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A Sharia Court sitting at Magajin Gari in Kaduna yesterday ordered that Idris Sai’du be given five strokes of cane for violation of the Islamic Law on divorce.The judge, Mallam Dahiru Lawal also ordered the man to pay N5,000 to Hauwa Abdullah, his wife for abandoning her and wasting her time for so long. The judge, who was irked at the respondent’s pronouncement of “I divorce my wife three times,” said it was not in line with Islamic practice. He therefore ordered the respondent to be given five strokes of cane. The complainant, Hauwa, had earlier told the court that her husband chased her out of her matrimonial home since last year and had never checked on her ever since. “He asked me to leave his house since last year Ramadan, saying I should pack all my belongings and leave. It is almost a year now and he had never checked on me,” the complainant said. Hauwa, who stated that they were not blessed with a child, added that she was in court to seek for divorce as she couldn’t be m...

Emmanuel Andrews Samini, known by stage name Samini, would make history on Saturday, June 2, as he becomes the first Ghanaian Dancehall artiste to take the stage at this year’s Upstream Music Festival to be held at the Pioneer Square in Seattle, Washington, USA. Samini, who won the 2018 Dance-hall Song of the year at this year’s Vodafone Ghana Music Awards would be among the over 200 artistes selected across the world to perform at the three-day music mega event scheduled to take place from the June 1-3, 2018. The Dancehall and Reggae maestro is one of the headline African artiste chosen to perform at the upstream music fest, which would see the likes Miguel, Little Dragon, Tacocat, Zola Jesus, Hot Snakes, Jaw Breaker, The True Lovers among many others who will thrill thousands of music fans. Samini is certainly not a newbie when it comes to performing at the highest level as he has performed alongside Sean Paul, Akon, Kevin Little, Shaggy, Wayne Wonder, Damian Marley, Bennie Man, J...

Actor Kwaku Manu has partly blamed Ghanaian movie marketers for the struggling nature of the country’s movie industry. He alleged that majority of the marketers are cheats, who rip producers off their money. As a result, producers are unable to invest into the movies as they used to, hence themovie industry is struggling. His claim comes at a time when Kumawood movie producers are complaining about lack of distribution channels for their movies, and are forced to rely on marketers who are in charge of movie sales. According to Kwaku Manu, marketers make huge profits on movies given to them by producers but the moneys never get to the producers. Kwaku Manu, who was speaking on Hitz FM on Tuesday over comments he made on The Delay Show, cited himself as an example of producers who have been cheated by marketers. The actor revealed that he gave a movie to be marketed inAccra but the person could not even give him GH¢500 when he was travelling out of Ghana. Meanwhile, he alleged the ...

Fame is a double-edged sword as many of our celebrities are finding out; while the recognition they get opens doorsfor them, they also have to deal with the invasion of privacy and scrutiny from people and it is no wonder that Hiplife artiste, KiDi, says it comes with a lot of pressure. In a chat with Showbiz on Tuesday, the Odo hitmaker said, “It’s been tough, it is not a walk in the park, everybody wants you to give them attention. It’s a lot of pressure, everybody demands the right amountof attention,” he said. That notwithstanding, KiDi, born Dennis Nana Dwamena, says he is very grateful to his fans for being there for him. “Without them there is no me, I am very very grateful to them for everything they do for me, listening to my songs and watching my videos, I am really grateful to them,” he said. Showbiz asked him what the magic was that did the trick for him after he won MTN Hitmaker IV in 2015. “After Hitmaker I was still in school, I had to finish school and once I was d...

Ghanaian actor, Majid Michel has cautioned women on the type of men they choose to date or marry. In a recent post on Instagram, the award-winning actor intimated that men who do not know Jesus Christ lack real love, thus would not have good relationship with their women. “Ladies hear this, if a man is not following God he’s not fitto lead. If he doesn’t have a relationship with Jesus, he won’t know how to have a relationship with you. If he doesn’t know Jesus, he doesn’t know real Love,” he wrote. The ‘Crime to Christ’ actor few years ago announced his calling from God and how he has changed from certain things he used to do in the past. He has been preaching on social media and some religious platforms even though he has refused to be referred to as a man of God. Majid has, therefore, intimated that he now serves God butnot man.“Am I now trying to win the favour and approval of men orthat of God, or am I seeking to please someone? If I were still trying to be popular with men, I...

Patapaa, now known as Patapizzy, is the man of the moment with all the buzz around him. Early week’s reports indicated that the Swedru-based musician is on a tour in Europe and also shooting a new video being sponsored by Togolese international footballer, Emmanuel Adebayor. Latest photos of him in Europe in the social media trends also captured him posing with a beautiful lady purported to be the new lady of his ‘special interest’. Even though the lady’s identity is not known, social media video of her holding microphone to Patapizzy’s mouth while rapping suggested that she could be a presenter or journalist out there in Europe. They met as part of the Ghanaian musician’s activities in Europe.Some persons are speculating that Patapizzy may have found his ‘special interest’, hence he is flaunting her in his social media space. But Patapizzy is yet to respond to those claims.“Good morning lovely people …it’s a brighter day so let’s forge ahead,” he said on Instagram when he showed ...

An influential communication team member of the ruling NPP party in Awutu Senya East Constituency, Ike Yeboah Asante has registered his support to Kennedy Agyapong on “The Ana’s Exposé” through a press release. RELEASE IS AS FOLLOWS ANAS SUPPOSE CORRUPTION EXPOSÉ-KEN AGYAPONG WILL ONE DAY BE EXONERATED THOUGH HE IS WRONG TODAY I have followed the good , the bad and the ugly aspect of Anas suppose corruption exposé about the president of Ghana Football Association, Mr Kwesi Nyantakyi since the Deputy Chief Of Staff, Mr Abu Jinapor put it in a public domain barely ten days ago. The story was powerful and boosted my appetite but the Revelations from Mr. Kennedy Agyapong , Member of Parliament for Assin Central has changed the sweet taste the story was giving me. I am not ready to go into the entire issues Mr. Ken Agyapong is peddling around for the past three days because some hovering around the private life of Anas and I am not going to enter into somebody’s private affairs because...

The Deputy General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Koku Anyidoho has asked persons especially in the New Patriotic Party (NPP), who have problems with Investigative Journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas and his style of journalism to quit the blabbing and deal with the consequences of their ‘boss’, President Akufo-Addo’s actions. Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong who recently launched a full blown attack on Anas has on several occasions expressed his dislike for the ‘faceless’ journalist, mainly because he believes Anas’ modus operandi is questionable and in most cases illegal. Mr. Agyapong accused Anas of being corrupt, a thief amongst several other demeaning allegations. These reactions, coming from the NPP camp, prompted Mr. Anyidoho to remind the NPP’s of something President Nana Akufo-Addo said during a presidential debate in 2012. “The bible says be careful what you ask for. President Akufo-Addo when he was inordinately seeking ...

FOOD FOR THOUGHT : THERE IS HOPE FOR THE FUTURE. When God speaks to us, most of the time, He speaks into our future, He speaks more of the good things that are are yet to happen instead of the bad things which have already happened.Much of the Bible is a Revelation of the good plans that God has store for his children. The past is History, the future is Hope. History can Teach us good Lessons but the future should Inspire great POSSIBILITIES in our Heart. Yesterday might have been Terrible, Today may be Horrible but who knows what tomorrow will bring? Don’t allow your past FAILURE to paint the picture of your future.Allow God to speak into our future. When God looks into our future, He sees Hope, He sees a New Day with Brand new Possibilities.He looked into the future of a Prisoner called Joseph and saw a PRIME MINISTER, He looked into the future of an Orphanage girl called Esther and saw a QUEEN. He looked into the future of a Barren woman called Sarah and saw a MOTHER OF NATION’S. H...