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Chris Rock’s comedy tour sales surged, according to ticket reseller TickPick, after the comedian’s slapping by Will Smith on the Oscars stage drew global attention. Tour ticket prices now cost a minimum of $341 on TickPick, up from a minimum of $46 per ticket on March 18, Variety reported. We …

The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the National Association of Sachet and Packaged Water Producers (Naspawap) in consultation with stakeholders has reviewed the prices of bottled and sachet water across the country. According to the association the price review has been necessitated by the rising cost of inputs, including fuel, …

As part of the security measures put in place for the ECOWAS Extraordinary Session to be hosted in Accra, some roads will be closed down. The roads to be closed are the Jubilee Lounge (KIA) to Liberation Road at Opeibea, the Liberation Road from Airport traffic light through the Independence …

The seventh season of Nigerian Idols premiered last month, hosted by IK Osakioduwa, with music stars Obi Asika, Simi, and D’banj acting as judges. Instead of having to start with the top ten contestants, the organizers added two more to spice up the season. The Top 12 competitors competed against hundreds of other hopefuls from …

The Communications Ministry has announced an extension of the deadline for all SIM cards to be reregistered. In a statement on Tuesday, March 22, 2022, the ministry said the fact that many Ghanaians were yet to acquire their Ghana Card, which is the sole identification card for the purpose of …

Eighteen people have reportedly been burnt to death in an accident at Asem Asa, a community at Tarkwa on the Accra-Takoradi Highway. The accident, according to an eye witness, David Agyekum, occurred Tuesday around 12:00pm. The accident involved a tipper truck and a Ford bus loaded with Chinese Nationals and …

A China Eastern plane carrying 133 people on board has crashed in Guangxi province, Chinese state media is reporting. The number of casualties and reason for the crash are not yet known. The crash of the Boeing 737 jet, in a mountainous region, led to a fire in the woods, …

The US government has dismissed as fake the reports that the detained Nigerian influencer Ramon Abbas, known as Hushpuppi, executed a $400,000 (£304,000) internet fraud from prison. Hushpuppi, 37, was arrested in the United Arab Emirates in 2020 for crimes that cost victims almost $24m, and is currently in a …

Ibrahim Mahama is a multimedia artist from Ghana. He is arguably the biggest artist in West Africa. The Ghanaian artist primarily works with found objects that are usually considered to have lost purpose. He collects items that are at a certain point of decay or which have residues of certain …

Some commercial drivers are threatening a naked demonstration if the government fails to reduce the price of petroleum products in the country. The aggrieved commercial drivers said if prices of fuel do not fall with the current economic hardship in the country, they will go on a naked demonstration. The …