Veteran Ghanaian musician and originator of Hiplife music, a genre that fuses Ghanaian Highlife music with Hip-hop, Reggie Rockstone believes that payola has hampered the genre’s growth. According to him, paying payola before getting your songs played on air is one of the biggest things that cripped artistes and promoters who were promoting the Hiplife brand as a music genre. Reggie Rockstone made this assertion on Akoma FM’s entertainment 360 after he was asked whether or not Hiplife
Vice-President Teodoro “Theodorin” Nguema Obiang is known for his lavish lifestyle South African officials have seized a superyacht and two palatial homes owned by Equatorial’s Guinea’s Vice-President Teodoro Nguema Obiang. A court ordered the seizures after local businessman Daniel Janse van Rensburg won a law suit against Obiang for unlawful arrest and torture. He has demanded compensation of about $2.2m (£1.8m). He says he was unlawfully detained in Equatorial Guinea
Antakya and Iskenderun, Turkey – After the earthquakes struck Turkey last week, Erdem Avsaroglu’s sister, her husband, and their two children were trapped in the rubble of their collapsed apartment block in Antakya. Yet they were alive and could communicate with rescuers. That changed a day and a half later, after a fire broke out on Tuesday night deep inside the rubble, possibly from a generator. Avsaroglu, a professional firefighter, watched in frustration that night as the fire raged for
The US military is unsure what three flying objects it shot out of the skies over North America were – and how they were able to stay aloft. President Joe Biden ordered another object – the fourth in total this month – to be downed on Sunday. As it was travelling at 20,000ft (6,100m), it could have interfered with commercial air traffic, the US said. A military commander said it could be a “gaseous type of balloon” or “some type of a propulsion system”.
Itching and rashes often occur together, but itchy skin alone can happen with dry skin, bug bites, some health conditions, or as a reaction to certain medications. Alba Vitta/Stocksy The causes of skin itching, or pruritis, are usually harmless. They are often temporary issues such as dry skin or a bug bite. Less commonly, nerves, kidneys, thyroid, or liver issues can cause itching sensations without necessarily causing a rash. Depending on the cause, a person may experience an itching sensation
When I first went to Europe as a student a little over four decades ago, the realisation of the European Union was at its infancy. The media was overloaded with public information campaign for all age group for the “expected baby.” There were also heated debates on the pros and cons for this expected “baby.” For us, there was no alternative but to learn, and learn as much one can about the Union. My studies involved extensive travelling within the member-countries at a time when the borders
PSG hope to end long wait for European glory as they welcome Bayern The champions of France and Germany will collide in the Champions League on Tuesday when Paris Saint-Germain face Bayern Munich in the first leg of their last-16 tie at Parc des Princes. PSG are hoping 2023 is the year where they end their long wait for the Champions League trophy, while the Bavarians are dreaming of being crowned champions of Europe for the seventh time. After being knocked out of the Coupe de France by
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