Ghanaian Celebrities & Their Cars! See Who Is Driving What…

 

Few days ago, we said farewell to 2010. We are in 2011 and I want us to take a look at the cars our Ghanaian celebrities drove last year. Most of them will still continue to drive the same car in 2011, whiles some will purchase new ones.

Below are my collection…..

JACKIE APPIAH

Co-winner of the Best Actress In A Lead Role at the Ghana Movie Awards 2010 is currently, the only Ghanaian actress who owns a fleet of expensive cars including a 2008 Model Nissan Murano, an all-wheel drive Variant Infinity 2009 model, a £120,000 ultra-modern Range Rover that has the registration number customized in her name and other small cars.

NADIA BUARI

 

The winner of the Best Actress In A Supporting Role in English Language actress uses an Ultra-modern luxurious SUV Lexus RX 350 believed to have cost about US$100,000. She is also reported to have customized the registration number plate of the vehicle to suit her initials. The registration number ‘NSB-210’ is believed to stand for Nadia Sidiku Buari. The vehicle gives Nadia a huge ‘swag.’


JOHN DUMELO

Ghana’s Best Supporting Actor In A Lead Role for English Language is now called the sexy John and he drives a 2009 model of American Toyota Tundra Pickup Van a showroom price of $90,000. He is the only Ghanaian actor who uses this type of van, and fresh rumours have it that he is about to release a new car. GhanaCelebrities.com will bring you the exclusive.

NANA AMA MCBROWN

 

The Best Actress In A Lead Role in Local Language at the just ended Ghana Movie Awards drives Honda Element, which is believed to be one of the expensive cars on the market.


KWAW ‘ABODAM’ KESE

 

The man insane of the Ghana Music Industry and the 2008 MTN Ghana Music Awards multiple award winner drives Cadillac.

YVONNE NELSON

 

Ghana’s Favourite Actress at the recent movie awards also drives an Ultra Modern 2009 model Toyota RAV4 car. Her mum uses the same type of car with a different colour. There are also rumours that she will be releasing her latest car 2011 Range Rover Sports Supercharge (midnite blue) this year.


KHAREEMA AGUIAR

Khareema also made progress on the movie scene last years. She also uses a white Hyundai Accent 2007 model.

ADJOA P

She is one of the veteran actresses in Ghana. Though, she does not come on screen these days, Adjoa P drives a black VW Passat.

KWABENA KWABENA

Newly married highlife musician Kwabena also drives one of the latest and perhaps ‘sexiest’ cars in town. He uses a black Infiniti G35 car.



SHIRLEY FRIMPONG-MANSO

 

The CEO of Sparrow Productions is considered one of big girls behind the scenes. She also drives 2009 model, a £120,000 Ultra-Modern Range Rover.

BOLA RAY

The arguable most rated MC in town; Bola also owns a fleet of cars. At a point he was using a Mercedes Benz, but GhanaCelebrities.com spotted him using a Chrysler with a customized number “Emperor 1-10.”

MAJID MICHEL

 

The Lebanese – British born turned Ghanaian actor is Ghana’s Best Actor In English Language.
He drives a Mercedes Benz and it is not surprising for many who know him. His first ash color Benz was last spotted with his wife. He, himself is last seen with a black Mercedes Benz. “I love Benz,” he once told NEWSONE.

KALSUM SINARE BAFFOE

 

The wife of the former Black Stars captain Tony Baffoe has throughout last year snatched all the motherly roles. This year too, she must be positioning herself for it. She looks like someone who has a high taste flamboyant lifestyle. She also drives a Nissan Pathfinder.

SIMIRA YAKUBU

She is the manager of actress Jackie Appiah and a costume expert. She did costume for a number of movies last year. She also drives an ash Hyundai Four Wheel Drive.

PRINCE DAVID OSEI

Most of his fans now call him, the Supremo due to his role in the movie, “The Supremo.” He also drives a Toyota Corolla, 2009 model.

HARRY LOUD

 

The producer of ‘Yaa Asantewaa’ from part 1 to 4 also drives a flashy Mitsubishi Saloon car.

KATAWERE

Katawere, known in private life as Ebenezer Donkor drives a Korando Four-Wheel-Drive which he had labeled ‘Kata 1’ Check him out.

JOSHUA CLOTTEY

I still can’t forget the reason Joshua gave Ghanaians when he broke our hearts by losing to Manny Pacquiao. The ‘banku and kawe’ eater drives different cars but we spotted him in his brand new convertible BMW.

LUCKIE LAWSON

The actress turned producer is one of the business minded stakeholders in the movie industry. She operates a restaurant at Asylum Down in Accra and has not got too much taste for living a flamboyant lifestyle. But she drives an expensive ash colour Chrysler Pacifica.

FRED NUAMAH

 

Now known as the CEO of the recent Ghana Movie Awards, Fred Nuamah, is also an actor and artistes manager. He drives a number of cars but he is most often seen using his Porsche Cayenne. At Bob J’s funeral, he drove his 2002 Jaguar XJ Sport car.


FIFI BANSON

Fifi Banson is a household name in Ghana, courtesy Peace Fm. He is currently touted as one of the funniest voices on radio. He drives different cars at different times and the last was his Toyota Highlander 2009 model.

LEILA DJANSI

 

The director of award winning Sinking Sands movie, Leila Djansi is perhaps the slimmest director in Ghana. But she does not drive the slimmest car in town. She also drives a Toyota Highlander.

Gossip Mama

 

Gossip Mama is the queen on Ghanaian celebrity gossip, she works for GhanaCelebrities.Com and takes the usual trotro. “I too will turn to a celebrity soon”.

Ghanaian Artists Must Learn From Foreign Artists & Not Only Copy Blindly!

Observers, they say are always worried! Indeed I like to observe and I don’t mind being tagged as a worried gentleman, so far as what I’m worried about is very important to the development of the Ghanaian and Ghana as a whole. Do I need to keep reminding you that I love Ghana? Certainly not!

It is not new to any of us that Ghanaians love everything foreign. Even if the air we breathe is packaged from outside and sold to Ghanaians, they will buy it. Anything foreign is warmly accepted in Ghana. Period!
Apart from Ghanaian’s strong penchant for anything foreign, we seem to also copy lots of things from the west.


What don’t we copy at all? We copy their way of dressing, talking and walking and even their music videos are blinded copied and replicated in the local music videos. Though this practice is not the best, it is not much of a surprise to me. This brings me to my question; why can’t Ghanaian artists learn from the foreign artists, instead of only copying them blindly?

Most Ghanaians, especially the younger ones seem to know more about foreign artists than their own local artistes, they even call our beloved local artists ‘local champions’.

To make my point and not digress, I have observed over the years that foreign artistes who are contracted to perform in Ghana, comes with lots of followers. They seem to have disciplines they call “their entourage”. Are they to be blamed?

These entourage, most often consists of most, their dancers; back vocals, if the artist is a live performer. Not so important people in the entourage includes the managers, promoters,; producers and lastly their label mates as well as people who are coming for only sight seeing. Apparently, they have heard that in Africa, the people live on top of trees like monkeys so they follow along to come and catch a glimpse.
Sometime ago, I asked one of the foreign artists whether he has spotted a human being on a tree yet, guess what … he looked at me and laughed. Since then, I have made it a point to ask any foreign artist, notably ones outside Africa the same question.

Ironically, also in this entourage are upcoming musicians who are being promoted. Some also are already established musicians who have featured in one or more of their songs and for that reason, they have been added to the trip, because they hope to perform those songs at whatever event they have been billed to perform.

As if to say the long list of entourage pays for their own plane fares. No, the organizers have to take care of each one of them including their hotels and other thing. Some of them leave behind heavy hotel bills.
 Can the same thing be said about Ghanaian artists? I wish I can answer this question. Greediness and pull-him-down-attitude-because-I’m-better-than-him-syndrome has taken over them. They seem to be waging war against each other so far as who gets the opportunity to perform at this or that event is concern.

Even when these foreign artists are on stage, their ‘hype’ man also supports him. Can’t local artists learn from this? How many of Ghanaian artists travel with their Disc Jockeys? Only few but even with that one, it’s within the country and not outside Ghana.

Not only in Ghana but these foreign artistes always travel to any country in the world, where they are billed to perform with their entourage.

Nigerian musicians, the duo P-Square came to Ghana for the Vodafone 020 LIVE Concert with more than 10 people following them. Among these people were musicians from Nigeria, who apparently came in their numbers to support them.

Also, after the concert, it came to light that Jay Martins who was part of the P-Square entourage, though not billed to perform and was in Ghana to promote his songs, was instantly paid $6,000 to perform on that night. This, in all indication goes to their advantage.

Don’t forget that the likes of Jay Z, Busta Rhymes, Rick Ross and the rest of the foreign artists who have performed in Ghana came with their entourage. No matter how small the concert is, these entourages always followed them around. This is something I strongly believe Ghanaian musicians can tap into and benefit from.
If any organizer wants to bring 50 Cent to Ghana, you can’t preclude him from coming down with his G-Unit members, same thing applies to other rappers. I’m waiting for the day when Ghanaian musicians will go to shows outside and go with their label mates for the exposure.

Though I’m not in support of always bringing to Ghana foreign artists, I think, Ghanaian musicians must respect themselves if only they want to be remunerated well.

How many Ghanaian musicians who have performed outside have had the chance to go with an entourage? They dare not even ask for it, because they have made it so.

Paradise Entertainment Outdoors New Sensational Sala

 

“I feel excited, I’m happy to be on the same label with them (referring to VIP and 4X4). You know when they are on stage, you see the energy, the power, so I’m happy and it feels good” , this is what Sala said when GhanaCelebrities.com asked her how she feels like being on the same label with heavy weights and crowd pullers like VIP and 4X4.

This, she said at an interactive ceremony organized by Paradise Entertainment to officially introduce her to the press at the Boomerang Night Club in Accra.

Answering questions from the various media houses, Sala, the newest edition to the Paradise Entertainment family, the same label that houses the likes of award winning artistes; the legends Vision In Progress (VIP), the international superstars 4X4, Mimi Divalish, Ghana female rapper Tiffany and Omanhene Quata said she was happy to be on the label though she won’t disclose how many years she penned down to be with the label.




Her manager Mr. Duke Banson who doubles as the CEO of Boomerang Night Club beaming with smiles said Sala is a 100% Paradise Entertainment product. This means, she wasn’t signed from other label but they (Paradise Entertainment) discovered her and seeing the talent in her, they decided to sign her.

Also, one thing which tickled his fantasy to sign her was the fact that, in a conversation with her about where she wants to be in 5 years musically. She stated that, she wants her name to be a brand known by everyone.
Sala currently has two music videos ‘Fakye Me’ and ‘Falling’ which are getting rotations on TV. Her first video ‘Fakye Me’, like a girl in love, Sala seems to have an addiction for her man and will do whatever in order to please him after offending him.

The constant repetition of ‘I’m sorry’ and ‘forgive me’ is what makes this song an apology song. It’s more of a love cum apology song.

‘Falling’, her second video on the ‘Just The Beginning’ album is another love song. To my understanding, this song talks about Sala in love with someone who seems not to have realized any of her “in love” gestures.
She dreams of falling anytime she lays her eyes on her prey (man). She asked what else she must do for her man to realize she loves him.

Sala was born Salamatu Yakubu. She grew up in Accra, where she had her basic education. Aside singing, Sala is also a model, a songwriter and an aspiring actress.

She first had her talents acknowledged while she was studying in Europe majoring in Arts.
The date for the launching of the ‘Just The Beginning’ album will be announced later. Meanwhile you can purchase Sala’s songs on iTunes.

Also, Sala said she will be doing some charity projects when she settles on which direction she wants to go.

Founder Of Ghana Movie Awards Presents Founder’s Merit Awards To Agya Koo, Juliet Ibrahim, Yvonne Okoro & Roselyn Ngissah!

The organizers of the Ghana Movie Awards, Gollywood Production Limited yesterday at the Golden Tulip Hotel presented two brand new SUV Zoyte four wheel drive to deserving Ghanaian actors in a special ceremony.

The Founders Merit Award is a non-competitive category of the Ghana Movie Awards. This was instituted by the founder of the GMA and it is aimed at recognizing efforts and also to encourage actors in pursuit of their movie career.

Majid Michel who won Best Actor In A Lead Role For English Language in his role in “The beast” lost out on the car to Kofi Adu a.k.a. Agya Koo who won the Local Language in the same category as above.
The quartet of Jackie Appiah, Juliet Ibrahim, Yvonne Okoro and Roselyn Ngissah got the nod ahead of Rose Mensah a.k.a Kyeiwaa. Agya Koo’s triumphant was in recognition for his role in bringing the movie industry in Ghana back to life.

In attendance were; the members of the GMA Jury, which was made up of experienced industry players. Also, Agya Koo and Kyeiwaa were in attendance with their entourage. Some were clad in Agya Koo Fan Club T-Shirts. Missing in action was Jackie Appiah.

Apart from the two cars, some of the winners and nominees in the following categories Best Actor In English Language (Both Lead And Supporting), Best Actor In Twi Language (Both Lead And Supporting), Best Actress In English Language (Both Lead And Supporting), Best Actress In Twi Language (Both Lead And Supporting) will be clothed with free clothing from Prince Clothing for a year.

MKOGH will also provide 10 times clothing sponsorship for any events they are billed to attend for a year.

Golden Tulip Hotel will provides free gym for all the winners to exercise their body and get fit. SPA 216 will for a year groom and beautify the winners.

XMen is also giving out free clothes for a year. Each nominee of the awards is entitled for a free phone from rLG. House Of Alma will also costume Jackie Appiah, Juliet Ibrahim, Yvonne Okoro and Roselyn Ngissah for any movie they are shooting for a year.

The keys to the two SUV Zoyte were presented to the deserving winners after they all had read and signed the Terms and Conditions. GhanaCelebrities.com has reproduced the Terms and Conditions below.

Terms & Conditions For The Founder Merit Awards:

• The documents to the cars shall remain under the name of Gollywood Production Ltd.

• The transfer of ownership will be done after one year of official usage of car.

• The Branding of car should be left intact under after documents have been transferred under your name.

• In the case of any motor accident, the recipient of the car will take responsibility for the repair work.

• The recipient of the Founders Merit Awards shall be automatic ambassadors of the Ghana Movie Awards.

• Recipient of the Founders Merit Awards shall be contacted by organizers to promote the Ghana Movie Awards.

• Flouting of terms and conditions stated above, empowers the organizers to take any legal action they deem fit.

Click Here To See Photos From The Ceremony

Jackie Appiah Disappoint Fans As She Boycotts Founders Merit Awards Presentation! Is She Feeling Too Big To Share 1 Car With Juliet Ibrahim, Yvonne Okoro & Roselyn Ngissah?

 

Star Actress Jacquelyn “Agyeman” Appiah is known in the Ghana Movie Industry as Jackie Appiah. She is without doubt one of the richest Ghanaian actresses now. She is also one of the few actresses who own fleet of expensive cars.

At present, the actress owns and drives a 2008 model Nissan Murano, an all-wheel drive variant Infinity 2009 model, a £120,000 ultra-modern Range Rover that has the registration number customized in her name.
Putting the above into consideration, then maybe Jackie does not need the SUV Zoyte that the Ghana Movie Awards gave out. Even if she does not need it, was it the reason why she boycotted the presentation of the car?

A short ceremony was put together by the organizers of the rejuvenated Ghana Movie Awards to present to winners a special award dubbed Founders Merit Awards.

The day was to enable the organizers Gollywood Production Limited to present 2 SUV Zoyte 4 wheel drive cars; one to actor Agya Koo and the other to actresses Jackie Appiah, Yvonne Okoro, Juliet Ibrahim and Roselyn Ngissah.

The Founders Merit Award is a non-competitive category of the Ghana Movie Awards. This was instituted by the founder of the GMA and it is aimed at recognizing efforts and also to encourage actors in pursuit of their movie career.

A day after the awards in a separate meeting, the founder has announced that, he picked Agya Koo ahead of Majid Michel after both actors won Best Actor In A Lead Role in both English and Local Language in their roles in ‘Ama Ghana’ and ‘The Beast’ respectively.

Also, he disclosed to the press, that he has given the nod to the quartet namely; Jackie Appiah, Juliet Ibrahim, Yvonne Okoro and Roselyn Ngissah for their role in the ‘4Play’.

At Tuesday’s presentation ceremony to give out the cars to the winners were major players around the organization of the awards, some actors, directors, well wishers, as well as award winners but conspicuously missing was star Actress Jackie Appiah.

According to reliable information available to GhanaCelebrities.Com, the Actress who has been earlier on informed of the presentation failed to attend the ceremony without informing the organizers she could not be there.
Though Jackie failed to turn up, her stock characters in the movie were there to witness the presentation of their car.

Juliet Ibrahim and Kyeiwaa who were not at the awards on the 25^th of December, 2010 were presented with their statuettes. The former didn’t attend the event because she was had given birth to her first child but for the latter; speaking in Twi which literally translates “It wasn’t my fault I couldn’t make it to the Ghana Movie Awards. It is because [I’m sick]”. This, she said in a rather comic way. Well, she couldn’t be bothered, the woman acts good in Twi movies.

In arriving at the decision to give the cars to the winners, the founder, Mr. Fred Nuamah acknowledged that the car is a gift to facilitate the winner’s movement, motivate and spur them on to greater heights.
How can four actresses share one car? This was a question lingering on the minds of the general public. Though the founder of the awards acknowledged this unfortunate event, he told GhanaCelebrities.com that, he had decided to give the two cars to the Twi Language movie makers and the English Language movie makers respectively.

What he didn’t envisage was four actresses being winners in that category. He therefore asked Ghanaians to comprehend that, the car is for the category.

The keys to the two SUV Zoyte were presented to the deserving winners after they read and signed the Terms and Conditions. However, GhanaCelebrities.com has been trying to get Jackie on the phone but her phone has been off since the presentation.

We will still try to get the reason why she failed to attend this important ceremony.
Anyway, what do you guys think about Jackie Appiah’s boycott? Do you think she is feeling too big to share one car with the 3 girls?

Most Popular Entertainer Of Ghana (MPEG) Launched! Agya Koo, Asamoah Gyan & Co. To Be Honoured

 

Most Popular Entertainer of Ghana (MPEG), a new awards scheme to honour Ghanaian professionals in the fields of music, football, boxing, movie, theatre and broadcasting has been launched in Accra.

Like any other awards scheme, MPEG is to commend and honour individuals in the above mentioned disciplines who excelled in 2010. It is a cross-discipline honours and not aiming at competing with any existing or upcoming awards scheme.

The MPEG College which is made up of professionals and watchers of the various disciplines in Ghana use their experience and active involvement in their chosen fields last year to nominate those who most excelled. The public then would be called upon to help choose the finalists and then the ultimate entertainer in 2010 through text and online voting.


The nominations was be done by the College and voting by the public to choose those to be honoured. The College has therefore nominated personalities for the various disciplines to be honoured as mentioned above.
The list is out for Most Popular Entertainer of Ghana (MPEG) Honours 2010 includes:

• Asamoah Gyan (Most Entertaining Football Personality)
• Joseph Agbeko (Most Entertaining Boxing Personality)
• Amakye Dede (Most Entertaining Music Personality)
• Agya Koo (Most Entertaining Film Acting Personality)
• Andrew Adotey (Most Entertaining Stage Acting Personality)
• Nana Aba Anamoah (Most Entertaining Television Personality)
• Funny Face (Most Entertaining Comedy Personality)
• Fiifi Banson (Most Entertaining Radio Personality, Accra)
• Kwame Adinkra (Most Entertaining Radio Personality, Kumasi)
• Nana Otu Gyandoh (Most Entertaining Radio Personality, Takoradi)

Who among these great entertainers should be crowned MPEG 2010?
Besides the trophy to be presented to the personalities above, all of them will have to compete for the overall Most Popular Entertainer of Ghana. This is how to vote. Just text his/her name prefixed with GH to 1736 all networks. Or you can vote at http://www.mpeghonours.com.

Since this is to acknowledge the efforts of entertainers in Ghana, each finalist from the various disciplines would be honoured with a trophy, a certificate and accompanying prizes (as would be received from sponsors). MPEG is an initiative of FDD Communications Consult.
Below is the full list of the nominated personalities to be awarded, as well as the description of each category.

• Most Entertaining Footballer Personality of the Year:

This is the footballer adjudged by the College as the most popular and entertaining footballer in the previous year. He or she should featured prominently and excelled at his position with his professional club and should have been called more than five times to play for any of the national teams (Black Stars, Black Meteors, Black Satellites, Black Starlets; Black Queens, Black Princesses) while he or she was the number one at the position he or she plays. He or she should have garnered a considerable national appeal during 2010.

• Most Entertaining Boxing Personality of the Year:

This is the boxer adjudged by the College as the most popular and entertaining boxer in 2010. He or she should have fought and either won his match or showed dedication, was entertaining and demonstrated good sportsmanship to the game and commanded considerable national appeal during 2010.

• Most Entertaining Film Acting Personality of the Year:

This is the film actor/actress voted by the public as the most outstanding and entertaining actor or actress in 2010. He or she should have starred in a film released in the year 2010 in which he or she was entertaining and showed very good acting abilities and has considerable national appeal.

• Most Entertaining Stage Acting Personality of the Year:

This is the stage actor/actress voted by the public as the most popular and entertaining stage actor or actress in 2010. He or she should have acted in a stage production in 2010 on a stage that commanded not less than 500 audience in which he or she was entertaining and showed very good acting abilities with considerable stage appeal.

• Most Entertaining Comedy Personality of the Year:

This is the comedy personality adjudged by the College as the funniest, most popular and entertaining in 2010. He or she should have been the funniest person on stage in his or her own comedy show, appearing in one or more comedy shows on stage or television or played funny roles in a local movie, television show, radio programme or any stage production.

• Most Entertaining Music Personality of the Year:

This is the music artiste adjudged by the College as the most popular and entertaining individual musician or group in 2010. He/she or the group should have either released a song/album or performed at one or more events where he or she was popular, entertaining and commanded considerable national appeal.

• Most Entertaining Radio Broadcast Personality of the Year(Accra/Tema, Kumasi, Sekondi/Takoradi):

This is the radio broadcaster adjudged by the College as the most popular and entertaining in 2010. He or she should have worked on radio as a host of a day part programme, current affairs or talk show presenter, news caster or music DJ during 2010 and should have been entertaining and commanded considerable regional appeal.

• Most Entertaining Television Broadcast Personality of the Year:

This is the television broadcaster adjudged by the College as the most popular and entertaining in 2010. He or she should have worked on television as host of a current affairs programme, talk show presenter, news caster or music VJ during 2010 and should have been entertaining and commanded considerable national appeal.

• Most Popular Entertainer of Ghana:

The Ghana’s Most Popular Entertainer is the individual or group adjudged by the College as the most popular entertainer in 2010. He or she should be among those nominated by the College from the respective professions of football, boxing, film, theatre, comedy, music, radio and television and voted for by the public. The person or group should have demonstrated ultimate showmanship, was popular and commanded crossover appeal.

• Lifetime Achievement Honour:

This is an individual adjudged by the College as a consummate entertainer and a significant contributor to Sports, Music, Film, Television, Theatre and Broadcasting over the years.

• Entertainment Support Institutions Honour:

This is an institution adjudged by the College as a major and a significant contributor to Sports, Music, Film, Television, Theatre and Broadcasting over the years.