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The most sought after night is here, and the stars did not fail to come out suave and stylish on the VGMA Red Carpet. From musicians to actors, the celebrities showed up all glammed up in their beautiful attires for the night of reward and celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards. Most of the celebrities came out repping Ghana with either a touch of Ghanaian fabric or outfits made by Ghanaian designers. See what your favourites wore on the night below.

Some ten selected start-ups and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the ongoing Media General Start-up and Funding Summit in Kumasi will in the coming days benefit from the Micro Finance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC). This was announced Saturday, May 18, in Kumasi during the funding summit session of the three-day event staged to help start-ups exhibit their products and services, make sales and network for future benefits. Chief Executive Officer of MASLOC, Stephen Amoah, while making the announcement commended the Media General group for its commitment to helping start-ups grow. He pledged his outfit will allocate 200,000 cedis…

Some ten selected start-ups and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the ongoing Media General Start-up and Funding Summit in Kumasi will in the coming days benefit from the Micro Finance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC). This was announced Saturday, May 18, in Kumasi during the funding summit session of the three-day event staged to help start-ups exhibit their products and services, make sales and network for future benefits. Chief Executive Officer of MASLOC, Stephen Amoah, while making the announcement commended the Media General group for its commitment to helping start-ups grow. He pledged his outfit will allocate 200,000 cedis…

Businessman Fuseini Nurudeen has been elected chairman of the newly created North East region of the governing New Patriotic Party. The Chief Executive of Nuru Oil Company Limited beat four others to win the keenly contested chairmanship slot on Saturday May 18. Fuseini Nurudeen polled 49 votes with Mouzu Abdul Mumin trailing with 27 votes, who was closely followed by Alhaji Mohammed Shani and Akamara Henry Bawa who shared the spoilt with 23 votes apiece. A chairmanship contender Seidu Rashid Inusah had no vote. [caption id="attachment_124082" align="aligncenter" width="577"] Fuseini Nurudeen[/caption] The delegates conference held at the regional capital Nalerigu saw…

Anti-corruption crusader, Vitus Azeem has taken a swipe at government for failing to live up to its promises of ensuring the Office of the Special Prosecutor functions effectively to get the desired results. According to him, the lackadaisical manner in which government went about setting up the office is what has resulted in the lack of prosecution from that office more than a year after it was established. President Akufo-Addo appointed Martin Amidu as Special Prosecutor as part of efforts to tackle issues of corruption in the country. His office was specifically responsible for prosecuting corrupt public officials both past…

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has thanked voters for re-electing his centre-right Coalition in a shock result at the federal polls. He told supporters he had “always believed in miracles” as partial results showed the Liberal-National Coalition close to a majority. Opposition Labor Party leader Bill Shorten has announced he is resigning after accepting defeat. Exit polls had suggested a narrow Labor win for the first time in six years. The final result of the election may not be known for some hours, but with more than 70% of votes counted the Coalition has won, or is ahead in, 74…

I am standing outside my childhood primary school, near the front gates and the teachers’ car park. It is a bright sunny day and I am surrounded by my classmates. There must be more than a hundred of us. I have a dim feeling that some of my teachers are nearby, but my attention is on two adults, neither of which I recognise. The man I see in lurid detail – from the slick shine of his hair to the golden lenses on his sunglasses. He holds up some kind of device that emits a piercing shriek. I drop to…

I am standing outside my childhood primary school, near the front gates and the teachers’ car park. It is a bright sunny day and I am surrounded by my classmates. There must be more than a hundred of us. I have a dim feeling that some of my teachers are nearby, but my attention is on two adults, neither of which I recognise. The man I see in lurid detail – from the slick shine of his hair to the golden lenses on his sunglasses. He holds up some kind of device that emits a piercing shriek. I drop to…

Security analyst, Adam Bonah is calling for the regulation of religious facilities in the country by the state. His call comes on the back of warnings of possible attack on religious bodies in Ghana following similar happenings in some other countries in recent times. Last week, the Africa Centre for Security and Intelligence Studies (ACSIS) issued a security alert that the Salafi Jihadist group based in Burkina Faso had been moving in and out of Ghana through the border over the past four months. On Sunday, May 12, 2019, some gunmen attacked a Catholic church in Burkina Faso, killing six,…

Kobby Okyere Darko[/caption] Police in the Western Region have arrested a 21 year old man suspected to have sneaked into the private residence of the Western Regional Minister Kobby Okyere Darko Saturday dawn. The suspect has been named by police as Peter Emmanuel Kumi. He is reported to have entered the house of the regional minister around 4:30am on Saturday. A 16 year old child of a family friend who had come on a visit spotted him jumped the wall and immediately raised an alarm that attracted the attention of the minister and the wife The suspect who was naked…