ghna:AWWWWWWWWWWW....Last Respect To The Late Ronnie Coches

It was on November 21, 2013 when our brother, friend,son and father the late Ronnie coches passed away from heart attack and left the country to a stand still.at the age of 36..and now he will be put to a final rest at the national theatre 1st February and after which the body will be sent to the osu cemetery.
church and memorial services will be held at the Success Chapel Church Bubuashie near white house on the 2nd of February 2014.
Friends,Family and Fans of the late Ronnie cohes are cordially invited........

KENYA:Lupita Nyongo On Interview Magazine

Lupita Nyongo is an actor who was born in mexico but lived in Kenya,in an interview magazine.
the bautiful actor said growing up as a child she has always wanted to act but she was scaed of admitting the fact knowing that actors in kenya where not sucessful.
Lupita Nyongo taught to her self that if she could go to school and have her degree for acting she could be proud to tell everyone that she wants to be an actor.she persued her dream and got her film degree and Africa studies at Hampshire College in Massachussetts during which time Nyongo directed a documentary,in my genes,about albinism in Kenya.
Lupita Nyongo came back to the same question she was scared to speak out,she asked her self the same question"what do l want to be".
Lupita said to her self  if she does not persue what she loves doing,she would regret.'l knew tht if l dont try acting that would be the onething l would regret,so l decided to apply to acting schools", Nyongo says"if l got in,l'd take it as a sign that l should persue acting as a career.if l didnt get in,l was prepared to figure out some plan b"she adds'lukly l got in"

GHANA:TV3 PROMISES TUTULAPATO AND FAILS

Just this week we brought to you update about how Tutulapato just went on vacation at the village has said by the manager,we promised you to stay on this blog for more information and yes we have fulfilled our promise.
the manager of the youngest rapper Kosmos Boako aka tTutulapato has comeout  to speak again about the fact that tv3 has not fulfilled any of the promises made to them to pay the winner of talented kids GH¢ 4,000 and a trip to the Uk has promised.
According to the manager of tutulapato. Pope Skinny,the youngest rapper applied for a visa to travel to the Uk and he was denied. Also tv3 are saying GH¢ 4,000 will be given to the winner of the talented kids show if he is 18years old in which that was not part of the terms of the contract before the finale,
Pope Skinny says he is taking the case on till all promises made by the tv station are fulfilled.
Production Manager of TV3, Gabriel Asante Bosompem, told Showbiz that Tutulaputu has received all his prizes except his trip to U.K of which he was refused a visa because his parents could not provide enough details of how they were taking care of their son in Ghana.
According to him, it is no fault of TV3 for the UK High Commission to deny Tutulapatu a visa to the U.K. “We provided every document that was required but he was denied on grounds that his parents failed to provide enough document of how they were taking care of their son”
Mr. Bosompem added that, TV3 is not aware of anyone called Pope Skinny claiming to be the manager of Tutulapatu.
“We only know of Tutulapatu’s parents and not Pope Skinny. In fact, Pope Skinny can go ahead and do whatever he likes because TV3 is not in any contract with him,” Mr Bosompem said.
He explained that the GH¢ 4,000 he received as part of his prize package has been kept safely for him until he is 18 years when he can access it.
“The management of TV3 decided to keep the money for him until he is 18 years. We wouldn’t be doing him any good if we gave an 8 years old boy GH¢ 4,000” he said.

GHANA:"I WAS NOT SWEEPING THE STREETS OF CANADA"KWEKU GYESI SPEAKS OUT

CEO of Media Excel,Kwesi Earnin Ernest made a comment about Kweku Gyesi and how he would be sweeping the streets of Canada since the gospel music industry has become so bad.
 On one of the peace fm's entertainment review the CEO  said "by this time go and see kweku gyesi, he could be sweeping on the streets somewhere in the cold weather to keep body and soul together"
Kweku Gyesi had to clear the air on the issue so therefor the award winning gospel musician through Ghanacelebrities cleared the air saying "l did not go to Canada to sweep the streets my wife and family are out there and l have been here for years so went to spend some family time
to all the fans of Kweku Gyasi your loyal gospel musician is not sweeping the streets of Canada has speculated. STAY GLUED TO THIS BLOG FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS

SOUTH AFRICA:KENDRICK LAMAR IN SOUTH AFRICA

the young rapper from campton Kendrick lamar who with hard work earned himself seven nominations from the Grammys and well known for hit songs.will be in south Africa to shut it down. Kendrick lamar has been uploading videos to his fans in south Africa telling them about how he will be heading to the south just to give them a remarkable Performance. The video contains the date and venue he will be and he has confirmed to be at three[3] places in south afria.February 7 at The Wave House, in Durban, February 8 at Johannesburg Stadium, and February 9 at the Bellville Velodrome, in Cape Town.

NIGERIA:Kcee Featuing Nicki Minaj Confirmed

After rumors in the media about Kcee having Nicki Minaj on a track and about him paying N68m.
Soso Sobrekon,Kcee's manager finally comes out to confirm.
Kcee's manager did not only confirm that they have Nicki Minaj on a song but further more went on to say that since they wanted it to be a surprise to the fans and it has been licked out by a media agent.Kcee will go ahead to feature an artiste from  YMCMB bigger than Nicki Minaj but they already have the sexy Nicki Minaj on a track but are looking forward to surprise Kcee's fans.
MORE UPDATES WILL BE AVAILABLE.....

NIGERIA:OMG Kelly Rowland In Nigeria

The RnB star Kelly Rowland well known for massive hit songs will be in  Nigeria to headline  a valentine day concert,love like a movie .
Nigerian stars that will also be at the concert includes D'banj and Tiwa Savage.Other acts include Timi Dakolo, Soul Muzik's MoEazy and Zaina, JJC, DJ Spinall, Seyi Shay, Eva, Muna and Waje.
The concert will hold at the Eko Hotel Oceanview Grounds on February 15. This year's edition will feature aerial performances, breathtaking stunts and slams. It is themed Love Roller-Coaster.
The maiden edition of the concert, in 2013, featured an appearance by reality star, Kim Kardashian, and star performance by 2face Idibia.
Speaking on Rowland's appearance at this year's edition, Darey said, "Kelly is a great performer and we're delighted to have her on board. She's an extremely talented artiste, beautiful, sexy, very friendly and humane. She will undoubtedly enjoy her stay in Nigeria and I'm also hoping she will try some pounded yam and efo riro before she leaves."

GHANA:Pope Skinny Finally Speaks Out About Tutulapato

For the past weeks rumors have been going around in the media about the carrier of the young artist Tutulapato the atist that was found on the kasahare show by his manager pope skinny and later moved to win the talented kids season 4 edition in Ghana.
Stories where all over in the media about how the mom of the young artist,was disturbing the produer of Tutulapato with money problem thinking they are making money from the young artist and that made the producer could not take the pressure any longer and decided to take Tutulapato back to the village.
Pope Skinny has finally come out to talk about the situation saying the young artist has not gone home has the media are circulating around but has only gone for a vacation just has a normal person will do but cant say when the young artist will be coming back to Accra.
Could this just be an excuse from pope skinny or true is it that tutulapato has gone for a vacation.WATCH OUT AND STAY GLUED TO THIS BLOG.

GHANA:Funeral Arrangements For The Late Ronnie Coches

On November21,2013 at he Korlebu teaching hospital Ghana lost one of their best hiplife musicians from the popular hiplife group known as Bubak in which they were two in the group,frm an heart attack.
Funeral arrangements for the late Ronnie Coches have been put to place by the Quainoo and Akrong family together with Musiga.The late Ronnie Coches. wake keeping will be held on the 31st of january at the national theatre of Ghana.The funeral,laying in state and the musical concert will be held on the 1st February at the same venue after which the body will be sent to the osu cemetery.
church and memorial services will be held at the Success Chapel Church Bubuashie near white house on the 2nd of February 2014.
Friends,Family and Fans of the late Ronnie cohes are cordially invited........
R.I.P...YOUR WORKS LIVETH FOREVER  

NIGERIA:Wande coal and d'banj arenow new glo ambasadors

Glo a telecommunication network which seeks at providing customers with a good network has over the years signed artists as ambassadors such as PSquare as well as recently unveiled ambassadors Naeto C, M.I, Lynxxx, Bez, Burna Boy, Flavour, Waje, Omawumi,Asem,irene logan reggie rockstone..etc.
Glo has joined two artist to be part of the already ambassadors and that happens to be Nigerians own,
Wande Coal and D'banj.
Wande Coal made his own public by  tweeting to the world abut how exciting he is about the endorsement deal.

Congratulations to Wande Coal and D'banj.

GHANA:Chris Attoh Nomiated For Favourite Male African International Emerging Screen Talent

The 2014 nominations sees global Nigerian talents lead the way with the overwhelming number of nominations in the much coveted People’s Choice African International Awards section with Ghana, South Africa and Kenya making up the numbers. Nigeria was also well represented within the highly competitive UK Screen Awards with Oscar contender Chiwetel Ejiofor and star of The Butler, David Oyelowo being the picks of the nominees. You can see the full list of nominees and vote for your favorite rising African talents exclusively at www.screennation.com

With all the major nominees converging on London for the film Bafta’s on the week before, this year’s Screen Nation is set to be one of the ‘hot’ awards ticket of the 2014 awards season. And with Obi at the helm the prestigious ceremony is anticipated to also host many Nigerian dignitaries and elite stars from both Hollywood and Nollywood who will attend to celebrate diversity. See full list of nomination below:

HONORARY & MAJOR AWARDS
Outstanding Contribution BILL DUKE
Edric Connor Inspiration (Posthumously) FELIX DEXTER
Classic Movie DO THE RIGHT THING
Classic TV (Intl.) THE COSBY SHOW
Classic TV (UK) DESMOND’S
UK SCREEN AWARDS
Rising Talent
AJ Odudu – Big Brother, Celebrity Big Brother, Big Brother’s, Bit on the Psych
Ben Bailey Smith aka Doc Brown – 4 O’Clock Club
Gary Carr – Death in Paradise, Downton Abbey, Bluestone 42
Javone Prince – PhoneShop, Plebs, Quick Cuts
Kane Robinson aka Kano – Top Boy
Karla Crome – Misfits, Prisoners Wives, Lightfields
Young Shooting Star (16-25)
Ade Oyefeso – Youngers, Misfits
Adelayo Adedayo – Some Girls, Gone Too Far
Calvin Demba – Youngers,
Khali Best – Eastenders
Khalil Madovi – 4 O’Clock Club
Shavani Seth – Youngers
Favourite Female TV Star
PUBLIC VOTING
AJ Odudu – Big Brother, Celebrity Big Brother, Big Brother’s, Bit on the Psych
Alesha Dixon – Britain’s Got Talent, Your Face Sounds Familiar
Chizzy Akudolu – Holby City
Natalie Gumede – Strictly Come Dancing
Zawe Ashton – Fresh Meat, Case Histories
Favourite Male TV Star
PUBLIC VOTING
Ashley Walters – Top Boy, Truckers
Cornel John – Eastender’s
Jimmy Akingbola – Holby
Nonso Anozie – Dracula, The Bible, Game of Thrones
Patrick Robinson – Casualty, Strictly Come Dancing
Wil Johnson – Emmerdale
Female Performance in Film
Naomie Harris – Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, Skyfall
Rakie Ayola – Dredd, Now will Do
Shanika Warren-Markland – Gone too Far, The Knot
Sophie Okonedo – After Earth
Thandie Newton – Half of a Yellow Sun
Male Performance in Film
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje – The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete, Best Laid Plans
Aml Ameen – The Butler
Chiwetel Ejiofor – 12 Years a Slave
David Oyelowo – The Butler,
Idris Elba – Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Mention:
Daniel Kaluuya – Kick Ass 2, Welcome to the Punch
Noel Clarke – The Knot, Star Trek
Nonso Anozie – Ender’s Game
Female Performance in TV
Angel Coulby – Dancing on the Edge, The Tunnel
Lorraine Burroughs – Ice Cream Girls, Top Boy,
Nikki Amuka-Bird – Luther
Nina Sosanya – Last Tango in Halifax, Wizards vs. Aliens
Sharon Duncan Brewster – Top Boy, The Bible, The Mimic
Zawe Ashton – Fresh Meat, Case Histories
Mention:
Ashley Madekwe – Revenge
Freema Agyeman – The Carrie Diaries, Old Jack’s Boat
Jaye Jacobs – Waterloo Road
Lenora Crichlow – Black Mirror, Burton and Taylor, Back in the Game
Sophie Okonedo -The Escape Artist, Mayday
Wunmi Mosaku – Dancing on the Edge
Male Performance in TV
Ashley Walters – Truckers, Top Boy
Chiwetel Ejiofor – Dancing on the Edge
David Oyelowo – Complicit
Idris Elba – Luther
Jimmy Akingbola – Holby City
Lennie James – Run, The Walking Dead, (Low Winter Sun)
Nonso Anozie –Dracula, The Bible, Game of Thrones
Mention:
Arinze Kene – Youngers
Hugh Quarshie – Holby
Nathan Stewart Jarrett – Paradise
Nicholas Pinnock – Top Boy, Ice Cream Girls
Tobi Bakare – The Tunnel
UK SCREENCRAFT ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Diversity in Factual Production
Albino Witchcraft Murders – BBC4
Bad 25 – BBC2
Burma: My Father and the Forgotten Army – BBC2
First Amongst Equals: The Laurie Cunningham Story – ITV1
The Cruel Cut – C4
Martin Luther King and the March on Washington – BBC2
Mention:
Kony: Hunt for the World’s Most Wanted – BBC1
Swinging into the Blitz – BBC2
Diversity in Drama Production
Dancing on the Edge – BBC2
Death in Paradise – BBC1
Holby City – BBC2
Luther – BBC1
Run – C4
Top Boy – C4
Youngers C4
Mention:
Casualty –-BBC1
Doctors – BBC1
Waterloo Road – BBC1
Independent Spirit Film Production
Fedz – Top Dog
Gone Too Far – Destiny Ekaragha
It’s a Lot – Femi Oyeniran & Darwood Grace
Sable Fable – Stephen Lloyd Jackson
The Fade – Andy Mundy-Castle
Favourite Black Channel
PUBLIC VOTING
ABN TV
BEN TV
Nollywood Movies
The Africa Channel
Vox Africa
Favourite International Movie (made by or starring British talent)
PUBLIC VOTING
12 Years a Slave
House at the End of the Street
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
The Butler
PEOPLE’S CHOICE AFRICAN INTERNATIONAL SCREEN AWARDS
PUBLIC VOTING
Favourite Nigerian (New Nollywood) Film (Released in Nig and/or premiered in UK/Online)
PUBLIC VOTING
Amina
Confusion Na Wa
Flower Girl
Hoodrush
Onye Ozi
Tango with Me
Turning Point
Favourite Female African Intl. Emerging Screen Talent
(PUBLIC VOTING
Adepero Oduye (USA/Nigeria) – 12 Years A Slave/Steel Magnolias/Pariah
Damilola Adegbite (Nigeria) – Flower Girl
Danai Gurira (USA/Zimbabwe) – The Walking Dead, Mother of George
Linda Ejiofor (Nigeria) – The Meeting
Lupita Nyong’o (USA/Kenya) – 12 Years A Slave, Shuga
Favourite Male African Intl. Emerging Screen Talent
PUBLIC VOTING
Alex Ekubo (Nigeria)
Anthony Monjaro (Nigeria)
Chris Attoh (Ghana)
Femi Jacobs (Nigeria)
Joseph Benjamin (Nigeria)
OC Ukeje (Nigeria)
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Best African Film
B is for Boy Nigeria – Chika Anadu, Nigeria/UK
Half of A Yellow Sun – Biyi Bandele, Nigeria/UK
Mother of George – Andrew Dosunmu, Nigeria/USA
Nairobi Half Life – David Kitonga, Kenya/Germany
Of Good Report – Jahmil X.T. Qubeka, South Africa
The 9th Screen Nation Film & TV Award will be held on Sunday 23^rd February 2014 at the Park Plaza Riverbank hotel. Limited VIP tickets for this exclusive event can be purchased exclusively online at Screen Nation website www.screennation.com.

GHANA:Akumaa Mama Zimbi honoured

Accra-based radio and television talk show host on relationship, marriage, love and sex, Akumaa Mama Zimbi known in private life as Mrs. Joyce Akumaa Dongotey-Padi, has been named as the 50th Most Influential Personality in Ghana in the year 2013.

The 100 Most Influential Personalities Award is an annual list of 100 Ghanaians whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events in the country, and this is the fourth edition assembled by e.tv Ghana.

Akumaa Mama Zimbi, the host of ‘Odo Ahomaso’ on Adom 106.3 FM and Multi TV, is also currently reigning as the most influential TV and radio personality in Ghana on the entire social media, according to starcount.com, which is an internet survey firm.

Starcount.com ranks the world’s top celebrities and brands based on their popularity and engagement from 11 of the world’s biggest social media networks such as Facebook, twitter and YouTube, to produce the ultimate social media chart.

They also show the social media ranking of stars across thousands of countries and categories like sports chart, TV chart, music chart and film chart.

This current rating makes Akumaa Mama Zimbi the most influential Ghanaian female celebrity, after Yvonne Nelson and Eazzy on the entire social media.

Mama Zimbi, who is currently co-ambassador for World Heart Day 2013 in Ghana, is the founder and executive director of Mama Zimbi Foundation (MZF), a non-governmental organization which initiated the Widows Alliance Network (WANE) that supports vulnerable widows and their needy children, with membership of over 8,000 widows across Ghana

AFICA:Photos Of some of africa celebs spotted at the grammy's

D'banj and Cobhams Asuquo Joins The One Agriculture Ambassadors.

One Agriculture which aims at kicking away poverty in Africa .By investing in agriculture in Africa believing that more than two-thirds of Africans depend on agriculture for their income.
one agriculture believes that Investing in agriculture is one of the best ways to reduce poverty in Africa. According to World Bank analysis, growth in the agriculture sector is 2.5 times as effective at reducing poverty as growth in other sectors.
One Agriculture  over the past years have picked soo many ambassadors but this time around went for D'banj and music producer Cobhams Asuquo....well what  can we say. Good Luck to them..

Nigeria:Tonto Dikeh Bombs Comedian AY

The sexy actress,Tonto Dikeh was not able to take a joke from the Nigeria comedian AY,after he posted a joke on his blog that has to do with Tonto Dikeh.
AY and Tonto Dikeh are very good friends,and have been spotted having friendly times,but yesternite AY posted something on his blog that has to do with Tonto Dikeh's looks during the
Calabar Carnival in December 2013 and that got the sexy actress furious at her friend.

South Africa: Ladysmith Black Mambazo Win Fourth Grammy

Cape Town — Traditional acapella group Ladysmith Black Mambazo have won the Grammy Award for Best World Album for Live: Singing for Peace around the World - sharing the award with the flamenco fusion artists the Gipsy Kings, who were nominated for a sixth time and won for the first time.
The South Africans now have four Grammys.
Before heading for Los Angeles for the 56th Grammys, the EThekwini Municipality hosted an official send-off for the indigenous group Ladysmith Black Mambazo at Durban City Hall.
"Ladysmith Black Mambazo are now South Africa's ambassadors because wherever they go they carry the country's flag and spread the word about how beautiful our country is and this can have a good impact on our recently launched visitors strategy to lure more tourist to the City," said Durban Mayor James Nxumalo.
Nxumalo thanked the group for managing to inspire many people around the world to enjoy and appreciate South Africa's rich cultural music and mentioned that this type of music would have not been in this level without Ladysmith Black Mambazo.
Founder of the group, Joseph Shabalala thanked the Mayor of eThekwini for the recognition and said: "Our music is a symbol of South African history therefore it is very heartening to learn that even high profile people don't forget their roots but still recognises and enjoy our music."
He said they are now selecting the talented youth and training them so that they will carry on with the legacy of Ladysmith Black Mambazo.
While in the United States, Ladysmith Black Mambazo will tour New Orleans, New York and Washington and other cities for three months.

Ghana:Sarkodie speaks to DJ Edu

DJ Edu is a Kenyan-born, London-based DJ who presents 1Xtra's Destination Africa show, bringing the sound of the African underground to the speakers of the UK and the world.

Edu is known for playing a wide variety of African genres, from Genge, soul and urban through to Coupe De Cale, Zouk, Lingala, Soukous, Nigerian hits, Egyptian hits and Afro beats.

In 2008 he presented a series of shows from Ghana as part of 1Xtra's coverage of the Africa Cup of Nations football tournament and is one of the biggest club DJs in Africa.
Guess who Dj Edu hosted on Destination Africa Show,Ghana's own best rapper BET award winner
Sarkodie.The BET award winner was on Destination Africa,tto tell the world about his Sarkology
album..Guess Sarkodie is really exploring.

Ghana:Still Got It!!! John Mensah joins Asante Kotoko on a short term deal

According to GhanaSportsOnline : The 31-year-old has been without a club since leaving French Ligue 1 side Stade Rennes at the end of last season but is eager to regain his form to earn a place in the Ghana squad for the 2014 World Cup. Though Kotoko are yet to officially announce the deal, the towering former Sunderland defender has reportedly agreed a six-month deal with the Porcupine Warriors. 
Ghana FA regulations would not permit the powerful to register him for Kotoko but our sources can confirm that due to Mensah importance to Ghana’s World Cup campaign, the FA will be ready to register him to enable his availability for Kotoko if he agrees the deal.

Ghana:Okyeame Kwame Versatile Show Bounces Back

The one and only Mr. Versatile in the name of Okyeame Kwame has said plans are in top gear to serve Ghanaians with the main ‘The Okyeame Kwame Versatile Show’ on the 20th of April 2014; a show which he said is going to be a magical and infusion night of music, drama and dance.

‘The Okyeame Kwame Versatile Show’ which was officially launched on 14th of December 2013 is in collaboration with National Theatre, Roverman Productions, Ohene Media, Empire Entertainment and NOYAM Dance Institute is slated to hold at the National Theatre, Accra.

According to information made available to Saharaspy.com, the show is a blend of music, drama and dance which takes satiric look at the society, giving the audience the opportunity to laugh and forget their sorrow, as well as to showcase excellence through art and sound.

Last year’s show which was adjudged as the best innovative show of the year by reputable media organisations in Ghana was also endorsed by the ‘who is who’ in Ghana such as Bola Ray of Empire Entertainment, Yaw Sakyi, Mrs. Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings and many more.

Award winning actress Ama K. Abebrese, has released her movie trailer online. The movie titled Double-Cross is produced by

Ama K is a multiple award winner and the awards won include the 2010 Media Personality at the Ghana UK Based Achievement Awards (GUBA); 2011 Best Actress in a Leading Role at African Movie Academy Awards (AMAAS) and 2013 International African Film Personality at Screen Nation Awards.

Find below the synopsis below...

Effie Howard (Ama K. Abebrese) a streetwise programmer’s life is dramatically turned upside down when her fiancé Ben Boateng (Adjetey Anang) is convicted and sentenced for a bank robbery he did not commit. She is determined to prove his innocence; she carried out her own investigation and finds the actual robber; Danny Frimpong (John Dumelo) a calm and collected sophisticated genius of a thief who has a personal vendetta against the bank he robbed Neptune Bank International. He robbed the bank using technological equipment’s and software’s which enabled him to enter, steal and exit the bank leaving everyone mystified as to how the theft was carried out, no witnesses, no evidence, yet the money is gone. She meets Danny and threatens him but offers him a deal, and it’s to rob the bank again with similar methods as the first so the authorities know the actual robber is still out there then Danny does not lose what matters to him most and the reason for the bank robbery. She plans to relocate with the money when Ben is acquitted so as to get away from the stigma attached to ex-convicts and their families. After the bank robbery Effie sets her sights on a jewellery warehouse and she wants Danny to rob it. With a lot of jewellery and loads of money at stake, each one of them tries to outwit each other with medleys of smart thinking as they plan and execute the robberies. They meticulously plan the robberies, but no amount of careful planning or expertise can prepare them for the dangerous enemy, an enemy Effie least expected and never saw coming; an unexpected turn of events on the day of the robbery, what happened?

 

 D.R. Kufuor and Ama K. Abebrese; directed by Pascal AKA and features John Dumelo and Adjetey Anang.

Ghana: Yonne Okoro's Sister Joins Her

Just last year when the actress Yvonne Okoro,was made  face of pz cussons.
well her sister,Roseline Okoro joins her in the spot light
after she has also been made face of Ghandour's cocoa butter,while her sister
who is proud of her,can not hold it in but proudly tells the whole world about
how her  sister makes her proud.
good luck to the two okoro's.
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Nigeria: Why Nigerian Entertainers Live Large

During a recent interview with Encomium magazine, singer Iyanya gave an insight into why some Nigerian entertainers are forced to live large. “Yes [we need to live large]. Let me give you an instance: I had a show here in Lagos, but I was in Dubai.
They made the mistake of booking my flight for Monday for the show which was supposed to be on Sunday. We rushed to the airport and they confirmed that my ticket was for the next day. After much pleading and explaining that I had a show that night in Lagos, they agreed to let me on board, but refused me to be on business class, because, according to them, it wasn’t my [scheduled] flight. I had to fly economy class with my business class ticket.
Sitting down there, people around were staring at me, wondering what I was doing there. A woman even walked up to me and said “Iyanya, you no suppose dey here now, na the other side you suppose dey”. What came to my mind next was ‘I can’t just decide to fly economy today; it will become gist’. I have to work hard, make money and live up to your expectations. It is not like as if I am living my life for you but it’s the life I chose. So, I have to do it.”
This actually means that Nigerian artistes and their larger-than-life attitude is apparently a part of the show business. Most people see these artistes and aspire to be like them; which makes it difficult to fathom why someone who owns a N20m car would stay in a rented apartment or choose to ‘starve’.
Some artistes have been scrutinised for buying exotic cars when ‘people’ in the country still live below the poverty line. Recently, Omawumi was congratulated by a blogger for acquiring a 2012 ML 350 Mercedes said to be worth about N12.5m. In 2013, WizKid bought a N14.6m Porsche Panamera, bashed it and replaced it with another. Iyanya just acquired a brand new 2013 Porsche Cayman said to be worth about N12.5. Mavin Record artiste D’ Prince’s Mercedes Benz cost N8m.Timaya owns a 2009 Bentley continental GT coupe, Range Rover and Escalade Truck. For Iceprince Zamani, MI and Timi Dakolo, the Range Rover seems to be the choice. J. Martins allegedly owns a Rolls Royce worth $500,000. Of course, you have the right to wonder.

South Africa: Big Brother Mzansi Coming Soon!

Big Brother – and millions of television viewers - will be watching every move of a group of outgoing, yet house-bound South Africans again in January 2014.
M-Net announced today that its proudly local brand, Mzansi Magic, will produce another South African edition of Big Brother, and this time the show will aptly be called Big Brother Mzansi.
Yolisa Phahle, M-Net’s Director of Local Interest Channels, says hosting a reality show of the magnitude of Big Brother is a logical next step for Mzansi Magic. “The multiple requests over the years for another local version of this supernova television show, together with the overwhelming viewer response to Big Brother Africa signaled that it will be a sure-fire hit in our market.”
“Adding Big Brother to our varied, increasing portfolio of general entertainment productions - ranging from telenovelas, soaps, lifestyle shows, comedies to reality and drama – consolidates Mzansi Magic’s commitment to bringing the biggest and the best local shows to our viewers. The format is perfectly aligned to our vision which is to produce the most compelling content for audiences when they want it and where they want it. ”
In a bold move for the era of television at the time, M-Net and format owner and production company Endemol SA, introduced the concept of realty television to SA audiences in 2001 with the very first 24/7 Big Brother broadcasts in the Southern hemisphere. Big Brother and the irreverent inhabitants of the specially-built Big Brother House immediately grabbed the imagination of the nation, frequented newspaper headlines and even inspired academic thesis and debates.
Then, after a second South African season in 2002, Big Brother ventured into the entire continent, where it continues to create waves of excitement and viewer participation season after season.
Big Brother The Chase, an M-Net AfricaMagic property, is currently enthralling viewers across Africa with just under 1 million unique website visitors; over 1.5million video views (online); over 30million page views (online) and over 1 million messages to TV in just 2 weeks. Big Brother Africa also boasts more than 1 million likes on Facebook and generates approximately 300 000 tweets per week.
“We are extremely proud of all the Big Brother editions, “says Endemol SA Managing Director, Sivan Pillay. “The brand just keeps on growing and each season has had its own charm. We value our longstanding relationship with M-Net as a company and look forward to be collaborating with another channel in its family of brands.”
But who will the presenter be? Who may enter? When will the contestants be chosen? How much money is up for grabs? And, what will the theme be?
“This country-specific Big Brother will be filled with twists and turns, just like the Pan-African ones,” says Pillay. More will be revealed at a later stage.”
Big Brother Mzansi will be the 11th season produced by companies M-Net and Endemol SA. This includes 2 seasons of Big Brother South Africa, 8 seasons of Big Brother Africa and Big Brother Nigeria

Irene Logan’s ‘I Fell in Love with a Devil’ to be out in Jan. 30

Afro Soul Irene Logan, is ready with a new material. Her latest ‘I Fell in Love with a Devil’ is out on January 30.

“I Fell in Love with a Devil” was written about five years ago by Asem and it’s one of those songs most people can relate to,” she says.

“It’s about deception in a relationship of any kind and the devil in the title signifies lies. It basically talks about all the things people do in their various relationships that borders around deceit. It has a lot of high life rhythms and filled with humor.”

“I laid all the vocals and Zapp Mallet handled all the production. Asem and I know each other from way back and he is one of the few people I became close to when I first got into the music scene.”

“Apart from all that people think they know I believe he is a very good song writer and intelligent in his writing and the energy between us two when we are working on a song together is amazing and that’s why the songs always come out that great.

“iLog Productions is a production house I have just started to handle my own works and that of clients going forward. I am veering into entrepreneurship to open up my scope to help my music career and that of many others and that’s my mission and vision with this production house.”
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Believe Eyefia releases ‘When Africa Praise

Nigerian-born gospel singer, songwriter and music producer, Believe Eyefia has released his first single ‘When Africa Praise’. The song which signifies praising the lord in an unusual way – the African way – is a pulsating praise song produced by prolific Ghanaian producer, U Beat.
 


Born in Abraka in the Ethiop East local Government area of Delta State, the fast rising talented Gospel artist lost his parents at a tender age and took solace in acting at the Assemblies of God Church, Ucheli 1. He later founded ‘Delight’, a theatre group. While in high school, Believe met a friend who encouraged him to sing also because of his beautiful voice. They formed a group called ‘Unlimitable’ but had to disband after the members left to pursue higher education.

Believe later joined Christian Fellowship International (CFI) under Church of God Mission with Archbishop Benson Idahoba of blessed memory. He was part of the worshiper’s choir where he became a strong gospel music minster. In pursuit of a music career, he participated in the Delta Talent Quest competition which was organised by the Delta State government and hosted by Nollywood superstar, Richard Mofe Damijo (RMD).
Believe Eyefia is currently based in Accra, Ghana where he hopes to launch his musical career with the release of ‘When Africa Praise’. The song will air on several radio stations across the country and a music video is expected to hit the screens very soon. Listen and Download ‘When Africa Praise’!!!