Syria has launched an international bidding process for a new 20-year mobile network operator licence to replace MTN Syria, formally closing the door on the South African telecoms giant’s troubled presence in the country and opening one of the...
Ghanaian  music duo R2Bees has been selected by Spotify to curate the platform’s flagship African Heat playlist in celebration of Ghana’s 69th Independence Day, placing the evolution of Ghanaian sound at the centre of one of the streaming service’s most prominent...
Ghanaian singer Efya delivered one of the most unforgettable moments of Sarkodie’s historic Rapperholic concert in London on Friday, March 6, 2026, publicly revealing her pregnancy to a roaring crowd at the Royal Albert Hall. Sarkodie, who sold out the...
Ghanaian rap icon Sarkodie used his landmark Rapperholic concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London to pay an emotional tribute to fellow musician Shatta Wale, celebrating his colleague’s decade-long journey of perseverance in the music industry on Ghana’s...
Ghanaian rapper Edem has moved to clear the air over lingering controversy surrounding his comments about the 2015 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA) Artiste of the Year category, insisting that his longstanding grievance was directed at the awards scheme...
Six of the world’s most powerful economies have mounted an unusually coordinated diplomatic campaign to pressure Ghana into abandoning a proposed gold royalty increase that is set to take legal effect today, Friday, March 6, unless Parliament amends or...
Nigerian singer Simi has come under intense criticism on social media following the confession of a TikToker, Mirabel, who admitted that her widely circulated rape allegation was not true. The online debate began on February 18 after a video surfaced...
Ghanaian musician Medikal has been appointed as an official ambassador for the National Youth Authority’s (NYA) “Red Means Stop” campaign. The announcement was made in Parliament by the Minister for Youth Development and Empowerment, George Opare Addo, who explained that...
The Ghana Police Service has arrested a suspected land guard, Saviour Kojo Ekpe, in Abokobi, Greater Accra Region, following intelligence linking him to intimidation and illegal firearms possession. In a Facebook post, the police said the March 5, 2026, arrest...
A Level 200 student of the University of Cape Coast has died following a road traffic accident on campus. The deceased, identified as Kweku Mensah, was a Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) student. According to a media release issued by the university...