Beyoncé is firing back at a fashion designer who sent “damaging” accusations against her stylist, Marni Senofonte. The singer’s publicist responded in a statement, saying Nusi Quero made “deeply troubling” claims about not being paid for his work. “Designer Nusi Quero has posted damaging statements about Marni Senofonte regarding non-payments for work completed. In fact, he was paid for his work, and there is proof of all payments made,” the publicist said, according to Page Six.

US rapper Nicki Minaj has hit out at the Grammy Awards for putting her hit single Super Freaky Girl in a category where it has “less of a chance to win”. She said the song had been moved to the pop category to clear the path “to give newer artists things that they really don’t deserve” in the rap field. That sparked a war of words on Twitter between Minaj and rising rapper Latto. Super Freaky Girl has topped both the US pop and rap charts. Grammy organisers have not

Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has revealed that he sent an email to Kwesi Kwarteng after his dismissal as Britain’s Finance Minister. Mr Ofori-Addo said his pain was that a Ghanaian who reached the highest level had to suffer in this manner. “The pain or sadness is that he is a Ghanaian  reaching almost the highest […]

Mexican authorities are searching for gunmen who killed at least 12 people and injured three more after opening fire in a bar in central Mexico on Saturday evening. Gunshots were reported at the bar in the city of Irapuato in the central state of Guanajuato at close to 8 p.m. local time Saturday, the city’s Secretary of Citizen Safety said in a statement. Paramedics confirmed the deaths of six men and six women after arriving on scene, according to the statement. It is unclear who the victims

Canada and the United States have sent “security equipment”, including tactical and armoured vehicles, to Haiti to help the country tackle a political, economic and security crisis, according to a joint statement. “This equipment will assist the HNP [Haitian National Police] in their fight against criminal actors who are fomenting violence and disrupting the flow of critically-needed humanitarian assistance, hindering efforts to halt the spread of cholera,” read the statement released

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has ordered an immediate lockdown and imposition of a dusk-till-dawn curfew for three weeks in two districts in a bid to stop the spread of Ebola. Places of worship, markets, bars and entertainment will be closed and restrictions have been placed on movement in and out of the two central districts of Mubende and Kassanda for 21 days. “I now direct as follows: movements now into and out of Mubende and Kassanda districts are now prohibited,” said Museveni in

Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of Tunisia’s capital to demonstrate against the president. Parallel demonstrations by political movements who are deeply opposed to each other were held in Tunis. Both groups denounced Kais Saied as an autocrat who is reversing the democratic progress made since the 2011 uprising. They also demanded accountability for the country’s economic crisis which has seen food and fuel shortages. Critics of Mr Saied accuse him of staging a coup and

Four prisoners have died and 61 have been injured following a major fire at Iran’s notorious Evin prison, according to an Iranian state news agency. Sources inside the prison – which is known for housing political prisoners – have told BBC Persian the number of casualties is higher. Videos shared online showed flames and smoke at the site in Tehran, and gunshots and explosions could be heard. Iran has been gripped for weeks by anti-government protests. Four of those who were

Gunmen have killed 11 people in an attack at a Russian military training ground on Saturday. During a firearms training session, two men opened fire on a group who had volunteered to fight in Ukraine, state-owned news agency Ria reported. The attackers were from a former Soviet republic, the Russian defence ministry said, but did not give further details. They were also shot dead during the incident in the Belgorod region of Russia, which borders Ukraine. A further 15 people were wounded. “During

Ghana’s Minister for Works and Housing, Francis Asenso-Boakye has assured world leaders that the country is committed to upgrading existing slums, while preventing the emergence of new ones in the country. He made this known while addressing participants at a high-level meeting to launch the “Global Action Plan Framework on Informal Settlements and Slums” being […]

Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta is hopeful that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will approve the programme for Ghana by end of the year. He told TV3’s Paa Kwesi Asare in an interview on the sidelines of the annual meetings of the IMF and the World Bank in Washington DC that the Fund is motivated to […]

Schools and private candidates who have registered for the 2022 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) will begin the exams today, Monday, October 17, 2022, and end on October 21, 2022.

Data journalist Owuraku Ampofo has officially joined the 3Sports team. The 26-year-old moves to 3Sports, a part of the Media General brands after leaving his role at Multimedia Group Limited, where he served as a data journalist for Joy Sports. He brings over five years’ worth of experience as the leading Data journalist in Ghana. […]

The Rotaract Club of Obuasi and Rotaract club of Kumasi all in the Ashanti Region in collaboration with Arise 2 Connect Africa, have renovated the kindergarten block of Boete Basic School. The groups also stocked up the library of the school in Boete, a suburb of Obuasi.   The Rotary Clubs say the decision to […] The post Obuasi and Kumasi Rotaract

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Horrific stories have filled headlines as patrons share their 2022 Tidal Rave Festival experience. Another person who suffered from a seemingly disorganised concert is Black Sherif, whose performance was cut short after sounds and lights went off on stage. Blacko fans did not give up as their chanted Black Sherif’s alias, pleading with him to […]

Four prisoners have died and 61 have been injured following a major fire at Iran’s notorious Evin prison, according to an Iranian state news agency.Sources inside the prison – which is known for housing political prisoners – have told BBC Persian the number of casualties is higher.Videos shared online showed flames and smoke at the … The post Several dead

China is committed to its fundamental national policy of opening to the outside world and pursues a mutually beneficial agenda, President Xi Jinping said Sunday.“China strives to create new opportunities for the world with its own development and to contribute its share to building an open global economy that delivers greater benefits to all peoples,” … The post China

Diplomats are warning of a civilian bloodbath in Ethiopia’s northern region of Tigray if rebels are pushed out of towns by Ethiopian and Eritrean troops.Tigray residents say food and medical supplies are running out as a massive offensive on the region intensifies.Cities are being carpet bombed, says Tedros Ghebreyesus, the World Health Organization chief, who … The post Bloodbath