Author: Papa Linc

One day in the late 2000s, a 40-something man named Alireza Akbari left his native Iran and travelled to London hoping to start a new life with his wife Maryam and their daughters Atefah and Faezah.It was the height of the so-called War on Terror. Which was awkward, since Mr Akbari happened to be a former Deputy Minister in the Islamist theocracy’s notoriously corrupt and despotic government.Yet, somehow, his arrival in the UK was happily sanctioned by the British authorities: they first granted him a so-called ‘investor visa’ and then, a few years later, handed out a UK passport.The Akbari…

CNN  —  Just days before Donald Trump hosts his first 2024 event in South Carolina, a state whose evangelical population has long played a critical role in its presidential primary, the former president is lashing out at religious conservatives who have declined to endorse his third presidential campaign. Trump’s comments to conservative journalist David Brody in a podcast interview Monday, in which he decried the “disloyalty” of evangelical leaders who have withheld public support for his campaign, were the latest in a series of bewildering remarks he’s made about one of the most critical voting blocs in a Republican primary.…

Dr Michael Agyekum Addo, the founder of the Kama Group of Companies, has deeply lamented about the attitude and work ethics of Ghanaian employees in an exclusive interview with Abeiku Santana on Okay FM’s “Ekwanso Dwoodwoo” drive time.According to the accomplished entrepreneur with vast experience in business, the behavior of many Ghanaian employees towards work, especially when it is their fellow Ghanaian who owns it, is extremely appalling and a major disincentive to establishing a business in Ghana.Dr. Michael Agyekum Addo intimated to Abeiku Santana how some of his own employees treated his company and how they were executing their duties in a careless manner…

A staunch member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the UK, Ernest Kwaku Kobeah, is set to pick forms to contest in the upcoming presidential primaries of the party. The presidential candidate hopeful who is a modern sewage system specialist and doubles as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of City Experts Limited Group in the UK, has expressed gratitude to the National Executives of the party for announcing the amount of GHC500,000 as the filing fees. “Such an amount of money will help the party to raise some funds to support its activities ahead of the 2024 elections. The…

Top Ghanaian rapper, Sarkodie has been featured on the new version of Bob Marley’s ‘Stir It Up’. Originally released in 1973 with The Wailers, a new version of the song has been done. The new version featuring Sarkodie will be released on Friday, January 20, 2023. An artwork of the song has been shared on the reggae legend’s social media pages. READ ALSO: Salinko Wanted To Cheat Me – Quappiah Finally Opens About Money Issues That Nearly Affected Their Relationship Fans can pre-save the track on digital platforms before its release. Sarkodie described this feature as the biggest moment in…

Nigerian actress, Caroline Danjuma, has taken to social media to celebrate her intellectual achievement. The ex-wife of billionaire Musa Danjuma bagged a Master’s degree in International Law and excitedly announced that she graduated with a 4.09 GPA ( grade A ). Caroline Danjuma took to Instagram page to brag and share photographs and videos from her graduation ceremony and expressing delight in her accomplishment. She wrote; “Okkkrrrruuuuu… MSC Int. Law GPA 4.09 (grade A student) we brag differently”. See her post below, A while back, Caroline Danjuma, took to social media to celebrate her ex-husband, Musa Danjuma, as he turns…

The Graceland estate is preparing to lay to Elvis’ daughter to rest next to her late son after she tragically died at the age of 54. Lisa Marie Presley’s fans have left behind bouquets of flowers and gifts at the front gate of the iconic Memphis estate ahead of her celebration of life on Sunday at 9am, which will be open to the public. The mother-of-four will be laid to rest across from her famous father and next to her son Benjamin.Presley, grew up fearing her own mortality after she found her father dead at the age of nine, traumatizing her. She often…

CNN  —  Two New Jersey veterans say now-Congressman George Santos promised to raise funds for lifesaving surgery for one of their dogs in 2016, then became elusive and took off with the money. Santos, the embattled freshman Republican, faces growing pressure to resign after he lied and misrepresented his educational, work and family history. Santos has admitted to “embellishing” his resume, but has maintained he is “not a criminal.” Rich Osthoff, a US Navy veteran, told CNN his pit bull Sapphire began developing a tumor in 2015, and it continued to grow in 2016. Osthoff said he was homeless, living…

Ghana’s most talented female musician, Efya is collaborating with the newly opened Blackberry Lounge to bring hours of non-stop live band music to music lovers to officially close the Christmas and New Year celebrations. The live concert which is a platform for fans to reconnect with one of the best live performers in Ghanaian history, Efya, willalso feature the  brilliant Afro Harmony Band  and other budding live performing talents including  Sitcho, Unique and Abochi.Blackberry Lounge, the first of its kind at the Spintex-Lashibi area, is a modern garden-typerestaurant, lounge, sports bar and event facility designed for young adults and adults who aretypically corporate executives, employees of companies and business owners, to relax, enjoygood music, food and barbeque, as well…

Some airlines are to resume their pre-COVID-19 schedule to China, following the decision of Chinese authorities to lift restrictions after years of a ‘zero-Covid” policy. Various reports say that the first number of passengers to arrive under the new rules arrived at airports in Guangzhou and Shenzhen on Sunday, with no one subjected to COVID-19 tests or the hitherto mandatory five-day quarantine. Ethiopian Airlines, on Tuesday, announced that the frequency of its flights to Chinese cities will increase as of February 06, 2023 ultimately returning to the pre-COVID-19 levels on March 01, 2023. From February 06, 2023, Ethiopian Airlines will…