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Efya cancels “Efya live” concert and Assures tickets refund.

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  Ghanaian songstress Efya has announced to her fans on social media, the cancellation of “Efya live concert”     citing circumstances beyond her control and also assured ticket holders that refunds are already being processed. In a statement, The artist    promised her fans a comeback, revealing plans for a bigger and better show in 2025. She urged her supporters to stay tuned for what the new year will bring.

Lil Durk arrested and charged in a murder-for-hire plot.

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Lil Durk whose real name is Durk Devontay Banks — has been arrested in Florida and has been charged for murder-for-hire plot, according to the Broward County Sheriff’s Office. The “All My Life” artist, arrest comes hours after five people were arrested on murder-for-hire charges linked to the artist. As USA Today reported, “prosecutors claim all five people — named Kavon London Grant, Deandre Dontrell Wilson, Keith Jones, David Brian Lindsey and Asa Houston — have ties to Banks’ hip-hop group ‘Only The Family.'” Authorities believe their motive was retaliation for the 2020 murder of Chicago rapper King Von. Blavity  reported that Von, born Dayvon Daquan Bennett, was a signed artist under Durks’ Only The Family label. He was shot and killed outside of a club in Atlanta.

John Cena announces retirement from Wrestling.

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  Wrestler/ Actor John Cena has declared his announcement from the world wrestling entertainment (WWE) which will include a farewell tour next year..  John disclosed this to fans during WWE "Money in the bank" event in Canada. Fans booed to express their dissatisfaction of the Actor's decision. John Cena offered a heartfelt speech of gratitude to his wrestling fans  “for letting me play in the house that you built for so many years.” “WWE is filled with stories. It’s constantly a program of stories ending and new stories beginning,” Cena said at a  press conference after the event . “I’ve never been too concerned with the word ‘legacy,’ and I don’t want you to mix messages here: It doesn’t mean I shortchange any second on the canvas. I wish I could do it infinitely. Now I want to just try to do something special for a globe of people I owe everything to.” Cena is well known as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time who has attained world champion stat...

Pope Francis approves Catholic Priests to bless same-sex couples.

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  Pope Francis    has formally authorised Roman Catholic priests to bless same-sex couples, the Vatican announced Monday, in a significant shift in the church’s approach to LGBTQ+ people. On Monday,    Vatican's doctrine office released a statement which contains guidance and details the  declaration , which states, in part,  "When people ask for a blessing, an exhaustive moral analysis should not be placed as a precondition for conferring it. For those seeking a blessing should not be required to have prior moral perfection." "Ultimately, a blessing offers people a means to increase their trust in God," the declaration states. "The request for a blessing, thus, expresses and nurtures openness to the transcendence, mercy and closeness to God in a thousand concrete circumstances of life, which is no small thing in the world in which we live." "By removing barriers to priests blessing LGBTQ couples, the Pope accurately recognizes that LGBTQ people a...

Gospel singer, Pedro Henrique dies after collapsing on stage.

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  Brazilian Gospel singer Pedro Henrique died onstage during a live performance on Wednesday.  According to  CNN Brazil  and  New York Post , the 30 year old Henrique was performing at a private event in Fiera de Santana, Bahia, a city in northeastern Brazil. when he collapsed. People who were present at the event quickly rushed Henrique to a nearby clinic, where he was declared dead. An official cause of death has not been disclosed, But according to reports by CNN and  TMZ , it's suspected that the singer suffered a heart attack. Following his death, Henrique’s record label, Todah Music, shared a touching tribute to the singer alongside a black-and-white photo of him performing on  Instagram  Thursday.  The post says  “Pedro was a happy young man, a friend to everyone,” “present husband and super dedicated father.” “The songs in your voice will not die and your legacy will remain through your wife, your little daughter Zoe and so many ...

REMA Cancels December shows for health reasons.

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  Afrobeat star Rema has cancelled all his December performances to concentrate on his health which he had ignored months ago as a result of countless shows in recent times. Rema, whose real name is Divine Ikubor made this known to his fans in a story post on Instagram  “Breaks my heart to say that I won’t be performing anywhere this December. Been years of touring I’ve ignored my health and I need time to recuperate. 2024 we go again love,” he said. His now-cancelled tour dates for December were booked for the Nigerian cities of Abuja, Benin and Lagos. He was also billed to perform at the Hey Neighbour Festival in South Africa on 9 December. It is not clear whether fans who have already bought tickets will be refunded or have their tickets carried over to new dates in 2024. Rema is best Knowm Globally for his hit song Calm Down, which has swept multiple awards. Accepting the first-ever Billboard Music Award for best Afrobeats song earlier this month, Rema thanked his fans and...

Da’ Hammer announces musical comeback with ‘Upper Echelon’ Album in 2024, quits A1 Bread role.

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Popular Ghanaian sound engineer, Hammer of the Last 2 quits A1 Bread role to dedicate his time and energy fully to his highly anticipated musical comeback. Hammer whose real name is Edward Nana Poku Osei confirmed decleared his departure from A1 Bread via a heartfelt statement on Facebook. “I’ve been working on my new compilation album for a while now. The album is mostly dominated by the new school artists and blessed by some veteran artists as well. Production commenced around August 2022 and targeted a scheduled release date of April 2023.” The problem is, that this album’s completion has become protracted due to my trying to balance the demands of my creative process and my day job as Managing Partner and Head of Sales/Marketing at A1 Bread, all whilst simultaneously trying to manage RedEye’s comeback album as well… so I had to make a decision.” He said. “I am glad to report that A1 Bread has accepted my resignation in good faith to allow me to focus on my return to music, and my d...