President Nana Akufo-Addo will Sunday evening address the nation on the measures taken against the spread of coronavirus in the country. His 15th televised address comes at a time when the country’s active Covid-19 cases has dropped significantly as reported Read more
After releasing his first five albums on Def Jam, DMX left the label and signed to Columbia Records in January 2006. According to Ruff Ryders co-founder Darin “Dee” Dean, then-Def Jam president JAY-Z cleared DMX’s sizable $12 million debt to the label so the New York rapper could Read more
Robert Trump, 71, the younger brother of President Donald Trump, died Saturday at a New York hospital, Donald Trump announced in a statement. “It is with a heavy heart I share that my wonderful brother, Robert, peacefully passed away tonight. He Read more
Managing Director (MD) of Consolidated Bank Ghana, Daniel Wilson Addo has given a rare insight into how banks have supported to revive Ghana’s economy amidst the mitigating impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Speaking at Ghana’s Most Respected CEOs breakfast series Read more
R Kelly’s manager has been charged with threatening to open fire on a New York cinema – forcing an evacuation and police to cancel the screening of a documentary alleging the singer sexually abused women and girls. Donnell Russell was arrested before Read more
The Cavern Club, best known for launching The Beatles, faces ruin as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. It opened in Liverpool in 1957 and hosts about 800,000 visitors per year. Bill Heckle, one of the club’s directors, said it Read more
After years searching in vain, a father’s nightmare is brought to an end using an unlikely source. Source: BBC
The Black Codher Bootcamp, the first of its kind, will train 50 women to become software developers. Source: BBC
Dropshippers buy cheap products from China and then pay internet celebrities to promote them. Source: BBC
The Tema Sakumo Wulormor, Nuumo Ashiboye Kofi ll, has celebrated what he says is a cordial relationship that the Tema Traditional council has with President Akufo-Addo and the Member of Parliament for Tema West, Mr Carlos Kingsley Ahenkorah. “No one Read more
Last year ended on a historic note for tourism in Ghana. The sector, which is the fourth highest foreign exchange earner for the country after Cocoa, Gold as well as Oil and Gas raked in $1.9 billion through programmes associated Read more
The Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) is worried about the thin-spread of petroleum revenues for projects, resulting in paltry allocations. It said the inadequate funding made it difficult to appreciate any meaningful impact associated with the expenditure. In an Read more
It was a joyful scene on Saturday at the Christian Centre Assemblies of God Church in Tema as family and friends joined gospel artist Joe Mettle and wife consummate their white wedding. The wedding comes after Mr Mettle and his Read more
The Minority in Parliament on Friday raised red flags over an agreement between government and Agyapa Royalties Limited which they say will give the firm $1 billion revenue expected to be accrued from Ghana’s mineral resources. Deputy Finance Minister Abena Read more
Manchester City suffered more Champions League woe as Lyon claimed a shock 3-1 victory to dump Pep Guardiola’s side out of the competition at the quarter-final stage in Lisbon. The French outfit stole in front on 24 minutes when Maxwel Read more
Government is satisfied with the work done so far in its declaration of ‘Year of Roads’ which it says has been backed by real work on the ground. Construction of roads according to Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia are ‘springing Read more
The Gillmor Gang — Frank Radice, Michael Markman, Keith Teare, Denis Pombriant, Brent Leary, and Steve Gillmor . Recorded live Tuesday, August 11, 2020. For more, subscribe to the Gillmor Gang Newsletter and join the notification feed here on Telegram. Read more
Welcome back to The TechCrunch Exchange, a weekly startups-and-markets newsletter for your weekend enjoyment. It’s broadly based on the daily column that appears on Extra Crunch, but free, and made for your weekend enjoyment. Ready? Let’s talk money, upstart companies Read more
They say money does not smell, but a lucrative venture thought up by a German circus is proof that money can actually stink. The Krone Circus in Munich is in the business of selling lion poop. Circus are forbidden from Read more
The number of migrants landing on Italy’s shores has more than doubled in the last year as an economic crisis in Tunisia fuels migration in boats across the Mediterranean, Interior Minister Luciana Lamorgese said on Saturday. More than 21,000 people Read more