Universal Music Group (UMG), the world leader in music-based entertainment, has announced the launch of Def Jam Africa, a new label division within the continent dedicated to representing the best hip-hop, Afrobeats, and trap talent in Africa. Def Jam Africa will follow the blueprint of the iconic Def Jam Recordings label, which has led and […]

A police station in Minneapolis has been set alight during a third night of protests over the death of an unarmed black man in custody on Monday. A police officer was filmed kneeling on the neck of George Floyd, 46, despite him saying he could not breathe. President Donald Trump said “thugs” were dishonouring his […]

The National Chairman of the PNC, Bernard Mornah is being investigated by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of police for threatening to disrupt the upcoming voter’s registration exercise to be conducted by the Electoral Commission. He is therefore expected to honour a CID invitation on Tuesday. “The CID Headquarters is investigating a case in which […]

A new board has been named for Kumasi Asante Kotoko. The 9-member team will work with the CEO to help build on the club’s sustainability. The new team comes days after it became a dominant subject within its circles and media. Dr. Kwame Kyei maintains his slot as Board Chairman while Evelyn Nsiah Asare joins […]

The Country Director of the World Bank, Pierre Frank Laporte, has said the global finance firm will undertake an assessment of the Covid-19 situation in December to ascertain whether or not the pandemic is declining before a decision is taken to extend the debt suspension for countries. He told Alfred Ocansey on the Sunrise morning […]

President of the Sports Writers Association of Ghana Kwabena Yeboah says a major shift is needed in the way Kumasi Asante Kotoko is run if the team is to reclaim its old glory. Speaking on #GPLXpress on Wednesday, May 27, Kwabena Yeboah said the team’s handling especially in the area of leadership is problematic. He […]

Political Science lecturer at the University of Cape Coast (UCC) Jonathan Asante Okyere has questioned the resolutions taken by the Electoral Commission (EC) to compile a new voter registration in late June regardless of opposition from some political parties and in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. Speaking to Nana Yaw Opare on the Yensempa […]

Hiplife artiste Yaw Berk says he will not collaborate with his former label mates – Mr Drew and Krymi – because they lack the skills to write their own songs. The rapper in an interview on 3FM’s Campus Rocks revealed that if it will take him 50 years to “blow” then so be it. And […]

About 400 people have escaped from a coronavirus quarantine centre in Malawi’s second largest city, Blantyre, after complaining about its poor state. Local media has reported that the escapees were quarantined on arrival from South Africa and were yet to be tested for coronavirus. They had complained that the stadium, which was turned into a […]

The immediate past Chairman of the Ghana Leagues Clubs Association (GHALCA), Alhaji Ali Raji, has cautioned the new GFA President to tread cautiously on a decision to make the domestic league autonomous. The football administrator believes that the influence of the president of the nation’s sport governing body will be drastically reduced if it loses […]

Former Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection and a member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Nana Oye Lithur, has observed that the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Mrs Jean Mensa, has reduced the confidence that electorates have in the elections management body. Nana Oye Lithur told Alfred Ocansey on the 3FM 92.7 […]

The Country Director of the World Bank, Pierre Frank Laporte, has said money for Ghana’s tourism sector is now being finalised by the Bretton Wood institution. He told Alfred Ocansey on the Sunrise morning show 3FM 92.7 Thursday, May 28 that the World Bank will be meeting with officials of the Ministry of Finance next […]

A number of coaches have waded into the ongoing debate on what to do with next year’s Africa Cup of Nations due to the Covid-19 pandemic. In separate exclusive interviews with Juliet Bawuah, the coaches said given prevailing conditions, the most practical thing to do is to move it forward. Former Zambia, Ivory Coast and […]

The Bono East Region has become the 15th region in Ghana to record a case of the deadly coronavirus disease, an official of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has said. Details are yet to be gathered, the Head of Public Health at GHS, Dr Badu Sarkodie, indicated. “The [details] will be brought up based on […]

Two male suspects have been arrested by the Suhum Police Command for impersonation, extortion and robbery, among other offences. The suspects are Solomon Aquah, 25, and Prince Obeng, 20. Police report reveals that on Wednesday, May 27 the police patrol team on its usual rounds chanced on a chase for the suspects by Okada (motor […]

The Ghana immigration has repatriated seven Burkinabe who entered the country illegally through an unapproved route in Pulmakom in the Pusiga District of the Upper East Region. The seven were intercepted by the Zebilla Inland Checkpoint at about 6:45 a.m. Tuesday onboard a passenger mini bus with registration GR 8130-14 from the Bawku operational area […]

The Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) says all materials needed for the upcoming registration exercise have been procured. The Commission on Wednesday, May 27 met political parties, civil society groups and development partners at an Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting to update them on its readiness to compile a new register for the December 7 elections. […]

The US has passed 100,000 deaths in the coronavirus outbreak in less than four months. It has seen more fatalities than any other country, while its 1.69 million confirmed infections account for about 30% of the worldwide total. The first US infection was reported in Washington state on 21 January. Globally there have been 5.6 […]

Upper West Regional Police Commander, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) Francis Aboagye Nyarko, has said the ongoing disinfection and fumigation of police facilities will boost the morale of police personnel to give off their best in the fight against the novel coronavirus. He said this at the launch of the Upper West phase of the […]

Former Chairman of the Ghana League Clubs Association (GHALCA) Alhaji Ali Raji has voiced out his displeasure on a number issues relating to football in the country. The astute football administrator has expressed concern with the take-off of the new administration led by Kurt Okraku. He indicated in an interview with Kumasi-based Akoma 87.9FM that […]