Martha Ankomah recently discussed how dark-skinned actors face heavy pressure to lighten their skin in the Ghana movie business. She shared these experiences during her appearance at PCH Hangouts 2025, an event held by the International Central Gospel Church. Her personal stories highlighted the skin color discrimination she faced throughout her career.
Martha explained how one film producer criticized her dark complexion as a problem. He claimed her skin would make her invisible under studio lights during filming. This type of thinking pushed many actors toward skin-bleaching products just to land roles and fit narrow beauty ideas. Martha pointed out how several formerly dark-skinned Ghanaian stars appear much lighter today because...
Yvonne Nelson started out wanting to rap instead of act. The famous star told viewers on The Career Trail how she became an actress without planning it. Nelson heads YN Productions today, but her first love was music. During her school days, she rapped with friends in a group that copied the Fugees, where she played a part similar to Lauryn Hill.
Her path changed when producer Abdul Salam spotted her at Afrikiko. He talked to her, asked for her phone number, then called her to visit his movie set. Nelson never tried out for any acting jobs before that lucky meeting. She calls it destiny that brought her into movies and TV shows.
The early days were hard for Nelson as she learned to act. Once, when filming with veteran actor Kofi...
President Mahama picked Dr. Alhassan Iddrisu to serve as the Acting Government Statistician until he talks with the Council of State. Felix Kwakye Ofosu, who runs Government Communications, shared this news on Friday, April 4, 2025.
Dr. Iddrisu is the head of economic strategy and Research at the Finance Ministry right now. He brings years of expert service to the job. He manages how Ghana studies money trends, makes future plans, and builds policies. He helps create the big Ghana Money Report and shapes the country's yearly budgets.
Dr. Iddrisu has led many important teams before. He ran the Economic Research team from 2013 to 2019 and the Real Sector group from 2010 to 2013. His skills reach beyond just the Finance building—he works...
Two kids got hurt badly from gunfire at Seventh Day Adventist School in Bantama yesterday. The shooting happened when students took their break time at this school in Ghana's Ashanti Region. Bernard Amoabeng, who studies in form two, brought the gun right onto school grounds. His classmates started fighting about whether the gun could really shoot or not.
Amoabeng wanted to show everyone the gun worked for real. He fired it by accident and hit two other students. One victim named Penamang took a bullet straight to her forehead, leaving her badly wounded. Doctors first tried to help her at Kwadaso Hospital but later sent her to Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital because she needed more serious care.
Police from Suame have grabbed Amoabeng...
The Chief of Nandom came to see the National Chief Imam after Ramadan ended. Naa Professor Edmund Nminyem Delle Chiir VIII wanted to congratulate Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharubutu personally. Their meeting shows how leaders from different faiths can work together in Ghana. They both believe religious and traditional leaders should join forces for peace.
Naa, Prof. Delle Chiir VIII practices Catholicism himself. He has worked as a skin doctor and businessman for over 50 years. During his visit, he praised the Chief Imam for bringing people together across Ghana. He called Sheikh Sharubutu a father figure who helps keep the nation secure and peaceful.
The Chief Imam thanked his visitor through an interpreter and prayed for the Nandom Chief's...
The Ministry of Labour, Jobs and Employment teamed up with the Youth Employment Agency to launch new committees that will run the government's Work Abroad Programme. They held this event at the Ministry's meeting room, where people from many government offices and world groups came together. The Acting Chief Director, Gloria Bortele Noi, thanked everyone for helping with this plan. YEA boss Malik Basintale cleared up wrong ideas about the program, saying it aims to help trained Ghanaians find jobs overseas.
Dr. Rashid Pelpuo, who heads the Labour Ministry, said the government wants to fix youth joblessness through partnerships with other countries. He explained that MLJE and YEA created this program to offer short-term, seasonal...
Felix Kwakye Ofosu, who handles government communications, says Rev. John Ntim Fordjour might face arrest if he keeps dodging calls from the National Intelligence Bureau. Ofosu spoke on Eyewitness News last Friday. He shot down Fordjour's claim that he never got an invite from NIB. The truth is that NIB sent the request through his boss, Alexander Afenyo-Markin.
At first, Afenyo-Markin said he would help with the process. Later, he changed his story, saying Fordjour talked as a Defense Committee member, not just as himself. But this excuse didn't stick. Ofosu made it clear that NIB has asked the Speaker to release Fordjour for questioning. He said flatly that if Fordjour refused to show up, they would arrest him and make him back up...
The Supreme Court will start hearing a big case next Wednesday that fights against trying to fire Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo. Vincent Ekow Assafuah, who represents Old Tafo as a Member of Parliament, brought this case forward. He says President Mahama broke the rules after he got three different requests asking to remove the Chief Justice from her job.
Assafuah claims the main problem happened because nobody let Chief Justice Torkornoo answer any accusations before the President talked to the Council of State about firing her. His lawyer, former Attorney-General Godfred Dame, believes this step skipped over rules written in Article 146(6) of the Constitution, which tells everyone exactly how to remove a Chief Justice properly...
Czech President Petr Pavel will visit Ghana next week from April 8 through April 10. John Dramani Mahama plans to welcome him as the first Czech leader to visit Ghana since both countries started diplomatic relations in 1959. Ghana first connected with the former Czechoslovakia before the Czech Republic became its independent country. Mahama returned to power this January, making Pavel his first important international visitor.
The presidents aim to strengthen friendship between their nations during their meetings. They want to discover new areas where they can partner on projects that benefit both countries. Pavel will talk at a business gathering where companies can learn about trade opportunities. He will also open a new health...
