Parliament has approved the Ghana-US defence cooperation agreement which seeks to provide a space in the country to host some US military troops. The approval was done by only Majority Members of Parliament because the Minority staged a walkout during the debate on the Floor of the House on Friday night. “This House adopts the report from the joint committee on defense and interior,” the Speaker of Parliament, Professor Mike Oquaye said after the approval. Prior to staging the walkout, the Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu spoke for close to 17 minutes giving a litany of reasons why they believe the agreement should not be ratified by Parliament. He however urged Majority to approve the agreement without them saying “you [the Majority] can cowardly approve the agreement” without the Minority. -citi

CEO of Zylofon Media, Nana Appiah Mensah just gave the family of Ebony 50,000GHC to support them with funeral arrangements. WATCH HERE

After the Central Bank took over UniBank, Unibank   wanted to look at the option of seeking arbitration. But they have  abandoned plans to consider the option of arbitration over the management takeover of the institution   because the new administrators for the Bank have been very corporati According to a lawyer for Unibank, Dr Dominic Ayine said they are no longer going that way  He, however, insist they still have issues with how the whole process was carried out. “Well, it is not about not having a case to be made, because a case could definitely be made in terms of the way the Bank of Ghana served the notice and the manner in which it conducted its affairs.”

 19th Vodafone Ghana Music Awards. HIPLIFE SONG OF THE YEAR Total Cheat – Fancy Gadam ft. Sarkodie Boys Boys – Nacee ft. Guru Pain Killer – Sarkodie ft. Runtown Obi Agyi Obi Girl – Captain Planet ft. Kofi Kinaata Ayoo – Shatta Wale One Corner – Patapaa ft. Ras Cann GOSPEL SONG OF THE YEAR Boot 4 Boot – Joyce Blessing Obi Nyanime – Patience Nyarko Bo Noo Ni – Joe Mettle Efatawo – Nacee Adom – Gifty Osei Jehovah – Ceccy Twum HIGHLIFE SONG OF THE YEAR Dream – Kumi Guitar Bronya – Wutah Odo – KiDi Angela – Kuami Eugene Ladder – LilWin Over – R2Bees Hustle – Ebony AFRO POP SONG OF THE YEAR • Makoma – Adina • Oh Yeah – King Promise • Say You Love Me – KiDi • Sing My Name – MzVee • Jennifer Lomotey – Kurl Songx • Sponsor – Ebony • My Baby – Magnom • Come From Far – Stonebwoy REGGAE/DANCEHALL SONG OF THE YEAR • Until The Dawn –Efya • My Own – Samini • My Name – Stonebwoy • Faya Burn Dem – Article Wan • Rewind – MzVee • Dem Confuse HIP HOP SONG OF THE YEAR • State Of The Art –Teephlow • Li...

It’s now official that Shatta Wale has been signed under Zylofon Media’s record label, Zylofon Music as the artiste has now being unveiled as the new addition to their brand.

Last week, the internet was buzzing because beautiful and talented actress Funke Akindele, known for her role on the Nigerian TV show Jenifa was selected to be part of the cast of Marvel’s action superhero movie- Avengers: “Infinity War” . The movie has Marvel superheroes such as Black Panther, Captain America, Black Widow in it. She did not make any public response to the news so no one knew for sure if she did play the part as one of the members of Dora Milaje in the movie. Noone knew till today, that is. IMDb updated the cast details on the website and it looks like Funke has been replaced Genevieve Nnaji for that particular role. Some say it is because Funke is pregant. We're still trying to get a response for Funke and her team.

Yvonne Nelson is getting ready to show the world her life during pregnancy.  The show on the actress’s pregnancy is titled ‘Waiting for Ryn’ She tweeted “Watch out for #waitingforRYN a show I shot when I was pregnant.” Ryn is the name Yvonne Nelson and Jamie Roberts gave their daughter.

Sarkodie’s annual Christmas concert, the Rapperholic Concert 5 happened live at the Accra International Conference Centre on Monday. It was sold out and everyone had mad fun! Performances were from Korede Bello, Article Wan, Captain Planet, Yaa pono, Magnom, Joey B, Jayso, Worlasi, Obrafour, Efya, Becca, Akwaboah, Donzy, Strongman, Adina, TeePhlow etc.  Here are some of the pictures from the event

Nana Addo hinted of plans to make university education universally free after the smooth implementation of the Free Senior High School Program. Speaking in Kyebi as part of his tour of the Eastern Region, he said “I have two things to share with you on education. First the government treasures education and so, we will do everything to make it easily accessible to all children. If God permits and we are able to fix this economy for it to improve, we will even make university education free,” the President stated. He further assured that the ongoing Free SHS policy “will never be cancelled. It is here to stay. It is an irreversible piece of social legislation. When we leave, it will remain.”

Residents of Shama Junction, Ituma and Nyanikrom and others in the Shama District of the Western Region, are in a state of shock after a 17-year-old final year student of the Ghana Secondary Technical School (GSTS) in Takoradi, was allegedly shot and killed by a police constable. The constable, popularly known in the area as Shaibu, is believed to have shot the student at about 8:30pm on Friday, December 22. Reports indicate that, he opened fire on five students when he came across them on their way to a rap concert at Shama Junction. One of the five students, Caroline Daddie, who narrated the incident to Citi News, stating that the police officer, without any provocation, opened fire on them after he called them them armed robbers. She explained that “I had come to visit my friends to prepare for the dancing competition which was supposed to take place at the school park at 7:30pm. We were five in number so Lawrence, (the deceased) came to join us from Ituma. We then set off because ...

These cat shaming photos may be the funniest thing you ever see! 14. New Mom Pinterest She didn’t anticipate this outcome. Nope, not at all. 13. Soccer Stud Pinterest This is so wrong! His poor parents. 12. Mouse Catcher Pinterest He just thought his mouse friend looked a bit thirsty. 11. Picky Eater Pinterest She refuses to eat from anywhere but the center of her food bowl. Such a cat. 10. Hide-And-Seek Pinterest In his defense, he was only looking for a great nap spot. 9. Neighborhood Bully Pinterest He doesn’t want the neighborhood kids petting- can you blame him? 8. Cat Nip Gone Wrong Pinterest They should put a warning label on that thing! 7. Butter Licker Pinterest Such a rebel. 6. Water Paws Pinterest You can trust a cat around your drink glass. 5. Yarn Pooper Pinterest Well, this sounds just about as awful as it can get. Oh, the joys of being a cat owner! ...

Competition for Uber  “Accra is an exciting and vibrant market with a majority youth population constantly on the move. Taxify is here to contribute to healthy competition in the market by ensuring that drivers can take more money home driving on our platform and riders can save money at the same time.” Operations Manager of Taxify Ghana, Albert Aryee, said. Taxify takes only 15% commission from its drivers, compared to the 25% that competitors take. To celebrate its launch, the ride-hailing app would be taking zero commissions from drivers for a limited period. The Taxify app is available on iOS and Android.

With just a paper left for them to graduate, these 22 students, most of whom were executives of ATL hall were served with rustication letters. The students then sent the case to court. A Cape Coast High Court on Friday ruled in favour of the 22 students. They are to be given GH¢10,000 each as costs. Before Friday’s ruling, the students had secured an ex-parte injunction to write their end-of-semester exams. All but Enock Abeiku Bart-Plange Tawiah were rusticated for two semesters. Master Bart-Plange Tawiah, who was the President of Atlantic Hall, was rusticated for four semesters as he was cited for the “singular act… to aid the Vandals to enter Oguaa Hall”. “His act has caused Destruction of University Property contrary to Article 46 (g) of the Students’ Handbook,” the University authorities said in their statement outline the procedure they followed in meting out the punishment. But lawyer for the students, Patrick Justice Ennin contested the procedure followed, in court, stressing ...