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The entertainment industry is mourning following the death of musician and backing vocalist Ekua Adadzewa, popularly known as Adez.

The former TV3 Mentor 2 contestant died in the early hours of Wednesday, September 16, 2026.

Music producer Fred Kyei Mensah (Fredyma) announced the sad news, prompting an outpouring of tributes from colleagues and fans.

Adez was last seen in public about a week before her death when she attended the funeral of the mother of fellow vocalist SHE at the State House.

The Mentor star gained public recognition about 19 years ago as a contestant on Mentor 2, where her vocal talent earned her a following.

After the reality show, Adez established herself as a backing vocalist, working with several Ghanaian artistes on live performances and studio projects.

She also became a familiar voice on commercial jingles, lending her vocals to campaigns for brands, artistes and other projects.

Her sudden death has left colleagues and fans mourning a vocalist whose voice became part of several musical and commercial productions in Ghana.

The National Communications Authority (NCA) has awarded three spectrum lots in the 2.3 GHz band to Telecel Ghana to support the telecommunications company’s planned rollout of 5G services.

The award follows a competitive licensing process conducted by the NCA covering the 700 MHz, 2.3 GHz and 3 GHz spectrum bands.

Telecel Ghana secured all three lots for which it applied, which will strengthen its capacity to expand its network and improve mobile broadband services for customers.

The Director of External Affairs of Telecel Ghana, Komla Buami, said the additional spectrum represented an important step in the company’s preparations to introduce 5G services.

‘This award is an important step in our preparations for the rollout of 5G. It will provide additional capacity to improve the customer experience and contribute to the continued growth of Ghana’s digital economy,’ he said.

Mr. Buami said the spectrum assignment would enable Telecel to expand its network capacity in response to growing demand for mobile services while improving the quality of service available to customers.

He also expressed the company’s support for the NCA’s efforts to rationalise spectrum resources and promote their efficient use across the telecommunications industry.

‘We look forward to continued engagement with the Authority on spectrum rationalisation. A well-planned spectrum framework will support network investment, improve service quality and provide the capacity required to meet the country’s growing demand for mobile services,’ he said.

Five lots were made available in the 2.3 GHz band under the licensing process, with Telecel applying for and securing three of them.

The assignment was subsequently completed in accordance with the provisions of the Request for Applications issued by the NCA.

The latest award forms part of broader efforts by the communications regulator to release additional spectrum to support mobile broadband services and expand 5G connectivity in Ghana.

The additional spectrum will provide operators with greater capacity to accommodate increasing data consumption and support the development of advanced mobile services.

For Telecel, the acquisition of the three spectrum lots provides additional resources for network investment as the company prepares for its 5G rollout and seeks to respond to the growing demand for high-speed mobile connectivity.

Actress, Priscilla Opoku Agyeman, popularly known as Ahuofe Patricia, has revealed that marriage is currently not a priority for her.

The actress said although she sometimes feels lonely, especially following the death of her mother, she would rather have a child than rush into marriage.

Speaking on Okay FM with Nana Romeo, Ahuofe Patricia said the increasing number of divorce stories she encounters has made her cautious about marriage.

‘It gets very lonely, and at this point, I wish for anything, a child, but not a man. I wish I had a child,’ she said.

She wants to give her future child a stable, strong foundation, which is why she isn’t ready to marry simply to settle down.

Ahuofe Patricia explained that she has not had a child because she has not yet met a man whose intentions align with hers.

‘I haven’t met the man who wants to impregnate me. The person’s actions and attitude would make me notice whether he wants to take me seriously and settle down,’ she stated.

The actress, however, stressed that she remains open to marriage if the right man comes along.

‘I am not really motivated to get married right now. There are a lot of things that scare me. I know someone who got married for only three weeks,’ she said.

She further disclosed that she is a virgin, adding that she wants to be certain about the foundation she will provide for her future child before taking any major step.

The Citizens’ Platform on Constitutional Reform (CPCR) has called on the government to commit to a clear implementation roadmap to help protect the proposed constitutional reforms, ensure transparency and prevent the process from being abandoned as a result of changes in political regimes.

Speaking at a press conference in Accra, Chairperson of the Citizens’ Platform on Constitutional Reform (CPCR) steering committee, Prof. Akosua Keseboa Darkwah, said the implementation process should be backed by law to prevent it from becoming merely a statement of good intentions.

She said, ‘Based on past experiences, we believe that the implementation process should not remain a statement of good intentions or a process that can be changed at any time. This is why we are asking that the process should have the force of law.’

According to the CPCR, the country’s previous experiences with constitutional reform demonstrated the need for a legally protected roadmap noting that in 2012, an implementation committee chaired by Professor E. V. O. Dankwa was established to implement recommendations from the earlier Professor Fiadjoe constitutional review exercise.

She also cited the 2019 attempt at local government reforms, where a referendum was announced and preparations began but the process was eventually cancelled after consensus could not be reached between the two main political parties.

‘We didn’t follow through with the amendments that the implementation committee drafted. We believe that as a country, we must all learn from those lessons and act differently now to safeguard the process,’ Prof. Darkwah added

According to the CPCR, these experiences demonstrate that establishing an implementation committee, preparing bills and announcing a referendum are insufficient without clear rules, firm timelines and broad national agreement adding that ‘even the most promising reform process can lose momentum and eventually come to nothing’.

The proposed implementation roadmap she said should clearly define the sequence in which reforms would be undertaken, the institution responsible for each stage and the time within which each stage must be completed while establishing firm milestones covering public consultation, the preparation of legislation, parliamentary consideration, civic education and, where required, a referendum.

The CPCR noted that more than 50 amendments were being contemplated, alongside more than 14 bills, including new and amendment bills. Given the scale of the programme, it said the reforms could not realistically be completed within the life of a single Parliament and could extend beyond an election and potentially continue under a different government.

She said the committee should not be restricted to simply translating the government’s position paper into amendment bills but should rather have the authority to facilitate genuine consensus-building and recommend changes to the government’s positions where the national interest requires it.

The CPCR called on the government to commit that it would not place more than 20 different amendments before voters as a single package requiring one ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ answer but ensure there are manageable number of clear questions, with amendments grouped only where they genuinely deal with the same subject and unrelated proposals not bundled together for convenience.

Ghanaian rapper Sarkodie says basic hygiene measures like protective gear would make a big difference in business for roadside vendors.

Street food is a daily staple for millions in Ghana, yet hygiene issues persist, with the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) warning against food sold near open gutters and recent trainings in Madina showing how cleanliness builds trust and boosts earnings.

In a post on X, the rapper said, ‘Only if roadside food vendors knew how much of a difference it would make in their sales if they took hygiene a bit more seriously. Simple things like gloves, nose masks, hair caps, etc would go a long way and boost sales significantly.’

The post has generated a lot of reactions on social media, with many calling on city authorities to intensify advocacy on hygiene maintenance in the country.

Reacting to the post, Lois said, ‘A lot of roadside vendors are not supposed to be there in the first place…’

By Prince Fiifi Yorke

Dancehall star, Shatta Wale, headlined the UPSA 1000 and Ghana Entrepreneurship Conference on September 16, 2026, urging hundreds of students to prioritise discipline, reinvention, and the power of ideas.

The award-winning musician shared lessons from his music and business journey, getting the crowd on their feet with a performance and pledging two years of free shows for SRC Week after a request from student leaders. The university honoured him with a citation for his contribution.

Describing the day as more than just a talk, he said the students’ energy was truly inspiring.

He later took to X to express his appreciation to the board and management of the university.

‘To the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. John Kwaku Mensah Mawutor, the leadership, faculty, staff, and especially the incredible students of the University of Professional Studies, Accra, I say a heartfelt THANK YOU.

‘Today was more than a speaking engagement for me. It was a meeting of MINDS.

‘Thank you for giving me the opportunity to share not just the story of Shatta Wale, but the mindset behind the journey – the failures, the lessons, the ideas, the discipline, the reinvention and the belief that brought me this far.

‘To every student who listened, laughed, asked questions and connected with the message, remember this: Don’t copy my lifestyle. Copy my thinking. Your greatest asset is not where you come from, what you have today, or what people think about you.

‘Your greatest asset is YOUR MIND. Protect it. Train it. Feed it with knowledge. Believe in your ideas. And never be afraid to think differently,’ the post read.

The General Superintendent of Assemblies of God, Ghana, Rev. Stephen Yenusom Wengam, has underlined the need for pastors to show utmost loyalty to God and their churches at all times.

He said loyalty is the currency of development and should not be compromised under any circumstances.

Rev. Wengam was speaking at a three-day prayer retreat for the re-elected and newly elected Executive Presbytery Officers of Assemblies of God, Ghana, at the Cedar Mountain Chapel, East Legon, in Accra.

Rev. Stephen Wengam was retained as General Superintendent with about 90% of the votes. The other officers are Rev. Kwadwo Boateng Bempah, Assistant General Superintendent-elect; Rev. Albert Anane, General Secretary-elect; and Rev. Simon Abu Baba, General Treasurer.

During the retreat, the leadership prayed for a minimum of four hours daily and deliberated on the second phase of the Transformation Agenda of Assemblies of God, Ghana and the vision of the new Executive Presbytery.

Speaking on ‘The Role of Loyalty in Organisational Development,’ Rev. Wengam admonished the church leaders to show by deeds their loyalty to God, to the Church, and to leadership, stressing that loyalty is essential to building a healthy organisation.

Participants described the retreat as refreshing, equipping, and relevant.

The prayer retreat preceded the handing-over ceremony scheduled for today, Friday, September 18, 2026, at the Assemblies of God Headquarters at Osu, Accra.

Also in attendance were Lady Mrs. Monica Wengam, National President of the Ministers Wives Association, Lady Pastor Mrs. Patience Bempah, National Vice President-elect; Rev. Mrs. Gladys Abu Baba, National Treasurer; and Rev. Mrs. Linda Anane, National Secretary-elect.

The Chamber of Cocoa Marketers Ghana has warned that the cocoa industry could face difficulties at the start of the 2026/27 season if the Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod) fails to settle nearly GHS4 billion owed to Licensed Buying Companies (LBCs).

According to the Chamber, the outstanding debt is putting LBCs under severe financial pressure and could undermine their ability to secure fresh funding to purchase cocoa from farmers when the new season opens.

The Chief Executive Officer of the Chamber of Cocoa Marketers Ghana, Victus Dzah, said the companies were already struggling to service loans contracted to finance cocoa purchases in previous seasons while waiting for Cocobod to pay their outstanding claims.

‘Cocobod has not paid us. How are we going to go back to the field to buy cocoa?’ he asked.

Mr. Dzah said some LBCs were being forced to borrow at interest rates of as high as 40 percent to sustain their operations, warning that prolonged delays in payments could push more companies out of business.

‘You buy the cocoa, and in seven months, you cannot pay. You are totally out of the business. Some companies have collapsed because of this,’ he said.

He said the financial difficulties facing LBCs could affect the smooth procurement of cocoa in the new season, particularly if the companies were unable to access sufficient working capital.

The Chamber also raised concerns about Ghana’s new cocoa pricing mechanism, which guarantees farmers 70 percent of the Free on Board (FOB) price.

Mr. Dzah cautioned that a significant increase in the farmgate price could widen the price differential with neighbouring Côte d’Ivoire and create incentives for cocoa to be moved across the border.

Côte d’Ivoire has opened its 2026/27 cocoa season at 1,200 CFA francs per kilogramme, according to the Chamber.

‘If Ghana should hike its price by this percentage, then already you must know there will be huge implications in terms of price differential between Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire,’ he said.

He warned that a substantial price disparity between the two countries could increase the risk of cocoa smuggling, recalling that Ghana lost significant volumes of cocoa to Côte d’Ivoire when prices were higher there during the 2023/24 season.

Mr. Dzah therefore called for measures to be put in place to contain the anticipated increase in cocoa smuggling and protect the quality of Ghana’s cocoa.

The Chamber is also demanding clarity from Cocobod on how it intends to finance cocoa purchases during the 2026/27 season.

Cocobod has announced plans to raise funds through commercial paper and bonds, but Mr. Dzah said LBCs had not been adequately engaged on how the proposed financing arrangement would operate.

‘We are in the second week of September. Nobody has called us to tell us anything about what is going on. We don’t know how the funding system is going to be like,’ he said.

The legal battle between Labadi Beach Hotel and Spartan-Ives Limited, operators of Polo Beach Club, has taken a new turn as the club has initiated a lawsuit against the hotel and two others over the ownership of the beachfront land.

Attached to the suit are Hotel Investments (Ghana) Limited, operators of Labadi Beach Hotel, and Richard Jakpa, the Director of Special Operations at the National Security Council Secretariat, who is accused of ‘hiding behind the Secretariat’ to carry out the hotel and its operator’s ‘extra judicial and unlawful bidding’ to demolish the Polo Beach Club.

The suit was filed on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, just moments after the hotel discontinued a suit it had initiated laying claim to the beachfront land which is the subject of dispute between the entities.

The hotel pointed out that the decision is a ‘commercial one’, noting that ‘it does not constitute an admission concerning the merits of the action or the rights asserted by the Respondent.’

The hotel had cited a reassessment of the costs and operational impacts of the suit as the reason for discontinuing it, although the Club believes it is just a ruse to unlawfully demolish its properties.

Polo Beach Club immediately took steps to protect its interest in the land by initiating the instant suit and also filed an application for interlocutory injunction to prevent the hotel and its agent from demolishing the Club, pending the determination of the suit.

Suit

Spartan-Ives Limited is seeking a declaration that it lawfully acquired the disputed beachfront land on which Polo Beach Club sits.

It is also asking for a declaration that it lawfully rented the disputed Car Park Land from the La Beach Resort Management Committee and/or the La Stool.

Again, it is seeking perpetual injunction against the defendants, restraining them and their grantors, agents, board chairman, board members, shareholders, superiors, acting by themselves or in the interest of the Respondents from threatening to demolish the Polo Beach Club.

The plaintiff is also seeking to restrain the defendants and their assigns from moving or causing to be moved any earth moving or heavy machinery to the La Beachfront, whether or not to demolish the Polo Beach Club situated on the disputed beachfront land and from demolishing the Club.

Again, the plaintiff wants a perpetual injunction restraining the defendants and their assigns from interfering with the usage of the Polo Beach Club Car Park Land by Polo Beach Club or its customers, patrons, staff, or interfering with the applicant’s ownership, possession, activities and general peaceful enjoyment of the said disputed Car Park land.

It is also asking for general damages and costs, including legal fees.

Sour Relationship

The suit traces the sour relationship between the two entities to a failed joint venture partnership which was largely as a result of the hotel demanding a ‘lion’s share’ in the joint venture.

Polo Beach Club avers that faced with the ‘dire need to legitimise its interest in the disputed land’, it acquired a twenty-year lease of the disputed beachfront land from the La Stool in June 2022 at a total cost of GHS1.5 million with the consent of the La Pleasure Beach Management Committee and decided to go solo with its Polo Beach Club business in the absence of cooperation from Hotel Investments (Ghana) Limited.

‘Plaintiff avers that the joint venture stalemate coupled with its lawful acquisition of the disputed beachfront land from the La Stool soured its relationship with the 1st Defendant whereupon the 1st Defendant started waging war against the Polo Beach Club and its owners, including denying access to the Polo Beach Club through its entrance, thereby making the Polo Beach Club inaccessible to its patrons and customers.’

In 2023, UT Properties Limited, a valuation firm, valued the Polo Beach Club building alone at a market value of GHS41.3 million.

The Club says the value today will be higher as it has since made significant improvements to the property which now stands as the single most expensive and most luxurious beach club on the La beachfront.

Polo Beach Club also denies claims by Labadi Beach Hotel that the disputed lands falls under an Executive Instrument and that the hotel has the right of prior consent to any structure raised on the said land.

Power Abuse

The suit avers that Richard Jakpa is abusing his office to demolish the Polo Beach Club and other four beach clubs operating near the Labadi Beach Hotel.

It said the hotel is using its connection with Jakpa to usurp the legal proceeding initiated by it against Polo Beach Club in respect of a piece of land on the beachfront which is a subject of litigation.

The suit categorically states that neither the National Security nor the government is involved in any attempts by led by Jakpa to demolish the Club.

‘Plaintiff therefore contends that the 3rd Defendant (Jakpa) is on a frolic of his own to do the unlawful bidding of the 1st and 2nd Defendants in their resolve to circumvent judicial authority as he cannot show that he was working under the directives of the National Security Coordinator to execute the demolition of the Polo Beach Club while the suit filed by 2nd Defendant against the Plaintiff was still pending.’

Veteran Nigerian actor and film executive, Olu Jacobs, has died at 84.

The actor’s death was confirmed by his son, Olusoji Jacobs, in an Instagram post on Wednesday, September 16.

Olusoji described the late actor as a beloved husband, father, grandfather and uncle, while paying tribute to him as ‘The Lion of Lufodo’.

The family said it was grateful to God for the life Olu Jacobs lived and the battles he fought throughout his lifetime.

The announcement comes after years of false reports claiming that the respected actor had died. Those reports were previously dismissed by his family, making Wednesday’s confirmation particularly painful for his loved ones and fans.

In announcing his father’s death, Olusoji appealed to bloggers and social media influencers to give the family privacy as they grieve.

Olu Jacobs was one of Nigeria’s most respected actors, with a career spanning theatre, television and film.

He also worked in British television productions and international movies before becoming one of the most recognisable and influential figures in Nigeria’s film industry.

His decades-long contributions to acting earned him widespread recognition and established him as a notable pioneer of the Nigerian film industry.

The news of his passing has triggered an outpouring of tributes from colleagues, industry players and admirers across Nigeria and beyond.