February 1, 2014 – GhanaCelebrities.Com

David Dontoh Rates Newly Premiered Movie ‘Announcement’ 8 Over 10, Whilst Adjetey Anang Goes For 7

02/1/2014 11:03 pm

On the 31st day of January, 2013, the much anticipated movie titled “Announcement” was premiered. It featured Kafui Danku, Fred Amugi, Doris Sackitey, Adjetey Anang and others… After the premiere, GhanaCelebrities.Com had an exclusive interview with ace actors, David Dontoh, and Adjetey Anang, who all happened to be cast in the movie and sought for … Read more

Bandax Is Talking Pure Rubbish, I Do Not Wash Plates In London-Sony Achiba

02/1/2014 10:42 pm

by Chris-Vincent Agyapong, Founding Editor

According to a recent publication by Flex Newspaper, Ghanaian music and movie producer-Alhaji Banda aka Bandex on Adom Fm`s Entertainment Hall hosted by Kojo Preko Dankwah on 25^th January, 2014 mentioned that Ghanaian musician-Sony Achiba is currently in London washing bowls/plates for a living…

The Newspaper quotes Bandex as saying; “Could you imagine that an artiste like Sony Achiba now works in a pantry in London, where he washes utensils? This is how our music industry has deteriorated to. Our musicians are suffering a lot and so we need to help them’’ .

GhanaCelebrities.Com reached out to Sony Achiba to establish if there was any truth in the above comment made by Bandex, as reported.

Irritated and shocked, Sony Achiba who could not believe why Bandex will pour out such a lie about him said; “there is no truth in that. In fact, I am surprised that Bandax who does not know me from anywhere will conjure such a lie about me and throw it out on a widely listened to platform like Adom Fm”.

Sony Achiba continued “I am out here in London for personal reasons and to be frank, I’ve made several musical appearances out here in London, performing at various concerts out here. Therefore, I’m not struggling when it comes to music, neither am I doing any sort of menial job out here in London”.

PHOTO OF THE DAY: Lydia Forson ‘Says’ Check Out Her Afro…

02/1/2014 7:14 pm

by GC Staff bG

Actress-Lydia Forson has rocked different shades of natural hair-short, braided and twisted. But what we did not know is the current length of her hair… If you ever wanted to see how long her hair is; we have a photo for you. Lydia shared a photo of her her afro and to be frank, some … Read more

BG: Rutgers University Is Offering a Course On Beyonce Called Politicizing Beyonce

02/1/2014 6:03 pm

by GC Staff bG

From BeyondGossip.Com

I cannot make any sense out of this but then, Georgetown University already has a class called “The Sociology of Hip-Hop: The Urban Theodicy of Jay-Z,” which focuses on Beyoncé’s rapper husband.

Following the above, Rutgers University has decided to offer a course on the study of Beyonce, who is one of the world’s most scrutinized pop stars…

The Department of Women’s and Gender Studies at Rutgers University is offering a course called “Politicizing Beyonce.”

Kevin Allred, a doctoral student who is teaching the class, tells the university’s online news site that he is using Beyonce’s career as a way to explore American race, gender and sexual politics.

New Music Video: ‘Same Girl’ By Jennifer Lopez

02/1/2014 5:49 pm

by GC Staff bG

From BeyondGossip.Com

Jennifer Lopez wants her fans to know she is still the Queen of the streets. In her new music video for the song-Same Girl, J.Lo takes her fans back to her old hood…

In the video, Jennifer Lopez takes us on a visual tour to life those days, kicking it in her old stomping grounds, while rocking a fitted, and even rides the trains just as she did before she acquired mega success.

This is what she had to say about the video;

This was probably the craziest thing I’ve done in my career of music and movies. I called my girlfriends and some photographer friends. We just grabbed a camera, jumped on the train, left the city, and ran around the Bronx. We found some interesting places that captured the essence of what it was like to live there and made me remember the simplicity of the life I used to have there. The rest was real life.[…]I like just being able to do things spontaneously, and not having everything so planned out. I understand why people like doing it, because it’s fun. And it’s creative and it’s spontaneous, which is what art should be.”

She added;

It’s important to know where you’re from so you can see where you are going.

Check out the video below

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SHOTS FIRED: Kwaw Kese Accepts That He Is Ugly & Says Kontihene Is a ‘Woman’

02/1/2014 5:26 pm

by GC Staff bG

The long-lasting feud between Kwaw Kese and his colleague musician, Kontihene, seems to be gaining grounds again…

Kontihene’s recent assertion on Okay FM that he was better than Kwaw Kesse in terms of grooming, beauty, and so on has compelled Kwaw to respond, describing Kontihene as a woman.

According to Kwaw Kese, why would a man say he is more handsome than his fellow man? To him, this is a trait of women and that of gays.

Funny enough, he accepted the fact that he is ugly. He even went ahead to declare that a man was created to be fearful and that is why he looks as such.

SOMEWHERE IN THE WORLD: Husband Burns Wife and Her Baby Daughter to Death Because He Wanted a Son

02/1/2014 5:11 pm

by GC Staff bG

It is sad that even up to date, giving birth to girls at certain parts of the world is still considered a waste—as girls are deem not to be of much benefit.

Apart from the below story, I listened to a programme which recently aired on BBC and it was unbelievable to learn that girls were being totally disregarded by their fathers and in some instances sold out for some few coins in India.

However, boys were cherished and given the necessary education and love from both parents.

According to MailOnline;

A young Indian mother has been burned to death along with her infant daughter by her husband and in-laws for failing to pay dowry.

Police in eastern Indian state of Jharkhand said 22-year-old Annu Devi was set ablaze while she was breastfeeding her daughter.

They have now arrested her husband, Gunjan Masat, who allegedly poured fuel over Devi and her baby daughter before setting them on fire.

According to Raghuni Rana, Devi’s father, the couple were happily married for more than a year, but problems started after Ms Devi gave birth to a baby girl.

Ganja Should Be Legalized– Jamaican Reggae Star-Eric Donaldson Says On ETV…

02/1/2014 4:51 pm

by GC Staff bG

Internationally acclaimed Jamaican reggae musician, Eric Donaldson, has opined on live television – ETV that left to him, ganja, otherwise known as wee or India hemp should be legalized.

Undoubtedly, Eric Donaldson is one of the best veteran reggae musicians from Jamaica. Reggae artist Eric Donaldson was born in Kent Village, Jamaica, on June 11, 1947, and launched his music career in 1964 when he recorded some tracks for Studio One in Kingston,

Eric Donaldson is in Ghana for the first time for a concert dubbed ‘Big Man Dance’ to be held tonight, at the plush Mensivc Hotel in Accra for very important personalities (VIPs) as well as February 5 at the La beach, organized by Moscow 1 entertainment and powered by Ghana’s power station, Radio Gold.

Appearing on ETV’s Late Night Celebrity Show on Friday 31^st Jan, 2014 to talk about the concert, the host, Dzifa Affanie, asked Eric how he gets inspired to write his songs. Eric replied “well I don’t write my songs. Sometimes I get the songs and the rhythms while smoking and drinking.”

The host followed up; do you still drink at your age? “I used to drink but stopped about 5 years ago. I used to drink Guinness a lot but stopped because I once went to urinate and nothing came out. I went to the doctor and I was told I have gall stones. Since then, I stopped drinking Guinness” Eric said.

There Are No Music Stars In Africa – Kojo Antwi Once Said | What Do You Think?

02/1/2014 3:58 pm

by GC Staff bG

Ace musician Kojo Antwi once revealed that in his opinion, there are no music stars in Africa, not to talk of himself or any Ghanaian musician of old or now.

‘A day in the life’ was a television program shown on Viasat 1 and hosted by AMMA 2010 Best African Actress, Ama K. Abebrese. The concept of the program was basically about the host spending time with a celeb to bring to their fans or audience, how such celebs live their daily life or how their typical day’s activities are, hence the name of the show – ‘A day in the life(of the celeb)’

The Maestro or the Lady’s Man, Kojo Antwi was once hosted on the show. Chronicling his past and daily activities, Kojo Antwi revealed how he started singing in the 80’s, the challenges, opportunities, writing of his songs, rehearsing and recording of songs, his favorite morning delicacy (Hausa “Koko” and “Koose”), wife, large fruits plantation at Dodowa, plans to establish a music school, amongst others.

It was through their conversation that Ama asked Kojo if he is a star. “Star (laughed)? I am not a star.” What about Africa, do we have music stars, asked Ama. “No, there are no stars in Africa. All African musicians are still struggling; including the established ones.

Nigerian Director Frank Raja Says Shirley Frimpong Manso Is an Outstanding Director + Majid Michel is His Favorite

02/1/2014 3:49 pm

by GC Staff bG

On Friday 31^st Jan, 2013, host of the Taxi Driver programme on Hitz 103.9 fm, Blakk Rasta interviewed Nigerian film director Frank Raja on what the latter think of the current state of Ghana’s movie industry.

Full name Frank Arase Raja, came to Ghana in the early 2000s through Ghanaian revered filmmaker, Abdul Salam of Venus Films. Asked how he got into the industry and how he came to Ghana to start directing movies, Frank said “well I started producing and directing movies in Nigeria. Abdul Salam who is a marketer, used to market few of my movies here in Ghana.

“First it was Samira Yakubu the costumier who invited me to Ghana for the shooting of the movie ‘Official Prostitute’ with the late Suzzy Williams. Abdul met with me again and he was like I love what you have been doing, I’ve sold a couple of your movies and so I think you and I could do something.

“It died out after I went back to Nigeria but he called me back later, bought me ticket, we discussed on what to do with the Ghanaian film industry. We discussed money, signed contract and we took off and from there, we’ve worked till date.

Bluntly, Blakk asked, in Ghana right now, apart from you being a director, is there any director you strongly admire in the Ghanaian film industry? “Shirley Frimpong-Manson” Frank revealed. Controversial Blakk pushed further, more than Leila Djansi?

Now It Is Juliet Ibrahim’s Turn-Keeping It Natural

02/1/2014 10:14 am

by GC Staff Sw

Jackie Appiah must have started a celebrity instagram natural hair revolution…After she recently shared a selfie, beautifully rocking her natural hair—-Yvonne Nelson followed 2 days after and now Juliet Ibrahim has done the same. Naturally, Juliet Ibrahim has long hair and therefore we are not surprised by the length. What we can say is that; … Read more

PHOTOS From The Premiere of Announcement + My Take On The Movie!

02/1/2014 8:50 am

by Comfort Asante, GC Staff Writer

It was a night full of excitement and a bit of laughter. I can still envisage how each and everyone in the auditorium stayed glued to their seats and never wanted to miss any scene from the movie which was premiered last night at the National Theatre.

Wonderful! Amazing! Exciting! Stunning! These are but few of the words the audience used to describe the movie. If I’m giving the opportunity to describe it in one word, then I guess I would have to talk to the Queen of England for her to endow me with the precise English word to employ.

“I thought I was coming to the theatre to just watch a movie and entertain myself, not knowing I was coming to watch an intelligent film like this. This is like Nikita.” Those were the exact words of a gentleman who sat close to me in the auditorium.

The movie under discussion is “Announcement”, which features David Dontoh, Amandah Jissih, Adjetey Anang, Doris Sackitey, Fred Amugi, Kafui Danku, and others. It was directed by Evelyn Robinson.

The Plot

In the movie, Harriet, the eleven year old daughter of Rev. Martin Sam was kidnapped by Samuel Mama, a young man who managed to break out of prison seven years into his life sentence.

Samuel Mama demands that Rev. Sam makes a public announcement that he-Rev Sam committed the crime for which he Samuel Mama was imprisoned if he wants his daughter alive. How will the reverend handle this? How will the church deal with the shocking news?

Who Said ‘TWEAA’? Lesson Learnt!

02/1/2014 8:22 am

by Guest Contributor

The Who Said ‘Tweaa’? story plus its associate funny posts which have for some time now gone viral on the social media is one incident we can take a cue from. Nevertheless, this piece is neither to condemn the victim nor to scorn the incident, rather to make an exposition so we learn a lesson or two.

A good look at the video indicates that the District Chief Executive who angrily stormed out of the durbar did so as a result of a remark made by an unidentified person (hence the question, “Who said ‘Tweaa’?”).

He fumes, ‘Am I your co-equal?’, ‘If you’re a hospital worker, who are you?’ and other utterances I find very unwholesome – POOR CONTROL OF TEMPER.

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