In 2006, two friends decided to break the male dominance of the brass band world by forming an all-female band – and called it Boobs and Brass. Eleven years on, they have raised £200,000 for charity and have more than 600 members across the UK. On Friday, Boobs and Brass was given the BBC Music … Read more
Serious security lapses at a Philippine casino contributed to the deaths of 37 people when an assailant set fire to gaming rooms, the industry regulator said Friday as it suspended the operator’s license. The armed attacker, identified by police as gambling addict Jessie Javier Carlos, entered the Resorts World Manila casino and hotel complex on … Read more
Ghanaian rap giant, Kwame Ametepe Tsikata known in showbiz as M.anifest, put up a sparkling performance at the 2017 Cannes International Music Festival in France, Citi Showbiz has gathered. Being the only African representative in the festival which spans June 6-9, 2017, he made it to the Midem Artist Accelerator. The Midem Artist Accelerator is … Read more
Mawuko Kuadzi, Manager of multiple award wining young actor, Abraham Attah, has taken swipe at some Ghanaian celebrities over their approach to attending events when invited. The Chief Executive Officer of MK Casting said celebrities are fond of attending events late or not even showing up at all even though they make efforts by announcing to … Read more
An armed man who killed 37 people when he set fire to a casino in the Philippine capital was a father-of-three from Manila motivated by heavy gambling debts and not terrorism, police said Sunday. The identification of the assailant as Jessie Javier Carlos, a Catholic, proves that claims by the Islamic State group that it … Read more
The man who set fire to a casino in the Philippine capital killing 37 people was a Filipino man with heavy gambling debts, and was not a terrorist, police said Sunday. “We reiterate that this is not an act of terrorism but this incident is confined to the act of one man alone,” Manila police … Read more
One of Germany’s biggest music festivals is to resume a day after the site had to be evacuated because of a “potential terrorist threat”. The organisers of Rock am Ring said intensive searches had been carried out by police and that performances would resume early on Saturday afternoon. About 90,000 people are expected to attend … Read more
An eighteen year-old footballer who trains with Race Course Academy, Osei Agyekum has given a chilling account of how he was nearly lynched to death at Teshie here in Accra on Monday after some irate youth mistook him for a thief. His encounter he said, occurred about two weeks ago and was incited by a … Read more
Disney’s “Pirates of the Caribbean” sequel sailed to the top of the North American box office during the four-day Memorial Day weekend, raking in nearly $78.5 million, industry figures showed Tuesday. “Dead Men Tell No Tales,” the fifth installment in the wildly popular franchise starring Johnny Depp, sunk another major new studio movie — “Baywatch” … Read more
Jack Sparrow is back. The wry and wicked freebooter helped the latest “Pirates of the Caribbean” film sail to a first place opening weekend on North American screens, with a solid $62.2 million take, according to industry estimates. “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales” surged past another Disney offering, “Guardians of the … Read more
“Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales” tries to turn back time, seeking to replicate the first 2003 film’s chemistry. That attempt to swim against the tide doesn’t entirely work, but at least delivers moments that fleetingly jolt this literally zombie-fied fifth installment to sporadic life. Having started its cinematic journey adapting Disney’s … Read more
Kumawood actor Abroketo has stated that he wouldn’t hesitate to ask the police to arrest anyone who tries to convince him to run for Member of Parliament (MP). According to him, he is content with his life as a comic actor and therefore does not see why he should venture into politics. He told Lexis … Read more
It was supposed to calm nerves, relieve stress and improve concentration but a new anti-fidget toy spreading fast through US and European schools is whipping up anger among teachers on both sides of the Atlantic. Just months after the “fidget spinner” first whirled its way into the hands of antsy youngsters, some schools have already … Read more
New York’s famed Broadway grossed its highest seasonal earnings on record, yielding $1.45 billion for the 2016-17 season with its second-best attendance on record, a trade association announced Tuesday. Earnings were up 5.5 percent on the previous season, riding a wave of higher ticket prices in Manhattan’s theater district. The 2016-2017 season saw 45 productions … Read more
Hollywood star Tom Cruise revealed on Tuesday that a nauseous film crew was “vomiting in between takes” while shooting a mid-air zero-gravity crash stunt during the production of his latest blockbuster “The Mummy”. Cruise, who is known for performing his own stunts, told hundreds of fans in Sydney that the death-defying scene was originally envisioned … Read more
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, America’s best-known circus, has staged its final show after 146 years, marking the end of an era brought on by animal rights advocates. The final performance of “the greatest show on earth” took place on Sunday at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Long Island, New York State. “It’s … Read more
After 146 years, America’s most celebrated circus Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus is staging its final performance in New York. Owners of the company said the tough decision had been made due to falling ticket sales and high operating costs. “As far as this great American institution, it is a sad moment,” ringmaster … Read more
Spiderman, Thor and Princess Leia are ganging up on Barbie in a battle for America’s increasingly tech-focused toy industry playground. Hasbro, long a distant second to Mattel, maker of the iconic Barbie dolls, passed $5 billion in annual revenues for the first time in 2016 and topped its rival in first-quarter sales. Hasbro’s surge is … Read more
President Donald Trump’s sudden dismissal of FBI Director James Comey on Tuesday has seen the betting odds of a Trump impeachment skyrocket, bookmaking sites told AFP on Wednesday. Opposition Democrat lawmakers have ramped up calls for an independent investigation into possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Moscow since Trump’s surprise firing of the head … Read more
Joyce Dzidzor Mensah, is a Ghanaian citizen many Ghanaians believed was HIV positive and identified for 5 years as an official HIV/AIDS Ambassador for Ghana AIDS Commission. Five years later, she came public to say her HIV status was a sham – thus, she never contracted the deadly disease. Explaining herself, she said she did … Read more