Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has announced that the Asanteman Odwira Festival will commence on October 31, 2025. The day is “fofie,” a sacred day on the Asante traditional calendar, and important traditional rites will be performed. His Majesty made this announcement at the Asanteman Council meeting held at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi on Monday, March 17. Yams and Festival Preparations Otumfuo indicated that the Bantamahene, Asemhene, and Menjihene will play key roles in the celebrations. The Menjihene will bring yams from his base in the Bono region to the Manhyia Palace in accordance with tradition. Otumfuo also mentioned…
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There is increasing hype in Ghana as the nation is hosting the CAF African Schools Football Championship 2025 Continental Finals from April 21 to April 26 at the top-notch University of Ghana Stadium in Accra. It is a first, since the final leg of the competition is being staged in West Africa for the very first time, following its previous staging in South Africa (2023) and Tanzania (2024). The competition, initiated in 2022 by CAF President Dr. Patrice Motsepe, has quickly become Africa’s largest youth football competition. Over 1.9 million young players from 46 nations participated, and it is a…
Popular Ghanaian TikToker and brand influencer, Augustus Adu Genfi, widely known as Time GH, has shared his views on clout chasing in the entertainment industry, naming two individuals he believes are the biggest clout chasers in Ghana’s music and social media spaces. Speaking on the Frankly Speaking podcast during a discussion on the topic of clout chasing, Time GH singled out dancehall musician Shatta Wale and TikToker Martina Dwamena, popularly known as Asantewaa, as the most prominent figures when it comes to leveraging controversy and attention for personal gain. When asked why he believes Shatta Wale fits this description, he responded humorously,…
Rwanda has cut diplomatic ties with Belgium, saying it has been “consistently undermined” by the European nation during the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Brussels has been leading calls for European nations to sanction Rwanda over its support for the M23, a rebel group at the centre of DR Congo’s crisis. The authorities in Kigali, Rwanda’s capital, have given Belgian diplomats 48 hours to leave the country. Belgium, which is the former colonial power, has said it will respond to these measures and labelled Rwanda’s decision “disproportionate”. Despite assertions from the UN and US, Rwanda has denied…
The Alliance of Drivers Ghana has announced a 20 percent increase in transport fares, effective Monday, March 17, citing rising fuel prices, escalating engine oil costs, and the increasing prices of vehicle spare parts. Speaking to Citi News, the group’s National Public Relations Officer, Kwaku Boateng, appealed to commuters to understand the financial challenges facing the transport sector. He noted that drivers have absorbed rising operational costs for months, but the continuous surge in expenses has made a fare adjustment unavoidable. “The 2025 budget came, and we heard nothing about tariff reductions, yet the Finance Minister stood and spoke the…
Former Black Stars midfielder, Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu, has revealed that Andre Ayew is not worried about being left out of Ghana’s squad. Andre, who has over 120 caps for the senior national team with 24 goals, has been out of the Black Stars since the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Ivory Coast, where the team exited at the group phase. However, the U-20 World Cup winner has been impressive for Le Havre in the ongoing French Ligue 1, scoring five goals but has been overlooked again. Reacting to the decision to leave Andre Ayew out of the Black Stars…
The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has disclosed that 50 out of a total of 150 Ghanaians in the United States have received final deportation orders to return to Ghana by mid-year. The Minister states that three Ghanaians have already been processed for deportation by April 1, 2025. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa made this known while briefing Parliament on the situation, on Thursday March 13, 2025. “Updates from the Washington mission indicates as follows; currently there are 150 Ghanaians in detention across various centres in the US who are awaiting deportation for crimes such as rape, internet fraud and…
Al-Shabab gunmen have stormed and laid siege to a hotel in central Somalia as government officials and tribal elders met to discuss action against the outfit. The armed group claimed responsibility for Tuesday’s attack on the Cairo Hotel in the town of Beledweyne in a statement. Several people are reported to have been killed. The gunmen detonated a car bomb before storming into the building firing. An intense battle with Somali security forces was triggered, and a siege was ongoing in the early afternoon. Varying claims Ali Suleiman, a shopkeeper who witnessed the attack, told the Reuters news agency that…
Black Stars winger Abdul Fatawu Issahaku has appealed to Ghanaian football fans to support the team ahead of their 2026 World Cup qualifiers. Ghana will take on Chad and Madagascar in the Matchday five and six games of the qualifiers later this month. The senior national team are hoping to turn around their fortunes after failing to qualify for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament for the first time in two decades. Ahead of the games, the Leicester City forward has emphasized the importance of home support. “We need your support, and we are ready to fight for…
The Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has dismissed reports suggesting that actress Joselyn Dumas has been appointed as the Deputy Director of Diaspora Affairs at the Office of the President. The reports, which circulated across various media platforms on March 2, 2025, claimed that the filmmaker had secured a position in President John Mahama’s administration. Speaking to Joy FM Kwakye Ofosu stated that while he could confirm the appointments of several creative arts personalities to government positions, Joselyn Dumas was not among them. “Miss Dumas has not been appointed to any such position. I can confirm…