January 2023 - Page 18 of 81

25 Jan

Tems Makes History As She Scores First Oscar Nomination

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Nigerian singer-songwriter Tems has secured her first Oscar nomination. She made history as the first Nigerian musician to be nominated for an Acadamy Award. Tems is nominated for her co-writing Lift Me Up for the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever movie. The song released in October 2022, was nominated for Best Original Song. She was nominated alongside Ryan Coogler, Ludwig Göransson and Rihanna who also have songwriting credits on Lift Me Up. Also nominated for the Best Original Song is Applause from Tell It Like a Woman, Hold My Hand from Top Gun: Maverick and Naatu Naatu from RRR. This is the latest accolade for Tems who has been shortlisted for a Golden Globe and…

25 Jan

I Pray For A Global Tour With Shatta Wale, Stonebwoy – Sarkodie

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Sarkodie, Shatta Wale and Stonebwoy are undoubtedly three of Ghana’s biggest musicians. Although they have worked in pairs on separate projects, fans are yet to see these three acts work together or share a stage together. For fans who want to see them perform together, there may be hope after all. Speaking on Daybreak Hitz on Hitz FM, Tuesday, Sarkodie said that it is his dream to share a stage with his colleagues. He told Andy Dosty he would like to be on an international tour with Shatta Wale and Stonebwoy. “That is my prayer, it has to happen,” Sarkodie…

25 Jan

Oscar 2023: The Full Nominations List

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This race is on for this year’s Oscars, honouring the film industry’s finest from the past 12 months. Here is the full list of the nominees of the 95th Academy Awards, which will be handed out at the ceremony in Los Angeles on 12 March. Best picture All Quiet on the Western Front Avatar: The Way of Water The Banshees of Inisherin Elvis Everything Everywhere All at Once The Fabelmans Tár Top Gun: Maverick Triangle of Sadness Women Talking Best actress Cate Blanchett – Tár Ana de Armas – Blonde Andrea Riseborough – To Leslie Michelle Williams – The Fabelmans…

25 Jan

NDC Supporters In Tamale Mass Up At Head Office Over Leadership Changes

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Some supporters of the National Democratic Congress in Tamale in the Northern Region have massed up at the party’s regional office over the surprising shake-up in the party’s parliamentary leadership. JoyNews’ Regional Correspondent, Martina Bugri reports that the supporters say the decision will not augur well for the party. They want the leadership of the party to rescind the decision or face their wrath. In a terse message announcing the changes on Tuesday, the party said Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson takes over from Haruna Iddrisu as the Minority Leader, while Ellembelle MP, Kofi Armah Boah replaces James Klutse Avedzi as…

25 Jan

NDC Has No Confidence In Themselves- Hajia Rabi Reacts To Minority Reshuffle In Parliament

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Deputy national communications Director, Hajia Rabi, says the National Democratic Members have no confidence in themselves. Speaking in an interview with Kwaku Dawuro, on Movement In The Morning, on Movement TV/Wontumi radio, Hajia noted in relation to the recent reshuffle of minority in parliament by the NDC that, they are only out to embark on mischievous deeds and hence, had to conduct an impromptu reshuffling to be able to carry it out. She disclosed that ''Increment of school feeding per head has been increased, and caterers have been paid though there are some issues of honor certificates and other things.…

25 Jan

We Will Cooperate With CHRAJ Investigation – National Cathedral Board

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The Board of Trustees of the National Cathedral has assured that they will fully cooperate with the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) in the investigation into alleged corrupt practices relating to the project. This, the Board believes will restore the trust of all Ghanaians in the activities of the Cathedral. A statement signed by the Board Chairman, Apostle Prof. Opoku Onyinah on January 24 said it had noticed the calls for investigations into the project and is ready to deliver full documents on the project so far. “The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) which…

25 Jan

Homosexuality Not A Crime – Pope Francis

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Pope Francis criticised laws that criminalize homosexuality as “unjust,” saying God loves all his children just as they are and called on Catholic bishops who support the laws to welcome LGBTQ people into the church. “Being homosexual isn’t a crime,” Francis said during an interview Tuesday with The Associated Press. Francis acknowledged that Catholic bishops in some parts of the world support laws that criminalize homosexuality or discriminate against the LGBTQ community, and he himself referred to the issue in terms of “sin.” But he attributed such attitudes to cultural backgrounds and said bishops in particular need to undergo a…

25 Jan

Portugal Announces Debt-For-Nature Swap In Cape Verde

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Portugal has announced that all debt repayments it receives from its former colony of Cape Verde will be fully reinvested into the African country to drive its transition to a greener and more sustainable future. The archipelago of 10 small islands, off Africa’s west coast, owes Portugal more than $650m (£524m), of which $13m is due to be repaid by 2025. Speaking in Cape Verde, Portugal’s Prime Minister António Costa said that money will now be ploughed back into Cape Verde to support renewable energy and other green projects. Source: BBC

25 Jan

Parliament Reconvenes On Tuesday, February 7

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Parliament will resume sitting on Tuesday, February 7, after legislators took a break for the Christmas and New Year holidays. A statement signed by Mr Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, Speaker of Parliament, and issued to the Ghana News Agency in Accra, on Tuesday, said: “The Third Session of the Eighth Parliament of the Fourth Republic shall commence at Ten o’clock in the forenoon of Tuesday, 7th February, 2023.” It said the Speaker of Parliament, by Clause (1) of Article 112 of the 1992 Constitution, appointed Parliament House, Accra, to be the place of meeting. “Know Ye All Men that in…

25 Jan

My Mother Has Never Watched Any Of My Movies – Yvonne Nelson Reveals

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Many successful people have families that stand as support pillars, but this is not the case for Yvonne Nelson. The actress revealed for the first time that her family, especially her mother, has never watched any of her movies since she began her career in 2007. She detailed that her mother has never been interested in any of her movies; those she featured in and the ones she produced herself. “You know African mothers; they see entertainers as the unserious ones. So since I started she has never watched any of my movies before, not even one. It bothers me…