Nii Smiley Byte, Managing Editor 
One committee out, another committee in. In Ghana it seems like our magic wand to solving any issue is to set up a commission.
The June 3rd floods and the subsequent fire explosion led to massive loss of life amongst Ghanaians, and the clamour for real change in the aftermath has been real.
Government have made some half hearted moves, demolishing structures and the like, but nothing pointing towards real change. And in that vein they have set up a commission to investigate the fire.
‘B*itch I’m Madonna’ features Nicki Minaj and is the third single off Madonna’s ‘Rebel’ album.
The veteran pop singer is already working on the video for the song, and she’s assembled a cast of A-listers not seen in one music video since Taylor Swift’s ‘Bad Blood’.
Madonna announced the news on her Instagram, telling fans to watch out for the upcoming video.
The elite cast she’s assembling includes Nicki, Beyonce, Miley Cyrus, Katy Perry, and Rita Ora. Add Madonna herself and that’s a cast difficult to top.
It should be one hell of a record…
This one was inevitable. Jeb Bush yesterday made the formal announcement to join what is a crowded race for the Republican nomination for the 2016 United States Presidential elections. A former governor of Florida, Jeb is the younger brother of former president George W. Bush, and the son of another former president George H.W Bush. … Read more
Recently Kwaw Kesse made a 360 turn the likes of which had not been seen in a while. He called for the legalisation of marijuana, and revoked that call, all withint 24 hours. But the man now known as Yakubu is not the first, and wouldn’t be the last, Ghanaian public figure to call for … Read more
The Wests remain intent on having the best time money can buy on their birthdays. Kim recently rented out the LA Staples centre for Kanye’s birthday, and of course North cannot have anything less.
So for her 2nd birthday, which was yesterday June 15, the family went on to Disneyland to have one huge bash.
In attendance was most of that huge family, minus Khloe and Kris. There was a party for North inside the park with lunch and cake, and there was lots of balloons. Guests were asked not to bring a gift- but instead were given passes so they could skip the lines on all the rides at the park. It was a jolly good day all around.
See pics from the fun filled day below…
Chris Rock and wife Malaak are in court trying to agree on the final monetary settlements of their impending divorce.
The pair announced last year that they’re divorcing, and now the wheels for that long process is turning. They have agreed to 50-50 child custody; but it’s now left with the little issue of how much of Rock’s $70m fortune his wife is entitled to.
Court documents sighted by Page Six shows Malaak making a case to receive a huge chunk of the fortune: she says she gave up a career to raise their kids, and to keep herself busy did charity work on the side.
Bobby Brown and Whitney Houston’s daughter is to be taken home by her family from the care facility she’s in so that ‘she can die peacefully’.
Bobbi Kristina has been in a medically induced coma since February when she was discovered unresponsive in a bathtub. Since then her family has always disagreed on the right course of action, with some favouring taking her off life support because doctors say there’s little hope she’ll recover; but her father Bobby Brown holds on and hopes for a miracle.
Recent reports indicate that mindset might have changed. Daily Mail reports the family is planning to take Bobbi Kristina off life support, and bring her home to die in peace.
What else apart from being ‘high’ would convince you that something like this- calling the police to complain about a drug deal, is a good idea? Daneshia Heller, 19, of Fort Lauderdale, called 911 to complain that a man took $5 from her and promised to bring her marijuana, but then reneged on the deal. … Read more
The recent flood has raised so many concerns amongst Ghanaians, including about the locating of fuel stations in very crowded localities.
Some speculated that those supposed to check these things did not, or that the fuel station had problems that went undetected. However the managing director of GOIL has come out to say that wasn’t the case.
The Managing Director of GOIL, Mr Patrick Akorli, said that the National Petroleum Authority just inspected them in February, and they gave them an ‘A’ grade.
According to GraphicOnline:
“In February 2015, the NPA did a complete audit of the station. The station scored 93 per cent, thereby making it a grade A Station,” the Managing Director of GOIL, Mr Patrick Akorli, has stated.
Mr Akorli said the fuel station, which was the third highest selling station on GOIL’s list, was established in 1963.
“It underwent a major renovation in 2015,” he disclosed.
Pressure tests, which are conducted every five years, were performed on that filling station in 2013.
Ahmad Lane, who used to be a background singer for Beyonce, is suing the legendary singer for allegedly stealing her hit song ‘XO’ from her.
Lane claims he wrote the original song, tentatively titled ‘XOXO’, and passed it to a fellow background singer. His lawsuit infers the singer passed it on to Beyonce, who used it to write the song that appears on her album ‘Beyonce’.
Beyonce response, according to RadarOnline, is that there is nothing similar between the tracks aside ‘XO’ appearing in the titles. She also adds through her lawyers that the claims are ‘vague and cryptic’, and that she’s an internationally recognised artiste who has won 17 Grammy Awards and sold 118 million records.
The Black Stars opened their 2017 African Cup qualification campaign with the best possible start, easily seeing off Mauritius by 7-1.
Braces from Asamoah Gyan and Jordan Ayew, complemented by a goal for Christian Atsu, and maiden international goals for Jeffrey Schlupp and David Accam completed the romp in Accra.
Ghana was heavy favourites, and never looked in danger at no point during the game. After Atsu headed the team in front, there was no looking back for the Stars against what was a vastly inferior opposing side.
Asamoah Gyan added two quick goals after Jordan had scored Ghana’s second.. Mauritius scored their consolation when Ghana was four ahead, a cross into the box completely misjudged by goalkeeper Fatau Dauda to hand Sophie the easiest of tap-ins.
The Black Stars are back in action on Sunday as they kick off their African Cup qualifiers against Mauritius.
This is the first competitive fixture for the team after the disappointing loss in the final of the previous tournament barely six months ago.
And to challenge us is the Mauritius national team, a true minnow on the continent but not a guaranteed win for Ghana. If Ghana has shown anything it is that we often fail to raise our game unless the stakes are appropriately high enough.
And they aren’t, not in the opening fixture anyway. There are five more games after this one against reasonably inferior opposition and the fear is that complacency would lead to a stale performance tomorrow.
Against Burkina Faso in 2006, against Zambia in the last world cup qualifiers, against Sudan- the Black Stars have shown a proclivity for not being good starters. That is what coach Grant must fight against tomorrow.
The world’s number one por
n site pornhub have started a petition to raise enough money to film a porn video in outer space.
Rapper YG was shot in a Los Angeles recording studio by an unknown assailant.
We haven’t finished with dealing with the fallout of last week’s floods and we already have another one to deal with. Torrential rains in Bunkpurugu district of the Northern Region last night led to the flooding of the area, leading to the death of three residents. According to myjoyonline: “Three people are said to have … Read more
A group of tourists who ascended Mount Kinabalu in Malaysia and stripped down have been arrested and placed in jail in the Asian country. The arrested tourists, four in number and including a British lady, are accused of lewd and indecent behaviour for stripping atop the mountain, and face up to three months in jail. … Read more
The government has released it’s white paper on the Dzamefe Commission that investigated the 2014 world cup fiasco. The committee made numerous recommendations which government divided into three categories; those accepted, those accepted with modifications, and those rejected. interestingly, the role of government itself in the fiasco somehow received very little attention, likewise erstwhile Youth … Read more
The government yesterday submitted its white paper on the findings of the Dzamefe Commission set up to investigate the world cup fiasco, and the biggest consequence is that an investigation is to be carried out into the Ghana Football Association and its president Kwesi Nyantakyi. The investigations, in the form of forensic audit, would look … Read more
Half the world probably hates him but Mayweather continues racking up the millions with not a care in the world.
Mayweather fought in the ‘fight of the century’ against Manny Pacquiao and picked up the win and the bigger pay check despite almost everyone protesting the decision. His $100m check from that night helped him to a total of $300m and made him the highest earning athlete of the past 12 months.
Mayweather tops the list for the 3rd time in four years, and his $300m comfortably breaks the previous record of $115m set by Tiger Woods in 2008.
Forbes compiled the list of the highest earning athletes, and Mayweather’s opponent Pacquiao finished 2nd with $160m. The magazine’s calculations constituted earnings figures including all salaries, prize money and bonuses paid out between June 1, 2014, and June 1, 2015.
The top 10 breakdown by sport involved two boxers, two footballers, a tennis star, three basketball players and two golfers.
The full top ten list is below…
An appeal by Lionel Messi for his culpability in a tax evasion trial to be thrown out has been rejected by a Spanish court, paving the way for his prosecution. Messi is accused of defrauding Spanish tax authorities of over $5m in taxes owed between 2007 and 2009. Messi and his father, Jorge, are both … Read more
Rick Ross was arrested in Georgia on Monday in his Bentley for misdemeanour possession of marijuana. The Maybach Music Group boss was cruising in Fayette County when he was stopped by Police for an alleged tinted windows violation. Whilst talking to him, police smelled marijuana coming from his car, and thus had grounds for a … Read more
Ghana forward Andre Dede Ayew has completed his free transfer move from Marseille in France to English Premier League side Swansea City. Andre was with the club the past few days discussing his deal, and the deal was made official by the Welsh club today. Ayew has been a mainstay of the Black Stars since … Read more
Nicki Minaj’s boyfriend of 12 years, the pair broke up last year amidst rumours of infidelity and numerous other problems. Nicki rebounded quickly, moving on to Meek Mill, but Samuels have been very gracious about the transition. But with the release of his new song, the aspiring rapper has gone on the offensive. In … Read more
The Ministry of Health has announced that plans to hold Ebola vaccine trials in the Volta region has been suspended due to the public consternation it was causing. The Food and Drugs Authority recently announced that they have given the all clear for Ebola trials to be held in the country. This caused a lot … Read more
Bruce Jenner/ Caitlyn Jenner is extremely happy with her transformation and posed for the above photo in which she sits with plastic Surgeon Dr. Harrison H. Lee—as she hands over a personalized copy of her recent Vanity Fair cover to him to express her gratitude for work well done.
‘So impressed by my boss Dr Harrison Lee’s phenomenal work and being part of Caitlyn’s transformation. #caitlynjenner #drharrisonlee #vanityfair #transgender #realself #loveit,’ Harrison’s employee Vilma wrote on Instagram alongside a photo of the two sitting side by side while holding up the signed publication.
Earlier on, the renowned plastic surgeons who made Caitlyn’s incredible Vanity Fair reveal of her post-feminization body possible came forward to say they are thrilled with the results.
The Black Satellites’ world cup campaign ended with ignominy this morning when Mali dished out a humiliating 3-0 defeat to the team. Diadie Samassekou, Diedonne Gbakle and Aboubabacar Doumbia, all scored breathtaking goals that gave Lawrence Ati little chance, but also killed Ghana’s morale and ended our impressive run of a quarter final at … Read more
Crazy Miley recently posed for the now infamous Paper Magazine for their upcoming edition, and she had a lot to say about her sexuality. Rumours have always been around that she’s bi, and she confirmed that in the interview. She said she’s open to any kind of relationship so long as its two consenting adults … Read more
