Organisers Fight Over Miss Universe Ghana Prize

Gifty Ofori Miss Universe Ghana

It is a shame that organizers of the last edition of Miss Universe Ghana have refused to give the winner her prize package; yet they are organizing another event this evening to crown a new Miss Universe, with their sponsors closing one eye on this apparent fraud.
Insignia Experience and Roberta Annan Consulting (RAC LLC), organizers of the 2012 edition, are divided over which of the two companies is responsible to give the winner, Gifty Ofori, her full prize package.
It has emerged however that there is a written Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that explicitly explains what the winner’s prize package is and which company is responsible for giving it out.
While RAC is saying it has nothing to do with prize packages and event in general because it only played a ‘helping’ role, Insignia creates the impression that RAC is responsible for the credibility hitches.  
Meanwhile, a new queen is about to be crowned tonight at the  La Palm Beach Hotel in Accra where the 2013 edition of the concert is being organized by Roberta Annan Consulting [RAC LLC].
Sources say the fact that the 2012 winner has not received her full prize package is creating panic among current contestants for the 2013 edition.
A press statement issued by RAC on Wednesday said Ms Gifty Ofori deserves to receive her prize package.
However, the company said it was not responsible for the event and the prize packages for 2012 winner because it only played a ‘helping’ role during last year’s event.
It however didn’t go into details to explain what it meant by ‘help.’  
“Last year’s edition of the pageant was organized by INSIGNIA Experience with help from the RAC Group and based on their working agreement at the time, INSIGNIA was responsible for the event as well as providing the winner with the prize she deservedly won.
“RAC LLC however believes that Ms. Gifty Ofori deserves to receive all the full benefits that were promised her when she won the crown last year; and as such she is right to pursue the issue with last year’s organizers,” public relations manager for RAC, Derrick Addai said in the statement.
Meanwhile, a MoU sighted by NEWS-ONE on Friday indicated that the 2012 Miss Universe Ghana pageant was organized as a joint venture between Insignia and RAC.
According to the document titled ‘Joint Venture (JV) Agreement between Insignia and RAC’, RAC is also responsible for the prize packages.
A clause (4.1.1) of the said agreement stated: “That RAC shall use all legitimate means available at her disposal as afore-represented to facilitate the procurement of funding and sponsorship in the areas so agreed for The Joint Venture.”
As regards terms for termination, there are claims that “Insignia has received no documentation requesting the dissolution of the JV.”
There were also other issues of breach of confidentiality.
But in all this brouhaha, the innocent queen, Ms Gifty Ofori is the one who has been denied what she is legitimately entitled to.

NEWS-ONE

Majid Michel Eager For Action Roles?

Majid Michel trying a fist

Admired Ghanaian actor Majid Michel seems to be getting tired of playing love roles in movies.
Several years after he had played such roles next to great African screen goddesses as Mercy Johnson, Yvonne Okoro, Yvonne Nelson, Jackie Appiah and Nadia Buari among others, he now seems to be telling African film producers, “I want something more challenging and different.”
The handsome actor’s first ever Best Actor in Leading Role award at the 2012 edition of the prestigious Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) was kind courtesy of his somewhat action delivery in Frank Rajah Arase’s directed, ‘Somewhere In Africa’ movie.
In that movie, fans had a totally different delivery from Majid.  His posture in one of his recent portraits only gave him out as comparatively wanting more of action roles and perhaps stunt roles as it pertains in Hollywood.
Last year, the father of two did not featured in too many movies but the reason was not blamed on his quest to cut down on love or romantic roles.
However, movie production had generally slowed down in both last year and this year. This year, Majid last featured in Yvonne Nelson’s produced, ‘House of Gold’ movie from the stables of Media GH.  But he is currently shooting in Nigeria. NEWS-ONE waits to see what his next role in his next movie will be.    

E.L Drops Single From Next Album

EL

Days after winning Album of the Year at the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards, hot Ghanaian rapper and producer E.L is set to release another single titled ‘No Size’ today Friday, 24 May, 2013.
The song which has an afro pop feel, will be E.L’s first official single from his upcoming album set to be released later in the year.
No size proves E.L’s versatility, drawing emphasis on his growth and how far he’s come as an artist. This track is no doubt a hit and will definitely get fans dancing just like his other hits.
Publicist R. Davies of Rickie Davies PR commented: “E.L has come a very long way as an artist and I believe this song shares his success story so far. It’s already a hit.”
The rapper recently hosted the popular Xtra Talent show on BBC Radio 1xtra in the UK where he played some of the best music in Africa.
His upcoming show dubbed, “E.L and Friends”, will feature artists including C-Real, Raquel, J Town as well as Essi, a young talented singer.
Born in Accra, Ghana, Elom Adablah better known by his stage name E.L is an award winning Ghanaian Rapper and record producer. The enterprising young icon began music during his secondary education and despite the scepticism of close friends and family, E.L invested all his funds into building his own recording studio so he could focus on his music ca

Is Lydia Forson Representing Ghana At Big Brother?

As housemates of the 2013 edition of Big Brother Africa reality show dubbed, Big Brother; The Chase are about to be unveiled on Sunday May 26, certain names have been mentioned to represent Ghana.
Sunday will soon come for everyone to know the true identities of those who will be representing the country.
There are current questions being raised about popular Ghanaian actress Lydia Forson, as to whether she will be one of the representatives from Ghana.
This is because the beautiful actress has been tweeting about the Big Brother reality show for past few days. Her tweets give one reason to insinuate that she has something to do with the upcoming event in South Africa.
She could not readily be reached yesterday as c

Gospel Icon: Stella Seal Returns with Healing In Worship

Stella Seal

Veteran gospel musician Stella Seal will Sunday May 26, bring back glorious memories to Christians as she is set to perform at the Osu Presby Hall in Accra.
The adorable singer has been off the music scene for a while, though she has been ministering behind the scenes.
Dubbed, Night of Healing in Worship, the concert is organized by her Stella Seal Ministries and UniBank.
It is expected to bring back the onetime hot gospel songstress onto Ghana’s gospel music scene while she wins more souls for Christ.
The programme will start at 4:00pm and run into Sunday evening. Stella Aba Seal, as she is called, is a gospel musician of many years with about nine soul-inspiring and uplifting albums.
The second of four siblings, she was born to Madam Violet Addo from Anum Boso and Mr. Theophilus Seal, (deceased) who was half British and half Cameroonian in the Eastern Region.
She started her primary education at the New Town 4 School and continued at the Kotobabi 2 Middle School. Stella trained as a secretary at the Accra Polytechnic after her GCE ‘O’ level in 1981 at the City Secondary and Business College at Caprice in Accra.
After Accra Poly, she went to a dressmaking school at the former Singer Sewing Company, now known as Kalbs, where she learnt how to sew. She later went to the Ghana Airways Training School where she passed out with AITA’s Basic Certificate in passenger handling, sales and reservations.
All that while, she was singing in the church—the Ghana Evangelical Society (GES) in Accra.
She subsequently joined the Christian Action Faith Ministries (CAFM) after five years at GES for another five years before she decided to record her first album.” She has since not looked back.

By Francis Add (@fdee50)-NEWS-ONE

I Won’t Disappoint Ghana Meets Naija Fans-Wizkid

Nigeria’s reigning music icon Wizkid has promised his fans in Ghana to watch out for great performances from him, as he joins the league of Ghanaian and Nigerian musicians who will be performing at the 2013 edition of Ghana Meets Naija concert being organised by Bola Ray’s Empire Entertainment.
The concert which is slated for June 29, at the Accra International Conference Centre was launched on Wednesday May 22, at the Holiday Inn Hotel in Accra.
Artistes announced to perform at the anticipated  groundbreaking event are  R2Bees, who just won six awards including Artiste of the Year at the 2013 Ghana Music Awards, Edem, Okyeame Kwame, Raquel, E.L., Xo Senavoe, Dr Slim, Dobble  among others.
In the Nigerian line-up are Wizkid, Burna Boy, Timaya and a host of others.
Wizkid said at the launching ceremony that he wa

Miss Universe Under Attack

Veronica Varekova

Gifty Ofori, Miss Universe Ghana

‘Cheaters’ Enter Cinemas, May 24

The cast

All roads are expected to lead to the Silverbird Cinema in Accra on Friday evening as the latest romantic comedy starring top actors, Omar Sheriff Captan, Adjetey Anang and Jackie Appiah among others, hits the big screens.

The movie will be unveiled at a red carpet grand premiere Friday evening.

In past weeks, various casts have been talking about their roles on various media platforms.

The calm-actor, Omar Sheriff Captan had last week created the impression that the movie will be his last before he moves on to his other dream of becoming a man of God.

The new movie, directed by Frank Rajah, is from the stables of Raj Films and Heroes Production.

It also stars USA-based Cameroonian actress Okawa Shaznay, Uche Iwuannyawu, Henry A. Asiedu and Liberian born Ghanaian actress, Chichi Neblett among others.

This group of actors and a number of others will be gracing the red carpet, come May 24.

The new film is arguably the first film that paired the two actors, Jackie Appiah and Adjetey Anang as lovers.

It is the next romantic comedy to rock the movie scene. ‘Cheaters’ follows the stories of several young couples caught up in a web of love, lies and extramarital affairs. It throws more light on the assumption that marriage is the only war in which one sleeps with the enemy. If the couple is inseparable, it usually takes five people to separate it and ‘Cheaters’ reflects just that. In this film love is portrayed as a mysterious adventure that takes one through many twists and turns. 

One adds a bit of infidelity to the mix and he or she has the perfect recipe for disaster.

Movie enthusiasts are encouraged to wait until May 24m to watch how these love-torn couples struggle to make it through another overrated love-fest called Valentine’s Day.   

Credit: NEWS-ONE 

Actress Ebi Bright Celebrates Birthday In Bikini

Ebi Bright in her bikini on the runway

Celebrated beautiful Ghanaian actress Ebi Bright last Sunday celebrated her birthday in an unprecedented fashion when she decided to show off some skin at her birthday party.

 She joined a bikini show by Classic Modeling Agency as part of h

VIP Calls For Unity Among Ghanaian Musicians

Promzy on stage

Popular Ghanaian music group VIP signed-off their performance at the just ended Vodafone Ghana music awards (VGMA) with a call on Ghanaian musicians to be united.