Sports

Ghana’s World Cup hopes suffer blow in Kumasi

Ihesiulo Grace 2 September 2017 0

A late goal from Thomas Partey was not enough to ease Ghana’s woes as they remain on the cusp of seeing their 2018 FIFA World Cup hopes go up in smoke following a 1-1 draw to Congo at the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi on Friday. The Black Stars have qualified for three successive World […]

Entertainment Opinion

Forget the West, Nollywood plays by its own rules

Ihesiulo Grace 15 August 2017 0

At the Durban International Film Festival (DIFF), held this year from the 13th to 23rd of July, Nollywood was conspicuously absent. It wasn’t an exception though. This is usually the rule. As plays out every year, when the entire continent assembles in Durban to screen, market films and make deals at Africa’s biggest and most […]

Business

Renewable energy sector creates15,000 jobs in Nigeria, others

Ihesiulo Grace 13 June 2017 0

The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has disclosed that about 15,000 jobs were created by the renewable energy sub-sector of the power industry in Nigeria, Ghana, Zimbabwe, Namibia and other countries in West Africa and Southern Africa (excluding South Africa) in 2016. The Agency, a renewable energy research group, in an online report on the […]

Africa

Election chief says Ghana turnout was ‘disappointing’

Ihesiulo Grace 9 December 2016 0

Electoral commission head Charlotte Osei has been speaking briefly to reporters. She said the turnout in Ghana’s presidential poll was “disappointing”, Joy FM radio reports. Most of the results are now in – 210 out of 275 constituencies have reported – but some have not yet been signed off by party representatives, she said:

Banking

Hannah Akahoho Segbefia emerges winner of the National Essay Competition in Ghana

Ihesiulo Grace 1 December 2016 0

17 year old, Miss Hannah Akahoho Segbefia, of Wesley Girl’s SHS has emerged overall winner of the 2016 edition of the UBA Foundation National Essay competition, winning the sum of $5,000.00 as an educational grant to study in any African university of her choice.   Hannah clinched the first position at the grand finale held […]

Africa

Chinese Nationals Charged for Illegal Firearms in Ghana

Ihesiulo Grace 20 May 2015 0

Authorities say 10 Chinese citizens suspected of illegal gold mining in Ghana are facing firearms charges in court. Justice Francis Obiri on Monday granted the defendants $12 000 bail each and adjourned the firearms case until a hearing later this month in Accra, capital of this western African nation. Each of the defendants is accused […]

Entertainment Music

Charter House Apologises to Sarkodie

Ihesiulo Grace 13 April 2015 0

Events management company, Charter House Ghana, has profusely apologized to award winning rapper, Sarkodie for erroneously announcing in a radio commercial that he would be performing at the 16th Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA). A statement signed by George Quaye of Charter House explained that two promotional  advertisements  were recorded; one with Sarkodie’s name and

Business Oil & Gas

S/ Africa Increases Pump Prices as Ghana Maintains Status Quo

Ihesiulo Grace 13 April 2015 0

The latest petroleum products price build-up schedule released by the Ghana Petroleum Authority revealed that Ghana has opted to maintain pump prices of petroleum products for April 2015, while South Africa has chosen to increase same for the period. Ghana Petroleum Authority sets the ex- pump price of a litre of Premium Motor Spirit (or […]

Entertainment Music

Shatta Wale Has Sex Tapes?

Ihesiulo Grace 26 March 2015 0

Even though he isn’t a Nigerian artiste, but this is the first time an African artiste will come out to openly admit that he has sex tapes somewhere. Ghanaian rapper, Shatter Wale, has alleged that he has several sex tapes hidden, promising to give any Ghanaian journalist who leaks it first on the internet, a […]