Author: Krobea

Veteran Bollywood actor and producer Shashi Kapoor has died aged 79. Kapoor, who acted in huge hits like Deewar and Kabhie Kabhie, had been ill for some time and was in hospital. He was a member of the Kapoor dynasty, which has dominated the Hindi film industry for decades. He won several national film awards and was awarded the Padma Bhushan civilian honour by the Indian government in 2011. He also acted in a number of British and American films. Kapoor began his career as a child actor and appeared in more than 150 films, including a dozen in English,…

The bodyguard of award-winning dancehall artiste Shatta Wale, Biggy, who was slapped last Friday during the S-Concert at the Accra Sports Stadium, has taken on critics, saying they should mind their own businesses. In a Facebook Live video on Monday, Biggy was seen around Shatta Wale asking ‘haters’ to stay away from talking about the ‘act’. The incident dominated discussion on entertainment shows with many calling for the arrest of the self-acclaimed dancehall king. But Biggy in the video said he will be with Shatta Wale even “to the grave”. Watch below: Source: 3news.com|Ghana Follow @3Newsgh

The producers of multiple award-winning film ‘Keteke’, OldFilm Productions have commenced yet another production for its new movie set to hit the screens soon. Titled ‘Sidechic Gang’, the movie is set to thrill audience across the world. ‘Sidechic Gang’ tells the story of three female friends who decided to make fortunes from exposing cheating husbands and boyfriends. The three friends quit their ushering job to set up a gang, an agency dedicated to clamping down on the side chick menace. After a few deals, the gang becomes popular, attracting traffic from victims of side chicks with their greatest opposition being…

Dealers in second-hand clothes at Pentwawala in the New Juaben municipality of the Eastern Region have rejected an offer to have them relocated into the newly refurbished sheds in the central business area. The traders used to be close to the Koforidua mosque but had to be moved to Pentwawala two years ago for the construction of new sheds. The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Comfort Asante, recently asked them to move into the new sheds. But the dealers on Monday wore red to protest the MCE’s directive. They also refused to engage in any business. They want to stay at…

Former President John Dramani Mahama is expected to deliver the keynote address at an experts’ seminar to be held in Pretoria, South Africa to mark the 10th anniversary of the adoption of the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Government (ACDEG). The Charter was adopted by member states at the 8th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) in 2007 but came into force on February 15, 2012. It aims at reinforcing the commitment of member states towards the promotion and consolidation of democratic governance and human rights, among others. Former President Mahama’s address will be on…

Host of BBC’s Focus on Africa Peter Okwoche has charged journalists in Africa and beyond to remain focused on their career and desist from allowing themselves to be exploited. “We should be impartial in the way we tell our stories. It’s not about us, and it’s about the subject and not us.” According to Mr Okoche, who was speaking on TV3’s New Day on Monday, in as much as some media houses do not pay employees well, it is not an excuse for journalists to accept bribes. Asked whether he had been a beneficiary of ‘brown envelopes’, Peter Okwoche said…

Residents of Great Lamptey Mills in Kasoa in the Central Region are in hot rage after a man suspected to have secretly buried a boy of five years after the latter fell in his uncovered pit is being let to walk free. A couple in the area had reported of their missing child, whose name was given as Nana Yaw. But residents said the man was seen pulling a lifeless body from the manhole Monday morning and buried it without the knowledge of anybody. Some residents who spoke on 3FM on Monday morning said even the parents of the boy…

Sustain Lives International (SLI), a non-profit organization passionate about environmental, societal and economic problems challenging the 21st century will support the individuals in the Agbogbloshie scrapyard community from December 9th to 15th, 2017, by providing them with solutions for their daily lives. As part of SLI’s support for the community, individuals working in the Agbogbloshie scrapyard will receive personal protective equipment like gloves, safety boots and protective eye-goggles. In addition, they will organize a free health screening exercise for women and children in the community as well as offer free registration for National Health Insurance cards for 150 individuals in…

The President and Founder of FOCOS Orthopaedic Hospital, Prof. Emeritus Boachie-Adjei, will be one of the main  speakers at the upcoming Société Internationale de Chirurgie Orthopédique et de Traumatologie (SICOT) World Congress, slated for Cape Town, South Africa, from November 30 to December 2, 2017. Prof Oheneba Boachie-Adjei will speak on the topic: ‘Making state of the art orthopaedic and spine care sustainable in underserved regions: The FOCOS Paradigm’. Prof. Boachie-Adjei has published and lectured extensively on spine surgery, with special emphasis on surgery to correct spine deformity. He is an inventor who holds several patents for devices used in…

Sixty days and nights of fasting ― 12 months of “all night” prayers screaming our lungs out in tongues ― drinking anointing oil and bathing in the holiest of waters from Israel. None of these can cast out a bad character! Tell you what, a bad habit is like bad food. There’s absolutely nothing spiritual about it. A bad habit is like a faulty car. You don’t need prayers to fix it. All you need to do is to get on your knees, diagnose it… and fix it! I have observed some people hop from one church to other apparently…