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Ghana gears up for 2019 Ghana World Music Festival

Ghana! Get ready for the Ghana World Music Festival 2019 powered by Hitz 103.9 FM, Joy Prime TV and The 'Year Of Return' committee.A...

First Lady, Chair of AU Commission to grace inauguration of Bisa Aberwa Museum on Sunday

Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Mr Moussa Faki Mahamat, is expected in Ghana at the weekend as a special guest at the formal inauguration...

Virus causes lights out in South Africa

A virus has hit a website belonging to Johannesburg’s electricity supplier, City Power, meaning people can't buy electricity - leaving hundreds of customers in...

Beji Caid Essebsi: Tunisian president dies aged 92

Tunisia's first freely elected President, Beji Caid Essebsi, has died aged 92, the country's presidency says.He was the world's oldest sitting president. He was...

Video: Burna Boy’s performance on Jimmy Kimmel Live

BET Award-winner, Nigeria's Burna Boy, was a guest on American TV show, Jimmy Kimmel Live.The superstar, who is promoting his upcoming 'African Giant' album, performed...

Don Jazzy releases pre-wedding photo; warns bloggers

Mavin Records boss, Don jazzy has issued a stern warning to Nigerian bloggers after sharing a solo pre-wedding photo on social media.According to him, people have...

Kenya returns stolen Tanzanian gold

Top Kenyan officials led by Foreign Minister Monica Juma have handed back 35.4kg of gold smuggled from Tanzania.The value of the gold - which...

Akufo-Addo congratulates newly elected UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson

President Nana Akufo-Addo has congratulated the newly elected United Kingdom Prime Minister, Boris Johnson.He said his government looks forward to working with the...

Yahya Jammeh accused of killing journalist

Former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh was accused on Monday of ordering the murder of AFP correspondent, Deyda Hydara, 15 years ago.During a public hearing before the...

People want Miss Ghana queens to look like slay queens – Inna Patty

Organiser of Miss Ghana pageantry and Chief Executive Officer, Exclusive events, Inna Maria Patty, says Ghanaians want the Queens to look like slay Queens.The...

Photo: Man-of-the-match in Malawi presented with a live chicken

A reward for man-of-the-match for a footballer in Malawi has gone viral on social media.READ: Focus on your unresolved cases – Tiger Eye lawyer...

DR Congo Health Minister resigns in Ebola row

The Health Minister in the Democratic Republic of Congo has resigned in protest at the handling of the Ebola outbreak in the east...

Nigerian man attempts to travel on wings of local airline

There was fear and panic aboard a local flight in Nigeria’s commercial capital, Lagos when a man attempted to make the flight but by...

Stray bullet kills Nigerian journalist covering clashes

In Nigeria, a 23-year-old trainee journalist, Precious Owolabi, is now confirmed to have died after being hit by a stray bullet during clashes between...

Kenya’s finance minister, top officials arrested for corruption

Kenya's Finance Minister Henry Rotich and other treasury officials have been arrested on corruption and fraud charges related to a multimillion-dollar project to build...

I wrote my exam 30 minutes after giving birth

An 18-year-old student who was rushed to hospital from an exam hall tells the BBC she went back to complete her tests just 30...

Man commits suicide over cheating wives

A 40-year-old Zimbabwean man, identified as Jotham Chakawa, has committed suicide because his two wives were allegedly cheating on him.Reports say that Jotham...

Sarkodie rates Beyoncé’s song with Shatta Wale

Rapper Sarkodie has shared his views on Beyoncé’s 'Already' song featuring Shatta Wale which was released today.Many didn’t expect Sarkodie to react as...

Why Beyoncé chose me – Shatta Wale

After news emerged that Shatta Wale had been featured on Beyoncé’s soundtrack album featuring other acts such as Wizkid, Jay Z, Yemi Alade, Kendrick,...

Beyoncé wouldn’t have featured me without local champion tag – Shatta Wale

Ghanaian dancehall act, Charles Nii Armah Mensah, aka Shatta Wale, says American star, Beyoncé recognised him because of the local champion tag on him.According...

Beyoncé drops ‘The Lion King: The Gift’ album featuring JAY-Z, Shatta Wale and more

This week has been inundated with reports of Shatta Wale jumping on a song with American singer Beyoncé, wife of Jay Z to push...

Photos: Abraham Attah spotted working out at one of Ghana’s beaches

Abraham Attah, Ghanaian actor who shot to Hollywood fame after his debut movie, 'Beast of No Nation', has been spotted going through series of...

Video: Fuse ODG headlines closing ceremony of 2019 AFCON

Ghanaian musician based in the United Kingdom, Fuse ODG has shared with his fans how excited he is to perform at Egypt this Friday,...

Guiltybeatz breaks silence on how he met Beyonce

Dancehall artiste, Shatta Wale hijacked social media yesterday after news broke that he had featured on a song on Beyonce’s 'Lion King: The Gifted'...

Shatta Wale ‘fires’ ‘hypocrite’ Sarkodie after Beyonce feature – Find out why

Dancehall Naa (king), Shatta Wale says he doesn’t believe Sarkodie’s congratulatory words to him were genuine after news broke that he had been featured...

Shatta Wale to tour with Beyonce

Ghanaian dancehall artiste Shatta Wale has revealed that he will soon join music superstar Beyoncé for a music tour.This follows news of a collaboration...

Shatta Wale trends #1 in Ghana, 8 worldwide after Beyonce feature news

The internet has been buzzing following news of Shatta Wale’s collaboration with American songstress, Beyonce.After his announcement on Twitter, fans and his colleagues in...

I said 2019 will be beautiful – Shatta Wale tells Ghanaians after song with Beyonce

Dancehall act Charles Nii Armah Mensah aka Shatta Wale has shown excitement after news of him featuring on a song with American musician, Beyonce...

Zuma says he received death threat after commission testimony

Day 2 of Zuma’s testimonySouth Africa’s ex-president Jacob Zuma on Tuesday said he had received a death threat after his testimony the previous day...

Check out release date for Shatta Wale’s ‘Already’ song with Beyonce

For the first time, Ghanaian dancehall act, Shatta Wale is climbing fast on the worldwide trends on Twitter after it emerged that he has...

Sarkodie, Guru react to Shatta Wale’s feature on Beyonce’s ‘Lion King’ soundtrack

Shatta Wale has announced his latest song with American star Beyonce which is on the album 'Lion King' and was premiered worldwide.Many Ghanaians...

Check out Stonebwoy’s reaction to Shatta Wale’s feature on Beyonce’s ‘Lion King’ album

Dancehall act, Stonebwoy has sent out a congratulatory word to his colleague, Shatta Wale for featuring on the 2019 'Lion King' film soundtrack with...

Beyonce features Shatta Wale on ‘Lion King’ album

American musician, Beyonce, wife of rapper Jay-Z has featured Ghanaian dancehall act Charles Nii Armah Mensah, popularly known as Shatta Wale, on her 'Lion...

Harrowing heroin addiction grips South Africa

Ashley Abrahams, a 37-year-old homeless man, is one of over 100,000 regular heroin users in South Africa, according to a survey published in March...

Ghana is the only place I have genuine peace of mind – Burna Boy [Video]

Nigerian singer, who was just adjudged Best International Act at the recently held 2019 BET Awards, Burna Boy says he finds ultimate peace of...

Rebecca Nana Adwoa Kwabi wins Miss Ghana 2019

Rebecca Nana Adwoa Kwabi has been crowned Miss Ghana 2019 at the Kempiski hotel in Accra.The 26-year-old student of Maureen Signature Institute...

Video: Singer Becca cries, finally apologises to mum

Singer Becca couldn’t hold back her emotional self when questions were posed to her on Daybreak Hitz on Hitz FM, Friday.She has been...

Ghana diaspora homecoming summit begins today July 3

The Diasporan Affairs Office of the Office of the President has announced the second edition of the Ghana Diasporan Homecoming Summit.The summit is scheduled...

God is a Nigerian – Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says there is no doubt that God Almighty is a Nigerian with the way and manner he has preserved the...

Langabel lambasts anti-Black Stars support at AFCON

The Chief drummer for the national team has criticised Ghanaians for showing little support for the Black Stars in the 2019 African Cup of...