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Confirmed: Gifty Anti is pregnant

 

Radio and television personality Gifty Anti , who in October 2015 got married to Nana Ansah Kwao - a broadcaster and Chief of Edumasa – is pregnant, it has been reported.

Grateful Celine Dion says thank you to fans

Celine Dion has thanked her fans for giving her ''energy'' and motivating her to make her late husband proud with her stage show.

The 'Think Twice' hitmaker - who returned to her residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace Las Vegas Hotel and Casino on February 23 for the first time since the death of her beloved husband René Angelil in January - praised her ''amazing'' audiences for helping her get back to her best as she prepared for a break from the shows.

Viola Davis slams young lazy actors

Viola Davis has slammed the ''entitlement'' of young actors who expect to be superstars overnight. The 'How To Get Away With Murder' actress can't understand why aspiring thespians turn down roles because they are not their ideal projects, insisting they should accept everything while honing their craft as they will never be ''superstars'' without a body of work behind them.

Bob Okala’s passing unsettling – Prez Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama has paid tribute to the late veteran Comedian, Samuel Kwadwo Buabeng, popularly known as Bob Okala. The 59-year old passed away on Sunday dawn  at the Koforidua Government Hospital, after a short illness.

Sarkodie shines at IndigO2 arena

The long queues outside of the O2 from ‪7pm last night was already a good indication that Sarkodie Live was going to be a sell out show. The atmosphere inside the auditorium at IndigO2 was energised as the crowd arrived unfashionably early for a concert tipped to be the best performance display by an African artist.

Straight Outta Compton, Star Wars, Concussion others earn nomination in 2016 MTV Movie Awards

While the 2016 Oscars awards didn’t give much attention to diversity, the 2016 MTV Movie Awards seems to be doing the exact opposite.

The record-breaking movie Star Wars leads this year’s nomination list, with 11 nominations including the “Movie of The Year” and “Ensemble Cast Categories”. Actress Lupita Nyong’o was nominated for “Best Virtual Performance” in Star wars while British- Nigerian actor, John Boyega was also nominated in the “Breakthrough Awards Category”.

We are surprised by Yaw Siki’s outburst - Sonnie Badu

Award winning gospel artiste, Sonnie Badu has reacted to claims by former hiplife artiste, Yaw Siki, that his intentions to help him (Yaw Siki) was for fame.

According to him, his decision to make public his help to the now-turned evangelist was because of the interview he granted to Accra-based JoyFM, which was published on social media platforms.

Will and Jada Smith move on after Chris Rock’s joke

Jada Pinkett Smith is moving on after Chris Rock’s now-famous joke about her at the 2016 Oscars. After the nominations announcement revealed that, like the year before, all the acting nominees are white, the 44-year-old actress a vowed to boycott the ceremony. She was among many people, including celebs, who spoke out about the lack of diversity.

Shirley Frimpong-Manso gets ‘Best Picture Editor’ award at AMVCA

Shirley Nana Akua Frimpong-Manso won the award for Best Picture Editor at this year’s Africa Magic Viewers Choice held Saturday in Lagos.

Miss Frimpong-Manso’s win was a huge statement for Ghana, which failed to go home with a single award last year. The serial winner was not present to receive the award but took to Twitter to express her excitement.

I shall walk without a limp by June - Stonebwoy

Dancehall act Stonebwoy has assured fans that he will stop limping in three months time.

He said this while performing at the just ended MTN Pulse Turn Up concert held at the Accra Sports Stadium.

Andy Dosty joins Praye

Hiplife music group, Praye on Sunday morning at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium announced musician and DJ, Andy Dosty as new member of the group. The group made a formal public statement at the second edition of Freedom Concert when they appeared on stage to perform.

Okomfo Kwaade set to release album this Easter

Fans of Hiplife musician Kwaade will have something to smile about as he is set to release an album this Easter.

This was revealed to Graphic Showbiz last Tuesday by his manager, Fareed Yakubu who was optimistic that the album will do very well.

Review of Beasts of No Nation & a word for Abraham Attah

Cary Joji Fukunaja’s Beasts of No Nation is an interesting movie. In one breath it reveals the rich floral life of Ghana which most video directors and filmmakers don’t tap into enough but on the other hand plays into the all too familiar African related movies which must bear slavery, war and savagery as well as corruption themes to stand the chance of gaining international recognition and awards.

50 Cent’s home to be converted into care facility

The buyers of 50 Cent's 21 bedroom home in Farmington, Connecticut are reportedly hoping it will be turned into a care facility for elderly people.

The 'In Da Club' hitmaker has agreed a sale on his mansion in Farmington, Connecticut and the buyers are hoping to convert the estate into an assisted living facility for elderly people.

Miley Cyrus to leave the U.S. if "nightmare" candidate Donald Trump becomes president

Miley Cyrus has vowed to move out of the U.S. if "nightmare" candidate Donald Trump becomes president.

The reality TV star-turned-politician had a major victory on Tuesday (01Mar16), when initial polling proved the 69-year-old to be the Republican frontrunner, making it a strong likelihood he will be appointed the party's candidate for this year's (16) election.

Managing DJ Khaled role falls on Jay Z

New management alert: Jay Z (and Roc Nation, by proxy) are now officially managing DJ Khaled. And no, he didn’t tell the world on Snapchat.

Shatta Wale calls on fans to rise above hate, says album set to drop in April

Ahead of his controversial disqualification from the 2016 edition of Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMAs) Ghana’s dancehall artiste, Charles Nii Armah, aka Shatta Wale, has been calling on members of his Shatta Movement to be inspired by his story and never give up on their dreams and goals.