CypressGH.COM: December 2013

Tuesday, December 31, 2013

‘A Northern Affair’ wins big at Ghana Movie Awards & See The Full List Of Winners

The 2013 Ghana Movie Awards held at the Accra International Conference Centre on Monday was full of drama, which appeared scripted to ‘unite’ perceived factions in the Ghana Movie industry.

From Leila Djansi and Shirley Frimpong-Manso sharing the nod for Best Director award which was presented by Akorfa Ejeani Asiedu (who has been involved in a very public split with Leila) to Sandra Ankobiah presenting the award for Favouirte Actress to her former BFF, Yvonne Nelson, it was clear that the organizers wanted to make a statement.

The award also suffered some hitches including calling out wrong winners in wrong categories.

Leila Djansi was the biggest winner for the night sweeping home eight (8) awards with her new movie-“Northern Affair.” Shirley Frimpong-Manso’s collaboration with Yvonne Okoro on the movie-“Contract” got two awards. Yvonne Nelson’s “House of Gold” also took home two awards.

See Full List of winners below:

Ghanaian Actor Joe Shortingo has defended claims that popular Nigerian actor Osita Iheme, with whom he recently made his debut, is impolite.

Some individuals who have come in contact with the man popularly called Pawpaw have confirmed he is a very rude actor.

However, the Ghanaian actor, who is also from the diminutive family, as Pawpaw told News-One that he did not see that aspect of Osita while working with him.

“He wasn't rude to me and I have no reason to say he is a rude person. For me, no, he is not rude. I was very fortunate and happy to act with him. As always as it is here, working with him was normal. He is my senior brother and I give him the due respect.

“To me particular, no, he is not rude. He is rude to some others, I think it’s because of their ridiculous act and words; he did that to prevent such things,” Joe Shortingo added.

Actress Oge Okoye also got a Honorary Chieftaincy Title (Igolo Nwanyi 1 of Amoli) in Awgu L.G.A. Enugu State for her contribution to the growth and development of Igbo land. Congrats to her.

Jude Okoye hints at getting married in 2014

The record label exec and P-Square's older brother hints at 2013 being his final year as a bachelor. Anyone know who the lucky lady is? Oya spill it in the comment section if you know who the lady is :-) #LetsgoNaija

During an interview with Inspiration FM's Gloria Maduka post surgery, veteran music producer OJB Jezreel addressed controversy surrounding his donations, said celebs used it as competition and calls out Dbanj. Here's why he's unhappy with D'banj. During his fund raiser many months back, there were rumours that D'banj gave his former music producer N7m, a report that D'banj didn't deny.

OJB says D'banj didn't give him a dime and was upset that he didn't try to set the record straight

"The most disappointing one for me is D'banj because he passed through my hands, he was trained under my tutelage. That is offensive. I don't care if you're with Kanye West, you can't forget your root. I won't call anybody else's name but I will call his because it hurts. His own hurts very deep. And he never tried to reach out to me. It's not like we parted on fighting terms. He told me he had to go to London and he went. And when he came back it was Don Jazzy, and I said OK, that's fine.

And what he did worked and I'm very proud of him, the love I had for him, that's why it hurts more. He should have come out to say no, I don't know why you people are saying all this, I didn't give OJB N7million, maybe a part of him felt embarrassed because at the end of the day, really, are you not supposed to do something?" OJB says during the interview

He also talked about how people used his fund raiser as competition and once again addresses the bounced cheques. Continue....

He has a Rumors Night Club in Ikeja and now a new one in Festac. Kudos to him for a good work done!!!

Retired Formula 1 legend Michael Schumacher, 44, is fighting for his life after he fell and hit his head on a rock while skiing off piste with his 14-year-old son Mick in the resort of Meribel in the French Alps yesterday morning Sunday December 29th,2013.

Doctors who treated the seven-time Formula One world champion said he would ‘have died’ had he not been wearing a crash helmet. But despite the helmet, Michael Schumacher suffered serious head injuries that has left him in a coma since the accident. The German driver required immediate brain surgery as he got to the hospital and is currently being kept in an induced coma, officials said.

Speaking at a press conference at the Grenoble Hospital where he's being treated, Doctors said they can't predict the future for Michael Schumacher.

This is not rumour o...it's fact. The Kokomaster, 33, and Nigerian screen goddess Genevieve Nnaji, 34, are back together two years after they parted ways and this is a LIB exclusive.

Genny is currently staying at D'banj's Lekki home, and I hear they are already talking marriage. Yes I said marriage. Don't know if it will happen, but they are currently talking about it, so in case it happens, remember y'all read it here first. *Wink*.

The loved up couple dated on and off from 2009 to 2011 before Genevieve broke off the relationship because of D'banj's commitment issues.

Clearly, D’banj was head over heels in love with Genevieve because in March 2010, he confirmed in an interview that the two were an item.

Read the interview below:

We all know Omo is a big advocate for stains. Smelly stains! Messy stains!! All kinds of stains!!!

With Omo, dirt is good. This is not common for a laundry brand, especially in this part of the world but Omo wants children to explore, learn and develop with no limits and sometimes getting a few stains along the way completes the process.

Recently our very own Nollywood star, Desmond Elliot was on the streets of Ibadan jostling her residents to the consciousness of Omo’s, ‘Name Your Stain ‘contest. Elliot went door to door in the city knocking on doors, windows etc speaking to whoever cared to listen. Continue...

It didn’t matter to the Igbo-Yoruba born that dust and sand was getting the best of his shoes, Elliot was buzzing on his feet till the end and the fans were all smiles.

The Omo Name Your Stain contest which kicked off on Monday December 16th, 2013 on Omo’s official Facebook page www.facebook.com/myomonigeria which will see 2 washing machines given away every week has already seen tonnes of entries rolling in.

All you have to do is ‘Like’ the page and upload a compelling picture & story about your kid’s stain. Pretty simple if you ask me.

Join in the fun. Get your entry in if you haven’t already. You just might be the next fan doing laundry with ease at the end of the week.

Jason Derulo gives fiancee Jordin Sparks a brand new BMW for X-mas

24 year old singer - songwriter Jason Derulo gave his singer girlfriend, Jordin Sparks, a brand new champagne - coloured BMW sedan as a Christmas present.

An excited Jordin shared the photo of the car on her instagram page. #Betterboyfriendthings. :-)

As we said earlier, there was more drama at the just held Kumawood Awards in Kumasi. Actress Emelia Brobbey who could not hold back her tears after winning her awards introduced her new boyfriend.

Emelia Brobbey and boyfriend kissing in-front of the audience. This lucky boyfriend is actress Vivian Jill’s only son. He is the one Emelia introduced as her new boyfriend which was followed with a passionate kiss.

Emelia Brobbey and her best friend Vivian Jill on that day cried as adults whose parents just passed away all because of what Emelia has been through this year.

The Tamale Sports Stadium came alive on Saturday night with the City Invasion concert which lined up some of the hottest Nigerian and Ghanaian musicians for the pleasure of the people of Tamale, in the Northern Region of Ghana.

Nigeria’s J.Martins and Selebobo, who were in Tamale for the first time gave sterling performances of their hit songs that received an amazing response from the equally amazing crowd, made up of mainly the youth. Both musicians were thrilled to be in Tamale and they thanked the people of Tamale for welcoming them to their city.

The sexy femcee, Itz Tiffany who was also performing in Tamale for the first time was more than happy to be in the city, as she received a thrilling approval from the crowd.

Bisa K’Dei also wowed the crowd with his hits such as ‘Metamfo’ and ‘Give To Baba’, as the crowd sang along. Also performing on the night were some popular artists from Tamale including Kawa Stone and comedian,actor and musician Umaru.

The show was kicked off with performances by several up and coming artists from the region. The concert was hosted by one of Tamale’s finest MCs, DJ Carlos of Filla FM with mixes by DJ Mynor (Apawahene) of Hitz FM.

City Invasion is an event put together by NMJ Ghana and according to, Akosua Agyemang, Event Manager of NMJ: “City invasion is a new concept organized by my outfit to bring quality entertainment to everyone especially people outside Accra. Most shows are based in Accra which in my opinion deprives most regions some level of quality entertainment”

UK based Ghanaian gospel musician Sonnie Badu has promised to support the Osu Correctional and Juvenile Centre.

According to the singer, the children in the three homes (the Boys, Girls remand and Shelter for abused children) are the future leaders of this country and they need the maximum support. He expressed sadness at the plight of the children in the three institutions.

At the the Boys and Girls correctional home, Sonnie advised the children to be of good behavior and

believe that God has a plan for their lives, hence finding themselves in the homes. He also prayed with them, prophesied over their lives and encourage them.

The annual Ghana Movie Awards (GMA) will come off tonight at the Accra International Conference Centre.

Since its inception in 2010, the GMA has celebrated and honoured the achievements of both actors and actresses and the various stakeholders whose diverse contribution have helped to sustain the industry.

This year will be no exception as some of the actors and actresses whose works are worthy of commendation under the year in review will once again be awarded.

Kwadwo Nkansah (Lil Win), Henry Adofo Asiedu, Jon Germain, Van Vicker and Edward Agyekum are in contention for the Best Actor in Supporting Role.

The Best Actress in a Supporting Role has Lydia Forson, Lisa Nana Yaa Awuku, Rose Mensah, Roselyn Ngissah and Joselyn Dumas.

The crew for the organizers of the just ended City Invasion Tamale concert featuring J Martins, Bisa K’dei, Selebobo, Itz Tiffany and others have been involved in deadly car accident on their way back to Accra.

The bus carrying the crew, which was mainly made up of NMJ Ghana staff and a production crew, flipped over on the Nsawan road on Sunday afternoon en route Accra.

Reports suggest several degrees of injuries and critical conditions for the passengers on-board the bus.

According to eye witness reports, the bus overturned due to over-speeding and reckless driving. Many of the passengers are currently receiving treatment in a number of hospitals.

The reigning Miss Ghana, Giuseppina Nana Akua Baafi on December 25th, spent Christmas day with the Countryside Orphanage at Awutu-Bawjiase in the Central Region.

It was her second visit in months, after donating food items worth thousands of cedi on her birthday earlier this year.And to make good her promise of going back, she chose Christmas day to spend it with the adorable children of the facility.

Miss Baafi and a team from the Miss Ghana Foundation, led by Inna Maryam Patty donated several items, as well as presented a cheque to the facility.

The team spent a greater part of the day with the children, serving them with a healthy meal, after which they engaged them in a counseling session.

One of the hottest new sensations in Nollywood, IK Ogbonna surely knows how to make an appearance. He attended the premiere of the new movie, ‘Final Cut’ at the Eko Hotel in Lagos in style as usual, flaunting a souvenir Gold and Swarovski stoned Franck Muller limited edition watch.

First Cut centeres on rape, a treacherous love triangle, conflicting family ties and loads of fashion. It is produced by Nollywood’s newbie Lisa Henry Omorodion and directed by Chico Ejiro. Monalisa Chinda, Joseph Benjamin, Bobby Obodo and Emmanuel Mensah feature in the production.

According to BellaNaija.com, music star Burna Boy exited The Headies 2013 on Thursday night when rising Afro pop star Sean Tizzle was announced winner of the Next Rated category. The category has been chosen to honour the most promising musician during the period of nomination.

The award comes with a brand new ride. Sean Tizzle picked the award and got the keys to a Hyundai Tucson SUV. As soon as Sean Tizzle was announced as the winner, Burna Boy left the venue, telling photographers including BellaNaija’s not to take his photos.

Some industry insiders at the event were overheard saying Burna Boy deserved the award more than his fellow nominees including Sean Tizzle, Dammy Krane, Seyi Shay and Phyno. They went on to speculate that Burna Boy didn’t win the award because he is a GLO ambassador and the awards show is sponsored by a fellow telecommunications company MTN Nigeria.

Gifty Anti confirms leaving GTV and reveals her new career!!!

Veteran TV host, Gifty Anti has confirmed my earlier report that she is leaving GTV by the end of December. She disclosed on Facebook that her resignation from Ghana Broadcasting Corporation after sixteen years of dedicated service and hard work was not influenced by money as news from certain quarters of the media suggest. She explained:

“My dear friends, yea it is true that I have resigned from GBC. 31st December 2013 will be my last day at my alma mater in terms of work. After over 16 years that chapter will be closed. Effective 1st January 2014, I will become the chief employee officer of GDA Concepts Ltd.

I shall also become the Official Begger for the Girl in Need. Thank you for accepting me into your homes, offices etc for all those years. For those I annoyed forgive me. To those who loved and supported me irrespective of my flaws, THANK YOU. No, I am not going to work at any other station!! I will be at GDA Concepts LTD. I know it’s not going to be easy.

I know it is going to be challenging. I need you to remember me in your prayers!!! I need you to be there for me like you have been in The past years. It is scary. But with God all things are possible!!! I believe God will see me through this next phase of my life.

On Saturday 28th December at their plush residence in Takoradi, Black Stars player Samuel Inkoom and wife Omega Inkoom outdoored their latest addition to their family; baby boy Shawne Inkoom.

He was born at 12:01pm on June 26, 2013 in the USA thus weighing 6Ibs 10 oz. Baby Shawne joins sister Samuelina and brother Samuel Jnr.

Top UK DJ, Manny Norté storms Accra for Hennessy Artistry DJ Tour

Hennessy Artistry brings top UK Disc Jockey, Manny Norté to town this December for a series of fun-filled club events. Norté, an accomplished club and radio DJ, heads to town for the week-long Hennessy DJ Tour. The tour officially kicks off at the Devino club behind the SSNIT Hospital at Osu on Saturday, December 28th. The event runs from midnight to 3:00am.

The party train makes a stopover at the Shisha Lounge, also in Osu, on Sunday, December 29th, from 6:00pm till 2:00am, and then at popular joint, Firefly (Osu) on Monday, December 30th.

The club tour continues on Tuesday, December 31st at the Movenpick from 11.30pm till about 4.00am. The Rockstone’s Club behind the Police Headquarters will host Manny on January 1 from 12:30am till 3:00am.

Ghana’s DJ Black and UK’s award-winning DJ Tim Westwood caught the admiration of those present at the Ghana Rocks Concert with their back to back jam of both highlife and hip hop music.

Their craft, which they exhibited in-between performances, kept the audience off their seats to bust a move or two as the music was gripping and better than some of the performances on the day.

DJ Black started it all with Ghanaian and Nigerian music mix that got people cheering at their favourites while others couldn’t help it but sing along and dance till sweat dripped all over their bodies.

This was after performances by Strong-G, winner of GhOne’s Hip Hop Next Big Thing, Looney and Wanzam, Temble and Vodafone Icons winner Ryan. Gemini also performed some of his songs and gave a tribute to Ronnie Coaches by singing a Buk Bak song.

Popularly known as Nana Ama in the long running TV series Efiewura, Gloria Sarfo was the happiest of all at the recently held Kumawood and Akoben Movie Awards at the True Vine hotel in Kumasi as his fiance popped up an unexpected question on stage after receiving her third award on the night.

The fiance who had traveled from the United States of America to support her (Gloria Sarfo) at the awards asked the permission of the MC, Nana Benyin Anumel to speak on her girlfriend’s behalf after taking her third award only to kneel before her and in front of close to one thousand people gathered to pop up the question “Would you marry me” with a diamond ring.

Gloria who was all teary could not hide her joy as she responded in the affirmative, YES!!!!

The biggest dancehall artiste in Ghana currently, Shatta Wale has expressed an unqualified apology to Charter House during his performance at the Ghana Rocks Concert held at the Accra International Conference Centre. Shatta Wale

The Concert organized by Charter House headlined Shatta Wale who had previously abused the event organizers verbally and subsequently released a song, Letter to Charter House, to express his displeasure towards his loss of the Reggae/Dancehall Song of the Year award to Kaakie at this year’s Ghana Music Awards.

He was the final act for the concert where he stopped his performance after singing the chorus of the abusive song to Charter House. Amid cheers from the audience, Shatta Wale called on George Quaye, an event director with the company, to join him on stage where he apologized for abusing them.

Mr. George Quaye, popularly known as Aboagye, accepted the apology and said it was a matured gesture Shatta Wale had expressed. The audience roared with excitement as they pat each other at the back for the show to continue.

Mercy Johnson Okojie says Thank You To Y'all

A message from Mercy Johnson-Okojie

2013 has been an incredible year for me. I couldn’t ask for more. It is one year I won’t forget in a hurry.

My fans were amazing. They stood by me and took on my fight. The critics played their parts too. I took the constructive ones, made adjustment and became a better person.

How can I forget 2013, the year I had the honour of being the most searched Nollywood actress for the third consecutive year. I am most grateful to the fans who worked the keyboard or keypad reading about me online.

I am grateful to my team, the media and management company, Bigsam Media that became like sponge, wiping away the negative past and soaking in the future. I am most grateful.

Social media, Twitter most especially, played significant role in reaching out directly. The teaming fans on Twitter and other platforms, this is for you; thank you for loving, tolerating and being there for me.

Gentlemen of the press contributed in no small measure to my year, without you, no one will reckon with the brand, thank you.

According to a list put together by Nigeria Entertainment Today, these are the 12 biggest artists of 2013. See below and see if you agree with them...

2013 was a very big year for Nigerian music and quite a number of artistes lived up to expectation. We’re talking sold-out shows, monster singles, European tours and endorsement deals.

NET presents the 12 biggest artistes of 2013.

In a new interview with Vanguard, highlife artist Flavour said he's single and not thinking of marriage

People will always talk and turn around stories. But I am still single because marriage is not my priority for now. I still want to hit the top before thinking about marriage. It’s not yet time. I am still concentrating on my music.

Flavour also explains how he manages to stays away from controversy/scandal

I try to stay away from trouble. For instance, I don’t even go to clubs. Any time I want to do something, I do it in the comfort of my house. I party inside my house. I do my recording inside my house. When you start mingling and partying with everybody in different places that is where one or two things would start to emerge.

I’m either here in my house or in my second house on the Island. When you mingle much with people, at times you start trusting people that are not supposed to be trusted. You start having divided attention. You would take a picture and make joke with it and tomorrow it’s all over the newspapers and internet.

That’s some freaky Christmas!!! Beyonce and Jay Z spend $6,000 at New York sextoy store

According to a report by Radar Online, Beyonce and Jay Z dropped $6, 000 on sex toys at famous New York sex shop Babeland on December 26th.

And insider told the online news publication that the couple spent thousands of dollars on titillating toys to help them celebrate the season.

“They didn’t buy anything tacky or too extreme. It was all top-of-the-line stuff. Some of it was even gold-plated!’

Kevin Prince Boateng hospitalised after Christmas day attack

DW reports that the local police force for Neuss, near Düsseldorf, confirmed to the local Rheinische Post newspaper on Thursday that it was Schalke’s Kevin-Prince Boateng who was the victim of a Christmas Day assault in Kaarst. The incident was first announced in a police press release which named neither victim nor suspect.

“On Wednesday, 25.12.2013, at around 12:45, an incident of physical assault took place in Kaarst. A 26-year-old man, a resident of Meerbusch, was physically attacked on the street by a currently unidentified man,” the police statement said.

“There are indications that the motive for the crime is connected to the personal affairs of the 26-year-old,” the police statement said. “The man was mildly injured. Criminal investigators have begun their work.”

German mass-circulation paper Bild later reported on its website that Boateng was leaving the house of his ex-wife after visiting his young son at Christmas. According to Bild, Boateng was struck once by the assailant and fell onto a vase as a result. He later checked into a local hospital with bruising to his ribs, back and neck.

The police appealed for anyone who might have witnessed the apparent assault on Kaarst’s “Lange Hecke” street to make contact.

According to reports, Ghana’s classic highlife musician Dr. Paa Bobo has died after battling with sickness at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital for some weeks now. A close pal to the musician told Peacefmonline.com that, the highlife guru died at about 2 O’clock pm today Saturday December 28th 2013 afternoon at korle-bu and his body is yet to be deposited at the morgue.

“Yes I can confirm that to you. Dr. Paa Bobo is dead. He died just this afternoon. His wife confirmed that to me now. I am going to see her and will let the general public know the details of his death”,he said.

Dr. Paa Bobo’s real name is Kwaku Agyapong Danemah. He was born on the 11th 1951 in the Eastern part of Ghana (Akyim Maase).

In 1968, Kwaku Agyapong Danemah started his music career by learning how to play rudiments of guitar from Smart Nkansah (Ghana’s ace guitarist) and later formed his band in Nigeria – Aba (Former Imo state).

Standing as the only African music legend who recorded 2 hit albums in 2hours with DeccaNigeria, Dr. Paa Bobo has 40 albums to his credential and 35 great hits songs.

At the announcement of Nana Benyin Anumel of Luv fm and Dayan Aduhene of Otec Fm as MCs for this year’s edition of the Kumawood and Akoben Movie Awards, one was definitely going to witness a very great show if the patrons and actors corporated and that was the exact story witnessed at the True Vine Hotel at Ahodwo in Kumasi on Friday December 28th 2013.

The event which was well attended by the major players in the industry including Agya Koo, Lilwin, Vivian Jill Lawrence, Kwaku Manu, Oboy Salinko, Emelia Brobbey, Bill Asamoah, Akrobeto and tall list of others also for the first time had huge attendance by movie watchers.

Just like most events in Ghana, the Ghana Man Time (GMT – a situation where an event scheduled for 7pm starts later than the fixed time ) came to play evidently as the show started around 11:00pm despite an original 7:00pm.

With the commencement of the event, awards were given to deserving winners one after the other but was met with the canker which many had criticized and wish to see a change. At the mention of winners, a whole football team could be seen on stage, (a very uncivilized behaviour) despite earlier calls on winners to be decorous in receiving their awards.

Coordination for this year’s event was on point and saw a smooth run of the awards.

Among performers on the night were Kwaku Manu, ChickiCherker and buzzing Gospel musician Caleb Awuah.

Despite huge acceptance and positive response to the video to his top charting single Million Pound Gir/Badder than bad, Ghanaian born UK based artist and pioneer of the This Is New Africa movement, Richard Nana Abiona known by his stage name Fuse ODG has for the first time disclosed in an exclusive interview he is yet to release the official video to the song.

The artist who had been in Kumasi for an impressive show at the 24th Night Concert in a studio interview with NY DJ on Kapital Radio disclosed although the video had gone viral and had had over a million views, the official video was yet to be released. Explaining the reason for the earlier video then, he stated the purpose was to introduce the song as he prepared for the official release on iTunes and believed the video had successfully achieved its purpose.

Speaking on when the official video would be released, the Million Pound Girl hit maker explained the video was almost ready for release and promised to drop it as a surprise just like he did with the song. He however promised the video would include more badder than bad ladies and would get people watching over again.

Legendary beat producer and CEO of The Last 2 Music Group Nana Poku known widely as Hammer has advised Ghanaian musicians to be rather cautious and not in a hurry to get their accounts verified on social networking platform Twitter.

“Who could’ve ever predicted that 140 characters could screw up so many people’s lives? But that’s exactly what has happened to politicians, executives, government staff and others because of their comments on Twitter. This social media platform has morphed from a fun place to an information hub to a career killer.”

At the back of recent events where information gathered indicates many Ghanaian musicians are in a rush to pay for their accounts to be verified, Hammer believes it is great to be verified as that makes any communication from their handles authentic and genuine. He however cautioned them not to lose sight of the fact that verification made them vulnerable to prosecutions for lose tweets and has advised them to be responsible with their handles as they could be dragged to court for any lose words sent through that channel.

Inspirational gospel musician Bernard Amankwah has released three new videos to usher Ghanaians into 2014 which is just days away.

The videos, 'Almighty', 'He Lives In Me', and 'Mercy Rescue Me', are selected from his two existing albums.

'Almighty', and 'He Lives In Me', directed by Collins Dumfeh of CD House is from his 'Almighty' album released in 2011 while 'Mercy Rescue Me,' directed by Newman Nii Oblitey is taken from his 'Mercy Rescue Me' album released in August 2013.

Watch the videos below:

Beyonce celebrated Christmas by spending a second week at the top of America's Billboard 200 chart with her new, self-titled album.

The Crazy in Love hit maker released the surprise project exclusively on iTunes.com with no announcement or promotion on 13th December.

By the close of the music chart week on 15 December, the pop superstar had sold 671,000 copies of her fifth studio album, and it continued to prove popular in its second week of release, totaling 991,000 sales in just 10 days and making it the 12th biggest-selling album of 2013.

The tally kept Garth Brooks' Blame It All On My Roots in second place on the Billboard 200, while One Direction's Midnight Memories ended the year in third place.

Ghana’s award‐winning rapper, Sarkodie, has told NEWS-ONE how he stays on top of his game despite the keen competition in the music industry.

Sakodie, also referred to as Obidi Pon Bidi, revealed that his fashion brand, Sark Collection, would begin sale of female jeans and underwear, G-strings and shoes.

A few days ago, he won the Most Influential Artiste Award while his new track, Illuminati, won three other categories to become the topmost winner at the 4stye Music Video Awards 2013.

He performed a similar feat at the Ghana Music Awards a few years back. He also won a BET award.

Olamide is the ‘baddest’ winner at The Headies 2013 [Full Winners List]

The Headies 2013, which held last night, Thursday, December 26th, 2013 at the Oriental Hotel in Victoria Island, Lagos had A-list artistes go head to head to win bragging rights for the next one year in their different music categories.

Hosted by the suave hip-hop artiste, Dr Sid and delectable songstress, Tiwa Savage, this year’s nomination had the tightest competition with a selection of some of the hottest names in the Nigerian music scene.

Olamide emerged the biggest winner of the night with three awards. Fast rising Afro pop artiste, Sean Tizzle also won the Next rated awards and a Hyundai Tucson SUV. Davido also bagged the Hip Hop World Revelation of the year award and Best R&B/Pop Album.

The Hall of Fame award went to legendary Fuji musician, King Wasiu Ayinde Marshal who later closed the show with a five-star performance.

Other winners include 2Face, Banky W, Iyanya, Phyno, Olamide, Waje, Nikki Laoye, Praiz, Mode 9, Dr Sid, Black Magic, KCee among other acts.

Award presenters for the night include Mai Atafo, Stephanie Coker, Yvonne Ekwere, Koch Okoye, Darey Art Alade, Kemi Adetiba, Chin Okeke, Seyi Law, Lynxxx, Osas Ighodalo, Mercy Omo London, Toolz, Kelechi Amadi Obi, Funmi Iyanda, IllBliss, Jumoke Awolade-James, Freeze, Tewa Onasanya, Chris Ihidero among others.

At the highly anticipated annual 'Loud in GH' concert hosted by YFM on Christmas night, Jupitar "Di General" captivated the hearts of Accra's dancehall fans with a shocking live band performance.

For the first time ever, this year's Loud in GH concert, dubbed the "Dancehall Xplosion", was specially devoted to Ghana's Reggae and Dancehall artistes.

Headlining the event were Stonebwoy, Shatta Wale, Kaakie, Jupitar and Samini, and thousands crowded the stadium to come and witness the show sponsored by Guinness.

Many upcoming dancehall and reggae acts came on stage to share their presence as well but no performer shocked the crowd like Jupitar.

He opened the show with a classic orchestral soundtrack as he delivered the "Lord's Prayer" before the live band started their intro. Up until that point, no artist who had been on stage had sang live. As usual, most of them shouted over their recorded tracks or mimed.

The Daily Guide Newspaper reports that Yvonne Okoro has said the fact that she is always seen hanging out with Sandra Ankobiah, host of Fashion 101, does not confirm speculations they are best friends.

“Everybody knows my best friends are my sisters Roseline Okoro and Elizabeth Okoro, but it doesn’t mean I don’t have other friends I hang out with. Sandra is a lovely person,” Yvonne stated when she was asked of her relationship with Sandra.

Asked if she had issues with Sandra, Yvonne Okoro said: “We are cool. We have no problem – hanging out with somebody doesn’t mean the person is your best friend.”

Sandra used to hang to out with leggy actress Yvonne Nelson but they have not been seen together after she started making public appearance with Yvonne Okoro.

Television Presenter, and Lawyer, Sandra Ankobiah has donated items worth thousands of Ghana cedi to the SOS Children’s village in Tema.

An act of kindness, the donation was made on Christmas day. Items ranging from beverages, confectionaries and toiletries were donated to the facility. She also donated an undisclosed amount of money to the institution.

Ankobiah, who was accompanied to the facility by her parents and little sister, said the exercise was in fulfillment of her Christian duties, and also in extending a helping hand to the needy and less privileged.

“In the spirit of giving this season, I and my family decided to come here and spend Christmas day with you, by donating these items. “Small as they are, we hope they will be of good use to the children here.”

Most versatile Ghanaian actress cum musician, Nana Ama McBrown has for the first time spoken about her recent figure and the motivation behind the new looks.

The actress who was in Kumasi to promote her new movie Yello Cece in an interview with Dave Hammer on Hello fm disclosed she was gradually getting worried over her figure as she seemed to be getting out of shape, a similar feeling many of her fans had already expressed on social media and on several entertainment review shows.

Nana Ama explained although she was mindful of her diet and exercised a lot, she couldn’t believe she was still putting on so much weight but was however rescued by a highly placed Ghanaian figure who introduced her to a medication that has since been instrumental in her new figure.

She disclosed many fans were somehow shocked at her new looks and wondered if she was sick.

Nana Ama McBrown explained she liked her new looks and was doing everything right to maintain it. Do you like her new look compared to the previous figure?

Source: nydjlive.com

Stephen Appiah receives 2013 Showbiz Honours

Former Black Stars’ captain, Stephen Appiah, has received honours for his outstanding contributions to Ghanaian football and his community at second edition of the “Showbiz Honors”.

The ceremony which was attended by dignitaries from the world of showbiz, sports, politics and business had former president of Ghana, John Agyekum Kufuor as the special guest of honour.

The former president, who presented the main award to Stephen Appiah, described the retired footballer as a true example of good leadership, as he steered the National football team to two World Cup appearances.

According to Stacy Amoateng, Executive Director of Emklan and creater of Showbiz Honours, Stephen Appiah was selected for honours this year due to selfless contribution to Chorkor, the community in which he grew up.

German police are investigating an alleged assault on Ghana midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng on Christmas Day following an altercation in Kaarst.

Police near Düsseldorf confirmed to the local press, the Rheinische Post, that a 26-year-old man involved was Schalke's Boateng.

'On Wednesday, 25.12.2013, at around 12:45, an incident of physical assault took place in Kaarst.
A 26-year-old man, a resident of Meerbusch, was physically attacked on the street by a currently unidentified man,' a police statement printed on dw.de said.

The midfielder was said to be 'mildly injured'.

It was reported that Boateng returned home after the incident before calling police.

'There are indications that the motive for the crime is connected to the personal affairs of the 26-year-old,' the police statement said. 'The man was mildly injured. Criminal investigators have begun their work.'

Bild has reported Boateng had visited his son at his ex-wife's house on Christmas Day, was hit once and fell onto a vase.

The paper's website said he checked himself into hospital with bruised ribs, neck and back.

Vin diesel shared this photo above and said it was the last scene filmed with late Paul Walker.

"It was the last scene we filmed together. There was a unique sense of completion, of pride we shared.. in the film we were now completing... the magic captured..and, in just how far we've come...," Vin Diesel wrote on his Facebook page

He then announced the release date for the seventh installment of the Fast and Furious franchise "Fast and Furious 7 will be released . . April 10th 2015! P.s. He'd want you to know first" He wrote

Fast and Furious 7 was originally slated for a July 2014 release, but because of Paul's sudden death, production was put on indefinite hold. Universal Pictures confirmed that Paul will appear in the latest sequel, using footage shot before he died.

British trained TV gal and co-host of Nigeria's singing competition, MTN Project Fame Adaora Oleh says she is still single and searching and is looking unto God to help her choose the right man..

"I am still looking for him. The thing is that when he comes, God will let me recognize that he is the man. You know what I mean? Sometimes you are faced with different guys, different challenges, sometimes making up your mind is not always easy.

You don't know if that person is the best man for you, but I do pray that God gives me the wisdom to recognize the good man when he comes". She tells City People magazine

By Linda Ikeji

Thursday, December 26, 2013

My ‘Metamfo’ song is not gospel says Bisa KDei

Bisa KDei says his hit song ‘Metamfo’ is not a gospel song as perceived by majority of Ghanaian music enthusiasts.

His remark followed queries raised by some entertainment pundits about why the song was not nominated for the 2013 edition of Ghana Gospel Industry Awards which came off last night.

The awards ceremony which was organized by Adom FM had ‘Alternative Gospel Song’ category which nominated songs that have streaks of gospel in them.

Sarkodie’s ‘Hallelujah’, EL’s ‘See Me Suffer’, Brenya’s ‘Life’, and Lil Shaker’s ‘Amen’ were all nominated. But some people argued that Bisa’s ‘Metamfo’ also deserved nomination. This is because it did not only have some streaks of gospel in it, but was also very popular.

However, Bisa told a section of Ghanaian media during the launching of his 16-track album at the Silver Lounge of the Accra Mall on Saturday afternoon that “my song is not a gospel song,” to obviously end any controversy between him and the organizers of the awards.

The only Ghanaian dancehall concert organized by Yfm at the Accra Sports Stadium was on fire as the crowd sang along to most of the songs performed amid cheers and chants.

Despite the late start of the show, the stand of the stadium facing the stage was filled to capacity by midnight with banned fireworks from the audience blaring like it was the New Year celebration.

The concert was opened by underground dancehall artistes like Method Ranking, Viper, Luta, Buda Man, Sean Taylor, Episode and King-do. Buda Man raised eyebrows as he brings on stage three sexy bouncy ladies with Tae Kwon Do artistes who complemented his performance that included a song summoning Samini and Shatta Wale.

Episode, another underground artiste got the attention of the crowd with his energetic performance especially when he sang renditions of old dancehall music and then gave a tribute to Mandela, Nkrumah, President Mills, Bonchaka and Ronnie Coaches.

The aging grudge between Ghana’s top dancehall artistes, Bandana aka Shatta Wale and Samini was again felt at the Loud In GH concert organized by Yfm at the Accra Sports Stadium.

The Concert which headlined top dancehall artistes in the country had Samini and Shatta Wale on the bill, but to the surprise of many, Shatta Wale refused to stop performing after he had performed close to 30 songs knowing Samini was next to perform.

Several times he was signaled to end his performance but he chose to caution the organizers to allow him do his job which is to entertain his fans while the crowd kept on chanting his name. He was allowed to perform and he never stopped.

19 year-old Charlotte Derban, 2011 winner of the Miss Oil City pageant, is the newly crowned Face of Vienna. She beat nine others to win the title.

Maye Apo and Loretta Andoh were her runner-ups. A professional model, she believes winning the crown will give her the platform to embark on her social project on Street children.

She hopes to take to acting in the near future but more pressing and dear to her heart, is her resolve to help society’s needy. “Acting has always been my talent but helping the needy comes first in my scale of preference.” Charlotte won a brand new Kia Picanto.

Watch: Joey B explains 'Tonga' and Sarkodie's 'prophesy' on his life

A rising Ghanaian artiste Joey B has chalked down his success to a statement by Michael Owusu Addo popularly known as Sarkodie. He describes his statement as a "prophesy".

Joey B says he was once told by Sarkordie four years ago that he will one day dominate the Ghanaian music scene and become a star.

The underground artiste became the new hip life sensation after releasing 'Tonga' - an instant hit which features Sarkodie.

The music video is known for its intricate yet suggestive dance moves and is enjoying great viewership on the internet.

Speaking to Multi TV's Rebecca Darko, Joey B praised his mentor's keen ability to spot talent.

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