Will Smith has been sued by a tour violinist who is accusing the rapper of sexual harassment, wrongful termination and retaliation. According to court documents filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, acclaimed violinist Brian King Joseph has sued Smith and his production company, accusing him of sexual harassment, grooming, and wrongful termination. Joseph alleges he…
British-Nigerian boxer, Anthony Joshua, has been discharged from the hospital two days after he was hurt in a deadly car crash that claimed the lives of two of his friends, Lateef Ayodele and Cina Gami, in Nigeria. In a joint statement released on Wednesday by Gbenga Omotoso, Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Lagos State, and…
Actor Idris Elba has been knighted in the 2026 New Year Honours. Recognised for his advocacy against youth violence, the ‘Luther’ star receives the honour for his work with the Elba Hope Foundation. The British actor, producer, DJ and long-standing cultural figure has been named in the UK’s New Year Honours list, officially earning the…
Sean Combs, widely known as Diddy, has filed a fresh appeal challenging both his conviction and sentence, with his legal team accusing the trial judge of overstepping his role during sentencing. In court documents filed late Tuesday, Diddy’s lawyers urged an appellate court to overturn his conviction and order his release from prison, or, alternatively,…
Ghanaian national Frederick Kumi, popularly known as Abu Trica, was on Monday, December 23, 2025, arraigned before the Gbese District Court in Accra under heavy security following his arrest over an alleged $8 million international romance scam targeting elderly Americans. The alleged scam, which reportedly defrauded victims of millions of dollars, has attracted global attention…
Detty December, a popular term for Ghana and Nigeria’s end-of-year party season, can have “negative connotations”, Ghana’s official for diaspora affairs has said, adding that he does not want the label linked with his country. “On a personal level I don’t want the word ‘detty’ to be associated with anything Ghana… that’s something I’m not…
Anthony Joshua marked his return to professional boxing with a knockout victory over Jake Paul, stopping the YouTuber-turned-boxer in the sixth round of their highly anticipated bout streamed live on Netflix. The former heavyweight champion went into the fight as an overwhelming favourite, with anything other than a knockout widely expected to rank among the…
American rapper Wiz Khalifa is facing a possible nine month prison sentence in Romania over a marijuana related offence, though his legal team is seeking to overturn the ruling. Romania’s Constanța Court of Appeal on Thursday, December 18, upheld an appeal filed by the DIICOT Constanța Territorial Service, a state prosecutor’s office, which sought a…
Popular Ghanaian actress and television presenter Nana Ama McBrown has confirmed that she is divorced from her husband of twelve years, Maxwell Mensah, describing the separation as mutual, peaceful and free of bitterness. McBrown made the disclosure on TV3’s New Day, where she said both parties reached the decision after honest conversations and remain on…
A federal grand jury has returned a 2-count indictment charging a Ghanaian national with defrauding elderly victims out of over $8 million. According to a recently unsealed indictment, Frederick Kumi, aka Emmanuel Kojo Baah Obeng, aka Abu Trica, 31, of Swedru, Ghana, was part of a criminal network that targeted elderly victims in romance scams…
