GMB winner Baci fights child marriage

In keeping with her promise to help to eradicate child marriages, winner of TV3’s Ghana’s Most Beautiful Season 8, Bentie Abigail Baciara aka Baci has been leading an empowerment programme across the country to educate girls on their right to say no to early marriages.

Baci, an ambassador of End Child Marriage for both Action Aid Ghana and Unicef, spent time last week with school girls in Jirapa in the Upper West region teaching them to build their self-confidence.

Baci interacted with over 50 girls from selected primary and junior high schools from Jirapa who were trained and equipped with the knowledge to become child ambassadors who will then pass on this knowledge to their peers.

Speaking with Showbiz, Baci said that mentorship is an important element in building the confidence of girls to the point where they are able to resist attempts to force them into early marriages.

“Girls must build their confidence and pick mentors who will motivate them to remain in schools to become successful women instead of agreeing to arranged marriages at such early ages,” she said.

While on her campaign, Baci also met with some religious and opinion leaders and asked them to protect young girls from those who might want to force them into early marriages.

She also asked them to encourage the girls to stay in school.

Baci is set to embark on the next stage of her nationwide campaign with a visit to the Brong Ahafo Region from August 17 to 20.

ILLEGAL MINING 'GALAMSEY' IS DESTROYING OUR RIVERS

Will Kat.cr Return?

It looks like KickassTorrents (Kat.cr) is down, possibly for good. Users began reporting problems with KickassTorrents on Wednesday, although the site itself was still reporting that everything was running fine. But now nothing is working, including the site’s own status page. Recent news that KickassTorrents’ alleged owner was arrested and seven domains were seized by the U.S. government likely means that the site will be down for good soon.
Here’s what you need to know.

1. The KickassTorrents’ Status Webpage Is Now Unreachable

Users have been reporting problems with KickassTorrents. On the KickassTorrents Fan Club on Facebook, users have reported problems including:
Others responded with comments that page was sending them an error message that just read “is not available right now.”
Meanwhile, KickassTorrents’ status site first reported that “all systems are up and running.” However, users were suspicious that this information wasn’t up to date:

(kastatus.com)

And they were right, because now the site shows the following:

(KickassTorrents status)

It’s not looking good for KickassTorrents.

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2. The Site Is Down Because Domains Were Seized by the U.S. Government

The problems that users are experiencing are likely the result of a lawsuit that the U.S. filed against the alleged KickassTorrents owner, along with the seizure of seven KickassTorrents domains.
According to the complaint, the seized domains are:

• kickasstorrents.com
• kastatic.com
• thekat.tv
• kat.cr
• kickass.cr
• kickass.to
• kat.ph

According to Kickass Torrents’ status website, before it was taken down, the site still had proxy sites including kickassto.co, kickass.ag, kickass.cs, katproxy.is, thekat.se, katproxy.cc, lovekat.org, and an onion site. But now, none of those sites are working either.
KAT has moved its domains before. In early June, the site was pushing back against repeated attempts to block its domains, and it added a new domain on the Tor network.

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3. The Alleged Owner, Artem Vaulin, Faces Up to 20 Years in Jail

Artem Vaulin’s LinkedIn page, without a profile photo. (LinkedIn)

Artem Vaulin, the alleged owner, faces up to 20 years in jail for copyright infringement and money laundering conspiracy. The 30-year-old from Ukraine was arrested in Poland and the United States is seeking extradition. According to the lawsuit, Vaulin owned a company called Cryptoneat which may have been used as a front for KickassTorrents. However, an in-depth look at the company’s website, Instagram page, and Facebook page (most of which have since been taken down) looked like a legitimate company with possibly up to 20 employees.
According to CryptoNeat’s LinkedIn page:

We are a software development company crafting our own products since 2008. Our latest project is wine scanner iOS application Wineeapp.com.
We support personal responsibility and involvement with no overmanagement standing in the way of imagination and creative thinking.
Flexible schedules and smart workspace — we hold to the ergonomics cult: Herman Miller chairs, standing desks, Apple hardware and multi-monitor configurations.”

Cryptoneat also has an Instagram page here, which has since been taken down.

4. Copycat Sites of KickassTorrents Are Already Cropping Up

Meanwhile, copycat sites are already cropping up. The Verge reported that KAT.am, one KickassTorrents clone, had popped up online but was sketchy. (The site had an internal server error when we visited.) The creators told The Verge that it had the complete KAT database, including comments and user information. Another one at KickassTorrents.website was a limited mirror. (The Verge reported it was an Isohunt.to site, but TorrentFreak said this information was not accurate.) Meanwhile, TorrentFreak reported many more clones appearing, including Kickass.to (which now displays a seizure notice), and sites like Kickass.la who are telling reporters that they are an “official backup.”
Is this the end of KickassTorrents? Likely so, since the domains are now under the government’s control. Copycat sites may pop up, but we’re unlikely to see KickassTorrents again.

Montie FM case: '3 get 4 months jail term each', Owners fined

The Supreme Court has handed a four-month jail term each to a radio host and his two panellists who threatened to kill judges of Ghana’s apex court.
The three, Godwin Ako Gunn and Alistair Nelson (both radio panellists), together with the host Salifu Maase, who were found guilty of contempt on July 18, are each to pay a GHC10,000 in fines in addition to the prison term.
They will serve a month each should they fail to pay the additional fine. Owners of Montie FM, the station on which the contemnors made the contemptuous statements, have also been fined GHC30,000. They have up to close of Thursday, July 28 to pay the GHC30,000 fine.

They are also to produce a document giving an undertaking that none of its media platforms will be be used to make or promote contemptuous statement or comments that has the potential to scandalise the court.
The three contemnors were whisked away in this Police van to begin their sentence Meanwhile, the court has granted bail to the owners – Harry Zakuor, Edward Addo, Ato Ahwoi and Kwesi Kyei Atuah- until they comply with the court’s judgement, while the three persons have been whisked away to begin their jail-terms.

Facts
Alistair and Gunn speaking on an Accra-based Montie FM threatened to kill the judges of the Supreme Court over their orders to Ghana’s Electoral Commission to clean the voter’s register.
Host of the show Maase, was also said to have spurred the two on to make scandalous statements against the court; comments that have widely been condemned by many Ghanaians and institutions.
The Supreme Court in June this year ordered the Electoral Commission to submit to it names of all persons who used National Health Insurance cards as proof of identity to register to vote in the 2012 general elections. The court subsequently ordered the EC to delete the over 56,000 names submitted.
This infuriated Alistair and Godwin Ako Gunn who considered the order unfavourable to their party- the National Democratic Congress- hence made unsavoury comments against the judges which the Supreme Court viewed as contemptuous. The court subsequently summoned them to explain why they should not be jailed.
The two together with the host of the show and one of the owners of the radio station, appeared before the Supreme Court July 12 but the court could not hear them because they were short served with the court processes. The case was thus adjourned to July 18 for them to appear again. The rest of the owners were ordered to appear in person on the said date.

Plea for mercy & conviction
On July 18, they showed up in court with their lawyers to plead for mercy after they had apologised to the court for their statements and actions.
Notwithstanding, the court went ahead to convict them but deferred sentencing to July 27. Alistair Nelson in his plea for mercy blamed his comments on a disease he called ‘kpokpogbligbli’ while Maase Salifu, popularly known as Mugabe, apologized for his comments, adding that his producer fell ill on the fateful day the incident happened hence there was no one to hold him in check.
The owners – Harry Zakour, Edward Addo, Kwasi Attuah and Kwaky Bram Larbi pleaded for mercy and said the act was regretful.

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Policeman who killed kids and committed suicide had family problems

It has emerged that the policeman with the Tema Regional Rapid Deployment Force (RDF) unit who allegedly shot dead his two young children and mother in law before turning the gun on himself in an apparent murder-suicide on Monday had family problems.
It is unclear what his motivation was but sources close to the horrific incident said his wife, a nursing mother, narrowly escaped with her life.
The incident occurred at about 4pm on Monday in an uncompleted house located between the Devtraco courts estates and the affordable estates near Kpone in the Tema area of Greater Accra.

The caretaker of the house where the incident occurred, Mr Akwasi Quansah has told Graphic Online’s Tema reporter, Benjamin Xornam Glover that the deceased persons were his church members who moved into the uncompleted house last Thursday. He explained that the wife of the policeman and the deceased persons were his church members who had been evicted from their home and seeking shelter so on the advice of a church elder, he took them in with the intention of securing a place for them later only to be hit by the unfortunate incident.
He said it was the first time seeing the policeman in the house.

Explaining, he claimed to have received a distress call from his relatives to rush back home at about 4:30 pm on Monday and when he arrived, he saw a crowd gathered in front of the house.

According to Mr Quansah, when he was told there had been a gun shot in the house he and his wife quickly dashed to the Devtraco courts police station where they lodged a complaint.

Two detectives were dispatched to the scene to assess the situation and convey the bodies to the mortuary.
Constable Amuzu who was expected to be on night patrol duties, had booked the rifle from the SWAT armoury but failed to proceed on duty and rather went home to wipe out his family.
The uniformed policeman wearing his helmet shot and killed instantly his mother-in-law who was bathing his baby, shot the baby and the elder child, a boy of about two years before shooting himself.
Sources at the tragic scene claimed the policeman was abusive of his wife and that on a recent late evening surprise visit by the Inspector General of Police, John Kudalor to the Tema Regional Police headquarters, he had met a woman lodging a complaint of assault at the nearby Railways and Port Police Station where Amuzu was stationed.
They alleged when the IGP inquired and was told the suspect was an officer, he allegedly directed his detention overnight until he was given bail the next day.
The sources could not however, link that incident to the murder-suicide.

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Priest killed in hostage-taking near Rouen

A priest has been killed in an attack by two armed men at his church near Rouen in northern France, police and French media have said.

The armed men entered the church in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray during Mass, taking the priest, two nuns and several churchgoers hostage, reports said.
French TV said shots had been heard after police arrived at the scene. Both hostage-takers are now dead.
The area has been cordoned off and police have told people to stay away.
At least one person is receiving medical treatment for injuries.
A woman who works in a local beauty parlour, Eulalie Garcia, said she had known the 92-year-old priest since her childhood.
"My family has lived here for 35 years and we have always known him," she said.
"He was someone who was treasured by the community. He was very discreet and didn't like to draw attention to himself."

There was no immediate indication of the identity or motive of the hostage-takers, but France has been on high alert since the Bastille Day attack in Nice earlier this month, when a man ploughed a lorry into celebrating crowds, killing more than 80 people.
The Nice attack was carried out by Tunisian Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel, who was not a known jihadist but so-called Islamic State said he had acted in response to its calls to target civilians in countries that have been attacking it.
The BBC's Lucy Williamson in Paris says the French government has been under huge pressure to prevent further attacks.
President Francois Hollande and Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve are on their way to Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray to be briefed by police.
The investigation into the incident will be led by anti-terrorism prosecutors, the interior ministry has said.
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Justin Timberlake slapped by stranger

Not even a "Suit & Tie" could prevent this unexpected fan moment.

Over the weekend, Justin Timberlake traveled to Lake Tahoe for the 27th annual American Century Championship. While participating in the most prestigious event in celebrity golf, the "Can't Stop the Feeling" singer experienced a surprise encounter from an unknown stranger.

In video obtained by TMZ, fans were able to witness the Grammy winner getting slapped on the right side of his face as he tried to pass through a crowd of people.

As soon as he felt the touch, Justin slowed down and tried to figure out what just happened. "Bro, why would you do that?" he asked the unknown individual.

And yes, we're still looking for the answer tonight.

Law enforcement sources told TMZ that the man responsible for touching Justin refused to leave the premises. After allegedly becoming belligerent, cops arrested him for disorderly conduct.

Ultimately, J.T. was still able to have plenty of fun during the weekend. The singer joined Alfonso Ribeiro and Stephen Curry for a brief dance break. Their moves of choice? How about the Carlton dance from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air?

"Celebrating one of my only good shots today with a little Jones BBQ...!" Stephen joked on Instagram with a photo from the green. "Good times. Gonna do it all again tmw."

While their moves were totally on par, they didn't all come out on top of the leaderboard. Alfonso ultimately placed ahead of the pack in the 13th spot while Justin was in 21st place and Stephen tied for 27th place.

Charles Barkley, Bode Miller, Aaron Rodgers, Ray Romano and Abby Wambach were also some of the familiar faces who participated in the weekend event.

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Japan knife attack leaves 19 dead

Nineteen residents have been killed in a knife attack at a care centre for people with mental disabilities in Japan.

Such attacks are extremely rare in Japan - the incident in Sagamihara, west of Tokyo, is the worst mass killing in decades.

Police have arrested a former employee, who went to a nearby police station and allegedly admitted to the attack.

He is reported to have said he wanted people with disabilities to disappear.
The 26-year-old was named in local media as Satoshi Uematsu.

Local police have said the suspect sent a handwritten letter to politicians in February in which he threatened to kill hundreds of disabled people. He was detained for almost two weeks before being released.

Staff at the Tsukui Yamayuri-en facility, in a suburban area about 50km (31 miles) from Tokyo, called police at 02:30 local time (17:30 GMT) to report a man with a knife inside the building.

Local media reports say the suspect broke a window to get inside and then began stabbing people.

The victims were aged between 19 and 70, the Kyodo news agency, said citing the Sagamihara City Fire Department. Another 25 people were injured, 20 seriously. Both men and women were reported to be among the dead.

It appears that the attacker then left the facility himself, and drove to the Tsukui police station where he turned himself in.

Pictures have emerged of what is reported to be the steering wheel of his car, stained with blood. Broadcaster NHK said he had been carrying a bag of knives stained with blood.

The facility is set in extensive grounds It has separate living quarters for men and women and had up to 160 residents at the time of the attack, according to local officials. Eight staff members were on duty at the time.

Officials have ruled out any link to terrorism.

Mass killings are rare in Japan, which has extremely strict gun control laws.
In 2008, a man drove a truck into a packed shopping district at Akihabara in Tokyo, before climbing out and randomly stabbing people. Seven people died.

That attack occurred on the same date that a man with a history of mental illness stabbed eight children to death at an Osaka primary school in 2001.

Credit:  BBC

Guru praises Shatta Wale for successful concert

Celebrated hiplife/hip hop artiste, Guru, has congratulated Shatta Wale for organising a successful "Shatta Wale Live at Nima' concert on Saturday, 23rd July 2016

Guru, who is currently promoting his latest tracks "My take' and "Raw, ' made the pronouncement during an interaction with the media.
"Wow, I will like to use this opportunity to congratulate Shatta Wale for organising such a wonderful event.

"He proved to the world once again that when it comes to dancehall artistes, he is one of the best ever to be produced in Africa. He is truly the dancehall commando; more successes and blessings," Guru affirmed.

The ‘Shatta Wale Live at Nima Salah Remix’ is a dancehall concert and a first of it kind where the reigning African king of Dancehall, Shatta Wale, made a historic appearance with an electrifying performance.

He performed almost 130 of his hit songs and more with much energy to the admiration of the over 20 thousand fans that thronged to catch a glimpse of the historic event

Shatta Wale also used the opportunity to preach peace to his fans ahead of the 2016 upcoming election.

The show which was scheduled as part of the recent Sallah Festivities will take place annually.


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Stay in your lane, respect hustle of people - Tic Tac tells Shatta Wale

Shatta Wale during an interview with Delay listed a host of veteran acts he thinks were not smart with their career.
Reacting to the comment Tic Tac stated, ‘’For me, I have nothing against him so he shouldn’t just go on TV and use my name as he sees fit and try to rub things over my name. All I want to tell him is, he should respect my name.’’
Tic Tac has cautioned Shatta Wale not to drag his name into the gutters by telling him to respect his brand.
Sharing his opinion about the whole ‘not being smart’ statement by Shatta Wale; Tic Tac queried, ‘What has Shatta Wale got?’ according to him, Shatta is just running his mouth for publicity sake.
Referencing to his earlier open statement about the whole incident, Tic Tac stated Shatta wasn’t even smart by answering such a question if he had nothing meaningful to say.
"Like I said earlier if he had nothing better to say in regards to a particular question during an interview, he might as well just shut up because at the end of the day it might cause him trouble.’’
Tic Tac further quizzed Shatta Wale’s stance as someone championing a peace campaign: "who even made him an ambassador for peace; he goes around preaching peace and picks on others, is that what his peace stands for?’’
He also advised the dancehall artiste to stay in his lane and give respect to the hustle of people who have paved the way for him.

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Kaakie sets up foundation for pregnant women

Dancehall artiste, Grace Kaki Awo Ocansey, known in showbiz circles as Kaakie, has set up a foundation to assist pregnant women.
Known as ‘Maternal Health and Child Liberty Foundation’, Kaakie said it is targeted at making sure mothers are safe during and after pregnancy.
Kaakie made this revelation on Entertainment Capital on Accra100.5FM Saturday July 23.
“First of all [the foundation] is to empower women and to empower mothers, to ensure that the babies that are going to be delivered will be safe, the mothers will be safe, the duration of the pregnancy will be safe and the healthcare given is safe. So, we are not just targeting the mothers, but we are targeting the care that is given to the mothers, the care that is given to the baby inside the mother and the care given during delivery to ensure that the mother and the baby are safe during pregnancy and after pregnancy”.
The award-winning dancehall artiste, who also holds a BSc Degree in Midwifery, said her foundation will not interfere with her musical career.
She stated that although she is a registered nurse, she prefers to pursue music.
Kaakie is out with her latest single titled ‘Sankwas’ featuring rapper Guru.

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Abeiku Sagoe vindicates William Addo

Aspiring Actors' Guild president, Abeiku Sagoe, has vindicated Veteran actor William Addo aka Akpatse
It would be recalled that,the veteran actor, William Addo told the media that his inability to raise funds for his glaucoma and cataract surgery was because movie producers have used actors royalties to build big mansions in Kumasi.
Akpatse,was heavily criticized by movie producer Frank Fiifi Gharbin for making such an allegation about movie producers. Gharbin then accused Abeiku Sagoe of being the one responsible for royalties meant for the actors.
To ascertain the truth, Ebenezer Anderson aka Dr.Who, host of 'Hot and Classic Showbiz review' on Accra-based Hot Fm, went up-close with Abeiku Sagoe.
Deliberating on the issue, Abeiku Sagoe debunked Frank Gharbin's allegations and indicated emphatically that, movie producers are the reason why Ghanaian actors are poor.
"What is Frank Gharbin saying? He is only spreading falsehood. It's not true that I have made actors poor. Actually, the movie producers are the reason why actors can't pay their childrens' school fees.
"William Addo has acted throughout his life time but can't boast of a single house. Ask Frank Gharbin the number of houses he and his colleague producers have. They've built big mansions and driving big cars with monies meant for actors.
"So please if William Addo is saying the movie producers have made him poor he is right" Abeiku Sagoe noted passionately.
According to Mr Sagoe, previously, levies were shared among movie producers. But together with the help of late ex-president of the guild, Nii Odoi Mensah, the movie producers have agreed that the 20% levy meant for actors in 2016 would be given to actors.
Abeiku Sagoe,concluded that actors problems pertaining to their royalties or money should be channeled through the movie producers but not him, thus, he will re-brand the Ghana Actors Guild and put in place more measures for an effective welfare system should he be voted president.

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I won’t feature on a diss song – Jayso

Record Producer and Rapper, Paul Nuamah Donkor, known as Jayso in showbiz, has revealed he will not feature in a diss song, a type of rap music composed to mock or insult another rapper.

His comment comes after many industry players claimed he had betrayed EL (Elom Adablah) by featuring on Sarkodie’s ‘Bossy’ track which they believe had lyrics that took swipes at EL.

EL and Jayso were once colleagues on the Skillions Record label.

Although Jayso produced the beat for the track ‘Bossy’, he disclosed to Joy News’ MzGee that featuring on a diss song would be contradictory to what he stands for, dismissing the critics.

“I would not jump on a song that has Sark or anybody dissing any other person. It is against my brand, it is against what I do. I can understand if it is the same old subliminal shots that everyone has been taking since rap started.”

The rapper who has worked with big shots locally and internationally including Wyclef Jean, Tuface Idibia, Sway amongst others released ‘Preach’ which many believe was a diss song against Manifest, in the wake of the controversies between Sarkodie and Manifest.

Jayso revealed he is one of the producers on Manifest’s yet to be released album.

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KOJO BONSU COMMENTS ON KEJETIA TERMINAL STORES SAGA

Kcee is Nigeria’s worst dressed artiste

He thinks he's a fashion icon. We think his friends are bad people.

Okay, I’ll start by acknowledging that fashion is unique and individual especially in an industry like ours.

It is good to stand out at events with unique fashion styles, but some celebrities overdo it and definitely need stylists to help them with their fashion choices.

Today I’ll talk about Five Star Music act and self-acclaimed ‘fashion icon’, Kcee.

I’ve seen a lot of his dramatic outfits that hurt one’s eyes and brains, and make him look like a joker.
Let’s look at his fashion style from the past and present…



  I think Kcee’s number one problem is how to match these colours. In as much as this was a video shoot, I’m pretty sure Kcee must’ve told the stylist ‘Baba it must be this yellow blazer or nothing’.

The Floral vegetable sauce pants

I call that vegetable sauce cause it’s all flowered up. Now these looks don’t reflect his entire personality, but it shows how much of a kid is still in him. Because like seriously – who wears a ‘Spiderman’ tee on floral pants?



Now I wouldn’t have called this one a bad outing, if only he pulled it off well. Nah, he didn’t.

He must have said to Flavour. ‘Nwanne lets do this thing, the more colourful you are, the more people notice you.’

The viral ‘fashion icon’ pose/photo

Here he donned a pink-and-black print shirt, pink pants, a black blazer and leopard print shoes… Seriously? This is what Nigerian’s will say ‘The guy just dey fall him fans’ hands’.

In an exclusive interview with NET he said ‘If you come to my wardrobe you’ll know what I’m saying, I’m a fashion icon and I can brag about it. Sometimes there are some things you can’t brag about, but for me I can brag about fashion, I don’t have a problem with my fashion sense’

We agree!

His belt game

Oh Oh… did I mention he has a thing for fancy belts? Kcee is the king of fancy belts, like he can tuck his Tees in his knickers just so you can see his belt.

For real guys, Can you explain this one?

Who actually wore it better?

But in recent times, Kcee has upgraded his dress sense. I admit I have noticed his improvement, although one will need to confirm if the changes are here to stay.

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Joe Beecham releases ‘Oman Ghana’ peace song

Ghana’s inspiring gospel music legend, Pastor Joe Beecham, is passionately appealing to Ghanaians to cherish and maintain the peace and unity in the country at all times especially, in the lead up to the general elections.

His appeal captured in the song, “Oman Ghana” has already begun receiving endorsements from key stakeholders and has been selected by the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA) as one of the key songs for its peace awareness campaigns.

“Ghana for Peace” forms part of the Takoradi-based gospel singer’s sixth (6th) album which was launched on July 1, 2016 to a packed audience at the Takoradi Polytechnic auditorium.

The launch also saw the premiere of the official video of ‘Oman Ghana.’

Joe Beecham indicated that it is not for nothing that the call for peace and unity only intensifies during electioneering periods.

According to him, during such heated periods, such calls serve as a voice of reasoning to every Ghanaian.

The album titled, “Let the Fire Fall” which talks about devotion to God and features celebrated gospel musicians such as NiiOkai, Reverend Helen Yawson and the late Danny Nettey of blessed memory, is surely a come-back for Pastor Joe Beecham whose fifth (5th) album was released eight (8) years ago.

The 12-track album has songs such as, Okatamodo, Mercy, My works, Let the Fire Fall, and Hope of my Life.

Renowned gospel musicians who graced the stage during the album launch were Eugene Zuta, Cynthia MacCauley,Malonzy and the phenomenal MC, Matthew Ansah, who also doubled as a singer.

Concerts are scheduled to be held across the country to spread the impact of his music ministry. The album is currently on online distribution stores such as iTunes, Tidal, Spotify and Deezer.


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Stop comparing artistes – Kiki Banson

Experienced Ghanaian artist manager and boss of EKB Records, Kiki Banson has described as “unnecessary”, attempts to compare music talents.

Reacting to the recent lyrical feud between competing artists which has generated much talk across the country especially on several media platforms, the former manager of Becca explained that every artist’s talent is unique.

“For me, I find it unnecessary [to compare artists]. I always say that there aren’t two artists in this world that are the same. You cannot compare artistes,” Mr. Banson stated on GH One TV review show ‘PUNDITS’ hosted by George Quaye.

“So as soon as you start comparing artists, for me, I start questioning your understanding of even what you’re doing,” he added.

Kiki Banson went on: “You cannot be better than the next art because it is a different game altogether. Talents are not the same. You cannot compare yourself to another if you understand what art is all about.”

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CPP's Ivor Kobina Greenstreet visits the Ashanti Region

Nana Addo Akufo Addo says 'Enko Yie' at assemblies

Nollywood directors declare war against soft-porn movies & actors

Worried by the alarming rate at which soft-porn movies are uploaded indiscriminately on Youtube and other social media platforms in recent times, creating a serious negative impression about the country’s movie industry, some aggrieved directors have come together to stem the tide.

To arrest the ugly trend, the directors under the aegis of Nollywood Crusader Directors in a statement signed by actor Charles Awurum and founder of Igbo film forum, comrade Eze Harris Chuma, threatened henceforth to slam a ban on actors and actresses who feature in any sex Internet movie.

“We have also agreed not to employ the services of the actors in any movie they are directing,” they said. They have also called on parents to always monitor the Internet to see what their wards are doing in the name of acting.

“This is everybody’s fight. Many innocent young girls are being tricked or forced into accepting to act the indecent roles and some because of their innocence, childish brain, and hunger to become movie stars, willingly accept the roles, and even pay for it with their bodies or money. Those that have not gotten to the age of reasoning are the ones we cry for. Those above 20 years can go ahead and act their blue movies, if that is what they have agreed with their parents. They cannot be used by any concerned Nollywood Crusader directors.

“This is not in our culture, and it is not our tradition. Parents should be careful of what their children are using there phones to watch. At 4 years, most of our children have started to operate phones very well, even more than some adults. We are talking today, for the sake of tomorrow. This young actors will be mothers and fathers tomorrow, they will sit and watch the shameful acts of their parents, years past,” the statement reads. According to Eze Chuma, the group’s task force will be working with the Nigeria Police to ensure that the perpetrators are arrested and brought to book.

“ Any actor or actress caught in the act will be isolated and punished accordingly,” Chuma warned.

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I won't compose song for any political party - Okyeame Kwame

Musician Okyeame Kwame born Kwame Nsiah Appau has revealed that he will never remix or make a song to promote a particular political party in the country.

The ‘rap dacta’ admits that there is nothing wrong with musicians making songs to promote the agenda of political parties; he believes Ghana is not rife for this.

According to him, politics in Ghana borders on tribal and sentimental grounds and therefore a musician risk tainting his career.

He added that to an extent an artiste risk losing a sizeable number of his or her fan base which cuts across various tribal and ethnic groups.

Speaking to the media, the versatile musician advised ‘until people begin to be objective and detach sentiments from politics it is not advisable to make a song for a political party’

He further revealed that he being a ‘celebrated artiste’ will not accept any amount of money to make music for any party, saying he believes his fans must be united in diversity.

‘‘So the musician’s job is to produce music, using the current trends and produce content that people can use so that they can pay him, so if politicians want to use a musician as a conduit to reach a lot of people through the music I don’t think there is anything wrong with it.

When we come to Ghana, this is my personal thought, I don’t believe that in Ghana, a popular musician should do that, but its personal, because politics in Ghana borders on emotional, tribal lines, until we get to a point where people can vote for political parties because they have read their manifestoes, through their families, offices, jobs, things that they have done already in the public sector, shows or proves that they can lead a nation, and we go and vote for them, until we get to that point I don’t think a musician should do, because what is happening is that because it’s not on logical lines, but on sentimental grounds, if you are an artiste and you do a song for one party, then it’s like alienating 50% of your market , so you must decide if they are paying you well enough, that is why am saying I will not do it even for one zillion dollars, I need my fans to be united in diversity,’ he explained.

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MUSIGA mourns Danny Nettey

The Gospel Department of the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA) has been informed about the death of Gospel artiste Minister Danny Nettey.

According to the family he died at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital on Friday July 15, 2016. Dan Nettey was a very good song writer who is reputed for writing songs for many gospel artistes in the country.

Danny who has been at the fore front of gospel music scene in the country released his debut album ‘Positive Change’, in 1995. He followed that with the release of two albums ‘Time’ and ‘I believe’ with his group Danny and Pals.

'Minister Danny Nettey has been an active member of the Union for more than two decades. On behalf of the President, executives and entire membership of the Union, we would like to extend our sincerest condolences to the family of the late Danny Nettey. The Gospel Music department will collaborate with the family to give him a befitting burial. Details of final funeral rites shall be announced later'.

The late Danny Nettey will be missed for his December 25th Christmas Day Show dubbed Danny and Friends where along with his friends in Gospel Music would serenade patrons with great gospel music. His last such event was in December 2015.

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I will not feature any Ghanaian artiste – Petrah

 Young up coming artiste Petrah has stated that she has no interest in collaborating with Ghanaian artistes.

The female artiste signed to Manner Records made this statement on her radio tour during an interview with MzGee on Hitz Fm’s ShowBizThis week.

The presenter asked her whom she wants to work as in the sense of collaboration. In Petrah’s response she stated:

“The females in the industry do their things together because they feel they are from Ghana, but I feel we need to do things outside Ghana.”

“I will like to work with some of the Ghanaians but not now as at now I have no interest to work with any artiste here. They are all good and I like their songs, but me going to collaborate with them will not be happening. Maybe in future.”

She currently has a new single “Baby” which features Reekado Banks of the Mavin Records.


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Taylor Swift denies 'approving' Kanye West's track Famous

Taylor Swift is accusing Kanye West and Kim Kardashian of "character assassination".
It is after Kim posted a series of videos appearing to show her husband talking to the singer about his track Famous.
They claim the footage proves Taylor had approved a controversial lyric about her.
However, the 26-year-old's released a statement saying, "you cannot approve a song you haven't heard".
This is the latest development in a high profile three-way feud involving the world's biggest popstar, rapper and reality star.
Kim had previously claimed she had proof that a "phone convo" about the song had happened, because her husband was filming a documentary at the time.
Now she has uploaded a series of videos to Instagram where Kanye appears to be talking to Taylor via a mobile phone's loudspeaker.
In one of the clips, Taylor says: "I'm really glad that you had the respect to call me and tell me about your concerns about the song."
She also says that she'll talk to him about the song on the Grammy's red carpet.
She says: "If people ask me about it, I think it would be great for me to be like, 'look, he called me and told me about the line before it came out'. Like, 'joke's on you guys, we're fine'.
"You guys want to call this a feud, you want to call this throwing shade, but right after the song comes out, I'm going to be on a Grammy red carpet and they're going ask me about it, and I'm going to be like, 'he called me'."
In another clip, Taylor also appears to reference the moment when Kanye interrupted Taylor's acceptance speech at the VMAs.
"You have got to tell the story the way that it happened to you and the way you experienced it," she says.
"Like you honestly didn't know who I was before that.
"It doesn't matter if I sold seven million of that album before you did that, which is what happened. You didn't know who I was before that."However, less than an hour after the videos were made public, Taylor released a statement denying she had approved Famous, claiming Kanye "promised to play the song for me, but he never did."

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Itz Tiffany details why people think she’s a lesbian

 

Multiple hitmaker, Itz Tifanny on eTV’s The Late Nite Celebrity Show has revealed some people assume she is a lesbian because of her fashion choices.

Talking about the love life, the Spanner singer made it known she wasn’t single.

“I’m not single. That’s all I can say for now. I am not searching. That’s the end of the story. First of all, it’s really hard to keep your private life as an artist from the media. People are out there to get you, some are out there to know what you doing because they want to know everything but letting the unknown be known it’s up to you.

“But it’s much better for me when the person’s name or face is not out there like that. It works much better because people talk. When we are home, we are at home and when we are stepping out then we are out there as long as I’m seeing a guy and not a woman.”

Answering Eddy Blay follow up question on whether people ever questioned her preference, she said;

“I have heard rumors that suggest I swing to the other side. When they see my sneakers they think I play the other team but there’s a man in my life. I’m actually dating your older brother. I was in your house yesterday.”


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UK robot cars to challenge Google

A British firm has developed autonomous car software that could be used by a variety of vehicle manufacturers.

Most of the high-profile work on self-driving cars has come out of the United States, where Google and Tesla have been testing their technology.
Oxford-based Oxbotica took the BBC's Rory Cellan-Jones for a drive and told him that the technology would be tested in a public trial in London this year.

Content is the last guarantor for a hit song – Asenke

Ghanaian Hiplife artiste, Asenke says, the message a song carries is the last contributing factor that can guarantee the success of that song.

The musician in an exclusive interview with Flex Newspaper outlined some major elements a song should possess in order to make it go viral on every music promotion platform.

”For a song to be a hit, it must first have a groovy beat, a catchy hook, and a good chorus before the storyline. The content of the song is actually the last guarantor for a hit song. People would love to jam to a song before paying attention to the message it carries.”, the Cease Fire artiste intimated.

This, he said, is the main reason why he usually lays much emphasis on the beats, hooks and chorus of his songs.

Asenke is currently promoting his new street banger titled Wedding. Produced by Appietus, Wedding is a very danceable song which featured the Susuka hit maker, Kofi Kinaata.

”My Wedding song was inspired by how women pressurize their men to marry them, only to ask for a divorce after a short while. Ladies of today want extravagant marriage ceremonies regardless of the financial strength of their fiancés. I’m pleading with women to have patience with their men. The song is in favor of the guys, but surprisingly, the ladies are really loving it as well.”, Asenke disclosed.

Asenke has been in Ghana’s music industry for quite a while and can boast of sensational songs like Money ft. Afriyie, Move It ft. Luther and Don Itchy, Famame ft. Wutah, Fear Delegates, Birthday Special, amongst others.


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Barima Sidney sets up Mutashi movement

Controversial hiplife artiste, Barima Sidney has in an exclusive interview with Flex Newspaper revealed the creation of his political movement called Mutashi ahead of the 2016 General Election.

He has explained that Mutashi is a term in the Hausa language which means ”Lets Arise ‘ and it is a political movement comprising of Ghanaian youth. Created in 2016, the movement seeks to champion political awareness among the youth, encourage them to seek accountability from political leaders and actively participate in the political space. Through music recordings, social media and rallies, Mutashi advocates for the youth to embrace a new type of thinking that will ensure social change in Ghana” , Barima Sidney intimated.

When asked what motivated him to form The Mutashi Movement, this is what Barima Sidney had to say:

”I got the motivation from our fellow youth in Mozambique who stood against the price hikes of fuel, water and bread which led to a series of street demonstrations which caused the government to revise its notes in September 2011. In Tunisia, the youth stood against corruption, unemployment and the lack of freedom of speech in early 2011 through a lot of street riots and finally some of these things were resolved. Also in June 2011, the youth of Senegal rallied around the movement Y’en amarre, meaning ”Enough is enough ” to abolish a constitutional amendment which would have seen Abdoulai Wade contest for a third term in office”

According to Barima Sidney, the Mutashi Movement has members from all walks of life adding that he is not really concerned the number of members but rather the quality of people.

As at now, even though the movement is yet to be launched, it has what it terms as “cell units” in the various neighborhoods such as like Nima, Ashaiman, North kaneshie, Fadama, Bubuashie, Chorkor etc and primarily depends on contributions from fellow youths who believe in the vision of the Movement as its source of finance.

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Telcos music downloading platforms are illegal – Kojo Antwi

Kojo Antwi, the Chairman of the Ghana Music Rights Organisation (GHAMRO), has said that very soon GHAMRO will face out all Telcos in the business of music digital downloads.

Kojo Antwi was reacting to concerns made by music right owners in Kumasi on Tuesday 23rd February 2016, at a one-day seminar for music right owners and users in and around the Ashanti Region attended by over 300 right owners.

Kojo Antwi, the Board Chairman, intimated that GHAMRO shall soon implement the digital business platform of music downloads to enable GHAMRO control and monitor revenue generated by the downloads so as to be accountable to the music right owners.

He said, currently the situation in practice where agents are licensed by Telcos is not only inappropriate but illegal, since GHAMRO is the only organization mandated under the copyright law to license anybody or organization to use music commercially.

Chairman Kojo Antwi stressed with concern that, these Telcos and their respective agents who source for the music content and act as middlemen, take majority of the money, leaving only a meagre amount for the right owners.

He said if GHAMRO owns the music downloading platform, any person who wants to do business of music downloads will have to come to GHAMRO and finalize the deal.

The Chief Officer, Abraham Adjetey during his speech on the proposed digital platform, said 27 music downloading platforms have been identified so far, but in the mean time, GHAMRO will license these platforms till modalities for the GHAMRO owned music downloading business platform is ready.

Mr. Jonathan Cudjoe, General Manager and also Director in- charge of Licensing and Legal Affairs, disclosed that a proposed constitutional amendment that will align GHAMRO with other international Collective Management Organizations (C. M. O) worldwide.

Mr. Cudjoe said the proposed constitutional amendment will be put before the right owners for adoption during the Annual General Meeting in April this year.

The next seminar will be held in the Greater Accra Region very soon and right owners in the Volta and Eastern Regions will be conveyed to Accra to participate.

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Blacks are the most wicked people on this earth that's why we are poor..

Horror in Cameroun as woman removed twins babies from dead body sister after doctors refused to touch her. This is sad and pathetic.

A woman went to the Laquintinie Hospital Doula in Cameroun on the 13th March 2016 (Sunday) to deliver, the Doctors rejected her and denied her to enter the hospital because she did not have money, she died after several hours without medical attention outside the entrance of the hospital, her sister who was working in the hospital cried and could not afford to loss the twins babies inside the dead sister womb, the sister of the deceased decided to do the surgery herself to remove the twins babies with a razor blade without medical experience, people around the hospital were shocked because they knew she was not a Doctor but a staff of the hospital, she did the surgery, one of the twins babies died instanctly, the other came out alive but later died after some few hours?

Following the unfortunate incident, social media went wild with accusations that the women died due to the negligence of La Qunintinie hospital. The Minister of Public Health Andre Mama Fouda in a press conference on Sunday clarified the situation noting that the 31 year old women who was seven months pregnant died before reaching the hospital.
"It’s very very difficult when a pregnant woman dies and Cameroon lost one pregnant woman on Saturday 12th March 2016. In fact this pregnant woman went to a public health facility on Friday, 11th March and that was her first consultation after seven months. She received the medical planning, then on Saturday 12th March, she died. We don't know exactly where she died but at 8 am in the morning, the family arrived with her at the Nylon District Hospital and asked the doctor if he can carry out an operation to remove the foetus? The Doctor said no because it is not within the possibility of the district hospital.

After that the family continued with her to La Quintinie hospital. They arrived the emergency ward, and in the emergency that they were told that issues concerning pregnancy should be taken to the maternity.

At the maternity, the midwife and the major noticed that the woman had died since a long time ago and it’s not possible to continue to do anything and advised the family to conduct the pregnant woman to the mortuary.

At the mortuary, one personnel with another woman thought that it will not be possible again to save the foetus. At this stage, they went back again to the maternity word, but the maternity word, the midwife said that it is no possible because you cannot have the foetus alive when the mother is dead.

At this moment one personnel of the mortuary with one woman who accompanied this pregnant woman decided to open her stomach and remove the foetus.


It’s a horrible act and Cameroon is very very sad with this. I will inform you that the security forces continue to survey the midwife, the major, the woman and the personnel of the mortuary. I will say that, it is not a problem of negligence in the district hospital of Nylon or La Quantinie hospital in Douala.  This problem is terrible and together we continue to survey and we will have all aspects of this problem for the near future".

Immediately after the incident the Attorney General of Douala ordered the arrest of midwife, the major, the woman carried out the operation and the personnel of the mortuary who are currently helping in investigations.
The Governor of the Littoral Region, Samual Dieudonne Ivaha Diboua held security meeting with officials of laquinitie hospital and placed the hospital under security surveillance.
Images taken during the operation has provoked mixed reactions on social media. In the meantime investigations are ongoing.

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Xbox announces cross-platform play

Xbox gamers will soon be able to play online against people using other systems such as PC and possibly even Playstation, Microsoft has announced.

Currently gamers can only play together online if they use the same system.
One of the first games to support cross-platform play will be Rocket League, which Xbox and PC gamers will be able to play together via Xbox Live.
There is "an open invitation" for other networks to collaborate, the tech giant said.
The announcement was made as the developers conference ID@Xbox takes place this week.
The collective represents 1,400 independent studios creating games for Xbox One and Windows 10 devices.
Director Chris Charla said that it was "up to developers" to support the feature, in a letter posted online.
"Xbox Live players will always have the option of choosing to play only with other Xbox Live players," he added.
Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft all operate their own online networks for multiplayer games, with Sony and Microsoft charging gamers a monthly fee.
"Cross-network play has been the number one most requested feature our community has asked for since Rocket League was first announced on Xbox One," said Psyonix, the studio behind Rocket League. "Today's announcement is a dream come true."
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Six persons, including five medicos, killed in road accident

Five medical students of Osmania Medical College (OMC), Hyderabad, and the bus driver were killed on the spot in a road accident near Vijayawada on Monday midnight.

The mishap occurred in the midnight when the private bus carrying 46 students hit a roadside tree and overturned at a high speed near Surampalem village on Vijayawada outskirts. The locals helped the students in shifting the victims to the nearby private hospital.

The deceased have been identified as – G. Lakshman of Tandur; Pranay, a native of Saroornagar, Hyderabad; Uday of Karimnagar district; M. Vijay Teja, native of Qutubullapur; and Vijay Krishna of Ranga Reddy district of Telangana. The details of the bus driver, who was killed in the accident, was not yet known.

Twenty other students suffered injuries and were admitted to a private hospital at Gollapudi and in Government General Hospital (GGH). The condition of four students, including Srujith and Rajesh, who suffered seriousinjuries is stated to be critical.

According to the students, the first year medical students of OMC, were returning after attending a sports meet at Amalapuram town in East Godavari district. They engaged Dhanunjaya Travels bus for the tour.

Students alleged that the bus driver was in drunk and they had argued with the travels management to change the driver. However, the management did not consider the request which caused the ghastly mishap, they claimed.

On knowing about the accident, officials of OMC, parents and from other departments rushed to Vijayawada. About ten students are undergoing treatment in Intensive Care Unit (ICU), said the Vijayawada City Police.

Home Minister Nimmakayala Chinarajappa and Health Minister Kamineni Srinivas on Tuesday inquired about the incident and directed the hospital authorities to provide better treatment.

Two students given ventilator support

Senior pulmonologist M. Ravindranath of Andhra Hospital in Bhavanipuram, who attended on the victims, said the condition of Rajesh is very serious and the condition of another student Sujit who is also on ventilator is better. "He will pull through," he said.

The condition of seven students under going treatment in the intensive care ward is said to be stable. One student has a collar bone frature, another has a knee cap fracture and yet another has multiple cuts on the face," Dr, Ravindranth said.

Six students who have received minor injuries are in a state of shock are being treated in the general ward. Three students who suffered minor cuts were treated out-patient and discharged.

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Kwaw Kese launches 'Forever' music album

Kwaw Kese has finally released his long awaited album “Forever”. The twenty-track album features songs including Let Me Do My Thing, I’m Free, Yakubu and more.

The award winning act featured Brymo, Joey B, EL, 9ice, Stonebwoy ans more!
The launch which was climaxed by a signing ceremony at the Westhills Mall was attended by Hammer of the Last Two, Lydia Forson, Kofi Kinaata and more!

Brochure Debacle: 'A reflection of the True State of Affairs' – Yvonne Okyere

Actress, Yvonne Okyere has taken a very strong-position regarding the Independence Day brochure debacle that brought international ridicule and embarrassment to the country.
Speaking on Celebrity Fanzone last Saturday on Viasat1, the actress cum lawyer suggested that the error-ridden Independence Days' brochure was a reflection of the true state of affairs in Ghana.
"Nobody takes responsibility in this country. Nobody is ever held accountable in this country. The ISD director detected the errors quite early and could have taken the necessary steps to fix but he didn't," she stated.
During the week, pressure group, Occupy Ghana also joined in the fight to ensure that public officials are held accountable for their actions.
They demanded answers to a series of questions, notably;
Was the PPA's approval obtained, and if so, may we have a copy of any letter to that effect? Was a contract entered into with the company with the winning bid, and if so, may we have a copy of the signed contract?
Yvonne's call for accountability is not only restricted to the "brochure saga" as she disclosed during the show that, she had initiated a legal action against KLM Royal Dutch Airlines for an alleged discrimination by KLM's cabin crew member which took place on 15th February 2015.
We celebrated International Women's Day few days ago and it is encouraging to see that young African women are standing up for their rights and also getting involved in the developmental discourse of this country.
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Amanda Afriyie begs Kenpong

Amanda Acquah, wife of Black Stars midfielder Afriyie Acquah has rendered an unqualified apology to his ex-husband Kennedy Agyapong who is popularly known as Kenpong for her lose comments few months ago.
Amanda fabricated stories via voice recording aimed at tarnishing the reputation of the renowned business man.
And like the biblical prodigal son, she visited the airport residence of the respected former Asante Kotoko board member on Sunday evening to apologize for dragging Kenpong's name in the mud.
She said in an exclusive interview that "I am here to apologize for what happened, all the things I said was a calculated move to discredit him.
"He doesn't deserve it, I said it out of anger, I feel so proud of our son now because of how he has taken good care of the boy. I am indeed sorry for my actions, I will say it was due to immaturity, I mean it from the bottom of my heart.
How can I be so heartless to a gentleman whose effort enabled me acquire a house. He has a clean heart. I just want to be close to him because of our son."....Kenpong has accepted her apology.
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Thailand chemical accident in Bangkok bank kills eight

Eight people have died in a chemical accident in the basement of a Bangkok bank, officials have confirmed.

The contractors were working on a fire safety system at the headquarters of the Siam Commercial bank on Sunday night, the bank said in a statement.
They apparently suffocated after a gas mixture which depletes oxygen was released.
Another seven were injured in the incident, which may have been caused by contractors' "negligence", it added.
A bank spokesman told the BBC the incident took place in a vault storing documents in the head office in Bangkok.
The bank said at around 21:30 local time on Sunday (14:30 GMT), an aerosol system called pyrogen was "inadvertently activated and exhausted all the oxygen in the area" as contractors were working on it.
Pyrogen involves a mixture of gases including potassium carbonates, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxide and ammonia.
The system works by removing all oxygen from the air to stifle a fire.
The Bangkok Post reported that firemen encountered delays as they tried to reach the victims due to tightly locked doors.
The bank, one of Thailand's largest financial institutions, added that it would provide assistance to those in the accident and operations would continue normally.
Correspondents say that fatal industrial accidents remain rare in Thailand.
A toy factory fire in 1993 which killed nearly 200 people and injured another 500 is considered the worst the country has seen.
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Jailed Nollywood actress, Fiberesima is not well - P.A

The personal assistant to embattled Nollywood actress, Ibinabo Fiberesima has raised an alarm over the health status of her boss after the latter bagged a 5-year jail term for reckless driving.
Fiberesima, the president of the Actors’ Guild of Nigeria (AGN) was on Friday, March 11, sentenced to five years imprisonment by Justice Deborah Oluwayemi of the Lagos high court, over the death of one Dr Giwa Suraj, whom she knocked in an auto-crash along Lekki-Epe Expressway.
Fiberesima had through her lawyer, Nnaemeka Amaechina, urged the court to set aside the sentence and restore the decision of the Magistrate Court which sentenced her to N100, 000 fine. But the court refused to take in her appeal, thereby dismissing the appeal and affirming the high court’s judgment.
The light-skinned actress, Vanguard reports, is said to be in a precarious situation as her personal assistant, who spoke over the phone, informed that she just had an operation and that it may affect her state of health.
This may have led her to ask Nigerians to pray for her as she reportedly broke into tears after the judgment on Friday, but her PA confirmed that, “My boss has been feeling unwell since the judgment was delivered. We are afraid it doesn’t affect her health. She just had an operation.” Recently, the Federal High Court in Port Harcourt slammed the top Nollywood actress with a N10m fine in a case instituted against her by ex-beauty queen Miss Earth Nigeria 2011/2012, Munachi Chineye Uzoma.
The case was presided over by Justice Adolphus Enebeli, who in his judgment, agreed with the complainant, Miss Uzoma, that there was actually evidence to prove that Fiberesima and AMC Productions Limited breached a contract signed on October 28, 2011, by cheating her out of winning a beauty contest.
At the hearing on, Friday, February 5, in Port Harcourt, the beauty queen accused Fiberesima and AMC Productions Ltd of substituting her for a 2nd runner up in the contest which they organised, preventing her from winning.
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Ladies admire the characters I play - Majid Michel

Many call him the ladies’ man because of how ladies admire and talk about him affectionately but the man himself as disclosed that truth be told, ladies don’t admire him.

He explained that they admire the characters he play in the movies but not him as a person. This and more and he revealed on Peace Fm.

When asked about his relationship with ladies, he said, “Ladies don’t admire me, they admire the characters I play. If you think it’s you they want, then you are making a mistake.”

He continued, “No producer calls me for movie role because of Majid, they call me because of my gift as an actor, so it’s not really your personality they like, and until you understand this, you will be fooled, and then get trapped”. He disclosed.

On whether he has ever had se*x with any actress in the movie industry or more or less, engaged in extra-marital affairs, he replied with a big NO, and added that he don’t engage himself in those stuffs because he respects the vow he made to his wife. Majid and his wife has been married for over 11 years now.
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Gospel musicians of today are lazy - Tagoe Sisters

Gospel music group, Tagoe Sisters have lamented about the current behavior of Ghanaian gospel musicians. Lydia Dedei Yawson and Elizabeth Korkoi Tagoe on Accra FM’s gospel entertainment show, Gospel 360 complained that gospel musicians of today want cheap ways of getting hit songs.
They told Andy Favoured, host of the show that they find it worrying when gospel musicians do not take time to write songs. To them, it is better to employ the services of a songwriter if you are not capable of writing your own songs instead of ‘stealing’ someone’s.
“What worries me most is that gospel musicians do not sit to write songs. That behavior kills my spirit. Gospel musicians of today are lazy. They are lazy in the sense that even if you cannot write the song, it is not force to do that. Many force themselves because they want to blow their horns when they are questioned during an interview about the writer of their songs.
Let someone write the song for you and give credit to the person during interviews that is not a big deal.
We have to be creative because there are a lot of songs in the Bible we use” Kakra said.
Panying continued that “if you do not know how to do something, employ someone who does it well to help you. It is not compulsory to write. There are people who can write very well but can’t sing and others who can sing but cannot write. Lets work hand in hand if we say we are all working for the work of God.”
They praised SP. Kofi Sarpong for making good use of Presbyterian Hymns.
Talking about the difference between gospel music of ten years ago and gospel music of today, the two admitted that there has been no difference but ” first we were singing real and today they use computer in most of their works”.
They acknowledged Rev Yawson as writer of their songs.
Source: zionfelix.com