Actress and television personality,
Joselyn Dumas says she is attached and does not intend to accept any
more marriage proposals from her numerous suitors.
Noted for her
curvy and shapely figure, Joselyn is the dream woman of most men with
4syte TV adjudging her the hottest Ghanaian celebrity in 2012.
The 33-year-old, and mother of one, seems to have had enough of reports that she is single and searching for a man marry.
According to the actress, due to the reports, she has been bombarded with tonnes of marriage proposals.
Joselyn Dumas took to social networking site Facebook Friday dawn to declare that she is “simply” not available.
“Hi
Folks, I AM NOT SINGLE AND SEARCHING so please kindly ignore those
publications on social media.Those are not EXACTLY my words,” she said.
The
bubbly actress added that: “For those who through that have been
sending me tonnes and tonnes of marriage proposals....sorry guys I'm
simply not AVAILABLE. Thanks for your understanding. God bless you.”
After sustaining a leg injury during a
football friendly between the Ghana Actors Guild (GAG) and their
Nigerian counterparts (AGN) at Kumasi Sports Stadium in March, African
top actor, Van Vicker has expressed anger for being neglected by GAG
during the period.
’I was first admitted at Sunshine Hospital in
Ghana and later transferred to United states of America where I am still
receiving medical treatment, but had to come to Ghana to continue with
my movie shoot, and then go back for check- up,’ the actor narrated to
Nigeriafilms.com.
‘I believe one of the responsibilities of the
Guild is to support its members, or support the interest of Ghanaian
actors. I am a member of GAG and that was why I went to play for the
Guild and also to represent Ghana in the name of the Guild. I was told
that the match was to celebrate Ghana’s Independence Day and if for
nothing at all, the Guild should have shown concern,’ he lamented.
He
vented further that, ‘I think it is a sign of ingratitude, because it’s
just like going to work for a friend and getting injured in the process
and the friend turns deaf ears to how you are recovering’.
Speaking
on the way forward, especially insuring Ghanaian actors, the handsome
actor stressed that what happened to him could happen to anyone else and
called for insurance policies for Ghanaian actors.
He also
revealed to Nigeriafilms.com that he has already started meeting
different organizations on that, so very soon , Ghanaian actors will be
informed on that.
Reacting to the allegation raised by Van
Vicker, Mr Samuel Nii Odoi Mensah, president of GAG, told
Nigeriafilms.com that the allegation is not true.
‘I personally
called Van Vicker and I also ‘WhatApped’ him to check up on him because I
was also sick that time and I couldn't play active role in the match. I
was frequently checking up on him, as well as actress, Emelia Brobbey,
who did that on our behalf’ he responded.
He added that ‘If Mr
Van Vicker is criticising the Guild because we didn’t support in payment
of his bills, for that I admit and all I can say about it is that, our
members don’t pay their dues for us to be able to support any member in
cash. We would have supported him if we had the cash.’
All is set for the candlelight
procession being organized by the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA) in
Ada, today (Sunday, July 13) for missing Hiplife artiste, Castro.
A
member of MUSIGA and Hiplife artiste, Okyeame Kwame revealed that the
association will be holding this ceremony as a sign of hope that their
comrade would be found.
It has been exactly 8 days since
Theophilus Tagoe, known in showbiz cycles as “CASTRO UNDERFYRE” and
Janet Bandu of “I am in Love with Bomaye” fame went “Missing” when they
went jet skiing on the Ada-Volta estuary.
The two are suspected
to have drowned after a Jet Ski accident on the Volta Lake in Ada. But
families of the two, music lovers and friends are keeping hope alive.
“The
candlelight will stand for hope in the darkness and the flowers will
also signify love. We don’t know whether he’s still alive or whether
he’s gone. This is a gesture of love, hope and fear all mixed together,”
Okyeame Kwame explained.
He mentioned that the team would leave Accra on Sunday for Ada for the ceremony.
The
night ceremony will be accompanied with solemn live band music and it
will be spearheaded by all-time music maestro, Kojo Antwi.
Efya will be performing at the Tribe
One Music Festival, taking place in South Africa from September 26-28,
2014, enewsgh.com can exclusively report.
We can also tell you
that the Afro Neo-Soul songstress is joining American female hip hop
head, Nicki Minaj, for the three-day event, which also has an impressive
core of artistes lined up.
They include Kid Ink , Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, Wizkid, Tiwa Savage, Khuli Chana, Dbanj, AKA and Fally Ipupa.
Happening
in Cullinan, Tshwane, South Africa, Efya will perform alongside Minaj
on the ‘Diamond Fields’ stage, which is one of three main stages being
used for the festival.
Set to be a huge break for the Ghanaian,
the South African event will hold on the back of an impressive first and
second quarter chain of cross-boarder performances, the more recent
being an industry event in Nigeria.
This is Minaj’s first African date, and brings to reality a long-held dream of coming to the motherland.
The organizers are more than excited she is coming.
“To
say we are thrilled to have such an amazing talent and global megastar
such as Minaj take centre stage at TribeOne Dinokeng this year in the
amazing City of Tshwane is a complete understatement. Fans have so much
in store for them with Nicki’s first ever performance on the shores of
the African,” says Jandre Louw, Founder and CEO of TribeOne Festivals.
Tribe One Music Festival is powered by ROCKSTAR4000 and Sony Music Entertainment.
At a time when the continued
existence of Hiplife trio 4x4, appears threatened by the recent marriage
of the leader, Captain Planet, to the former Chief Marketing Officer of
Vodafone, Uche Ofodile, the group has come out to allay the fears of a
break-up.
Captain Planet told Showbiz last week Friday that the
group is working tirelessly to “feed their fans with great music” and
the last thing that could possibly cross their minds is the break-up of
the group because of his wife’s relocation to South Africa.
“I
can confidently say that my marriage will not have any negative effect
on our brand and no member of the group is relocating.
“It is my
wife whose job will take her to new places in the world but officially,
we reside in Ghana and this is where we have our home as a couple.
“She
is only going to work and will always be back to the country and I will
also pay her visits whenever the need arises. We are mature people who
understand what marriage is about so I don’t think that it will have a
toll on our respective careers. We understand each other very well and
know what marriage entails,” he said.
For one who said he
strongly believes in the institution of marriage, Captain Planet who
recently got back from his honeymoon was hesitant to talk about marriage
life and expectations. “So far, so good but I will rather want to talk
about the projects the group is involved in”.
As a member of a
group who has enjoyed glorious days characterised with the sweeping of
many awards, Captain Planet believes that even after a decade of being
on the music scene, they are still a formidable group to reckon with.
He
discounted claims that his recent marriage would put pressure on Fresh
Prince to also settle down since he is the only bachelor in the group.
“Prince is a talented young man who is more concentrated on his career”.
He
came to the group’s defense when he was asked about their seeming
waning popularity. He confidently talked about how the group had
survived the years despite the tides and challenges that came with the
“job”.
“4x4 never dies, we rather multiply. We were two and added
a member so we are a group that progresses and do not retrogress like
other groups that have fallen apart. I laugh anytime I hear such
comments because we set a record in the industry that is yet to be
broken.
“Ten years, we made back to back hits and no group has
beaten that achievement. It should be put on record that 4X4 doesn’t
release songs without planning because if you fail to plan, you plan to
fail.
Many artistes can’t climb the ladder of success because
they release without any consideration because others are doing so. But I
don’t think it is a competition,” he said.
Captain Planet told
Showbiz that he is currently in Ada with other artistes hoping to find
their missing colleague, Castro, who is feared drowned at the Ada
Estuary last Sunday. He said Castro is a protégé of 4X4 since they
discovered and featured him on their debut album, Siklitele, in 2003
which brought him to public prominence.
He said but for the
“nightmare” that the country had been plunged into following Castro’s
“disappearance”, the group would have released a new single this week
but had to hold on in solidarity with what had happened.
The 4x4
group which is made up of Sylvanus Dodji Jeoffrey (Captain Planet), Edem
Avornyo (Coded) and Prince Tamakloe (Fresh Prince) are currently signed
on to Don Jeff Records.
He gave a hint about the release of the
video of their new single, Baby Dance, which featured Nigerian artiste,
Davido, this month.
Steve Asare Hackman, president of the
Film Producers Association of Ghana (FIPAG) says despite the
difficulties facing the movie industry, he does not believe the industry
will die anytime soon.
“I don’t believe that the movie industry
will die any time soon. If you look at what is happening even in Kumasi
right now, you will find out that a lot of producers are producing films
every hour, everyday and every month. Based on that alone, I don’t
think the industry will collapse,” Mr Hackman told NEWS-ONE.
Steve
Hackman’s assertion was in response to a recent submission by movie
producer Socrates Sarfo that Ghana’s movie industry will go down the
drain sooner than later.
Socrates had stated: “An industry has
been created to kill an industry. The movie industry has been sacrificed
for free TV viewing and when the quality falls, which it will soon, the
people won’t even want to watch it for free on TV anymore due to poor
quality.”
But the FIPAG boss explained that the association has a
regulation which prevents producers from giving their movies to TV
stations unless it is two or more years old.
“When we came into
office, what we did was that we came out with a regulation that new
movies should not be given to TV stations unless after two years of
exploitation – production, sales and distribution. But some producers
still find their way to go give their new films to TV stations based
upon the agreement they have with these stations. The executive of FIPAG
is coming hard with a hammer so those who violate our rules and
regulations will be dealt with.
“I think what we need to look at
is the individual producers. If you produce a movie and you think that
giving it to TV stations will help you to recoup your money, fine. But I
think what we need to look at as producers is what we want. Because
after production it goes to distribution, then to video sales, then it
goes to pay per view TV unlike what we have in Ghana now, which is free
per view TV. Producers are wide awake and I don’t think they will just
give their movies to TV stations for free,” he said.
However, Mr
Hackman was quick to add that FIPAG is an individual association and
like the laws of the land say, people have the freedom of association.
“Our
association is an individual one and as it stands in Ghana, there is
freedom of association, so if you press it too hard, the person can
decide not to be a member of the association. Sometimes we need to rub
their shoulders and try to explain to them the reason why they are not
supposed to do certain things. There are still some producers among us
who do not give out their movies to the TV stations,” he added.
Family of missing Hiplife artiste
Castro De Destroyer has stopped the umbrella body for musicians in Ghana
– the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA), from organizing any ceremony
meant to mark the one week of Castro’s mysterious disappearance.
The
family led by Castro’s father revealed this to the union over the
weekend when members and some executives visited the family in Accra.
Prior
to their visit to the family on Saturday July 12, MUSIGA had already
began publicity on a solemn night vigil in form of a candle light
procession scheduled for yesterday Sunday July 13 at Ada where the
unfortunate incident happened.
MUSIGA in collaboration with Kojo
Antwi’s Breeze 90.9 FM planned a song and prayer vigil at Ada in
solidarity with Castro’s family at 5pm Sunday July 13 and the dress code
was supposed to be white but it appears MUSIGA did not give Castro’s
family prior notice early enough for them to decide whether they were
going to give them the go-ahead before they went public with the
information.
In view of this, the family cancelled the much anticipated vigil for Castro just few hours before the scheduled date.
"The
planned trip by MUSIGA and Breeze FM to Ada for a prayer session in
solidarity with Castro has been called off till further notice. Sorry
for the inconvenience”, sent to the media on Saturday evening by MUSIGA
administrator Daddy Bosco.
Even though MUSIGA did not really
state the real reason why the vigil was called off, a member of Castro’s
family who spoke to Peacefmonline.com on condition of anonymity
disclosed that due to some superstitious beliefs and the fact that the
family still believes Castro is alive, they couldn't have allowed MUSIGA
to go ahead with night vigil.
“We believe our son Castro is
still alive so why should we allow something like this to happen in his
memory as if he is dead. We will only accept his death when we see his
dead body”.
Sunday was exactly one week since the incident and
according the Akan tradition if any ceremony is allowed to happen on the
that particular day, then it’s as though the family has accepted that
Castro is dead.
MUSIGA intended to organize this annually in
anticipation that Castro would return alive one day or even if he is
dead his body may be found.
The family has however agreed to
collaborate with MUSIGA for any arrangement later when they finally
decide to organize any ceremony in memory of Castro.
Theophilus
Tagoe, known in showbiz cycles as “CASTRO UNDERFYRE” and Janet Bandu of
“I am in Love with Bomaye” fame went “Missing” on Sunday July 6, when
they went jet skiing on the Ada-Volta estuary.
The two are
suspected to have drowned after a Jet Ski accident on the Volta Lake in
Ada. But families of the two, music lovers and friends are keeping hope
alive.
