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Pundit slams December event rush, says it stalls industry growth
Nana Kojo Mula went off about how event organizers keep stacking everything in December instead of spreading shows across the year, and he thinks that whole approach is killing industry momentum. The entertainment pundit told DGN Television that artists with solid years should skip the December rush and throw their events during January or February when the hype could roll straight into awards season. He specifically called out the TGMA pressure where artists feel like they need a major December show to even get considered for top categories. Mula said someone like Medikal filling a stadium early in the year would generate way more sustained buzz than another end-of-year concert fighting for attention. The whole December bottleneck...
OliveTheBoy credits hits, not hype, for growing fanbase
OliveTheBoy says his fanbase keeps growing because he makes solid tracks, and people were vibing to his music way before they ever saw his face. Joel Ofori Bonsu blew up after dropping Goodsin back in May 2023, and the track from his Avana EP went absolutely viral on TikTok while becoming the most Shazamed song across Nigeria and Ghana. He recently caused a scene at Tidal Rave 2025 by performing on a spinning bed with a barely dressed dancer, and social media went wild, calling it unhinged energy. Some people joked that the whole rave turned into a strip club situation, but he definitely stole the spotlight from other performers like Ayra Starr and Black Sherif. The Loop Music artist has worked with King Promise, Reekado Banks, and...
Ex-Meta exec named GIFEC acting CEO to drive digital inclusion
Samuel Nartey George brought in Nana Akyaa Amoah-Amissah as the new acting deputy administrator for GIFEC after Abdul-Aziz Mohammed got reassigned. The Communications Minister told her to team up with acting administrator Sofo Tanko Rashid-Computer to push the fund's goals around rural internet access and digital inclusion. Amoah-Amissah spent over 20 years working in tech and finance, most recently running business equity partnerships globally at Meta. Before that, she led African government and education partnerships at Google and became the first Black female director at WhatsApp in 2020. She grabbed a top women's leader recognition in San Francisco last year. She told staff she thinks leaders need to make ethical choices around...
Lawmakers demand Special Prosecutor explain Kpebu detention
Parliament wants Kissi Agyebeng to show up and explain why he detained Martin Kpebu after the lawyer voluntarily came in for questioning. Both sides of the aisle are calling it a power trip, and Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor said the Special Prosecutor crossed a line by keeping Kpebu locked up past 10 p.m. and then slapping him with wild bail conditions that required him to put up his personal property. Kojo Oppong Nkrumah backed the criticism and said law enforcement keeps weaponizing their authority against people who cooperate willingly. He thinks this kind of overreach is becoming a pattern with investigative agencies, and Parliament needs to check them across the board instead of just targeting one office. Dafeamekpor warned that...
Ayariga demands OSP axe, backs AG as sole corruption prosecutor
Mahama Ayariga wants to completely scrap the Office of the Special Prosecutor and let the Attorney General handle all corruption cases instead. He went off in Parliament about how the OSP gets way more funding than the AG but keeps failing to deliver anything meaningful. The Majority Leader said getting rid of the office would not let corrupt people off the hook, and he plans to push the process forward fast. His comments came after Martin Kpebu got detained at OSP headquarters following some beef with security guards there. Ayariga thinks the whole setup makes no sense when the AG stays broke while the OSP burns through cash without results.
Nungua Stool defends Danso, asserts land ownership claim
The Nungua Stool is telling people to stop dragging Benjamin Kwame Danso into their land dispute, and they say the Okpelor Sowah Din Family from Teshie is basically making stuff up to trash his reputation. Danso sits on the Lands Commission board and chairs the Krowor Constituency for the NDC, but the stool says he never personally claimed the Nmai Djor property that everyone is fighting over. Nii Borteyfio Borteykwei Afadi-Nsro I from Nungua Nkpor held a press conference and said their ownership goes way back through custom and gets backed up by Lands Commission records, plus court rulings. The opposition keeps pointing to some Supreme Court case, but the Nungua side says that decision does not actually give the Sowah Din Family...
Northern summit spotlights women, youth as engines of growth
The Northern Business Summit kicked off in Tamale with a whole vibe about getting women and young people more involved in the region's economic scene. Alhaji Mohammed Rufai spoke for the Regional Minister and said the north has massive agribusiness potential that could pop off if barriers came down for youth participation. Pascal Abiirosoh Atongo from KIP Events pushed the empowerment angle hard, saying that when women get lifted, everyone benefits. Abdul Salam from the National Lottery Authority talked about building better support systems for vulnerable groups, and he laid out how the NLA backs marginalized communities. Panel discussions wrapped things up with experts saying the region needs more investment in education, skills...
School feeding chief tours North East, eyes meal quality and reach
Hajia Fati Forgor from the Ghana School Feeding Programme hit up the North East Region to check how things are going with school meals and talk strategy with local officials. She rolled through with regional coordinator Sumaya Ligbi, and they met up with MMDCEs and school staff to figure out what's working and what needs fixing. Mohammed Rabiu Jabaah, the West Mamprusi MCE, said the program has been solid for getting kids to show up and stay enrolled, but he wants more schools added because the area is pretty big. Hajia Fati stopped by Naa Sheriga R/C Primary and Saediya E/A Primary to see the program in action and chat with students and teachers about keeping meal quality consistent. The whole tour is part of the government's push to...
Nanumba North Assembly tackles service gaps, eyes resident welfare
The Nanumba North Municipal Assembly got everyone together for their yearly meeting to hash out local problems and figure out how to make life better for people living there. Abdul-Somed Hamza, the Municipal Chief Executive, told assembly members they need to stay committed and work hard because residents expect a lot from their leaders. He reminded them that the assembly isn't supposed to pick political sides. Health officials are stressed about not having enough midwives around, and Sugri Sulemana Subri from the Municipal Health Directorate asked the government to send more staff for maternal care. The NEDCo/VRA operations manager, Selorm, explained that the switch to prepaid meters is happening nationwide to make things run...
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