J. Town reveals he makes money than any ghanaian acts with performances outside

J.Town reveals he makes more money than any Ghanaian with performances outside Ghana, and Ghanaians acts are afraid to collaborate with him

          

            

Rapper and Producer, Stefan Menson known in showbiz life as J.Town was on the EFGH show where he revealed why he doesn’t get nominations in the various award schemes in Ghana, why he doesn’t normally collaborate with other artiste among others interesting revelations.
On nominations in the various award schemes in Ghana, he wittingly remarked that it is only in Ghana that you have to fill forms, submit your record and other stuffs before your record can be considered for nomination. Also, when asked whether he fought/had a misunderstanding with any artiste, he disclosed, ”I was once supposed to play a show outside Ghana and a fellow artiste who was also on the bill got angry as to why I, J.town should be paid more money than him because back home, he is more popular than me. I got pissed and I made sure I dealt with him accordingly”.
He continued, ‘Outside Ghana, I can say on authority that I receive more money than any other artiste when I play shows over there.”
On why he doesn’t normally collaborate with other artistes, he said, ”I don’t normally collaborate with other acts because they are afraid that I will ‘murder or kill’ them on the joint, they are just afraid that I will outperform them.”
He further disclosed that he will arrange studio sessions with them but when the time is due, they don’t honour it. He would chase them with calls and do everything possible he can in other to have them on the track but to no avail. J.Town remains one of the most respected Hiphop artists in Ghana. With most other artiste switching to hiplife and other genres for the sake of mass appeal, J.town continues to be real with his fans dropping banging hiphop joints back to back.
He also debunked rumours that misunderstandings among others contributed to the breakdown of the Skillionz group. He disclosed that they all just decided to go their separate ways and that the members of the group are still making it big in their respective ways. He advised the younger folks to be passionate about their work so that they don’t end up being a-one-hit-maker and also, they should surround themselves with the right people.

re opening of tetiary postponed over scare of ebola

Re-opening of tertiary institutions postponed over Ebola

Government has postponed the reopening date for the 2014/2015 academic year of all tertiary institutions in the country for two weeks.
According to a statement signed by the Minister of Education, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyeman, ‘’acting on the advice of the Inter-Ministerial Team on the Ebola viral disease, government has decided that the commencement of the 2014/2015 academic year be postponed by at least two weeks’’.
The statement further noted that the postponement is to ensure that the ‘’necessary screening and preparedness measures’’ are put in place at the various campuses to tackle any threats of Ebola.

The communiqué which was addressed to all Rectors, Vice Chancellors and principals requested that all comply with the directive.
The inter-ministerial committee was set up to institute measures to secure the country’s borders against persons who may enter country carrying the virus and also prepare for a possible outbreak.
Meanwhile, government is also set to put a freeze on international conferences and public gatherings as part of measures to prevent the spread of the deadly Ebola virus in Ghana.

This was revealed by the Deputy Minister of Education in charge of Tertiary, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa.
According to him, the move was necessary to ensure that the disease does not spread into Ghana.
Source:citifmonline

fabolous and romantic photos of pokello and elikem in east africa

Love Like Ours! All the photos from Elikem and Pokello’s romantic getaway in East Africa

          

At the end of Big Brother The Chase last August, Elikem and Pokello won a sponsored holiday trip worth some $10, 000 for their romantic gestures while in the house.  The prize package included: A five-night, all expenses paid stay in a luxury room at the Sarova White Sands Hotel in Mombasa, Kenya,  Two return air tickets courtesy of Rwanda Air as well as spending money. It appears that the couple finally took that romantic trip as pictures of them in Kenya and other parts of East Africa surfaced on their social media accounts in the last few days. images that came out of East Africa, are as good as the PDAs, and the kisses they shared.
 

two producers fight over castro amenihunu movie

Two Producers Fight Over “Castro Amenihunu” Movie With One Threatening To Take Legal Action

                                     

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Two brothers, both movie producers, are at war over the production of a movie, ‘Castro Amenihunu’ with one threatening to take legal action against the other.

A poster of the movie, suspected to be based on the disappearance of hiplife musician Castro, born Theophilus Tagoe, has been circulating on social media for some time now.

Castro and his female companion, Janet Bandu went missing while jet skiing in the waters of Ada on Sunday, July 6, 2014.

The yet-to-be-released movie has received a lot flak from critics who say the movie is in bad taste.

Samuel Odame Jnr, whose contact details are on the movie poster, speaking on Rhythmz A-Z on Joy FM with Mamavi Owusu Aboagye Saturday said “I never in any way produced any movie like ‘’Castro Amenehunu’.”

According to him, “Odame World Film Productions is really the name of my production house but I never in any way [or] by any chance give anyone [the right] to produce a movie in the name of my production house, put my contact details on it but later on I got to realise that it’s my younger brother in Kumasi…who produced that movie.”

Samuel Odame Jnr revealed that, his brother, Douglas Odame, “did not inform me that he will be using the name of my production house for that matter I am going to sue him.”

“I don’t know what came into my brother’s mind to do that without my consent so I don’t really care whether he is my brother or not…I have sued him and very soon he will be brought before the law.”

Asked about background in movie production, Samuel Odame Jnr said he studied movie production in India and he is solely into Hindi movies.

He revealed that, he started his production house in 2009 and will be releasing some of his movies later this year.

Douglas Odame also speaking on the matter on Rhythmz A-Z admitted that he has produced a movie with the title ‘Castro Amanihunu’ but said he is yet to release it.

He agreed Samuel Odame is his brother but denied using his production house to produce any movie.

He clarified that, his production house is Odame Films and not Odame World Film Productions.

Douglas said due to the unfortunate developments and allegations after the poster of the movie leaked online, he did not want to go into details of the storyline of the ‘Castro Amanihunu’ movie.

Reacting to criticisms that the movie may touch on sensitive nerves considering the unfortunate development of Castro’s disappearance, Douglas retorted that the hiplife musician is not the only person by name Castro and that one of his friends even owns a production outfit by name Castro Productions.

Olamide May Spend 10 Years In Prison 

President Goodluck Jonathan signed the new anti-gay act into law, there have been reactions from both within and outside Nigeria. 

While some have thrown their weights behind it, others have continued to criticise it, claiming the President should be more interested in other pressing issues than homosexuality, which the Western world has already embraced.

According to the act, anyone involved in homosexual risks 10 to 14 years jail term. 

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“Racism is Alive & Well” – Did Nicki Minaj Diss Iggy Azalea 

Today, the “Pill N Potions” star took to her Twitter page to speak on racism and how people cut corners to make it to the top. The tweets are believed to be directed at Iggy.

Money Speaking! Don Jazzy Buys A Gold Plated 2014 Bentley! (Must See Photo

He Currently has a black Cadillac Escalade ($70,000- N11,200,000) with his name on the number plate;
he has a black Bentley Continental Flying Spur ($185,000- N29,600,000);
he owns a black Range Rover Sports ($60,000- N9,600,000), and also a Porsche 911 Carrera ($84,000- N13,440,000). and now A new Gold plated bentley which costs an undisclosed amount… well am prolly guessing this one cost up to a hundred million naira

How Liberian, Patrick Sawyer URINATED On Health Workers when they told him he had Ebola

Mr. Sawyer is said to have had an “indiscipline” encounter with nurses and health workers at the First Consultants Hospitalin Obalende where he was being treated.

According to the report, Mr. Sawyer was asked if he had come into contact with anyone who had the virus but he answered in the negative.

Doctors at the hospital decided to test him anyway and when they told him he had Ebola, he allegedly went into a rage and urinated on the health workers attending to him.

FrontPage Africa reports:

“…Upon being told he had Ebola, Mr. Sawyer went into a rage, denying and objecting to the opinion of the medical experts. “He was so adamant and difficult that he took the tubes from his body and took off his pants and urinated on the health workers, forcing them to flee.”

The hospital would later report that it resisted immense pressure to let out Sawyer from its hospital against the insistence from some higher-ups and conference organizers that he had a key role to play at the ECOWAS convention in Calabar, the Cross River State capital.

In fact, FrontPageAfrica has been informed that officials in Monrovia were in negotiations with ECOWAS to have Sawyer flown back to Liberia.

A text message in possession of FrontPageAfrica from the ECOWAS Ambassador in Liberia, responding to a senior GoL official reads: Your Excellency, the disease control department of the Federal Ministry of Health just contacted me through the hospital now, insisting that Mr. Sawyer be evacuated for now. Pls advise urgently.”

FrontPageAfrica has now learnt that Sawyer exhibited similar indiscipline behavior during his sister’s stay at the Catholic Hospital in Monrovia where she was taken because he noticed she was bleeding profusely and was later found to be a victim of Ebola.

Sawyer was seen with blood on his clothing after his sister’s death and had earlier demanded that she be placed in a private room.

President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf cited indiscipline and disrespect as a key reason why Sawyer contracted the Ebola virus. She said his failure to heed medical advice put the lives of other residents across the nation’s border at risk.

As one of the nurses who treated Sawyer died today, fears are currently being fanned in the country with some people suggesting that he might have knowingly spread the disease.

The Nigerian Minister of Health, Onyebuchi Chukwu has confirmed 7 cases of the disease and has assured that urgent measures are being put in place to ensure that the virus does not spread further.

Meet Man Who Inserted Acid On His Face To Look Like Michael Jackson And Still Trying More

A Michael Jackson impersonator has poured acid on his skin to make him look lighter. Antonio Gleidson Rodrigues, 32 has spent around £2,000 on a series of cosmetic procedures and has even had rhinoplasty to imitate his late idol’s botched nose job.

Each day he spends around four hours rehearsing his dance moves and one and a half hours applying make up tomake sure fellow fans in his hometown of Fortalenza continue to scream for a selfie or an autograph.

Self-proclaimed number one Michael Jackson impersonator in Brazil Gleidson Jackson, as he likes to be known, said: “In 2009 I went into the operating theatre and had my nasal septum corrected which allowed me to reach the higher notes.

“I wasn’t able to reach notes like Michael before but after surgery I can now sing some notes in falsetto.”

After his first surgery Gleidson had hyaluronic acid injected into his face, which had a whitening effect and botox injections to enhance the area under his eyes.

He also had surgery to close the gaps in his teeth and had his eyebrows tattooed, but there’s even more to come, he insists.

“If I can afford it in the future, I am thinking of working on my cheekbones so I can get rid of the wrinkles along my mouth – I also want to have my eyebrows arched.

“I would like to have my forehead tattooed and have my nose made even slimmer”, he said.

SHOCKING! Popular Female Bishop Touches Pastor Privates During Teaching 

When a woman in the bible wanted healing from Jesus she touched the hem of his garment, guess what this woman touched to get the miracle she wants.



According to ReportGhanaNews, this Pastor was preaching to his congregation on a Sunday morning then he ask people with health problems to stand up and come close to touch a specific place on his body for healing. 

While everyone was touching the Pastor’s head, shoes and shoulder; this woman, a bishop of same congregation decided to hold the pastor’s pen_s for healing. 

The Pastor ask why she hold his pen_s and the woman said, “her husband pen_s is not working anymore so she believes when she hold the Pastor’s pen_s, her husband pen_s will be healed.” Then the pastor shouted, hallelujah somebody! 

Jackie Appiah, John Dumelo, Yvonne Okoro, and more nominated for Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards

The Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards (GIAMA) organization has officially released the nominations for the 2014 GIAMA. According to the GIAMA Jury, this year’s production in African Cinema was very competitive as filmmakers depicted inner complications of the human mind in the execution of the various movies submitted for review.
Nominations below:

2014 GIAMA MAIN CATEGORY

 

Best Motion Picture

·         A Mile From Home

·         Iyore

·         Being Mrs. Elliot

·         Apaye

·         Accident

·         Dining with a long spoon

 

Best Drama

·         Murder at Prime Suites

·         Sisters at War

·         Black Silhouette

·         Knocking on Heaven’s Door

·         Accident

·         Dark Side

·         A Mile From Home

 

Best Film (Indigenous)

·         Akan

·         Sekunola

·         Chetanna

·         30 Days in Atlanta

·         Sundiata

 

Best Film (Comedy)

·         Hustlers

·         30 Days in Atlanta

·         Visa Lottery

·         A Wish

·         Nkasi the Village Fighter

·         Airline Babes

Best On-Screen Duo

·         Rita Dominic & Joseph Benjamin – Iyore

·         Ayo  Makun & Ramsey Nouah – 30 Days in Atlanta

·         Belinda Effah & Kanayo O Kanayo – Apaye

·         Clarion Chukwurah & Mercy Johnson – Hustlers

·         Nadia Buari & Jim Iyke – The Diary of Imogen Brown

·         Uche Jombo & Patience Ozokwor – After the Proposal

·         Tope Tedela & Chiedozie Nzeribe – A Mile from Home

 

Best Actor

·         Nonso Diobi – Last Three Digits

·         Joseph Benjamin – Iyore

·         Bob  Manuel – Dining with a long spoon

·         Ramsey Nouah – 30 Days in Atlanta

·         Kalu Ikeagwu – Accident

·         Kanayo O. Kanayo  – Apaye

·         Majid Michel  – Being Mrs. Elliot

 

Best Actress

·         Nse Ikpe Etim – Purple Rose

·         Rita Dominic – Iyore

·         Chioma Akpotha – Accident

·         Omoni Oboli – Being Mrs Elliot

·         Jackie Appiah – Sisters at War

·         Ini Edo – Nkasi the village fighter

·         Clarion Chukwurah – Apaye

 

Most Promising Actor

·         Daniel Lloyd – Stripped

·         Prince Mingle – Diary of Imogen Brown

·         McCarthy Nonwani – Chetanna

·         Shawn Faqua – Lagos Cougars

·         Tope Tedela – A Mile From Home

·         Blossom Chukwujekwu – Knocking on Heaven’s Door

·         Emor Ekpenyong – Make A Move

 

Most Promising Actress

·         Sylvia Udeogu – Dark Side

·         Sonia Ibrahim – Number One Fan

·         Ivie Okujaye – Black Silhouette

·         Grace Johnson – All that Glitters

·         Adesua Etomi – Knocking on Heaven’s Door

·         Diana Yekini – Lagos Cougars

·         Kafui Danku – Devil in a Dress

 

Best Supporting Actor

·         Femi Jacobs – Dreamwalker

·         Uti Nwachukwu – Don’t Cry for me

·         Wale Adebayo – Make a Move

·         Frederick Leonard – Accident

·         Ayo Makun – Being Mrs. Elliot

·         Eddie Watson – Sisters at War

·         Anthony Monjaro – After the Proposal

 

Best Supporting Actress

·         Ebere Okaro – Chetanna

·         Belinda Effah – Apaye

·         Susan Peters – Don’t Cry for me

·         Roselyn Ngissah – Purple Rose

·         Okawa Shaznay – Sisters at War

·         Uru Eke – Dining with a Long Spoon

·         Tana Adelana – Dreamwalker

 

Best Comedic Act

·         Patience Ozokwor – After the Proposal

·         Lepacious Bose – Being Mrs. Elliot

·         Ini Edo – Nkasi the village fighter

·         Mercy Johnson – Hustlers

·         Eniola Badmus – Airline Babes

·         Bishop Umeh – Visa Lottery

·         Ayo  Makun – 30 Days in Atlanta

 

Best Screenplay

·         Last Three Digits

·         Days in Atlanta

·         Accident

·         Black Silhouette

·         Dinning with a long spoon

·         Make a Move

 

 

Best Director

·         Eneaji Chris EnenG – Murder at Prime Suites

·         Teco Benson – Accident

·         Frank Rajah  – Iyore

·         Omoni Oboli – Being Mrs. Elliot

·         Desmond Elliot – Apaye

·         Robert Peters – 30 Days in Atlanta

·         Eric Aghimien  – A Mile from Home

 

Producer of the Year

·         Eric Aghimien – A Mile from Home

·         Juliet Ibrahim – Number One Fan

·         Frank Rajah & Kwame Boadu – Iyore

·         Abdul Salam – Sisters at War

·         Emem Isong – Apaye

·         Omoni  & Nnamdi Oboli – Being Mrs. Elliot

·         Ayo Makun & Dr. Kulah – 30 Days in Atlanta

 

Best Edited Film

·         Being Mrs. Elliot

·         Accident

·         Apaye

·         One Last Word

·         Murder at Prime Suites

·         A mile from home

  

Best Cinematography

·         Murder at Prime Suites

·         Iyore

·         30 Days in Atlanta

·         Dining with a long spoon

·         A Mile from Home

·         My African Wedding

·         Black Silhouette

 

Best Sound

·         Make a Move

·         Knocking on Heaven’s door

·         Iyore

·         Accident

·         A Mile From Home

·         Number One Fan

·         Being Mrs. Elliot

 

Best Costume

·         Murder at Prime Suites

·         Stripped

·         Iyore

·         Apaye

·         Make a Move

·         Destiny Child

·         Lagos Cougars

 

Best Makeup

·         A Mile from Home

·         Number One Fan

·         Iyore

·         Last Three Digits

·         Apaye

·         Murder at Prime Suites

·         One Last Word

 

 

Special Recognition

Lynn Whitfield – 30 Days in Atlanta

 

DIASPORA FILM CATEGORY

Best Film – Diaspora

·         Fall Guy

·         Captive

·         Faces of Love

·         Ekei

·         Brides War

 

Best Film Director – Diaspora

·         Ekei – Akim Macauley

·         Captive – John Uche

·         Fall Guy – Obed Joe

·         Faces of Love – Robert Peters

·         A Message to Brian – A.B Sallu

·         Punch Rolla – Matt Lillard

 

Most Promising Actor – Diaspora

·         Mohammed Bah – Fall Guy

·         Eno Williams – A Message to Brian

·         Raz Adoti – Faces of Love

·         Moses Efret – Brides War

·         Kayode Akinbayo – Punch Rolla

·         Ken Monnette – The Storm

 

Most Promising Actress – Diaspora

·         Edith Pikwa Boma – A Message to Brian

·         Laurene Noire – Captive

·         Syr Law – Faces of Love

·         Stephanie Maa – Ekei

·         Melissa Determined – Brides War

·         Bessy Ikem – American Mama

VIEWER’s CHOICE CATEGORY

Voting begins on AUG 15 and ends on AUG 31; to vote, log onto giamaawards.com

Male Viewer’s Choice

·         Uti Nwachukwu

·         Majid Michel

·         Chris Attoh

·         Joseph Benjamin

·         John Dumelo

·         Alex Ekubo

·         Yemi Blaq

·         Eddie Watson

 

Female Viewer’s Choice

·         Yvonne Nelson

·         Ini Edo

·         Jackie Appiah

·         Mercy Johnson

·         Uche Jombo

·         Nse Ikpe Etim

·         Tonto Dikeh

·         Yvonne Okoro



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