Black Entertainment Television (BET) released the official nominations for the 2021 Soul Train Awards. The awards recognise the best in Soul and R&B. Nigerian stars, Wizkid and Tems, shone with five nominations each. Three-time GRAMMY award-winning singer-songwriter and producer, Maxwell, will receive the ‘Legend’ award while award-winning singer/songwriter, actor, entrepreneur and author, Ashanti, will be the recipient of the ‘Lady ...

After the cancellation of two signature global trade shows due to the Covid-19 pandemic, South African Tourism is excited to once again host both Meetings Africa and Africa’s Travel Indaba. The destination marketing organisation on Wednesday, November 10 confirmed that the flagship business events and leisure trade shows will return next year, with both platforms being hosted as physical events ...

First Lady Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo on Wednesday, 10 November 2021 opened the Sunshine Hostel for children with cancer at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital. The ultra-modern 54-bed hostel is the first of its kind in Ghana and the biggest in Africa. It was built to address the problem of lack of suitable accommodation for the duration of the child’s treatment for ...

Former President John Dramani Mahama has encouraged Ghanaians to get vaccinated against the coronavirus because the vaccines save lives. Mr Mahama said he has personally lost friends to the pandemic because they did not believe in vaccination. Using himself as an example, the 2020 flagbearer of the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) said the vaccines are safe and have ...

The African swine fever has killed some 3,000 pigs in Ejisu in the Ashanti region. The disease was first recorded three weeks ago and believed to have been brought through another pig from outside. Secretary for the Pig Farmers Association in the area, George Adjei told Class FM’s Ashanti Regional Correspondent Elisha Adarkwah on Wednesday, 10 November that, not less ...

The Minority in Parliament has slammed the Roads and Highways Minister Kwasi Amoako-Atta over his comments slighting Ghanaians who demonstrate in demand for better roads. The Minister called the bluff of such protesters arguing demonstrations do not fix or build roads. According to the minister, he is appalled by educated people who embark on such exercises. “It is unreasonable for ...

The Executive Director of the Third World Network Africa, Dr Yao Graham, has said the anti-gay bill that is currently before Parliament should be thrown into the bin. In his view, the bill poses a danger to, not only homosexuals, but all persons. “We are arguing that, measured against those values, this bill falls down. Our constitution and the fact ...

The General Overseer of the Glorious Word Power Ministry Rev. Isaac Owusu Bempah and six others have been slapped with 11 new charges after they were earlier discharged and rearrested. The other six are Mensah Ofori, Bright Berchie, Kwabena Nyarko aka Matata, Nana Acheampong, Nana Brown and Kwame Amoh. They have all pleaded not guilty to charges ranging from Conspiracy ...

Former President John Mahama has accused the Akufo-Addo government of running the Ghanaian economy into a ditch. “So, the economy has been run into a ditch and I know that in a few days’ time, they will read the budget and it’s the intention of this government to increase taxes and increase tariffs on electricity and water and all that. ...

Nothing quite excites football fans like a clash with their fiercest rivals despite the close geographical proximity to each other. Games with city rivals bring a lot of emotions making football fans passionate about their teams. There are some mouth watering football derbies across the globe this weekend. THE MANCHESTER DERBY The Manchester Derby needs little persuasion for football fans ...