WHY I WANT TO MARRY NADIA BUARI ––JIM IYKE

For those who are still doubting his sincerity and all those women in his past who are trying to distract him with story of pregnancy and all that, Jim Iyke said he is a changed man and has decided to settle with his new found love and that person is no other than Ghanian actress Nadia Buari.
Below is what Jim Iyke said about his plans for Nadia Buari…

“Yes we have discussed marriage. But we are taking it one step at a time. I am actually at a point where starting a family is becoming an attractive proposition. Nadia and I have been to Nigeria and my family members love and adore her.”

Since his family members are already in support, haters should please give them a space!

GOD WANTS TO TAKE BACK THE TALENT HE HAS GIVEN YOU – PROPHET TELLS WIZKID

A certain Wizkid fan posted a prophecy on popular social media forum, Nairaland and the post has since generated a lot of buzz…
Check-Out the Prophecy below:

“This is a prophecy for Wizkid, God wants you back, he wants to take back the talent he has given you. He wants you to start singing for him. Thus saith the lord. God’s eternal salvation plan confounds human logic. Humans expect salvation to come in ways humans normally experience it like through strong, powerful, authority figures.

God promises to bring salvation that will transform the world’s power structures. Please this should be taken seriously, this is from me to you Wizkid.  You know I’m right, the dreams and the strange sensation of awe you experience most times, that’s God, come to him and the joy you think you have now will be smithereens where his joy is”

IT’S TRUE; I WAS NEARLY BEATEN IN BOLGA – A.B. CRENTSIL CONFIRMS 'ATIA' RUMOR

Music legend, Alfred Benjamin Crentsil, simply known on stage as A.B. Crentsil, has confirmed over a decade-old humourous rumour that he was nearly beaten in the north for one of his all-time hit songs – Atia.

AB narrated how he jumped a wall  to safety in a middle of a concert in the North with an angry fan swearing to beat him up for allegedly referring to Northerners as drunkards.

For years, a story was told about A.B. Crentsil, usually in a comic setting, that he went to Bolgatanga, Upper East regional capital, to stage a concert there.`

A.B. Crentsil, at his prime, and at his best on the day, played all his known songs to thrill his fans, but cautiously refrained from singing Atia: the song that had generated huge controversy which inadvertently mocked natives of Bolga at the time.

The song talked about two guys from the area who came down south to hustle for a decent living. One took to drinking hard liquor – akpeteshie, said to be 100% alcohol by volume – and habitually got heavily intoxicated. His obviously frustrated and disheartened colleague advised him without success to stick to their time-tested, less volume liquor called Pito: a locally brewed beer from their hometown.

But the drunk developed a thick skin and warded off all the useful advice given him. To cut a long story short, he died of his ignoble behaviour.

Though the story has a moral footing, according to A.B. Crentsil, it was lost on his northern fans. They felt he was portraying them as drunkards.

To cap the underlining humour, one of the disgruntled fans stood out of the audience and demanded why A.B. Crentsil would not play his popular Atia song. The displeased fellow proceeded to bare his teeth at the musician and told him point blank – whether he played the song or not he would be beaten.

What made the rumour even more hilarious was how the angry young man reportedly 'butchered' the Twi language in a way many northerners would when learning the language.

Speaking on Joy FM's Personality Profile with Bola Ray on Drive Time on Thursday A.B. Crentsil confirmed the story was no rumour but staggering truth which endangered his life.

He recalled on that fateful day, he announced to the audience that he was going to play one more song to end the first part of the show, that song was definitely not Atia.

The gentleman, he said, started cursing from the crowd and swore that whether that track was played or not he would not go scot free. At this point, A.B narrated that he was expecting nothing than beatings. He was scared to the bone.

He said he quickly dashed to the backstage, jumped out of a wall to safety. He left the rest of the team behind to continue the concert.

He said how he managed to come to Accra, unhurt is history now.
Addressing the moral undertone of the song, A.B said too much of everything is bad so he was advising against excessive intake of alcohol without any iota of intention to ridicule the people of Bolgatanga or northerners in general.

He was somewhat remorseful for using them, but said it could have been any other tribe without malice.
He also denied that the evergreen hit song 'Moses' was banned by government.

YOU DON’T MAKE SENSE - SARKODIE FUMES

Sarkodie, winner of Ghana’s Most Influential Artiste Award has told NEWS-ONE he is not happy about how a section of Ghanaian journalists are delighted in writing negative stories that “do not make sense” about the country’s musicians. The musician said while journalists in other countries are putting their musicians in good light, Ghanaian journalists are doing the exact opposite. He cited two instances which he felt the Ghanaian media was giving him negative publicity. NEWS-ONE publishes an unedited transcript of exactly what Sarkodie said when the paper recently asked him to clarify reports that he had a problem with the media: “What I was trying to say is that I have travelled around the world and I see what goes on in different countries. I have been to Nigeria and when I listen to their radio, it is as if there is no bad press or negative publicity unless it is very negative. Of course if you go rape somebody, they have to talk about it. That one is different. But we have some type of negative publicity here that is not needed. I can choose to talk about it because I think I am in a safe place, I have my fan base and I do what I am supposed to do. But I feel for the new ones coming up because there are a lot of talents and videos coming up which we can talk about on the morning shows for people to understand that there is a new guy out who is rapping or singing. I launched my foundation on my birthday. I went to a children’s home in Kasoa to give them whatever. I had sponsors on and I brought the media in. But the media report I had about that donation was that ‘Sarkodie dances with orphans’ which does not make sense. You understand? I did not go to dance with the orphans. They said I performed my tracks but if you were there, I did not do a single song. They did not even show a picture of what I offered to the kids. So this makes me wonder, did they just want something? I don’t get it. Sometimes it just gets tiring. I was just trying to make people understand that the media is the only way that people outside can know what is going on in the industry. And when the media fights for artistes, they are fighting for Ghana. The main reason why Channel O cannot come to Ghana to do a show is because we do not have handful of strong artistes in Ghana. But we have the people who are capable; all they need is push and publicity. If we have that fan base here, journalists are going to make money, not through artistes making money but by writing proposals to big companies. For example if you send a proposal and you have five Ghanaian artistes, the promoter may think twice on whether to do it or not. But if you go to Nigeria and you mention P Square, Wizkid, D’Banj, you can make your money right there. I mean on the table. So you see, it runs down and comes back to us. So if the media is talking for Sarkodie or R2Bees or Guru or Stay Jay or anybody else, it is for Ghana. What I am saying is that when I go on the blogs, I keep reading negative stuff. I tweeted and I said something about Sarkology and the release and all that. No one called me to ask about the date and what we are to expect. But Akon comes down to say I did not sign Sarkodie and that is major news, and it does not make sense. That was basically what I was talking about.

 

ODARTEY LAMPTEY CAUGHT ELIKEM FLIRTING WITH WIFE THRICE

Highly placed sources close to former Black Stars Player, Nii Odartey Lamptey, have insisted in interviews with XYZ News that the football star, on three different occasions, caught Ghana’s 2013 representative to the Big Brother Africa competition, Elikem Kumordzi, flirting with his (Odartey's) wife in their matrimonial home.

The sources said Odartey Lamptey endured bouts of similar instances of infidelity during his 20 years of marriage to his wife Gloria.

Odartey Lamptey, recently discovered, through paternity tests, that none of the three daughters he apparently fathered with his wife, are his biological children.

The oldest of the three girls is Khadija, 19 years; the second, Moyesha is 18 and the last girl, Latifa, is seven years old.

Elikem’s name was first mentioned by Okay FM’s Abeiku Santana Thursday November 28.

He however tweeted on Friday denying the allegations and calling his accusers “fools”. 

XCLUSIV FOTOS: ONE WEEK CELEBRATION OF RONNIE COACHES

Yesterday November 28, 2013 was exactly one week since the untimely demise of Ronnie Coaches, one half of Hiplife group Buk Bak.

The Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA) led by Nana K.O Duah (a.k.a. Tic-Tac), who is the Chairman of the Greater Accra Regional Branch of MUSIGA, put together a one week celebration at King Solomon Dansoman Accra, from 8am.

Some of the notable faces and stakeholders from the showbiz fraternity present included; Bolaray from Joy FM, Peace FM’s Kwasi Aboagye, Samini and his High Grade Family, Amanda Jissi, Shegee, Trigmatic, DJ Black, Nana Kontihene, Gospel singer Bernard Amankwa, Kobby Rana, Actor Eddie Nartey, Tic Tac, Dr. Pounce among others.

Ronnie family and families of some of his baby mothers were also present. Speaking of Peace FM’s Entertainment Review yesterday, Mr. Decarlo Coaches father of the late Ronnie Coaches said it is not part of the Gas tradition to celebrate one week of someone’s death but MUSIGA put the one week celebration together so they were there to support as his family.

Mr. Coaches confirmed that indeed his dead son left behind multiple baby mothers as already speculated in the media. He disclosed that officially as a father he can confirm that he is aware of four different kids with four different mothers.

Mr. Coaches added that he is not surprise a lot of women are coming up claiming they had an affair with his son because his son is a very handsome man and popular music star and obviously he would attract a lot of women so he wouldn’t be surprise if a lot more women own up as his girlfriend.

About the funeral arrangement, Mr. Coaches said MUSIGA will open a book of condolence at its offices after which the funeral committee would announce the date for the final funeral rite.

The ex-member of Buk Bak hiplife group, Ronnie, 36, died Thursday morning November 21 at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital after a heart attack.

KWABENA KWABENA & OTHERS PARTY WITH FANS IN LUTON ON DECEMBER 21

For those in Luton and its environs, Christmas is definitely going to come early for them as the party will kick start on 21st December 2013 at the Lewsey Farm Community Centre(8pm) where multiple-award winning Ghanaian artistes-Kwabena Kwabena will headline this year’s pre Christmas & New Year Bash to be organised by Gye Nyame Entertainment.

Apart from Kwabena Kwabena who will perform at pre-Christmas bash, the event will also witness interesting performances from Nana Quame, Turas and the traditional touch will be provided by the Royal Echoes Band & Obedrokootia Cultural Group.

After successfully staging this year’s ‘Unity Fest’ Concert which saw performances from Ghana’s Obrafour & Amamere Cultural Group, and the recently held ‘Black History Night’ which featured Ruff & Smooth, Bossu and others, Gye Nyame Entertainment is well prepared to spice this Christmas up with quality Entertainment for you.

And since Christmas is about sharing and giving, Gye Nyame Entertainment will be donating to the poor and the needy at selected homes, special needs hospice for the young & the Luton Food Bank in Bedfordshire to enable the underprivileged have a wonderful celebration this festive season out of the proceeding from the concert.

GIFTY OSEI TOURS USA FOR THREE MONTHS

Sensational award winning female gospel artiste Gifty Osei who is known best for her wild stage antics has started her tour in United States of America.

The tour that will take her for three months started a month ago. Gifty Osei has for the past weeks played a lot of major shows in the States. Following the feed backs of her performance, the audiences have really accepted her and want more of her as Ghanaians know Gifty Osei for.

In the coming weeks, your most authoritative Flex newspaper will be outlining the number of States she has visited and performed and will be visiting to perform as well. The information currently on our desk has it that she has more than twenty shows to perform before she comes down to Ghana.

Mame Gee as she is affectionately called will be touring states such as New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Texas, Virginia, Washington, Florida, Colorado, California, Hawaii, Maryland, Georgia, Alaska, Montana, Mississippi, Michigan among other States.

The “Fefeefe” artiste Gifty Osei has already performed in New York City. A stage she mounted with Great Ampong, another Ghanaian Gospel artiste who is also in the USA.

Speaking to Flex newspaper, Gifty Osei was grateful to God for leading her steps to the righteous path. According to her, even though she has not finished her tour, the little she has done is very encouraging.

“God has really used me as usual to bless many. I am praying that He will continue to use me for the benefit of His children. I have received a lot of testimonies in this tour,” Mama Gee,” added.

JOHN PAINTSIL CAN'T DATE ME - ACTRESS KISA

Controversial Ghanaian actress and rising musician Kisa Gbekle has dispelled claims that she has an amorous rela¬tionship with ex-Black Stars' player, John Paintsil.

She told NEWS-ONE she has never in her life met John Paintsil.

"John can't date me because he is happily married and he is not even my friend. I have not met him before. But I would not mind meeting him. I will be grateful meeting him actually," the sexy looking Kisa said.

But she said "no comment" to a question about if she would date him when the opportunity presented itself.

Reports about their alleged clandestine love affair started when Kisa mentioned John Paintsil in her third single titled, 'Twerk'.

Questions are being asked about why she chose John Paintsil out of the millions of Ghanaian men she knows.

But Kisa said, "Actually the song is about a new dance call Twerk. So I was in the studio recording and 1 needed a name to rhyme with. I needed a foot¬baller to make it creative and the name that came on mind first was John Paintsil. I also mentioned his name because I admire him so much. That line means that he saw me twerk-ing and he gave back pass. Back pass as in he passed the ball backwards. Seeing my ass and could not contain it and he gave proper back pass pi to watch me well."

Kisa started showbiz from Junior High School where people used to call her Suzzy Williams because she looked a little like her.

"I used do stage drama and dancing, so when I went to Senior High School (SHS) I joined the drama troupe. I came out as one of the best and when I completed SHS, the Volta Regional Theatre sent me to Ghally wood, which I did well there too and had the Best Supporting Actress.

After Ghallywood, I went to Kumasi to do some movies there with my Ghallywood mates and came back to Accra. I met Director John Izedonmi and he gave me the first role in 'Stand By Me' in the English sector. Later Abdul Salam took me and made me his secretary for Venus Films. I did a couple of movies there too and Director Pascal Amanfo also featured me in his movies," she explained.

"As for music, I've loved singing since 1 was child but 1 never thought I could actually do it when I grew old. But [my] music started this year April and I dropped my first [song] called 'Azonto International'.

YOU CAN'T COMPARE D'BANJ'S SUCCESS TO MINE - REGGIE ROCKSTONE

Hiplife Grandpapa, Reggie Rockstone, has implied the definition of success lies in the eyes of the successful.

He was reacting to a question by host of Good Evening Ghana Paul Adom Otchere who wanted to know why despite his fame in music, he has not achieved much as some Nigerian artiste like D'banj have done.

"Why should D'banj be more successful than you internationally?" the host asked on last Thursday's show.

Although Rockstone acknowledged that Nigerian music is ahead of Ghana, he said it doesn't have to mean their musicians are more successful than him.

Reggie believes an entertainer’s success must not be merely seen in an artiste's global reach or the amount of money he has. "What is your definition of success?” Reggie responded in his cool, relaxed fashion.

"Cos D'banj has two more cars than me? Not really. They got two books written about me..There is a whole documentary about me", Rockstone pointed out.

Dapo Daniel Oyebanjo popularly known as D'banj is a Nigerian singer-songwriter, harmonica player, and businessman. He has won several music awards including the awards for Best African Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2007, Artist of the Year at the MTV Africa Music Awards 2009 and BET Awards of 2011 for Best International Act: Africa.

D'banj is currently best known internationally for his 2012 summer hit "Oliver Twist", an up-tempo dance fusion of Afro-Beats and electronic dance music that topped the African charts 2011 and was a top 10 hit in the UK singles chart in 2012 reaching #2 on the UK R&B chart.

Reggie explains that schools in America read his book titled "Living the Hiplife: Celebrity and Entrepreneurship in Ghanaian Popular Music."

The 344 paged book was written by Jesse Weaver Shipley, Associate Professor of Anthropology at Haverford College and published this year.

The book examines the production, consumption, and circulation of hiplife music, culture, and fashion in relation to broader cultural and political shifts in neoliberalizing Ghana. There is also a documentary produced by the writer to go with the book.

Reggie Rockstone, a 2004 Kora Award winner, did not talk about the other book but said students in American universities study his work.

He continued that D'banj have not added anything unique to his music. "D'banj didn't create what I do. There is no style that is called D'banj" he said.

He said the Nigerian musician "probably" drew inspiration from Ghana's hiplife genre and 2face, another popular Nigerian star acknowledges Reggie's influence in his music.

The popular Ghanaian music icon said he doesn't have to be popular than D'banj just because he started the hiplife movement.

Using a Twi proverb "man was born to play his part, not to doing everything", he said everybody must add to what he comes to meet.

Hiplife is a popular music genre in Ghana that mixes hip-hop beat making and rap with highlife music, proverbial speech, and Akan storytelling.

Reginald Osei is a rapper of Ghanaian descent, born in United Kingdom but lived his early years in the United Kingdom. He has been living in Ghana continuously since he pioneered the Hip-Life movement in 1994. He pioneered the Hiplife art form and has played an important role in the development of this uniquely African genre in Ghana's capital Accra.

In 2004, Rockstone won the Kora Award for the Best African Video and he performed in front of a 50,000 person crowd in Ghana, together with Shaggy.

In 2006 he recorded a track with the Jamaican Dancehall singer Beenie Man called 'Chukku Chakka' (in reference to Rockstone's 1999 hit, 'Eye Mo De Anaa', which sampled Fela Kuti).

Reggie Rockstone is the Son of legendary Fashion designer, Ricky 'Ricci' Osei (Saint Osei).

ELIKEM DENIES BONKING ODARTEY LAMPTEY’S WIFE

Fashion Designer/Actor and one of two Ghana representatives at this year’s Big Brother Africa reality television show, Elikem Kumordzi, has denied ever bonking ex Black Stars player Odartey Lamptey’s wife, Gloria.

He’s flatly rejected the claims, suggesting the equation doesn’t add up, and that those spreading the rumors are “fools”.

Elikem who is currently in Namibia, has broken his silence barely twenty four hours after Lamptey went public over his wife’s infidelity of some 20 years.

Punching holes into the allegations, he adds that he must be some “ganster” of gigantic proportions to achieve that.

“So fools. Do the math. Even if I was with sam1 for 5 years how am I the father of a 10yr old. Kwasia. means I was 15. Den am gangster. Lmao.”

“Father of someone’s children?? That ABEIKU SANTANA is doing his job. It’s how he feeds his family,” he added.

In a Friday morning rant, he went on further to suggest he’s never heard of the name Odartey lamptey, saying he was for the first time going to google him today.

“Ok.It’s comn to me nw. thats d guy who said things against his wife jst 2 divorce her. Then wnt on to marry anoda rite away? Leme google him”

Kumordzi’s denial comes after several fingers were pointed at him, and some other persons including a former teammate of Mr. Lamptey, as fathers of the children.

A sad development, the former Anderlecht player says he’s had reason to question the paternity of their three children.

“…I thought they were my children but upon a DNA test, I got know that are not biological children,” he told Accra-based radio station, NEAT FM.

“The issue is in court so I’m pleading, because it is a legal issue I don’t want to go through so many things, but I am 100% sure that the children are not mine after 20-years.

“We had five children but two passed away so it is left with only 3,” he added.

Lamptey’s wife, Gloria, has since filed for divorce.