In a profession which has an attrition rate as fleeting as the love of a playboy to a new found girl, one woman has remained so faithful to her second love- journalism. For 20 years, Dzifa Bampoh has blazed the trail in a profession that brings popularity, leaves out prosperity in a material sense and … Read more
The embattled district chief executive-nominee for Tolon, Hajia Amamata Sayibu, has accused the Northern Regional Minister Saying Salifu Saeed of creating a false sense of tension in the area to sabotage her appointment. Salifu on Monday, acting on advise of the Regional Security Council, called off a planned endorsement process at the district capital citing … Read more
Fugitive whistleblower Edward Snowden hit back at the Hong Kong government Thursday for rejecting the protection bids of a group of refugees who sheltered him while he was hiding out in the city. The impoverished Philippine and Sri Lankan refugees helped the former National Security Agency contractor evade authorities in 2013 by hiding him in … Read more
Like a horde of undead, “Resident Evil” has shuffled relentlessly forward over six films, taking a fleshy $1.2 billion chunk from movie-goers to become the biggest ever cinematic video game tie-in. Unlike the eviscerated victims of the franchise’s bloodthirsty genetically modified flesh-eaters, however, the creators of “Resident Evil” are going out on their own terms. … Read more
Ghanaian public officials are fond of quoting Charles Dickens’s Oliver Twist to literally beg for more aid, anytime donor agencies give money or items to help facilitate their operations. This was the case when the European Union (EU) donated vehicles, IT equipment and other items worth about GHc 2.3 million to help manage the country’s … Read more
Ghanaian public officials are fond of quoting Charles Dickens’s Oliver Twist to literally beg for more aid, anytime donor agencies give money or items to help facilitate their operations. This was the case when the European Union (EU) donated vehicles, IT equipment and other items worth about GHc 2.3 million to help manage the country’s … Read more
‘On Monday of Last Week,’ a movie directed and produced by Filmmaker Akosua Adoma Owusu has earned a nomination at the 2017 Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA). The awards scheme honours and promotes excellence in the African movie industry as well as uniting the African continent through arts and culture The movie is contesting against ‘Bout’, ‘A Place … Read more
Organisers of widely considered to be Africa’s most important film event and the most prestigious film award in Africa, Africa Movie Academy Awards, popularly known as AMAA May 13, 2017 announced the nominations for the 13 edition. The award is aimed at honouring and promoting excellence in the African movie industry as well as uniting … Read more
Ant and Dec have dedicated their Bafta TV Award to the Queen after winning a prize for their presentation of her 90th birthday celebration event. The duo won the best live event prize for fronting The Queen’s 90th Birthday Celebration on ITV last May. The top honours had been expected to go to Netflix’s fictionalised … Read more
Gospel star Francis Amo has revealed that he once worked as mechanic but abandoned the job because music was a big deal for him. According to the talented gospel musician, music was dear to his heart and there was no way he could have given up on that for any other profession. “I took that … Read more
Powers Boothe, the character actor known for his villain roles in TV’s Deadwood, and in the movies Tombstone, Sin City and The Avengers, has died. He was 68. Beau Bridges tweeted the news and called him “a dear friend, great actor, devoted father and husband.” Boothe’s publicist says he died of natural causes at his … Read more
Information reaching Agoo news indicate that, a 26 year old Fulani herdsman has been arrested for allegedly killing his own brother at Simpoa in the Afram Plains District. The incident occurred on Sunday 14th May around 11:00am when the alleged murderer was rearing cattle in the bush. The suspect whose name was known as Boba … Read more
Nollywood’s biggest-ever movie ups the stakes with gorgeous locations in one of the world’s most dynamic and exciting destinations. Lagos, Nigeria – The rumours that have been swirling around for months have finally been confirmed – Nigeria’s highest-grossing film, The Wedding Party, will be shooting scenes for a sequel in Dubai. Stars of the hit … Read more
Blood was already pooling in the seat of her car when a second bullet tore through the driver’s door and thumped into Kuki Gallmann’s abdomen. “It felt like a punch,” the 73-year-old author and conservationist said this week, speaking for the first time since being wounded a fortnight ago by suspected illegal herders on her … Read more
The Police service has challenged media reports that an officer stripped a taxi driver naked at Anyaa in Accra for jumping red light. The Inspector General of Police (IGP), David Asante-Apeatu on May, 3 2017 ordered an immediate investigation into an incident where a police officer allegedly stripped a taxi driver naked for jumping a … Read more
Chastain plays the lead role in Miss Sloane, which is released in the UK this weekend It’s difficult to find a more varied CV in Hollywood than Jessica Chastain’s. She’s played a CIA analyst in Zero Dark Thirty, a housewife in The Help and is about to be seen as a ruthless lobbyist in political … Read more
Jean-Michel Basquiat occupies star billing on the auction block in New York this season, catapulting the artist into the rostrum of 20th century greats nearly three decades after his death. Riding high on last year’s $57 million auction record set when a Japanese billionaire snapped up a self-portrait, at least 14 works by the US … Read more
The enigmatic champion of a global movement for transparency and democracy. A Russian stooge. A West-hating attention-seeker. A cold fish with questionable attitudes and alleged diabolical sexual mores. Julian Assange has been labeled all of these — and many things besides — since starting out as a media-savvy Robin Hood figure, wrestling facts from the … Read more
The taxi driver who allegedly stabbed to death a renowned pastor in Takoradi during a road rage incident Monday night has been arrested. Prophet Frank Agyekum popularly known as Odeefo Nkwantabisa of the Charismatic Grace Chapel of Assakae was stabbed to death at about 9:00pm Monday at the Race Course Junction at Apremdo. Reports say … Read more
Netflix boss Reed Hastings has hit out at the French cinema “establishment”, which he claims wants to block the streaming giant’s movies from the Cannes film festival. Hastings took to his personal Facebook account late Wednesday to claim that “the establishment is closing ranks against us”, after Cannes effectively slapped a ban on future Netflix-backed … Read more