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  • Meet MC Berimah, renowned for his vivacity, stage presence & skills (Photos)

    Meet MC Berimah, renowned for his vivacity, stage presence & skills (Photos)

    Ghanaian Prince Berimah Kumi Ansong, better known by his stage name MC BERIMAH, was raised in Taifa, an Accra suburb, and was born on August 9. After completing his junior and secondary education, he continued his journalism studies at Abro Media, which is now DOXA University.

    Due to his love of the media and entertainment, he started working as a co-host on SammyFlex TV, CTV and Supreme Africa Radio. He also made his MC debut with KR18 Concepts, serving as the master of ceremonies for the Westside Concert show, which drew over 10,000 people to the WESTHILLS MALL parking lot.

    The man with the energy, MC Berimah

    With years of experience rocking and mounting stages, MC BERIMAH is one of the best MCs and event organisers in Ghana and beyond.

    In 2023, he took home the Best International MC and Social Commentator titles at the inaugural Ghana UAE Awards, held in Dubai.

    Mc Berimah is renowned for his vivacity, stage presence, skill, and microphone mastery. He has collaborated with the majority of well-known figures in Ghanaian show business.

    He served as the associate master of ceremonies for the Africa Dancehall King Shatta Wale’s record-breaking 360 stadium shutdown in 2022, the Ghana UAE Awards (DUBAI), the Party on a Yacht (DUBAI), the largest show in the central region, SHATTA WALE HOME COMING 2023, and STARS AT THE VILLA, which included Wendy Shay and Larruso, all in Kasoa; Wendy Shay’s SHAY concert (WESTHILLS MALL); the comedy show Too cute to be MUTE (AMA Auditorium) and Kumasi (RATTRAY PARK); Journey to the South comedy show Journey to the South (National Theatre); Fotocopy’s Kasoa to the World Concert; and many other events.

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  • Lead singer of Morgan Heritage, Peter Morgan passes away

    Lead singer of Morgan Heritage, Peter Morgan passes away

    The lead singer of the Grammy-winning reggae group Morgan Heritage, Peter “Peetah” Morgan, passed away.

    The band released a statement stating that the singer passed away on February 25.

    “It is out of sincere love that we share that our beloved husband, father, son, and brother and lead singer of Morgan Heritage Peter Anthony Morgan has ascended today,” the group said.

    “Our family thanks you in advance for your overwhelming love and support, and we ask your continued prayers as we go through this process. We also ask that you please respect our privacy during this time of healing.”

    RIP Peter Anthony Morgan

    The cause of Peter’s death was kept a secret by the group. He was forty-six years old.

    The principal voice of Morgan Heritage
    Peter Morgan was one of Jamaican singer Denroy Morgan’s over twenty children. He was born in Brooklyn, a borough in New York City where thousands of Jamaicans have lived since the 1960s.

    In 1994, the five Morgan siblings founded Morgan Heritage. The same year they released their debut album, Miracles, they were signed by MCA.

    The family relocated to Denroy’s native Jamaica following Miracles’ publication.

    The group was left with Peter, Roy “Gramps” Morgan, and Memmalatel “Mr. Mojo” Morgan after Una and Nakhamyah “Lukes” Morgan left.

    They successfully worked on group and individual projects.

    The group’s 2015 album Strictly Roots won the Grammy Award in the Best Reggae Album category in 2016. The band later released the album Avrakedabra, which was nominated for another Grammy in 2018.

    Peter Morgan’s unmistakable voice has been at the forefront of Morgan Heritage’s journey for three decades, steering the group through some of the most significant anthems in modern roots-reggae.

    From timeless tracks like “Don’t Haffi Dread (To Be Rasta)” to soulful melodies like “Down by the River” and “She’s Still Loving Me,” his vocal prowess has left an indelible mark on reggae music.

  • ECOWAS lifts economic, travel sanctions on Niger, others

    ECOWAS lifts economic, travel sanctions on Niger, others

    The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has lifted sanctions imposed on the Niger Republic, Mali, Burkina Faso, and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, member states that are ruled by the military, according to The Cable report.

    The ECOWAS officials said on Saturday [Feb. 24], that the decision was based on humanitarian concerns, particularly given the Lent season and the approaching month of Ramadan.

    The West African regional bloc has invited all four countries to an imminent meeting.

    The bloc has eased the sanctions it placed on Niger after the military takeover last year. The move forms part of a renewed drive for diplomacy following a series of political crises in the area in recent months.

    “ECOWAS lifts economic sanctions, border closures, commercial flights and overflights of the country with immediate effect,” the West African regional bloc posted on X.

    A no-fly zone and border closures were among the sanctions being lifted “with immediate effect,” the president of the ECOWAS Commission, Omar Alieu Touray, said on Saturday, Aljazeera reported.

    The lifting of the sanctions is “on purely humanitarian grounds” to ease the suffering caused as a result, Touray told reporters after the bloc’s summit in the Nigerian capital, Abuja.

    The summit aimed to address existential threats facing the region as well as implore three military-led nations that have quit the bloc—Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso—to rescind their decision.

    Following recent coups, all three member states exited the bloc.

    Military rulers of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso announce withdrawal from ECOWAS
    ECOWAS chairman and Nigerian President Bola Tinubu said in his opening address that the bloc “must re-examine our current approach to the quest for constitutional order in four of our Member States”, referring to the three suspended countries, as well as Guinea, which is also military-led.

    Bola Tinubu, Nigerian & ECOWAS president

    Tinubu urged Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso to “reconsider the decision” and said they should “not perceive our organisation as the enemy.”

    Niger’s President Bazoum was toppled in a military coup in July, causing ECOWAS to restrict trade and impose sanctions on the country.

    Reports suggest he is still imprisoned at Niamey’s Presidential Palace. On the eve of the conference, his lawyers petitioned ECOWAS to demand his release.

    Earlier this week, ECOWAS co-founder and former Nigerian military leader General Yakubu Gowon reportedly called for the body to lift “all sanctions that have been imposed on Burkina Faso, Guinea, Mali and Niger”.

    Source // 3news.com

  • Guinness World Record disqualifies Afua Asantewaa’s sing-a-thon attempt

    Guinness World Record disqualifies Afua Asantewaa’s sing-a-thon attempt

    The Guinness World Record contender for the longest individual singing marathon, Afua Asantewaa, has been formally disqualified.

    On their social media page, GWR revealed via a tweet that although Afua’s attempt to set a record for the longest singing marathon was unsuccessful, they hoped she would try again soon.

    “Unfortunately Afua’s Guinness World Records attempt for the longest singing marathon was not successful, but we hope that she will make another attempt soon. We’ve seen how inspirational it has been for her fans. The evidence check had already begun before Afua requested priority service, so we refunded her payment earlier this month. We wish Afua the best of luck with any future record attempts” GWR tweeted in response to a fan’s question about Afua record.

    Afua Asantewaa sang for five days straight, starting at midnight on Sunday, December 24, and ending at seven in the morning on December 29.

    The young woman had sung for five days, six hours, and 55 minutes when she ended her record attempt on Friday morning.

    A few weeks ago, Afua Asantewaa revealed that she and her team paid for the priority review because they had been waiting weeks for an official statement from Guinness World Records regarding the longest singing marathon attempt ever made by an individual.

    She claims that although the priority review is $650, there are additional unstated fees. As a result, she ended up paying $750 in total.

    Ghanaians have been deeply hurt by this disqualification.

  • Lady Dentaa Amoateng MBE joins Concordia Advisory Council

    Lady Dentaa Amoateng MBE joins Concordia Advisory Council

    The esteemed Concordia Advisory Council is pleased to announce the official appointment of Lady Dentaa Amoateng MBE, the founder and president of GUBA Enterprise, as Advisor.

    Concordia is a global platform that brings together heads of state, government representatives, C-suite executives, and global leaders of foundations, think tanks, and nonprofit organisations.

    The US-based organisation organises regional summits with a focus on the Americas, the US, Europe, and Africa, in addition to the Concordia Annual Summit, which is the biggest and most inclusive nonpartisan forum held in conjunction with the UN General Assembly.

    “It is a great pleasure to invite you to join the Concordia Advisory Council as an Advisor to contribute your insights and guidance to this body,” the invitation letter to Lady Dentaa states in its entirety.

    The letter further stated, “In confirming your role as an Advisor to Concordia, you would join us at a critical and exciting time in our organization’s development. We continue to lead a rigorous effort to incubate and steer partnership around the world in close conjunction with our convening platform”

    Lady Dentaa Amoateng MBE joins Concordia Advisory Council

    “Our advisors play a vital role in this effort, by providing thought leadership expertise, strategic guidance and advocacy for Concordia’s ever-growing range of operations. We would be truly honored if you would join our group of remarkable thought leaders and connectors” the letter concluded.

    Lady Dentaa responded to the invitation by expressing her excitement about taking advantage of Concordia’s opportunities to improve the world.

    “Leveraging opportunities at Concordia to make the world a better place is a privilege,” said Lady Dentaa.

    “This invitation is timely considering the current call by global policymakers to ignite conversations that create opportunities through cross-sector solutions that address the biggest challenges of our time. I am indeed privileged to be joining Concordia at this time.” Lady Dentaa indicated.

    According to her, Grow, Unite and Build Africa (GUBA) will keep having a positive impact on strengthening the bonds that currently exist between Africa and the diaspora.

    About Concordia

    In 2011, Matthew A. Swift and Nicholas M. Logothetis established Concordia, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit membership organisation that is registered in the United States.

    Its Advisory Council was made up of a small group of sixty experts from around the globe who advise on creating agendas that foster the development of a network of important stakeholders and exchange updates on innovations in their fields. Advisors assist Concordia in advancing and maintaining cross-sector collaborations for positive social effects.

    Concordia seeks to establish an international community in which problems are resolved amicably and inclusively.

    About GUBA Enterprise

    Through a variety of socioeconomic programmes and initiatives, GUBA Enterprise is a social enterprise organisation committed to the advancement of Africans on the continent and in the diaspora. The GUBA Awards are a prominent one among the roughly eight distinct brand initiatives that The Enterprise has launched.

  • Zookeeper killed while trying to rescue woman from lion

    Zookeeper killed while trying to rescue woman from lion

    Authorities of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State have shut down the zoological garden on the institution’s campus following the killing of a veterinary technologist, Mr Olabode Olawuyi, by a nine-year-old lion on Monday.

    Speaking with The PUNCH on Tuesday, the Chairman of the National Association of Non-Academic Staff of Universities, OAU branch, Mr Wole Odewumi, said the management of the university had shut the garden.

    He explained that the veterinary technologist was attacked by the lion while he was attempting to free a woman, who was first attacked by the lion.

    Odewumi said, “I spoke to some of his colleagues, and they told me what happened. The lion attacked a woman first. The woman is also a staff working at the zoo.

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    “The deceased intervened to free the woman from the lion. He must have assumed that the lion would recognise him. His intervention to free the woman must have infuriated the animal. The lion left the woman and attacked him squarely.

    “After he was freed from the lion’s grip, they rushed him to the health centre on campus here. He however died before he got there. But the second person that was attacked, a woman, is still on admission receiving treatment presently.”

    Odewumi also said a mourning procession was held on the campus on Tuesday in honour of Olawuyi while the management of the university met with his family.

    He said, “We held a mourning procession in honour of the deceased this morning and members of the management addressed us after that sober event.

    “All unions on campus joined the procession. The management promised to take necessary action. There will be a committee that his union will also have a representative in, that will work on the issues raised. I have visited the scene. The zoo has been locked up. It is officially locked up.

    “The management will not want anybody to go there for now. Some members of the family of the deceased were around and we handed them over to the management.”

    Going by the information on the Curriculum Vitae of the deceased, the 59-year-old Olawuyi born on  December 22nd, 1965 would have exited service in 2025.

    The management of the institution had in a statement signed by the Public Relations Officer of the University, Abiodun Olanrewaju, on Monday, explained that members of staff who were at the scene of the incident did everything within their power to rescue the deceased, but could not, as the animal held him and mauled him.

    According to a video recorded at the scene, the lion was later shot dead by a security operative working with the school, as the mangled remains of the late Olawuyi soaked in blood were laid at the entrance to the garden.

    The PUNCH

  • BREAKING: Hajia 4Reall pleads guilty to a romance scam in U.S court

    BREAKING: Hajia 4Reall pleads guilty to a romance scam in U.S court

    According to information obtained by Kobbyjosvan.com, Hajia 4 Reall has accepted guilty plea to a romance scam.

    Hajia 4Reall is expected to be freed on a $500,000 bond and wear an ankle GPS tracker.
    The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Damian Williams, announced on Wednesday, July 21, 2024, that MONA FAIZ MONTRAGE had entered a guilty plea to her involvement in the laundering of the proceeds of several romance scams, according to an official report from the US Attorney’s Office.

    “MONTRAGE pled guilty today to conspiracy to receive stolen money before U.S. Magistrate Judge Sarah L. Cave,” the report said.

    Mona 4Reall

    According to Damian Williams, “Mona Faiz Montrage was arrested abroad and is currently facing serious consequences for her actions after she knowingly accepted money stolen from older Americans through romance scams.”

    Romance scams such as Montrage’s harmed her vulnerable, elderly victims not only in the cruel betrayal of trust in the realization that their online romantic connection was fiction, but by also callously stealing their money.

    “This Office and our law enforcement partners are relentless in bringing fraudsters who target Americans to justice, no matter where they are,” the U.S attorney concluded.

    It is reported that Hajia 4 Reall entered a guilty plea to one count of conspiring to receive stolen money, which entails a five-year maximum prison sentence.

    The Ghanaian influencer additionally consented to make restitution in the same amount and forfeit $2,164,758.41. Hajia 4 Reall is scheduled to be sentenced by U.S. District Judge Paul A. Crotty.

    U.S. prosecutors claim that Hajia 4 Reall was a part of a criminal organisation (the “Enterprise”) based in West Africa that perpetrated a number of frauds against people and companies in the U.S., including romance scams, from at least in or about 2013 through at least in or about 2019.

    Numerous elderly, single men and women who were susceptible to romance scams were targeted by the Enterprise. The Enterprise routinely tricked victims into thinking they were in a romantic relationship with someone who had a false identity that members of the Enterprise had taken on by sending them texts, emails, and social media messages.

    Several victims of romance scams who were duped into sending money by members of the Enterprise are alleged to have given money to Hajia 4 Reall. Payments to transfer gold from abroad to the United States were one of the many deceptive pretences used to coerce victims into sending money to Hajia 4Reall.

    Over $2 million in fraudulent funds from the Enterprise were received by the mother of one controlled bank account.

  • Nana Ama McBrown celebrates daughter Maxin’s 5th birthday with adorable pictures

    Nana Ama McBrown celebrates daughter Maxin’s 5th birthday with adorable pictures

    On this day, February 21, 2024, beloved Ghanaian actress and media personality Nana Ama Mcbrown has flooded the internet with adorable pictures to commemorate her daughter Baby Maxin’s fifth birthday.

    The Ghanaian movie star took to social media to share her happiness and gratitude, posting images of the young daughter looking stylish in a variety of ensembles.

    See the adorable photos below.

  • Safo Newman finally meets Sarkodie, set to release a hit (Video)

    Safo Newman finally meets Sarkodie, set to release a hit (Video)

    Safo Newman, a young, rapidly developing talent, wishes come through after finally meeting Sarkodie, Africa’s most decorated rapper. Safo Newman shot to fame when a performance of his recently released song “Akokoa” went viral on the internet.

    His song gained popularity and support from Sarkodie, and has attracted the attention of both the music industry insiders and fans.

    A possible collaboration was hinted at when Sarkodie and Newman were seen together in a video.

    The public recognition of Sarkodie’s ability and his appreciation of Newman’s genuineness and talent created a buzz among fans for a collaborative project. We are hoping for a remix of “Akokoa” or something completely new, as evidenced by this Instagram video of the two in the studio.

  • Rent is more expensive in Canada than here; be grateful – Hawa Koomson to Ghanaians

    Rent is more expensive in Canada than here; be grateful – Hawa Koomson to Ghanaians

    Ghanaians have been cautioned by Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Mavis Hawa Koomson to be happy with the state of affairs in their nation.

    The cost of living is a global crisis, she claimed, but living conditions in Ghana are still far better than in other countries.

    The Member of Parliament for Awutu Senya East recently urged Ghanaians to compare rent rates in Ghana and Canada during an interview with Nana Yaa Brefo and JB on Onua FM’s morning show, Yɫn Nsʛmpa.

    She spoke about her recent trip to Canada, pointing out that it was much more expensive than Ghana to rent even a single room there—more than 2,000 Canadian dollars a month.

    “People have been bemoaning the high cost of rent in Ghana. They should go to Canada. You pay more than two thousand Canadian dollars a month. That is not even for a chamber and hall—that is just for one room.

    “When you compare Ghana to other countries, Ghana is doing far better,” she said in Twi. “Things are hard now, and there is a high cost of living everywhere.”

    She claimed that despite difficulties in the world economy, Ghana is still reasonably priced, and she attributed this to the efforts of the government.

    In response to complaints that living conditions in Canada were better than in Ghana, Koomson refuted the claim that living expenses in Canada are higher.