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In the contempt case he brought against North Tongu Member of Parliament Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, the Rev Victor Kusi Boateng, Secretary to the Board of Trustees of the National Cathedral of Ghana, was given GHS10,000 in costs by the Accra High Court. This came after the court threw out the case on the grounds that Rev. Kusi Boateng’s evidence was inconsistent and tainted with doubt, failing to satisfy the requirement of proof beyond a reasonable doubt. Responding to the dismissal of the case on Tuesday May 2, Mr Ablakwa took his Twitter page to express his joy after the court…

Following his unauthorized absence from training to visit Saudi Arabia, World Cup winner Lionel Messi has reportedly been suspended by PSG for two weeks without pay. The 35-year-old was seen on Monday in Riyadh; according to the French publication L’Equipe, he has been docked two weeks’ worth of pay and won’t be participating in team training during that time. He would be absent from the Ligue 1 games against Troyes and Ajaccio coming up, but he could play against Auxerre on May 21. https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1653470446736556054?s=20 Messi, who is in the final months of a two-year contract with the Ligue 1 leaders,…

Esther Piesie, the most well-known gospel artist, is hopeful that she will win this year’s VGMA despite competing against Sarkodie, Camidoh, Black Sherrif, Stonebwoy, King Promise, and KiDi. In an appearance on UTV’s Showbiz, Piesie Esther expressed her conviction that her long-term efforts merited the night’s top prize, the Artiste of the Year award. The “Waye me yie” singer says she will be grateful even if she doesn’t win any awards that day because she knows that her faith will keep her going through the night as the winner. “I believe and have faith that I will pick up the…

Actress Nana Ama Mcbrown of Kumawood recalled how her inability to have children used to cause her to cry. She claimed that whenever she thought about that, it used to be a trigger for her, causing her to sob profusely and wish for the best for herself. In an interview with Berla Mundio on TV3, Nana Ama Mcbrown disclosed that having her first child, which she delivered successfully, was everything she had been searching for and had kept her from crying. “It was all I ever wanted,. I used to cry a lot about my inability to have a baby.…

Tom D’Frick, a musician from Ghana, has urged Shatta Michy to publicly apologize to Medikal after she lost her cool with him because of remarks he made about her son Majesty. Michy posted a video of their encounter at an event on April 29, 2023, where she attacked Medikal right away. Michy claims in the video that Medikal claimed Shatta Wale had covered Majesty’s entire year’s worth of school expenses. “MDK are you the one who said they pay Majesty’s fees for a whole year? Which account do you pay the money into? I’m beefing you”. “I was talking about…

The secretary-general of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), Dr. Anthony Yaw Baah, has received praise from North Tongu MP Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa for pressuring President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to convert the National Cathedral project into a national hospital. The TUC Boss’ remarks, according to Mr. Ablakwa, who has been accusing those connected with the project of corruption, encouraged him. The President was criticized by Dr. Yaw Baah for working on unimportant projects while the country is experiencing severe economic hardships. He first insisted that Ghanaians could change the situation their country is in on their own, and then he…

Information reaching us is that court has dismissed the Secretary of the Board of Trustees of the National Cathedral of Ghana, Rev. Victor Kusi Boateng’s contempt lawsuit against NDC MP, Samuel Okudzeto-Ablakwa. About three months ago, Rev. Victor Kusi Boateng filed a request for the court to jail Mr Ablakwa for his conduct. When the bailiff approached the lawmaker in the front yard of Accra-based Metro TV on Friday, February 3 to serve a subpoena for him, Ablakwa announced that he was on his way to parliament and so there would be no room for the bailiff to serve him…

The Electoral Commission of Ghana has been sued by Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, the South Dayi representative for the National Democratic Congress (NDC). He has petitioned the Supreme Court regarding the appointment of two new members to the Electoral Commission’s Board, Hajia Salima Ahmed Tijani and Dr. Peter Appiahene. Among other things, he is asking for the appointment to be revoked and a court order prohibiting the two board members from posing as such. The opposition lawmaker is requesting the following reliefs from the Court: 1. A declaration that upon a true and proper interpretation of the letter and spirit of Articles…

Hammer, a renowned producer and sound engineer from Ghana, is mourning the loss of a loved one. This comes after he tweeted on April 30, 2023, that his father, Jones Osei, had passed away. Hammer claims that after hearing the news over the phone, he was devastated, but when he saw his father sleeping peacefully in his bed, he was consoled because all he could see was a life well lived. Hammer uploaded a picture of his deceased father and wrote: “Today I received that dreaded phone call no one can ever quite be prepared for… but after seeing my…

The National Cathedral project should be transformed into a national hospital, the Trades Union Congress has urged the government. The TUC suggests that government direct extra funds from non-essential spending toward the growth of productive ventures, opening up opportunities for employment. The theme of the May Day parade in 2023 is: “Protecting incomes and pensions in an era of economic crisis: Our responsibility.” The TUC Secretary-General, Dr. Anthony Yaw Baah, said that turning the cathedral project into a hospital will better serve Ghanaians while speaking at the 2023 May Day parade in Bolgatanga in the Upper East Region. “We have…