Author: Papa Linc

The Adjabeng Circuit Court sitting in Accra, Ghana, has ordered the deportation of Nigerian singer, Bella Shmurda, from Ghana after he was found guilty of attacking a doctor with a fork while in quarantine at the MPlaza Hotel in Accra. The “Cash App” hit maker was deported alongside two others namely Ramsey Omeofe and Jubreel Abimbola while they were also fined GH¢2,000 each. The court also banned the singer, whose real name is Akinbiyi Abiola Ahmed, and his colleagues from travelling to Ghana for a period of three months. Bella Shmurda and the two others were said to have become agitated and…

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(CNN) — Working as a flight attendant previously afforded Mitra Amirzadeh the freedom to explore the world — taking her from her home in Florida to destinations including Kenya, France and Spain.As the pandemic spread, the perks of Amirzadeh’s job diminished. Now restricted to domestic US flights, her work involves navigating not only the fear of catching Covid-19, but also the recent uptick in disruptive passengers.”I’m dealing with a lot of babysitting, which I never counted on doing,” Amirzadeh, who works for a low-cost US airline, tells CNN Travel. “The actual children on board behave better than the grown adults…

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Rockson Nelson-Dafeamekpor, South Dayi MP • The NDC is not against the government’s Agenda 111 project• The party is against irregular contracts and inflated payments related to the project• Leader of the Presyterian Church has recently chastized critics of the project branding them witches Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, Member of Parliament for South Dayi has reacted to assumptions that the opposition National Democratic Congress is against the government’s Agenda 111 project.According to him, contrary to that view, the NDC fully supports the project but that it will not support the manner in which the project is being undertaken.He mentioned unlawful award of…

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The behaviour of fans is in the spotlight after Hungary supporters subjected England duo Raheem Sterling and Jude Bellingham to monkey chants and other racist taunts during Thursday’s qualifier in Budapest. FIFA has opened disciplinary proceedings over the incidents, with England players also barraged with paper cups thrown from the crowd and Borussia Dortmund midfielder Bellingham calling for “proper punishments”. It has been suggested that players could walk off the field in future if the authorities fail to combat racist behaviour and Bale would not rule out Wales taking that action. “If things don’t get sorted that will happen,” Bale…

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Black Stars coach, Charles Akonnor On Monday, coach Charles Akonnor will make adjustments to his starting lineup against South Africa in the World Cup qualifiers.In the second round, the Bafana Bafana will face the Black Stars in Johannesburg’s FNB Stadium.Due to COVID-19 limitations, Ghana will be without the services of the following English-based players: Jeffrey Schlupp, Daniel Amartey, Andy Yiadom, Baba Abdul Rahman, and Jordan Ayew.Daniel-Kofi Kyereh, who made his debut last Friday against Ethiopia, will also be unavailable for Monday’s encounter.Due to the absence of the aforementioned individuals, Akonnor will have to change his starting lineup for Monday’s encounter.Fatawu…

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Texas-based dating app companies Match and Bumble have launched funds to help women seeking abortions after the state implemented America’s most extreme reproductive rights law. Shar Dubey, CEO of Match Group which owns Tinder, OkCupid, Hinge and PlentyOfFish, said she is personally setting up a fund to support employees and their dependents who may need to travel out of state for an abortion. Bumble, meanwhile, announced it will donate to women’s reproductive rights organizations as the company vowed to ‘keep fighting against regressive laws.’ The women-led companies are among only a handful of major companies who have publicly taken a stand against the Lone Star…

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Last night, Big Brother Housemates, Pere, WhiteMoney and Queen fought over a pillow. It all started after Pere had questioned WM on the sudden disappearance of his pillows. WhiteMoney had insisted that the pillow he took, apparently was from evicted housemate Princess’ bed… But Pere who wasn’t buying any of it, asked why his pillow disappeared if that was what really happened. Queen tried to interfere but Pere was quick to shut her up, saying he was not talking to her. This quickly infuriated Queen who fired back by saying he shouldn’t act like he owns the house. The heated…

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Former Big Brother Naija housemate, TBoss may have taken a swipe at Annie Idibia for bringing the ‘troubles’ in her marriage with Legendary Singer, 2face Idibia, to Social Media. The mother of one took to her Instagram to state that bringing the issue to social media to seek unsolicited advice as regards her marriage was a big mistake. Here’s what she said; “This Generation is pretty confusing. Something happens in the privacy of your home. Nobody knows about it and then you By yourself With your own hand Bring it to social media where the public can & would have…

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“I saw them on television,” the winner, who remains anonymous but has been identified as a male, told South Carolina Education Lottery officials. Although he did not reveal the TV show, the winner noticed the numbers 1, 10, 16, 17 and 18 — the winning combination — on a program he was watching, according to a press release. He purchased the $5 Palmetto Cash Five lottery ticket at a grocery store about 86 miles from Columbia, in Chesterfield, South Carolina. The store, a Piggly Wiggly outlet, received a $2,000 commission for selling the winning ticket. The man joins another big-time…

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The current presidential jet Falcon 900 EX-Easy aircraft The issue of presidential jets has come up strongly in the last few days following an allegation by North Tongu Member of Parliament, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo flew a chartered flight on a trip abroad which cost the taxpayer $14,000 per hour.For Ablakwa, it is unacceptable that Ghana has a functional presidential jet but the president continues unjustifiably to opt for lavish jets for his foreign travels. The lawmaker has subsequently made a rallying call that a national policy on presidential travels be adopted.Those in support of…

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