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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...

Burna Boy features Angelique Kidjo, Future, M.anifest on new album ‘African Giant’

Afro-fusion sensation, Damini Ogulu aka Burna Boy, has released his much anticipated album, ‘African Giant.’The 19-track album was announced by Burna Boy via his...

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...

Man shot ‘because of skin colour’ in Germany

An Eritrean man was wounded in the stomach in a drive-by shooting in central Germany in what police have condemned as a xenophobic attack.The...

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...

Boris Johnson in next UK Prime Minister

Boris Johnson has been elected new Conservative leader in a ballot of party members and will become the next UK prime minister.He beat Jeremy...

Shatta Wale leads best track on Beyoncé’s ‘The Lion King: The Gift’ album on Billboard’s website

Shatta Wale topped the charts on Billboard’s website when a poll was created to know which song is topping so far on Beyoncé’s curated-album,...

Nigerian serviceman returns lost parcel full of cash

A member of Nigeria’s air force has returned a parcel to its owner that contained 37,000 euros ($41,500; £33,300) in cash, the air force...

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...

Nicki Minaj to sign on Ghanaian act

Not long ago American rapper Nicki Minaj revealed plans to sign rappers for her record label, through the viral #megatronchallenge, birthed by her new song...

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,...

Prince David Osei wins Best Actor award at African International Film Festival

Four years after his one cast movie, ‘Last Night’, actor Prince David Osei has picked up an award for his work.The Ghanaian won Best...

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'...

Mexican drug lord El Chapo sentenced to life in prison plus 30 years

A federal judge sentenced Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman to life in prison plus 30 years, according to the US Attorneys for the Eastern District...

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 no longer a local champion – Prince Tsegah

Host of U Sey Wetin show on Hitz FM, Prince Tsegah aka Da Don has asked Ghanaians who aren’t fans of Shatta Wale to...

Ghanaian band groups, Hitz FM crew arrive in Spain for Vis-à-Vis festival

Representatives of Ghana Government and a group of media men, including the president of the Creative Arts Council, Mark Okraku Mantey arrived in Madrid,...

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...

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...

Kismayo attack: At least 26 dead as gunmen storm Somali hotel

At least 26 people, including a prominent journalist and several foreigners, have been killed in an attack on a hotel in southern Somalia.A suicide...

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...

She wrote a poem about a vagina, it landed her in jail

How do women get men who are standing in the way of gender equality to listen to them? Grab them by their genitalia.That's the radical...

This man lost his entire family in Boeing 737 Max Ethiopian plane crash

"I lost my wife Carole, my three children Ryan, Kelly and Ruby and I also lost my mum-in-law. I feel so lonely. I look...

UK slavery network ‘had 400 victims’

Members of a gang behind the biggest modern-day slavery network ever exposed in the UK have been jailed.Police believe more than 400 victims were...

Sudan crisis: Military and opposition agree to power-sharing deal

Sudan's military leaders have reached an agreement with the opposition alliance to share power until elections can be held, mediators say.The two sides agreed...

Why are menstruating women in India removing their wombs?

Two pieces of very disturbing news involving working women and menstruation have emerged in India in recent months.Periods have long been a taboo in...

Photos: 71-year-old man rapes 89-year-old neighbour

Police in Trang in southern Thailand have arrested a 71-year-old man after he admitted raping an 89-year-old neighbour. But when the Palian constabulary arrived,...

Sean Paul: ‘Language barrier’ a problem for dancehall artists

Sean Paul says a "language barrier" is one of the reasons dancehall artists fail to make it big in the UK and US.He believes...

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...

Photos: UAE ruler buries son after ‘drug orgy death’

Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, the ruler of Sharjah in United Arab Emirates (UAE) has buried his son after he was found...

US jails Rwandan for hiding genocide links

A Rwandan man who hid his involvement in the 1994 genocide has been sentenced to eight years in jail.Jean Leonard Teganya committed "the most...

Mother, daughter accused of witchcraft killed

Police said the victims’ family was embroiled in a land dispute with one of the accused, who used black magic allegations as a...