Veteran Nigerian actor, Femi Ogunrombi aka Papa Ajasco is dead. Late Ogunrombi racked up popularity for his role in Wale Adenuga’s comedy series. This news of the talented thespian’s death was confirmed by a theatre practitioner, Husseini Shaibu, on his Twitter handle on Sunday. He wrote, “I have just been reliably informed that the ethnomusicologist, former Music Instructor with #NATIONALTROUPE and one time stand in for the ‘Papa Ajasco’ character on the popular #waleadenugaprod comic

Ghana trailblazer and singer, Black Sherif, has been honoured by BBC 1 Xtra as he is part of artistes to lookout for on the station’s prestigious Hotfor2023 campaign. Blacko was chosen alongside several incredible artists who are tipped to excel in 2023 and beyond, according to the British black music powerhouse. Some of the artists who made the list include the sensational British female group, Flo, Doechi, Cristale, Nemzz, Ayra Starr, Debbie among others. Black Sherif had an incredible run

The 2022 Afrochella was said to be the last Afrochella in Ghana, an announcement that brought shock to many. Organisers of Afrochella made the ‘shocking’ announcement at the very end of the two-day festival in December 2022. “This is the last Afrochella,” said co-founder Abdul Abdullah to the thousands of people who were at the El-Wak stadium in the capital, Accra. In a new update, the co-founder of Afrochella, Ken Agyapong Jnr, has revealed that though they announced that the annual show

Shugatiti has introduced a way to make her food business more attractive but that has been disapproved by Ghana Tourism Authority although her strategy was attracting adventurous tourists. The Ghanaian socialist who doubles as a nudist, designed variety of food pots, some shaped as fish with others seeming like a man’s balls to serve food sold at her local dishes restaurant. The pots attracted attention on social media but according to Shugatiti, she can’t use some of them again because

Benin’s pro-government parties have won a majority of seats in Sunday’s parliamentary elections, the country’s constitutional court announced Thursday. The vote also marked the return of the opposition after a four-year absence. Sunday’s vote, which went ahead peacefully, was a test for the West African state. President Patrice Talon has promoted development, but critics say that democracy has gradually been eroded under his watch. It was the first time the opposition

A dual British-Iranian citizen was hanged by Iran on charges of espionage and corruption, a state-affiliated media outlet reported Saturday, the latest in a string of executions carried out by a regime grappling with unprecedented protests across the country. The Iranian official, Alireza Akbari, was executed for crimes including “corruption on earth,” according the Iranian judiciary-affiliated outlet Mizan. Akbari was charged with working as a spy for MI6, the British intelligence agency,

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his government plans to charge ahead with a proposal to change the country’s judicial system, despite fierce criticism from top legal officials. Netanyahu, who is on trial for corruption, has made the legal changes the centrepiece of his new government’s agenda and the surging opposition to them is presenting an early challenge for the Israeli leader. Netanyahu’s comments on Sunday came after opponents of the plan held nationwide protests on

United States President Joe Biden has declared a major disaster in the state of California, as the latest in a succession of storm systems brought heavy flooding to already waterlogged regions and threatened snowfalls of up to two metres (six feet). The latest system was expected to bring “heavy lower-elevation rain, significant mountain snow, and strong winds,” with “another surge of Pacific moisture” expected on Monday, the National Weather Service (NWS) said. It predicted “disastrous

Mexico has brought into force one of the world’s strictest anti-tobacco laws by enacting a total ban on smoking in public places. The step, which was first approved in 2021, also includes a ban on tobacco advertising. Several other Latin American countries have also passed legislation to create smoke-free public spaces. However, Mexico’s legislation is considered to be the most robust and wide-ranging in the Americas. It amounts to one of the most stringent anti-smoking laws in the

The benefits of olive oil are numerous. A nourishing olive oil massage helps in relieving sore muscles and strained joints, and the powerful anti-inflammatory compounds present in the oil soothe arthritis pain, recover inflamed tissues and protects the skin against infection. Relieves from Pain and Inflammation This is one of the best benefits of olive oil for the body. Excessive strain, sitting in front of the computer for a long time or over exercise can often lead to strained and inflamed muscles

H.E. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, was recently at the US-Africa Leaders Summit, in Washington, USA and he was purported to have said that, our next-door neighbour, Burkina Faso had paid for the services of a group of Russian mercenaries, called the Wagner Group, to help fight an insurgency in that country. This mercenary outfit is said to be run by a certain Yevgeny Prigozhin, a close friend of Russia’s President Vladimir Putin. He added that a mine was used to pay the Wagner Group and that

Karela United defeated league leaders Aduana Stars on Sunday to end a run of poor results in Ghana’s top flight. Edmund Adomako was the hero in the 1-0 victory, giving Karela United their first victory since November 6, 2022. Karela came into the game without a win in seven games and were tipped as the second favourite, but they overcame Aduana with a spirited performance at CAM Park. Adomako scored for Karela in the 78th minute, handing Aduana their first league defeat since November 20.

Bottom-club Kotoku Royals failed in another attempt to revive their survival campaign against Great Olympics in Cape Coast yesterday. Kotoku Royals’s survival chances continued to wane when after suffering a 2-0 defeat at home to Great Olympics in the Ghana Premier League. The Akim-Oda based were chasing a second consecutive home win at Cape Coast Stadium but that was not to be. Olympics took the lead after 28 minutes through Samuel Abbey Quaye. In the 76th minute the visitors doubled their

Dreams spirited second half performance powered them to a resounding 3-1 win over RTU at the Theater of Dreams Park in Dawu in match-week 13 of the Ghana Premier League. Agyenim Boateng Mensah scored with a sumptuous header to put Dreams FC in front. The goal served as a wakeup call for Real Tamale United who quickly got themselves back into the game and started pushing the leveller. Just five minutes after going down, the visitors restored parity through Issah Kuka. In the second half, the ‘Still

King Faisal’s midfielder, Samuel Antwi’s goal made it a sweet win for Jimmy Cobblah’s team after scoring the only goal in a 1-0 victory over Tamale City in the Ghana Premier League on Sunday. The season’s woes continued for Coach Hamza Mohammed and his Tamale City as they succumbed to the defeat at the Baba Yara Stadium in match-day 13. It was an afternoon full of scintillating soccer display by the youthful players of both teams – with King Faisal creating and blowing up the

Premier League newcomers Samartex FC held Hearts of Oak to a thrilling 0-0 draw in the Ghana Premier League match-week 13 encounter at the Accra Sports Stadium. Hearts failed to bounce back to winning ways after sharing spoils with Samartex FC. Samartex enjoyed majority of the game possession but they were unlucky upfront as Raymond Kwofie’s thunderbolt strike was denied by the woodwork after the hour-mark. The visitors kept tormenting the back line of Hearts with the aim of getting the