MISS GHANA IN A MESS....

Exclusive Events Ghana, organisers of the Miss Ghana event, is yet to explain why there is no one to represent Ghana at this year’s Miss World contest.

The reigning Miss Ghana and her two runners-up have all resigned from their positions.

Though Exclusive Events recently issued a press statement which said the company had sacked Miss Ghana, Nana Akua Baafi, from her position and taken her crown from her because of a chain of bad behaviour, it has emerged that the beauty queen was the one who resigned months before that press statement was issued.

Second runner-up Crystal Selorm Amudzi also confirmed to Peace Fm on Thursday that she resigned from the position and stopped working with Exclusive Events over a year ago.

First runner-up Margaret Kuma Mintah is also reported to have stepped aside.

Surprisingly, Exclusive Events has declined to speak to the media over the development, insisting that journalists who want information on the disaster at hand should stick to a rather confusing press statement the company issued.

Never in the history of the Miss Ghana pageant has the brand name suffered such embarrassment, with all three top winners resigning.

According to media reports, the mother of Inna Mariam Patty, Chief Executive of Exclusive Events, got into a public fight with Nana Akua Baafi.

Inna’s mother was said to have gone to the official residence of Nana Akua Baafi to thrash out a few misunderstandings.

The intended dialogue, however, turned into a scuffle that attracted neighbours to rush to the house to intervene. The case later landed at the Airport Police Station.

Though Exclusive Events has not officially commented on the development, NEWS-ONE’s checks showed that Inna Patty’s mother is one of the directors of the company and that she had gone to Nana Akua Baafi’s residence on behalf of the company.

Inna Party herself is a former Miss Ghana (2004) and is best remembered for giving the then organisers, Sparrow Productions, a lot of problems over delayed prizes.

PETER OF P-SQAURE UNDER ATTACK OVER HIS ABSENCE AT JUDE OKOYE'S WEDDING

Fans of singer Peter Okoye have attacked the P-Square member for allegedly skipping out on his elder brother Jude Okoye‘s wedding.

It is being reported that Peter didn't travel with friends and family to Nnewi, Anambra State, where the traditional ceremony was held on Thursday, July 17, 2014.

NET could not confirm Okoye’s location at the time of this report, but the singer posted pictures on his Instagram account that seem to show he was in Lagos State during the event.

"Shhhhhhhhh", Peter Okoye wrote, posting a picture of himself in front of an unidentified hotel lobby. He then posted another photo, pictured in the Square ville mansion.

Fans have rained abuses on the singer, describing his actions as ‘ungrateful’ and ‘spiteful’. It is believed that Peter Okoye’s absence is a response to Jude’s absence at his own wedding in October 2013. 


“You are really acting out… He that forgives is the bravest…. IT SEEMS YOUR MUM WAS THE PILLAR OF PEACE AND UNITY IN YOUR FAMILY..Always remember the #goodtimes.

“people don’t remember How many times you helped them . They only remember one moment u never helped” He is your blood, remember.. #Always think before u act. ALWAYS PUT ANGER IN THE BOOT.@peterpsquare”, an Instagram user @sparklingola wrote.

Others felt Peter Okoye has done nothing wrong, as he is only paying his elder brother back in his own coin.

“good thing you said shhhhhhhhhhhhhhh to them, but they won’t listen if Nigerians should be worried, let them face and be more concern about our missing girls what if ur sisters were among? Now you here Killing urself over Jude’s marriage n family dude! These people don’t fucking know youuuuuuuuuu! Geeez man wake up to reality lol”, another Instagram user @nabbyluv wrote.

P-Square’s other half, Paul Okoye and his wife Anita were present at the wedding.

CHRISTIANS SHOULD SUPPORT MUSLIMS DURING RAMADAN – DSP KOFI SARPONG

Popular gospel musician Superintendent Kofi Sarpong says it is proper for true Christians to support Muslims during the month of Ramadan because the long period of fasting is not an easy task.

“If you have not fasted before, you would not understand where I am coming from but what I mean is that as Christians we should show empathy and put ourselves in the shoes of our Muslim brothers and sisters during these long days of fasting.

“There are several things we can do to support them by making the fasting less difficult for them. For example if you know you have a Muslim neighbour who is fasting, why would you chose to be eating some sumptuous meal with a nice aroma in the person’s presence when there are other places you can eat without the person seeing you to get tempted?

“There are also many people who do not have enough to break their fast with and we can all do some charity especially in these times. The blessing of the fasting would not only go to the Muslims; it comes to us all because we are worshiping one creator,” Kofi Sarpong noted.

He said Ghanaians should appreciate and continue to protect the peaceful religious co-existence the country is enjoying and not take it for granted.

Kofi Sarpong made these remarks last week after he presented items worth over GH¢3000 to the National Chief Imam, Sheikh Nuhu Sharubutu in Accra. The items included bags of rice, boxes of milo and ideal milk, boxes of Bel-Aqua drinking water, soft drinks among others.

The musician disclosed that it has been a tradition for him to make donations to the Muslim community during Ramadan. He thanked the Chief Imam for his continuous support.

Kofi Sarpong was accompanied by his manager, Ernest Kwasi Ennin.

Sheikh Nuhu Sharubutu expressed gratitude and wished the blessings of Allah for Kofi Sarpong.

CELEBRITIES WASH CARS TO RAISE FUNDS FOR HEPATITIS B

The Cahaya Car Spa in the East Legon is to host the much anticipated event, the “Celebrity Car Wash” come Sunday, 20th of July, 2014.

This event, under the theme “Eradicating Hepatitis B”, intends to bring together Celebrities including Okyeame Kwame, Abeiku Santana, Nana Aba Anamoah, KOD, Naa Ashorkor, Raquel, Richie, Mzvee, Stone and others to wash people’s cars for them and raise funds to support the Hepatitis B project.

Okyeame Kwame revealed his foundation’s intention to include free vaccination of 1000 Ghanaians to the annual free Hepatitis B screening this year. But also considering that the cost of the vaccines are very expensive, Okyeame Kwame explains that “each vaccine costs forty Ghana cedis even aside administration of the vaccines, the ordinary Ghanaian may not be able to afford this, and providing 1000 people with free vaccination has indeed raised the cost of the entire project for us. So we are organizing the Celebrity Car Wash so that we can raise money to buy the vaccines”, says Okyeame.

The Celebrity Car Wash comes with it various activities including playing of video games, pool, table tennis, celebrity autograph signing, photo shoots with the celebrities, and cocktail party among others. The event starts at 8 am and ends at 6 pm at the premises of the Cahaya Car Spa, opposite former president Rawlings’ house in East Legon.

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'BULL DOG' CASE ADJOURNED TO AUGUST 13

An Accra Central Magistrates’ Court has adjourned the case of conspiracy to commit crime and murder involving Lawrence Nana Asiamah Hanson an Artist Manager to enable the prosecution to have enough time to conclude its investigations.

Chief Inspector Kwesi Sakher told the court presided over by Mrs Mavis Kwainoe that the prosecution was still investigating the matter and prayed the court for an adjournment.

Asiamah Hanson, a.k.a. Bulldog, is standing trial for conspiracy to commit crime and murder. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges, and is on a GH₵ 20,000 bail.

The case was adjourned to August 13.

CHRIS ATTOH’S REP DENIES REPORTS OF MARRIAGE TO DAMILOLA ADEGBITE

Chris Attoh’s rep have revealed to BellaNaija that the actor and his fiancee, Damilola Adegbite are not married contrary to rumours that went viral after Chris updated the marital status on his facebook page to ‘Married’.

Without giving details on whether the facebook update was real or fake, the rep explained that as previously said, the couple is still going to wait till a later date to exchange vows, the traditional way.

Meanwhile the mum-to-be, Damilola Adegbite and the unborn baby are doing well and are very healthy.

They are abroad and the future Daddy will join them in the next few days. Chris has his hands in a lot of projects and will be doing extensive work in the USA and possibly South Africa over the next few weeks.

GHANA ACTORS GUILD PRESIDENT TO STEP DOWN

Nicknamed by some movie industry stakeholders as the ‘Mugabe of the Actor’s Guild’ for his seemingly long stay in office, President of Ghana Actors Guild (GAG), Mr Samuel Nii Odoi Mensah, has finally disclosed that he’s had enough and will step down during the next elections.

Speaking to Razz Newspaper, Mr Mensah stated that he’s not going to contest for the Guild’s Presidency in the upcoming elections; rather, his aim is to monitor and make sure the Guild has a very successful election.

Over the period, Mr Samuel Nii Odoi Mensah, who has always blamed the inability of the Guild to organise elections to lack of funds, also stated that; at the end of this year, the Guild will have new executives including a new President.

He lamented that many people in the industry have always wanted him out so he sees no need for him to even think of standing for any position and considering the fact that; he has exhausted two terms in office. Actually, Mr Odoi-Mensah has stayed in office for 10 years instead of the constitutionally mandated 8 years.

Mr Odoi-Mensah, who has no suitable successor in mind for the Guild, said: “I have done what I can. I can’t do it all, so it will be better for the Guild members to identify who’s the best candidate to continue with where I got to. The members know what they need so based on those needs, they can choose a suitable person who will work on their needs and I have no problem with that.”

He continued: “I will never think of using my means to campaign or endorse any candidate. All I will do is to ensure we have peaceful elections.”

When asked about the timeline for the elections, he said that, the old executives are still preparing their report whilst a new committee will be formed to monitor and set a date for the general elections.
“Hopefully, the election will come off before December,” Mr Odoi-Mensah assured.

Talking about some of the challenging times during his tenure of office, he said the media has not been friendly with his administration right from day one till date but it got to a point he realised that no matter what one does, a section of the media will criticise, so he realised that, such actions by the media is part of the game and he takes it in his stride.

“even in your family, sometimes, some of your family members try to find fault in certain things you do, so if your family can criticize you, you need to be ready to take any criticism that comes to you as a leader anytime and move forward,” he said.

CASTRO IS NOT DEAD, HE HAS BEEN KIDNAPPED – AKOO NANA CLAIMS

The story of the disappearance of hiplife musician Castro, born Theophilus Tagoe is getting weirder by the day, the latest being a claim by Akoo Nana that the musician is in captivity.

He believes some ritualists kidnapped Castro for ritual purposes but discovered that he is not an ordinary person and therefore do not know what to do now.

Rescue operations started Sunday, July 6, 2014 for Castro and his female companion, Janet Bandu, who went missing earlier while jet skiing in the waters of Ada.

Castro and Black Stars captain, Asamoah Gyan were at the Peace Holiday Resort, a beach resort in Ada, together with some friends, for recreation when the unfortunate incident occurred.

The Marine Division of the Ghana Police Service intensified search operations Monday but as at Friday, hopes of finding Castro and Janet alive, seemed to have been lost.

Some persons have alleged that the musician might have been taken away by a marine spirit but hiplife musician William Ankrah known on stage as Akoo Naa, says the musician is alive.
Speaking in an interview with Myjoyonline.com, Akoo Nana said he strongly believes that Castro has been kidnapped.

“I think Castro is not dead…I think he’s been kidnapped, not spiritually kidnaped but physically kidnapped, and the leader [has] realised it is him [and] they are scared to bring him out because they know if they bring him out they know they will be in trouble but I know Castro is going to come back to us,” the Kachina hit singer alleged.

He explained further that: “Castro was not supposed to be kidnapped. I think they were trying to kidnap some people for something. They kidnap people for rituals. I think they kidnapped them and later realised it was Castro by then they have him in their custody,” and the kidnappers are finding it difficult to release him.

According to him, people who are peddling rumours that he has been taken by a marine spirit are lying.

Akoo Nana, who is a Chief at Kasoa (Sarikyin Waasa), disclosed that he was supposed to attend a funeral with Castro in Kumasi on that faithful Sunday but unfortunately they could not make it to the funeral. Subsequently, he was supposed to join Castro and the others but “because of my business I couldn’t make it to the location [Ada] with them.”

He attributed the disappearance to traditional reasons, speculating that when chiefs and fetish priests die, their people kidnap especially strangers who are sacrificed to accompany them.

“May be one of these chiefs died in the nearby village and they needed some heads to escort this chief and they kidnapped them but later realised that it is Castro and they can’t touch him,” he said.

“Castro is a Christian, he prays a lot. We go to church together,” Akoo Nana disclosed and added that “Castro is alive, the girl is alive and Castro will surely come back.”

ARREST ASAMOAH GYAN, OPAMBOUR & OTHERS NOW!!! – LEGAL PRACTITIONER

President and Founder of the Legal Advocacy Foundation, Lawyer Maurice Ampaw, has called on the Ghana Police Service to arrest Black Stars Captain Asamoah Gyan and founder of the Ebenezer Miracle Worship Centre in Kumasi, Rev. Ebenezer Opambour Adarkwah Yiadom, for meddling in investigations to unravel the mystery behind missing hip life music luminary, Castro.

Lawyer Maurice Ampaw admonished the Police to apprehend the man of God also known as 'Prophet-One' and "Baby Jet" Gyan and subject to intense interrogation.

A week ago, Asamoah Gyan went to Ada for a weekend rendezvous with Castro and his friends, but unfortunately, was hit by news that Castro together with a female friend, Janet Bandu, had drowned in the river.

Castro and his female friend had gone jet skiing on the Volta river and up till date, there are still no traces of their bodies anywhere.

In the wake of the incident, sources in Ada and pictures available to Peacefmonline.com show the Black Stars striker and his friends taking a boat ride in search of their lost friend on the Volta River but their action ended in futility.

Though the Marine Police have been making frantic efforts to retrieve the two missing bodies alive or dead, Lawyer Ampaw is already pointing fingers at Asamoah Gyan as a prime "suspect" and from his legal perspective; Gyan should not be left off the hook. 

"Castro’s incident, the mystery surrounding his whereabouts and events thereafter all strengthen the case that the Police must arrest Asamoah Gyan and his brother (Baffour Gyan), and all those who actually went on that trip with Castro...so that they will give account of whatever took place and how Castro got missing. And then we can give them Police Inquiry Bill to assist in investigations because under our law, Castro is not dead.

“Under the criminal code or our law, a person dies only, when after seven years; that person is not heard again or cannot be found. So as at now, in law, we cannot pronounce Castro dead...and anybody involved in the unfortunate incident of Castro’s alleged drowning must be arrested by now by the Police."

He also called for the "arrest of Opambour and all those fetish Priests who are claiming that they know where Castro is. They should be invited for questioning so that they can also help in unraveling the truth."

Speaking in an interview with Peacefmonline.com, Lawyer Ampaw insisted that any serious country as Ghana should by now have pounced on the person or group of people privy to the whereabouts of the missing duo because they have the "criminal duty" to assist the Police.

“SELLY DIDN’T CAUSE PRAYE’S BREAK UP” - CHOIRMASTER

After Selorm Ghalley aka Selly had returned from Big Brother Africa, it had been rumoured that she could instigate a break-up of the Praye group.

Selly who is the girlfriend of Big J, a member of the praye group was seriously attacked by Ghanaians and some Africans for having slept with Nando at the Big Brother Africa house.

Most people who believed she really slept with Nando said that Big J should leave her and it was even reported that there was pressure from Big J’s counterpart Prayer Honeho aka Choirmaster and her wife actress Bervely Afaglo on him to jilt Selly.

Even though the Choirmaster denied any such thing or rift, there were still speculations that the two couples were not on good terms.
In fact, many had predicted that it was possible the group would die after Praye Tintin aka Kente left the group about 4 years ago for reasons best known to them.

In an interview with Choirmaster on Koforidua-based Vision 90.9 FM last Sunday on ‘Arts and People’ hosted by Kwame Dadzie, he said that there was no way Selly could have caused the break-up of the Praye group.
“We started Praye before Selly came and we’ve always been together so I don’t see why anybody will link our break-up to Selly. We broke up as a group on a good note. We both decided to part ways and try our individual projects and we are still friends. Selly has nothing to do with the separation,” he revealed.

Choirmaster added that his new single ‘Ghana’s Most Beautiful’ which has been adopted as a the theme song for TV3’s Ghana Most Beautiful pageant, is doing well and would be releasing some more singles at his birthday bash in the Rockstone’s office on 26th July, 2014.

Meanwhile, the question most people are asking is whether or not Choirmaster would be able to stand alone and work successfully as a solo artiste. From all indications, ‘Ghana Most Beautiful’ which features Dadie Opanka is doing well and only time will tell its fate for the future.