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The post has since sparked massive reactions from fans and industry players, with many urging the singer not to bow to pressure. Davido, real name David Adedeji Adeleke, remains one of the biggest pillars of the Nigerian and African music industry with over 15 years at the top.

The 32-year-old burst onto the music scene in 2011 with his breakthrough hit ‘Dami Duro’ and has since released five hit albums – ‘Omo Baba Olowo’ (2012), ‘A Good Time’ (2019), ‘A Better Time’ (2020), ‘Timeless’ (2023) and ‘5ive’ (2025).

His 2017 hits ‘If’ and ‘Fall’ were global game-changers, with ‘Fall’ becoming the longest-charting Nigerian pop song in Billboard history and the first Nigerian music video to surpass 100 million views on YouTube.

It also made him the first African artiste to earn Gold certification in the US and Canada. Davido has won a BET Award for Best International Act Africa, 2 MTV Africa Music Awards, a MOBO Award, and was the first African to perform live at the MOBO Awards.

In January 2019, he became the youngest African to sell out the 20,000-capacity O2 Arena in London. In 2023, his album ‘Timeless’ broke streaming records on Spotify, Boomplay and Audiomack, earned a Silver certification in the UK, and secured three Grammy nominations.

His fifth album ‘5ive’ has already produced three No.1 singles in Nigeria, making him the first artiste to earn a No.1 single in Nigeria for six consecutive years (2020-2025). He is a recipient of Nigeria’s national honour – Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON) – for his contribution to culture, was listed on Forbes Africa 30 Under 30 and TIME100 Next, and was recently inducted into the Black Music and Entertainment Walk of Fame Class of 2026 in Atlanta for his role in taking Afrobeats global.

Musician, Mzbel, has advised colleague Barosky not to return to Ghana, saying he could face greater financial difficulties if he comes home without a job or family supportSpeaking on UTV’s United Showbiz on September 2, 2026, Mzbel said she was unhappy with how Barosky’s situation became public.

‘I’m not happy with the way this came out. Someone should have spoken to someone who can communicate with us to help him, but the way it was all over, that’s not nice,’ she said.

Mzbel said returning to Ghana without a source of income could leave Barosky struggling.

‘What is he coming to do in Ghana? Unless he has a family or he’s looking at a job that he’s coming to do, if not, he would be super homeless when he comes to Ghana,’ she stated.

She instead urged Ghanaian authorities abroad to help the musician find work.

‘Barosky shouldn’t come to Ghana. They should get him a job abroad so that it can sustain him for now,’ she said.

Mzbel also used the situation to advise musicians to plan financially while they are still active.

‘Fame cannot guarantee you financial security, so we have to do something in addition to the music,’ she said.

She urged artistes to invest their earnings to avoid financial difficulties later in life.

‘No matter how much money you make and no matter how far you go, if you don’t invest well, by the time you grow old, your life would be miserable,’ she cautioned.

Mzbel added that musicians who move abroad without finding something sustainable should consider returning home.

‘If you don’t have anything solid to do abroad, just go and come back,’ she advised.

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, yesterday received a grand and colourful welcome in Kumasi following his return from the United States of America where he undertook a number of engagements that projected Asanteman and Ghana on the international stage. Hundreds of residents, traditional leaders, government officials and members of the security services turned out to welcome the Asantehene upon his arrival at the Prempeh I International Airport.

The colourful reception was jointly organised by the Ashanti Regional Coordinating Council (RCC), Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA), Manhyia Palace, Asanteman Council and residents of Kumasi.

Otumfuo had travelled to the United States for a number of engagements, including the celebration of Akwasidae, as part of efforts to promote Ghanaian and Asante culture globally.

On arrival at the airport yesterday, Thursday, September 3, 2026, the Asantehene was given a ceremonial parade by the security services before he began a grand procession through some principal streets of Kumasi.

The procession passed through Dichemso, Krofrom, Suame Roundabout, Abrepo Junction, Bantama, Gee Roundabout, Kejetia, the Central Police Station, the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly, the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and Asewase before ending at the Manhyia Palace.

Residents along the route trooped out in their numbers, with many cheering, waving and taking photographs of the Asantehene as he made his way through the city.

Some of the residents expressed excitement and pride at the return of the revered monarch, describing his international engagements as a source of pride for Asanteman and Ghana.

At the Manhyia Palace, traditional rites, music and cultural performances were held to officially welcome Otumfuo and give thanks for his safe return home.

First National Bank Ghana has introduced Investment Gift Cards, a new gifting solution designed to enable Ghanaians to celebrate important occasions while helping recipients build long-term financial wealth. The bank said the product was developed to transform traditional gift-giving into an opportunity for saving and investment, which will allow recipients to benefit from potential growth in the value of their gifts over time.

As part of activities to promote the product, First National Bank Ghana partnered with two popular radio programmes, The Drive on Joy FM and Brunch in the Citi on Citi FM. Listeners participated in educational quizzes focused on gifting, investment and how the Investment Gift Cards work.

The Head of Retail Banking at First National Bank Ghana, Akweley Laryea, said the product was conceived to help people give gifts that could have a lasting financial impact.

‘The result is the First National Bank Investment Gift Card, a meaningful innovation that allows people to invest in the future of those they care about,’ she said.

Unlike conventional gifts that can depreciate in value or lose their usefulness over time, the Investment Gift Card gives recipients an opportunity to invest the gift and potentially grow its value.

According to the bank, the cards are suitable for a range of occasions, including birthdays, weddings, bridal and baby showers, graduations, anniversaries, employee recognition, religious celebrations and other significant milestones.

They can also be given to family members, friends, colleagues, students, newly married couples or parents celebrating the birth of a child.

It said the Investment Gift Cards are available in denominations of GHS2,000, GHS5,000 and GHS10,000, offering purchasers flexibility to select an amount based on their budget.

First National Bank Ghana said both its customers and non-customers could purchase or receive the cards, broadening access to the product.

‘As Ghana continues to embrace financial innovation, First National Bank Ghana remains committed to creating products that help individuals, families and communities build sustainable wealth for generations,’ she said.

Fairtrade Africa has called for stronger collaboration among cocoa farmers, traders, regulators, governments and other industry stakeholders to accelerate efforts to secure living incomes for cocoa farmers amid persistent market pressures and rising production costs.

The call was made at the Fairtrade Africa Change Day 2026, which brought together Fairtrade-certified smallholder farmers and workers from across Africa, traders, development partners and other stakeholders to assess progress in improving farmers’ livelihoods and discuss solutions to market access challenges.

The event followed the publication of new Fairtrade Living Income Reference Prices for cocoa, which provide a benchmark for the price farmers need to earn a decent living from cocoa production.

For Ghana, the reference price has been set at GHS45.40 per kilogramme, equivalent to about US$3.95 and representing a 10 percent increase over the previous level. In Côte d’Ivoire, the price is 1,758 CFA francs per kilogramme, approximately US$3.11, reflecting a 47 percent increase. The immediate past Board Chair of Fairtrade Africa, Benjamin Kouame, stressed the need for collective action and continuous monitoring to ensure that interventions produced sustainable results.

‘We are here today with our partners to make a point and to check where we commenced, evaluate where we have gotten to, look at the difficulties and challenges we’ve encountered and come up with solutions to ensure that our activities are more sustainable,’ he said.

Mr. Kouame said economic models that delivered greater financial benefits to farmers and workers were essential for strengthening livelihoods and enabling communities to invest in development projects and build resilience.

The Executive Director of Fairtrade Africa, Isaac Tongola, said the new Living Income Reference Prices provided a clear benchmark for buyers and other actors seeking to develop sustainable cocoa supply chains.

He explained that while the Fairtrade Minimum Price provided a safety net when market prices fell below production costs, the Fairtrade Premium offered additional funds that farmers could invest in their businesses and communities.

The Living Income Reference Price, he said, represented the income required for farmers and their households to achieve a decent standard of living from cocoa production.

Fairtrade Africa said its West Africa Cocoa Programme had reached more than 48,000 beneficiaries in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire. Poverty levels among beneficiaries had declined to 17 percent, while the proportion earning a living income had increased from 28 per cent to 48 per cent.

However, stakeholders said challenges remained, including low productivity, plant disease, rising input costs and market access constraints.

They called for sustained investment and strategic partnerships to improve cocoa quality and productivity while strengthening farmers’ resilience and building commercially viable supply chains.

The Western Regional Technical Coordinator of the Ghana AIDS Commission, Antonio Francis, has announced that the Ghana AIDS Commission’s 2025 HIV projected figures released this year indicates that about 23,000 people are currently living with HIV in the Western RegionSpeaking to Channel One TV at an HIV/AIDS Stakeholders Review Meeting, he said, ‘Per the 2025 HIV estimates and projections which were done by the Ghana AIDS Commission and the report came out this year, we can say that for the Western Region, we have roughly 23,000 plus people that we estimate are living with the virus in the region.’

He stressed that an estimate of three new infections are recorded every day, cautioning that that failure to reduce new HIV infections through a combination of effective treatment and multiple prevention measures could undermine Ghana’s goal of ending AIDS by 2030.

‘If you look at the rate of new infections, it has reduced slightly from somewhere around 992 persons newly infected with HIV. What this means is that, if you should do a further breakdown, it means that every day we are getting at least three people getting infected in the region,’ he added.

By Florence Adom Asamoah

Former Ghanaian boxer Michael Ayitey Okai, popularly known as Ayitey Powers, has been released after the Dansoman Circuit Court discontinued the case against him over an alleged death threat directed at National Sports Authority (NSA) Director-General Yaw Ampofo Ankrah.

Ayitey Powers appeared before the court on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, after spending a week in custody in connection with the case.

He was arrested by the Accra Regional Police Command on Monday, August 24, following the circulation of a social media video in which he was alleged to have threatened the life of Ampofo Ankrah.

His arrest came after the Ghana Boxing Interim Management Committee (GBIMC) called for his arrest and prosecution over the alleged remarks.

However, the court has now discontinued the case, resulting in Ayitey Powers’ release.

The development brings an end to the current legal proceedings stemming from the video, which generated significant controversy within Ghana’s boxing community.

Ayitey Powers is a former professional boxer who represented Ghana during his career and remains a well-known figure in the country’s boxing fraternity.

President John Dramani Mahama has dissolved the boards of nine state institutions with immediate effect, in the latest move by the government to reorganise the leadership of key public entities.

The affected institutions are Prestea Sankofa Gold Limited, Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST), Volta Aluminium Company Limited (VALCO), Consolidated Bank Ghana Limited (CBG), Ghana Post Company Limited, Road Maintenance Trust Fund, TDC Ghana Limited, Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) and the National Sports Authority.

The dissolution was announced by the Presidency yesterday in a statement signed by Felix Kwakye Ofosu, Spokesperson to the President and Minister of Government Communications.

The statement directed the relevant sector ministers to take all necessary steps, in accordance with the applicable laws and governing instruments, to give effect to the dissolution of the boards.

It said the affected boards would be reconstituted in due course to pave the way for the appointment of new members to oversee the operations of the respective institutions.

The move affects institutions operating across key sectors of the economy, including petroleum, banking, mining, infrastructure, transport-related services, housing and sports.

Among the most prominent entities affected is the GNPC, Ghana’s national oil company, which plays a central role in the country’s upstream petroleum industry and the management of the state’s interests in petroleum resources.

BOST, another major petroleum-sector institution, is responsible for the strategic storage and transportation of petroleum products, while VALCO is a major player in the country’s aluminium industry.

The Presidency did not give specific reasons for the dissolution of the individual boards or indicate when the new boards would be appointed.

On a warm Tuesday morning along the roadside in East Legon, a young vendor gently sprays a fine mist of water over rows of tiny green shoots. To a passerby rushing through Accra traffic, it looks like a modest display of potted plants. To those who understand the shift happening across Ghana today, those small seedling trays represent an accessible, high yield business hiding in plain sight.

As the 14th Ghana Garden and Flower Show approaches under the theme Green Means Business, Beauty and More, one reality is coming into focus. You do not need vast acres of land in the Eastern Region or millions of cedis in seed capital to step into Ghana’s booming green economy. Sometimes, all it takes is a simple tray, rich soil, and a handful of viable seeds.

From Veranda Hobby to Billion-Dollar Market

For generations, gardening in Ghanaian homes was seen as a passive hobby, something Aunty did to beautify the veranda with crotons and bougainvillea. Today, that narrative has shifted completely into a major commercial trajectory. Market forecasts estimate Ghana’s fruits and vegetables sector will reach 6.01 billion dollars in 2026, driven by an expanding urban population and a rapidly growing middle class that increasingly demands fresh, locally sourced produce.

The rising cost of everyday staples like pepper, tomatoes, garden eggs, and kontomire has encouraged middle class households to cultivate small backyard gardens or container plots. Most people do not want to start from seed. They want resilient, ready to plant seedlings that save time and reduce crop failure.

Green Curb Appeal and Ghana’s Real Estate Boom

At the same time, real estate developers, and private homeowners are investing heavily in green curb appeal. Data from the International Finance Corporation highlights this shift, projecting that green buildings and eco conscious developments will account for over 20 percent of total building floor space in Accra. With residential structures in Ghana expanding from 3.39 million in 2010 to nearly 6 million today, the demand for ornamental plants, hedging, and landscape seedlings has grown exponentially alongside the concrete structures.

The Ultimate Equalizer: Low Capital, High Efficiency

What makes seedling production the ultimate equalizer in Ghana’s business landscape is its remarkable accessibility. For a university graduate looking for a sustainable enterprise, an artisan with an unused strip of land behind a shop, or a mother seeking flexible income from home, starting a seedling nursery requires minimal upfront investment.

Unlike traditional farming which demands vast acreage and long waiting periods, seedling production thrives on space efficiency and rapid turnaround. A tiny compound corner can comfortably house hundreds of seedling bags. Vegetable seedlings like chili pepper, cabbage, and sweet pepper are ready for market in three to four weeks. The economic multiplication is compelling. A single packet of high-grade hybrid seeds converts into hundreds of healthy young plants, each selling for several times the original cost once rooted in polybags.

Business, Beauty, Community Impact and more…

This is where the core of the theme, Green Means Business, Beauty and More, comes alive. A nursery full of vibrant seedlings is not just a commercial enterprise; it elevates neighborhood aesthetics, cools the immediate environment, and restores natural beauty to concrete landscapes. When a Ghanaian buys a healthy seedling, they are acquiring both the beauty of a greener living space and the direct business potential of a future harvest.

Ghana’s emerging green economy is no longer reserved for large scale agricultural corporations or wealthy exporters. It begins right in our local communities, inside humble black polybags filled with rich soil, nurturing both individual livelihoods and national beauty.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has praised Ghana’s ongoing efforts to develop football at various levels following a meeting with Ghana Football Association (GFA) President Kurt Edwin Simeon-Okraku in Zrich.

The meeting, held at the Home of FIFA on Tuesday, focused on football development and opportunities for stronger collaboration between FIFA and the GFA.

Infantino, in a post on his official Instagram account, described the discussions as ‘football development talks’ and highlighted Ghana’s efforts to strengthen the foundations of the game, particularly through grassroots and infrastructure development.

The FIFA President pointed to Ghana’s recent qualification for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, which begins this Saturday, as well as the country’s qualification for the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup next month, as signs of the progress being made.

‘President Okraku and his team understand the importance of grassroots and infrastructure development, and their work has helped Ghana take positive strides,’ Infantino said.

He also thanked the GFA for its continued commitment to football development, emphasising the sport’s ability to provide hope and opportunities for young people pursuing their dreams.

The meeting further highlights the growing relationship between FIFA and the GFA as Ghana continues to pursue initiatives aimed at improving infrastructure, strengthening grassroots football and creating greater opportunities for young players across the country.