Unexpected financial support from a politician landed in Mzbel's hands during her mother's funeral, and the cross-party kindness has Ghana talking.
NAPO's quiet support for Mzbel
Mzbel received money from Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh after he caught wind of her mother's passing.
No prior friendship or party connection existed between the two before the gesture happened.
The musician confirmed the support arrived without any fanfare or public announcement attached to it.
Funeral arrangements and grief were weighing on her when the unexpected assistance came through.
What Mzbel told Nana Romeo
Her interview with radio presenter Nana Romeo is where the story first got aired publicly.
NAPO spotted a broadcast about her mother's death and...
Daddy Lumba's East Legon burial site was never a secret, and the family head is now calling out relatives who skipped the funeral for playing dumb about it.
Where Daddy Lumba was laid to rest
Daddy Lumba was buried at his East Legon residence in Accra, per family head Abusuapanyin Kofi Owusu.
Lumba's dying wish was specifically to be buried at his own home, and the family honored it.
Afia Schwarzenegger had already gone public with the burial location back in December 2025.
Cardiac arrest was confirmed as the cause of death when Schwarzenegger addressed the public.
Kofi Owusu claps back at uninformed relatives
Owusu spoke about the burial controversy in an interview with Ezra TV on February 26, 2026.
Relatives who boycotted the...
A GH¢20 million budget slice is all Ghana's film sector got, and one vocal pundit is done pretending that's not a crisis signal.
Abena Moet's take on Ghana's film industry
Abena Moet says the Ghana movie industry has flat-out collapsed, and the budget numbers back her up.
Ghana's film sector landed among the lowest-funded categories in the government's allocation.
Most industry stakeholders are still in denial about the depth of the sector's slide, she says.
Theatre operators are barely scraping together a profit, according to Moet.
The GH¢40 million creative arts budget breakdown
Abena Moet caught the State of the Nation Address and noticed the creative arts pulled just GH¢40 million total.
Sectors with bigger budget slices also...
Thousands of Stonebwoy fans turned a pre-concert street walk in Ho into a full-blown party, and the main event hasn't even dropped yet.
Stonebwoy's Ho street walk on February 28
Thousands of Stonebwoy's supporters marched through the principal streets of Ho on February 28.
Fans were already vibing to his music during the health walk portion of the event.
The street activation was a build-up to the March 5 show at Youth Resource Centre Stadium.
Ho was picked as the Independence Edition opener for the Torcher Experience tour.
What the Torcher Experience is bringing to Ho
Stonebwoy's Ho date marks his first-ever stadium show in the Volta Region.
Stadium performances, local talent, and cultural energy are all getting blended into the...
A $111bn mega-merger is reshaping Hollywood's power map, and Netflix tapping out just handed Paramount Global the keys to Warner Bros. Discovery.
Netflix exits the Warner Bros. bidding war
Netflix pulled back after the revised price stopped making financial sense to its executives.
Co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters framed it as a "nice to have" deal, not a must-win situation.
Warner Bros. confirmed Netflix declined to push its offer any higher.
Staying disciplined through the whole negotiation process was how the streaming giant explained its exit.
Paramount's $111bn sweetened offer
Paramount Global's upgraded bid landed at $31 per share, bumped up from $30.
A $7bn payout kicks in if the deal falls apart before closing.
Paramount...
Two jobs walking out the door was the price Stella Aba Seal paid for refusing her boss's after-hours requests.
Stella Aba Seal's early career setbacks
Stella Aba Seal lost her first two jobs for turning down inappropriate demands from employers.
Both bosses pushed her to hang out with them after closing time, which she kept refusing.
Her values and church commitments were the line she refused to let anyone cross.
One boss flat-out told Seal he couldn't keep her on if she wouldn't go out with him.
What she told Kafui Dey about those bosses
The interview, shared on X on February 27, 2026, had Seal walking through both situations.
Her exact words were that she told them the workday was done and she had places to be.
Seal just said...
Ticket demand for Bisa Kdei torched every sales record Akwaaba UK had ever seen, and a single-night booking is now the promoter's loudest regret.
Akwaaba UK's big booking blunder
Dennis, CEO of Akwaaba UK, says Bisa Kdei's tickets moved faster than any act he's ever promoted.
Kdei's crowd pull was strong enough to pack the same venue for two back-to-back nights.
Booking only one night is what Dennis calls his biggest career regret.
Past collaborations with Sarkodie, Shatta Wale, and Daddy Lumba never matched that kind of heat.
Bisa Kdei's reach beyond Ghana
Bisa Kdei has been making noise in international markets for over a decade.
Fan hunger to see the "Mansa" and "Brother Brother" hitmaker was completely off the charts.
His music...
Iran's Supreme Leader getting killed just rattled global oil markets, but Uganda is telling its citizens the fuel pumps aren't going dry anytime soon.
Uganda's petroleum supply reassurance
The Ugandan Ministry of Energy and Uganda National Oil Company jointly assured citizens that the petroleum supply stays stable.
Their joint statement, dated March 2, pointed to a diversified supply chain not tied to any single region.
UNOC and its supply partner, Vitol, are actively tracking the Middle East situation as it develops.
Scheduled fuel cargo deliveries for March 2026 are reportedly still on course, with contingency plans already in place.
What actually sparked the panic
A coordinated U.S.-Israel attack on Iran on Saturday, February 28...
Over 100 royal family heads just took an oath in Gomoa Ajumako, and the whole point is to stop waiting on government to fix basic community problems.
Mass oath-swearing at Gomoa Ajumako
More than 100 Ebusuapanyinfo from communities under the Gomoa Ajumako Traditional Council pledged allegiance to Obrempong Nyanful Krampah XI.
This mass induction was the first of its kind in the Traditional Area, according to the Obrempong.
Cutting the high costs tied to formal acceptance rituals into the Council's register was the main driver behind the new format.
Ebusuapanyin Onoma of the Asona Royal Family of Gomoa Achiase praised the Omanhene for bringing the Chieftaincy institution closer to the grassroots.
What Obrempong Nyanful Krampah XI...
