Winners have been announced for the 2023 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA). The annual music award ceremony highly regarded in the country for recognizing exceptional artistic feats, was held at the Grand Arena of the Accra International Conference Centre on May 6, 2023. Congratulations are in order for Ghanaian gospel songstress Piesse Esther, who was
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The Kremlin will commemorate the Soviet Union’s defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II, but many towns have canceled events on Tuesday.