December 2022 - Page 24 of 60

19 Dec

Benzema Quits International Football On His Birthday

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On his 35th birthday, one day after France’s heartbreaking 2022 World Cup final defeat to Argentina, Karim Benzema announced his retirement from international football. Due to a thigh injury sustained the day before the tournament began in Qatar, Benzema was unable to compete and will not represent France again. Due to allegations of blackmail, he missed five years of international football. He returned in 2020, missing the 2018 World Cup that France emerged as champions. “I made the effort and the mistakes it took to be where I am today and I’m proud of it!” tweeted Benzema. “I have written my…

19 Dec

Ekow Blankson Is Laid To Rest

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It was a solemn moment, one of reflection as the mortal remains of the late Ekow Blankson was lifted following the closure of the burial service in Accra, on Saturday. With Methodist Hymn ‘Come ye that love the Lord’ playing in the background, the pallbearers lifted the casket of the late Mr Blankson while the church and other attendants sang along. His body was led into the hearse and driven away to the Community 9 cemetery. The final funeral rites of the former Commercial Manager of Advertiser and Publishers Solutions Ghana Ltd and GhanaWeb and Veteran Actor was held earlier…

19 Dec

Trolling Bad For Celebs’ Mental Health — Beverly Afaglo

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For many outside the world of fame, celebrities should have tough skin to handle both positive and negative criticisms since they are public figures, and should not take opinions personally, especially the unsavoury ones. That is probably the conviction of internet trolls who have made it their ‘official’ assignment to be on the case of public figures on social media most of the time. But while trolls seem to enjoy the attention that comes with deliberately provoking popular persons on social media, actress Beverly Afaglo is asking such people to take into consideration the mental health of celebrities. In a…

19 Dec

Criss Waddle Calls Out ‘Disloyal’ R2bees And King Promise For Not Attending His Concert

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Criss Waddle has had enough betrayal from R2bees, hence, he is voicing out his disappointment. The Ghanaian rapper staged an AMG Connect concert with Medikal in Tema with thousands showing up with other Ghanaian acts mounting the stage to thrill the crowd. Despite the success of the show, Criss Waddle, is unhappy R2bess did not come to support him. According to the 'Ayi' rapper, he has been a member of the R2bees family for years, demonstrated his loyalty and support yet he doesn't the same support in return. "So yesterday R2bees go Gyakie en show them no come amg conncect…

19 Dec

Actress Nikki Samonas’ Message To Authorities Over Cedi Appreciation

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Ghanaian actress, Nikki Samonas chided the appropriate authorities for what she described as taking Ghanaians on a rollercoaster ride following the appreciation of the cedi, weeks after it depreciated. Nikki’s comments are in reaction to an unprecedented surprise, where the Ghana cedi was roughly battered by the US dollar, thereby selling as high as GH¢15 to US$1 a few weeks ago. But as of December 19, 2022, the local currency wrestled the US dollar and is currently selling at GH¢8. Reacting to this development, Nikki Samonas joined the list of individuals who have been seemingly pained by the rapid rise…

19 Dec

I Wanted To Pursue Journalism Aside Music – Kwesi Arthur

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Ghanaian rapper and Afropop musician, Emmanuel Kwesi Danso also known as Kwesi Arthur has disclosed that he had wanted to pursue journalism aside from his music career. According to Kwesi Arthur, he had always wanted to go to the University but he didn’t get access to his WASSCE results from his Senior High School, Tema High School over debt. “I wanted to register for the University of Ghana when I completed in 2012; I could not get into the university because my school fees were not paid so my results were blocked” he elaborated. He however disclosed that after 2…

19 Dec

Kwaw Kese Has About GHc13,000 Sitting In Our Black Box – Rex Omar

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The interim Chairman of the Ghana Music Rights Organization (GHAMRO) Rex Omar has responded to the rants of Kwaw Kese over his royalties. A few days ago, Kwaw Kese went on a ranting spree on his Twitter page over his unpaid royalties from GHAMRO. According to Kwaw Kese, he has not received any money after 20 years of doing music. On Thursday, December 15, 2022, Kwaw Kese tweeted, “20 years of doing music in Ghana and [I’ve] never got[ten] paid any royalties.” “You rather have to pay DJs to play your music, pay TV [stations] to show your videos, bloggers…

19 Dec

GHAMRO Is The Most Useless Entity For Artistes In Ghana – Edem

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Ghanaian musician and performer Denning Edem Hotor, better known on stage as Edem, has expressed his anger with the Ghana Music Rights Organization (GHAMRO). The Ghana Music Rights Organization (GHAMRO) is the most inefficient government agency in Ghana, says the composer of the famous song “You Dey Craze”. This follows GHAMRO’s end-of-year payout of royalties to its registered members, in which some artists received as little as GH153.27. Edem took to social media to air his grievances, stating, “No entity for Artiste in Ghana be useless pass “GHAMRO” on my Mama..on GOD.” Meanwhile, GHAMRO Board Chairman Rex Omar recently responded…

19 Dec

NPP Beware! General Mosquito Is A Colossus In Elections- Political Researcher Warns

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A political researcher, Dr. Smart Sarpong, has warned the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to take note of the meteoric rise of Johnson Asiedu Nketia- advising that he is a political colossus who can’t be easily written off when it comes to elections. Dr. Sarpong in an interview on Wontumi TV which was monitored by Wontumionline.com, stated that Mr. Asiedu Nketia popularly known as General Mosquito, needs to be applauded for unseating Mr. Samuel Ofosu Ampofo as the National Chairman for the National Democratic Congress (NDC). According to him Ofosu Ampofo had a good message to sell to delegates who voted…

19 Dec

NPP Has Been Very Consistent As A Party- Paul Opoku

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The first vice chairman of Dome- Kwabenya, constituency, Paul Opoku, has noted that the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has been very consistent as a party. Buttressing his point on Movement in the morning on Wontumi Radio/Movement TV, Paul Opoku made reference to the popular phrase of President Akufo-Addo during his nation's address on COVID-19 "This too shall pass, and we know how to bring back the economy back to life, what we don't know is how to bring dead people back to life"- which according to him, the government has stood by its words and has been consistent in…