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Nigerian man sentenced to life imprisonment for murder of South African artist

The Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on Monday, March 13, 2023, sentenced a 37-year-old Nigerian national, Onyeghani Ekene Dumkele, to life imprisonment for the murder of Limpopo artist, Shaun-Doughlas Chabalala, 23.     Sunnyside police spokesperson, Captain Daniel Mavimbela said Chabalala was robbed inside the seventh-floor residential unit and then forcefully thrown …

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South African artist Costa Titch slumps and dies on stage

In the late hours of Saturday, 11th March 2023, news floated on Twitter that South African musician Costa Titch has passed away after slumping and dying on stage. According to reports, the 27 year old artist was performing at a show before suddenly slumping on stage and confirmed dead a …

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Take him off my show – Captain Smart ‘sacks’ Ras Mubarak from live show after argument over make-up artist

Dramatic scenes unfolded on Captain Smart’s evening show on Onua TV with the host literally sacking former Member of Parliament for Kumbugu, Ras Mubarak from the show after nearly two minutes of a verbal altercation. A video of the incident making rounds on social media captures Ras Mubarak complaining to Captain Smart over …

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Betrayals and threats of death: Why Ghanaian artist who painted mural of Kudus Mohammed cried

Moh Awudu has been one of Ghana’s biggest fine artists, whose work has received several global attention, so it did not come as a big surprise when he announced ahead of Ghana’s World Cup game with Uruguay that he wanted to paint a huge mural of Kudus Mohammed. When Moh …

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Black Sherif becomes first Ghanaian artist to reach 200M+ streams on Boomplay

The talented Ghanaian rapper and singer-songwriter has become a member of Boomplay’s Golden Club. He becomes the first Ghanaian to accomplish this distinction after amassing up to 200 million streams overall on the app. His debut album, “The Villain I Never Was,” has received a total of 141.1 million plays …

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Ghana Music Awards UK: Black Sherif wins Artist of the Year [Winners]

At the Ghana Music Awards UK, NBlack Sherif was crowned the Artist of the Year. The award night, which took place at the Royal Regency Place Manor Park in London on October 29, 2022 saw the Kwaku The Killer hitmaker win the coveted prize. Black Sherif was nominated in the …

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“I’ll be coming to Ghana and work with a Ghanaian artist” – Nicki Minaj

Nicki Minaj will be coming to Ghana to work with a Ghanaian artist on a project. This was how she answered a question on her IG live session about the probability of visiting Ghana. The highly-rated female rapper said she already has plans to visit Ghana and would not hesitate …

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VIDEO: Kessben’s son ties the knot with Ghanaian makeup artist

On Thursday, videos and photos from the customary wedding between Festus Boateng, the son of Ghanaian business mogul, Stephen Boateng, known chiefly as Kessben, topped trends. The display of culture, elegance and affluence at the marriage ceremony, which took place in the Ashanti Regional capital, Kumasi, highlighted the wealth of …

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Kofi Antubam, the great Ghanaian artist whose works live on many years after his death

Ghana’s presidential seats, the panel doors of the entrance of the country’s former legislative assembly and the relief carvings on the Speaker’s parliamentary desk, these are just a few of Kofi Antubam’s works. A pioneer of the use of adinkra symbols in Ghanaian art, Kofi Antubam was born in 1922. …

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Ibrahim Mahama gifts jet engine to Ibrahim Mahama The Artist

Ghanaian businessman and founder of Engineers and Planners, the largest indigenous-owned mining company in West Africa, Ibrahim Mahama, has sent an unusual gift to his namesake, Ibrahim Mahama, the artist. In a post made on his Twitter handle, the artist and philanthropist Ibrahim Mahama shared the good news of how the businessman had sent …

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