Versatile gospel musician, Piesie Esther has grabbed the best gospel song of the year at the 2023 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards on Saturday, May 6, 2023. With her hit single, ‘Waye me yie’, Piesie Esther defeated competitions from Celestine Donkor, Diana Hamilton, Joe Mettle, Perez Muzik, Bethel Revival Choir, Awura Abena and MOG Music. The Empareme hit-maker had seven nominations in this year’s edition of the prestigious awards. Best Gospel Song Celestine Donkor – Final Say Piesie Esther – Way3 Me Yie (Winner) Diana Hamilton – My Meditation Joe Mettle – Kadosh Perez Muzik – Hewale Lala Bethel Revival Choir…
Author: Kenneth Abban Jnr
The draw for the 2023 U-23 Cup of Nations (AFCON) has been held today, May 5, 2023 with Ghana drawing the host nation, Morocco. The Black Meteors were drawn in group A alongside counterparts from Morocco, Congo and Guinea. The championship solely for players below the age of 23 will be held in Morocco from Saturday, June 24 to Saturday, July 8, 2023. The other group had Egypt, Mali, Gabon and Nigeria. The championship will serve as ticket to the 2024 Olympic Games to be held in Paris. The top three teams from the competition will qualify to the Olympics,…
Seasoned gospel producer, Kwesi Ernest has supported the calls for Piesie Esther to win this year’s Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA) artiste of the year. Piesie Esther has received huge support from the gospel fraternity to win the topmost award ahead of heavyweights like Joe Mettle, Sarkodie, Black Sheriff, KiDi, King Promise and Camidoh. Her hit single ‘waye me yie’ has reached far and wide, touching souls with its soothing lyrics which enabled her to bag seven nominations in the prestigious awards including the artiste of the year category which is the topmost. READ:Piesie Esther for 24th VGMA Artiste of…
The Western Regional Fire Service Commander, Assistant Chief Fire Officer Grade One, Frederick Oheneng has passionately expressed his sorrow on the increasing rate at which galamsey activities is affecting their job. According to him, most of their equipment have been damaged because of the high rate in which the major water bodies in the region where the Service get its water supply from have been polluted by galamseyers. Speaking to pressmen at a media engagement organised by the Sekondi Command of the Service on Wednesday, May 3, 2023, Mr Oheneng bemoaned the lack of rapid measures to eradicate the menace…
Asante Kotoko have been handed a huge boost as midfielder Justice Blay has returned to training ahead of Bibiani Goldstars clash in Kumasi. The defensive midfielder has returned to training after several weeks of being at the treatment room. The former Medeama SC enforcer sustained the injury in March, 2023 when Asante Kotoko defeated FC Samartex in Samreboi. Since the injury, Justice Blay has missed eight matches in the ongoing Ghana Premier League of which in those games Asante Kotoko have managed only two wins. His return comes as huge news to Asante Kotoko who are hoping to beat Bibiani…
Tanzanian giants, Azam FC have reportedly begun talks to sign Bechem United striker Wontah Hafiz Konkoni. The lanky goal poacher has emerged as transfer target for Azam FC following his sumptuous form for Bechem United in this season’s Ghana Premier League. READ:Bechem United’s Hafiz Konkoni targets GPL goal king Bechem United, according to reports, have placed $300,000 price tag on Hafiz Konkoni with Azam FC willing to break the bank for the service of the deadly goal monger after the 2022/23 league season. Hafiz Konkoni has been a sensation this season for Bechem United and currently leading the Ghana Premier…
Professor Peter Quartey, the Director of the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) has predicted that Ghana could land a bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) by June, 2023. Ghana is seeking for a $3 billion loan from the IMF to get its debt under control, restore financial stability and help people most at risk from rising prices and other economic problems. The country is currently facing more than 40 percent inflation, growing debt and a sharp decline in its cedi currency since the start of the year. IMF officials have been in the Ghana, where they…
Ghanaian Pentecostal televangelist, Apostle Eric Nyamekye has been re-elected as Chairman of the Church of Pentecost on Thursday, May 4, 2023. Apostle Eric Nyamekye has been re-elected to lead the largest Pentecostal denomination in West Africa for the next five years. His re-election came during the church’s 46th General Council Meeting at the Pentecost Convention Center in Gomoa-Fetteh in Kasoa. The former Koforidua area head of the church accumulated 1,255 votes out of the total 1,262 representing 99.45 percent. Apostle Nyamekye succeeded Apostle Professor Opoku Onyinah who retired as the Chairman of the Church of Pentecost on May 5, 2017.…
The Member of Parliament for Yendi in the Northern Region, Umar Farouk Aliu Mahama has said Dr Mahamudu Bawumia will win the NPP presidential primaries with ease. According to the lawmaker, the Vice President will emerge the winner of the NPP presidential primaries with over eight percent of total votes. This comes after Dr Bawumia in a meeting with members of the Majority Caucus in Parliament on Tuesday, May 2 disclosed his intention to contest the NPP Presidential Primaries on November 4, 2023. And Mr. Mahama who is the Chairman of Parliament’s Muslim Caucus believes Dr Bawumia is the right candidate to…
Majority of the New Patriotic Party Members of Parliament want Dr Mahamudu Bawumia as the flagbearer of the party in the 2024 elections says Yendi MP Umar Farouk Aliu Mahama. According to him, Dr Bawumia is the huge favorite to win the party’s presidential primaries ahead of nine other candidates including three-time runner Alan Kyeremanten and Assin Central lawmaker Kennedy Agyapong. The Chairman of Parliament’s Muslim Caucus indicated that Dr Bawumia is the perfect candidate to lead the NPP in the 2024 polls, having worked with President Akufo-Addo as the Vice President of the republic. “As for me and the…