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Top Nollywood actors and filmmakers have teamed up and pledged to stop smoking scenes in Nollywood movies because of its effect on children. The likes of Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, Dakore Egbuson-Akande, Osas Ighdaro, Anto Lecky, and Michelle Dede are leading a SmokeFreeNollywood campaign, according to a report by Dailypost. Kayode Kasum, Daniel Effiong, Linda Ejiofor, Kiki Omeili, and Imoh Emmanuel Chimezie ...

The government of Ghana through the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) has outdoored two city buses as part of a campaign to accelerate the pace of tourism recovery through a renewed focus on domestic and regional markets. The two buses, a double-decker bus and Mummy Truck known as “Aunty Deede” and “Bone Shaker” were outdoored to kickstart the #ExperienceGhana and #ShareGhana ...

Former Upper East Regional Minister, Paulina Tangoba Abayage, says most women who are perceived by society as ‘strong’ are lonely. According to the former minister, who separated from her ex-husband in 2006, social media has become her refuge in dealing with loneliness. Speaking to Nana Aba Anamoah on Starr Chat Wednesday, the former diplomat said “Some of the influential women ...

US actor Joe Lara, best known for playing Tarzan, is presumed dead after a plane crash in Tennessee. The 58-year-old is among seven people believed killed when a light aircraft crashed into a lake near the town of Smyrna on Saturday. His dietician wife, Gwen Shamblin Lara, who founded a weight-loss church, is also among the victims. Rescue workers say ...

The organisers of the Ghana Music Awards (GMA-UK), Alordia Promotions and West Coast, have finally opened nominations for this year’s edition of the awards. Record labels, producers and artistes have been invited to submit their entries for consideration to the organisers. The organisers disclosed that work submitted for consideration must have been released between April 1, 2020, and March 31, ...

TV3, an Accra-based television network and organisers of the annual Ghana’s Most Beautiful (GMB), will today host the second round of audition for this year’s 12th edition of the reality show at the Miklin Hotel in Kumasi. The audition which is the second is expected to attract a large number of young enterprising ladies, would take place at exactly 9:00am. ...

Shatta Wale’s comment that, “I don’t use my father’s money for hype,” has been interpreted to mean an attack on Davido for buying himself a new 2021 Rolls-Royce Cullinan days after he (Shatta) has been displaying similar car on social media. The two top African music giants have since last week been showing off their wealth on social media and ...

Celebrated Ghanaian musician Kwame Nsiah-Apau, popularly known as Okyeame Kwame, and his wife Annica Nsiah-Apau, have successfully launched their first book titled ‘Love Locked Down’. The book, which chronicles their love journey and proffers solutions to some marital and relationship issues, was launched last Saturday at the Ecobank Headquarters in Accra. Over one hundred and fifty people turned up for ...

Female afrobeat/highlife artiste, Paulette Broohm, Kwamiena and Coach Freeman have been named the headline artistes for a musical concert dubbed “A Night Of Music” slated for tomorrow Saturday, May 22 at the Virtual Hub, located at East Legon. The musical concert is being organised by Scratch Studios to entertain Ghanaian music fans in Accra. The event which is expected to ...

Popular Nigerian singer, Simi, has disclosed how having a child has changed her life. Simi, who got married to Adekunle Gold in a private wedding ceremony in 2019, welcomed her daughter in June 2020. In a video shared on her Instagram story, the 33-year-old disclosed that having a daughter has made her have more empathy. According to her, before having ...