Veteran actor Mawuli Semevo dies after fire accident
He has played roles in movies such as ‘ Harvest at 17’, ‘A Stab in the Dark’, ‘Escape of Love’, ‘Like Cotten Twines’ and ‘The Good Old Days: The Love of AA.
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Stop the lies! Nigeria did not originate highlife
Evidence that highlife, an evolved version of indigenous Ghanaian sounds Osibisaba and Adaha which emerged in the early 1920s, is of Ghanaian origin abound. Highlife got to Nigeria around 1937. In Professor John Collins’ book Highlife Time 3, he writes in Chapter 47: “Nigeria is now a major centre for highlife. However, the music was introduced to the country from Ghana in variety of ways. At first, through the diffusion of the kokomba highlife, and 1937 Nigerian tour of the Cape Coast Sugar Babies Orchestra. Later came the 1950s records EK Nyame and Onyina’s guitar band and most importantly the early 50s tours of the Ghanaian Tempos band
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Stench from spillover of large suck-aways threaten Tema residents’ health
The area surrounding the Tema Metropolitan Assembly is plagued by significant sanitation challenges, including clogged gutters, litter scattered between stalls, and overflowing rubbish bins.
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B4Bonah’s ‘Stratagem’ Featured in Film Collaboration with Nike’s New Color Designer, Papa Oppong
This collaboration highlights B4Bonah’s deep-rooted connections within the creative industry, fusing fashion, visual storytelling, and music. Papa Oppong, known for his bold and innovative designs, found synergy in B4Bonah’s sound, incorporating ‘Stratagem’ into the film’s sonic landscape to elevate its artistic expression. The project is just one of the contributing factors to Ghana’s growing influence in global fashion, music, and art spaces
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Moliy announces “Shake It To The Max” remix with Shenseea and Skillibeng
Moliy took to X (formerly Twitter) to share the news. “I just announced an official remix with Skillibeng and Shenseea! I REPEAT I JUST ANNOUNCED AN OFFICIAL REMIX WITH SKILLIBENG AND SHENSEA.” She also unveiled the official artwork and revealed the release date as February 21, 2025
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AFROSON1C X announces co-curator music partnership with SXSW London
According to Tom Russell, Founder of AFROSON1C X, commented, “SXSW is the world’s premier industry showcase festival and conference – a firm fixture in the music business calendar for many years. To be named a co-curator for its inaugural London edition is a significant moment for AFROSON1C X
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2025 Independence Day celebration to be held only at Jubilee House to cut cost
“Whereas the intentions may be noble, President Mahama has asked that the rotational policy be suspended because of the need to scale down, and this has become necessary due to escalating costs. It has been discovered after some review that the rotation imposed additional cost, and therefore, at a time when our national budget is severely constrained due to economic difficulties, it was not going to be sustainable to keep rotating the national celebrations.”
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OSP declares Ken Ofori-Atta a fugitive
He declared him a fugitive on the grounds of causing financial loss to the state in several dealings including the construction of the famous National Cathedral and Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA’s) – Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Ltd (SML).
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There is no record label in Ghana – Kwabena Kwabena
Some music companies described as record labels are RuffTown Records, Highly Spiritual Music, Lynx Entertainment, Black Avenue Musik, Mimlife Records, SarkCess Music, MicBurnerz Music, and Flip the Music, among others.
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National Security seizes 12 containers of US dollars, suspected gold bars
The warehouse search uncovered even more alarming discoveries, including boxes of metals suspected to be gold bars, counterfeit Ghana cedi notes in ₵50 and ₵100 denominations, as well as fake Ghana Army uniforms and boots.
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