Author: Papa Linc

The Executive Director of the Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP), Benjamin Boakye believes government’s proposed gold-for-oil policy is nothing but a recipe to take total control of the petroleum value chain. He said the arguments advanced in favour of the policy are distorted and shredded in parochial interests. Mr. Boakye argued that it isn’t true that forex shortage is largely to blame for the nation’s energy shortfalls. “That assumption that gold proceeds don’t come to Ghana and therefore the government doesn’t have control over the revenues from the export of gold is flawed. The government understands this industry more…

Big Brother Naija star, Hermes Iyele has taken to social media to pen an emotional note to his mother. The reality TV star shared new photos of his mother, showing how much she’s recuperating, and in his caption, he promised to give her the best. He vowed to never stop grinding to give his mother a better life. “Love you mum, I’m doing the most to keep us up. You deserve the best and I won’t stop grinding to give you exactly that as capacity will allow me per time and over time, so help me God.🙏🏾,” he wrote on…

An Enugu Magistrate court has reportedly granted the sum of N150,000 in damages to a man in his suit against a lady who breached an agreement. The shocking tale was shared on the microblogging platform, Twitter by a user who identified as a Nupe lawyer who said the magistrate awarded damages against the lady to serve as a deterrent. According to the lawyer, the woman had received N3,000 as transport fare on the premise that she would visit, but she failed to show up. The guy then took her to court for receiving money under false pretenses, and the chief…

America is more single than ever before, and unmarried college-educated women are quickly becoming the dominant voting bloc in U.S. politics. Educated women and voters of color were primarily responsible for turning the ‘red wave’ into a red trickle in the 2022 midterm elections in the wake of the Supreme Court’s controversial decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade which enshrined a federal right to abortion.  ‘It’s like waking up a sleeping giant,’ Shah said of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision, overturning Roe v. Wade. ‘The Democrats spoke directly to [unmarried women]. They said the Republicans are trying to take away your autonomy.’  In…

CNN  —  Fall Out Boy guitarist Joe Trohman has announced he is “stepping away” from the band for the sake of his mental health. A statement from Trohman was posted to the band’s Twitter page late Wednesday night, along with a black and white picture of him playing the guitar. The news came less than 24 hours after the band announced its new album “So Much (For) Stardust,” which will be released on March 24. Expressing his hope that the break would only be temporary, Trohman said: “Neil Young once howled that it’s better to burn out than to fade…

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has called on the security agencies to expedite action on efforts being made to arrest the killers of Ahmed Hussein Suale, an investigative journalist in the employ of Tiger Eye Private Investigation, who was assassinated four years ago.According to the GJA, in a statement issued yesterday, signed by Albert Kwabena Dwumfuor, president, it was “saddened by the deafening silence and lack of action by the state authorities responsible for law enforcement to bring the perpetrators of Ahmed Hussein Suale’s murder to book.”“The media fraternity and human rights activists are bitterly worried that four years after…

The Public Relations Officer of the Savannah Regional Coordinating Council (RCC), Habibu Muftawu has been recalled by the Information Services Department. Citi News sources at the Regional Coordinating Council say the recall is with immediate effect. Though the reason for the recall is not stated, it is believed it was a result of his alleged involvement in the disturbances at the Damongo police station on Monday that led to the shooting of one person. Mr. Muftawu who also doubles as the PRO of the Gonja Land Youth association was seen at the police station when some youth besieged the station…

Budding Ghanaian artist Zebulun Aklerh Ocansey, who goes by the stage, Aklerh, is one of the most-talented reggae and dancehall musicians in the country now. Even though Aklerh has reggae and dancehall as her favourite genre of music, she delivers effortlessly when she does Afrobeats as well. READ ALSO: Feed Ghanaians With Good Music And They Will Consume – Yvonne Nelson Advises Ghanaian Musicians Aklerh, who is also known as the Authentic Voice of Labadi, was born in 1991. Her father is the legendary media icon and first chairman of the Rastafari Continental Council (R.C.C.), Ahuma Bosco Ocansey, aka Daddy…

Nigerian music superstar, Wizkid has seemingly reacted to the criticisms he received over his planned tour with his colleague, Davido. Recall that the ‘Made in Lagos’ hitmaker recently announced that he will be going on tour with the DMW boss, to the surprise of many. In a post he shared on Wednesday, January 18, Wizkid said after his More Love, Less Ego tour scheduled to kick off in March 2023, he and Davido will be going on tour. The announcement was however met with mixed reactions from netizens due to his long-standing beef with Davido. Reacting to the news, Twitter…

After 15 agonizing months of investigations, interviews, police reports and lawsuits, Santa Fe prosecutors today finally announced charges in the shooting of Halyna Hutchins. Actor Alec Baldwin will be charged with involuntary manslaughter, as will armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed. Assistant Director Dave Halls pleaded guilty to one count of negligent use of a deadly weapon. Hutchins was shot dead by actor Alec Baldwin on October 21, 2021. Since then, the world has watched as a tormented Baldwin insisted it was an accident – but that he didn’t pull the trigger – while Hutchins’ family has turned from sympathetic to outraged. Here, DailyMail.com breaks down the key pieces…