Outstanding contributors to Ghana’s music industry were honored last Saturday at the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards industry night. The 15th edition of the Ghana Music Awards comes off on May 3, at the Accra International Conference Centre. The industry awards precedes the main awards show and basically awards nominees in the more technical and unpopular ...

Nigeria’s film board has delayed the release of Half of a Yellow Sun, a film about the Biafran war. The film, by Nigerian-born British director Biyi Bandele, was set to open in Nigerian cinemas on Friday. A film board spokesman told AFP there were “regulatory issues” with the film but that it wasn’t “officially banned”. ...

Microsoft has warned consumers that a vulnerability in its Internet Explorer browser could let hackers gain access and user rights to their computer. The flaw affects Internet Explorer (IE) versions 6 to 11 and Microsoft said it was aware of “limited, targeted attacks” to exploit it. According to NetMarket Share, the IE versions account for ...

Peacekeepers have escorted more than 1,200 Muslims out of the capital of the Central African Republic, Bangui. They were some of the last remaining Muslims in the city, who have been targeted by mainly Christian militias in the country’s civil conflict. The country has been hit by civil conflict since Seleka rebels ousted the president ...

The bullet-ridden body of a 32-year-old man believed to have been killed by land guards has been found in a bush at Amanfrom, near Accra. The victim has so far been identified only as Awal and the police say his body has since been deposited at the Police Hospital morgue in Accra pending autopsy. Two ...

An investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, has filed an application for judicial review at the Fast Track High Court, seeking a number of reliefs from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA). The action was filed on the grounds that the DVLA had breached its obligatory statutory duties, as well as engaged in illegal and ...

Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah has warned the Black Stars against underrating their opponents in the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers insisting they have been handed a tough group. The Black Stars drew Guinea, Togo and a yet-to-be determined opponent in Group E for the eliminators to the finals which will be hosted by Morocco. ...

An audio recording purportedly of Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling making racist remarks to his girlfriend is being investigated by the NBA. In the recording, the man believed to be Sterling, owner of the NBA franchise, questions his girlfriend, V. Stiviano, about her association with minorities. TMZ reports that Stiviano, who is black and ...

Liverpool striker Luis Suarez has been named as the Professional Footballers’ Association Player of the Year at an awards ceremony in London on Sunday. The Uruguayan, 27, travelled down to the ceremony after the Reds’ 2-0 defeat at home to Chelsea earlier in the day. “The Premier League is full of really great players and ...