Famed Ghanaian musician King Paluta has opened up about the driving force behind his musical evolution, revealing that criticism and insults from fans played a key role in shaping his current style. Speaking on AMEYAW TV’s A-Z Show, the ‘Makoma’ hitmaker explained that while negative comments can be hurtful, they often push artists to reflect and improve. “Some insults hit you to the core sometimes. However, when you sit and think through them and give what people are saying a try, it works somehow,” he stated. King Paluta, who initially gained recognition as a rapper, shared that he has always…
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Ghana is at an important moment in its economic journey, on a reset borne out of a vibrant and visionary leadership, and a renewed hope. The country is once again open to become the premier destination for both local and foreign investors in Africa. With a focus on comprehensive economic recovery, infrastructure development, and regulatory reforms, the Government of Ghana is firmly committed to creating a friendly business environment that fosters growth, innovation, and sustainable development. Investors in the recent past struggled with a number of challenges stemming from worsening economic conditions that saw some of them fold up and…
The President of the Ghana Football Association, Kurt Edwin Simeon-Okraku, will chair a meeting of of Presidents and General Secretaries of the seven member associations that make up West Africa Zone B in Cairo, Egypt, on Monday March 10, 2025. The CAF Zonal meetings is the first major activity lined up ahead of the Extraordinary General Assembly, set to take place on Wednesday March 12, 2025, at the Marriott Mena House. CAF President Dr. Patrick Motsepe and General Secretary Véron Mosengo-Omba will grace the meeting as Special Guest. The meeting takes place 10h00 Cairo Time (08h00 GMT). The discussions will…
The leadership of the Foundation of Concerned Arts Professionals (FOCAP), a foremost advocacy group for the creative industry and a catalyst for the creative economy, has welcomed the decision by Ashanti Regional Minister, Dr. Frank Amoakohene, to establish a 17-member committee aimed at reviving the Kumasi movie industry, popularly known as Kumawood. On March 4, the Ashanti Regional Minister, Dr. Frank Amoakohene, inaugurated a 17-member ministerial committee tasked with revitalizing the region’s declining film industry, popularly known as Kumawood. With Kumawood facing a downturn in recent years, the committee has been charged with developing a strategic framework to rejuvenate the…
Economist and Finance lecturer at the University of Ghana Business School, Professor Lord Mensah, anticipates that the 2025 budget will be restrained. The government is signaling plans to moderate expenditures while scrapping multiple taxes. “I believe that with the signal that they [government] have provided, we will see a conserved budget. A budget that expenditures will be moderated very well to the extent of not denying any essentials but then being measured as far as our expenditure appropriations are concerned,” Prof. Mensah noted. Among the key tax measures expected to be abolished are the COVID-19 levy, the betting tax, and…
Samuel Eto’o has successfully won his appeal to be included in the Confederation of African Football’s (CAF) executive committee elections next week after initially being disqualified. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled in his favour, overturning CAF’s decision to exclude him from the contest. Eto’o, who serves as the president of the Cameroon Football Federation, was barred from the elections in January by CAF’s governance committee. However, after presenting his case, CAS ruled that he must be reinstated as a candidate for the March 12 elections in Cairo. In its statement, CAS noted that it found sufficient grounds…
The Minority caucus in Parliament has criticized the Majority caucus for failing to attend Friday’s parliamentary proceedings in significant numbers. This follows concerns raised by the Minority over the lack of quorum, as the required minimum of 91 Members of Parliament was not met for parliamentary business on March 7, 2025. Due to the lack of quorum, First Deputy Speaker Bernard Ahiafor suspended the House. In response, Kwadaso MP, Professor Kingsley Nyarko, expressed his concerns about the situation while speaking to journalists. “We need one-third of the House to commence business. We come to the House to work. Ghanaians voted…
Former Presidents John Agyekum Kufuor and Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo attended the 68th Independence Anniversary Celebration at the Jubilee House on Thursday. This marked Nana Akufo-Addo’s first appearance to the seat of the Presidency since leaving office on January 7, 2025. Both former Presidents sat together with President John Dramani Mahama and Vice President Jane Naana Opoku-Ahyemand at the presidential dais during the event. Praise Many praised the two leaders, both from the NPP, for demonstrating statesmanship by attending the ceremony. Akufo-Addo, who recently left office, was commended for his deep love for Ghana and his unwavering commitment to the…
Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara confronted President John Dramani Mahama with how illegal mining in Ghana commonly known as galamsey, is having negative effects on Côte d’Ivoire. A number of Ghanaian rivers polluted by galamsey, including Bia and Tano run through Côte d’Ivoire and are threatening livelihoods of the people of that country. During Mahama’s one-day visit to Côte d’Ivoire on Tuesday, March 4, Ouattara explained during a joint news conference that the galamsey issue in Ghana is having a negative impact on the environment of his country. The high-level discussions focused on defence, economic cooperation, cocoa trade, illegal mining and…
A mass trial of around 40 prominent opposition figures began in Tunisia on Tuesday, in a case that lawyers, relatives and rights groups say is politically motivated. Diplomats, politicians, lawyers, and journalists who are critical of President Kaïs Saïed are among the defendants. They could face the death penalty if found guilty of charges which include “plotting against state security” and “belonging to a terrorist group”. Human Rights Watch has labelled it a “mockery of a trial” based on “abusive charges”, while the UN recently urged Tunisian authorities to end “all forms of persecution of political opponents”. The country’s foreign…