Ace broadcaster Fiifi Banson has advised owners of radio stations to pay their radio presenters well so that they may not be influenced by PAYOLA from musicians. PAYOLA, according to the Oxford Learner’s Dictionary, is the practice of giving or taking payments for doing something illegal, especially for illegally influencing the sales of a particular product synonym bribery. In Ghana, ...

Bitcoin rose above $50,000 on Tuesday to a new record high, building on a rally fuelled by signs that the world’s biggest cryptocurrency is gaining acceptance amongst mainstream investors. Bitcoin hit a new high of $50,602, and was last up 3.3% at $49,537. It has risen around 72% so far this year, with most of the gains coming after electric ...

Former British High Commissioner to Ghana, Jon Benjamin has described Ghana’s popular Jollof meal as the only authentic kind there is. Over the years, Ghanaians and Nigerians have taken several opportunities to argue and compete on which amongst the two countries prepares the meal better. A Twitter account, @GhanaiansU wading into the Ghana versus Nigeria Jollof debate shared that authentic ...

Communications and Digitization Minister-designate, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has assured that jobs at telecommunications firm, AirtelTigo Ghana, will not be affected amid government and stakeholder discussions to take over the company. According to her, government will prioritize and protect the best interest of staff of the company when the acquisition process is completed. In October 2020, Government of Ghana announced its intention to purchase ...

A popular prophet, Prince Elisha Osei Kofi has alleged that the cause of Funny Face’s unending woes is as a result of a bad spell that has been cast on him by one of his colleagues who he once fought with. According to the prophet, although Funny Face has reconciled with that particular person, the spell cast on him has still not been ...

Ghana will soon see popular car manufacturer, Peugeot, open a vehicle assembly facility in the country. This is according to the CEO of Silver Star Auto, the sole authorized distributor of Peugeot in Ghana. Mr. Asad Nazir says that talks with relevant authorities are far advanced and an official announcement will be made soon. He said this whilst speaking to ...

Government has given the green light for demolishing of the 44-year-old abondoned maternity block at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital to pave ways for the construction of a new building. President Akufo-Addo, on Friday, 15th May 2020, cut sod for the reactivation of work for the construction of the forty-four (44) year old Maternity and Children’s Block of the Komfo ...

Spokesperson for the petitioner in the ongoing election petition hearing Dominic Ayine says the Supreme Court’s ruling on the motion for the reopening of the petitioner’s case is unhelpful to Ghanaians. “We think that the court by this decision has not done Ghanaians a great service. The justices have not given us a reason to believe that they want Ghanaians ...

Professor Kwaku Asare is wondering what the petitioner in the ongoing Supreme Court case over the 2020 election is still looking for in the wake of the dismissal of his latest motion. The Supreme Court on Tuesday, February 16, dismissed an application filed by former President John Mahama to have his case re-opened. The apex court panel of seven Chaired ...

The seven-member Supreme Court panel hearing the 2020 presidential election petition has ruled against the petitioner’s application to reopen his case. The decision by the court essentially indicates the highly held expectation that the Electoral Commissioner of Ghana, Madam Jean Mensa would be allowed to mount the witness box will not materialize. The petitioner upon the election by the respondent ...