The landlord of Ghana’s music has kicked off the new year with a huge new feature on the new version of Bob Marley’s ‘Stir It Up’. Originally released in 1973, Reggae legends, Bob Marley and The Wailers usher in the new year with a reimagining of his classic ‘Stir It Up’, which featured our very own rap icon, Sarkodie. Marley’s team announced the collaboration on Twitter late Wednesday, January 18th, 2023. “A special new version of “Stir It Up” is coming THIS FRIDAY featuring Ghanaian 🇬🇭 artist @Sarkodie! Pre-save the track today at link in bio” the post read. Reacting to...
Asamoah Gyan: I miss Castro every day
Former Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan has disclosed that he misses his friend Castro, who went missing nine years ago, every day. Gyan and Castro, who was born Theophilus Tagoe, were very good friends and even recorded many songs together. However, the singer went missing in July 2014 with one Janet Bandu while on holiday at the Ada Estuary with Gyan, his brother Baffour, and others. This was after Castro and Miss Janet Bandu drowned in an accident after going on a Jet Ski ride at the Ada Estuary Castro is yet to be found since drowning and Gyan has revealed that he...
27-year-old electrician sentenced to life imprisonment for defiling 8-year-old girl
A 27-year-old Nigerian electrician who defiled an 8-year-old girl and abandoned her in a pool of blood has been sentenced to life imprisonment. The country’s Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court convicted and sentenced Olamide Ayodele on Tuesday, January 17, 2023. The presiding judge, Justice Abiola Soladoye said that the prosecution team satisfied the court sufficiently that the suspect indeed committed the heinous crime. In delivering the judgement, he described the convict as an extraordinary liar and an ingrate who did not deserve clemency. “The defendant is immoral, a mega liar, ungrateful, unkind, ruthless and rash in his conduct considering the...
We need to interrogate sale of Vodafone to Telecel – Sam George
The way and manner the sale of Vodafone Ghana to Telecel Group has been handled require further interrogation to be done on the deal, Ningo Prampram Member of Parliament, Samuel Nartey George has said. Speaking on the Ghana Tonight show with Alfred Ocansey on TV3 Tuesday, January 17, the Ningo Prampram Member of Parliament said “It is necessary for us to scrutinize [the deal] because about five months ago, Telecel made an approach, Vodafone was ready to sell but the Ministry, through the regulator, blocked the sale. “It will be important for us to interrogate the Ministry and the Regulator,...
Ahanta West: Mother allegedly hangs son and herself
A young mother has committed suicide at Ajoa, a community in the Ahanta West Municipality of the Western Region. Before committing suicide, she hanged her son. It is currently unknown what caused her to take her life and that of her son but eyewitnesses who interacted with the host of Connect FM’s Omanbapa morning show, Nhyiraba Paa Kwesi Simpson, narrated that they met the lifeless, bodies of the young mother and her son in the early morning of Wednesday, January 2023. “We came to work in the building as labourers and saw the lifeless body of the lady and her son when we got...
No delay to Nigeria elections – INEC Nigeria
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, says the commission is not contemplating any adjustment to the election timetable, let alone postponing the 2023 general elections. Mr Yakubu stated this at the presentation of the electronic copy of the 93,469,008 voter register to leaders of political parties on Wednesday in Abuja. The head of the electoral commission says Nigeria’s elections will go ahead next month as planned despite warning a week ago that rising insecurity could force the polls to be cancelled or delayed. Prof Mahmood Yakubu says he doesn’t envisage any circumstances that could lead...
Take steps to address pressure on cedi – AGI to government
The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) has made a passionate appeal to government to take steps to address the recent depreciation of the cedi to the dollar, warning if the trend continues, it could erode the gains made during the month of December 2022. The association comment is coming at a time the cedi has come under immense pressure this month after sustained stability in December 2022. Though the Bank of Ghana is optimistic that the government barter of gold-for-oil policy will help reduce the foreign exchange pressures on the economy, businesses want more proactive efforts from government to stem...
Free textbook-loaded tablets for all SHS students this year – Bawumia
The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has announced plans by government to distribute free electronic tablets to all Senior High School (SHS) students across the country. Dr. Bawumia says the move forms part of government’s digitization agenda.The Vice President was speaking at this year’s New Year School at the University of Ghana, Legon. The tablet, according to the Vice President will serve as alternative textbooks for the students. The Vice President said this year, government is on course to provide all Senior High School students in Ghana with tablets which are loaded with textbooks on them for their studies. He...
Asawase MP reports constituency chairman’s murder allegation to party hierarchy and police
Asawase MP Muntaka Mubarak says he has petitioned the NDC Ashanti leadership and the police over allegations made by the new party Chairman of the constituency. Faisal Dauda at a press conference accused the legislator of planning to murder him. He also alleged that the Minority Chief Whip is in bed with the NPP government and has been scheming for the NDC to lose the 2024 elections. But Muntaka Mubarak says he has petitioned the party hierarchy and the police to investigate the allegation. Observers are worried about the seeming friction between the newly-elected Asawase constituency NDC Chairman, Faisal Dauda...
At least 5 banks will collapse over debt exchange programme – Ato Forson predicts
The Minority in Parliament says the ongoing debt exchange programme will not augur well for the banks in the country. Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, the opposition NDC members’ spokesperson on Finance said a minimum of five commercial banks will collapse over the exercise if care is not taken. According to him, a chunk of the liquidity of these banks is locked up in government bonds and any attempts to postpone their payments will pose a great danger to their survival. The former Deputy Finance Minister also predicted that a number of banks will also lay off staff and close some...