Ghana To Summit Movie For 2018 Oscars
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has approved a 14-member committee to select a film to represent Ghana at the 90th Oscars which will run in 2018. Following the guidelines of the...
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Actors-Turn-Producers Killing Movie Industry
Ms Mimi Andani, Director of the Golden Movie Awards Africa (GMAA), has blamed ‘actors-turned-producers’ for the falling standards in the Ghanaian movie industry. For some time now, some actors...
NPP Chairmen Are Gays
The former Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of Obuasi Municipal Assembly in the erstwhile Mahama administration Richard Akwasi Boadi Agyeman popularly called ‘Zubah’ has alleged that some Chairmen...
EY Ranks Kenya Africa’s 2nd Best For Investments
Consultancy EY has named Kenya as the second most attractive investment destination in Africa after Morocco in 2017 despite last year’s poor performance, where FDI dropped by 57.9 per cent. EY’s...
Nationwide Blackout Hits Ghana
Giving further explanations on the occurrence, Chief Executive Officer of GRIDCO, William Amuna said: “there was a surge of power around 9:40pm last night.” He however indicated that “almost...
GTUC Signs MoU To Collaborate With Liberia’s AME
The Ghana Technology University College (GTUC) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the African Methodist Episcopal University (AME), the second largest University in Liberia. Under the...
Politics, Potholes and Price Drops
Kenya plans to export its first oil in June, but analysts say the test phase faces major challenges and appears motivated primarily by political considerations just months ahead of elections. British...
DR Congo Miners Upset At US ‘conflict Mineral’ Rules
In the lush hills of eastern DR Congo, where the trade in rare minerals has long fed unrest, miners complain that recent US rules against "conflict minerals" have bitten into their meagre income....
Kwesi Appiah’s Appointment Triggers Renewed Hope For Local Players
It is something every advocate of the local game wants to see. A lot more involvement of home based players in the Black Stars. And as newly appointed Black Stars coach begins his new two year stint...
Algeria Parliament Poll Looms, But Voters Busy Watching France
Algeria is holding legislative elections on May 4 Algeria is holding legislative elections on May 4, but voters are far more curious about France’s presidential race. Algerians worry that a victory...
Ghana Football Business Expo Launched In Houston
The maiden Football Business Expo has been launched in Houston, United States of America. The event was launched on Monday as part of the Ghana-Houston Chamber of Commerce’s 3rd Annual OTC Dinner...
Ghana’s Media Only Free On Paper – Essilfie-Conduah
The media in Ghana is not totally free as its work is hinged on political paymasters who direct their activities, Professor Nana Essilfie-Conduah, Chairman of Journalism at the African University...
Mahama Helps Inaugurate Obasanjo Centre of Good Governance
Former President John Dramani Mahama on Tuesday chaired a ceremony in Abuja, Nigeria, to inaugurate the Olusegun Obasanjo Centre for Good Governance and Development at the National Open University of...
Three Rugby Nations Reach Out To Ghana Youth
The three rugby nations (Benin, Ghana and Togo) assembled in Ghana for the Rugby Africa Regional Challenge (RARC) Group West 1 tournament have joined Ghana’s national team, Ghana Eagles, as it...
I Never Said Ghanaians Don’t Have Common Sense
Ghana’s King of Comedy, Derick Kobina Bonney, popularly known as DKB has received a few bashing by Ghanaians who claim the comedian disrespected them by saying “they don’t have common sense”....
Ghana Loses $2.1bn On Tax Incentives Annually – Study
Ghana is said to be losing about 2.1 billion dollars annually due to tax incentives and holidays alone. This is contained in a new study conducted by Tax Justice Network Africa in Ghana and two other...
Sacked Army Recruits Accuse GAF of Sabotage
File photo: over 500 army recruits were sacked from the Ghana Armed Forces. The over 500 army recruits who were sacked from the Ghana Armed Forces over allegations of tedious training are now...
SP Kofi Sarpong ‘Live In Concert’ Launched
Celebrated gospel music icon, Superintendent Kofi Sarpong, has officially launched his upcoming gospel musical concert dubbed ‘SP Sarpong Live In Concert’ slated for the National Theatre on May...
ECG Privatisation In Limbo
Even though President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo announced at the May Day celebrations that his administration had renegotiated for a 51 percent stake in the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) under...
Illicit Capital Flows Hits US$3.5 Trillion In 2014-Study
Illicit capital flows into and out of developing economies ranged from $2 trillion to $3.5 trillion in 2014, with Africa the region most vulnerable to the flight of capital needed for investment and...