Abraham Attah, Yvonne Okoro, others for 2016 BEFFTA Awards

A number of top Ghanaians entertainment personalities have received nominations for the 2016 edition of international award ceremony, Black Entertainment Film Fashion Television & Arts (BEFFTA) Awards.
Among those who got nominations were top actress Yvonne Okoro, rapper Sarkodie, dancehall artiste Stonebwoy, Abraham Attah, Shatta Wale, Efya, among others.
Yvonne was nominated for Best Lead Actress (African film) category for her performance in ‘Ghana Must Go’ movie. She is competing with top-notch actresses like Ramatu Koroma, Genevieve Nnaji, Angelique Kidjo, Chanade Rabess and Rita Dominic in that category.
She was also nominated for Best Producer category together with her sister, Roseline Okoro, for the movie, ‘Ghana Must Go’ which is also up for nomination in the Best International African Film category.
Abraham Attah was nominated against Florence Kasumba, John Boyega, Lupita Nyong’o and Lisa Awuku in the International Rising Star, while he is also competing with Kevin Hart and Ice Cube for Best Lead Actor (International film) category.

Nigerian-born Ghanaian director, Frank Rajah Arase, also got a node for Best Director category.
Efya was listed for Best International Female African Act, whereas Shatta Wale, Sarkodie and Stonebwoy were nominated for Best International Male African Act.
Other Ghanaians have also made it onto the long nominations list and they include models, among others.
The BEFFTA Awards is Europe’s biggest award ceremony celebrating black and ethnic personalities in entertainment, film, fashion, television and arts. The award ceremony is in its eighth year and promises to the best. Nominations were released September 1 in Mayfair.
The main grand award ceremony which celebrates under one roof film directors, actors, actresses beauty pageants, musicians, fashion designers, journalists, authors, DJs, models, radio personalities, TV personalities, sports personalities and many others will take place on October 27 and 28, hosted by legendary Hollywood actor, Dr Winston George Ellis, and BEFFTA CEO, Dr Pauline Long.

PHOTOS : SARKODIE'S DAUGHTER TITI LOOKS ADORABLE

 Sarkodie’s baby mama, and longtime girlfriend, Tracy took to her Instagram to share an adorable photo of her holding her little girl, Titi.
The photo which was posted without a caption barely needed one as the photo emitted an exuberance of happiness, love and peace.
Titi who is only six months old is growing really quickly and already enjoying a reasonable amount of publicity in the media.
Tracy also later posted another photo of Titi the doll who seems to be wearing an afro quite glamourously with the caption "Too obssessed... #sorrybutnotsorry"
It is uncertain when Titi’s parents are going to walk down the aisle but Sarkodie is said to have already paid the bride price of Tracy months ago.

GHANAIANS SHOULD ACCEPT CASTRO IS DEAD AND GIVE HIM A BEFITTING BURIAL -HAMMER CRIES

 It’s been over three years since hiplife artiste Castro the Destroyer went missing during a cruise on a jet ski at Ada but Ghanaians are sticking to the law to wait 7 years and 7 days before declaring he is dead.
Now, legendary music producer Hammer of The Last 2 has asked Ghanaians to get out of the big baby diapers and accept once and for all that Castro is dead and do the right thing by giving him a befitting burial.

Hammer, real name Edward Nana Poku Osei in an interview with Hitz FM’s MzGee expressed his unhappiness about how Ghanaians had downplayed the loss of one of Ghana’s hiplife gurus and not doing the right thing by sending him off with dignity.
“Its been years and nobody seems to remember him. He’s not in our lives, he’s not in our daily communication but he’s forgotten. This guy played a major role in our industry but the technicalities that bind us is causing this,” he said.

He went on to blame the family of Castro for not accepting his demise to allow Ghanaians mourn him.
“I know the family has the power to veto and go ahead to say they accept his demise and they want to give him a befitting memorial. It hurts me,” Hammer told MzGee.

Hammer, who groomed artistes like Sarkodie, Kwaw Kese and many others think Castro should be immortalized.
“We have to immortalize him by doing something about his name. We need an event to bid him farewell. We haven’t said goodbye to him and he is just hanging around. He’s name is just disrespected and forgotten as if he did not do anything in the industry,” he lamented.

Ghanaians were greeted with the heartrending news on July 6, 2014 that hip-life musician Castro and a lady friend, Janet Bandu, had both gone missing while cruising on a jet ski on the Volta Lake at Ada.
The suspicion of most people is that the pair drowned but bodies were never recovered till date.

JASMINE BAROUDI AND HER FIANCÉ SHOW THEIR LOVE THROUGH FITNESS

 One of the most talented but underrated actresses in Ghana, Jasmine Baroudi has one of the most inspiring relationship and fitness stories currently happening on her Instagram page.
Jasmine and her fitness consultant boyfriend, William Ofori-Atta aka Flashkick have been together for a couple of years and now have a daughter together.
However, their common love for fitness makes their relationship a unique one. Although Jasmine is getting back to work after taking a maternity break, she is mostly seen in the gym with her man, trying to regain her pre-baby glory.
The couple share a lot of photos of themselves and their daughter online and do not hold back on sharing their affection for each other. But what is most impressive is how Jasmine looks after only months of having her child.
Here are a few photos that will prove to you that dating a fitness freak is totally a great idea.

Music is not all about fun and games – Mzvee

Ghanaian female 2016 MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMAs) nominee, Mzvee says that there is more to the luxury, fun and glamour that people see.

According to the current first lady of Lynx Entertainment, a lot of work goes behind the scene that people do not know.

“The biggest misconception people have out there is that, its all about fun and games. No it’s not, from where I come from, as a woman, I have to work like twice, more than what the men do,” she said in an interview with Nandi Madiba of MTVBase Africa.

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All my Ex needed was a little patience – Sarkodie

Fans, followers, critics etc make an integral part of the success of any artist worldwide and so it is very essential that once in a while artists make themselves available for their fans.

This has even been made easily possible because of social media and that’s what Ghanaian rapper Sarkodie does most often.

Often, the rapper spends precious time interacting with his fans and followers on social media networking site Twitter and last night (October 3) was no different.

The musician who’s newly released freestyle RNS seemed to be enjoying the buzz took time to explain the song and seek opinions from fans.

Speaking on relationship challenges, the artist stated a lot of young ladies have been brainwashed to believe relationships are about the Kim Kardashian and Kanye West sort of love where things look so glamorous.

M.anifest blasts GIJ management for banning mini skirts

Ghanaian rapper and song writer, M.anifest has responded to a recent directive by Rector of the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ), Dr. Wilberforce Dzisah that students should desist from wearing miniskirts and shorts to lectures or face sanctions.

M.anifest, who was a guest on the most influential celebrity and lifestyle show in Ghana, Celebrity Fanzone on Viasat1 last Saturday, disagreed with the position taken by the management of Ghana Institute of Journalism and insisted that the focus should be on teaching their students to be critical thinkers.

“I think what we need to be doing is encouraging critical thinking in schools, you know search for knowledge being able to do all these other things. These other things are distractions and honestly this is how I feel about it,” the rapper stated.

Dr. Wilberforce Dzisah at the matriculation ceremony for the 2016/2017 year group, couple of weeks ago, stated that management of GIJ is prepared to sanction students who violated the miniskirt ban arguing that the primary aim of the students was to focus on their studies.

'Management will apply sanctions with regards to any violations of these directives,” Dr. Dzisah cautioned.

M.anifest however, revealing that he had little information regarding the directive by the GIJ management, went ahead to describe the miniskirt issue as ‘distractions’ from what actually needs to be happening.

“A lot of these things are often distractions from what actually needs to happen. If you are seated in class and you are looking around for mini-skirts, then there is a problem with you,” the ‘GodMC’ rapper stressed.

It is still unclear how the Student Representative Council of GIJ is going to respond to the new directive by the management of their institution.