Multiple award winning Reggae/dancehall artiste, Stonebwoy has expressed his disappointment at the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP). The ‘Top Skanka’ hitmaker stressed that government’s inability to fulfill its massive promise in the run up to the 2016 general elections is an indication of its failure. Stonebwoy added that the socioeconomic instability including the rise in the Dollar Cedi Rate, the …
Ghanaian Afropop and dancehall artiste, Livingstone Etse Satekla popularly known as Stonebwoy has stated that he is happy about the unfair treatment meted out to the CEO of Menzgold, Nana Appiah Mensah (NAM1). According to the ‘Bawasaba’ hitmaker, Nana Appiah Mensah is not a criminal and that he will need confirmation from the CEO himself before he believes the stories …
Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote has revealed in a conversation with Mo Ibrahim at the Ibrahim Governance weekend which took place in Abidjan over the weekend that, the government does not allow him to bring in his cement to sell. Aliko Dangote expressed worry over the situation, saying that the country choses to export its cement from China rather. “The …
President Abdelaziz Bouteflika of Algeria has announced a major cabinet reshuffle, after weeks of protests with demonstrators demanding he resign. State TV reports 21 of the country’s 27 ministers have been replaced. Noureddine Bedoui will remain as prime minister, says Ennahar TV. President Bouteflika keeps his title as defence minister, just days after Algeria’s powerful army chief, Gen Ahmed Gaed …
The government has spent $15.9m (£12m) on a luxury apartment in New York for a British diplomat working to negotiate trade deals with the US. The seven-bedroom flat in the 50 United Nations Plaza will house the British consul general in New York. Boasting panoramic views, the flat occupies the whole 38th-floor, according to the Guardian, which first reported the …
Ghanaian rapper and NKZ boss Guru is of the view that sugar daddies in Ghana contribute immensely to the educational system than the Government of the day. According to Guru in a twitter post, he tweeted and asked his fans if the had also studied the system and seen that the sugar daddies do well than the government. He tweeted: “Did …
One-half of FOKN Bois Wanlov the Kuborlor has started campaigning for his sister Deborah Vanessa on social media after he descended heavily on the past and current governments. According to Wanlov, the Mahama led administration was like a stinky trash and the now Akuffo Addo led government is like that of pure trash. He posted: “Mahama be borla kankan wey Akufu …
R. Kelly gets the cold shoulder from the Al Maktoum family in Dubai. R. Kelly eventually backed down from his request to perform a series of concert in Dubai, but as it turns the government of the United Arab Emirates is suggesting no such plans were ever in place. For what it’s worth, R. Kelly and his attorney Steven Greenberg did inform …
The Chairman of the Ghana Music Rights Organization (GHAMRO), Rex Omar has lamented on why successive governments have neglected the Arts industry despite their continuous campaign promises. He, however, observed that Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah is the only President that did a lot for the Arts industry. He bemoaned how successive governments have somehow neglected the creative arts industry for …
Ghanaian gospel maestro, Joe Mettle, has descended on the government for not paying attention to the creative arts industry. Speaking in an interview with AJ Sarpong on Citi TV’s ‘Hall of Fame,’ he noted unlike other countries, the Ghanaian government takes from the creatives but does nothing for them in return. He cited a recent attempt by the Ghana Revenue …
