Yvonne Okoro, Yvonne Nelson Others For 2013 City People Entertainment Awards

City People Entertainment Awards has released nominations for its 2013 edition of the award ceremony organized by The City People Media Group.

The award which organizers say is the fourth of its kind is scheduled to take place at The Haven in Ikeja, Lagos on Sunday, July 14, 2013.

The award ceremony is expected to draw about 2,500 guests as well as top showbiz celebrities from Nigeria and Ghana and other parts of the world.

The City People Entertainment Awards has, arguably, been the biggest showbiz event in Nigeria since its inception four years ago. The weight of the annual event is not in doubt because it is the only awards event that covers showbiz in its entirety.


Since the outfit is also a beneficiary source of entertainment from both Nigerians and Ghanaians, over the years, Ghanaian celebrities have been awarded yearly for their contribution in Ghana and the world at large.

Notable names such as Jackie Appiah, Juliet Ibrahim, Ruff-n-Smooth, Shirley Frimpong, Majid Michel, Yvonne Nelson, Efya, Iyiola Ayoade of Charter House, John Dumelo and Mr. Roland Agambire have all picked up different awards at different categories of the awards in past years.

Below is the list of Categories and Nominees from Ghana;

Best Actor of the Year

John Dumelo

Majid Michel

Prince David Osei

Frank Artus

Adjetey Annang

Best Actress of the Year

Yvonne Nelson

Yvonne Okoro

Nadia Buari

Juliet Ibrahim

Jackie Appiah

Martha Ankomah

Best Supporting Actor of the Year

Frank Artus

Chris Attoh

Omar Sherif Captain

James Gardener

Best Supporting Actress of the Year

Lydia Zynell Zuh

Roselyn Ngissah

Kafui Danku

Emmanuella Mensah

Khareema Aguiar

Hottest Actor in Nollywood of the Year

Frank Artus

Majid Michel

John Dumelo

Prince Dave Osei

Omar Sherif Captain

Best New Actress of the Year

Chichi Neblett

Kafui Danku

Lydia Zynell Zuh

Nana Akua Addo

Helen Asante

Salma Mumin

Bibi Bright

Emmanuella Mensah

Best Showbiz-Friendly Company of the Year

Rlg

Vodafone Ghana

MTN Ghana

Kasapreko

Fiesta Condoms



Face of Ghana Movies

Yvonne Nelson

Jackie Appiah

Juliet Ibrahim

Yvonne Okoro

Nadia Buari

Ama K. Abebrese

Best Showbiz Celebrity Foundation

Khareema Aguiar Foundation for the Aged

Juliet Ibrahim (Kidney) Foundation

Nana Ama McBrown Foundation

John Dumelo Foundation

Jackie Appiah Foundation

Best Movie of the Year

Single & Married

The Contract

Wrong Target

Johnny Walker

Letters To My Mother

The Grooms Bride

House of Gold

Musician of the Year (Male)

Guru

Sarkodie

Fuse ODG

D Black

Asem

Kwaw Kese

EL

Musician of the Year (Female)

Becca

Kaakie

Raquel

Efya

Irene Logan

Eazzy

Tiffany

Best Music Group of the Year

R2Bees

BukBak

Double

VIP

4×4

Entertainment Company of the Year

Charter House

Empire Entertainment

233 Connect

TV Station with best showbiz content

Viasat 1

TV 3

eTV Ghana

GH One

Crystal TV

Radio Station with best showbiz content

Y FM

Peace FM

Joy FM

Citi FM

Okay FM

Movie Producer of the Year

Shirley Frimpong-Manso

Leila Djansi

Music Producer of the Year

Killbeats

Kaywa

Appietus

Nshorna Musik

Hottest Ghanaian Actress in Nollywood

Emmanuella Mensah

Martha Ankomah

Yvonne Nelson

Juliet Ibrahim

Nadia Buari

Showbiz Blogger/Writer of the Year

Ameyaw Debrah (ameyawdebrah.com)

Adeyemi Adebayo Victor (ghanaweb.com)

Ebenezer Anangfio (ghanacelebrities.com)

Obed Boafo (enewsgh.com)

Eugene Sarfo-Kantaka (peacefmonline.com)

Lydia & Jackie For FACE List Awards

Popular Ghanaian actress Lydia Forson is one of Africa’s important personalities who will be gracing this year’s edition of FACE List Awards.

The award ceremony is scheduled for Saturday June 15, at New York, Time Center. The bubbly actress has been invited as a special guest for the occasion while another Ghanaian actress, Jackie Appiah, will be receiving an award there.

The 2013 FACE List Awards is host by Face2face Africa and generously sponsored by State Farm and Arik Airlines. Six pan-African Movers and Shakers will be honoured for their commitment to excellence.

This year’s distinguished six honourees include the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, Dr. Carlos Lopes, Founder and CEO of the African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) Peace Anyiam-Osigwe, Founder and Publisher of The Network Journal Aziz Adetimirin, Notable Fashion Designer Korto Momolu, Founder of the African Development Foundation George Ntim, and Actress Jackie Appiah.
As an organization devoted to being “The Voice” of the emergent generation of African descendants, Face2face Africa established The F.A.C.E. List Awards in 2011 as a platform to acknowledge, celebrate, and honour the outstanding achievements of Africans and friends of Africa who are contributing towards a more dynamic and advanced global community.

There will be several musical acts, performances and surprises throughout the night. The show will be hosted by the eloquent and brilliant Eric J. Henderson of Huffington Post, and will take place at The Times Center in the heart of New York City. Red carpet will commence at 7:00pm sharp

M3nsa Wants Raquel

Ghanaian musician M3nsa of Foes of Kwame Nkrumah (FOKN) Bois fame has confessed that if he is allowed to pick one female Ghanaian celebrity on a romantic weekend getaway, he would gladly choose songstress Raquel.

M3nsa who is referred to as the Lyrical twin of Wanlov the Kubolor made this revelation on a Television programme stating that it would be easy for Raquel and himself to get alone if the said romantic weekend getaway is made a reality.

“Me di3 me p3 cheap side so I will go for Raquel because already I have seen her ‘tin’ so we can move on to the next ‘tin’.”

It can be recalled that about two years ago, the Ghanaian songstress Raquel went on stage and displayed her fat, juicy and hairy vagina to the whole world. The ‘Sweetie’ hit maker who initially denied displaying her vagina admitted that perhaps it was a wardrobe malfunction.

But interestingly that so-called wardrobe malfunction is the very thing that got M3nsa interested in Raquel.

M3nsa who is known in real life as Bondzie Mensa Ansah also recounted how at age 14, his high school sweetheart broke his heart.

“The girl that I used to love when I was 14yrs travelled to the America of Bronx and called me one day to tell me that she was in America and I was in Ghana but she doesn’t know if I will ever travel to America in my life so we should just stop here. Mysteriously, as soon as she said that to me, there was light off,” M3nsa said.

Bass Award Disqualify Samini

Reports making rounds in Ghana’s entertainment cycle say organizers of the upcoming Bass Awards have disqualified two hot songs of popular Ghanaian dancehall artiste Emmanuel Andrew Samini on reasons of profanity.

On Saturday, Rackus Productions which is organizing the awards in collaboration Bullhaus Entertainment and Solid Multimedia released nominations.

But Samini’s hot songs, ‘Body Flame’ featuring Kaakie and ‘Papistic’, were conspicuously missing in the nominations.

Sources said the songs were taken out due to its lyrical content, which was described as “profane”.

Sources close to the organizers told NEWS-ONE that Samini did not take the development kindly.

He had almost pulled out of the award after a confidant notified him that the songs were disqualified on grounds of “profanity”.

It however took the invention of organizers to explain issues to him to before he was calmed down.

“He was pulling out of the award but they had to explain issues to him before he decided to let things go,” the source added.

Meanwhile, the Dagaati crooner got some nomination with his songs including ‘Time Bomb’ featuring Wizkid, ‘Dadiekye’ and ‘Climax’, which he was featured on by Stonebwoy.

He also got nominations for Kwame Nkrumah Award (Artiste Of The Year(s), Best Performer (Reggae/Dancehall, Best Dancehall Artiste And Music Video Of The Year(s) – Dancehall categories.

The 2013 Bass Awards will come off at the National Theatre in Accra on July 6, 2013, where African Dancehall and Reggae artistes who have done exceptionally well between 2010 and 2012 will be awarded.

This will be preceded by a nominees jam at the Accra Sports Stadium on July 5, 2013, with performances from artistes including Samini, Stonebwoy, Kaakie and Jupiter.

If Samini had pulled out of the event that would have been a second blow to the award ceremony after Bandana had earlier announced his exit even before nominations came out.

Iwan Endorse BASS Awards

Ghanaian Afro dancehall artiste Iwan has applauded the organisers of the Bass Awards for coming up with a concept to reward musicians in the Reggae and Dancehall industry.

The Award winning Dancehall artist who got nominated for Best Collaboration in Dancehall Song category tasked the organisers to take their time and organise the event such that it would not seem like Ghanaian artiste were chasing awards.

Speaking to enewsgh, Iwan stated that: “Any organization that has got that love and energy to back a good cause like the Reggae and Dancehall industry should take time to recognize those people who lifted and held the banner all this while. Other than telling artists to come pick forms and fill and submit, portraying a picture like Ghanaian artist are chasing awards. Nonetheless I think they are doing a great job.”

Iwan also stated that unless there is a category to shine light on a fusion of a Hip Hop, Gospel or Hip Life artist and a Reggae or Dancehall artist, it would be unfair to those who have dedicated their careers and life to the Reggae and Dancehall genres if anyone outside the said genre is awarded at the event.

“If it’s a night for Reggae and Dancehall industry, no Hip Life, Gospel or Hip Hop artist should hijack the categories, unless there is a category to shine light on a fusion of a Hip Hop, Gospel or Hip Life artist and a Reggae or Dancehall artist. On the night, if awards are going to be dished out to artists from different genres other than Reggae and Dancehall because they recorded a Reggae or Dancehall tune in their album that will be unfair to those who have dedicated their careers and life to these genres,” Iwan noted.

The maiden edition of the BASS Awards which is organized by Rackus Productions and powered by Bullhaus Entertainment and Solid Multimedia is slated for July 6.

The event which seeks to award African Dancehall and Raggae artistes who have done exceptionally well between 2010 and 2012 will be hosted at the National Theatre in Accra.

Pressure on Ini Edo’s Marriage

Nigeriafilms.com reports that pressure is being mounted on beautiful actress Ini Edo to give birth or prepare to quit her marriage.
“Ini Edo is not a happy woman at the moment. The reason is that if urgent steps are not taken, her marriage might crumble and she would join the league of Nollywood actress with failed marriages.
Grapevines alleged that pressure is being mounted on her handsome husband, Philip Ehigwina, by his family members to dump the charming actress. Ini Edo’s in-laws are not happy that the glamorous actress hasn’t given them a child after about four years of marriage,” Nigeriafilms.com reported.

“These Edo people are just too funny, they have already told Philip to chase away Ini Edo since she can’t give them a child,” the website’s source claimed.

“But come to think of it, why would Ini Edo’s in-laws interfere with her marriage?” This was quickly answered by the first busy-body, “that’s Edo culture for you. Their sons don’t have much say in their marriages,” another source stated.
“We were told by the industry grapevines that Ini Edo has been telling some of her close allies that with the way things are going; Philip might eventually give in to his family’s demands. Tale bearers further told us that after Ini Edo attended her hubby’s late mother’s burial in April 2013, things have really not been well with the once upon a time happy couple.”
However, the actress has denied that her marriage is being troubled. She told Nigeriafilms.com that the story was an unfounded rumour.

According to the Akwa-Ibom-born beauty, “no matter what you people (press) write, it is not going to change the fact that I am happily married. I think you guys should be tired of all these. From the first day I got married, you people have been plotting all sort of evils, I don’t know why you are not giving up on it. It is never going to happen. That’s what I have to say”.

Mad Rush As Limited Ghana Meets Naija Tickets Finally Come Out On Sale

The tickets for this year’s most anticipated concert, “Ghana Meets Naija” are finally out on sale to the general public after weeks of waiting.

Following the official launch of this year’s event, folks have anxiously waited for the release of tickets on the market in order to grab the limited tickets available this year due to the change to a smaller venue.

Ghana Meets Naija, over the last 2 years has been known to over-pack the Dome of the Accra International Conference centre which has a capacity of 5000. This year however, due to maintenance works at the Dome, the event has moved to the main auditorium of the Accra International Conference centre which sits about 2000 people.

Thus, there are a limited number of tickets available for sale this year.

Most people believe that with the high demand for the limited tickets, it sure to be sold out in about a week.

The tickets are selling at GHC100 regular, GHC200 for VIP and GHC300 VVIP at the MTN Stores in Osu and Accra Mall, the RLG Store in Osu, Krew Men Grooming in Dansoman and the Empire Entertainment Head office at Lartehbiokorshie. The ticket hotline is 0546061118.

Packing armour of the biggest hit makers and chart toppers in Ghana and Nigeria, this year’s Ghana Meets Naija concert is perhaps the most highly anticipated edition and is sure to exceed all expectations as has been achieved in the last 2 years.

With all artistes on the bill promising the biggest performances of their career, fans are sure to be thrilled the likes of Wizkid, Burna Boy and Timaya amongst others from Nigeria as they jam to R2Bees, Samini, DBlack, EL, Edem, Okyeame Kwame, Raquel, Stonebuoy, Xo Senavoe, Dr Slim, and Dobble among others.

The event will take place on 29th June, 2013 inside the Accra International Conference Centre.

In its third year of existence and having been undoubtedly the biggest musical concert in Ghana over the last two years, this year will be bigger, even more spectacular and is sure to give music fans an experience to truly relish.

Ghana Meets Naija 2013 is brought to you by MTN and RLG with support from Hennessy, FIESTA Condoms, Euro Star, Big Ideas and Digital Innovation.

It is powered by Empire Entertainment and Media GH.