Daddy Lumba’s one-week observance moves to Independence Square amid noise-making ban

The family and management of legendary highlife musician Daddy Lumba have announced a last-minute change to the venue for his one-week observance. The event, still scheduled for Saturday, August 30, 2025, has been relocated to Black Star Square (Independence Square) in Accra, where a candlelight vigil held in his honour also took place weeks ago. […]

Independence Square to be closed midnight for presidential swearing-in preparations

The Ministry of Tourism, Arts, and Culture has announced the temporary closure of the Independence Square and its environs in preparation for the swearing-in ceremony of President-elect John Dramani Mahama. The closure will take effect from midnight on December 31, 2024, and will remain in place until January 8, 2025. According to a statement issued […]