A member of the Board of the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards, Nii Ayite Hammond has responded to claims that Black Sherif deserved the Album of the Year award at the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA). Speaking on Joy FM’s Twitter Spaces, Mr. Hammond acknowledged that Black Sherif’s ‘The Villain I never was’ album was equally […] The post VGMA Board explains
Black Sherif, the reigning Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA) Artiste of the Year has revealed why he wasn’t seen on stage with Sarkodie during the latter’s performance of their hit song, ‘Countryside.’ In an interview on TV3’s New Day, Black Sherif explained that production rules prevented him from performing twice after his own set of […] The post Black
The Turkish government is raising its workers’ salaries by 45 percent, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said, five days before Turks vote in presidential and parliamentary elections. Polls show Erdogan in a tight race with the main opposition presidential candidate, Kemal Kilicdaroglu. Erdogan announced the pay rise on Tuesday at a meeting in Ankara that discussed the […] The post Turkey
London’s Metropolitan Police Service has expressed “regret” over the arrests of anti-monarchy activists on Saturday, the day of King Charles III’s coronation. It comes after the Met initially defended the dozens of arrests made on Saturday following fierce backlash, with many accusing the force of taking a heavy-handed approach toward demonstrators led by Britain’s largest anti-monarchy group, Republic. […] The post London
At least 13 Palestinians, including three commanders of the militant group Islamic Jihad, have been killed in Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip. Palestinian health officials said eight women and children were among the dead. Another 20 people were injured. Israel said it had launched an operation targeting militants who posed an imminent threat […] The post Israel Gaza
The number of people displaced inside Sudan by fighting between rival military factions has more than doubled in the past week to around 700,000, a UN agency has said. The increase in displacements has raised fears of an escalation in violence despite ceasefire talks being held in Saudi Arabia. Air strikes and ground battles are […] The post Sudan crisis escalates as 700,000 flee homes
China has expelled Canada’s consul in Shanghai in retaliation for Ottawa sending home a Chinese diplomat accused of trying to intimidate a Canadian MP. On Monday, Canada declared China’s diplomat Zhao Wei “persona non grata” and ordered her to leave the country. In response, China on Tuesday ordered the removal of Jennifer Lynn Lalonde, Canada’s […] The post China
Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan has been arrested outside the High Court in the capital, Islamabad. Mr Khan was appearing in court on charges of corruption, which he says are politically motivated. Footage showed dozens of paramilitary forces in armoured vehicles detaining Mr Khan after he entered the court compound, then driving him away. […] The post Pakistan
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