AMA Ghana promotes literary tourism at 10th Pa Gya! The discussion featured Dr Nii Ayi Solomon, a tourism consultant, poet and playwright; Nana Akua Asante, co-founder and CEO of Kids in Tourism Ghana; and Ursula Abena Brago, who represented Mr Ziblim Alhassan, Executive Director of the Ghana Library Authority.
Veteran Nollywood actor Francis Duru has died at the age of 57 following a brief illness, his family has announced. Born on July 27, 1969, in Cameroon to Nigerian parents from Imo State, Duru completed his primary and secondary education in Cameroon before moving to Nigeria for university studies.
This one is pure showbiz. Falmouth, Cornwall: The rainbow sea slug is a bizarre and breathtaking animal, and with warming seas it’s gaining a toehold in the south-west I have never seen a species quite so flamboyant in appearance.
New film Fatherland took Sandra Hüller back to a divided Germany. She talks about damaged dreams, Hollywood feelgood and - just maybe - appearing in the new Marvel movie Sandra Hüller is crying, and it feels very strange.
British actress Judi Dench has said her eyesight has deteriorated to the point she can no longer act on stage or in films.
Nigerian Afrobeats star Divine Ikubor, known as Rema, said he is careful not to flaunt his wealth and achievements online because he doesn’t want to pressure other young people who may be struggling. The only thing that is really lavish about me may be my chains or watches,” Rema stated.
Nigerian singer Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has set a new record for the longest-charting solo song by an African act on the US Billboard Hot 100. The song peaked at number 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart.
US actor Tom Skerritt, who starred in the TV series Picket Fences and the films Alien and Top Gun, has died aged 93, his family says. Actor Tom Skerritt in a scene from the movie ‘Alien’ in 1979 The moustachioed star of several 20th century hit films was born in 1933 in Detroit, Michigan, and served in the US Air Force before pursuing an acting career that boasted several military roles.
Her winning album has its longueurs, but there’s something heartening about its risk-taking – and the Mercury prize needs big bold records like this to stay relevant It was generally agreed that last year’s Mercury prize ceremony was a vast improvement on its predecessor. In fairness, the bar was set pretty low: hosted without an audience – or indeed a corporate sponsor – in what looked like a broom cupboard at Abbey Road, the 2024 Mercury prize seemed to suggest the whole jig was up.