Jun 8, 2020 | GHMedia Hub

My nine-months-old baby is wiser than Ghana Police officer – Bulldog claims

Artiste manager, Lawrence Nana Asiama Hanson, popularly known as Bulldog has asserted on Okay FM’s Best entertainment show hosted by Halifax Ansah Addo that his nine months old baby is wiser than the Ghana Police service. Monitored by Sammykaymedia.com, the tough speaking manager explaining his reason for his statement said the Ghana Police service did not carry out a proper investigation before charging him as a suspect with the murder of Fennec Okyere, former manager of Kwaw Kese. Though the court acquitted and discharged him, he stated that, because of…

Reggie Rockstone, Panji didn’t originate hiplife – Abraham Ohene-Djan

A key personality who contributed immensely to the growth of Ghanaian hiplife music has revealed that Reggie Rockstone and Panji Anoff did not originate the genre. Abraham Ohene-Djan, a renowned filmmaker behind some of the hiplife music videos shot in the 1990s, explained that the two personalities, contrary to perceptions, did not invent the popular genre. While Reggie Rockstone, for years, has insisted that he originated hiplife, several personalities – including Zapp Mallet and Panji Anoff – have disputed his claim. Even though he has been disputed by many, Reggie…

VGMAs 2020 comes off in August – Charterhouse CEO

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Charterhouse, Theresa Ayoade, has indicated that the 2020 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMAs) is scheduled to take place in August. She said that the decision follows President Akufo-Addo’s move to ease some of the restrictions put in place to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. She said her team was re-strategising to offer utmost entertainment to viewers in August despite the potential challenges. “The challenges of putting together logistics and not being sure of expected revenue is a real issue. In normal times,…

Ghanaian players are destroying their career with womanizing, social media – Haye Yartey

President of Cheetah FC, Abdul Haye Yartey has said the career of Ghanaian footballers is being ruined by social media and womanizing. Speaking to Accra based Kasapa FM, the renowned football administrator expressed worry on the attitude of most local players even before they depart for better transfers. “Most players stay on social media for hours, chatting women, and forget that they have to sleep and be ready for the following day’s job. “The rate at which most of our players chase women is awful. “Due to that, they hardly…

Stranded Ghana footballer out of airport after 74 days

The Mumbai airport became home for a 23-year-old Ghanaian footballer for 74 days after he got stranded there due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown that led to cancellation of flights. The ordeal of Randy Juan Muller reminded people of Tom Hank’s character in the Hollywood film “The Terminal”, and it ended after Yuva Sena, the youth wing of the Shiv Sena, reached out to help him. Muller has now shifted to a local hotel and is waiting for airlines to resume operations so that he can fly home. The Mumbai International…

Tema Ports in turmoil over UNIPASS faulty system

Relevant stakeholders in the trade facilitation chain at the Tema Ports are frustrated as they continuously point out the evident lapses in the Ghana Link/UNIPASS-ICUMS system and the increasing nature of it that has disrupted the ease of doing business and resultant revenue loss to the state. Importers are up in arms with government over impending demurrage charges that they would have to suffer because of the Ghana Link/UNIPASS-ICUMS system, the Ghana Union of Traders (GUTA) has issued a press statement to express their shock at the continuous lapses on…

Ohemaa Mercy has left her matrimonial home – Afia Schwarzenegger alleges[VIDEO]

Controversial media personality Valentina Nana Agyeiwaa aka Afia Schwarzenegger has alleged that award-winning gospel musician Ohemaa Mercy’s marriage has collapsed for almost a year now. In a video released on her Youtube page, Afia Schwarzenegger alleged that the ‘Edin Jesus’ hitmaker packed her belongings from her matrimonial home two days after her annual Tehilla Experience Concert in August 2019. “Ohemaa Mercy left her marital home in August two days after her Tehilla Concert. If only the information is correct then coming August will be exactly one year she left her home. The man has…

NPP primaries: Names of aspirants who passed vetting to be released today

The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) will today, Monday, June 8, release the names of all persons cleared to contest the party’s June 20 parliamentary primaries. This follows a decision taken on them by the National Executive Committee (NEC) at its last meeting on Thursday. The guidelines and modalities of the primaries will also be announced today. The party on April 14, 2020, suspended its planned April 25, 2020, parliamentary primaries indefinitely in accordance with the President’s ban on public gatherings in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic in Ghana.…

NIA postpones distribution of 3.8m Ghana cards

The National Identification Authority’s mass Ghana card distribution exercise which was scheduled for Monday, 8 June 2020, has been postponed to Wednesday, 10 June 2020. The exercise will take part in all the 16 regions of Ghana. The Authority said 3,875,441 printed cards will be issued to the applicants at some 5,635 registration centres. After this round of card distribution, the NIA said the total number of Ghanaians who would have been served their cards will stand at 11,062,850. This would help those with the Ghana card to register for…

You need good connections to break through internationally – Sefa

Singer Sefa has said that connections and good music have helped some Ghanaian musicians to take their music across the borders of Ghana. According to her, it’s mostly about getting to know people in these countries who can promote your music and you will have a breakthrough in the international market. Sefa noted that you can even have the wackest song but your ability to network with the right people outside of Ghana will put you at a vantage point and will help you to get your breakthrough internationally. The…