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Ghanaian actress Ama K. Abebrese was adjudged Best Actress at the Newark International Film Festival 2017 in New Jersey, USA.
Her performance was extremely impressive in Sink or Swim movie which also won the Best Film at the event.

A woman has been arrested in London on suspicion of attempted burglary at a primary school attended by Prince George, the great-grandson of Queen Elizabeth, police said on Wednesday. 
The four-year-old son of Prince William and Kate Middleton started last week at Thomas's Battersea, a private school in southwest London. The event was widely publicized in Britain and beyond.

Congolese music legend Kanda Bongo Man will headline the 2017 edition of Vodafone African Legends Night coming off September 30th in Accra, organizers of the event Global Media Alliance has announced.
The 6th edition of the music show will take place at the Banquet Hall State House in Accra.

One of Africa's most prestigious universities is investigating how 300 students managed to get their degree results changed.
Uganda's Makerere University discovered that the students' marks had been tampered with in 2015. It is thought that some people responsible for managing the results system were behind the changes, Vice-Chancellor Barnabas Nawangwe said.

South Africa's former deputy minister of higher education has pleaded guilty to assault during an appearance at a magistrates' court. 
Mduduzi Manana was accused of beating two women at a nightclub in Johannesburg last month.

American celebs came out in droves to support the Hand in Hand broadcast – a telethon fundraiser to benefit victims of of Hurricane Harvey.
The broadcast was called Hand in Hand: A Benefit for Hurricane Harvey Relief.

Saudi Arabia has detained more preachers and scholars, activists said, two days after the reported arrest of more than 20 individuals, including prominent Saudi intellectuals. 
The reports come as Saudi state news agency SPA said authortities were uncovering "intelligence activities for the benefit of foreign parties" by an unamed group of people. It did not comment on the reported arrests.

The African Union Commission has commended the Government of Ghana for implementing the Free Senior High School policy, indicating that it is a sure way of ensuring the growth of the country and Africa as a whole.

Renowned Radio and TV personality, Akumaa Mama Zimbi has strongly shown her discomfort with actress Baby Blanche’s campaign to stop ladies from wearing panties.
According to the radio presenter, the campaign - dubbed ‘Operation Remove Your Panties’ - by the actress does not make sense.

Singapore has elected 63-year old Halimah Yacob as its first female president which also makes her the first head of state to come from the county's Malay community in almost five decades.

Halimah Yacob, a former speaker of parliament, did not face a vote for the largely ceremonial post after authorities said other candidates did not meet strict eligibility criteria.

Tennis champion, Serena Williams welcomed her daughter with Reddit Co- founder Alexis Olympia Ohanian on September 1, 2017. The baby girl, Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr. who is named after her father,  weighed 6 pounds, 14 ounces.

A master's student in South Africa has fought off thieves who tried to steal a computer hard drive containing her thesis, which is due at the end of this month, reports the Sowetan Live news site.

Noxolo Ntuli, a 26-year-old medical student at the University of Johannesburg, says she took self-defence classes after being robbed in the same area previously and this time she managed to fend off the attackers who left only with her lunch bag.

Former Inter and AC Milan star Sulley Ali Muntari has had Mercedes AMG G63 SUV seized at the Italy-Swiss border.
Muntari was reportedly stopped while driving through the border on Monday, according to Blick, a popular newspaper in Italy.

A graphic and disgusting video shared online from an unknown prison shows two inmates eating a live mouse. One of the them took the first disgusting bite of the mouse's head, while the other ate the remaining body.

PricewaterhouseCoopers has disengaged with the services of all staff of the defunct UT Bank and Capital Bank.
This however, paves the way for GCB Bank to re-negotiate their terms of engagement.

Janet Jackson’s brother, Randy Jackson, is spilling all the tea regarding Janet’s failed marriage to Wissam Al Mana.
He says that during the marriage Wissam was verbally abusive to Janet and made her feel like a ‘prisoner’ in her own home.

North Korea has said the US will "suffer the greatest pain" over its role in the imposition of the latest sanctions on the country.
His comments come after the UN Security Council unanimously adopted a US-draft resolution slapping new sanctions on North Korea.

Gospel songstress Ohemaa Mercy turned 40 on Thursday, September 7 this year and it was a big deal for her.

The minstrel after donating to Christ Faith Foster Home at Adenta Frafraha on the day had a big birthday party on Saturday, September 9 at the plush Tang Palace Hotel in Accra.

The department of education in KwaZulu-Natal, a province of South Africa has suspended a male teacher recorded assaulting a high school student for reasons unknown.
The teacher was seen brutally flogging the schoolgirl at Mdlamfe High School, in a video which went viral on social media and sparked outrage. 

Following on from the success of her double A-side single release of ‘Fill Us’ and ‘Nobody Knows’ a few weeks ago, which are both taken from her forthcoming sophomore EP Grow To Glow, British Nigerian singer, songwriter and composer, and MOBO Award nominee Olaedo Ibe is proud to unveil the brand new music video for one of the A-side singles, ‘Fill Us’.

Tennis champion Serena Williams welcomed her first child, a daughter, with fiancé, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, on September 1st.

Irish UFC champion and professional boxer, Conor McGregor has been sued for a press conference chaos that broke out in August 2016.
According to The Blast, the man suing McGregor is asking for at least $95,000 over injuries he claims he suffered in August 2016 during the chaotic press conference prior to the UFC 202 fight between McGregor and Nate Diaz.