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Tanzanian public broadcaster TBC has suspended nine staff after it aired a hoax story saying that US President Donald Trump had praised President John Magufuli's performance.
The article appeared on a website called Fox Channel.
The story, which was broadcast last week, said Mr Trump called Mr Magufuli an "African hero" compared to other leaders who are "doing nothing".
A statement from TBC said editorial procedures had not been followed. 
The broadcaster's Director General Ayub Rioba said that the station should have verified the information before broadcasting. 
The story said that the US president had called on other African leaders to follow Mr Magufuli's example with his emphasis on good governance and his war against corruption.  
Mr Magufuli, known as the "bulldozer" for his hands on approach to leadership, has been waging a public war on corruption which has won him some support locally and internationally.
The article said that Mr …

Pop superstar Taylor Swift’s well-documented feud with Spotify saw her pulling her entire back catalogue from the streaming service, but now she is positioning herself to be able to strike back at the music provider where it hurts—by launching her own rival streaming service.
According to TMZ, Swift has filed documents giving her the right to brand a website “featuring non-downloadable multi-media content in the nature of audio recordings.” As TMZ notes, this sounds very much like a traditional streaming service. She plans to call the website “Swifties.” Of course.
Swift fell out with Spotify—which pays artists fractions of a cent for each stream but is still struggling to achieve profitability—after the service refused to restrict her output to paying subscribers only. Swift, who has sold more than 30 million albums, was one of Spotify’s most popular artists at the time of her withdrawal, with 25 percent of listeners having streamed her songs.

“Music is art, and art is impo…

Okyeame Kwame's contributions to the arts through supporting young talented acts have been encouraging in diverse forms. The spotlight now falls on Emmanuel Adams, also known as "BeatBender".

OK expresses his astonishment at BeatBender's display of skill with beatbox when he was hosted on the Rap Attack show on Hitz FM by Doctor Pounds. He is known to make live beats for rappers on the show.

It will be recalled a couple of weeks ago that OK pledged to support the performer with a feature among others. True to his words, the two hit the studio 2 days later and produced the "Best Rapper Alive" song. The two were later seen a performance at the recent "Club All Stars Live" in Kumasi.

OK has emphasised his willingness to groom him, improve and support his talent. Speaking to the opportunity, BeatBender who could not keep an unending excitement confessed, "I have never had the opportunity to work with any big time celebrity like Okyeame Kwa…

Emma Watson is taking legal action after dozens of private images of her appeared online.
A spokesman for the Beauty and the Beast star confirmed the pictures - which show her trying on various outfits - were stolen. 
"Photos from a clothes fitting Emma had with a stylist a couple of years ago have been stolen," her publicist said. 
"They are not nude photographs. Lawyers have been instructed and we are not commenting further."
News of the theft comes a week after Watson sparked fierce debate over whether she was anti-feminist for exposing part of her breasts in a Vanity Fair photoshoot.
The actress was previously threatened in 2014 with a leak of nude images, after a speech she gave on gender equality as a UN Ambassador for Women.
Speaking at a Facebook event in 2015, she said? "I knew it was a hoax, I knew the pictures didn't exist.
"The minute I stepped up and talked about women's rights I was immediately threatened - within less than 12 hours I w…

According to People.com, Kim Kardashian West has admitted that the attackers who robbed her at gunpoint and tied her up in her Paris apartment last October likely targeted her because of her social media posts.
“What I think happened now after like thinking about it so much is that there was probably a group of guys that were following us the entire trip,” she in a new clip from this Sunday’s Keeping Up with the Kardashians, which is all about the terrifying incident.
“I was Snapchatting that I was home and that everyone was going out. So I think they know Pascal was out with Kourtney and that I was there by myself.”
“They had to have known we were leaving that day,” she adds. “They had this window of opportunity and just went for it.”

Kardashian West explained, “If you wait across the street you can see the lights on because we’re the first floor, so they must have been told we were the first floor. They definitely were watching. So I turned the lights off and went upstairs.”
O…

It’s a new month and that means its time for a new entrepreneur to join the ranks of exceptional business moguls on the flagship Forbes Africa TV show, My Worst Day with Peace Hyde.

This month, the hit program profiles Nigerian music producer extraordinaire and CEO of Supreme Mavin Dynasty, Don Jazzy.

Rising to the top of the Nigerian entertainment industry with his powerhouse label Mo Hits Records, Don Jazzy takes us on an intimate journey on a day, which destroyed everything he had worked hard to build over the years.

Can you guess what that day was? Catch the exclusive promo below and watch full episode on GH One today at 5:30.
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The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has nominated four more people to serve as ministers of state and fifty deputy ministerial nominees for parliamentary consideration as appointees in his government.
In a letter addressed to the Speaker of Parliament on Wednesday, President Akufo-Addo urged the house to approve the nominees which included the President of the Central University College (CUC), Professor Kwesi Yankah, who has been nominated as a Minister of State at the Ministry of Education in charge of Tertiary education.
The Deputy Majority Leader in Parliament, Ms Sarah Adwoa Sarfo, has also been nominated as a Minister of State at the Office of the President in charge of Public Procurement.
The two other ministers of state are Brian Acheampong at the Office of the President and Dr Nurah Gyelle at the Ministry of Agriculture. 
For the list of deputy ministers, while some ministries have three deputies nominated, some have two and others have one.

Below is the full list

The …

Two Russian spies are among four individuals indicted by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) over a huge theft of Yahoo user accounts.
The members of the FSB, the Russian intelligence agency, conspired with criminal hackers, according to DOJ officials announcing the charges.
Previously, Yahoo said "state-sponsored" hackers were behind the 2014 breach affecting 500 million accounts.
One suspect was arrested on 14 March in Canada.
Targets of the hacking allegedly orchestrated by the four included security personnel, diplomats and journalists.
The indictment also alleged that 30 million Yahoo accounts were commandeered without authorisation for use in a spam campaign.
"We will not allow individuals, groups, nation states, or a combination of them to compromise the privacy of our citizens, the economic interests of our companies, or the security of our country," said acting attorney general Mary McCord, announcing the charges.
One of the alleged hackers has been one o…

Just hours after the release of information about his 2005 tax returns, President Donald Trump was up very early Wednesday morning (March 15) taking shots at "failing" Snoop Dogg over the rapper's Trump-mocking "Lavender" video. "Can you imagine what the outcry would be if @SnoopDogg, failing career and all, had aimed and fired a gun at President Obama? Jail time!"
Can you imagine what the outcry would be if @SnoopDogg, failing career and all, had aimed and fired the gun at President Obama? Jail time! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 15, 2017"It's totally disgraceful. Snoop owes the president an apology," said Cohen. "There's absolutely nothing funny about an assassination attempt on a president, and I'm really shocked at him because I thought he was better than that. I'm not really sure I understand the artistic value to having somebody dress up as Trump and firing a weapon at him." 
And, in a previ…

CCTV near a university in Chonburi, Thailand caught a man making a slit in a motorcycle seat then getting out his manhood to have sex with the vehicle.

The five minute clip first shows him touring the bike park of the student quarters. He caresses several bikes then finds one he fancies. 
He makes a slit like a vaginal opening in the front of the seat then gets out his member to mount it by facing backwards towards the rear of the bike, Manager Online reported.

Then, in the middle of his urgent coupling and much to the amusement of several giggling women who are reviewing the footage, he lights a cigarette. After having his way with the vehicle for about two minutes he appears to be disturbed, does up his zipper and leaves the scene.


More photos below...

The Vice Chancellor of the Central University College Professor Kwesi Yankah has been nominated minister of state  in charge of tertiary education by President Akufo-Addo.
He will  work with the Manhyia MP Mathew Opoku Prempeh, who is  Education minister,  if approved by parliament.
The President has also nominated deputy minority leader Sarah Adwoa Sarfo as minister of state in charge of Procurement.
The names  were contained among a list of deputy ministerial nominees presented to parliament by the President Wednesday.
Below is the release sent to  Parliament
LIST OF NOMINEES FOR MINISTERS OF STATE & DEPUTY MINISTERS
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Wednesday, March 15, 2017, submitted the names of 54 persons to Parliament for approval as Ministers of State and Deputy Ministers.
The names of the nominees for Ministers of State are as follows: Minister of State at the Office of the President in charge of procurement        –     Hon Sarah Adwoa SafoMinis…

Australian authorities have warned about the dangers of using battery-powered devices on flights after a woman's headphones caught fire. 
The woman was dozing on a flight from Beijing to Melbourne when she was woken by the sound of an explosion.
She tore the headphones off to find them sparking, catching fire and beginning to melt. 
The explosion and fire left her with a blackened face and blisters on her hands.
The passenger, who has not been named, told the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) she was listening to music when the explosion occurred. 
"I just grabbed my face which caused the headphones to go around my neck. I continued to feel burning so I grabbed them off and threw them on the floor. They were sparking and had small amounts of fire."
Members of the flight crew rushed to help and eventually put out the fire by pouring a bucket of water on the headphones. 
By that time, the battery and the plastic cover had melted and stuck to the floor. 
"For the …

The St Thomas Aquinas Senior High School (SHS) last Monday emerged winner of this year’s edition of the National Science and Technology Fair Awards by developing a computer central processing unit that can be used for educational purposes.
Known as the HexEduBox, it was developed by a team of six students led by Emmanuel Osei Ababio who used mobile phone microprocessors for their device which can function as a central processing unit CPU. 
In the junior high schools (JHS) category, Wilfred Owusu of the Kpeve Junior High School in the Volta Region also won the ultimate prize for designing water-powered hydraulic excavator and tipper.
The two winners received a laptop and a certificate of participation as prizes. The second to fifth prize winners received textbooks and certificate as prizes. 
The two projects were among 40 others received from 20 senior high schools and 20 junior high schools. Master Ababio appealed to the government to replicate the Hexedubox for use in rural comm…

Vodafone Ghana has empowered 600 farmers with feature phones to support their work on the occasion of International Women’s Day, which fell on March 8 this year.

The company also marked the day with a series of activities to highlight its commitment and dedication to empowering women in Ghana.

The day was also marked with an employee engagement session with top female Managers of the company and a mentoring session for 300 young girls at Christ the King hall.

Commenting on the celebration, Ashiokai Ashong, Human Resources Director at Vodafone Ghana said:

“Vodafone is delighted to join the world celebrate women on a day dedicated to this purpose. We recognise diversity as a key factor to the success of our operations and this is why we will continue to invest in women empowerment to promote equality across all spheres of life”. The Vodafone Foundation has been supporting maternal health in Ghana since 2010. As part of the Vodafone Foundation’s Connecting for Good programme, it …

According to Gossip Cop, Ed Sheeran has broken several Guinness World Records with his latest album, ÷ (Divide), which was released earlier this month.
The British singer’s third studio album has become the fastest-selling pop album in the U.K. by a male artist after debuting at number one. Sheeran’s new record has also sold more copies in its first week than the rest of the U.K.’s Top 500 albums combined. Additionally, 16 of the U.K.’s Top 20 tracks belong to Sheeran, nabbing him the record for most simultaneous U.K. Top 20 singles.
The album’s first single, “Shape of You,” became the most streamed track on Spotify in 24 hours, hitting more than 6 million streams when it was released in early January. That number trumps the previous record held by One Direction’s “Drag Me Down”, which had 4.75 million streams in 2015. Sheeran also broke many global records, and became the first artist to debut two Top 10 singles simultaneously in both the U.K. and U.S.
These are just a few of…

Prophet Kwabena Tawiah, the founder and Leader of the Church of Rabbi in Ghana has said President Akufo-Addo might die in six months if nothing is done to reverse the curse. The self-proclaimed man of God indicated that some members of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) and members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) have visited shrines to eliminate the president who has only spent two months in office.
The motive behind this evil plot, the controversial prophet said it was because some people in the NPP are still bitter about the victory of President Akufo-Addo, he told Adom News in an exclusive interview.



In November last year, he predicted that Nana Addo will win the 2016 presidential election and the prediction manifested.

Now the question is, could he be right this time? However, this comes after Zimbabwean prophet Mugadza made a similar prophecy, when he predicted October 17 for President Mugabe's death, a statement which saw him spent more than a month in re…

Accra will come alive on Saturday, April 1 as Nineteen57byKOD presents the Ghana @60 edition of Rhythms On Da Runway.

About 18 top fashion designers and musicians from Ghana and five other African countries have been billed for the much patronized Pan-African event.
It is going to be one of Ghana’s “biggest nights of African fashion and music,” according to organisers.

Patrons will experience unimaginable designs from Ghana including Ophelia Crossland, Velmas Accessories, Abrantie the Gentleman, Bon Collections, Nineteen57bykod, South Africa’s Palse Sa and New York-based Kenyan designer Narok.

The event is scheduled to take place at the Banquet Hall of the State House in Accra.

“Witness the very best of African music from Sarkodie, Bisa Kdei, Mzvee, M.anifest, Cina Soul, Efya, Akwaboa, the talented Godwin Strings from Nigeria, Kenyan songstress Habida and Faith B from Zimbabwe,” the organisers added.
Multi-award-winning Wutah & Praye will be performing together for the first …

The White House preemptively responded to Rachel Maddow‘s reporting on President Trump‘s 2005 tax returns tonight, but Trump himself has yet to weigh in. But Donald Trump Jr. has already taken to Twitter with his reaction.
And he’s openly thanking her: Thank you Rachel Maddow for proving to your #Trump hating followers how successful @realDonaldTrump is & that he paid $40mm in taxes! #Taxes — Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) March 15, 2017
Ha Ha... #thankyoumaddowhttps://t.co/hfDXZ8S3HS — Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) March 15, 2017
So after months of saying @realdonaldtrump paid no taxes and was a bad businessman etc etc Rachel Maddow releases his 2005 tax return where he made $150,000,000 and paid $40,000,000 in taxes. I'd say that's pretty successful. I didn't know she was a conservative😂🇺🇸!!! #thankyoumaddow #trump #taxes #taxseason You can't make this stuff up. While they will do absolutely anything to take him down they always seem to make him look bette…

International superstar, Akon is currently in Gambia where he met the country's newly elected president, Adama Barrow. Akon is in town as part of the launch of his Lighting Africa’ initiative. 
Another photo after the cut...

US President Donald Trump paid $38m (£31m) in tax on more than $150m (£123m) income in 2005, a leaked partial tax return shows.
Two pages of the tax return were revealed by US TV network MSNBC but they gave no details on income sources or of charitable giving.
The White House said publishing the tax return was against the law.
Mr Trump refused to release his tax returns during the election campaign, breaking with a long-held tradition. He has said he is under audit by tax authorities and that his lawyers advise against releasing tax returns. His critics, however, say they suspect Mr Trump has something to hide.
Correspondents say that, despite the lack of detail, the leak is still significant because so little is known about President Trump's tax affairs and the new information could increase pressure on him to release more.
The two pages show that Mr Trump paid $5.3m in federal income tax and an extra $31m in what is called alternative minimum tax (AMT).
AMT was set up nearly…