Five things you might be surprised affect weight People might think battling obesity is down to sheer willpower, but medical research says otherwise. Here are five potentially surprising factors that can affect your weight, as unearthed by The Truth About Obesity . Gillian and Jackie are twins – but one weighs over six stone (41kg) … Read more
Many actors on the verge of the big time like to pretend they have it all worked out, that they know what to expect and are ready. Not Chadwick Boseman. The 40-year-old American actor spent more than a decade mainly in television and indie movies before Marvel came calling in 2014 with a lucrative five-picture … Read more
Ghanaian comedians have called on the public to stop the unnecessary criticism of their talents and comparisons with Nigerians and support them to develop. Comedians in Ghana have come under heavy attacks on social media over the assertion that they are not funny. Many critics have argued that Ghanaian comedians lack talent and pace to … Read more
Ghanaian comedy has come under the spotlight many times, mostly for the negative reasons. Many analysts say Ghanaian comedians are not funny. Others say they do not speak good English therefore their inability to express themselves well. Others have compared them to their Nigerian counterparts claiming that the Nigerians are much better than Ghanaians. Well, … Read more
Clyde Stubblefield, one of funk’s defining drummers whose solo in a James Brown song became a standard sample for hip-hop but earned him little money, died Saturday. He was 73. Stubblefield’s death from kidney failure was confirmed by Joey B. Banks, a fellow drummer who played with him in his home of Madison, Wisconsin. The … Read more
Some graduates of the Bolgatanga Midwifery Training School in the Upper East region have cited the principal of the school, Madam Teshiayio Muhammed, and some members of the school’s management for what they describe as “massive extortion”. The graduates, who have just completed their national service, say they are being made to pay a fee … Read more
Some graduates of the Bolgatanga Midwifery Training School in the Upper East region have cited the principal of the school, Madam Teshiayio Muhammed, and some members of the school’s management for what they describe as “massive extortion”. The graduates, who have just completed their national service, say they are being made to pay a fee … Read more
Ghanaian born American-based singer, Annistar Arning made Ghana proud when she competed at the Amateur Night music competition held at the Apollo Theater in USA. Zionfelix.net is reliably informed that the youngster beat her peers and emerged winner of the competition held in October 2016. Amateur Night at the Apollo is one of New York’s … Read more
The undisputed King of Comedy, DKB after an amazing performance at the 1023 laughs and Music brings us the climax of the premium monthly Comedy show, Comedy Express dubbed the Election Edition, the show promises to be full of back to back “rib-cracking” jokes, to climax a year where comedy has broken out, the comedians … Read more
When it comes to the deaths of musical icons, 2016 may be the worst year ever. Sunday’s startling death of pop singer George Michael caps 12 wretched months in which we’ve already said goodbye to David Bowie, Glenn Frey, Prince, Merle Haggard and Leonard Cohen, to name just a quintet of hugely popular and influential … Read more
They’re the islands where World War II never ended and now they’re the focal point of a rare meeting between the leaders of Japan and Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin makes his first visit to Japan in 11 years on Thursday with Tokyo hopeful of progress in getting Russia to return islands in the Kuril … Read more
“Say it loud, “I’m black and I’m proud “Say it louder, “I’m black and I’m proud… (James Brown, “Say It Loud—I’m Black And I’m Proud”). And, of course, Du Bois may not have been the original author of “the color-line” phrase but his other diagnostic phrasal coinage, “double consciousness,” certainly speaks to the psychological scars … Read more
“It’s being here now that’s important. There’s no past and there’s no future. Time is a very misleading thing. All there is ever, is the now. We can gain experience from the past, but we can’t relive it; and we can hope for the future, but we don’t know if there is one” (George Harrison). … Read more
In 1992, a little boy was found dead in a vacant garage, buried under a pile of trash and debris. His family’s last memory of 6-year-old Lindsey Murdock was that the first-grader was eating Tootsie Rolls on his grandmother’s front porch, according to the Chicago Tribune. Mark Maxson of Chicago was convicted and sentenced to … Read more
On March 6, 1957, when Ghana became independent, I was about 10 years old, and in class three at St Peter’s Middle School, Kumasi. On President Nkrumah’s maiden voyage to the Garden City, school children lined up along the principal streets in Kumasi to welcome the leader of the new nation. Our school’s vantage point … Read more
Even so, just look at Osofo Dadzie and the high level of social evangelism, moral awareness, and positive education the series promoted (Anyidoho & Gibbs) and compare that with the scripts for today’s films (Ghallywood and Kumawood). The names “Ghallywood” and “Kumawood” stink to high heaven. Here are David Dontoh’s objections to these names: “When … Read more
Afro Moses aka Moses O’Jah, is one of Ghana’s most internationally recognized artistes. He has a wealth of concerts and tours in Europe and around the world. He is sometimes labeled as the African James Brown, because his performances are often energetic and sometimes eccentric. He has deep respect for African culture and this takes … Read more