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First Lady, Chair of AU Commission to grace inauguration of Bisa Aberwa Museum on Sunday

Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Mr Moussa Faki Mahamat, is expected in Ghana at the weekend as a special guest at the formal inauguration...

Virus causes lights out in South Africa

A virus has hit a website belonging to Johannesburg’s electricity supplier, City Power, meaning people can't buy electricity - leaving hundreds of customers in...

Beji Caid Essebsi: Tunisian president dies aged 92

Tunisia's first freely elected President, Beji Caid Essebsi, has died aged 92, the country's presidency says. He was the world's oldest sitting president. He was...

Video: Burna Boy’s performance on Jimmy Kimmel Live

BET Award-winner, Nigeria's Burna Boy, was a guest on American TV show, Jimmy Kimmel Live. The superstar, who is promoting his upcoming 'African Giant' album, performed...

Don Jazzy releases pre-wedding photo; warns bloggers

Mavin Records boss, Don jazzy has issued a stern warning to Nigerian bloggers after sharing a solo pre-wedding photo on social media. According to him, people have...

Kenya returns stolen Tanzanian gold

Top Kenyan officials led by Foreign Minister Monica Juma have handed back 35.4kg of gold smuggled from Tanzania. The value of the gold - which...

US rapper, TayK, 19, sentenced to 55 years in prison

Tay-K has been sentenced to 55 years in prison after being found guilty of murder, the Fort Worth Star Telegram and CBS’ Fort Worth affiliate report. The 19-year-old rapper was...

US imposes visa restrictions on Nigerians involved in ‘undermining democracy’

The U.S. State Department said on Tuesday it had imposed visa restrictions on Nigerians it said were involved in trying to undermine democracy in...

Akufo-Addo congratulates newly elected UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson

President Nana Akufo-Addo has congratulated the newly elected United Kingdom Prime Minister, Boris Johnson.He said his government looks forward to working with the...

Yahya Jammeh accused of killing journalist

Former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh was accused on Monday of ordering the murder of AFP correspondent, Deyda Hydara, 15 years ago. During a public hearing before the...

People want Miss Ghana queens to look like slay queens – Inna Patty

Organiser of Miss Ghana pageantry and Chief Executive Officer, Exclusive events, Inna Maria Patty, says Ghanaians want the Queens to look like slay Queens. The...

Photo: Man-of-the-match in Malawi presented with a live chicken

A reward for man-of-the-match for a footballer in Malawi has gone viral on social media. READ: Focus on your unresolved cases – Tiger Eye lawyer...

Man shot ‘because of skin colour’ in Germany

An Eritrean man was wounded in the stomach in a drive-by shooting in central Germany in what police have condemned as a xenophobic attack. The...

DR Congo Health Minister resigns in Ebola row

The Health Minister in the Democratic Republic of Congo has resigned in protest at the handling of the Ebola outbreak in the east...

Nigerian man attempts to travel on wings of local airline

There was fear and panic aboard a local flight in Nigeria’s commercial capital, Lagos when a man attempted to make the flight but by...

Boris Johnson in next UK Prime Minister

Boris Johnson has been elected new Conservative leader in a ballot of party members and will become the next UK prime minister. He beat Jeremy...

Stray bullet kills Nigerian journalist covering clashes

In Nigeria, a 23-year-old trainee journalist, Precious Owolabi, is now confirmed to have died after being hit by a stray bullet during clashes between...

US brings in new fast-track deportation rules

The US government is introducing a new fast-track deportation process that will bypass immigration courts. Under the new rules, any undocumented migrants who can't prove...

Kenya’s finance minister, top officials arrested for corruption

Kenya's Finance Minister Henry Rotich and other treasury officials have been arrested on corruption and fraud charges related to a multimillion-dollar project to build...

Shatta Wale leads best track on Beyoncé’s ‘The Lion King: The Gift’ album on Billboard’s website

Shatta Wale topped the charts on Billboard’s website when a poll was created to know which song is topping so far on Beyoncé’s curated-album,...

Patapaa’s ‘Scopatumana’ finds its way into dictionary.com

Though critics have lambasted Patapaa Amisty for making noise on songs he records, the musician has earned an international recognition. 'Scopatumana', a term which...

Nigerian serviceman returns lost parcel full of cash

A member of Nigeria’s air force has returned a parcel to its owner that contained 37,000 euros ($41,500; £33,300) in cash, the air force...

I wrote my exam 30 minutes after giving birth

An 18-year-old student who was rushed to hospital from an exam hall tells the BBC she went back to complete her tests just 30...

Man commits suicide over cheating wives

A 40-year-old Zimbabwean man, identified as Jotham Chakawa, has committed suicide because his two wives were allegedly cheating on him. Reports say that Jotham...

Sarkodie rates Beyoncé’s song with Shatta Wale

Rapper Sarkodie has shared his views on Beyoncé’s 'Already' song featuring Shatta Wale which was released today. Many didn’t expect Sarkodie to react as...

Why Beyoncé chose me – Shatta Wale

After news emerged that Shatta Wale had been featured on Beyoncé’s soundtrack album featuring other acts such as Wizkid, Jay Z, Yemi Alade, Kendrick,...

Beyoncé wouldn’t have featured me without local champion tag – Shatta Wale

Ghanaian dancehall act, Charles Nii Armah Mensah, aka Shatta Wale, says American star, Beyoncé recognised him because of the local champion tag on him. According...

Beyoncé drops ‘The Lion King: The Gift’ album featuring JAY-Z, Shatta Wale and more

This week has been inundated with reports of Shatta Wale jumping on a song with American singer Beyoncé, wife of Jay Z to push...

Nicki Minaj to sign on Ghanaian act

Not long ago American rapper Nicki Minaj revealed plans to sign rappers for her record label, through the viral #megatronchallenge, birthed by her new song...

Photos: Abraham Attah spotted working out at one of Ghana’s beaches

Abraham Attah, Ghanaian actor who shot to Hollywood fame after his debut movie, 'Beast of No Nation', has been spotted going through series of...

Video: Fuse ODG headlines closing ceremony of 2019 AFCON

Ghanaian musician based in the United Kingdom, Fuse ODG has shared with his fans how excited he is to perform at Egypt this Friday,...

Trump renews attacks on congresswomen of colour: ‘Let them leave’ America

 President Donald Trump renewed his attacks on four freshman Democrats in Congress, all women of colour, saying that “if they don’t like” America, “let...

Prince David Osei wins Best Actor award at African International Film Festival

Four years after his one cast movie, ‘Last Night’, actor Prince David Osei has picked up an award for his work. The Ghanaian won Best...

Guiltybeatz breaks silence on how he met Beyonce

Dancehall artiste, Shatta Wale hijacked social media yesterday after news broke that he had featured on a song on Beyonce’s 'Lion King: The Gifted'...

Mexican drug lord El Chapo sentenced to life in prison plus 30 years

A federal judge sentenced Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman to life in prison plus 30 years, according to the US Attorneys for the Eastern District...

Shatta Wale ‘fires’ ‘hypocrite’ Sarkodie after Beyonce feature – Find out why

Dancehall Naa (king), Shatta Wale says he doesn’t believe Sarkodie’s congratulatory words to him were genuine after news broke that he had been featured...

Shatta Wale to tour with Beyonce

Ghanaian dancehall artiste Shatta Wale has revealed that he will soon join music superstar Beyoncé for a music tour. This follows news of a collaboration...

Shatta Wale no longer a local champion – Prince Tsegah

Host of U Sey Wetin show on Hitz FM, Prince Tsegah aka Da Don has asked Ghanaians who aren’t fans of Shatta Wale to...

Ghanaian band groups, Hitz FM crew arrive in Spain for Vis-à-Vis festival

Representatives of Ghana Government and a group of media men, including the president of the Creative Arts Council, Mark Okraku Mantey arrived in Madrid,...

Shatta Wale trends #1 in Ghana, 8 worldwide after Beyonce feature news

The internet has been buzzing following news of Shatta Wale’s collaboration with American songstress, Beyonce. After his announcement on Twitter, fans and his colleagues in...