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Bank Of Ghana Initiates GH¢100, GH¢200 Notes And GH¢2.00 Coin (Read Full Details & Check It Out) Governor of the Central Bank of Ghana, Dr. Ernest Addison at a press conference in Accra City on Friday morning announced the introduction of new GH¢100, GH¢200 notes and GH¢2 coin in the country’s currency denomination. Expatiating the rationale for the development, the governor said he believes the new currency will help shore up the value of US dollar which has eroded the cedi for over past 12 years and will help sustained high inflation and depreciation. This exercise is aimed to eliminate four zeros from the existing units of currencies in an attempt to introduce efficiency in the economy and removes the dead-weight burden associated with transactions. At the time of the redenomination, the GH¢1 was equivalent to US$1, the highest denomination then was the GH¢50 which was equivalent to the GH¢50. Source:SmartNewsGh1.blogspot.com

The conversation of whether or not prostitution should be legalized is raring its head again in the media as UK-based Ghanaian artiste, Fuse ODG, is campaigning for the legalization of the ‘profession’ in Ghana. The singer who sees nothing wrong with prostitution in an interview stressed that it is their bodies and they have the right to do whatever they want with it, including selling it for money if they so wish. ‘Yes. I would say yes. Legalize it.’, he told Joy FM. He continued, ‘Legalize the work that these women are doing to protect them. I feel like they deserve protection. It is their body’. He said Ghanaians should be open minded about sex and talk about it since they are having the sex anyway. ‘You are saying sex is not wrong. I feel like Ghanaians are so scared to talk about sex’, he said. Fuse ODG admonished lawmakers to consider revisiting the subject of legalizing prostitution. He said after reading extensively about the subject, he believes it is not wrong a

THE YOUTH OUR GENERATION (TYOG) TO REACH OUT TO LESS PRIVILEGE INDIVIDUALS THIS CHRISTMAS. Marian Antwi, Ethel Lartey and Elvis Neequaye Lamptey are three  youngsters that have taken it upon theirselves to uplift the dignity and self-esteem of the youth high. In the early year of 2019,the dream of having an NGO came to reality when TYOG finally saw the light of the world with the help of the former MP for La Dadekotopon Municipal Assembly in the person of Hon.Nii Amasah Namoale. TYOG is an NGO that has strong youth as pillars with the initiative to curb societal problems among the youth of this country and to address their predicaments in life as youth. TYOG is reaching out to the less privileged this Christmas to put smiles on their faces,make them feel loved and to create a sense of belonging in their hearts. The first project of TYOG is themed “The reason to smile this Christmas”. The project would be financed through the free will donations the NGO would re

 IT WILL INTEREST YOU TO KNOW THAT IMPORTED RICE AFTER SHIPPING AND PAYING ALL THE DUTIES IS AFFORDABLE. Is it the reality or one of those cheap politics? The National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate elect. Aspiring as a Member of Parliament (MP) for the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency at the virge of doing anything to win power just as it's always done by politicians.  The movie actor cum farmer who is now into politics John Dumelo, is making a claim that food items such as rice  and chicken are less expensive even after being imported into the country with all the shipping cost and duties. Upon all the advocate by Ghanaians to patronize items made in the country Mr. John Dumelo is of the view that rice farmed in Ghana is too expensive as compared to the ones brought to the country. A post sighted by SmartNewsGh on his Instagram account reads: "It will Interest you to know that imported rice( after paying all the shipping and duties at the port) is still c

Ethiopia’s prime minister on Thursday applauded the decision by three of the four ethnic-based parties in the ruling coalition to merge ahead of the 2020 elections. Abiy said the decision to merge had been taken unanimously, as the dissenting members of the coalition were not in the room. He also announced that the new party would be called Prosperity Party. “The unanimous decision passed today to merge the Party is a crucial step in harnessing our energy to work toward a shared vision. Prosperity Party is committed to strengthening applying a true Federal system which recognizes the diversity and contributions of all Ethiopians,” he said in a tweet. The coalition’s leaders approved the new party’s program, coalition spokesman Fekadu Tessema told state broadcaster EBC after the meeting. National unity vs Ethnic divisions The manoeuvring showed how the country, Africa’s second most populous, is torn between Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s unifying drive and various ethnic grou

LADY PRAISES HUSBAND FOR STOPPING HER FROM KNEELING TO FEED HIM AT THEIR WEDDING. A Nigerian lady, Abiodun Babatunde, took to her Twitter handle this evening, to praise her newly-wed husband, Abidemi, for stopping her from kneeling to feed him during their traditional wedding. Abiodun basically has an issue with women kneeling for men and this is something her man knows and respects. She shared a video showing when her man stopped her from kneeling to feed him during their wedding and wrote This man knows! He knows my reservation about this kneeling down thing but my decision to do it because of culture. But he said No and insisted to everyone that I don't have to kneel to feed him. Ahn, I made the best choice! Watch the video shared below:

AWAL SULEMAN FINALLY CATCH UP WITH BLACKSTAR'S PLAYER THOMAS PARTEY Thomas Partey made a fan the happiest in the world by hanging out with him. The lad had run across the pitch to meet his hero during last Thursday’s 2021 Africa Cup of Nation’s Qualifier match between the Black Stars and Bafana Bafana. The international match took place at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium in Central Region. Not only did Thomas Partey greet him with a smile, he gifted the lad who has since been identified as Awal Suleman a signed Black Stars jersey. Mr Suleman invaded the Cape Coast Stadium pitch in the dying embers of the game which the Black Stars won 2-0 on Thursday night. He said his reason for interrupting the match was to take a selfie with the Atletico Madrid star. The 25-year-old man was arrested and detained at the University of Cape Coast police station. But for the intention of Ghanaians including Black Stars players Andre Ayew and Asamoah Gyan, he would be

MOST GHANAIAN INDUSTRY PLAYERS ARE VILLAGERS - ENTERTAINMENT CRITIC MR LOGIC. Entertainment pundit Mr. Logic has expressed his displeasure at Ghanaians for their inability to acknowledge and support great musical talents. This issue has been a headache for many people as they believe people who come out with “noisy and useless” songs are given great recognition much to the detriment of those who churn out soulful and sensible songs. Mr. Logic didn’t mince words and he called Ghanaians outright villagers for this behavior. “Firing” during a discussion on Hitz FM which was monitored by SmartNewsGh1.blogspot.com, he said “Ghanaians are villagers because we don’t appreciate people who do good music”. The artiste manager speaking to Andy Dosty, host of the entertainment morning show also called out radio presenters for their failure to propagate positive achievements artistes make the same way they propagate the negatives. According to him, singer YaaYaa’s inability to “b

AKWABOA RELEASES VISUALS FOR NEW SINGLE "GANGSTER LOVE" Singer and songwriter, Akwaboah, is out with a new song ‘Gangsta Love’, one of the songs on his upcoming album. The video was directed by Rex and released on November 8 and has since garnered nearly 30,000 views. It is currently among the trending videos on YouTube. Before the release of the song, Akwaboah had posted a photo on his Instagram handle with the song title ‘Gangsta Love’ as a caption. The photo had sparked controversy on whether the singer had gotten married or not. Fans and some celebrity friends had rushed to the singer’s Instagram page to pour in congratulatory messages. However, the singer came out, after the release of the video to reveal the photo was shared to hint fans about the upcoming video. Akwaboah in this song plays the role of a heartbroken lover who is willing to take his lover even though she cheated on him. However, he finds his lover at the altar ready to say he

YAA PONO WINS HIPLIFE ARTISTE AT THE JUST ENDED GHANA MUSIC AND ARTS AWARD EUROPE. Yaa Pono, one of  Ghana's finest rappers grabs an award at the just ended Ghana Music Awards And Arts Europe (GMAAE). This event took place during the weekend where Yaa Pono among those nominated for the HipLife category was ajudged the winner with his song "Obia Wo Ne Master" a song which featured his colleague artiste StoneBwoy.  This song by the out spoken Tema based rapper was a huge song just as it was released and with massive patronage from all angles especially from politicians. A good song by all standard considering the lyrics, delivery and production with the production credit going to KC Beatz. The song already has received numerous awards , noteable among them is the one he received at the Voldafon Ghana Music Awards (VGMA) and currently, that from the Ghana Music And Arts Award Europe (GMAAE) has also been added. This however tells how good and selling the p

GHAMRO SAGA: Rex Omar is a liar!!! Veteran Musician Akosua Agyapong. Rex Omar is a liar!!! Veteran Musician Akosua Agyapong has called Rex Omar a liar!.. in a comments he made that the Attorney General rejected their offer that she (Akosua Agyapong) trying to bring out a new music Association. Speaking in an interview on Rite Chart Show on Rite Fm with Papa Attitude Akosua Agyapong disclose that the Attorney General has never rejected any offer from us that Ghana is too small but he Attorney General rather told us to come together to make peace in the music industry so Rex Omar should come again and stop deceiving the public.  T Kokoko hitmaker on her idea of putting injunction on Annual General Meeting (AGM), we can’t go to AGM without going through the new constitution, our team should have get a copy of the new constitution for us to check and bring our submissions for every mistake to be corrected before the meeting but he Rex Omar didn’t do that, she said Speaking to he

Patapaa To Headline 2019 Central Music Awards. Hiplife musician Justice Amoah popularly known as Patapaa is said to headline the 8th edition of the Central Music Awards and the 1st regional awards scheme in Ghana. Patapaa who is best known for his 2017 debut single “One Corner”, and in 2019, came up with the phrase “Sco Pa Tu Manaa” which quickly became a social media sensation and further boosted his popularity is expected to bring the stage alive with his colleague in the music industry in the Central Region. The Central Music Awards is designed to celebrate and honour the unique efforts of musicians and entertainment personalities in the Central region and also around the globe. Heritage Event Promotions is the sole organizer for CMA 19 and it is to serve humanity through music/entertainment benefits entirely from their sacrifice. This event has over the last seven editions grown to become the biggest music event in the Central Region. Conservative estimates for 2018 e

West African Derby As Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire Seek Olympic Ticket. They might have not be pre-tournament favorites to reach this stage, but they proved worthy to compete for one of the final tickets, and an automatic qualification to next year’s Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. Cote d’Ivoire locks horns with neighbors Ghana in a West African derby as the ongoing Total U-23 Africa Cup of Nations reaches its semifinal stage. Both sides are aiming to continue their fairytale story with a place in the Olympics at stake. Les Elephants started their group stage campaign with a hard fought 1-0 victory over holders Nigeria. After losing with the same result against South Africa, they bounced to beat Zambia 1-0 and finish Group B on top. On the other hand, Ghana’s Black Meteors came from behind to hold Cameroon to a 1-1 draw, before twice surrendering their lead to lose 3-2 against hosts Egypt. A 2-0 victory over Mali coupled with Egypt win over Cameroon guaranteed them a place in the s

BBNaija’s Ifu apologises for insulting Yvonne Nelson in leaked chats Ghanaian actress, YVONNE NELSON Nigerian TV reality show star, Ifu Ennanda has reacted to the leaked chat brouhaha she’s been caught in. The former Big Brother Naija housemate, in a leaked chat, insulted Yvonne Nelson in a conversation she had with Alex who told her that the Ghanaian actress discouraged her from working with Nana Akua Addo when she was in Ghana. Ifu has been accused of leaking the chat which was to expose Yvonne Nelson for sabotaging Nana Akua Addo but that came with her attracting a severe backlash, for the derogatory comments she made about Yvonne. In reaction, she has denied leaking the chat, saying that “someone I trusted leaked them," Ifu made the comments via her social media outlets where she also apologized for talking bad about Yvonne Nelson. According to Ifu, she was angry and wasn't thinking straight when during her chat with Alex, who visited Ghana for t

List of winners – MTN 4Syte TV Music Video Awards 2019 4Syte TV Music Awards 2019 winners List of winners - MTN 4Syte TV Music Video Awards 2019 The wait is over. You voted and the results for the MTN 4Syte TV Music Video Awards 2019 have finally been announced. The fun-filled night honoured artists, directors, & key industry players in Ghana and across Africa in over 20 categories. Find below the list of winners and the respective categories they won in. Best Gospel Music Video – Jon Winner (Big God) Best Special Effects – Medikal (Omo Ada Remix) Best Discovery – Quamina MP ft Kwesi Arthur & Yung C (Ewiase Y3d3) Best Storyline – RJZ (Bye Bye) Best Edited Video – Shatta Wale (Gringo) Best Photography – Cina Soul (Ojorley) Best Reggae/Dancehall Video – Shatta Wale (Gringo) Best Choreography – ZeeTown Melody (Totori) Best Male Video – Sarkodie (Can’t Let You Go) Best Female Video – Wendy Shay (Uber Driver) Best Group – R2Bees (We

Shatta Wale hands over his ‘Most Popular Song’ Award to Stonebwoy & promises their beef is over at MTN 4Syte TV Awards Shatta Wale hands over his 'Most Popular Song' Award to Stonebwoy & promises their beef is over at MTN 4Syte TV Awards Controversial African Dancehall King, Shatta Wale did what Napoleon couldn’t do by shocking all music lovers gathered at MTN 4Syte TV Awards being held at the moment. Shatta Wale hands over his 'Most Popular Song' Award to Stonebwoy & promises their beef is over at MTN 4Syte TV Awards As all thought, he was going to send the Award home, Shatta Wale shocked them by presenting over the Award to Stonebwoy who at the time was out of the Auditorium. He called on a representative of the President of the Bhim Nation to come for the plaque and send to his musical blood and partner. Attached to it, Shatta Wale declared that their beef is officially over. Earlier, he hugged Stonebwoy so tightly as he was perfo