Kate Middleton attended a glamorous charity gala at the National Portrait Gallery in London last night, as a royal patron of the gallery should.

The night's dress code: "black tie with a hint of sparkle," The Daily Mail says, and KMid brought enough sparkle to compensate for people who forgot to read their invitations properly. (There's always someone.)

Not that she'd be allowed to share the
bejeweled wealth though — the chunky Cartier diamond necklace she paired with her midnight blue Jenny Packham gown was borrowed from the Queen's jewelry collection.

Specifically, it's the "Nizam of Hyderabad" necklace, given to the Queen upon her wedding in 1947 by the then-ruler of Hyderabad, a former Indian state.

Kate's hair billowed just so, and she had a slight tan going on following her recent family holiday to Mustique .

Here's the glamorous look in full:

It’s been awhile since we’ve heard new music from Ashanti—six years to be exact—but as we already know she’s always there when you call, she’s always on time.

But in her new video for “I Got It,” she’s not interested in just being a ride or die chick, she just wants her accolades.

With a little help from Rick Ross , Ashanti shows that she’s the boss, bragging about her fancy car and her designer duds. Not to mention her impressive acrobatic skills, which have her swinging like a girl on the flying trapeze.

With the release of her latest video, Ashanti also revealed details of her upcoming album, BraveHeart , out March 4. The follow-up to 2008′s The Declaration features not only Ross, but French Montana and Meek Mill .

Her breakup with Nigerian musician, Iyanya, a year ago brewed a lot of media fuss, but Ghana’s sexy actress, Yvonne Nelson, appears to be fantasizing about who her next man will be.

In a new tweet Tuesday touching on her sex life, the multiple award-winning actress suggested she is far from meeting her ‘Adam’ but enjoying her secondary chastity; a year after the break up with boyfriend Iyanya.

“The guy I love...see him only in my dreams... He's only in my head and dreams...will let you know when I meet him one on one,” Yvonne tweeted.

For now, the once Miss Ghana contestant appears to be relishing what she termed “secondary virginity” until she meets the next or perhaps the last man that she would spend the rest of her life with.

“But for now, my secondary virginity is still on,” she revealed on twitter with an applause, ostensibly for that feat in her sexual life.

And for those who still may think Yvonne is having a secret relationship with co-actor, John Dumelo, here is her response: “Ok! Now about John Dumelo, I love him like a brother; we go wayyy back! So charley guys relaxxx. Love him tooo much to date him”.

Source: Source: Stephen Kwabena Effah

Last week the news that Nollywood actor Osita Iheme was getting married to a Ghanaian lady went viral but it has emerged that it is totally false.

Osita, famously known as Pawpaw, has denied the rumoured marriage stating he is already used to such stories since he was the best man at his friend Chinedu Ikedieze (Aki)’s wedding in December 2011.

He has been associated with different ladies since Chinedu got married.

Some of the ladies include Ghanaian actress Nana Ama McBrown and London-based model, Brenda Gowon, who was allegedly said to have dumped him in 2008.

Pawpaw, reacting to the married rumour, is quoted to have said: "Na lie! There’s no such thing, they are just rumours."

Osita isn't leaving the league of bachelors anytime soon, he is still available.

Contrary to earlier media reports, songstress Efya isn’t waiting to win a Grammy before she gets married.

In an interview with Elia Chebib of GH and Beyond, she set the record straight on what she actually said and how her exact words have been taken out of context.

“I didn’t say I was not going to get married till I win a Grammy.

I know that’s how it seems like when I
said it in the paper but this is what I said ‘I said I’m not ready to get married yet and then in between the time if I win a Grammy, I would be grateful,” she says.

“I believe in love and I love love and I love the people that I love and because of that maybe they love me back and might want to take me personal but I did not say if I do not win a Grammy, I won’t get married.”

“I just said that I will like to win a Grammy during this time when I’m not so engulfed about the whole fantasy of getting married like some young women do at my age.”

The four time GMA Best Female Vocalist winner also spoke of how her music has evolved over the years. “My music has evolved.

I can’t say that it hasn’t because I can feel it and my fans also feel it .

And the people that I work with feel it. My producers also realize that I’m not making the same kind of music that I used to make before and that is also very good for an artiste because it shows your level of development at certain point and I love it.”

Efya’s debut album Love Genes is set for release later this year.

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The implications of the two words “Carter V” may
not seem like much.

Maybe he’s thinking about Jimmy Carter’s great-great grandson. Maybe it’s just a late-night thought of Lil Wayne ‘s Young Money associate Drake .

The point is we don’t know, but Drake tweeting “Carter V” is likely to suggest that Lil Wayne has started working on, or is somewhere in the midst of working on the fifth installment of Tha Carter series.

The series celebrates its 10th year anniversary this year, with the first chapter being released in June of 2004. It’s most lauded and successful episode is triple-platinum Tha Carter III , released in 2008.

According to Complex , the album has been in the works for over a year now, but there have been no updates about its status since Lil Wayne put out the fifth installment of his concurrent series, Dedication this past summer.

Wayne did tell MTV in 2012 that Tha Carter V would be his last album.

One of Ghana's pioneer comedians and Member of Parliament for Ablekuma South, Fritz Baffour has called for a concerted effort to help push the Ghanaian to the top.

The MP had said in an interview with Channel R last week that, “I’m not too enthused about Ghanaian comedy.

When we started comedy in the past with people like KSM and Tommy Annan Forson, we gave out deep comedy.

Now the industry is bad! Investment in comedy is poor, so basically, I’m not enthused about comedy in Ghana now.”

Speaking as a guest on Rhythmz A-Z on Joy FM Saturday, Fritz lamented that the fortunes of the Ghanaian industry has dwindled drastically and called for support for up-and-coming comedians to sustain it.
"It's not as good as I thought it should be.

The way we started and I thought more people will come on board and that there will a great response from the Ghanaian people," he said.

Credited for starting standup comedy in Nigeria in the late 1980s, the MP recalled that,

"When he started in 1986 with Fritz & Friends with Tommy Annan Forson, it was a pioneering thing because that kind of comedy thing had not been seen in Ghana for quite a long time,"

although he will not take full credit for starting comedy in Ghana.

He gave credit to the likes of JB Danquah's son, Paul Danquah and BT Kingsley Hayford for laying the foundation for Ghanaian comedy in the 1960s.

His hit comedy series, Fritz & Friends, was aimed at mentoring people who wanted to do comedy but there was no support in terms of sponsorship, Fritz lamented.

According to him, during the Charter House comedy series "we had our guys but they put on the backburner and that was it.

If you don't encourage them, if you don't interact with them, if you don't give them the chance to perform, to polish their routine then you are in trouble."

Ghanaian comedians, the veteran lamented, came in as openers for the big Nigerian stars and that was it.

"Young men like comedian David Aglah, I see him, a wonderful young man but I feel sorry for him because he is not given the push," he said.

"When it comes to comedy, it's not about you pushing yourself, you actually need somebody to push you...if you don't have the backing and the support, then we are in trouble," Fritz stressed.

After almost six months of break- up with her boyfriend Keita, musician, Eazzy is relishing how good it is to be single.

“You are not under any pressure to satisfy your partner and also satisfy your fans with good music.

Now I have all the time in the world to concentrate on my music career which is my first love.”

Eazzy told Showbiz on Tuesday.
According to her, being single has also given her time to explore other businesses.

“I want to start acting and engage in emceeing shows aside the music I do.

Currently, I have some scripts on my table and my fans will soon see me on the screen”, Eazzy revealed.

Asked whether she will return to dating anytime soon, the Wengeze hit-maker said it will take her sometime to date again since she just stepped out of one.

She explained that she needs to take her time and study whoever the next guy might be.

She said she was happy none of her family members or friends was putting pressure on her to date soon.

“All the push I get are positive comments on my music career which gives me motivation and I realise am doing a good job”

Pretty Eazzy claims that after her break up there have been so many men knocking at her door but she was not giving anyone attention as she wanted to focus on her career.“You know life is not all about relationship.

There are a lot of things to think about than being in a relationship.

For now, I have to achieve the things I wasn’t able to do when I was dating and now that I am single I think this is the right time” Eazzy said.

Away from her love-life Eazzy said she was at present in the studio putting finishing touches to her second album which should be ready in a couple of weeks.

According to her, musicians like Edem, Stonebwoy and other prominent artistes will feature on the album.

To her fans and love ones, Eazzy said she was happy for the support and encouragement shown to her when she was going through her breakup blues.

“My family, friends and my fans are simply the best people I have around me.

They never stopped encouraging me with text messages and phone calls. I pray God gives them long life” she said.

Rozay dropped the full lineup in a dramatic album trailer, which reveals that Kanye West and Big Sean will be featured on the track "Sanctified," while Lil Wayne will appear on "Thug Cry," and The Weeknd pops up on "In Vein."

The MMG CEO even threw in a little dancehall, tapping Sizzla and Mavado for "Mafia Music III." Diddy is executive producing the project, which is scheduled to drop on March 4.

1. "Intro"
2. "Rich Is Gangsta"
3. "Drug Dealers Dream"
4. "Shots Fired"
5. "Nobody"
6. "The Devil Is a Lie" (featuring Jay Z)
7. "Mafia Music III" (featuring Sizzla and Mavado)
8. "War Ready" (featuring Jeezy)
9. "What a Shame"
10. "Supreme"
11. "BLK & WHT"
12. "Dope Bitch Skit"
13. "In Vein" (featuring the Weeknd)
14. "Sanctified" (featuring Kanye West and Big Sean)
15. "Walkin on Air" (featuring Meek Mill)
16. "Thug Cry" (featuring Lil Wayne)

The call for Africans abroad to return to the continent has been given some more support by MOBO award-winner and ‘Antenna’ hit-maker Fuse ODG.

In an interview on the BBC’s News Day programme earlier on Wednesday, the Ghanaian born Afro pop superstar called on Africans worldwide to rally behind development efforts to change the negative perceptions about Africa and make it as good as the countries they have emigrated to. “It’s a call of action.

Africa is not all about the negatives. We need to actually do something.

We need to actually take action to make sure that the perception actually changes and as being in Africa and actually something to make sure that Africa is a great place to be,” he said.

He added that: “We need to go back to the continent to re-invest and invest our skills because I feel that our parents left Africa because the home that they had was not quite habitable for them…so it’s important that we rebuild our home…and I feel that it has to be our generation.

We’ve gained skills from the UK, we’ve gained skills from the US and it’s our responsibility to build Africa,” he continued.

Fuse ODG disclosed in the interview that he is on a mission to showcase the new Africa to the world through his music.

His TINA – This Is the New Africa – movement became a global phenomenon after the success of his first two singles ‘Azonto’ and ‘Antenna’. The latter featured Wyclef Jean and earned him a MOBO Award.

Fuse ODG, born Nana Richard Abiona, is expected to release his ‘TINA’ album in May 2014.

Source: citifmonline.com