Author: Krobea

Apple Music has announced its new show Africa Now Radio with Cuppy as host of the show and Nigerian-born DJ and curator. Africa Now Radio with Cuppy, based on the recently launched Africa Now playlist, will showcase the latest African sounds, be it amapiano, afrobeats, highlife, alte, house, hip-hop, afrobongo, or kuduro. Listeners will hear the latest and greatest African artists and new forms of African popular music which fuse traditional and contemporary sensibilities, morphing into hybridized sonic fragments connecting all corners of Africa. “With a DJ background, I’m excited not only to play music but showcase the vast array…

Spain’s La Liga will resume on 11 June with next season starting on 12 September, the league’s president Javier Tebas has said. On Monday, Tebas said a behind-closed-doors derby between Real Betis and Sevilla could restart the campaign. “We’re prepared and the important thing will be the day we finish the league,” Tebas told Spanish newspaper Marca. Tebas also said audiovisual testing was being carried out so fans had a choice of different viewing experiences at home – with the real “silence” from the stadiums or “simulation of the crowds” being played. Source: BBC

Founder and leader of Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG) Kofi Akpaloo has lashed out at the largest opposition party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), for boycotting the recent Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting called by the Electoral Commission (EC). He has described the absence of NDC at the IPAC meeting as a blessing in disguise as all issues tabled for discussion were smoothly and successfully deliberated upon without objections. Kofi Akpaloo disclosed this in an interview on the Yensempa morning show on Onua FM, emphasizing the meeting was orderly, peaceful and successful. He told host Nana Yaw Opare that he…

The World Bank will be meeting with officials of credit rating agencies to discuss possibilities of firms holding on with ratings of countries that are seeking financial help from Bretton Woods Institutions, following the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. The Country Director of the World Bank, Pierre Frank Laporte, told Alfred Ocansey on the Sunrise morning show on 3FM 92.7 Thursday, May 28 that Finance Ministers in Africa have raised concerns to the effect that these rating agencies are likely to put them on their assessment board for taking advantage of the provisions made by the World Bank and other…

Founder and leader of the Ghana Freedom Party (GFP) Madam Akua Donkor has revealed that former President John Dramani Mahama in 2016 called her to leave GFP and contest the presidential race as an independent candidate. Her resistance against that suggestion from the then president, according to her, led to her disqualification from the race by the Electoral Commission (EC). Akua Donkor disclosed this on Friday, May 29, while speaking to Nana Yaw Opare on the Yensempa morning show on Onua FM. She stressed that she was thereafter prohibited from meeting Mr. John Mahama at the Flagstaff House, now Jubilee…

The game in which Liverpool could secure the Premier League title could be held at a neutral venue, says the national lead for football policing. Deputy Chief Constable Mark Roberts says up to six matches could be moved at the request of local police forces. They include the Merseyside derby as well as Manchester City v Liverpool. Roberts said discussions with the Premier League had been “positive” with a “shared focus on the priority of public health”. The Premier League is set to restart on 17 June, subject to government approval. The fixtures set to be moved to neutral venues…

The Premier League is set to restart on 17 June with Aston Villa v Sheffield United and Manchester City v Arsenal, subject to government approval. A full round of fixtures would then be played on the weekend of 19-21 June. There are 92 matches still to play, and the first to take place will be those the four teams involved have in hand. All matches will take place behind closed doors and will be broadcast live on Sky Sports, BT Sport, BBC Sport or Amazon Prime. BBC Sport will air four live matches for the first time since the Premier…

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 influenced the cutting-edge in hip-hop and urban culture for more than 35 years. The label will initially be based in Johannesburg, South Africa and Lagos, Nigeria, but will identify and sign artiste talent from across the entire continent. It will be supported by dedicated A&R,…

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 memory and called on the National Guard to restore order. Twitter accused Mr Trump of glorifying violence in a post that said: “When the looting starts, the shooting starts.” Mr Floyd’s family have demanded that the four police officers implicated in his death face murder…

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 as the only female. She is the Acting Head of Sports at Sunyani Technical University. Jude Arthur of GCB Bank is the Deputy Board Chairman. Kwadwo Boateng Genfi is a member and is with Exim Bank of Ghana, Kwasi Osei Ofori of Erdmark Group and…