Global Media Alliance announces Yvonne Chaka Chaka, Obrafuor, George Jahraa, Kwabena Kwabena For 2023 African Legends Night Dec. 1st
The stage is set for another extraordinary night of African music, culture, and celebration as the much-anticipated African Legends Night returns Friday, December 1, 2023, at the Grand Arena in Accra. This year's edition is poised to make history with an exceptional lineup – the Princess of Africa, Yvonne Chaka Chaka, the Hiplife legend, Obrafuor, Highlife icon, George Jahraa, and...
Flight carrying 21 tonnes of aid leaves UK for Egypt
A UK plane carrying 21 tonnes of humanitarian aid for Gaza is on its way to Egypt, the Ministry of Defence has announced. The Royal Air Force C-17 aircraft is carrying 76,800 wound care packs donated from medical stockpiles, as well as 1,350 water filters and 2,560 solar-powered lights - both designed to support a family of five. The aid comes...
Brymo Accuses Burna Boy Of Song Theft
Nigerian singer, Ọlawale Ọlọfọrọ, popularly known as Brymo, has accused Grammy-winning musician, Burna Boy of stealing his intellectual property. The ‘Ara’ crooner alleged that Burna Boy’s ‘City Boys’ and ‘I Told Them’ sampled the album title track of his upcoming album, ‘Macabre.’ He said what Burna Boy did was a “crime” and should serve a jail term. On his Instagram handle, Brymo...
Lack of financial literacy affecting businesses in Ghana – Daniel Addo
Chief Executive Officer of Consolidated Bank Ghana (CBG), Daniel Addo, has reiterated the need for financial literacy among small business holders in Ghana. He says lack of informed decision-making and choices have gravely affected many small businesses in the country. Speaking at the Launch of “Fingreen”, a financial literacy programme being implemented by QNET – a global social marketing company...
Liberian president Weah to face opponent Boakai for 2nd time in runoff vote
Liberian President George Weah will face off against challenger Joseph Boakai for the second time in a Nov. 14 runoff vote, election officials in the West African nation said Tuesday. The results of the first round announced by Liberia's National Elections Commission are the closest runoff since the end of the country's back-to-back civil wars. Weah, a former international soccer star,...
I Lost My Virginity At 14 In My Father’s House — Cynthia Morgan
Nigerian singer, Cynthia Morgan, a.k.a Madrina, has made several startling revelations about her family, saying she lost her virginity in her father’s house at 14. In a series of Instagram stories, she revealed that she lost her virginity at the age of 14 because her siblings decided to use her for “sexual experiment” even as she called out her father...
Don’t prosecute abusers of guarantor system – CPP urges EC
The Convention People’s Party (CPP) has appealed to the Electoral Commission not to prosecute individuals who guaranteed for more than 10 applicants in the just-ended Limited Voter Registration exercise. The party said prosecuting the abusers of the guarantor system “is a waste of time” and faulted the Commission for failing to upgrade its systems to make it impossible for an...
Freed hostage says she was held in ‘spider’s web’ of Gaza tunnels
"I went through hell," says Yocheved Lifschitz, an 85-year-old grandmother and peace activist released by Hamas on Monday after two weeks in captivity. Mrs Lifschitz and her husband were kidnapped by Hamas gunmen on motorbikes and taken into a "spider's web" of tunnels underneath Gaza, she said. She said she was hit by sticks on the journey, but that most of...
Off-duty pilot Joseph Emerson accused of trying to crash Alaska Airlines flight
An off-duty pilot has been charged with 83 counts of attempted murder after he allegedly tried to crash a passenger jet during a flight on Sunday night. The suspect was sitting in the cockpit of an Alaska Airlines flight behind the captain and the first officer, according to an airline statement. A police booking document named the suspect as Joseph David...
I signed a wrong 10-year contract with a record label – Odakky Andy
Ghanaian musician, Odakky Andy of Mentor 1 fame has revealed that signing a wrong 10-year contract with a label was one of the biggest mistakes he made at the beginning of his music career. He explained that, his zeal to make it big in the early stages of his music career and earn a good brand for himself made him quickly sign...
