Friday 31 January 2014

Less than 30 minutes rainfall causes disaster in Accra

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

I won’t quit producing movies - Zynnell

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

Ronnie Coaches' parents fight over his corpse

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