It has recently come to our notice that several apparent music promoters are fraudulently promoting gigs billing our client, Yaa Pono, asappearing without prior consent and agreement from Management. An example of a fraudulent billing is attached below.

Please note that Yaa Pono WILL NOT be appearing at the “Skelewu Fun Fair Reloaded” event organised by PAY1 Entertainment on 25th January, 09.00 at Osino Presby S.H.S as Management was not consulted prior to advertising.

We advise any persons who have parted with money for this event to contact Pay1 Entertainment for a full refund and also their local Police station to report the matter.

We have also been made aware of the illegal leaking of some of Yaa Pono’s music online.

Another serious matter, we advise those who have not secured the express permission of Management to distribute Yaa Pono’s music to cease doing so.

Our team takes great pride in working with Pono to further the development of his talent and brand by adhering to his annual work plan, managing his back catalogue, future career plans and selecting appropriate appearances for him.

Random actions taken by unauthorized parties do nothing to help or further Yaa Pono’s course and so we ask that any required Yaa Pono activity is sought via the correct and proper steps.

Fraudulent activity by unscrupulous individuals only serves to extract money from genuine fans keen to see and hear from Yaa Pono – this is fundamentally wrong.

Any appearances or music releases that have been confirmed and authorized by YAVA Global for our client will be publicized via Yaa Pono’s various social media accounts: Twitter (@ponobiom), Facebook personal (Yaa Pono), Facebook Fan Page (PonoBiom), Instagram (Pono Biom) and the relevant mass media – TV, radio, online and print.

Management contact details are clearly stated on these accounts in order to prevent similar instances. Excuses will not be tolerated.

Whilst we continue to welcome all genuine enquiries regarding our Client via the correct channels, please note that all fraudulent behaviour will be reported to the Police (Ghana and Internationally) for investigation, enforcement and prosecution.

As always, Yaa Pono, Uptown Energy and YAVA Global acknowledge and appreciate the huge amount of love, dedication and continued support shown to Pono by his fans Worldwide.

Source: Ghanamusic.com

It’s a New Year and Samini starts it with his first nomination at the Black Canadian Awards 2014.

He is nominated for the best international act in the award which happens on 1st March at the Prestigious Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Toronto.

The Top six will be established by a voting mechanism which closes on 5th February.

To Vote Samini, www.BlackCanadians.com to help put Samini in the Top 6 for Best International Act at the Black Canadians Award.

Source: Zionfelix

Some areas in Accra have been flooded following a rainfall on Friday afternoon.

Reports indicate areas such as Kwame Nkrumah Circle , parts of Asylum down and Kaneshie have all been flooded.

The downpour which lasted about 30minutes, has submerged many streets resulting in heavy vehicular traffic.

Commuters have been left stranded as a result of the vehicular traffic.

Below are some images gathered culled social media stands

Actress Zynnell Lydia Zuh’s decision to remain behind the cameras as a movie producer appears shaky as she has told NEWS-ONE that production is more stressful than she expected.

The beautiful actress announced in October last year that she was going into movie production after 10 years of acting.

The pronouncement came with the production of her first movie titled, ‘When Love Comes Around’ starring Jim Iyke and Eku Edewor from Nigeria,Pierra Makena (Kenya) among others.

The movie which was produced by Zynnell’s Five Star Pictures Production, is currently on the editing bench and would hit the big screens very soon.

According to Zynnell, though producing her first movie was stressful, she would not give up on producing because she had come to love the process of filmmaking.

“Producing has made me appreciate the filmmaking process more as I am more involved with all the aspects of filmmaking…As an actress my job is limited to reading the script, understanding the story, my character and delivering once I hear ‘action’.

But as a producer, my responsibilities include script choice, assembling the right cast and crew and finding markets and opportunities for the film as soon as it is ready. Will I produce again?… Hmmm.

If I think about the stress of producing my first film I would say no but I have come to love theprocess of filmmaking and I am sure if I find a story worth telling I would do this all over again.

Besides, it gets easier the more you do it right,” she said. Zynnell has been in Ghana’s movie industry since 2004. After high school, she began auditioning for roles.

She auditioned for a lead role in TV series titled ‘Sticking To The Promise’ by Point Blank Media. Fortunately, she won the role, playing a twin to another actress.

From there, she was discovered by Director/Producer Shirley Frimpong-Manso, who auditioned and featured her in ‘Different Shades of Blue’ TV series and a cameo role in her movie, ‘Life and Living It’.
She has since featured in a number of Ghanaian movies.

Source: Francis Addo

Parents of deceased hip-life artiste, Ronnie Coaches are reported to have clashed over the mortal remains of the late Buk Bak group member.

Ronnie, 36, died on November 21, 2013 at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital after suffering a heart attack.

The body of the musician, also known in real life as Ronnie Nii Quarshikumah Quainoo, is expected to be laid to rest on Saturday, February 1, 2014 but from indications, all is not going well.

According to eyewitnesses, who spoke to Myjoyonline.com, there was some confusion at the Bubuashie residences of both Ronnie's mother, Lilly, and father, Decarlo Coaches Quainoo Friday, as soon as the body of the late musician was conveyed from Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital morgue.

The source said, as soon as the body arrived in the vicinity where his parents live - their houses are separated by a street - both of them insisted the remains be brought to their homes.

Reports say after several minutes of a near tussle between the two factions as to who has the right to the body, an unnamed relative managed to move the body to safety.

It still unclear the whereabouts of the remains of the musician.

The family is expected to hold a Wake-keeping at the National Theatre on Friday, January 31 and the body is expected to be at the venue to be laid in state.

The remains of the late musician will be interred at the Osu Cemetery on February 1, to be followed by a memorial service at the Success Chapel, Bubuashie in Accra on Sunday, February 2.

Source:Myjoyonline

If you want to layer your necklaces, its best to do it in odd numbers. Also mix up gold with silver to create a classy look.

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Lawyer and Television Presenter, Sandra Ankobiah, has been chosen by the Legal Advocacy Foundation, a not-for-profit organization based in Accra, as Coordinator.

The formal announcement was made during an event  by the Private Investors Protection Agency (PIPA) to honour the Foundation’s President and Founder, Dr. Maurice Ampaw in Accra on Wednesday.

As Coordinator, she will lead and head the Foundation’s programs and also liaise with institutions for support.

“We Saw in Sandra a female personality who is passionate and committed to whatever she does.

She has shown that she believes in the course of the poor and the needy; a woman of high moral character and integrity,” Dr. Ampaw said.

“She is highly objective in her analysis and presentation on issues bordering the poor and needy in society.

With her appointment, LAF will go far in achieving its mission and objectives.”

Founded in 2010, the Legal Advocacy Foundation is strategically positioned with the sole aim of bringing justice to the doorstep of the vulnerable in society.

The Foundation also aims at educating the ordinary Ghanaian about their legal rights and obligations.

Among other things, they also seek to engage in public seminars, legal outreach programs, legal clinics, and providing a platform for legal research of legal issues that has public interest.

The Foundation also serves as a pressure group to put the necessary legal pressure on state institutions so that they will be responsible and accountable to the people on whose behalf they exercise state power and authority.

Former First Lady, Dr. Mrs Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings was Guest Speaker at the event.

Source: enewsgh

Popular DJ, DJ Perfekt, known in real life as Henry Ofori Nyarko, has called on the organizers of the annual Ghana DJ Awards to drop his name from the awards' nominations stating he does not deserve any nomination The DJ has been nominated in the 'Artiste DJ of the Year' category of the awards, which awards excellence in the Disc Jockey profession in Ghana.

Also in the 'Artiste DJ of the Year' category are DJ Toyoo (Tic Tac), DJ Mynor (R2Bess), DJ Mensa
(Sarkodie), DJ Carlos (VIP), and DJ Godday (Edem).

According to DJ Perfekt, who was speaking in an interview on the Airtel Entertainment News on Drive Time on Joy FM, organizers of the awards, Mercury Republic, have gravely erred in nominating him in the awards.

"So far as I am concerned, I don't remember the last time I played for the artiste that I am nominated [for] - that is Samini," he said.

According to him, the last time he played for Samini was about four years ago.

"So if I am nominated in that category I feel like there is a lot of homework to be done," DJ Perfekt stressed.

Reacting to allegations of not doing due diligence with the nomination process, Mercury Quaye, CEO of Mercury Republic, said it is unfortunate this issue is coming up and stressed that there is nothing wrong with the nomination process.

"It's quite interesting the kind of revelation we are having now.

Our research revealed that there was a programme where Samini did a live band and Perfekt played with the live band," Mercury Quaye said.

Although he cannot name the programme on which DJ Perfekt played for Samini, his team "will have to cross check," to rectify the anomaly, if only there is any.

He promised that, "If we go and check and DJ Perfekt is right, DJ Perfekt's name will be dropped from the nominees' list for the Ghana DJ Awards 2014."

Mercury Quaye explained that organizers have taken steps to ensure that this year's event is.very transparent and fair.

"One thing that we have done this year is to take the awards [and] spread across the country so if you look at the nominations list we have gone beyond Accra, gone beyond Kumasi, we've gone as far as Tamale just to make sure that all these other DJs that don't really have the spotlight are.also recognized," he said.

Mercury Quaye therefore urged that, "If anybody has a problem with anything with respect to the awards," they have been nominated "and they feel they don't deserve to [be nominated]...they should just reach us and the right thing done."

Asked if his name is not dropped from the nominations and he wins, will he accept the award, DJ Perfekt stressed that, "I don't deserve to be in that particular category this year. I think my name should be dropped from that category."

Child rapper, Kosmos Boako aka Tutulapatu who was crowned winner of TV3 Talented Kids last year is only now realising the hard truths about his prize package eight months after the talent contest.

At the final event when he was handed part of his prize package, mini laptop computer and boxes of Indomie, his expectation was that soon, he was going to enjoy the bigger portion of his promised package - an educational trip to the UK and a sum of GH¢ 4,000.

Unfortunately, Tutulapatu was “bounced” when he applied for a UK visa and his GH¢ 4,000 can only be accessed in 10 years time, when the lad turns 18.

Pope Skinny, Tutulapatu’s manager, who is not happy about how his artiste has been treated by TV3, is asking officials of the TV station to come out with acceptable reasons why Tutulapatu was denied a visa to the UK.

According to Pope Skinny, TV3 did not
communicate to them when Tutulapatu was denied visa. “I only got to know of Tutulapatu’s visa problem on Adom FM late last year.

“I expected a big company like TV3 to do the right thing by communicating to us when they were having difficulty securing visa for Tutulapatu, but no one did”, Pope Skinny told Showbiz in an interview last Monday.

He said he heard from a close source at TV3 that Tutulaputu was refused a visa because he could not provide enough evidence regarding his guardians who took care of him.

Pope Skinny who said he is prepared to take the case as far as he can said “TV3 is always doing such things to innocent kids who cannot fight for themselves.”

But the Production Manager of TV3, Gabriel Asante Bosompem, told Showbiz that Tutulaputu has received all his prizes except his trip to U.K of which he was refused a visa because his parents could not provide enough details of how they were taking care of their son in Ghana.

According to him, it is no fault of TV3 for the UK High Commission to deny Tutulapatu a visa to the U.K. “We provided every document that was required but he was denied on grounds that his parents failed to provide enough document of how they were taking care of their son”

Mr. Bosompem added that, TV3 is not aware of anyone called Pope Skinny claiming to be the manager of Tutulapatu.

“We only know of Tutulapatu’s parents and not Pope Skinny. In fact, Pope Skinny can go ahead and do whatever he likes because TV3 is not in any contract with him.” Mr Bosompem said.

He explained that the GH¢ 4,000 he received as part of his prize package has been kept safely for him until he is 18 years when he can access it.

“The management of TV3 decided to keep the money for him until he is 18 years. We wouldn’t be doing him any good if we gave an 8 years old boy GH¢ 4,000” he said.

February is a month of love and to make this year's a memorable one, Takoradi's newest sensation, Empire 102.9FM, will host an exciting weekend of love, music and comedy on February 14 and February 15.

Dubbed 'Weekend of Love, Music and Comedy', the event is expected to be a premium event for lovers and party goers in the buzzing Oil City.

Frank Odoom, Business Manager of Empire FM explained to Myjoyonline.com in an interview that, 'Weekend of Love, Music and Comedy' is "an event specially designed for the month of love - Valentine's Day."

The two-day event comprises of 'Vals Day Party' at the Champs Sports Bar, Takoradi on February 14, and a mega jam, dubbed 'Music and Comedy', at the Vienna Beach in Takoradi on February 15.

According to Frank Odoom, the February 14 event, which is a "celebrity meet and greet with their fans," is specially designed to give patrons an opportunity to spend time with some of their favourite celebrities.

Patrons will have the rare opportunity to interact with their celebrities and also have photo opportunities with them.

The February 15 event will feature "back to back performances from four top music artistes, Joey B, Castro, Kaakie, and Raquel," the Empire FM Business Manager noted.

Preceding the two events will be a special promotion where the public will be expected to send messages to their loved ones via a short code.

These messages have to show how much they appreciate the love of their lives.
Ten finalists will be selected from the entries.

Messages from the finalists will be screened at the February 14 event and the top three will be selected to win prizes.

Tickets for two events are going for GHc30 for VIP and GHc20 for regular.