Across 27 years of the Telecel Ghana Music Awards, only four artistes have won the Artiste of the Year award twice, forming one of the most exclusive achievements in Ghana music. The first to achieve the feat was VIP, who won in 2004 and again in 2011 after rebranding as VVIP. They helped lay the…
Telecel Ghana has celebrated 15 years as headline sponsor of the Telecel Ghana Music Awards, with the 27th edition delivering major wins for artistes and renewed attention on the country’s creative industry. Held at the Grand Arena, the ceremony brought together musicians, industry players and corporate leaders for what organisers described as one of the most memorable…
SuperSport, in partnership with CANAL+, has launched a major new advertising campaign across more than 20 African countries ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026. The campaign, titled “Sleep Can Wait,” officially launched on May 11 and marks the first collaboration between CANAL+’s creative agency BETC and a brand within the MultiChoice Group. According to organisers,…
Austrian Bundesliga defender Beres Owusu has expressed his desire to represent Ghana, saying wearing the Black Stars jersey would be a dream come true. The Grazer AK centre-back, born in France to Ghanaian parents, says his upbringing kept him closely connected to Ghanaian culture and identity despite growing up abroad. Speaking in an interview, Owusu said playing for the national…
Government of Ghana has ended a seven-week streak of weak performance on the domestic debt market after recording strong demand in its latest Treasury bill auction held on May 8, 2026. The auction saw total investor bids reach GHC7.83 billion, significantly above the government’s target of GHC4.349 billion. The Treasury ultimately accepted GHC6.087 billion across the 91-day,…
Chinese battery materials company Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt has agreed to take over the remaining development funding obligations for Ghana’s Ewoyaa Lithium Project while also pursuing a proposed $210 million acquisition of Atlantic Lithium. The move represents a major shift in the project’s financing structure and is expected to improve funding certainty as development progresses. Under the agreement, Huayou will acquire all of Elevra Lithium’s rights, obligations, and…
Finance Minister Cassiel Ato Forson has expressed confidence that the newly created Office for Value for Money will help curb inflated public contracts and reduce unnecessary government spending. Speaking after President John Dramani Mahama assented to the bill establishing the office, Dr Forson said the initiative would strengthen fiscal discipline and improve efficiency in the use of…
Five people have been arrested and remanded into police custody over the alleged destruction of a National Democratic Congress (NDC) office complex under construction in Ellembelle in the Western Region. The incident reportedly occurred in the early hours of May 7, when armed men wielding guns and machetes allegedly demolished parts of the building, estimated to be worth about…
Ghana’s High Commissioner to South Africa, Benjamin Anani Quashie, has revealed that businessman Ibrahim Mahama has offered employment to Emmanuel Akowuah Asamoah, a Ghanaian who recently returned home following xenophobic attacks in South Africa. Mr Asamoah arrived in Ghana on May 5 after appearing in a viral video connected to the attacks. Speaking on PM Express on Monday, Mr Quashie…
The Ghanaian passport has been ranked 68th globally and 11th in Africa in the 2026 Henley Passport Index, placing it among the continent’s strongest passports. According to the latest rankings, Ghanaian passport holders can currently access about 67 destinations worldwide without requiring a visa in advance. The ranking marks a significant improvement for Ghana after…
