Songstress Beyonce has explained why she decided to feature African artistes including Ghana’s very own self-acclaimed Dancehall King Shatta Wale. According to her, her new album, “Lion King” is a letter to Africa and for Africa. She mentioned that she decided to feature some great African artistes to give the album the “feel” she was … Read more
Recently, the lyrical war that ensued between Strongman and Medikal made Ghanaians privy to a lot of happenings in the camp of the above-mentioned chap rappers. If not of the beef, Ghanaians had no idea or whatsoever of the fact that Fella Makafui who happens to be Medikal’s girlfriend is being used by old men … Read more
Mozambique’s national assembly took an important step toward ending the country’s sky-high rate of child marriage by unanimously adopting a law banning the practice. The new law prohibits marriage of children younger than 18 years old, without exception, and awaits the president’s signature to go into effect. Mozambique has one of the highest rates of … Read more
People in Nigerian prisons are two times more likely to be living with HIV than people in the general community, a new study has revealed. According to a National HIV Assessment Study, HIV among inmates of Nigerian prisons is 2.8 per cent, compared to 1.4 per cent reported in the general population. The study was … Read more
Ghana has been chosen by the African Union (AU) to host the secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Area and Ghana hopes to benefit as a host Nation. It beat other competing countries including Egypt, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar and Senegal to win the bid. As a free trade area, member countries have come … Read more
A grant agreement to provide scholarship for young government officials to pursue post-graduate studies at some Japanese universities was yesterday signed between Ghana and Japan at a ceremony in Accra yesterday. Under the $1.38 million-dollar grant agreement, the selected beneficiaries would undertake master’s degree in Economics, Public Health, Agriculture and Energy Development. A Deputy Minister … Read more
Shatta Wale has made a shocking statement about rapper Sarkodie following the latter’s congratulatory message to him for working with Beyoncé. Shatta Wale early Wednesday morning on Zylofon FM described Obidi as a hypocrite. Explaining why he did not retweet Sarkodie’s congratulatory message to him, the SM4LYF boss told Sammy Flex, host of the morning … Read more
Afropop singer, Fuse ODG has been named as one of the artists to perform at the closing ceremony of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON which is being hosted Egypt.After 3-weeks of exhausting football matches full of surprises and entertainment, the curtains will be drawn down on Friday 19th July, before the final game … Read more
A federal judge sentenced Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman to life in prison plus 30 years, according to the US Attorneys for the Eastern District of New York. The Court also ordered “El Chapo” to pay $12.6 Billion in forfeiture. Restitution will be determined later. Before today’s sentencing, attorney Mariel Colon — who has visited Guzman … Read more
Did you ever see it coming? American singer, songwriter and actress Beyonce has featured Ghanaian dancehall artist Shatta Wale on ‘The Lion King: The Gift’ Album. The musician teams up with the Vodafone Ghana Music Award winner on track 11 of the album titled Already. The album also features a number of African artists including … Read more