awards (AFRIMMA 2021). This year’s edition of the awards, which celebrated musical talent across the African continent, was held at the Eko Hotel in Lagos-Nigeria last Sunday, November 21, 2021. Stonebwoy happens ...
Read More »Davido To Give $250m Free Cash To Charity
Nigerian Afrobeats singer, Davido, has revealed plans to give away the $250m he received from his followers to charity. The money was given out as donation on his 29th birthday after he asked fans he has “given a hit song” to send him N1m each. The donation kept pouring in minute by minute until it surpassed his expectation and glitched ...
Read More »Youth unemployment will be the next pandemic to hit Africa if… – UN Peace Ambassador
The United Nations Peace Ambassador in Ghana, Bishop Samuel Ben Owusu, has expressed worry that youth unemployment is going to be another major catastrophe to hit the African continent if measures are not taken to address the menace. The Senior Pastor at the Pottersville Church and also the Country Director of International Association of World Peace Advocates implored African governments ...
Read More »Information on Akufo-Addo’s travels can’t be made public – Bryan Acheampong
Minister of State at the Ministry of Interior who is also the Member of Parliament of Abetifi constituency, Mr Bryan Acheampong, has said he advised the Minister of National Security Albert Kan Dapaah not to release information on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s trips outside Ghana. He said during the debate on the 2022 budget statement on Tuesday November 23 ...
Read More »Minority won’t accept Agyapa deal in any form – Adongo
Bolgatanga Central Member of Parliament, Isaac Adongo served notice that the Minority in parliament will not accept the Agyapa deal in spite of any readjustment made to the the agreement In his view, the transaction does not inure to the benefit of Ghanaians hence, the decision by the Minority to oppose it. “Agyapa by whatever shape will not be tolerated ...
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