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IKE City Hotel joins forces with Ghana Music Awards USA 2025 as Sponsor and Partner
IKE City Hotel, renowned for its commitment to Ghanaian excellence and hospitality, has proudly announced its sponsorship and partnership with the 2025 Ghana Music Awards USA (GMA-USA).
The star-studded event, a celebration of Ghana’s vibrant music scene, will take place on August 16, 2025, in the United States, uniting artistes, fans, and cultural ambassadors from around the world.
This collaboration underscores IKE City Hotel’s dedication to uplifting Ghanaian creativity and heritage. More than just a sponsorship, the partnership reflects the hotel’s passion for fostering platforms that amplify the voices and rhythms shaping Ghana’s global cultural footprint.
In a heartfelt statement, Mr. Isaac Amoako, CEO of IKE City Hotel*, shared,“Music is the heartbeat of Ghana. It tells our stories, connects our communities, and bridges continents. Partnering with GMA-USA is a natural step for us—it’s about celebrating the artists who carry our culture forward and ensuring their talents shine on the world’s stage. We’re not just sponsoring an event; we’re investing in the future of Ghanaian music.”
The 2025 GMA-USA promises an electrifying evening of live performances, cultural showcases, and prestigious awards honoring the artistes, producers, and visionaries driving Ghana’s music industry.
From highlife to hiplife, afrobeats to gospel, the event will spotlight the diversity and innovation of Ghanaian sounds while strengthening ties with the diaspora and international audiences.
Beyond the glitz of the awards night, IKE City Hotel continues to serve as a cultural hub, offering artists and creatives a luxurious space to collaborate, relax, and innovate.
Known for hosting intimate music events and supporting local talent, the hotel’s partnership with GMA-USA reinforces its role as a champion of Ghana’s creative economy.
Ghanaian music is experiencing a meteoric rise globally, with artistes like Stonebwoy, Sarkodie, and Gyakie captivating international audiences.
By backing GMA-USA, IKE City Hotel is helping to fuel this momentum, ensuring Ghana’s cultural exports reach even greater heights.
The event also serves as a unifying force, celebrating the pride and resilience of the Ghanaian diaspora.
Miniser for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu has revealed a major shake up at Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) and the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) following recent power outages.
In a post on Facebook, Felix Kwakye Ofosu disclosed that Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Jinapor has asked the CEO of GRIDCo to step aside pending investigations into fire incident at Akosombo power control center.
Also, he further noted that there has been a major shake up in the leadership of the ECG in the Ashanti Region.
“At 2pm tomorrow, Minister for Energy and Green Transition, Hon John Jinapor, will hold a major briefing on recent developments in electricity distribution,” he concluded.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
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Abu Trica’s extradition case: Prophets, fetish priests demand pay for spiritual solution …Lawyer reveals
Mr Oliver Barker-Vormawor, a lawyer for embattled Frederick Kumi, affectionately called Abu Trica and has made a shocking revelation over the behaviour of some members of the clergy.
According to him in a post on social media, the difficult part of Abu Trica’s trial is not the law but the number of ‘Men of God’ and fetish priests demanding financial sacrifices to help resolve the matter spiritually.
Oliver Barker-Vormawor posted on Tuesday, April 22, 2026, “The most difficult part about the Abu Trica case; is not the law.”
He continued: “It is the number of, prophetesses, evangelists and fetish priests, who have called or messaged to ask us to pay for spiritual solutions.”
It would be recalled that in March this year, the Gbese District Court dismissed a preliminary objection filed by Abu Trica, challenging the extradition proceedings initiated at the request of the United States.
The court, presided over by Anna Akosua Appiah Gottfried Anaafi Gyasi, in its ruling held that the offences forming the basis of the extradition, particularly wire fraud, constitute extraditable offences under the 1931 treaty between Ghana and the United States.
He was then given 15 days counting from March 27 to appeal the decision of the court or be surrendered for extradition to the US.
Against this backdrop, he was on Tuesday, April 22, granted a bail in the sum of GH¢30,000,000 by an Accra High, pending the appeal of his extradition
Mr Kumi was arrested in Ghana in December 2025 following an indictment by United States authorities, alleging that he played a role in a romance scam network that defrauded elderly American victims of more than $8 million.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
