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Imperial Russia, one of the largest empires that thrived from 1720 to 1917, had only about a dozen permanent Black residents out of a population of over a million. It has been documented that during this period, Russia “waged wars, conquered surrounding lands, and produced some of the most well-known, …

Aside from his singing career, legendary Ghanaian highlife musician, Julius Kojo Antwi has also moved into the oil marketing business, opening his first filling station named Torrid Fueling Station. The newly opened fuel station is located at Kasoa Krispo City along the Accra-Cape Coast highway. Announcing this on Facebook, Mr. Music Man, …

Ghanaian singer Akwaboah has said if not for rapper Sarkodie, he wouldn’t have had the first opportunity to travel abroad. According to him, his decision to join Sarkcess Music opened many doors of opportunities unto him and one of them was the honor to travel out of the country. In …

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Mr Kwaku Ampratwum Sarpong has revealed that the government has released an amount of 2million dollars to undertake the evacuation exercise. The two million dollars, he said, is the first tranche of funds earmarked for the entire exercise. He said this in …

The port city of Kherson in Ukraine’s south has reportedly become the first major city in the country to be taken over by Russian forces. It came as Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in an overnight video address, called on Ukrainians to keep up the resistance. “We are a people who in a …

Government will from this year, expand the free Senior High School (SHS) programme to cover public Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institution first year students, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced. President Akufo-Addo who emphasised investments in the educational sector as being a key priority of his …

Some people online have expressed anger after footage emerged of a group of Nigerian governors’ wives celebrating the first lady’s birthday, apparently in Dubai. Aisha Buhari’s birthday was on 17 February, when she turned 51, but the video has only just emerged. It is not clear when it was filmed. …

Speculations of the demotion of Ghanaian starlet Felix Afena-Gyan from the first team of Italian side AS Roma has generated concerns about the development of the forward. Afena-Gyan has, according to report been sent to the junior side of AS Roma after he went to party at a nightclub a …

The first batch of Ghanaian students who were caught in the crossfire as Russia invades Ukraine has arrived at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) in Accra on Tuesday March 1, 2022. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration on Sunday indicated that over 220 Ghanaians living in Ukraine are …

MzVee has become the first Ghanaian musician to feature on the Grammy’s ‘Press play at home’ platform. The Ghanian R&B singer took her Press Play At Home performance as an opportunity to dress her best. Donning a leather dress and silver hoops, MzVee sings a beautiful rendition of “Coming Home,” her 2021 single …