OBRAFOUR DUMPS RAP; OPTS FOR HIGHLIFE

Ghana’s rap legend Obrafuor aka Michael Elliot Kwabena Okyere Darko, last week told Flex newspaper in an exclusive interview at DanceStardom that he is forgoing rap for now to enter into mainstream Highlife music.

According to the rap legend, he has done a lot of songs in rap and has realized that any time he is featured on people’s songs, he does the singing often but he has noticed that his singing delivery makes him stands out.

“I am focusing on singing and I know people will accept me. I want to leave a mark,” he noted.

Obrafuor revealed to Flex newspaper that he currently is in the studio recording one of his latest tracks on the yet-to-be released album with Samini and would be ready very soon.

“I am an artiste that cherishes my listeners and I always have it in mind not to do anything at all for them but rather take my time and give them the best. I have recorded some highlife songs, but I am still not satisfied so I am still on it adding varieties to spice it up,” Obrafuor intimated.

When he was questioned about his supposed change of name that was in the news some months ago, he said, he had never done that but the truth of the matter is that, he did an album which was strictly hip hop entitled ‘Obrafoforo’ meaning ‘new life’. He said this could have been the reason why people thought he had changed his name.

Obrafuor who is also known as ‘rap sofuor’ which literary translates as ‘rap pastor’ disclosed that being the ‘rap pastor’, he tries to make his accolade manifest in his life.

“If Jesus Christ comes and takes us to his throne to enjoy everlasting life in heaven…while I live, I have to live a righteous life and win souls for Christ but I didn’t say I wanted to be a Pastor or an Apostle but rather to live the doctrines of my church for all to see,” he added.

As to being a man of God or singing gospel, Obrafuor says it’s God who will decide and that if God wants him to toe that line, it shall come to pass.

THE MUSIC INDUSTRY TREATS US AS OUTCASTS - WANLOV THE KUBOLOR

A Member of popular Ghanaian music group Foes of Kwame Nkrumah otherwise known as FOKN Bois has disclosed that one of the group’s biggest challenge in making it big in the Ghanaian music industry is the manner in which they (FOKN Bois) are treated.

In a one-on-one interview session with nydjlive.com from his home, Emmanuel Owusu Bonsu known in showbiz circles as Wanlov stated that the industry was full of pretenders who hated to see and live the realities which the group believed in therefore they're being seen as awkward and treated as outcasts.

Wanlov stressed that it was pathetic the whole industry was painting and living a different life that did not really represent what the society was.

“Our biggest problem is that the whole industry is fake and so it accepts people who live fake lives and cannot be themselves. You know we are very sarcastic in our approach to issues and so these industry people who are supposed to give us the push feel we are not one of them (fake people)”.

He however expressed appreciation to the few realistic people who support their craft.

FOKN Bois is made up of Wanlov the Kubolor and M3nsa Ansa, a connoisseur in the hiplife movement in Ghana.

The group was recently in South Africa where its movie Cos Ov Moni 2 was screened to thousands of people after it was recommended by Oscar Award Nominee, Mike Lerner.

I’VE NOT BEEN SUSPENDED FROM METHODIST UNIVERSITY – GRACE ASHLY CLAIMS

Gospel songstress, Grace Ashly has refuted reports suggesting that she has been suspended from the Methodist University College for examination malpractice.

The Razz newspaper report Wednesday that, the ebullient songstress, who is a level 400 student at the Methodist University College, Accra, was allegedly caught cheating during an end-of-semester examination and has subsequently been suspended from the school for two semesters for her misconduct.

The paper claimed, the University has suspended her for two semesters which means that; the artiste, who was expected to graduate this year – would have to hold on and graduate another year.

Reacting to the story in an interview with Myjoyonline.com, the ‘Gyese Woba Mu’ hit singer said the story is false and she is still an active student of the Methodist University College.

“There was an issue but it wasn’t me; just that I was within the group and we were discussing something. My name is the popular name so if there is anything my name will be mentioned but I’ve done nothing,” Grace Ashly lamented.

She added that, “Even yesterday [Tuesday] I went to register [for] my [resit exams] so I’m still a student. I don’t know who is behind this… there is somebody behind it but I don’t know why.”

Explaining what might have fuelled the negative reportage, the gospel musician said she was part of a group and “We were discussing a [Constitution] paper and the invigilators came in but unfortunately all the students dispersed,” and left a booklet behind “and I picked it and I called one of the invigilators to come for it.”

According to her, the incident happened two semesters ago before the said exams and she said she even wrote last semester’s examinations.

But Public Relations Officer of the Methodist University College, Kwesi Agyapong speaking in an interview with Myjoyonline.com said “as it stands now she’s not [been] sacked from the school as it has been reported,” in some media circles.

He added that, “She is still a student of the [Methodist] University College but I will prefer you let her confirm her suspension or whatever it is.”

Kwesi Agyapong said “it’s not true” if Grace Ashly says she wrote last semester’s examinations.
Pushed to give a yes or no answer as to if she has been suspended, the Methodist University College spokesperson hesitated and said “Yes”.

SARKODIE COVERS LATEST EDITION OF EVENTGUIDE MAGAZINE

EventGuide Magazine is out wit a new edition which has Sarkodie 'Obidiponbidi' on its cover.

This edition features on its front page the ever best rap and singing artiste in Ghana and Africa who won the AMA's, Sarkodie with the overly talked about celebrity soccer which was held at the Lizzys Sports complex recently.

The bass awards launch for 2014 has also been featured on this new edition not forgetting Otumfuo's 15th anniversary in Kumasi.
It also features colurful pictures of Mighty malts launch in Ghana held recently.

The center spread of the magazine also has pictures of this years Ghana meets Nija concert which was held at the conference center and others.

Event Guide magazine comes in a colorful and quality format, that report in text and pictures of events that took place in a particular month, it also reveals all upcoming events, must watch movies, places of interests and some of the hit tracks on air.

In an interview with the C.E.O of Event Guide, Kelvin Kenneth, he said, the company has been in service for some couple of months, but can proudly say that, it has made a mark in the hearts and minds of their cherished clients and viewers, stressing that most celebrities and personalities have endorsed the newspaper magazine with enthusiasm.

Kelvin also said, the company deals in all events coverage, be it gospel, social, campus, private, co-operate, fashion etc, and are also expert in event marketing, advertising, promotions, publicity, graphic designing, TV commercials and many more.

He therefore made a passionate appeal to the Government, NGO’s, Co-operate organizations and the general public to come in support of Event Guide since it’s the new and captivating newspaper magazine for the youth and old.

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DESMOND ELLIOT VENTURES INTO POLITICS

Nollywood actor, Desmond Elliot will be venturing into the game of politics come 2015

The actor who is running for a seat in the Lagos State House of Reps in an interview over the weekend with Nigerian Tribune, said his aim for venturing into politics is to give back to society.

He said, “I feel God has helped me thus far and I want to give back through politics that will be favourable to the youths. The worst part of our national life is that the level of corruption has not allowed youths to understand what it means to live a meaningful life . Just because of lack of knowledge of what to do, we are being side tracked. There are no jobs, and issues like these lead to frustration.”

COURT THROWS OUT CARLOS SAKYI’S APPEAL

A Court in Accra has this morning thrown out an appeal by the embattled ex, lead-head of the music rights protection body, Ghana Music Right Organisation (GHAMRO), Carlos Sakyi and others.

Confirming the court’s decision Mr. Ahmed Banda also known as Bandex who was also a member of the dissolved interim GHAMRO board said on Neat FM’s “Entertainment Ghana” today that the court has refused to give the stay of execution which Mr. Carlos Sakyi, Mark Okraku Mantey, Amandziba, John Mensah Sarpong and K.K. Kaboobo were seeking in court.

Asked what the mood of Mr. Sakyi and his followers after the court's decision, Bandex said Carlos and the other members on his side looked very disappointed and surprise.

According to sources Mr. Sakyi and his lawyers were in court this morning to seek for an appeal over a July 11 ruling that asked him to step aside for a new appointed board to oversee the body’s affairs until fresh elections are held. The case has been adjourned to Friday July 25, 2014.

It will be recalled that an Accra Human Rights Court ruled on Friday July 11, 2014 that the head of the music rights protection body, GHAMRO, should step aside for new five member board to take over.
The ruling saw Okyeame Kwame, Enoch Agyepong, and Aboagye DaCosta with a representative each from the copyright office and the Attorney General’s office to take charge of the body’s affairs for the next six months before fresh elections are held.

A major ruling that should offer some relief to the over 100 musicians who took it to court, it was lead-headed by veteran musician, Nana Kwame Ampadu, in a pool that also included composers, song writers, and music producers.

They accused the then GHAMRO boss, and his charges of ‘embezzling’ funds collected on their behalf. Filed on Thursday, May 15, 2014, the writ maintained among other concerns that GHAMRO “have deliberately refused to organize even a single Annual General Meeting since May 2011 when they took office as interim Board Members.”

“Carlos Sakyi, Amandzeba, K.K. Kabobo and Mark Okraku Mantey,” the writ also stated “have been dissipating the funds of the organization to the disadvantage of the Rights Owners and have been paying themselves monthly salaries between GH¢2,000 and GH¢4,000, excluding other allowances, even though the regulation of the organization expressly forbids the payment of salaries.”

They made their first court appearance on June 2.

MY HEART IS BLEEDING - ASAMOAH GYAN

Black Stars Captain Asamoah Gyan has disclosed that the last two weeks have been the most stressful period of his entire life, but he has survived by God’s grace and encouragement from Ghanaians and people close to him.

He said the prolonged search for his musician friend Castro and the latter’s pal, Janet, has caused him much anxiety although he is still optimistic that the two will be found.

Asamoah Gyan made the disclosure in a press statement he issued before leaving Ghana to start pre-season training with his Al Ain club in the UAE.

The Black Stars captain expressed gratitude to Ghanaians and all persons involved in the search and pleaded with all religious leaders to pray for a fruitful search.

NEWS-ONE reproduces the statement unedited:

On my own behalf and on behalf of my family and team, I wish to express profound gratitude to all Ghanaians, persons and institutions that have stood firmly behind us since Sunday July 6, 2014 when we had information that our close friend and brother, popular musician Castro (known in private life as Theophilus Tagoe) had gone missing on the Volta River together with an acquaintance, Miss Janet Bandu, who had apparently hitched a ride with Castro on a jet ski rented by Castro.

The last two weeks have been the most stressful period of my entire life and I have survived only by the grace of my Creator and the encouragement I continue to receive from Ghanaians and the persons around me.

Although the anxiety within my spirit is eating me up, we have remained united in hope and continue to remain optimistic as we endure these nightmarish periods of painful wait and watch hours turn into days and days turn into weeks.

I am very grateful to the search team that has worked tirelessly day and night in hope of finding Castro and Jane. I am particularly grateful to the Ghana Police Service particularly the Marine Police Unit (MPU), the Tema Police Command and the Ada Police Command.

I am also grateful to the Ghana Navy, the Greater Accra Regional Minister, the Ada East District Assembly, local fishermen at Ada, traditionalists and the several individuals who joined in the search.

I thank the media, colleague footballers and musicians for standing by me.

The Tagoe family has shown me much love and support through these trying times and I thank them for the encouragement they gave me to return to my club and join the pre-season training.

Though I am geographically away, my spirit and mind is not away and I will be in constant communication with the team as we pray and await the long overdue good news.

I am a Christian and I believe in God. I have not stopped going on my knees to speak to my Maker about this incident and I want to personally appeal to all religious leaders in Ghana and all persons who believe in the power of prayer to intercede for the missing two.

My prayers and support lie firmly with Castro and Miss Jane Bandu and their families. We pray for strength and fortitude for all engaged in the search and we also call on anyone who has useful information to assist in this quest. God bless us all.

SIGNED

Sammy Anim Addo

Business Manager/Spokesperson for and on behalf of Asamoah Gyan.

Monday July 21, 2014.

MY ACCENT DIDN'T STOP ME FROM SUCCESS

Even though actor, Eddie Watson, has the looks and passion for the movie screen, one impediment that he has had to deal with on the rather competitive movie scene has been his Liberian accent.

Eddie’s problem with accent is a common one among top actors all over the world.

British actors such as Hugh Laurie, Kate Winslet, Idris Elba, Sonya Walger and Christian Bale all had to overcome their accent to win over Hollywood.

In an interview with Showbiz last week, Eddie Watson spoke about his handicap. “One thing that I have had to deal with and overcome has been my accent. It was not easy for me but I was determined to get to where I am today so I did all I could to get rid of that.

“When I began acting, the accent made my speech very different and sometimes, I had friends making a mockery of me, but I never allowed the teasing to get to me and I am grateful that all is in the past now. I couldn’t have achieved it if I was not passionate about acting and determined to get all things right”.

In response to how he was able to get over his accent, he said “I did some research and with the outcome, I started working on pronouncing the English words properly by reading aloud a lot.

“In fact, I read anything I could lay my hands on and I made sure I took my time to speak whenever I was learning my lines in a dialogue”.

According to the actor, his accent did not really deny him of securing movie roles in the early stages of his career but he knew that if he would be successful in his career, he needed to drop his Liberian accent.

“No one has ever told me to my face that I would not get a role because of my accent. But I will not rule out the likelihood that it could have been said behind my back because there were lots of complains about the whole accent thing from producers and directors when I started”, he said.

He said he was happy that, he did not sit and watch things go wrong but rather worked on improving his accent and that was why he was still in the acting business.

“It wasn’t an easy journey for me and I do not think I would be where I am today if I was still speaking the way I did at the beginning. I had a passion for my job and I didn’t want my accent to be a problem that producers and directors would have to deal with so I had to work hard at enunciating my words.

“I thank God that it did not take long for me to get my accent better. Many people back home in Liberia still don’t t believe I’m Liberian or even spent the first years of my life there.

Eddie Watson is a Liberian by nationality and a Ghanaian movie actor by career. He was born in Monrovia, Liberia, and went through his entire academic education including university in Liberia.

He lived in Liberia all through the 14 years civil war and re-located to Ghana in 2008. He is married to Mrs. Naomi Watson and they have a daughter.

He shot his first movie project, Jack & Jill, which featured actors, Livinus Nnochiri, Ruth Kadiri, Roselyn Ngissah, Naomi Baaba Watson, Biola Ige among others.

He is known for movies such as Purple Rose, House of Gold, Single, Married and Complicated, 4play, 4play reloaded, Single and Married, Death after Birth, A Reason to Kill, Single 6 and Somewhere in Africa.

CASTRO SAGA: JOURNALISTS ARE NOT BEING PROFESSIONAL – A-PLUS

Sunday July 20, 2014 was exactly two weeks since popular hiplife artiste Castro, and his friend believed to be Janet Bandu were reported to have drowned in the Volta River at Ada.

After the sad incident, many media houses proclaimed the artiste known in real life as Theophilus Tagoe and his friend dead. Many Ghanaians as unprofessional have criticized this assertion by the media since their report is backed with no fact.

Popular comedian, Hip-life musician and political satirist, A-Plus real name Kwame Asare Obeng is one of the many Ghanaians who are not happy about how the media has handled the Castro saga. Speaking on Brunch 2 Lunch on Radio Univers, he said some journalists are not being professional as expected of them but carryout false information to the public.

“We can’t say all journalists are not doing what they are supposed to do, but some are not doing what we expect of them as journalists,” he said

Using Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 that disappeared on 8th March 2014 carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew as a case study, the controversial musician noted that “up till today, after so many months of the Malaysian airline disappearing, it is believed to have crashed into the southern Indian Ocean. If it was a Ghanaian media reporting, he would have said the plane is in the sea, everybody is dead.”

“No, it is believed that the plane has crashed into the southern Indian Ocean and it is believed that all people on board are dead."

He added that the media should not proclaim Castro dead since his body has not been found. ‘We have not seen the body of Castro, so it is very difficult for us to say Castro is dead. I’ve seen these headlines in newspapers, and it looks like they know exactly that Castro is dead.” he told Brain Stormer.

He further stated that, “journalists are not being professional, and it’s not related to this issue only. I can give you countless cases, but the bottom line is, Castro remains missing as we speak. Nobody can conclude that he is dead. Let’s wait till an autopsy comes out before we can conclude that he is dead”

MUSIGA READY FOR DEMONSTRATION

The Musician Union of Ghana, (MUSIGA) is planning to join the demonstration being put together by organised labour against the economic hardship that has befallen the country in recent times.

As an affiliate of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), members of the Union will join other associations of the Congress to embark on the demonstration scheduled Thursday, 24th July, 2014.

Organised labour is demonstrating their frustration against the hikes in petroleum prices and high cost of living in the country. It is also dismayed at the rapid fall of the value of the Cedi. It maintains that, the current pricing formula for fuel punishes consumers and must be reviewed.

According to the council, the ex-pump prices of premium and LPG have been increased by 28.08% respectively. These increases are said to have far-reaching effects on prices of a wide-range of goods and services.

A petition is expected to be sent to the government through the Minister of Employment and Labour relations.

GRACE ASHLY SUSPENDED FROM SCHOOL FOR CHEATING IN EXAMS

Celebrated female gospel artiste, Grace Ashly finds herself in a dire situation that has the tendency of denting her image as a lady, a gospel artiste, a brands ambassador and ultimately, a role model.

The ebullient songstress, who is a level 400 student at the Methodist University was caught cheating in the end-of-semester examination and has subsequently been suspended from the school for two semesters for her misconduct.

Findings by Razz Newspaper investigations from the school proved that; the artiste was found by the examination invigilators with a foreign material in the examination hall when she sat to write the ‘Constitution’ course paper. The action of taking foreign materials to the examination hall is prohibited per the School’s Examination Rules.

According to the well-trusted source at the University, a Disciplinary Committee was set-up to investigate the malpractice and the vivacious songstress was given the opportunity to defend her case.

The well-placed source claims that Grace was unable to exonerate herself form the offense and the Disciplinary Committee found her culpable of committing the misdemeanor and leveled the appropriate sanctions on her.

The University has therefore suspended her for two (2) semesters which means that; the artiste, who was expected to graduate this year – would have to hold on and graduate another year.

Grace Ashly was one of the many celebrity ambassadors selected to raise funds for the Black Stars in their shameful participation at the FIFA World Cup in Brazil. She is presently promoting the participation of the FIFA Under-20 Women World Cup to be held in Canada.

MISS GHANA TO DRAG ORGANIZERS TO COURT …READY TO SEEK FOR AN INJUNCTION ON PAGEANT

The court system in Ghana is no stranger to the Miss Ghana pageant as many beauty queens have solicited for redress over contractual disputes with various organizers over the years; and the court may welcome another disgruntled queen very soon.

Embittered Miss Ghana 2013, Guissepina Baafi is threatening to drag Exclusive Events to court over the official statement released to the public, stripping her off her crown and other privileges.

Ms. Baafi has threatened that; Inna Mariam and her Exclusive Events Company must retract the official statement as well as retract some of the comments passed by the organizers on different media platforms regarding the reasons for the decision to strip her.

She is also demanding a sit-down with the organizers where she expects that, a settlement be reached for the treatment meted out to her and the character-assassination agenda undertaken against her by the organizers.

According to Miss Baafi, if a satisfactory settlement is not agreed upon, she is ready to go to court and seek for an injunction to be placed on the search for a new queen, Ghana’s participation at the Miss World Pageant as well as future pageants under Exclusive Events.

Ms. Inna Patty, over the weekend, revealed that – the reason for stripping the winner off her crown was due to the fact that, she (Guissepina) was overwhelmed with the prospects of preparing herself for the Miss World Pageant and decided to resign.

In a related development, a video making rounds on social media proves that, the mother of Inna Patty actually assaulted Miss Baafi in a scuffle to forcibly eject her from her residence. The security man on duty during the day of the said mayhem has confirmed that, indeed, Inna’s mum did assault the beauty queen.

KWAKU MANU BUILDS SCHOOL IN KUMASI

Kumawood actor, Kwaku Manu who has frowned upon the rejection and show of disrespect for local actors in recent times – has put the Brazil 2014 rejection behind him and gone ahead to unveil a school he’s built in Kumasi.

The actor, who named the school, ‘Kweku Manu Educational Complex’ has stated that; his main reason for putting up the school is not for profit but a move to give back to society.

According to him, the School has been opened for a month and he has made provisions of school uniforms for the needy students and as well as slash the percentage of fees to be paid.

He claimed that, if other donors come in to support needy students, he is willing to run the Institution free of charge but for now, the highly reduced school fees for students will suffice.

“Although, I am already into lot of private businesses, this is the major thing I have set up and my main aim for investing in the school is the fact that, since most of us did not attain the level of education that we wanted to, we have now realized how important school is,” he explained.

The school, which is located in Kumasi at Atwima Brogoyedu (Santasi Road), is only for primary education (P1 – P6) but the actor claims that, he has lots of plots to extend the school to the secondary level.

“The only way some of us can also help the future generation is to build projects like a school for them, so we can be proud in future for helping the nation to discover more future leaders,” he said.

“As far as I am concerned most of my pals are doing a lot for the society but, not all of them want to publicize it, so that’s why it looks as if we in Kumasi are not doing much. I can mention someone like Akrobetu and others I know. They are setting up businesses and doing things for the society, so I will please advise that the media try and do more research on that,” he advised.

“KUMAWOOD NEEDS CINEMAS FOR ITS OWN PREMIERES” – BILL ASAMOAH

Actor and President of the Ashanti Region branch of the Ghana Actors Guild, Bill Asamoah, has responded to the Silverbird Cinema’s rejection of movies done in the Twi language, popularly known as ‘Kumawood Movies.’

Last week in Flex newspaper, it was reported that the marketing manager of the Silverbird Cinema Cynthia Ellorm Dumfuor had explained during the Women in Film making forum at the Golden Tulip Hotel in Accra that the cinema do not show or premiere Kumawood movies because they are of low standard.

Bill Asamoah in an interview with Kwame Dadzie on Arts and People on Vision 90.9 FM in Koforidua said that, Kumawood movies have now improved tremendously and thought that the reason for their rejection at the Silverbird cinemas would be the fact that the Kumawood movies still use VCD’s which contain limited length of movies.

“You see, I think the reason why they don’t show our movies is that most of us still use the VCD’s. The VCD’s cannot contain long movies. This is why most of our movies are in many parts. But now that some of us are migrating onto the DVD, I am sure, it will be easy for them to show our movies,” he explained.

Bill Asamoah, when asked if he thought movie premieres would benefit the Kumawood industry, answered in the affirmative.

“Of course, they will help us because premieres give the actors the opportunity to have interaction with their fans. Also sometimes, it gives the actors that platform to know their movies. Sometimes, you finish shooting a movie and you may not see it again because the working title may change when the final product is out. So going to the premiere makes you know your movie,” he said.

He also added that: “Movie premieres help to create some awareness about the movie and whip up the interest in people to go buy them.”

Asked what Kumawood industry can do to toe the movie premiere lines he answered that all they need now are venues for the premieres.

“All the big cinema houses are in Accra. The few cinema houses I had known in Kumasi when I was young have all been turned into churches. I am just hoping that we can have such places here to also premiere our movies,” he noted.

However, most people are wondering if truly fans of Kumawood movies would make time and and use their monies to go watch movie premieres, considering the fact that a preponderance of those fans are the low and middle class whose orientation about things like movie premiers are low.

WORKING WITH MICHAEL JACKSON’S BROTHER IS DREAM COME TRUE - P-SQUARE

One half of P-Square music group, Peter Okoye, has disclosed that working with a member of the famous Jackson family is what he never thought would come true.

P-Square has done few collaboration with top America-based music artistes, including Akon, TI and Rick Ross.

Jermanie Jackson, brother to late Michael Jackson, zoomed to Nigeria to work with the multiple award-winning Nigeria music group, and Peter is excited over this.

Peter noted that as a child, this was a tall dram, but today, it is reality. He advised people to stay focused and pursue their dreams. 

LADIES ARE AFTER MY BODY, NOT MONEY

‘Kukere’ crooner, Iyanya, who is recently on tour in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, is really having fun of his life as the singer was massaged by female fans while performing on stage.

During his performance, the excited fans rushed to him and began romancing him, which got him roted on the spot for some minutes, apparently enjoying the pleasure.

After displaying the picture on his social media platform, Iyanya stated that the ladies came for the body and not the money.

IT’S FAIR TO SAY GHANAIAN COMEDIANS ARE NOT FUNNY – DAVID OSCAR

Comedian David Oscar agrees it’s fair to say Ghanaian comedians are not funny.

In an interview on Pluzz FM’s AM PLUZZ hosted by Sammy Flex; the comedian revealed some challenges him and his friends as comedians face.

“The journey has been good so far but I think comedy in Ghana is still in its infant stage. It’s been challenging and I think it’s fair if you say Ghanaian comedians are not funny especially when you do not have any information”.

“My colleagues and I are improving so well. If you do not understand what we do, you will definitely say we are not funny. But Ghanaian’s cannot say there are no comedians in Ghana”.

“Our biggest challenge is that, the majority who keep saying we are not funny have not gotten the opportunity to watch us perform”.

SARKODIE, R2BEES & SHATTA WALE NOMINATED FOR NIGERIA ENTERTAINMENT AWARDS

Nominees for the 2014 Nigerian Entertainment Awards are out, with three Ghanaian acts including Sarkodie, R2bees and Shatta Wale vying for the African Artist of the Year award.

This year marks the 9th edition of the Nigeria Entertainment Awards.

Other categories such as Best Actress of the Year and Best Actor of the Year, Gospel Artist of the year, Music Producer of the Year, and Best Music Video of the year among others are being contended for.

The award is scheduled to take place on August 31, 2014 at the NYU Skirball Center for Performing Arts in Nigeria.

Tickets have gone on sale.

Voting is now LIVE at www.neaaawards.com and fans are encouraged to vote to ensure that their favorite artiste wins.