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D’banj meets Big Brother housemates

Nigerian superstar entertainer D’Banj is set to make a very special two-hour appearance on M-Net’s Big Brother Revolution today October 30 at 20:00 CAT. The multi award-winning music icon will meet the housemates of the 91-day reality super-series and perform two of his popular hit-songs Suddenly and Fall in Love while in the house. An acclaimed songwriter and musician, D’Banj... 

Kwabena Kwabena breaks silence over failed marriage

After several weeks of keeping mum over his marriage controversy, suave music star Kwabena Kwabena, has finally found his voice to speak on the issue. He has told Showbiz in an exclusive interview that the short period between his marriage and its breakdown has been “the most difficult period in my life”.  Read More →

NPP Bans MPs

THE NEW Patriotic Party (NPP) on Thursday evening rose from a National Executive Council (NEC) meeting at the party’s headquarters with an order that none of its Members of Parliament should take part in organizing any of the 230 constituency elections to either renew the mandate of constituency officers or elect new ones.  Read More →

Ashiaman MP Under Fire

THE FORMER Managing Director of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR), Dr. K. K. Sarpong, has descended heavily on the NDC Member of Parliament for Ashiaman, Alfred Kwame Agbesi, describing him as a shallow-minded person who lacks the aptitude to address issues on TOR.  Read More →

Essien nominated for Fifa gong

Ghana midfielder Michael Essien listed by Fifa as one of 23 players in contention for the 2009 World Player of the Year. The 28-year-old is chasing the highest individual award in world football although he is considered an outsider to upset the likes of Lionel Messi, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka who are much fancied for the award. The Chelsea ace was voted the 2005 French Player... 

Essien nominated for Player of Year

Ghana midfielder Michael Essien is one of 23 players nominated by world football governing body FIFA for the 2009 World Player of the Year. The Chelsea midfielder whose previous individual awards includes winning the BBC African Football of the Year in 2007 and French Player of the Year in 2005 is however a long outside shot for the honour with Argentina’s Lionel Messi the early favourite. Essien... 

Vorsah wants to impress

TSG Hoffenheim player Isaac Vorsah insists he has to impress for both club and country if he is make it to the 2010 CAN and World Cup competitions for Ghana. Vorsah, who has played a bit-part role in Ghana’s qualification for next year’s double is yet to hold down a regular starting place in the Black Stars. Tough Stars challenge drives Vorsah http://www.ghanafa.org/blackstars/200910/4138.asp Despite... 

Ghana nationals on ship seized by pirates

There are two Ghanaian, 23 Russian and two Philippine nationals on board a Thailand-flagged fishing vessel hijacked off the Seychelles, an International Transport Workers’ Federation official said on Friday. The vessel, the Thai Union 3, was hijacked by two pirate skiffs about 370 km (200 miles) north of the Seychelles on Thursday.  Read More →

Work hard to wrest seat from NPP in 2012 polls

Ejisu, Oct. 29, GNA – Mr. Mohammed Boakye-Agyemang, Ejisu-Juaben Municipal Chief Executive, has urged supporters of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the constituency to work hard to wrest the parliamentary seat from the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the 2012 general election.  Read More →

Don’t combine age of consensual sex and marriage-Ursula Owusu

A private legal practitioner Ursula Owusu has warned of dire consequences if the age of consensual sex is tempered with for purposes of marriage. She said the two acts are entirely different and should not be combined.  Read More →