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A Burkina Faso-based Ghanaian filmmaker, Ambrose Bubi Cooke, has received two nominations in this year’s Pan-African film and television festival (FESPACO) with his first two big projects. The relatively new filmmaker received nomination in the Short Film and TV Series categories with le banc sur le rivage du lac and Petites histoires, Grandes Verites (PHGV) respectively. PHGV is a compilation based on life stories by a Catholic priest in Burkina Faso, Father Ernest Marie Ilboudo, and personal stories of the scriptwriter, Ambrose Cooke, his friends and family. A total of 52 episodes have so far been created with each running…

The Police in Tamale have commenced investigations into how two of their men were attacked at Kakpayili on Monday and their AK 47 assault rifle stolen by some unknown assailants. The two policemen were on duty at the Kakpayili community in the Tamale metropolis when some gunmen arrived in a saloon car, opened fire on them and managed to seize their weapons. According to the Police, they suspect the assailants to be armed robbers. “The armed men who arrived at the scene at about 1:00am in a black Toyota saloon vehicle, immediately opened fire on the policemen on duty”, Northern…

The daughter of Ghanaian actress and film producer Yvonne Nelson was Wednesday morning caught on camera trying to hug her mum when she appeared on TV3’s New Day.  In an Instagram post soon after she had left TV3 premises, Yvonne Nelson shared a video which was sent to her by her Nanny. In the video, little Ryn made her out on the television screen and made frantic efforts to touch her. According to the award-winning actress, Ryn was still in bed when she left home for the TV interview on TV3. She said the video made her emotional and she…

A groom and his best man have been killed at a traditional honeymoon ceremony when a grenade belonging to the groom exploded, police are quoted by the state-owned Ethiopian News Agency as saying. The incident happened on Monday at the home of the groom in South Wello Zone, north of the capital, Addis Ababa. “The accident occurred when the bride and groom were playing with their bridesmaids and best men,” a police inspector said, adding that the grenade was owned illegally by the groom. In some areas, keeping weapons and firing celebratory shots in the air during social events like…

A groom and his best man have been killed at a traditional honeymoon ceremony when a grenade belonging to the groom exploded, police are quoted by the state-owned Ethiopian News Agency as saying. The incident happened on Monday at the home of the groom in South Wello Zone, north of the capital, Addis Ababa. “The accident occurred when the bride and groom were playing with their bridesmaids and best men,” a police inspector said, adding that the grenade was owned illegally by the groom. In some areas, keeping weapons and firing celebratory shots in the air during social events like…

Flamboyant self-styled prophet Shepherd Bushiri and his wife Mary, who have been charged with fraud and money-laundering, have been granted bail of 100,000 rand each ($7,400; £5,000) by a court in South Africa’s capital, Pretoria. After the verdict was given, hundreds of their supporters raised their hands to the sky, and bowed to pray while others sang and danced in jubilation, South Africa’s privately owned TimesLive news site reported. “Daddy is out, yay,” it quoted a Bushiri supporter as shouting. The bail condition of the couple – who are Malawian nationals – stipulates that they cannot leave Gauteng province, the economic…

The Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO) insists its close-of-polls report on the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency by-election is a true reflection of what happened on the ground, despite the Electoral Commission’s sharp dismissal of it. CODEO had observed a shooting incident on the election day and poor security coordination at some polling centres, raising concerns about the heavy presence of armed uniformed and non-uniformed security operatives. The Coalition said the presence of the security operatives was intimidating and may have caused panic among constituents. Election observers question security arrangement for Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election But in a quick rebuttal,…

The Majority women caucus in Parliament is demanding an unqualified apology from the Minority for actions the caucus deems “disrespectful and inhuman” against the newly sworn-in Member of Parliament for the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency, Lydia Seyram Alhassan. The Minority side of the House Tuesday staged a walkout during the swearing-in ceremony, citing some incidents of violence during her election. Minority snubs swearing-in of new Ayawaso West Wuogon MP During the walkout, some members of the Minority were seen waving placards with the inscription “BLOODY WIDOW”, an act that has been widely condemned and described as insensitive. The women caucus…

The Ghana Police Service and the Inter-Party Coalition For National Sovereignty are in a standoff on the routes for the latter’s demonstration on Thursday, February 6. Though the police have given permission for the demonstration, they have raised some “security” concerns about the routes the Coalition intends to use: the Obra Spot – Farisco traffic light – UTC –High Street- Ministry of Interior – Police Headquarters – Flagstaff House routes. A letter from the Accra Regional Police Command on Tuesday, February 5, under the signature of Deputy Commissioner of Police Patrick Adusei Sarpong, acknowledges the letter of the Coalition to…

There has been a huge drop in the number of candidates who have registered to write this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) for Private Candidates from that of last year. Statistics made available to the Junior Graphic by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) indicated that a total of 2,505 candidates had registered to write the 2019 examination as against the 11,815 candidates who wrote the exam last year, showing a difference of 9,310. Asked what might have accounted for the huge drop in the number of candidates, the Head of Public Affairs of WAEC, Mrs Agnes Teye-Cudjoe, said…