Author: Lamisi
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has begun serving a five-year prison sentence after being found guilty of criminal conspiracy in a long-running investigation into alleged illegal financing of his 2007 presidential campaign. The 70-year-old, who led France from 2007 to 2012, was convicted last month by a Paris court, which ruled that he had taken part in a scheme to solicit millions of euros from Libya’s late leader, Muammar Gaddafi, to fund his successful 2007 campaign. Sarkozy has repeatedly denied the allegations, calling the verdict a “judicial scandal.” According to court documents, Sarkozy’s sentence includes two years suspended and three…
South Korean police say they will seek an arrest warrant for a woman accused of setting her apartment building on fire while trying to kill a cockroach with an improvised flamethrower. According to local media reports, the incident occurred on Monday, October 20, in the city of Osan, south of Seoul. The woman, said to be in her 20s, told police she attempted to eliminate the insect using a lighter and a can of flammable spray, a method she admitted to having used before. However, the fire quickly spread to nearby items in her home, engulfing the apartment. Tragically, one…
In a remarkable medical breakthrough, a 65-year-old woman in the United Kingdom played her clarinet while undergoing brain surgery to treat symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. Denise Bacon, a music teacher from Crowborough in East Sussex, had struggled to play her beloved instrument for years as the neurological disorder affected her finger movements. Determined to regain her musical ability, she underwent deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery at King’s College Hospital in London. During the four-hour procedure, Denise remained awake while surgeons implanted tiny electrodes into her brain. At key moments, she was handed her clarinet to play so doctors could monitor…
Renowned Ghanaian gospel musician and preacher, Sonnie Badu, has showered praise on Shatta Wale following the phenomenal success of his Shatta Fest concert, held on Saturday, October 18, 2025, at Accra’s Independence Square. The concert, which also marked the dancehall star’s birthday celebration, drew an extraordinary crowd estimated by some reports to have exceeded 400,000 fans, making it one of the largest music gatherings in Ghana’s history. Fans from across the country thronged the venue, flooding the surrounding streets as Shatta Wale delivered a performance that electrified the capital. Taking to Instagram on Monday, October 20, Sonnie Badu described the…
Award-winning gospel musician Piesie Esther has expressed firm confidence that she will clinch the Telecel Ghana Music Awards (TGMA) Artist of the Year title if she once again finds herself nominated alongside Black Sherif. The gospel powerhouse, who was one of the strongest contenders for the ultimate prize two years ago, narrowly lost to the “Kweku The Traveller” hitmaker in 2023. However, she says that experience only deepened her faith and determination. Speaking in an interview on Hitz FM, Piesie Esther reflected on that edition of the awards, saying that although she had high hopes of winning, she accepted the…
A massive outage on Amazon’s cloud computing platform, Amazon Web Services (AWS), disrupted dozens of popular websites and applications across the world on Monday, October 20. The outage, which began around 3:11 a.m. ET (7:11 a.m. GMT), caused widespread connection failures and slowdowns for several hours. According to Amazon’s official service dashboard, the disruption affected the US-EAST-1 region, one of AWS’s key data hubs that supports many international services. Apps and websites affected The outage temporarily knocked out or slowed access to major platforms including Snapchat, Signal, Fortnite, Venmo, Robinhood, and several online banking services in the UK and Europe.…
The Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Ghana Limited has officially launched its My SmartCoke digital platform at a ceremony held on Friday, October 17, 2025, at the Marriott Hotel in Accra, introducing a seamless online experience for beverage orders, event planning, and vendor coordination. The platform, developed in partnership with Adroit 360, a leading Ghanaian digital solutions company, allows consumers, institutions, and event planners to order Coca-Cola products and connect with service providers, including photographers, DJs, and MCs, through its built-in Smart Planner feature. Although the My SmartCoke name first appeared in 2018, this marks its first official launch, now featuring…
Gospel musician Diana Asamoah has attributed the ongoing confusion surrounding the affairs of the late Highlife legend Daddy Lumba to the musician himself, saying he failed to take certain steps before his passing. Speaking on United Showbiz on UTV, the outspoken singer stated that Daddy Lumba could have prevented the tension among those linked to his estate and personal life if he had been more open about his relationships and properly managed his affairs before his death. According to her, the disputes that have emerged after his passing are a result of his own decisions. “Lumba is to blame for…
Flagbearer hopeful of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kennedy Agyapong, says that if he wins the NPP’s presidential primaries and subsequently becomes president, he will relocate the Ministry of Food and Agriculture to Tamale in the Northern Region. According to him, his government will place a premium on large-scale vegetable production in the Northern Region, with plans to export produce directly to the European market through the Tamale Airport. He believes this initiative will significantly reduce Ghana’s reliance on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank for financial support. Speaking on Spear FM in the Savannah Region as…
Ghanaian dancehall artist Charles Nii Armah Mensah, popularly known as Shatta Wale, has claimed that his contributions to the creative industry have generated more revenue for Ghana than the Ministry of Finance itself. Speaking in an interview on JoyPrime on October 15, 2025, the “On God” hitmaker said his work in music and entertainment has created jobs and boosted the economy far more than some government institutions. “I can confidently say that I have made more money for this country than the Ministry of Finance or the Ministry of Tourism. I have created jobs and generated real income,” he stated.…