African countries have been urged to leverage the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to break the shackles of colonialism, neocolonialism, and imperialism stifling economic growth. It must flee from the subtle recolonisation tactics being pursued through the “honeyed policy shackles” of the International Monetary Fund, World Bank and the United Nations (UN) dogma. Olusegun Matthew Okikiola Ogunboye Aremu Obasanjo, ...

Celebrated Ghanaian dancehall artiste, Stonebwoy, has assured fans that he is safe and sound after news of him being robbed in the US went viral. The attack is said to have taken place after Stonebwoy posted a video showing him shopping in the famed Icebox Diamond & Watches Store, Atlanta, Georgia. Known in real life as Livingstone Etse Satekla, Stonebwoy ...

Army chiefs from West African countries have been urged to remain loyal to their heads of state and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) during discussions aimed at restoring democracy in crisis-hit Niger. Addressing an extraordinary meeting of army chiefs in Accra on Thursday and Friday, Ghana’s Minister of Defence, Dominic Nitiwul asked the military leaders to send ...

Ghana winger Joseph Paintsil played a dual role of triumph and adversity as KRC Genk faced elimination in the UEFA Europa League qualifiers. In Thursday night’s match, Paintsil scored a goal but also received a red card, contributing to Genk’s elimination from the tournament. In the contest against Olympiacos at the Cegeka Arena, Paintsil, impressed by finding the net with ...

Belgian youngster Romeo Lavia has sealed a move to Chelsea after successful negotiations, the club has announced. The midfielder had a great campaign with Southampton last season appearing in 29 Premier League games which triggered the interest of a number of teams including Liverpool and Chelsea. The 19-year-old however, opted to join Chelsea in a £58m deal which would see ...

The Chair of the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC), Jean Adukwei Mensa, insists that the use of only the national identification (ID) card, popularly known as Ghana Card, for registration is the surest way to ensure the integrity of Ghana’s voter register. According to her, the Commission will not back down on its proposal to have only the Ghana Card as ...

Born Nat Adjetey Larbi but popularly known as Natty Borax, the Ghanaian hiplife artiste has said that he pressured himself to go back to school after deciding to focus on music when his secondary education came to an end. When asked why he went missing in action for some number of years in the music space, the renowned hiplife artiste ...

Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has expressed his disagreement with the decision by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to deploy a standby force for military intervention in Niger following the recent coup. Speaking to the Youth Bridge Foundation’s Communications and Advocacy Manager, Thomas Adotei Pappoe, during the 15th African Youth and Governance Convergence in Mankessim, Ghana, President ...

A professor at the University of Ghana Ransford Gyampo has been elected President of the University of Ghana (UG) branch of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG). He was elected with 93.3 percent of the total valid votes cast. LEARN AND TRADE FOREX WITH GOLIGFX WATCH THE VIDEO BELOW: “In the driving seat myself, I’ll champion the interest of ...

Rapper OJ Blaq born Andy Nii Akrashie is reportedly dead at age 40. The rapper had been battling kidney disease for years but it is yet to be confirmed if that was the cause of his death. OJ Blaq began his music career in the early 2000s and released his debut album, “The Blaq Mixtape”, in 2006. He went on ...