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Feuding dancehall musicians Stonebwoy and Shatta Wale whose near-bloody scuffle marred the 20th anniversary of the Ghana Vodafone Music Awards held in Accra last Saturday have been stripped of all awards they won at the night. [Video] Guns on stage! VGMA temporarily halted after Stonebwoy-Shatta clash Stonebwoy and Shatta have consequently been ordered to immediately return to the organisers of the awards, Charterhouse Ghana Limited, the plaques they received for the two awards each of them won on the night. While Stonebwoy was adjudged Best Reggae/Dancehall Artiste of the Year and won Best Collaboration Song of the Year (Kpo Keke),…

Ghanaian dancehall artistes Stonebwoy and Shatta Wale have been banned indefinitely from participating in all aspects of the country’s foremost music award scheme, the Vodafone Music Awards (VGMAs). Per the decision, they have become ineligible for VGMAs nominations, selections and performances. The decision was taken Thursday by the board of the award scheme following a brawl between the two feuding musicians at the 20th anniversary of the VGMAs in Accra last Saturday, which saw one of them pulling out a handgun. [Video] Guns on stage! VGMA temporarily halted after Stonebwoy-Shatta clash Board member Nat Brew Amandzeba explained at a news…

Ghanaian dancehall artistes Stonebwoy and Shatta Wale have been banned indefinitely from participating in all aspects of the country’s foremost music award scheme, the Vodafone Music Awards (VGMAs). Per the decision, they have become ineligible for VGMAs nominations, selections and performances. The decision was taken Thursday by the board of the award scheme following a brawl between the two feuding musicians at the 20th anniversary of the VGMAs in Accra last Saturday, which saw one of them pulling out a handgun. [Video] Guns on stage! VGMA temporarily halted after Stonebwoy-Shatta clash Board member Nat Brew Amandzeba explained at a news…

Dancehall artiste Shatta Wale has announced he will no longer be part of the Ghana Music Awards henceforth.  In a Facebook post Thursday, the controversial artiste broke the news of his decision the same time the organisers, Charterhouse, were locked up in a press conference to among other things announce sanctions against him and archrival Stonebwoy for a confusion they caused at the 20th Vodafone Ghana Music Awards. “Upon sober reflections of events in recent times and having made broader consultations, I wish to announce that I will not be part of the Ghana Music Awards scheme going forward. God…

Dancehall artiste Shatta Wale has announced he will no longer be part of the Ghana Music Awards henceforth.  In a Facebook post Thursday, the controversial artiste broke the news of his decision the same time the organisers, Charterhouse, were locked up in a press conference to among other things announce sanctions against him and archrival Stonebwoy for a confusion they caused at the 20th Vodafone Ghana Music Awards. “Upon sober reflections of events in recent times and having made broader consultations, I wish to announce that I will not be part of the Ghana Music Awards scheme going forward. God…

Lawmakers in Uganda have passed a bill making it a criminal offence to offer money, food or a donation to a street child. Violators of this new law could face up to six months in jail or a fine of $11 (£8.20). The aim of the law is to curb the commercial and sexual exploitation of children. Kampala’s mayor, Erias Lukwago, says the law will also penalise traffickers, agents and parents of the children found begging or selling items on the street. It is not uncommon to see children as young as seven navigate through the traffic selling items or…

The Despite Group of Companies has retracted and apologized to ace investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, for slanderous comments its presenters made against him. Anas in April sued Kwame Nkrumah and Kwame Amoh who work for Despite affiliate Okay FM, arguing that the defendants broadcasted and published defamatory comments against him and his associates during a discussion on investigative documentaries on their programme entitled Ade Akye Abia. But following the writ of summons, the plaintiff and defendants acting through their lawyers held discussions, negotiated and agreed on an amicable settlement of dispute. RETRACTION AND APOLOGY As part of the agreement,…

From May 8 – 17, 2019, the Ghana Education Service and the American people, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Learning Project, distributed over 400,000 reading and teaching materials to 7,273 public primary schools in 100 districts in Ghana.  Through this project, USAID partners with the Ministry of Education and its agencies to improve primary school students’ reading and to foster a culture of reading in primary schools. USAID has supported the production and distribution of over 2.6 million early grade reading materials since 2017. The materials reinforce student and teacher skills and enrich the public primary…

Dr. Yaw Adu-Ampomah[/caption] There was drama in court when a special adviser to the Minister of Agriculture fumbled, for greater part of cross-examination, as he tried strenuously without much success to remember names of American NGOs he claimed he worked with between 2014 and 2016. Dr. Yaw Adu-Ampomah had in previous sitting told the Accra High Court presided over by Justice Clemence Honyenuga that he worked as a consultant to some Dutch and American NGOs after his retirement from COCOBOD. Initially, he had told the court he retired in 2013 and repeated same during the cross-examination, but after he was…

There was drama in court when a special adviser to the Minister of Agriculture fumbled, for greater part of cross-examination, as he tried strenuously without much success to remember names of American NGOs he claimed he worked with between 2014 and 2016. Dr. Yaw Adu-Ampomah had in previous sitting told the Accra High Court presided over by Justice Clemence Honyenuga that he worked as a consultant to some Dutch and American NGOs after his retirement from COCOBOD. Initially, he had told the court he retired in 2013 and repeated same during the cross-examination, but after he was put to strict…