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The management of Ghanaian artiste Patapaa Amisty, have dismissed claims that the artiste was poisoned. News making rounds on social media claimed that the artiste had been poisoned during a hang out with friends. But a statement issued and signed by his Manager Fank Mensah on Tuesday, August 11, said the report is not true and should and discarded. The statement however, indicated that the artiste was indeed hospitalized and was receiving treatment. “Patapaa Amisty is doing fine and is recovering from a minor illness” a portion of the statement read. The statement urged fans of the artiste to keep…

Award winning Ghanaian musician, Empress Gifty Osei Adorye, is set to host a new exciting show on Onua TV, currently the fastest growing Ghanaian local language channel. According to management of the television channel, the assertive and bubbly musician will be hosting a unique talk show which focuses on cooking and music. The show is dubbed Aben Wo Ha and it is expected to premiere on Sunday 16th August 2020 from 5PM to 6PM. Aben Wo Ha is designed to bring to the kitchen men from all walks of life; be it politicians, showbiz personalities, members of the clergy and…

A renowned Ghanaian educationist and founder of the GATE institute, Anis Haffar, has asked the management of Ghana’s education to begin taking continuous assessment of students’ performance seriously. He explained on the Sunrise show hosted by Alfred Ocansey on Tuesday August 11 that this will help the students and parents keep track of their academic performance, a situation that will avert shocks that come along with final examination. He was speaking on the issues surrounding the Senior High School students who destroyed school properties over the West African Senior High School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). Anis Haffar said : “Going forward…

Ghanaian music duo Dope Nation have admitted sounding like their colleague artiste, EL, with their style of singing. Speaking in an interview with MzGee on TV3’s New Day programme Monday August 10, the duo said “we agree we sound like him in a way. EL stands for greatness in Ghana music so if people say we copy him then we like it.” They also said there is nothing wrong with sampling music as that has become the latest norm in the Ghanaian music industry. “You can’t say we are not original. Nigerians are taking music from the past and are…

Apostle Sampson Agakpe, Founder of the Church of Pure Christ in the Volta Region, and his two other church colleagues who were arrested for violating the COVID-19 protocols have been freed after a fine of GHS26,400 was paid on their behalf by Apostle Buafor, the immediate past General Overseer of the Lord’s Pentecostal Church. Apostle Sampson Agakpe was arrested, charged and jailed for four years together with his Assistant Pastor, Maxwell Dzogoedzikpe and the church secretary, Samuel Agakpe. “Thank you very much Apostle Richard Buafor. I am informed that Apostle Sampson Agakpe and his two other church colleagues have, apparently,…

The Minority Leader in Parliament, Haruna Iddrisu has asked President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to support his claim that 98 per cent of depositors of the collapsed banks have been paid their deposits, with evidence. He told journalists that the president’s comment cannot be accepted until an audit has been carried out on the purported payment by the government. Mr Akufo-Addo revealed that the government is spending GH¢21 billion to protect investors and depositors to make sure people do not pay for the irresponsible manner in which the banking sector was managed. ‘Let me repeat this, all those whose savings…

Investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, has said he is satisfied with the response to his latest COVID-19 documentary titled ‘Cashing in on COVID; exploiting the global pandemic and profiting from the sale of PPE’, which captured two staff of the Ridge Hospital, Thomas Osei, Medicine Counter Assistant and Divine Kumordzi of the Sewing Unit of the Hospital allegedly selling COVID-19 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). There were mixed reactions among a cross section of Ghanaians, with critics saying the documentary did not meet their expectation. However, Anas said his team members are satisfied with the reactions received so far. “If between…

Venues across the UK will turn their lights red later to highlight the problems the live events sector faces during the ongoing coronavirus crisis. The National Theatre and Royal Festival Hall are among the venues taking part in the “Red Alert” day of action. Other venues across the UK are expected to make a similar visual statement. Peter Gabriel, Imogen Heap and The Cure have voiced support for the initiative, which aims to raise awareness about the threat of job losses in the sector. More than 300 venues are expected to go red, including the Mac in Belfast, the Blackwood…

Belarus’s main opposition leader says she took a “very difficult decision” to leave the country, after disputing an election result she claimed was rigged. In a YouTube video, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya said she did it for her children as protests continued for a second night. One person has died. She was “safe” now in Lithuania, the country’s foreign minister said. Poll results gave President Alexander Lukashenko 80% of the vote, but there have been numerous claims of fraud. Violent clashes between police and protesters have broken out over the two nights since the election was held, and there have been numerous…

The Government of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is 85 per cent through to making Accra the cleanest city in Africa, Sanitation Minister, Cecelia Abena Dapaah, has revealed. In 2017 President Akufo-Addo declared his government’s intention of making Ghana’s capital the cleanest on the continent by the end of his first term Speaking to the media as part of a sanitation tour and cleanup exercise in parts of Maamobi in Accra, on Tuesday August 11 , the sanitation minister revealed that 100 per cent was achieved during the lock down period in the wake of the COVID-19. But she said…