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Nicki Minaj says she’s “decided to retire and have a family” – and told her fans that she loves them “for life”. The Grammy-nominated rapper is dating a man called Kenneth Petty and has hinted that they’re planning to get married. As well as music, the 36-year-old has appeared in several Hollywood films and has her own radio show. She’s not made it clear how many of her ventures she’s retiring from or, even, if she’s being serious. After releasing a string of mixtapes in the 2000s, Nicki Minaj joined Drake on Lil Wayne’s record label Young Money Entertainment. Her…

Nicki Minaj says she’s “decided to retire and have a family” – and told her fans that she loves them “for life”. The Grammy-nominated rapper is dating a man called Kenneth Petty and has hinted that they’re planning to get married. As well as music, the 36-year-old has appeared in several Hollywood films and has her own radio show. She’s not made it clear how many of her ventures she’s retiring from or, even, if she’s being serious. After releasing a string of mixtapes in the 2000s, Nicki Minaj joined Drake on Lil Wayne’s record label Young Money Entertainment. Her…

The Ministry of Defense has entered into an agreement with private developers Markin Hills Ltd and CTT Consult for the commencement of works on a major housing project in Adomorobe in the Kpone Katamanso District of the Greater Accra Region. The project, whose first phase will span over a 60-acre land, will have housing units, a hospital, a school, a police post as well as an entertainment and commercial centers to be situated within a gated community.  A second phase is also expected to cover another 60-acre land, bringing total land size to 120 acres. A contract signed between the…

Leading video entertainment company, Multichoice Ghana, has kicked start the back-to-school period for GOtv customers with a brand new offer tagged ‘Step Up’. From September to the end of October 2019, the Step-Up campaign will offer active and disconnected DStv Compact, Family and Access customers the opportunity to pay for an upgrade package and get a boost to view programming on an even higher package within 48 hours. GOtv customers on the GOtv Plus, Value and Lite will get upgraded to GOtv Max when they pay a reduced fee of 50 cedis. Active and disconnected GOtv Max customers can also…

Robert Mugabe divided opinion when he was alive and that has not changed after his death. Zimbabweans are reflecting on the legacy of the man who was their leader for 37 years. Using the hashtag #RIPMugabe some are hailing him as a hero; a defender of the dignity of black people, while others say he was a liberator who turned oppressor. A Zimbabwean lawyer, activist and critic of the governing Zanu-PF party, Fadzayi Mahere, reflected the mixed views about Mr Mugabe’s legacy. https://twitter.com/advocatemahere/status/1169831177525481474?s=20 Some tweeters are focusing on Mr Mugabe’s economic legacy which has crippled almost every aspect of life,…

Though agricultural transformation has been identified as one of Africa’s most pressing priorities, not much has been done to achieve success. At a forum in Accra, speakers urged African governments to make direct investment in the sector and also encourage digitalisation as it could be a game-changer to drive sustainable food systems in Africa. The Africa Green Revolution conference is an initiative of the late UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan. Over 2,300 delegates including heads of states and ministers from 79 countries across Africa are attending the four- day conference aimed at using technology and innovative partnerships in unlocking the…

Though agricultural transformation has been identified as one of Africa’s most pressing priorities, not much has been done to achieve success. At a forum in Accra, speakers urged African governments to make direct investment in the sector and also encourage digitalisation as it could be a game-changer to drive sustainable food systems in Africa. The Africa Green Revolution conference is an initiative of the late UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan. Over 2,300 delegates including heads of states and ministers from 79 countries across Africa are attending the four- day conference aimed at using technology and innovative partnerships in unlocking the…

The Netherlands Ambassador to Ghana, Ron Strikker, has questioned why the Government of Ghana would rather not pursue what he has termed a “Ghana Beyond Corruption” as against the “Ghana Beyond Aid” agenda. Mr. Strikker observed  during the 20th anniversary launch of Ghana Initiative Integrity (GII) Thursday that, corruption is a bad phenomenon which dissuades foreign investors from coming into a country. “You need a good business climate to attract foreign investment…”, the diplomat said when he took his turn to speak. “Corruption is a very bad thing and companies suffer and will stay away if they think that they…

The Netherlands Ambassador to Ghana, Ron Strikker, has questioned why the Government of Ghana would rather not pursue what he has termed a “Ghana Beyond Corruption” as against the “Ghana Beyond Aid” agenda. Mr. Strikker observed  during the 20th anniversary launch of Ghana Initiative Integrity (GII) Thursday that, corruption is a bad phenomenon which dissuades foreign investors from coming into a country. “You need a good business climate to attract foreign investment…”, the diplomat said when he took his turn to speak. “Corruption is a very bad thing and companies suffer and will stay away if they think that they…

A group calling itself the ‘Concerned Katangees’ is demanding the “immediate release” of the five students of KNUST arrested by the Police Thursday for ‘illegal gathering’ around the university campus. The students, who are members of the University Hall, popularly known as Katanga, and some alumni had gathered at Maxima, about 3 kilometres from the KNUST campus, holding placards such as “We want our hall back’ and ‘Kum y3n pr3ko”. On the back of the declaration of the University campus a security zone, a team of police personnel were deployed to disperse the gathering, succeeded in arresting five of them.…