A stadium-filling concert in Ho barely got a media whisper, and a Ghanaian female artist is fed up with the double standard.
Sefa's plea for equal airplay
Sefa urged DJs and radio hosts to promote female musicians equally.
Her hit Echoke packed a Ho stadium, yet media coverage was minimal.
A male artist pulling that off would have dominated headlines, per Sefa.
She framed female musicians as industry equals deserving identical visibility.
Broader push for media balance
Sefa argued that female artists grind just as hard as their male peers.
Media personalities hold massive power in breaking songs publicly.
Conscious promotion of female talent would level the playing field.
Her comments came during an Okay FM interview with Nana Romeo.
Eight years of party loyalty got a veteran Ghanaian music producer absolutely nothing from the NPP government.
Fredyma's frustrations with NPP
Fred Kyei Mensah, known as Fredyma, called his NPP experience pure hell.
Fredyma's loyalty and sacrifices earned zero recognition or opportunities.
No official ever contacted him for consultations or travel delegations.
His deep creative-industry expertise went completely untapped.
Jealousy over the current government's approach
Fredyma admitted to envying watching creatives get Mahama-era opportunities.
Rex Omar's engagement especially stung as a contrast.
Mensah expected his skills would shape creative-sector policy.
His remarks dropped on Prime Morning with host Andy Dosty.
A US-Israeli missile strike that killed Iran's Supreme Leader has Ghana's trade officials scrambling to project economic calm.
GSA chief's confidence in the government
Ransford Gyampo of the Ghana Shippers' Authority voiced optimism about weathering fallout.
Gyampo credited the current administration's track record over the past year.
His comments aired on TV3's KeyPoints show on March 7.
The government's core job is solving problems, per the GSA boss.
Middle East escalation backdrop
A joint US-Israeli strike on Iran killed Ali Hosseini Khamenei.
Iran fired back at American bases and Israeli targets in self-defense.
Global fuel supply fears spiked after the escalation.
Ghana's economy faces potential ripple effects from the conflict.
Every stolen cedi equals an empty hospital bed and a textbook-free classroom, according to Ghana's president on Independence Day.
Mahama's anti-corruption pledge
President John Dramani Mahama vowed to recover all looted public funds.
Mahama tagged corruption as a core blocker to national development.
Anti-corruption bodies are being insulated from political meddling.
Offenders face accountability regardless of status or party ties.
Citizens' role in the corruption fight
Mahama asked Ghanaians to back the effort with everyday honesty.
Government alone cannot knock out corruption, per the president.
Younger generations need integrity baked into their upbringing.
His remarks landed during Ghana's 69th Independence Day address.
A Ghanaian think tank just told citizens to stop treating Independence Day like a costume party and start actually building the nation.
FMI's call for purposeful patriotism
The Frimpong-Manso Institute pushed for action-driven patriotism on Ghana's 69th anniversary.
FMI referenced Kwame Nkrumah's 1957 declaration as a responsibility mandate.
Celebration without substance betrays freedom, per the institute.
Rev. Prof. Paul Frimpong-Manso and Dr. Emmanuel Dei-Tumi co-signed the statement.
Nation-building is everyone's job
FMI argued that every citizen shares the nation-building load.
Normalized rule-breaking and ethical shortcuts tank national progress.
Protecting public funds and rejecting corruption are non-negotiable asks...
Gold tablets are heading to 1,000 lucky social media followers as a Ghanaian mogul's birthday flex.
RNAQ's golden giveaway
Richard Nii Armah Quaye is gifting gold tablets to 1,000 followers.
RNAQ runs the show at RNAQ Holdings as president.
Winners get picked randomly across all his social platforms.
Selection wraps up on March 20, with reveals on March 21.
Investment angle and birthday shift
Gold comes straight from the Ghana Gold Board.
RNAQ urged winners to sit on the asset long-term.
His 2025 birthday bash pulled African celebrities and biz leaders.
This year's vibe ditches the lavish party for follower love.
A government review axed 2,080 public-sector gigs, but investigators later confirmed most of those firings had zero justification.
Minority Caucus demands compensation
Ghana's Minority Caucus wants affected workers paid and reinstated.
A post-election review initially wiped out 2,080 appointments.
Investigators validated 1,539 of those roles as properly handled.
Only 541 appointments actually flopped on due-process grounds.
Political pressure and next steps
The caucus called the mass terminations unfair to young professionals.
Withheld salaries and hardship damages are part of the ask.
Parliamentary and legal channels will be pursued for redress.
Their statement dropped on Ghana's 69th independence anniversary.
Motorbikes just rolled out to every circuit supervisor in Ghana's Ejura Sekyedumase Municipality to fix a chronic school-monitoring problem.
MP's motorbike donation
Hon. Muhammad Bawah Braimah handed bikes to all circuit supervisors.
Braimah partnered with MCE Hon. Rafiu Adam Seidu on the effort.
Supervisors had flagged major transport headaches for school visits.
Handover happened during Ghana Independence Day festivities at Sekyedumase.
Expected impact on local schools
Better mobility should boost supervisor reach across basic schools.
Teaching quality and accountability are the main targets.
Academic performance gains are anticipated municipality-wide.
Education officials and stakeholders attended the ceremony.
A defamation complaint from a megachurch leader just landed a TikTok personality behind bars in Ghana.
General Melchizedek's arrest
General Melchizedek got nabbed by Ghanaian cops over defamation claims.
Apostle Francis Amoako Attah of PCI filed the complaint.
Melchizedek was grabbed in Kumasi, then hauled to Accra.
His live broadcasts allegedly trashed Attah's reputation.
Investigation and legal fallout
Cops are combing through video clips and online posts.
No specific charges have been publicly dropped yet.
Bail status remains totally up in the air.
Ghana's defamation and cybercrime laws will likely apply.
Social media firestorm
Online reactions blew up right after the arrest.
Some users pushed for more responsible digital...
