Events in connection with the controversial yearly drum-banning issue still continue to highlight a wide gap existing between Christians and African traditionalists, a gap which needs to be narrowed by the recognition of the fact that the differences are merely a question of religion and nothing else! Whilst the traditionalists insist that all their customs […]

Bukom Banku during the tour Kasapreko Company Limited, producers of quality alcoholic beverages in Ghana last week played host to two boxers and a film star at the premises of the company located at Spintex, Accra. The boxers, Braimah Issah Kamoko aka Bukom Banku and Ayittey Powers have been signed on in a bout sponsored […]

DCOP Nathan Kofi Boakye Chiefs in the Western Region used their recent meeting with President John Dramani Mahama at the Regional House of Chiefs in Sekondi to shower tons of praises on the immediate past Regional Police Commander, DCOP Nathan Kofi Boakye. The traditional rulers in the region commended Kofi Boakye for the different roles he […]

Pastor Peter Nsiah Bonsu, 2nd right supervising the donation of the books Rightway Christian Centre (RCC), a charismatic church in Kumasi, has donated 2,000 exercise books to four state-run schools and a privately-owned school in the Suame Constituency to enhance the academic performance of the pupils. The books, procured at the cost of GH¢       2,500, […]

Tonight, March 22, both Ghanaian music fans will witness the much-awaited musical concert dubbed: ‘Dream Child Charity Concert at the National Theatre in Accra at 8:00pm. The music concert, organised by the nation’s entertainment powerhouse, Scratch Studios in partnership with Dream Child Foundation, would witness an unprecedented list of some of the biggest names in […]

Snoopy Mike Gyamfi Snoopy Mike Gyamfi, one of Ghana’s top highlife musicians made history last weekend when he held a colourful ceremony to outdoor his two children born in Amsterdam with a Dutch female teacher, Judith Zwaan. The event, which was held at the palace of the Anum Boso Omanhene in the Eastern Region, was […]

Fennec Okyere Several celebrities and friends of the late Fennec Okyere converged on Thursday, March 20 at his Manet Gardens residence off the Spintex Road in Accra for the one-week commemoration of his death. At the ceremony, BEATWAVES gathered that preparations have been made to give Fennec a befitting burial on Saturday, April 26. He […]

THE DEPUTY Minister of Trade and Industries, Hon Nii Lante Vanderpuye, early this week paid a day’s working visit to Accra Brewery Limited to acquaint himself with the operations of the company. The Deputy Minister, who is also the Member of Parliament (MP) for Odododiodio, the constituency in which the brewery is located, was accompanied […]

The Chief Imam (left) and Alhaji Abu Sadat on the dais at the function MUSLIMS OF Alajo North and Kotobabi in Accra in the Central Ayawaso Constituency celebrated the birth (Maulid) of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H) at the weekend. The celebration was under the distinguished patronage of the National Chief Imam, Sheik (Dr) Nuhu […]

Jesus Christ In front of Pontius Pilate – Credit Henry Coller I promised you, my dear readers that I would continue the Muanda story however, I had the opportunity to meet somebody whose story I must narrate. During a church service, our Pastor, Paul Abban preached about the glory that God had given us and […]

Mark Woyongo inspecting a parade of officers mounted in his honour THE DEFENCE Minister, Mark Owen Woyongo, has expressed grave concern about the level of encroachment on military lands across the country as he hints of $300million for equipment. According to him, the ministry has taken a decision to secure all military lands in the […]

An Accra Fast Track High Court has ordered a police officer to release assorted items, including money and passports, to one Thomas Botha of East Legon in Accra, who is on trial. The court specifically ordered the investigator in the case, Chief Inspector Sylvester Asare Quansah of the Visa Fraud Unit of the Ghana Police […]

The fight against bribery and corruption is by no means an easy one. It is societal aberration which cuts across all strata of society and undermines public institutions. It has never occupied a worrying position on the public domain as in recent times. We have observed the poor ranking accorded the country regarding the incidence […]

Gershon Gbediame The hope of the seven suspects being tried at an Accra Circuit Court over a robbery operation at the residence of Gershon Gbediame, Member of Parliament (MP) for Nkwanta South, was dashed when they were yesterday denied bail. The suspects are William Addo, alias Baboo, computer technician; Zebulon Anyetei, alias Abdul Rashid Sowah; […]

Cameron Duodu It is impossible to imagine the anguish that has afflicted the families and friends of the 239 people who have vanished out of the face of the earth, in a Boeing 777 aircraft of Malaysian Airlines, since March 8, 2014. They are mainly Chinese and Malaysians, and their plight has not been made […]

Rebecca Akufo-Addo wiping sweat off the husband last Thursday during Nana Addo’s public declaration The 2012 presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has asked party faithful to tone down on internal bickering in order not to break hearts. “Every time a party member speaks ill of another party member, we break the […]

The controversial 7 Series BMW Former Roads and Highways Minister Joe Gidisu, has disclosed that he wrote to the former Chief of Staff to reject the BMW saloon car purchased for him by the Ghana Highway Authority (GHA) in 2011. He said although the purchase of the BMW 7 series was not unusual, he rejected it […]

GAOLED! Emmanuel Maxwell Nartey and Felix Adjei TWO NOTORIOUS car snatchers have been sentenced to 100 years’ imprisonment after pleading guilty to the charges of conspiracy to rob and robbery. The convicts, Emmanuel Maxwell Nartey and Felix Adjei, both 26 years of age and mobile phone repairers, were slapped with the jail term by the […]

Alhaji Collins Dauda  A statement made in Parliament by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Wa East, Ameen Salifu, on the recent collapsed six-storey building at Nii Boi Town in Accra and others in Accra and Kumasi – resulting in the loss of human lives and destruction of properties – has compelled […]

Suwaiba Abdul The Ministry of Health (MoH) has extended the date to make public its decision on the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) missing baby saga. The MoH was supposed to communicate its decision on the next step to take in resolving the issue of the said missing baby last Thursday, 20 March, but has […]