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The Head of Onua TV and Onua FM, subsidiaries of a leading media conglomerate, Media General (MG), Bright Kwasi Asempa, has been selected to host the maiden edition of the Kofi Annan Global Legacy Summit 2019. The award-winning Morning Show host for Onua FM 95. 1, Yen Sempa, will moderate the three-day event scheduled to start Monday, August 19, to Wednesday, August 21, at the RS Amegashie Auditorium of the University of Ghana Business School, Legon, in Accra. The Kofi Annan Global Legacy Summit 2019 which is under the theme: “Blueprint Celebration of Excellence”, is an initiative to honour the…

Yaaay!!! Guess who had an endorsement from the king of modern Ghanaian theatre, Uncle Ebo Whyte, as his successor this week― yours truly. To me, it was a mixed feeling of joy and pride to have my works appreciated by the prolific writer whose works keep shaping lives of both the young and old. Of a truth, theatre in Ghana has gained some good prominence courtesy Uncle Ebo Whyte’s relentless efforts to sustain it with all his resources. I have always remarked that theatre is expensive― not only financially but mentally― and it beats my mind how he is able…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will on Monday, August 19 open a three-day National Conference on the Implementation of the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) in Accra. Minister for Information Kojo Oppong Nkrumah at a briefing in Accra said the purpose of the Conference is to bring together key stakeholders in Ghana to discuss national strategies and programme interventions to harness the benefits of the AfCFTA. The theme for the Conference is: ‘Harnessing the benefits of the African Continental Free Trade Area for a Ghana Beyond Aid’. The Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will on Monday, August 19 open a three-day National Conference on the Implementation of the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) in Accra. Minister for Information Kojo Oppong Nkrumah at a briefing in Accra said the purpose of the Conference is to bring together key stakeholders in Ghana to discuss national strategies and programme interventions to harness the benefits of the AfCFTA. The theme for the Conference is: ‘Harnessing the benefits of the African Continental Free Trade Area for a Ghana Beyond Aid’. The Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union…

Self-acclaimed Dancehall king Shatta Wale staged a breathtaking performance at Loud In Bukom as he kept fans on their feet till almost 7:00am Sunday. The show had started on Saturday night at the Bukom Square and featured several other artistes. But it starred Tinny, the godfather of Shatta Wale. After a number of performances, the multiple award-winning artiste, who recently featured in Beyonce’s Already song, took to the stage and treated fans to most of his songs. He mounted the stage a few minutes past 3:00am and had to be persuaded to end the show to allow fans go back…

A waiter near Paris has been shot dead by a customer who was reportedly angry because his sandwich was not prepared quickly enough. Police say a murder investigation has been launched after the incident on Friday evening in the eastern suburb of Noisy-le-Grand. The suspect fled the scene and has not been caught. Ambulance crews tried to save the 28-year-old waiter, who had been shot in the shoulder, but he died at the scene. His colleagues told police that the customer had lost his temper at the pizza and sandwich shop because of the length of time it had taken…

A waiter near Paris has been shot dead by a customer who was reportedly angry because his sandwich was not prepared quickly enough. Police say a murder investigation has been launched after the incident on Friday evening in the eastern suburb of Noisy-le-Grand. The suspect fled the scene and has not been caught. Ambulance crews tried to save the 28-year-old waiter, who had been shot in the shoulder, but he died at the scene. His colleagues told police that the customer had lost his temper at the pizza and sandwich shop because of the length of time it had taken…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has presented agricultural equipment to the Agricultural Mechanisation Centre at Wulensi in the Northern Region. The equipment, comprising tractors, power tillers, harvesters, ploughs, amongst others, were presented by the President on Friday, August 16, as part his two-day tour. The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, who was also at the gathering, stated that the NPP government of John Agyekum Kufour started building agricultural mechanisation centres around country, and by the time he left office in 2008, the country had 78 of such centres. He noted, however, that all these centres went…

A Senior Lecturer at the University of Ghana Business School (UGBS), Dr. Lord Mensah, has opposed assertions by the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, that the banking sector clean-up which resulted in the setting up of the Consolidated Bank of Ghana (CBG) yielded positive results including improved deposits. Mr Ofori Atta, during the mid-year budget review in Parliament on Monday, July 29, said deposits have improved in the banking sector due to the clean-up exercise which saw the collapse of nine universal banks. But speaking on The Key Points on TV3, Dr Lord Mensah said the minister’s comments could not be…