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I said 2019 will be beautiful – Shatta Wale tells Ghanaians after song with Beyonce

Dancehall act Charles Nii Armah Mensah aka Shatta Wale has shown excitement after news of him featuring on a song with American musician, Beyonce...

Zuma says he received death threat after commission testimony

Day 2 of Zuma’s testimony South Africa’s ex-president Jacob Zuma on Tuesday said he had received a death threat after his testimony the previous day...

Check out release date for Shatta Wale’s ‘Already’ song with Beyonce

For the first time, Ghanaian dancehall act, Shatta Wale is climbing fast on the worldwide trends on Twitter after it emerged that he has...

Sarkodie, Guru react to Shatta Wale’s feature on Beyonce’s ‘Lion King’ soundtrack

Shatta Wale has announced his latest song with American star Beyonce which is on the album 'Lion King' and was premiered worldwide. Many Ghanaians...

Bullet’s latest signee explains why she was ‘jailed’ in USA

Ruff Town Records' newly signed artiste, Fantana has explained why she was arrested by Police in the United States of America (USA) and jailed. There...

Check out Stonebwoy’s reaction to Shatta Wale’s feature on Beyonce’s ‘Lion King’ album

Dancehall act, Stonebwoy has sent out a congratulatory word to his colleague, Shatta Wale for featuring on the 2019 'Lion King' film soundtrack with...

Beyonce features Shatta Wale on ‘Lion King’ album

American musician, Beyonce, wife of rapper Jay-Z has featured Ghanaian dancehall act Charles Nii Armah Mensah, popularly known as Shatta Wale, on her 'Lion...

Harrowing heroin addiction grips South Africa

Ashley Abrahams, a 37-year-old homeless man, is one of over 100,000 regular heroin users in South Africa, according to a survey published in March...

Trump to congresswoman of colour: Leave the US

US President Donald Trump has been accused of racism after posting tweets attacking Democratic congresswomen. He claimed the women "originally came from countries whose governments...

Kismayo attack: At least 26 dead as gunmen storm Somali hotel

At least 26 people, including a prominent journalist and several foreigners, have been killed in an attack on a hotel in southern Somalia. A suicide...

Ghana is the only place I have genuine peace of mind – Burna Boy [Video]

Nigerian singer, who was just adjudged Best International Act at the recently held 2019 BET Awards, Burna Boy says he finds ultimate peace of...

Catholic Church in America needs African priests for its future

In more than a decade as a Catholic priest in the United States, Martins Emeh has served as a pastor, a cannon law instructor,...

Trump retreats on citizenship question

President Donald Trump will no longer pursue adding a question on citizenship to the 2020 US census questionnaire. Instead, he said he had directed officials...

Five things the UK ambassador row reveal about Trump

With Sir Kim Darroch heading for the exit, the US portion of the leaked cable controversy draws to a close. While the British government will...

Nigeria Facebook ‘wedding’ sparks death threats

Four men in Nigeria's northern city of Kano have received death threats for organising a mock wedding on Facebook that was deemed offensive to...

She wrote a poem about a vagina, it landed her in jail

How do women get men who are standing in the way of gender equality to listen to them? Grab them by their genitalia. That's the radical...

Boko Haram kills at least five soldiers in northeast Nigeria

Islamist insurgent group Boko Haram ambushed Nigerian soldiers in the northeast of the country, killing at least five and injuring more than a dozen,...

Rebecca Nana Adwoa Kwabi wins Miss Ghana 2019

Rebecca Nana Adwoa Kwabi has been crowned Miss Ghana 2019 at the Kempiski hotel in Accra. The 26-year-old student of Maureen Signature Institute...

This man lost his entire family in Boeing 737 Max Ethiopian plane crash

"I lost my wife Carole, my three children Ryan, Kelly and Ruby and I also lost my mum-in-law. I feel so lonely. I look...

UK slavery network ‘had 400 victims’

Members of a gang behind the biggest modern-day slavery network ever exposed in the UK have been jailed. Police believe more than 400 victims were...

Sudan crisis: Military and opposition agree to power-sharing deal

Sudan's military leaders have reached an agreement with the opposition alliance to share power until elections can be held, mediators say. The two sides agreed...

Social media not for the faint-hearted – Juliet Ibrahim

Although actress Juliet Ibrahim hardly grants interviews, she makes headlines with her posts and comments on social media. And while one would think the headlines, most...

Why are menstruating women in India removing their wombs?

Two pieces of very disturbing news involving working women and menstruation have emerged in India in recent months. Periods have long been a taboo in...

Video: Singer Becca cries, finally apologises to mum

Singer Becca couldn’t hold back her emotional self when questions were posed to her on Daybreak Hitz on Hitz FM, Friday. She has been...

Photos: 71-year-old man rapes 89-year-old neighbour

Police in Trang in southern Thailand have arrested a 71-year-old man after he admitted raping an 89-year-old neighbour. But when the Palian constabulary arrived,...

Sean Paul: ‘Language barrier’ a problem for dancehall artists

Sean Paul says a "language barrier" is one of the reasons dancehall artists fail to make it big in the UK and US. He believes...

Ghana diaspora homecoming summit begins today July 3

The Diasporan Affairs Office of the Office of the President has announced the second edition of the Ghana Diasporan Homecoming Summit. The summit is scheduled...

Photos: UAE ruler buries son after ‘drug orgy death’

Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, the ruler of Sharjah in United Arab Emirates (UAE) has buried his son after he was found...

Meghan and Harry hire third nanny after first two ‘quit’

It seems yet more drama is surrounding Meghan and Harry known as the Sussexes - this time from within their own household. After the pair were...

Over 50 Nigerians killed whiles siphoning fuel from crashed tanker

At least 50 people were killed in Nigeria when fuel from a crashed truck that they were siphoning up caught fire, a spokesman for...

US jails Rwandan for hiding genocide links

A Rwandan man who hid his involvement in the 1994 genocide has been sentenced to eight years in jail. Jean Leonard Teganya committed "the most...

Appietus warns Becca’s husband

Producer Appietus has issued a stern warning to Becca’s husband, Mr Daniel Oluwa Tobi Sanni in a latest video circulating on social media. Over...

God is a Nigerian – Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says there is no doubt that God Almighty is a Nigerian with the way and manner he has preserved the...

Langabel lambasts anti-Black Stars support at AFCON

The Chief drummer for the national team has criticised Ghanaians for showing little support for the Black Stars in the 2019 African Cup of...

Stowaway dies on Kenya Airways’ Nairobi – London flight

Police in London have confirmed that a yet to be identified man has died as he stole his way via the rear compartment of...

Mother, daughter accused of witchcraft killed

Police said the victims’ family was embroiled in a land dispute with one of the accused, who used black magic allegations as a...

Miss World visits Ghana for charity works

Miss World 2019, Vanessa Ponce, will be in Ghana on Tuesday, July 2 till Sunday, July 7 to support the Miss Ghana Foundation in...

Mother, daughter accused of witchcraft killed

Police said the victims’ family was embroiled in a land dispute with one of the accused, who used black magic allegations as a cover-up...

Baby found in plastic bag has ‘people waiting in line’ to adopt her

A baby girl found inside a plastic bag in the US has families across the world "waiting in line" to adopt the "miracle" child,...

Hundreds of Nigerians demonstrate against extrajudicial and militia killings

Over two thousand people demonstrated on Sunday in northeastern Nigeria,in Maiduguri, to protest extrajudicial executions and abuses by vigilante militias fighting against Boko Haram’s...