June 17, 2014 – GhanaCelebrities.Com

Why Are People Finding Ellen DeGeneres’ Tweet About It Taking Her More ‘Than 32 Seconds to Look Up Where Ghana is’ Offensive?

06/17/2014 6:12 pm

by Chris-Vincent Agyapong, Founding Editor

Some people have no sense of humor or probably do not understand what Ellen DeGeneres is reported to have tweeted during last night’s Ghana’s World Cup clash against USA…

It took the USA 32 seconds to score their first goal against Ghana and based on this, Ellen is said to have tweeted, saying, ‘Go USA! Fastest goal in U.S World Cup history in #USAvsGHANA game. 32 seconds! It took me longer to look up where Ghana is’..

I cannot see and do not find anything wrong with what she tweeted, yet, several Ghanaians have taken to social media to call her all sort of names—adding that she is ignorant for sending out that tweet.

What is ignorant about this tweet? If you want to look for Ghana on the internet, I bet it will take you more than 32 seconds to open up Google, type Ghana into the search bar and hit the enter key—and then wait for Google to produce a result.

Surely Ellen did not do the above, but all she meant was that, that goal was damn too quick—and we all agree it was. So what is offensive about this?

Four Lessons for Ghana’s Coach-Kwesi Appiah…Moving Forward

06/17/2014 5:36 pm

by Edith Osei Bonsu

In his first game as a coach on the world stage, Kwesi Appiah led his Black Stars team to a 2-1 loss to the United States. Now in a group comprising of Germany and Portugal as well, most people saw this first game as our best chance for three points, yet it turned out not … Read more

FOR YOUR VIEWING PLEASURE: Nikki Samonas Has A Banging Body…

06/17/2014 4:28 pm

by Edith Osei Bonsu

Actress Nikki Samonas was in the news yesterday for promising to give a romantic kiss to any of Ghana’s Black Star players to score first in Ghana’s opening game against USA—and since Andre Ayew netted first for Ghana, we assume she is waiting for things to happen. Aside the above promise which many have called … Read more

PHOTOS OF THE DAY: Jackie Appiah & Becca in Brazil + Juliet Ibrahim

06/17/2014 4:13 pm

by Edith Osei Bonsu

Ghanaian actress-Jackie Appiah is currently in Brazil for the 2014 World Cup–as one of the many celebrity World Cup ambassadors selected by Ghana’s Ministry of Sports…

Though their roles as ambassadors were not really defined for us and we have little information as to what these ambassadors are doing out there in Brazil, we are glad to see Jackie Appiah rocking a neat braid—telling the Brazilians that we don’t always depend on Brazilian hair…LOL.

Juliet Ibrahim decided to keep it casual and give her bum some room to stand out this morning…

Check below for the photos

Hurray…Rotary Club of Accra – Cantonments Commemorates Its 1st Anniversary!

06/17/2014 3:53 pm

by Edith Osei Bonsu

Yesterday members of the Rotary Club of Accra – Cantonments (16th June, 2014) celebrated the club’s first anniversary. The club, which is made up of 33 members, was chartered on June 12, 2013. Among other things, the Rotary Club of Accra – Cantonments has seen substantial progress in terms of its membership and other areas since the club was instituted.

The first anniversary, which was held at the Midindi Hotel in Cantonments, was used as a platform to launch the service projects for the Rotary Club in the years 2014/2015. Some of the proposed projects include: Eye Care project at James town, ICT project, Water and Sanitation project in the Eastern region, Bus stop shed and branding, and Lighted signage at the Cantonments Police Station.

In an interview with GhanaCelebrities.Com, Hilda De Souza, President of the Rotary Club of Accra – Cantonments, disclosed that, the club has been able to support a library project at the Rangoon Cluster of Schools. According to her, the club provided the school with about 4,000 textbooks, as well as storybooks, for their Primary and Junior High levels with a total cost of GHS 8,500.

Not only that, the club also supported the Weija leprosarium with items like rice, oil, milk, etc. during the Easter festivities. Madam Hilda De Souza made it clear that these were all donations from members of the Rotary Club of Accra – Cantonments.

YOUR STYLE: Look Fab in Affordable Brands | Denim on Denim

06/17/2014 11:39 am

by GC Staff Ob

GhanaCelebrities.Com’s fashion contributor-Naa Dotty loves her old school appearance, returning once again with her denim on denim style…

According to Naa, even though denim on denim is back on the street, a lot of people are still scared to take on the total denim outlook.

For her, you can never get it wrong with double denim—as long as the weather is good. And also, as long as you go for the right colours and pay attention to the fit…

Check below for how she rocked the double denim + where she got them from and at what prices…

The New Money Syndrome-Are You Suffering From It? | Most of Our Ghanaian Celebrities Are…

06/17/2014 11:12 am

by GC Staff Ob

We are in the social media age where the adage ‘If you’ve got it flaunt it’ seems to have found a strong prominence in our generation. Go through your friend’s facebook, twitter or instagram pages and you see how much flaunting goes around. A lot of people who do this have a disease I would like to call the ‘New Money Syndrome’.

I was first introduced to this term by a friend of mine. She argues that people who like to flaunt their material possession are suffering from the New Money Syndrome. She explains that the new money syndrome is when someone who has not had a rosy upbringing suddenly finds themselves wealthy.

It might be from a really good paying job, or some fraudulent activity (yahoo yahoo), or having a very rich partner. These were people who could not afford the bare necessities of life, and are suddenly enjoying luxury. They like to tell the whole world what they have because it is all new to them.

They announce any trip they make, often posting pictures of first class seats in a plane, they let people know how much they bought a certain shoe for, going as far as posting pictures of receipts online. Some have even gone as far as posting pictures of themselves sitting on toilet seats in a hotel, just because it is a 5 star hotel.

When you compare their behaviour to the old money people, there is a vast difference. The old money people are those who have been introduced to the best luxuries of life right from an early age. Most of them do not find the need to flaunt anything because it is normal to them.

Will You Marry Me? The Heart Says NO; The Lips Says YES!

06/17/2014 11:00 am

by GC Staff Ob

It seems Africans have embraced the foreign ‘engagement’ these days. When a man proposes to a woman, they say they are engaged unlike the traditional method where bride price changes hands before one can be said to be engaged. Some proposals these days is more of a public affair than a private one and due to the ‘surprise romantic treat’ of being proposed to in front of people you don’t even know from Adam, one sometimes accepts a proposal when he/she never meant to say yes in the first place – sometimes even if you give them a year notice. The lips accept to marry the person but not the heart.

I think most of these ‘public show’ of proposal is to avoid any ‘unforeseen’ circumstances. It might truly be a romantic gesture or in a bid to put the ‘proposee’ in an awkward position when they’re not sure what the outcome will be. It’s not everyone who finds it funny when a surprise springs up from nowhere and has to take a decision there and then, especially if they’ve never thought about marrying the ‘proposer’ in the first place.

Sometimes this ‘engagement’ thing is a clever word that some men use to get a lady (that is choking them with marriage talks) off their back. Otherwise, how do you explain a situation whereby a man and woman are almost enjoying ‘marriage privileges’ (living together etc.) with each other but can’t seem to get themselves to do the real thing ,even when money is not the problem? There are some people who have been ‘fianceeing’ each other for years. While the man insists he is not married, the lady will claim she is married!

What Was Rihanna Trying to SAY About Kevin Prince Boateng?

06/17/2014 9:30 am

by Nana Yaw Adjapong

International Pop Star-Rihanna took to twitter about 12 hours ago and posted a message with Ghana Black Stars’ Kevin Prince Boateng’s photo—and I am sort of confused as to what she meant… Do we have to tell Rihanna that Kevin Prince Boateng is a family man? Maybe she is not thinking along those lines… What … Read more

Ghana’s Coach Kwesi Appiah is a Disaster | Why Leave Prince Boateng on the Bench & Play Jordan Ayew?

06/17/2014 7:56 am

by Chris-Vincent Agyapong, Founding Editor

I do not know much about football and that is why I do not personally write a lot about it. I can sit afar and tell you the colour of Yvonne Okoro’s underwear but I cannot even be sure which positions the players really play…

Even with my level of naivety, I can boldly say; Ghana’s coach-Kwesi Appiah is a disaster and showed the world that he was an inexperienced coach yesterday by not starting such an important much against the USA with his best 11.

When I used to play FIFA Playstation, I always made sure I selected the experienced players even though the level of play of anyone selected in a video game depends on the one holding the control pad. It may not be true but I always convinced myself that, the game manufactures would somehow have given the experienced and good players a tilt to win and that is why I always went in for them…

Yesterday’s match against USA was not a computer game but if I was asked to pick the damn players, there was no way I was going to leave Michael Essien and Kevin Prince Boateng out of the starting 11, and play Jordan Ayew and the others…

What was the essence of the coach’s decision to leave his most experienced and arguably best players on the bench to try Jordan Ayew—simply because he found luck and scored some goals against a side like South Korea in a friendly?

Did Jurgen Klinsmann play all his best and experienced players? Yes he did but we kept testing the game as if we were in training.

And which coach keeps playing Kwadwo Asamoah at the back? Was the coach blind to the fact that Opare and Christian Atsu were liabilities last night and didn’t have to wait till the game was almost over before changing them?

USA 2-1 Ghana: Black Stars Humbled in Group G Opening Game

06/17/2014 12:33 am

by Edith Osei Bonsu

The Black Stars lost their opening world cup group G game 2-1 to the United States as they failed to become third time lucky.

The USA took an early lead, but Ayew pulled Ghana level late in the second half, before the lead was restored by a powerful John Brooks header from a corner in the 86^th minute.

This opening group game of the ‘underdogs’ meant a win was crucial as the subsequent games were guaranteed to be much tougher than this one.

And it was the USA who earned the bragging rights, beating the Black Stars for the first time in three attempts, collecting all three points and joining Germany joint top of the group.

Skipper Clint Dempsey gave the U.S an early lead, scoring within 43 seconds of kick-off with a side-footed effort past goalkeeper Adam Kwarasey.

The early goal, coming before the Stars had even had the chance to settle into the game, shook the entire team who seemed completely out of sorts within the first 15 minutes of the game.

The Black Stars however, gradually wrestled control of the game from their opponents, but a combination of lethargic front-line play and brilliant goalkeeping by Tim Howard kept the USA in the lead till half time.

Coach Kwesi Appiah maintained the bulk of his starting line-up from the Stars last friendly win against South Korea, with Christian Atsu stepping in instead of Kevin Prince Boateng and Daniel Opare slotting in at right back. This meant Kwadwo Asamoah remained at left back, with the Ayew brothers and Atsu supporting Gyan in attack.

The game had barely begun when Clint Dempsey gave the US team the lead. After winning the ball after some scrappy play, he nimbly skipped the challenge of John Boye, then slotted the ball coolly into the Ghanaian net with Kwarasey soundly beaten.

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