‘Kukere’ singer, Iyanya wanted by Police

Kukere singer, Iyanya Mbuk, according to reports is wanted by the Police at Mile 3 Division, Port Harcourt, Nigeria over a fraudulent act.

According to the story, the R&B singer allegedly defrauded popular show organizer of 'Nite Of A Thousand Laughs’, Opa Williams of N1.7m (US$ 10,848.76) being payment for the singer’s performance at two events. 

According to sources Iyanya was paid the said amount to perform at two ‘Nite of a Thousand Laughs’ events which was held in Benin State and Port Harcourt. 

The Kukere singer missed both shows. Guests had waited for the singer to step on stage and thrill them but he was conspicuously missing.

"We were all disappointed, we waited in vain. As soon as Bovi announced he was not going to show up, everybody started leaving", a source who attended the event held at the open ground of the Hotel Presidential, PH said. 

Nigeriafilms.com gathered that the singer shunned Opa Williams’ event, performing instead, at another show in Omuma Local Government Area, also in Port Harcourt which also featured Timaya. 

Thursday morning, sources say Policemen from the Nigerian Police invited Iyanya and his manager Ubi-Franklin Ekapong for questioning over the matter which was reported by the show organizers led by Opa Williams.

Officers could only get Ubi-Franklin to station but Ubi said, "Yes I was at the Police Station this morning, we have decided to return all money paid to us, it’s not a problem."

Ubi further explained, "We were paid to attend and perform at the Benin State and Port Harcourt shows but we missed both due to reasons beyond our control.”

He added that, “We missed the Benin gig because we were in Ghana as at that time and we arrived pretty late for the PH gig. We however had issues with initial payment from the show organizers also, so we needed to forfeit one for another."

Promote Indigenous Ghanaian Content – Kojo Antwi

Legendary Ghanaian musician, KOJO Antwi, is calling for the establishment of a ministry specifically tasked to manage the entertainment industry of Ghana.

In an interview on Kumasi based Ultimate Radio 106.9 with Kojo Akoto Boateng, the multiple award winning musician said establishing a Ministry of Entertainment is among the top three things he wishes to happen in 2013.

“What I’d like is to have a Ministry of Entertainment. I don’t think it is right that the Ministry of Chieftaincy and Culture oversee the entertainment sector. We need a ministry which will primarily ensure the growth of the industry”, he said.

The ‘Dadie Anoma’ hit maker also wants the general elections moved from December to November.

According to him, moving the general elections to November will prevent the slowing down of entertainment activities during the festive season of election years.

Kojo Antwi rocked Ghana on the 24th of December 2012 and says he’s ever ready to give Ghanaian a lot more in 2013 and a brand new album.

He further added that if he had the power to change anything in 2012, he would “ensure that the media promote indigenous Ghanaian content such that every genre would have a fair share of the market”.

“My new year message to all and sundry is that we have to be grateful to God that we are still alive. It’s great to be Ghanaian. I know we’ve discovered more oil and Ghana will be greater. We should be proud of our nation and I know 2013 will be a greater year for Ghana”, he added.

Big Brother Africa 2013 Search begins Jan. 8

Pay-per-view cable television provider MNet has said the search for housemates for the 2013 edition of the Big Brother Africa reality television show, begins on January 8.

“The demand from audiences for Big Brother Africa continues undimmed. In some ways it really is astonishing to see the enthusiasm for this particular series, but in other ways it is to be expected,” M-Net Africa Managing Director says.

“Viewers want to see unscripted television, as it happens, with normal people that they can relate to dealing with completely familiar emotional concepts – happiness, frustration, success, failure, hope, anxiety, friendship, opportunity and of course, love.

“Big Brother continues to be a ratings sensation from Australia to India, and in Africa, for exactly this reason. And the format’s flexibility is a producers’ dream because you can do something different every time!” he adds.

“We are delighted with the new concept that has been developed for the upcoming show,” says Endemol MD Sivan Pillay.

“Every year as soon as we know that we are going ahead with a new season, we head into a creative brainstorming session and every year, ideas just go racing around the room.

Dates and venues are yet to be announced.

It’s not my fault that my body is pornographic - Lydia Forson

Actress Lydia Forson has opened up on just how she feels about her plump and beautiful body.

“It’s not my fault that my body is pornographic,” she told Fashion 101 host Sandra Ankobiah.

Forson’s rather sexy and well-toned plum body seems to have stirred up a lot of debate over the past few years, with some appreciating her all-figured-out and nicely-shaped contours.

The award-winning actress however said discovering who she was, really helped in appreciating her natural and God-given looks, caring less about what others taught about her.

“For years I did not think I was so beautiful,” she says. “For years I went through a lot trying to be what others wanted me to be.”

Talking more on her sense of fashion, Lydia, who usually comes under criticism from sections of the public for revealing just too much of her cleavage at times said: “I don’t like to show them, they are there…”

“Comfort is key. I don’t really follow trends. What works for one person doesn’t work for another.

“If you are confident in what you are wearing, the rest of the world would always think otherwise... I love to be comfortable and just to be me. I always want a touch of edginess in everything I do”.

Forson jokingly added that she “wouldn't mind a spread” in the world-famous Playboy magazine, insisting that “I feel we should celebrate who we are”.

2012 Ghana Movie Award List Of Winners

The 3rd edition of the Ghana Movie Awards took place at the Accra International conference Centre on Christmas Day. ‘Single and Married’ which was produced by actress Yvonne Nelson was the biggest winner, grabbing the nod for Best Film, Best Cinematography, Best Director among others. 

Here are the winners from the night:

Best Actress in a lead role (English) – Nadia Buari

Best Actor in a Lead role (English) – Van Vicker

Best Actress in a supporting role (English) – Anita Erskine

Best actor in a supporting role (English) – Rahim Banda

Best actress in a lead role (Local Language): Nana Ama McBrown

Best actress in a supporting role (Local language): Emelia Brobbey

Best actor in a lead role (Local Language): Akwasi Boadi a.k.a Akrobeto

Best actor in a supporting role (Local Language): Kojo Nkansah a.k.a DJ Lil wayne

Best Actor in a TV series – Funny Face who won, who annexed the

Best Actress in a TV series – Efia Schwarzeneggar

Best TV series – Bongo Bar

Best Cinematography – Kwame Awuah, Single and Married

Best Director – Pascal Amanfo, Single and Maried

Best Picture – Single and Maried

Best Music Score was won by Azonto Ghost by Bisa

Original Screenplay – In the Cupboard

Best Visual Effect -B14

Costume and Wardrobe – Monica Agboli & Nicolas Nsiah, Ghana Police

Best Editing – Enoch Opoku, Grooms Bride,

Best Art Direction – DJ Varga, Rain

Best Actor in an African Collaboration- Alex Usifo , Off The Hook

Best Actress In An African Collaboration – Patience Ozorkor , Untamed

Channel O’s DJ Black releases season two of Cypher

Ghana’s DJ Black, the resident DJ on Channel O’s daily Bassment program, last week launched and released season two of the DJ Black Cypher 2 in Accra.

The launch event, titled The Cypher Party, was also to celebrate a successful season one of DJ Black’s Cypher 1.

The event was attended by several rappers that featured on the season one Cypher which included Ghana’s Channel O’s VJ, J-Town, E.L and C-Real.

The event included the screening of selected highlights from the first seasons Cypher.

Season two Cypher will start showing on Viasat 1 in January 2013. Highlights of season one Cypher are available atwww.youtube.com/toontoom and the full episodes selling at www.itunes.com. You can also sign up to DJ Blacks podcast at http://djblack.podomatic.com.

Channel O’s Bassment has introduced a brand new DJ technology known as “visual mixing” where a DJ mixes music videos back to back and mixed into each other non-stop.

The bassment features the top DJs across the continent playing only the freshest hits. Other resident-deejays on Bassment are DJ Aludah (Uganda), Neptune (Nigeria), Caise (Nigeria), Creme De La Crème (Kenya), Joe (Kenya), Mister Deejay (Uganda) and Xclusive (Nigeria).

Catch DJ Black and other star DJs on Channel O’s Bassment (DStv Channel 320) everyday at 14:00 CAT and repeated at 21:00 CAT and 23:00 CAT.x

Iyanya, Ice Prince, Obrafour, Efya, Keche, EL Others To Perform At "Rapperholic" Concert

Bismark Entertainment hinted fans of Sarkodie that their star was working on flying some international artistes to grace the stage at the up coming second edition of the "Rapperholic" concert. 

Bismark Entertainment can confidently confirm now that all is set for two Nigerian stars; Rapper Ice Prince and sensational Nigerian act, Iyanya of "Kukere" fame has been added to the line-up of Ghanaian artistes to perform on stage come Christmas Day December 25 at inside The Dome at the Accra International Conference Center. 

The confirmed Ghanaian acts include Obrafour, Efya, Keche, Sherifa Gunu, Kwaw Kesse, EL among others. 

According to the organizers, this will be the biggest event to be held this Christmas season.The Rapperholic concert will also see the launch of the third studio album of Sarkodie, the main headline act for the concert.

Last year’s successful maiden edition, put Sarkodie on a whole new pedestal, as he was able to get thousands of his fans to come out on Christmas day, packing the venue to the brim. Rapperholic is powered by Duncwills Entertainment and Events Factory GH.