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Veteran Nigerian actor, Mr Ibu has passed on
Veteran Nigerian actor, John Okafor popular known as Mr Ibu has passed. He was sixty-two years of age. According to Vanguard Nigeria, the actor passed away in a hospital. His cause of death is yet to be made known to the public. Months of poor health preceded Mr. Ibu’s death. The actor’s family disclosed in October 2023 that he had been dealing with health problems and he had undergone numerous surgeries. He had earlier launched a fundraiser and made an impassioned plea to help pay for his hospital costs in Lagos. Mr. Ibu said to have suffered a “strange and dangerous illness” that had kept him hospitalised for two weeks. The actor also celebrated his birthday with the best wishes for a quick recovery within that same time frame. However, Mr. Ibu had his leg amputat...
IMF Boss Kristalina Georgieva throws support behind the new Finance Minister
Kristalina Georgieva, the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has welcomed Dr Mohammed Amin Adam, the new Finance Minister. She believes that Dr Amin Asam’s leadership will be crucial in sustaining Ghana’s reform effort and building on the current momentum of strong programme performance and gradual economic stabilisation. She directed Dr. Adam to make efforts to restore stability to Ghana’s economy. In the most recent reshuffling, the President promoted Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam from Minister of State to substantive Minister of Finance. He replaced Mr Ken Ofori-Atta. In a congratulatory message, the IMF director stated, “Your leadership will be crucial in sustaining Ghana’s reform effort and further extending the current momentum of compe...
Lady Accuses Rapper, EL, of Groping and Sexual Abuse
The artist Elorm Adablah, better known in showbiz as EL, has been accused of sexual abuse and groping by a Ghanaian woman on Facebook who goes by Edna FG. She said in a Facebook post that the rapper has been pressuring female musicians who come to his recording studio in the Nyaniba estates to have sex. She stated that in 2009, she paid EL for a recording session, but she was never given the opportunity to record her songs and was forced to sit for hours as the rapper entered the room with several young ladies. She went on to say that EL “demanded sex and groped her” at another studio in Osu, where they met again a few days after she paid for a recording session at his studio but was unable to record there. She claimed that when EL thence asked her to meet him at a hotel, she d...
