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Young Ghanaian boxer, Isaac Dogboe, stands on the cusp of greatness as he challenges Mexican Jessie Magdaleno for his World Boxing Organisation (WBO) junior featherweight title at the at the Liacouras Centre in Philadelphia, USA, this morning. It is a night of destiny for the 23-year-old challenger, nicknamed Royal Storm, as he faces a career-defining moment against a very formidable champion who makes only his second title defence since winning the crown in 2016 but has been inactive due to injury. Dogboe displayed in January that he could be a tough customer as he stood toe to toe with Juarez, dropping him twice before American referee Tony Weeks stepped in to save the Mexican from further trouble. Since that 6th round TKO victory in Accra, the Ghanaian has been talking tough as he aims to follow the path walked by illustrious compatriots such as boxing David ‘Poison’ Kotei, Azumah Nelson, Ike Quartey, Alfred Kotey, Nana Yaw Konadu, Joshua Clottey and Joseph Agbeko.

The Ministry of Food and Agriculture is seeking the support of Morocco to go into greenhouse farming to boost vegetable production in the country. The sector Minister, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, who led a government delegation to Morocco to participate in the 13th edition of an international agricultural fair, dubbed “Salon International Agriculture Fair of Morocco (SIAM), 2018’’ in Rabat, is meeting experts in that area to solicit support. He also visited a co-operative vegetable farm, where lettuce is grown and a greenhouse farm at Bouknadel, near Rabat, the capital town of Morocco, to interact with the farmers and learn about best practices in the technology. Entourage The minister was accompanied by Ghana’s Ambassador to Morocco, Mr Stephen M.D. Yakubu; an official from the Plant Protection and Regulatory Directorate of the Ministry of Food and Agric, Mr Ernest Osei Assibey, the Deputy Minister of Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Mr Paul Essien; Special Advisor and Head of Govern...

The duo behind Agrocenta, a local Agritech startup, has urged the Akufo-Addo-led government to add information technology (IT) to its flagship ‘Planting for Food and Jobs’ programme. According to the 2018 Seedstars Global competition winners, government can achieve more and help the targets of the programme if IT is used to link up with the farmers. They told Daniel Dadzie on Joy FM's Super Morning Show on Friday that they have agents to represent farmers because most of them [farmers] are not IT literate. “One agent handles about 200 farmers,” Mr Obirikorang said. According to him, they have advised government to employ a similar technology similar to what they run to make the Planting For Food and Jobs programme a success. The organisation, AgroCenta is owned by two Ghanaians -Mike Ocansey and Francis Obirikorang- who have developed a system to aid farmers to get the most out of their produce. Two young men whose ideas won them $500,000 investment from Seedstars World, added th...

It may create an impression on the public but really, to what end if the real number of party enthusiasts remain unknown and the party keeps wallowing in the deceit of having a large support base when the situation is actually the opposite?; these are the exact sentiments of former Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Alhaji Inusah Fuseini and hence his recommendation leadership of his party, NDC, desist from the practice of crowd-sourcing for party events including rallies and unity walks. Mr. Fuseini who obviously does not want a repeat of a humiliating defeat for the party says allowing the real supporters of the party to show up for organized programs without any ‘concoction’ is the only way the party will know its real strength in terms of numbers and subsequently work to improve on increasing the numbers in areas necessary. Mammoth crowds at rallies and unity walks is one thing that characterizes the NDC’s rallies and Unity Walks across the country. Large numbers of person...

After a successful VGMA 2018, Charter House, organisers of the event are set to thrill Ghanaians with the VGMA Celebration Jam currently ongoing at the Independence Square. Many talented artistes are billed to perform tonight including Stonebwoy, Sarkodie, Samini, Strongman, Joyce Blessing, Kidi, Kuami Eugene, MzVee among others. Watch the livestream of the event below:

Popular blogger Chris-Vincent has responded to claims by one of the most respected female broadcasters of our time;Frema Adunyame that he is a bad journalist who must not be taken seriously. Chris-Vincent Agyapong Febiri who is the editor of Ghanacelebrities.com has caused outrage with his blog post titled "King Sarkodie’ — Perhaps a truly arrogant fame driven illiterate “douchebag”. According to Chris, Sarkodie snubbed a female fan in a very embarrassing and arrogant way. He noted that Sarkodie who was walking around with an 'angry face', gave the woman a rude response by ignoring her. Chris disdainfully continued to describe Sarkodie as "an illiterate arrogant douchebag—who walks around with a camera, a frowned face and completely ignores a shout-out from a fan in such a contemptuous manner” The controversial blogger's write-up has generated elephantine controversy on social media, with many entertainment pundits tagging him as unprofessional. Expressing her v...

Quame Owusu has outdoored his latest collections; GAVEL“. The collection consists of five expound deems which were created using high end wax print from GTP, masculine fabrics foreground the breadth and quality of textiles with minimal hue. The heart-stirring collection titled “GAVEL” gives standards, class and Elegance to the modern African man, who dares to be different. The assortment featured many pieces with composition cuts and color scheme which were carefully plotted to pass for a timeless garb. Each look draws beyond closet’s capsule; Check the collection below; Credits Makeup Artist: @mercylumorartistry Muse: @prominetmodel @laud Alpha @graham Photography: @jhoesey