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Aside from King Promise’s music catalogue, events he has performed at and a bit of controversy that put him in the trend, his expenditure is one that has engendered conversations. From buying footwear for US$1,700 to buying a wristwatch for US$30,000, King Promise has portrayed himself as a fashionable musician who is concerned …

The Igbo King in Ghana, His Royal Majesty Eze Igbo Dr. Chukwudi Ihenetu has urged the government here to work out modalities to consider Nigerians to take part in the retail trade reserved for the local people. According to him the bond of unity between the Government of Ghana and …

Belgian King Philippe has said that his country’s colonial past in the Congo was based on racism, as the monarch tried to undo his predecessors’ misdeeds in the 20th century. In Kinshasa for the first time since ascending to the throne, King Philippe said his country takes full responsibility for …

There is an interesting story about the people of Mankon in the grass-fields of north-west Cameroon, where the people believe that their king – known as the fon or fo – never dies. For these people, their king only disappears. This, according to a BBC report, is also because they …

Visiting Belgian King Philippe on Wednesday personally handed back a traditional mask looted from DR Congo during its troubled colonial period. King Philippe, who arrived in Kinshasa on Tuesday for his maiden visit to Africa’s former biggest Belgian colony, was not even born yet when the mask was looted. But …

On Friday, January 25, 2019, a new overlord of the Dagbon traditional area, Yaa Naa Abubakari Mahama II, was installed. His investiture brought to an end the protracted chieftaincy dispute that had started after his predecessor, Yaa Naa Yakubu Andani II, was gruesomely assassinated in 2002. Before his death, Yaa …

King Promise after winning his first award in 2019, has never received another award from the scheme despite having numerous nominations at the VGMAs. Speaking on TV3 NewDay programme, King Promise wondered how he has failed to win a VGMA during the same period that he has received some international awards. He pointed …

In colonial times, the natural, regular order was for the colonized to be the cowards in most of the things that transpired in those eras, regardless of how oppressing or challenging they were. But like most stories, not everyone always falls in line when subjects of these nature come up …

King Promise has in an interview on Beat FM described Angelique Kidjo’s win at the 64th Grammy Awards as wack. Speaking on the Nigerian radio station, the Ghanaian musician asserted that Wizkid’s performance within the year under review was remarkable hence the Nigeria musician should have won the award instead of …

Sammy Gyamfi, the National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has spoken about the President’s continuous use of an alleged luxurious private jet, the LX-DIO, whenever he undertakes long haul travels. According to him, the expenditure incurred as a result of the President’s travels comes at a great …