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OVER 50,000 fans of dancehall artiste, Shatta Wale, rallied at the Independence Square to witness another historic performance to commemorate his 41st birthday celebration, dubbed MoMoFest x ShattaFest 2025.

The monumental successful event drew thousands of fans from across Ghana, filling the venue to capacity with an electric atmosphere. Fans dressed in white, as instructed, created a sea of energy and music, singing along to every song and waving flags.

The performance featured notable guest artistes, including Sarkodie, King Promise, Medikal, Darkovibes, Wendy Shay, Olivetheboy, Samini, Jupitar, Article Wan, Kelvynboy, JZyNO, and Patapaa.

The concert was marked by moments of reconciliation and maturity, particularly when Samini and Sarkodie shared the stage, putting aside past rivalries.

Shatta Wale also used the platform to appreciate industry veteran Tinny and publicly cherish moments. He went down on his knee and bowed in appreciation to legendary musician Tinny, who once fed, clothed, and sheltered him during his difficult times in life.

Another side attraction was Peller and Big Jiggy joining Shatta Wale on stage to squash their long-time beefing on social media.

The event’s coordination and planning were top-notch, with the audience responding enthusiastically to the performances.

One of the highlights of the event was the free food distribution by RNAQ Foundation, as a result of the partnership with Shatta Wale. Over thousands of attendees were provided with free food, drinks and water at the event.

The celebration wasn’t without challenges. The massive turnout led to overcrowding, with some attendees breaching security checkpoints, and reports of pepper spray, minor thefts, and crowd suffocation incidents surfaced. Despite these issues, the event continued in high spirits, with event organisers praising the security team for preventing a possible stampede.

The Anti-Armed Robbery Unit of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service has apprehended Peter Akakpo, alias Dompe, in connection with a series of taxi driver robberies and murders in the Greater Accra Region, particularly in the Odorkor area.

The Unit commenced investigations into the incidents following the death of two taxi drivers at Sakaman Blue Lagoon on May 9 and June 15, 2025, respectively.

Intelligence-led operations subsequently resulted in the arrest of one suspect, Vincent Gbetorglo, on June 30, 2025. Further investigations revealed that Gbetorglo had been in communication with Peter Akakpo, alias Dompe, age 35, whose contact number was linked to both deceased persons.

After weeks of sustained intelligence and surveillance, suspect Peter Akakpo, an ex-convict, was arrested on October 13, 2025 at Kasoa-Domeabra, from a room rented by his accomplice, Vincent Gbetorglo.

Efforts are underway to retrieve the vehicles belonging to the deceased drivers.

The Ghana Police Service, in a statement, has assured the public of its commitment to continue with investigations, adding that further developments will be communicated in due course.

Hisense Ghana has extended its footprint beyond the electronics market into the field of public health with the donation of two state-of-the-art Hisense H60 Ultrasound Diagnostic Systems to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi and the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH).

The initiative, announced this week, marks the latest in a series of contributions by the global technology giant aimed at strengthening the country’s healthcare delivery system and improving access to advanced diagnostic services.

Acting Managing Director, Dinah De-graft Quaye, said the donation will enhance diagnostic capacity in two of the country’s busiest teaching hospitals, where thousands of patients rely on ultrasound scans for early detection and treatment planning.

In resource-constrained settings like Ghana, ultrasound serves as the primary non-invasive diagnostic tool for an estimated 70 percent of initial obstetric and gynaecological assessments and is critical for diagnosing conditions ranging from abdominal disorders to heart disease.

According to her, the H60 Ultrasound Diagnostic System combines cutting-edge image processing with a user-friendly interface to deliver exceptional imaging clarity.

This, Dinah stated, ensures faster and more accurate diagnoses, an essential factor in improving patient outcomes in emergency, paediatric, and critical care units.

Globally, Hisense’s medical imaging systems are already in use across more than 20 top-tier hospitals in China, where they have supported over 50,000 complex diagnostic cases and earned strong clinical endorsements from leading medical professionals.

Dinah described the donation as ‘a continuation of the company’s long-term commitment to supporting Ghana’s public health system through technology-driven interventions.’

This is not the first time the electronics brand has contributed to healthcare in Ghana.

In August 2020, Hisense Ghana donated two fully equipped ambulances, valued at $90,000, to the Apinto Government Hospital and the Tarkwa Municipal Hospital.

That same year, it made its first ultrasound donation to the Tarkwa facility.

In 2023, the company provided an advanced ultrasound diagnostic system worth over $50,000 to the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC), supporting the training of future medical professionals.

With the introduction of the H60 systems, Hisense Ghana says it hopes to not only boost clinical efficiency but also strengthen the partnership between the private sector and public healthcare institutions.

‘Our goal is to ensure that technology serves humanity,’ the company said in a statement.

‘By equipping Ghana’s leading hospitals with world-class medical equipment, we are contributing to better health outcomes for all,’ Dinah De-graft Quaye intimated.

American actress and activist, Gabrielle Union, has opened up about a deeply emotional and spiritual experience during her visit to Cape Coast Castle in Ghana, describing it as both ‘heartbreaking and healing.’

Speaking on the YouTube series Reclaiming with Monica, Union said she felt a powerful ancestral connection while touring the 17th -century slave fortress, which once held thousands of Africans before they were shipped across the Atlantic during the slave trade.

‘Standing inside those walls, I could feel the spirits of my ancestors – their pain, their strength, their endurance. It was heartbreaking and healing at the same time,’ she said.

Union recalled a particularly intense moment when her mother collapsed while walking toward the nearby ‘River of No Return,’ where enslaved Africans were washed before being taken onto ships.

‘We were going to the river, and during the walk, my mum fell out. I thought she was gone, but very clearly, I heard my grandmother’s voice – who had been gone for many years – say to me, ‘She’s alright,” Union recounted.

Her mother later regained consciousness and insisted on completing the journey. ‘She was like, ‘Take me to the river.’ We weren’t at the river yet, but I was just crying,’ Union added.

While at the river, Union said her husband, basketball star Dwyane Wade, also had a spiritual moment. ‘I had lost track of where he was, and suddenly I heard him scream. It was a bright, hot, sunny day, but the moment he screamed, the sky opened up and a downpour started. It felt like we were being cleansed.’

Cape Coast Castle, built by European traders in the 17th century, remains one of the most significant relics of the transatlantic slave trade. Union’s emotional journey reflects a growing movement among African Americans seeking to reconnect with their ancestral roots in Ghana – a pilgrimage that gained momentum with the country’s ‘Year of Return’ initiative in 2019.

This piece isn’t intended to blame any government or political party. It is intended to help increase awareness of kidney damage risks which keep increasing in Ghana.

I learnt of this risk in about 1990 in Obuasi when Anglogold (Ashanti Goldfields) installed its globally acclaimed innovative sulphur treatment plant (the STP – BIOX) which uses bacteria to remove sulphur compounds (pollutants) from water as part of its gold recovery process.

My cousin was the Mechanical Engineer in charge of running the plant. I was then a BSc Mathematics undergrad at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST).

When he took me on a visit to the plant, he told me of the risks of excessive poisons which the mining industry is unleashing into our environment and warned that Ghana shouldn’t allow individuals to do mining because they cannot safely handle these deadly pollutants in the same way Ashanti Goldfields was doing by investing in the expensive sulphur treatment plant.

Directly, he mentioned kidney damage risks associated with the chemicals used in recovering gold. – the compounds of cyanides, mercury, arsenic, etc. Being a science student then, I understood and appreciated the explanations he gave me.

So over the past 35 years, I have keenly observed the kidney damage risks unfold. For example, availability of dialysis machines in our hospitals hasn’t been a mainstream news until recent times.

Unfortunately, my cousin himself, then a Mechanical Engineer and who later became Contracts Manager for Anglogold Ashanti after studying law, died of kidney failure and I have had a reduced kidney function from my last test.

His words to me when he discovered he had kidney damage was ‘Taywee, I’ve been hit’. Yes, he calls me Taywee, short form for Tawiah. After saying to me he has been hit, my question to him was ‘Hit by what?’. He said ‘I have been hit by kidney damage and you know I’ve been talking about this risk for a long time.

This conversation took place in his office in Accra. He was then the Executive Secretary for Ghana Institution of Engineers. Since then, I have been interested and observing kidney related news and it keeps becoming alarming. At this stage, the question will remain ‘who will act to save the people of Ghana from the increasing risks of kidney diseases?’

Amongst friends, I have told this kidney disease risks story for 35 years ever since my cousin educated me about it but I think the time is right to tell it publicly to increase awareness. May his soul continue to rest in perfect peace.

RESIDENTS OF Atasemanso in the Nhyiaeso Constituency in Kumasi are reported to be living in fear as armed robbers have been terrorising them, lately.

According to reports reaching the paper, these hoodlums, who come from different parts of Kumasi, usually move with unregistered motorbikes and rob their victims at gun-point.

The suspected robbers, who are virtually having a field’s day in the vast community, usually target people who walk in isolation in quiet and dark places.

These criminals operate morning and evening shifts. In the morning, they start their illegal operations from 5 a.m. to 6:30 a.m. The evening shift starts from 7 p.m.

Numerous people in Atasemanso, notably women who go to the market early in morning to trade, are said to have fallen victims to these hoodlums, who are operating freely now.

According to information available to the paper, the criminals have in the last few days extended their operations to Paraku Estate and Nhyiaeso, all in the Nhyiaeso Constituency.

A man, who gave his name only as Kofi, a resident of Paraku Estate, sadly, said that ‘we can no longer go to work early in the morning because of the presence of these criminals.

‘A lot of people have lost their money, mobile phones and other valuables to these criminals, who are young and energetic. We are all afraid to step out early in the morning.’

Kofi also disclosed that the criminals intensify their illegal operations in the area in the evening from 7 p.m. when there is total darkness, noting that they are now living in fear.

He said what surprises him most is the fact that nobody seemed to care about what is going on even though Paraku Estate, Atasemanso and Nhyiaeso are rich communities.

‘All the top traditional leaders, big time politicians, including former presidents, Members of Parliament (MPs) and business moguls in Kumasi live in these nice communities.

‘But, strangely, the robbers are operating freely without anyone preventing them,’ he openly lamented, adding that the police in the city are not working as expected of them.

Kofi passionately appealed to the Ashanti Regional Security Council (REGSEC), especially the Ashanti Regional Minister, Dr. Frank Amoakohene, to come to their aid.

‘The police in the region have virtually abandoned us, as the hoodlums have been tormenting us, so the Regional Minister, who is the head of REGSEC, is now only hope,’ he stated.

A 57-year-old man has committed suicide after his wife threatened to divorce him.

The unfortunate incident happened at Oheamadwen in the Shama District of the Western Region, last Thursday.

The man, Agya Badu, also known as ‘Express’, initially attacked his wife with a machete before allegedly killing himself.

According to information gathered, the deceased had some issues with his wife, who had reportedly informed him of her decision to end the marriage.

The woman’s decision did not go down well with the man, who confronted the woman and verbally assaulted her, last Monday.

The wife later reported the confrontation to the police and later summoned him before the chiefs and elders of the community.

The husband, who worked as a security guard, was therefore avoiding home for fear of being arrested.

However, last Thursday evening, after closing from work, he returned and launched another attack on the woman, this time with a machete.

The wife got severely injured and was admitted at the Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital for treatment.

It was gathered that after the attack, the man left home and committed suicide by hanging himself on a tree in the community.

The case was reported to the police, who conveyed the lifeless body of the deceased to the hospital morgue. The police have since commenced investigations into the case.

Meanwhile, DAILY GUIDE learnt that the condition of the wife remains critical as she receives treatment.

Assembly Member for the area, Owu Ewie, who confirmed the incident, said the husband had issues with his wife.

‘He worked as a security guard in a company so after closing from his shift, he came home on Thursday evening and attacked his wife with a machete. The intention was ending his wife’s life, but that did not materialise, and he later killed himself,’ the assembly man revealed.

Nollywood actress Regina Daniels has been trending after a distressing video of her went viral on social media on Saturday, October 18, 2025.

In the clip, Regina is surrounded by people amid a tense commotion and can be heard saying she ‘can no longer stand the violence.’

The short footage, widely shared on X and Instagram, shows Regina panting and upset as bystanders try to calm her. She tells those around her: ‘In Ned Nwoko’s house, I am nothing, but in my own house, I am a queen. Not again. I can’t stand the violence, it’s too much.’

At one point men who appear ready to intervene are visible, and one man is seen carrying a stick, suggesting a heated confrontation.

The video prompted an angry public response from Regina’s’ brother, Ojeogwu Samuel Danhillman (Sammy West), who posted on Instagram alleging that Senator Ned Nwoko had physically assaulted his sister and even ‘smashed her head on the wall,’ and accused the senator of sending thugs.

Sammy West vowed to defend his sister and threatened retaliation in several posts.

News outlets and social feeds reporting the viral footage say the immediate cause of the disturbance is not publicly confirmed.

Multiple reports note that no formal police statement or public legal filing has been released so far.

Senator Nwoko Speaks

Responding to the incident in a lengthy post and a short video shared on his Instagram handle #princenednwoko on Sunday, Nwoko claimed the actress was battling drug and alcohol abuse, which he said was at the root of the crisis rocking their marriage.

‘Regina was not always like this. Her current battle with drugs and alcohol abuse is the root of our problem.

‘She must continue her rehabilitation programme, or I fear for her life and safety,’ he wrote.

The senator alleged that Regina went on a violent rampage at their home in his absence, attacking staff and destroying property.

‘She slapped and hit three staff in the past 48 hours and destroyed property, including cars and windows, for no just cause.

‘Now she has moved to a place where she will have unrestricted access to drugs,’ the senator alleged

Nwoko said he had offered his wife two rehabilitation options in Asokoro or Jordan, ‘where she will not have access to drugs.’

He further alleged that the scene at home was worsened by the interference of Regina’s associates, whom he described as ‘drug suppliers.’

‘While I took Moon to the hospital, a scene of chaos unfolded at home, orchestrated by Sammy, Regina’s main drug supplier.

‘Another known supplier of drugs to Regina is the tiny evil devil called Ann,’ he alleged.

The incident comes weeks after Regina Daniels’ October 10 birthday post and follows earlier signs of strain in the marriage that attracted public attention, including previous social-media moves by Daniels that drew speculation.

Both the personal dynamics of their marriage and Nwoko’s polygamous lifestyle have kept the union in the public eye.

Neither Regina Daniels nor Senator Ned Nwoko has issued an official joint statement addressing the viral video and the allegations circulating online. The story remains fluid as social media and news outlets continue to circulate the footage and family members voice strong reactions.

Ghana’s representative at the 2025 Miss Grand International, Faith Maria Porter was crowned the third runner-up at the end of the show which was held in Bangkok, Thailand.

The ultimate winner was Emma Tiglao from the Philippines, Sarunrat Puagpipat from Thailand was the 1st runner-Up, followed by Aitana Carolina Jimenez from Spain for 2nd runner-up and Nariman Battikha from Venezuela as the 4th runner-up.

As the only African to be listed among the top five of the show, the 26-year-old beauty queen from the start of the competition had been the favourite of many.

Faith Maria Porter also won the Grand Talent award for her multifaceted talents and engaging stagecraft. Her outfit for the national costume, titled ‘Mother of the Soil – Essence of Ghana,’ showcased Ghana’s rich cultural heritage, symbolising the nation’s fertility, vegetation, and timeless traditions.

With her beauty, intelligence, and passion for humanitarian causes, Faith has impressed judges and audiences alike. Following her crowning, many Ghanaians have taken to social media to congratulate her for the spectacular performance on the world stage.

The nation’s economy has rebounded strongly after years of turbulence, with growth, inflation, and market confidence all showing signs of sustained recovery, according to Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Johnson Asiama.

Speaking at the IMF/World Bank Governor Talk Series in Washington, D.C., under the theme ‘From Crisis to Confidence: Ghana’s Journey to Macroeconomic Stabilisation,’ Dr. Asiama said the country’s economic fundamentals have strengthened significantly following months of fiscal discipline and structural reform.

‘We came to meet a challenged economy in the sense that remember we had a domestic debt issue in 2022, fiscal policy was highly expansionary. It led to us exiting the international financial market. There was resort to domestic financing.

‘We remember all the sovereign downgrades we had to suffer. We came into office with a lot of liquidity, high inflation, [and] an exchange rate that was depreciating widely,’ he said.

He revealed that at the time, there were even discussions about whether Ghana should withdraw from the IMF-supported programme, amid concerns about its ability to meet performance targets.

‘And I remember when we came in there were talks about if we should cancel the programme altogether, there were doubts as to whether we will be able to carry on the programme,’ he stated.

According to Dr. Asiama, economic growth has picked up, inflation has eased, and Ghana’s performance under the IMF programme now exceeds expectations. Inflation, which stood at 23.5 percent in January 2025, has fallen to 9.4 percent in September, the country’s first single-digit inflation rate in four years, beating the government’s target of 11.9 percent.

He noted that improved fiscal management, tight monetary policy, and increased coordination between the Ministry of Finance and the central bank have helped stabilise the macroeconomic environment.

‘Growth has rebounded, inflation is cooling, and investor confidence is returning. Our task now is to sustain these gains through prudent policy management and the restoration of market confidence,’ he said.