CypressGH.COM: October 2014

Friday, October 31, 2014

Juliet Ibrahim Foundation Halloween Charity Party To Hold At Club 45, November 1

Come party for a worthy cause November 1st at the annual Juliet Ibrahim Foundation Halloween Charity Party at Club 45, near Nyaho Clinic, East Airport.

Beyond the partying, the mission of helping and supporting people with kidney related ailments is still very much alive in all of our programs. So as part of the special event this year, the foundation will be raising funds to support three patients who have kidney failure.

Costumes and masks can be purchased from House of Glamour boutique in Osu Ako Adjei Park, near Lake Bosomtwi hotel Accra, Ghana. Book your Tickets now, they are going for 10ghc and help support the work of the Juliet Ibrahim Foundation {www.julietibrahimfoundation.org}

Joselyn Dumas Takes Her Fight Against Cholera To Nima Market #TheFightAgainstCholera

Ghanaian Actress and TV host, Joselyn Dumas as part of her social responsibilities has taken upon herself to embark on a campaign dubbed ‘Xcholera Campaign’ to help fight cholera in the country.

Already, Miss Dumas has visited places like the Okaishie and Kaneshie markets to educate traders on the need to keep their environments clean.

Miss Dumas and her team took the campaign to the Nima market to sensitize the traders.

In her submission, she emphasized on the need to regularly wash our hands with soap, eat hot foods, and keep our surroundings free from filth. These, according to her, are simple practices we can embark on to get rid of the deadly disease.

Speaking to the media, Miss Dumas indicated that it is her wish to see all Ghanaians live a healthy life free of cholera. According to her, there are few markets she intends to visit before moving on to the next phase of her campaign.

Dear Cypress Ghana Blog Readers,

Everyone knows that conflicts is a part of life and where ever individuals gather or work together, conflicts may arise (naturally).

This is a result of our varied backgrounds and expectations which means there will be different opinions at one time or another. However, conflict, which is defined as “a serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one”, can be a hinderance to a healthy office environment.

The key then, is finding effective ways to deal with conflict so that it does not cloud people’s judgement and interactions while wiping out the hard work of colleagues. Ignoring conflicts or not handling them properly can reduce levels of productivity, increase absenteeism and even cause you to lose valued members of your team.

Effective conflict handling can be achieved by using the following:
Open and honest discussion about the conflict where the parties concerned have the opportunity to tell their side and be listened to respectfully

All those involved should stick to the issue which raised the conflict and deal with that. It should not be the chance to attack individuals or call up all the wrongs they have committed

Third parties involved must not take sides although witnesses can be asked to bring information based on what they know to have taken place only

Merqury Republic, the brain behind the prestigious Ghana DJ Awards; an award scheme aimed at appreciating Disc Jockeying in the country is breathing real life in the business and operators with its “Pub Tour” program.

The Pub Tour is designed to throw a spotlight on amazing pub DJs at the various Pubs and leisure centers across the country who hardly get recognition for the great work they are doing; entertaining thousands of people during weekends, especially.

The GHANA DJ Awards Pub tour has since its commencement on October 16th visited highly patronized pubs in Accra including Karldof, Regy's, Azonto's Pub and Samini's Dancestardom.

With over 50 Pubs lined up for the tour including the newly opened X5 in Kumasi, Crisberry, Jessies, Container and Verbs, the tour will invade major pubs accross the country ahead of the third edition of the annual Ghana DJ Awards, to be held in 2015.

Within two weeks since the tour kicked off, talented DJs including DJ Mac Tontoh, DJ Ruddolf, DJ Shaka, DJ Trigger, DJ Gunshot, DJ Atopa and DJ Blessing have been discovered by the Awards faculty.

Okay FM’s Abeiku Santana (@AbeikuSantana) covers 6th Edition Of Exclusive Men’s Magazine

The 6th edition of the Exclusive Men’s Magazine with Okay FM’s Abeiku Santana as the cover personality has been unveiled in Accra.

The Magazine which is all about men was launched today, October 31, 2014 live on Okay FM’s afternoon Drive Time Show “Ekwan So Dwodwo”.

The launch also coincides with exactly 4 years that Abeiku commenced work at Okay FM.

Also featured in this new issue are Starr FM's CEO, Mr. Kwabena Anokye Adisi (Bola Ray), Lexis Bill, the new host of Drive Time on Joy FM, Fashion Designer Abrantie the Gentleman, singer Akwaboah, Event and Marketing Executive Kojo Rana, Up Close With legends & Legacy Ball and other men related issues.

Exclusive Men’s Magazine Issue 6 will be available in all Daviva Shops, filling stations, Accra Mall, Movenpick Hotel and at the legends & Legacy Ball on Saturday at the Accra Conference Centre.

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The grand finale of this year’s Miss Malaika pageant will take off at the National Theater this Saturday, November 1st where, one of the finale 10 Malaika delegates would be crowned with the title of Miss Malaika 2014, win the brand new Kia Cerato and the cash.

The finale 10 delegates; Ann, Anita, Cynthia, Eirene, Joyce, Stephanie, Ivy, Sharon, Mina and Kathleen will be put to test as they battle against each other through intelligence, beauty, elegance, eloquence, confidence and many more.

The night will not be left out with an intriguing performances from Ace rapper Edem, the sexy MzVee and the award-winning Ghanaian record producer, rapper, and sound engineer EL.

After all is said and done, when one of the beautiful delegates has been crowned and begin a new journey as a National Youth Ambassador for the campaign against the spread of malaria, all roads shall lead to T- Lounge at East Legon the same night, with all the delegates and the talented artistes for the ‘Afta Party’ at a cool GHc20 entrance fee.

Organized by RedSquare Ghana and GhOne Television, the ‘Afta Party’ would be a night to remember with lots of champagne to drink from Lambrini Ghana, and Sidekick.

Eviction Party is proudly sponsored by iMarvel, and TLounge. For more information about the ‘Afta Party’ call 0244629906 or 0505770347.

Miss Ghana Foundation Embarks On Ebola Prevention Efforts

The Miss Ghana Foundation has teamed up with I.T firm, IPMC, on a campaign geared towards creating awareness on prevention of the Ebola virus.Themed ‘Get Smart to prevent Ebola’, Nadia Ntanu, 2013 Brand Ambassador for the Miss Ghana Foundation last week led the awareness efforts across some locations in the capital, Accra.

The exercise took Nadia Ntanu, the reigning Miss Ghana and some 1500 volunteers to the Sodom and Gomorrah slum in Accra, where they educated the public on the symptoms and prevention of Ebola.

She distributed flyers and posters on Ebola awareness and prevention. Ntanu emphasized that even though Ghana is yet to record a case it was important we stepped up prevention efforts. The outreach concurrently took place in 20 locations across the country including Tamale, Takoradi, Sunyani, Koforidua, and Konongo.

“It is now all about relevant, accurate and life saving facts that can be circulated as speedily as possible to vulnerable areas that may get affected from Ebola,” she says.

This Saturday, Oseikrom will see Ghana’s biggest music stars VVIP, R2Bees, Kwaw Kesse, 4X4, Shatta Wale, Jupita, Eazzy, D Black, Guru and a host of others will shake the foundations of the Heroes Park inside Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi with spectacular performances as the biggest music jam in Ghana, the MTN 4Syte Music Awards Nominees jam goes live courtesy MTN, with refreshment by Club Beer.

The musical jam is expected, as usual, to attract thousands of music lovers including 4Syte TV fans from Kumasi and other parts of the country. Already a talk of town in Kumasi, this year’s edition of the MTN 4Syte Music Video Awards Nominees Jam promises to be an unforgettable and exciting experience that music lovers cannot afford to miss.

Promising to be the most spectacular yet, the highly anticipated 2014 MTN 4syte Music Video main Awards ceremony comes off on Saturday, November 15 at the Accra International Conference Center.

Rapper M3DAL Attacks Asem On Twitter

Hip-Hop Rapper M3DAL (@medal233) on the 26th of October openly shared his views on Asem's B.R.A (Best Rapper Alive) song which he recently released on twitter.

His first tweet which he directly mentioned to Asem's twitter handle (@AsemWORLD) read "ur b.r.a song is weak bro. We dey feel u but u no fit drop such tunes to claim best rapper alive. More work goes into that title!!

M3DAL went further by also saying "The Hip-Hop game is more uglier now. We put in more work bro. If u were around more often you would know."

These attacking tweets from M3DAL drove attention on twitter and blew up the drama. Retweets from other artistes such as E.L, C-Real and more made it even worth paying attention to. Fans immediately started sharing their views also.

For clarification of it not being a public stunt, M3DAL's last tweet to Asem read "and this is not a public stunt. Real rap heads just can't shut up to see the craft being disrespected! I wish you dopeness".

What could be between these two artistes? Are rap titles earned or just picked up? Is Asem really the Best Rapper Alive? ..Clearly M3DAL thinks Asem isn't worth that title. All we can do is stay alert and attentive for info concerning this case.

Will It Affect The Company? Apple’s Tim Cook Says He Is ‘Proud to Be Gay’

Apple Inc CEO, Tim Cook, 53, revealed today October 30th that he is gay. Tim, who became CEO when he succeeded Steve Jobs on August 24th 2011, has never discussed his sexual preference in public before today but said that many of his colleagues knew he was gay.

Tim, who is worth an estimated $500million, came out as gay in an editorial for Bloomberg Business Week, stating: "Let me be clear: I'm proud to be gay, and I consider being gay among the greatest gifts God has given me".

See What He Wrote After The Cut...

Outspoken Ghanaian musician Kwame Asare Obeng, popularly known as A-Plus will finally make his first it to court on Monday, November 3rd, 2014 as he has been served with a writ of summons by the Accra High Court.

In a case verses Maurice K. Ampaw (Plaintiff) and Kwame Asare Obeng (Defendant), the plaintiff prays the court to place an interlocutory order on the defendant from further publishing any “insulting and defamatory” messages until the substantive case has been determined.

On September 11 2014, A Plus described the lawyer as “dumb” for assertions he made on Castro’s disappearance; something which has so far not gone well with the lawyer. Read from here Lawyer Ampaw is very dumb – Kwame A Plus

A Plus has however entered an appearance.

Check out a copy of the suit :

Anji and Leety became the first casualties of the third season of the MTN Hitmaker this weekend, when they couldn’t garner enough votes and failed to impress the judges.

The two were in the bottom three alongside the group, Ink, but judges Ofie Kodjoe and Hammer saved the group, sending the two contestants home.

“This is not the end of the road for me at all. I believe I can move on from here and do bigger and better things for my career now. I appreciate the support and comments from the judges; I will put them to good use,” Leety said.

Anji, who put on a brave face, said even though she was disappointed, she was leaving no stone unturned in her pursuit of a professional career in music.

“I will use this platform to launch myself. I felt I could have done better than this. I give thanks to God and everyone who has supported me to this level, and I will come back big- time into music.”

Kwabena Kwabena has announced he will be holding yet another musical concert to raise funds for heart patients to undergo free heart surgery at the Cardiothoracic centre of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH).

The fund raising concert dubbed, ‘The Kwabena Kwabena Save a Heart Fund Raising Musical Concert’, to be held on Saturday, November 22nd, 2014 at La Palm Beach Hotel, is expected to raise funds to conduct free heart surgeries for 20 people.

Last year, the musical concert generated funds to enable six people undergo free heart surgeries costing an average of $8,000.

Kwabena Kwabena, also known as George Kwabena Adu in private life, used the opportunity to thank the management of the Cardio centre and sponsors who supported last year’s event.

He asserted that although the target of 20 people could not be reached last year, the concert resulted in six patients getting a better quality of life and ‘what we hope will be a normal life expectancy.’

Touching on the upcoming event, Kwabena Kwabena said the concert is not all about helping people who are on the waiting list for heart surgery to access surgery but also to highlight the plight of heart patients. Dr Lawrence Agyemang Sereboe, a Cardiologist and Director of the National Cardiothoracic Centre, expressed his gratitude to Kwabena Kwabena for deciding to use his music to support patients at the centre.

Today is woman crush Wednesday, and for my woman crush Wednesday I dedicate it to every mother, wife, future wife, sister, auntie, daughter, grandmother and every female out there.

This goes out to all the women who are out there elevating the standards. To the woman focused on being the best they can be and not letting society’s expectations determine how far they go in life.

To the woman who desires a man of eternal quality like the virtues she embodies. To the woman that wants something so much more because she knows she is worth so much more. Today we say well done for setting an example for your peers and the younger generation to follow. You have contributed to what it means to believe in your dreams and working tirelessly to achieve them. We have come so far already and affected so many lives.

Today we look back at the struggles we have been through and our journey so far. No longer are you limited by a glass ceiling, today you determine how high that ceiling is. In every walk of life, your love, care and unflinching resolve for quality has shaped and will continue to influence a new generation of thinkers.

Consider this, there was once a time when it was believed that all the potential, talent and inspiration you had was easily contained in the title of a house wife. It was considered fitting for you to know your position and resign to a life where you are not challenged to bring out your God given talent or pushed to redefine what the standards are.

Ghanaian Opera Singer, (@ninomusiq) Nino Shines At 2014 BEFFTA Awards

Ghanaian born contemporary Opera singer Nino thrilled audience at the BEFFTA Awards (UK) with the best performance of the night.

According to patrons that attended the Saturday night show, Nino’s performance was simply phenomenal, one which will forever merit a historic feat.

Nino performed “NESSUN DORMA” literally translated as “none shall sleep” an aria from Puccini’s opera Turandot Live on stage and the audience eyes welled up in awe.

Nino has challenged himself to change perceptions by singing opera with a touch of contemporary African style in his own genre NUSLAM. After the performance, patrons of the awards were on their feet for a deserving standing ovation. Others took to social media to express their appreciation of such a unique performance.

“It was really a night full of satisfaction and I thank God for that. Initially I was quite nervous about my performance as I was yet to fully recover from a sore throat. The crowd was amazing and I’m glad all went well” says NINO.

Veteran actor Rev. Eddie Coffie has taken over from Nii Odoi Mensah as the new president of the umbrella body that governs the affairs of Ghanaian actors, Ghana Actors Guild (GAG).

Veteran actress Vivian Achor was also elected the vice president of the Guild.

The new president’s major task will be uniting Ghanaian actors into a strong voice in Ghana’s creative industry.

President Of Zambia, Michael Sata, Dies at 77 In London

President of Zambia, Michaal Sata has died at the age of 77. He died on Tuesday, October 28th at the King Edward VII hospital in the United Kingdom after suffering from an undisclosed ailment.

Born July 6 1937, Mr Sata was elected Zambia's President in September 2011. He is survived by wife Christine Kaseba and 20+ children.

Cypress Ghana says to the nation of Zambia, my prayers are with you and to pay further tribute, celebrities, prominent public speakers & our loyal readers can send in their heartfelt messages to info.cypressgh@gmail.com. May his soul rest in peace, Amen

PHOTOS: Evangelist Lord Kenya Donates To Inmates Of Kumasi Central Prison

Former rap star, now Evangelist Abraham Philip Akpor Kojo Kenya formerly known in Ghanaian showbiz as Lord Kenya, celebrated his fourth year in Christendom by spending time with inmates of the Kumasi Central prison on October 28, 2014 where he shared messages of hope and his new found love, The Gospel.

During his ministration, the former “heavy weight rap champion” shared stories of his past experience and explained his continuous existence was God’s plan to make him a testimony to several others hence the need not for the inmates to despair.

Inmates who could not hide their excitement at the visit thanked Lord Kenya and his Ministry as they enjoyed products from Nestle Ghana Limited.

As part of the visit, Lord Kenya also presented 20 Bags of rice, 7 Gallons of cooking oil, 50 Sachets of water, tubers of yam and drinks to the upkeep of the facility.

Present were renowned media personalities including William Des Bordes (Lovn Cee), Charles Asare and actor, Bill Asamoah and many others.

As previously hinted, Ghana-based Nigerian comedian, Hogan has tied the knot with his long time girlfriend, Carolyn , a Ghanaian journalist/editor. Both the traditional and church wedding took place in Lagos and we have the pictures.

Hogan has had several performances in Ghana over the years including Citi FM’s December 2 Remember, as well as his own regular comedy series at Aphrodisiac Nightclub.

He can also be seen in Yvonne Nelson’s latest movie, ‘Single, Married & Complicated’.

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Meet (@katigmusic) Kati G. Ghana’s Answer And Solution To Better Afrobeats And R&B Music

Other than the typical forbidden love music videos based on interracial relationships, tribal prejudice, and the so called infamous love story of Romeo and Juliet, Kati G has taken the topic of forbidden love into another level, a different point of view, and tagging it to the controversial reality of a universal argument.

Her music video can be compared to past movie's such as: John Dumelo's movie, "Men In Love," which featured scenes where top Enugu-based actor Muna Obiekwe is romancing and hitting the back side of Ghana top actor John Dumelo who is facing down on the bed without any string of inner wears, displaying a homosexuality relationship throughout the movie.

Another example would be Juliet Ibrahim lustfully playing a lesbian role as she kisses Niki Samonas, whilst Eddie Nartey played a gay role with his partner being George Dickman in the 2013 movie, titled, "Rain."

Kati G’s video tells the story of forbidden love from a different angle. She makes you believe that a man and women desire a relationship together and because of certain circumstances, they can’t be together. At the end of the music video you realize it’s not just a typical music video, it makes you see into the lives of other lifestyles in forbidden love situations. I must say it was a creative point of view and not the common one.

So you get assaulted by your manager, you decide to post the pictures of evidence online, and you take to social media???

Are you seeking media attention that badly? Has your career flopped and you're trying to figure out a career recovery method?

Well here is my response, why don't you report this to the police!!! FIRST AND FOREMOST!!!! What message are you sending out to the women that are currently being assaulted as you are? Are you not somehow a public figure in some way???

The artist Lady Jay, allegedly she has been attacked and assaulted by her manager, in description she was head-butted by her male manager which resulted in her hospitalization at the 37 Military Hospital.

So what really happened between Lady Jay and her manager? Here are questions in mind, are they dating? did the business go wrong and they're fighting over money? or was there a secret to be kept and one can't keep it? Violence against women should never be tolerated. OK, she addressed it on Twitter

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Was Wizkid really caught for smoking weed in a Kenyan hotel last week? Kenyan publication Standard Digital said he was arrested at his Nairobi Crown Plaza hotel over the weekend.

According to the website, when confronted by the hotel’s staff, things got heated, which led them to calling police. Somehow Victoria Kimani’s name was also in the mix.

“Visiting Nigerian singer Wizkid was arrested from his Nairobi Crown Plaza Hotel room on Saturday afternoon and quizzed by police only hours before his flight back to Lagos.

The arrest was in connection with allegations that he was caught smoking illegal substances. The incident happened at around 1pm just as the Caro singer was checking out of his hotel room where he has been staying for a week, since his last week’s concert.

Before police officers cuffed him and drove him to Capital Hill Police Station where he was quizzed, the hotel had already charged him with 50,000 Kenyan Shillings smoking penalty, which he paid through his credit card.

Earlier today, actress Lydia Forson responded to Archbishop Duncan Williams’ statement on the role of women in marriage in a post on her Facebook page.

Few hours later, she has written an apology letter to the Man of God.

Read the reply letter HERE and the apology letter below:

Letter Of Apology

I apologize for touching your anointed. I apologize for being offended by his statement. I apologize for making a joke out of it, in fact I apologize for not writing a more serious piece on how his statement really made me feel.

I apologize for not giving bible references to all the great women in the bible who God used to do wonders even though they were “unmarried” and had no children.

I apologize that I didn’t talk about my mother, who is unmarried, and yet I value from the bottom of my heart.

Dear Duncan Williams,

Can I marry you? I'm in dire need of validation and since the ratio of men to women is in your words " 7:1" I don't want to be left behind. If you can't marry me, give me one of the married men in your congregation. I will hold on to him like there's no tomorrow.

Chai,like you I also speak the truth and I don't care. So we will get on perfectly.

And I promise, with all my honor, that if you beat me, cheat on me, abuse my children and don't even provide financially for me I will stay!!

Unlike other women, I want to continue to have value so I will stay married even if it sends me to the grave. I make wild k3k3.

Ignore all those women who say what about the men? What do they mean by that? Don't they know men don't need validation? They were born validated. They can't do any wrong in Gods eyes. In fact let them be married and still sleep with a million women, there is nothing wrong with that. In fact they are even giving the women validation.

Fast rising Ghanaian actress, Kafui Danku has moved up from acting to producing her own movie.

Her debut production Letters To My Mother,which has been well received in Ghana and Nigeria, earned Kafui three nominations at the 2013 City People Entertainment Awards. She won the award for Best New Actress (Ghana).

She is set to premiere her third movie titled “Happy Death Day” from her own production company – ABC Pictures, come Friday, November 14th, 2014, at the Silver-bird Cinemas.

Kafui, who is currently in Nigeria working on movie related issues, said that “Happy Death-day boasts of an astral cast including Alexx Ekubo, Elikem Kumordzie, Nana Ama Mcbrown, James Gardiner, Too-sweet Annan, Salma Mumuni Kafui herself and fast rising reggae Dancehall artist Stonebwoy Burniton ( BhimNation Activist ), who happens to the the surprise guest.

The movie was directed by Kobi Rana. Having been featured in many movies, the beauteous Kafui said she believed she’s making advancement and that with God’s help, she will surely get to her very peak in the movie industry.

“My Music Is For Discerning People” Says (@OkyeameKwameBra) Okyeame Kwame

Over the years, Okyeame Kwame has established himself as one of the best musicians in Ghana and beyond. For 16 years and counting his music has continuously inspired and massively won the heart of all.

It usually focuses on affairs of love, life and family.

Currently, okyeame has released a single off his fifth solo album, the ‘’African Connection ‘’ titled ‘’It’s your time’’ which features Congolese singer, Lelo .The concept behind this song is positivism.

It describes the troubles and stresses we go through as human in our daily life. He states that the motivation of this song is directed to everybody; especially the youth that listens to his music and this is to give inspiration to them.

Okyeame believes his orientation and beliefs influence his music. He says ‘’a discerning person is gentle, positive and progressive, someone who looks out for change, someone who doesn’t like rowdiness and appreciate quality’’.

He added that music is a feeling and not something he tries hard to achieve. His music also contains some spirituality, it entertains, informs and calls for action.

After thrilling music fans in Ghana, Wizkid and 2Face thrilled music lovers in Nigeria as the second edition of the Hennessy Artistry Concert was held there last weekend.

Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun also known as Wizkid was spotted last weekend with his on/off girlfriend, Tania Omotayo at the Hennessy Artistry club tour in Club MVP, Lekki.

The loved up couple enjoyed themselves to the max and posed for pictures with fans and guests present that night.

Tania could not contain her excitement and support for Wizkid as she danced and sang along to his performance alongside 2Face.

See Photos After The Cut...

Budding actor, Joseph Otsiman may have received his biggest break yet since his appearance on the Spirited Actor reality TV search.

Joseph plays the second lead in the upcoming movie, ‘The Cursed Ones’ which was written by Maximillian Claussen, directed by Nana Obiri Yeboah and produced by Nicholas K. Lory.

He starred in the movie alongside Actor Oris Erhuero, Jimmy Jean Louis, Fred Amugi, Akorfa Edjeani Asiedu, David Dontoh, Ama K. Abebrese, Rama Brew, among others.

Joseph plays the role of a young pastor in a community trying to do his pastoral assignments. In the course of dispensing his duties as a pastor, a lot of issues cropped resulting in an interesting series of events.

An excited Joseph explained how he got the role in the international feature film: “I got this role by going for auditions as usual, and after the auditions, I waited and waited patiently for that special call to come through but to no avail. On the day that I was called for my role, I rejoiced so much that I was almost knocked down by a car.”

He hinted that people should expect surprises, adding that even those who know would watch his movies and say ” no it’s not him; that it’s a different person altogether”

Ever since Eazzy came into the music industry she had succeeded at being the most consistent commercial female artist Ghana has produced with back to back hits that thrill fans.

one can not deny Eazzy's amazing well crafted stage craft to her performances on all shows has made her a force to reckon with.

On the 1st of November Eazzy is set to blaze the mega stage of the 4syte TV Music Video Awards nominees jam after making solid nominations with her hit video Emergency which features dancehall sensation stonebwoy.

EAZZY promises to once again thrill her fans to another energetic and exciting performance in kumasi this weekend at the baba yara stadium

(@Eazzyfirstlady) Eazzy's Emergency Video Receives Solid Nominations At MTN 4SYTE TV Music Video Awards

Ghana's most consistent Afrobeats and Hiplife top female artist has done it again, winning more love from her massive growing fans after the release of her newest video Emergency.

The artist has been nominated in two solid categories,'best female video of the year' and best choreography / dance video of the year by MTN 4syte TV Music VIDEO AWARDS.'

Emergency was shot on Red camera by Nana Asehene, and is currently receiving great airplay over Africa and Uk via channels like channel o Africa and ABN UK amongst many others. With thousands of views over few weeks of release fans have declared their love of this video on social media. Eazzy is set to headline the ultimate boat concert in UNITED KINGDOM on the 8th of November, she is definitely an unstoppable train.

Checkout Emergency Video By Eazzy After The Cut....

Dear Cypress Ghana Blog Readers,

Certain behaviours will prove that you know your value and how you contribute to the results of your organization. Here are seven ways to achieve this:

1. Be clear about how your role and the department in which you work contribute to the organisation’s goals

2. Understand that your time there is in order for you to make a difference – not merely for be presence or fill a physical space

3. Perform at your best – on your own as well as when called to work with others. Show commitment and set high standards in everything you do

4. Use your initiative and think of ways to improve processes and procedures; do not be afraid of criticism or leave the creativity to others. An attitude of “no one will listen” or any such negative belief and excuse is unhelpful. Keep an open mind and consider the merits of others’ suggestions

5. Even if you feel you are over qualified, unappreciated or undervalued in your role, learn all you can so that your time there is productive and beneficial to all concerned

6. Own up when you make mistakes and be willing to take and give credit when due

7. Be willing to share information and organize your knowledge and experience in a way that others can learn from and use as a means to the company. Documenting best practices and implementing developing improved measures will bring success.

This week’s edition of Vodafone Icons Remix Edition was packed with top-notch musical performances, good stage craft, pure vocal maturity and a wonderful accompaniment by Vodafone Icons carpet band.

The contemporary gospel genre this week sprung yet another major surprise to the audience.

When Chris performed Sonnie Badu’s Wonder God, the impressed Gena West admitted that she could feel Chris’ joy as he performed. “You killed it” was Miss Naa’s comment as Alice song Alabaster Box by Cece Winnans.

The evening was filled with good music from the contestants and complements from the judges.

The icing on the cake was Miss Naa’s ruling that Titi’s flawless rendition of From a Distance should be adjudged the Best Act of the Night. Not too long after the pronouncement on Titi’s performance, Ratty raised the standard as he sang original Twi rap verses for Frank Edwards’ You Too Dey Bless Me.

Okyeame Kwame, Former President John Agyekum Kufuor, Dr. Naadu Mills & Others Honoured At 3rd Annual Health Legendary Awards And Conference

The Health Legend Foundation-Africa has awarded Okyeame Kwamefor reaching out to the vulnerable in the society and promoting healthy lifestyle in Ghana. He was bestowed this recognition during the 3rd Annual Health Legendary Awards and Conference organized on the 24th of October 2014, at the College of Physicians and Surgeons in Accra.

Okyeame Kwame received the Humanitarian award together with Dr.Mrs. Ernestina Naadu Mills and His Excellency John Agyekum Kufuor who received the Eagle Award and the Star Award, respectively all under the Honorary Legendary Award Category.

Okyeame Kwame, after receiving his award expressed gratitude to MTN Ghana Foundation, MDS Lancet Laboratories, Japan Motors and Roche for the support given him in the fight against Hepatitis B in Ghana. He entreated the youth to abstain from casual and unprotected sex and also called on the government of Ghana to check tariffs on imported drugs for Hepatitis B so as to increase the availability of the drugs for effective treatment of Hepatitis B in Ghana.

For the other category being the Competitive Award, 24 other individuals / institutions were also awarded for the impact they have created on the overall health delivery in Ghana.

The list of competitive Awardees is:

As always, it will definitely be an intriguing moments come Saturday November 1st, 2014, at the National Theatre as the Nation’s attention will be all set on the Grand Finale of Miss Malaika Ghana 2014, with world class performances from selected seasoned Gh artistes.

The night will welcome exclusive ground breaking live performances of Ghana’s young and vibrant artistes who have always left indelible marks on their audience; MzVee, EL and Edem of ‘Koene’ fame.

For the performing artistes lined up, they promise to make the grand finale of Miss Malaika Ghana 2014 the talk of town for the rest of the year and beyond.

The 16 delegates selected out of the pool of many young ladies, were slashed to the final ten based on weekly evictions in the series. Now, the final 10 delegates are gearing up and are leaving no stone unturned to impress the judges to win the cash, car and crown.

The heat is on and delegates are indeed putting finishing touches to tasks to be presented on the Night of Saturday November 1st.

Photos From Kofi Okyere Darko (KOD) & Ophelia Crossland’s Wedding

Broadcaster, Kofi Okyere Darko (KOD) renewed his vows to his fashion designer wife, Ophelia Crossland last Saturday with a white wedding which I shared previously.

Guests at the high profiled society wedding included Joselyn Dumas (cousin of the ‘bride’), KKD, Bola Ray, Menaye Donkor, Benny Blanco, Sandra Ankobiah, Reggie Rockstone, Stephen Appiah, Efya, Tagoe Sisters, Kwabana Kwabena, Fred Nuamah, Nana Bediatuo, Tsatsu Tsikata, Raymond Archer,Kojo Twum Boafo, Mike Ocquaye Jnr and many others.

Here are some never before seen photos from the wedding.

The Ghana DJ Awards (GDJA) tour is once again here this weekend and this time the train makes a stop at Samini‘s Dancestardom as part of the activities to herald the Ghana DJ Awards 2015 edition.

This comes after the crew entertained a heavy crowd at Karldoff in Tesano, Accra last week Thursday.

Among the Disc Jockeys who will be entertaining yet another music enthusiasts at the entertainment facility in Dansoman include the reigning ‘Best Mobile DJ‘ of the awards, Diijay Foe as well as DJ Collins, DJ Page, DJ Gospol, DJ Godday, DJ Page, Mz Orstin, DJ MJ and many more.

Organisers calls this edition the ZongoZerr and the real entertainment will start at exactly 8.00pm when the usual tracks juggling contest of decorated Ghanaian musician and owner of Dancestardom, Samini will be played.

Barely a fortnight ago, the GDJA crew were on Legon campus for the campus tour edition where they were hosted by the Jean-Nelson Aka Hall as part of the annual Hall Week Celebrations.

President John Dramani Mahama and the First Lady, Lordina who are currently on an official visit to the UK, have visited the Buckingham Palace for a private meeting with Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

The Queen, showing no sign of fatigue at her back-to-back schedule, greeted Mr Dramani and his wife Lordina Mahama in her study at Buckingham Place having just waved off President Tony Tan Keng Yam and his wife Mary with Prince Philip.

Indeed the bold yellow, blue and red frock seemed to captivate the Queen as she shook hands with the President’s wife, who accompanied her husband on his state visit to the UK.

President Mahama and the Queen discussed a number of issues of common interest to the two countries. At the meeting, the Queen is reported to have expressed interested in the First Lady’s health-related activities and humanitarian support.

AIB, the Association for International Broadcasting, will present a special posthumous Founders Award to the family of gifted BBC journalist, Komla Dumor, who died suddenly in January at the age of 41. The award will be given at the 10th annual AIB Awards on November 5 in London.

Born in Ghana in 1972, during his short career, Dumor had an extraordinary impact, epitomising a new Africa, one of success and hope. Through his compelling story telling he worked tirelessly to bring this narrative to the world.

In 1998, during a break in his studies, Dumor answered an ad for a job as a part-time reporter for Ghanaian local radio station Joy FM and quickly moved on to become presenter of Joy FM’s Super Morning Show. He was named Journalist of the Year by the Ghana Journalist Association.

The Okyeame Kwame Versatile Show comes off Saturday 8th November, 2014 at the national theatre.

Prior to this series of fun games testing knowledge on the upcoming VERSATILE SHOW are on-going on Okyeame Kwame’s fan page. We urge our prospective fans to join the fun at www.facebook.com/okyeamek every day at 5:00 pm.

It’s exciting, entertaining and informing. You stand a chance to win tickets for the show, MTN credits, Fiesta condoms, and a date with the man himself - Okyeame Kwame and ALL his Versatile friends or get a pass to find out what happens backstage with the stars.

The first contest saw three winners who received credits; Afrifa Boateng, Citizen Cash Jr, and Mýz Jøýcë Sïkä Ënnië.

SPONSORS & PARTNERS: The Versatile Show is partnered by Noyam Dance Institute, GhOne, and National Theatre. It is sponsored by MTN, Schweppes Malt, Fiesta Condom, Japan Motors.

One can undeniably appreciate the level of creativity Okyeame Kwame shows in his works. It is always impressive and stands out different. Firm Bridges Communications, marketer of the “Okyeame Kwame Versatile Show”, releases his recent stunt which he calls the Human font.

The human font is basically human beings positioned to form alphabets and for purposes of the Versatile Show, this font was employed to spell out the word “VERSATILE”. It promotes the Okyeame Kwame Versatile Show in a different and hilarious artwork.

As to how this was done, the Creative Director of Firm Bridges Communications, Okyeame Kwame says, he summoned the best dancers and acrobats in Ghana and informed them about what he intends doing and there, it commenced. Each alphabet representing what prospective audience should expect, this year’s Versatile Show will be a night of Versatility, Energy, Romance, Skills, Artistry, Talents, Imagery, and Limitless Entertainment.

Afia Schwarzenegger Throws A Challenge

Just when everyone thought they had seen that entire she had to offer, actress/TV and radio personality, Afia Schwarzenegger has managed to pull off yet another surprise from her seemingly endless pool of talents.

Patrons at the recently- held maiden edition of the Ghana Television Prime Time Awards were pleasantly surprised when the pint-sized actress, real name Valentina Agyeiwaa, mounted the stage and performed an exciting 10-minute stand-up comedy routine, which went down very well with the audience.

In an interview with Showbiz, Afia Schwarzenegger, who seemed pleasantly surprised by the public reaction to her stand-up comedy, revealed she had always been a ‘humour monger’ and what she did on the night was just a little aspect of her capability with comedy.

She revealed that she had been in the stand-up comedy business for over two years and had performed gigs in Ghana and beyond.

“I did a private show last year for the Rotary Club, Miss Polytechnic 2012 pageant as well as shows in Port Harcourt and South Africa and a few here and there,” she said.

The hilarious host of Kokooko on UTV said she was capable of holding audience attention beyond 90 minutes and getting them adequately entertained.

Clemok Solutions, publishers of Exclusive Men’s Magazine – Ghana’s only magazine dedicated to celebrating men of exclusive exploits, are set to honour radio mavin, Gilbert Abeiku Aggrey, popularly known as Abeiku Santana come 30th October, 2014.

Exclusive Men’s Magazine is a revered, most read, most patronized, and largely circulated lifestyle magazine solely dedicated to celebrating men of exclusive achievements and have impacted and continues to do so positively into their chosen field and the society at large.

So far, Exclusive Men’s Magazine has covered respected personalities in Ghana’s showbiz such as: Kwami Sefa Kayi of Peace 104.3 FM, hiplife artist The Rapdacta Okyeame Kwame of One Mic Entertainment, MUSIGA and GHAMRO, and Bola Ray of Empire Group of Companies and Starr Fm.

This current one, which marks their 6th edition, Exclusive Men’s Magazine is set to celebrate OK FM’s Abeiku Santana for his prodigious contribution to radio broadcasting, Ghana’s creative arts industry, and the social-economic development of Ghana. Asked how he feels, Abeiku Santana told Razz Newspaper: “I feel very humbled and elated.

“I give thanks to God almighty Jehovah who has brought me out of obscurity into prominence. I’m not perfect but I’m not bad. I like myself. The lord shall not cause the righteous to suffer. I’m sorry to anybody that I have hurt unknowingly.”

Why Abeiku Santana? This is the response the CEO of Clemok Solutions, Mr. Clement Owusu-Kwakye, gave: “We settled on Abeiku after conducting a series of regional polls with 3 names. At the end of the poll, majority chose Abeiku so we said if the people are saying they want the Santana Man himself, why deny or disrespect their opinion? Abeiku Santana is indeed an exclusive achiever. For him to have accepted our offer to honour him is equally an honour to us.”

It seems the reality show is now taking shape with all the kisses. At the crack of dawn Laveda and Permithias enjoyed a passionate kiss!

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The first of several evictions to trim down the numbers at the MTN Hitmaker show will air this weekend.Two contestants will say bye byeto the show during this eviction weekend.

The 12 contestants include Mac M, Anji, Fameye, Snow B, Samson B, Leety, Ink, Mina, Papa, Togbui, Naba, and R Tay. Apart from the three regular judges – Bessa Simons, OfieKodjoe and Hammer – radio presenter Kwame B served as a guest judge on last week’s show.

So far, the contestants have had the opportunity to impress with three performances without eviction, but this weekend will set the tone for improvement.

“This weekend, two of the contestants will go home. We have to start separating the boys from the men so that we can have a keener and tougher competition. With the prize at stake any slip-up will cost you a lot,” Bessa Simons said.

Under the tagline “Dream It, Be It”, the winner of this year’s show will walk away with a GH¢100,000 recording contract.

Amber Rose And Wizkhalifa, They Are Pranking Us???

Yesterday,Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014 rapper Wiz Khalifa wished his estranged wife Amber Rose a happy birthday and Amber responded by saying she will always love him no matter what! These two should get back together…!!

See Their Tweets After The Cut ......

Dear Cypress Ghana Blog Readers,

I have a few questions for you.

1. Can Ghanaians ever miss the opportunity to catch the arrival of the ‘The Only Boss With One ‘S’”?

The answer is simply no. Around campus, you could observe people shaking their heads in an ‘OMG, I mustn’t miss this’ way whenever they catch the poster of the event. I was one of them, surprisingly.

I am not one to rally around a Ghanaian celebrity (huge things move me with little effect). But, I really didn’t want to miss this event. Not because I’ve ever watched anything from The Only Boss (which my friends open their mouths for shock whenever they hear me say this. “Are you in Ghana at all??”). I just wanted to see what the whole Kalybos fusscination was all about.

2. Can Ghanaians ever show up on time for an event?

I would leave that to you to search within and come out with an answer after observing instances from your own experiences (with yourself!).

3. Have Ghanaians ever seen a musical comedy that good?

OK. Before I answer that, let me give you a brief description of this play. A Reverend father supposed to bless a marriage dies on the due date. A shoemaker arrives to polish his shoe for his big moment, realizes he’s dead and decides taking his valuables. That moment a robber walks in, the two connive on hiding the body and taking his valuables.

Multiple award winner, entrepreneur and Chairman of Greater Accra Musicians Union of Ghana, Tic-Tac has expressed disappointment and shock to a story Graphic showbiz carried on him on page-8 of their October 19, 2014 edition with the headline Tic-Tac Back with All Over The World.

Tic-Tac has indicated that he was misrepresented in the said report and things he did not say were attributed to him in a quote.

The writer, according to Tic Tac, stated in her story that he (Tic-Tac) claimed in the interview that he had joined the Azonto and Alkayida train, which was not true. “Neither did I say I have joined the Azonto and Alkayida train nor condemned the revolution”, Tic-Tac explained.

The musician challenged the writer to play the interview and publish for readers since the interview was recorded.

According to the musician who had hits such as Philomina, Mmaformular, Kangaroo, PumPum, Bosoe, he feels strongly about the said quotes because he had his style and even though he had nothing against Azonto or Alkayida, he wished to be known for what he does and nothing else.

Ghanaian international Afrobeats artist Fuse ODG has won the nod for the 2014 MOBO Award for Best African Act at the ceremony taking place at SEE Arena in Wembley Wednesday evening.

Fuse ODG was held up in traffic, luckily his manager was here to receive the award. Fuse is winning the award for the second time in a row.

He was nominated in 3 categories of the 2014 Music of Black Origin(MOBO) Awards incluidng Best Male, Best Song and Best African Act. London-based Ghanaian rapper, Mista Silva was also nominated in the Best African Act category alongside Afrikan Boy, Davido, DJ Clock, Dr Sid, Mafikozolo, Tiwa Savage, Wiz Kid and Yemi Alade.

In 2013, Fuse ODG claimed the same honours by beating other African giants to it. He however lost out on two other nominations including Best Male Act and Best Song which he lost Sam Smith on both occasions.

Sam Smith on the other hand won more awards including the biggest of the night, album of the year.

The show witnessed spectacular performances from Jessie J and Kid Ink, Ella Eyre, Nicole Scherzinger and many others.

TV3 is proud to announce the start of a new fan-based football show called Fan Zone to be hosted by Gary Al-Smith. The program is scheduled to kick off on Sunday, October 26th at 4:00pm.

Fan Zone will complement the station’s coverage of the Barclays Premier League, of which they have the rights for the season.

“We are very excited about Fan Zone especially as fans of the EPL in Ghana want to have a bigger say about their clubs’ performances,” said Nana Aba Anamoah, Deputy Managing Editor, Sports and Special Reports at TV3.

Hi faith builders and welcome to this weeks ‘PIECE OF PEACE’. If this is your first time reading, I would like to thank you for taking the time to read a little bit of my thoughts on things that inspire and motivate me.

I hope you find something in today’s post that helps you overcome whatever situation you are going through. Today I would like to share on the topic of ‘I AM NOT MY SITUATION!’.

Trauma is any situation that challenges an individual’s view of the world as a just, safe and predictable place. It shakes the foundation of whatever wall of security we have built for ourselves. It can be very difficult to overcome because most often than not, it happens without any just cause or provocation. Our mind struggles to accept the negative situation that has just happened and we go through a denial phase.

The difficulty in overcoming trauma lies in the fact that the mind is simply not able to move past the hurt or the pain our experiences have caused. It is important to remember however that, Sometimes you have to forget what’s gone, appreciate what still remains and look forward to what’s happening next.

Suffering is essentially life’s gift. It brings knowledge, compassion, strength and understanding. When we are brought to our knees, we develop a closer relationship with God. Through the trust we develop with that relationship, there are no challenges we cannot face or overcome. When something bad happens you have three choices. You can either let it define you.

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