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Late President John Evans Atta Mills “Not once did I doubt, not once did I mock, not once did I lose hope and not once did I despair, not once did I stop believing in your vision. I believed in you till the very end, and your death has left a hole in my heart but also ignited in me the fire to fight for Ghana and Africa. And when my heart can beat no more I hope I leave a legacy as big as you did. I love you,” were the words written by popular Ghanaian actress Lydia Forson, when she signed the book of condolence for Ghana’s late president. Last week, Forson joined many Ghanaians and non-Ghanaians in Sierra Leone to mourn the death of late Ghana president, John Evans Atta Mills. The actress, who is currently shooting a movie in Sierra Leone, was invited by the Ghana High Commission in Sierra Leone to sign a book of condolence for the late president. Lydia Forson signing the book of condolence Former President John Evan Atta Mills died Tuesday afternoon at the 37 Mil...

Single and married poster The trailer for the much anticipated movie, ‘Single & Married’, in which Yvonne Nelson reportedly played an integral role as a producer/actress, is out. Last week, the movie's trailer was released on a number of social networks and the response from people has been great. Before the trailer was released, some critics of the actress tried to downplay the quality of the movie.     The movie had been in the news over the casting of Yvonne and Chris Attoh, Anita Erskine, Efya and Tiffany. Indeed, they were not cast for what critics said was publicity, as Anita Erskine’s delivery in the three-minute trailer gave a deeper impression of great performances to watch out for. Every member of the cast offered something unique to their character. It is unclear when the movie will finally be released but signals picked by NEWS-ONE indicate that it will be premiered in two countries, Ghana and Nigeria, before it finally com...

Araba Biesema Crentsil flanked by 1 st runner-up Queen Falilat Abdullahi and 2 nd runner-up Lady Pearl Abbey Mensah The Exopa Burg in Accra was the center of fashion, modeling and entertainment last Saturday when the Exopa Modeling Agency staged the July edition of its New Faces contest, a platform for wannabe models to explore their talent.   Ebenezer Ojo, flanked by 1 st runner-up Frank Affizie and 2 nd runner-up, Ebenezer Acquah It was all excitement as young models- both female and male models- took to the runway to show what they had got, adorned in all manner of unique designs provided by some of the best designers in Accra. After a thrilling evening of catwalk, talent display, dance steps and music performances, 18-year-old Araba Biesema Crentsil was the female model who won the heart of the judges to become the female winner. It was not a surprise to many who knew her because she had been training at the Exopa School for months. She won the ...

Top Ghanaian actor turned producer and director Van Vicker seems to be making waves in the industry as his fourth movie, produced and directed by him, premieres on August 3. Van Vicker The movie, ‘The Hands of Time’ , is expected to make a good impression on movie enthusiasts about his Sky Orange Productions. It stars top actors Nadia Buari, Kofi Adjorlolo, Van Vicker himself, Phoebe Evwuraye, and a host of others.   Reggie Rockstone and DJ Black of Joy FM also made special appearances. The movie is full of suspense and comes with some action-packed scenes. He is currently about to direct his fifth movie with the working titled ‘Lost’. Among his previous productions are ‘Friday Night’ (2008), ‘Raj’ (2010), ‘The Hands of Time’, (September 2012) and ‘Joni Waka’ (November 2012). Sometime ago, producer/director Socrates Sarfo described movie premiering as a waste of time, energy and money but other producers like Shirley Frimpong Manso and Abdul Salam saw it as an ave...

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Chief Dele’s Art Work for Yvonne Okoro Chief Dele Momodu, the publisher of the internationally acclaimed Ovation Magazine, has heightened his campaign for Ghanaian actress Yvonne Okoro to win the Pan African Actress Award category of this year’s Nigeria Entertainment Award (NEA). An art work, asking people to vote for the actress, according to information, has been released by Dele Momodu. Even though he could not be reached to confirm or deny the art work, sources close to both Chief Dele and Yvonne Okoro said it was indeed coming from the man who called the actress his daughter. NEWS-ONE broke the story that Chief Dele Momodu had been busy clamouring for votes for Yvonne Okoro ahead of Nigeria Entertainment Awards by urging all his friends to vote for the actress. He over the weekend posted on his BlackBerry, “NEA 20 Yvonne Okoro”, asking people to vote to 32051 all networks in Nigeria for Yvonne to win. Now he has added an art work to advertise the lady. The ...

Lydia Forson signing the book of condolence for the late President Mills Actress Lydia Forson joined many Ghanaians and non-Ghanaians in Sierra Leone to mourn the death of late Ghana president, John Evans Atta Mills. She was yesterday invited by the Ghana High Commission in Sierra Leone to sign a book of condolence for the late president. Former president John Evan Atta Mills died Tuesday afternoon at the 37 Military Hospital in Accra, after he reportedly complained of throat pains. His death was received with shock around the world, with Ghanaians experiencing the greatest shock of all. Former Vice President John Mahama was hours later sworn-in as the new president of Ghana.   Tributes from a number of Ghanaian celebrities have since been pouring in.   Lydia Forson signing the book of condolence for late President Atta Mill Lydia sent a lot of tributes on social network twitter after the president’s death. One of her tributes read: “RIP President ...

Leonora Okine Nse Ikpe-Etim Current talks in both Ghana and Nigeria’s movie industry indicate that actresses Nse Ikpe Etim and Leonora Okine have something in common. Apart from the fact that they are very good actresses, movie fans are trying to compare their looks. Nse Ike Etim is an award-winning Nigerian actress whose last role in Kunle Afaloyan’s ‘Phone Swap’ is gaining reviews. Leonora on the other hand is a remarkable Ghanaian actress who is currently putting up an award-winning performance on Mnet’s ‘Tinsel’. Movie enthusiasts and some industry players believed the two actresses resembled each other to some extent. They don’t really bare too much resemblance but the moment one sees one of the actresses, the other comes to mind. It is unclear if the two actresses have met before. The day they will pose together for the cameras will definitely help fans to make a better juldgment.   

JJ Bunny Latest information says beautiful actress JJ Bunny is shooting in Nigeria following recent reports that she returned to her Houston base in the United State of America after being trapped in Africa for seven months as a result of movie productions. She reportedly returned to Africa in less than two weeks and quickly dashed to Nigeria where she was becoming very hot. The talented actress first flew to Ghana before traveling to Nigeria for the production. She undoubtedly has a lot of movies to be released in Ghana but not much is known about her exploits in Nigeria. But NEWS-ONE sources said she was fast becoming a hot commodity in Nigeria’s movie industry. “JJ is becoming the latest sensation to watch out for. Trust me, she has been getting scripts to her surprise. But she has been maintaining a low profile,” the source said. Efforts to reach the actress yesterday proved futile. NEWS-ONE could not authenticate the truth of the script claims but the paper’...

Promzy on stage Ghana’s award-winning trio VIP last night rounded up its USA Vision Tour with a huge concert at the Coco Cabana Bar and Grill 2031A University Blvd Hyattsville MD, Maryland. It was as usual an exciting show as the group performed most of its hit tracks to the admiration of hundreds who attended the show. VIP’s Vision Tour started somewhere in April with a performance in Toronto, Canada where it performed for a mixed audience including Ghanaian fans at Rox Complex Centre in Toronto. Subsequently, it performed in New York, Atlanta, Rhode Island, Los Angeles, Texas, among others. The group, during the tour, engaged in a lot of other activities including touring of some schools to talk about hip-life music and VIP as a group. It also did interviews and gained spotlight on some major media platforms while meeting with certain bigwigs in the music industry in the USA. Its spotlight on Thisis50.com, which purportedly belongs to superstar rapper 50 Cen...

Janet Afi Esinam Adzie Nineteen-year-old Janet Afi Esinam Adzie will, tomorrow, Saturday, July 28 end her reign as the female winner of Exopa New Faces contest last month. She told NEWS-ONE in an exclusive interview that it had been an exciting period as a winner of the contest which had for the past months served as a platform for wannabe models to master their acts. Janet said pageantry was not something she was scared of. This was because she had been part of two pageants before joining Exopa New Faces. In 2010, she took part in Miss SHS and won. She partook in traditional pageant called Miss Teshie and she was the first runner-up. Joining Exopa New Faces contest was to help further enhance her modeling talent and enjoy the runway experience. “When I started, it for was the fun of it but later I started taking it serious, therefore I decided to join Exopa. Indeed the show boosted my confidence. I don’t feel shy, I enjoy what I do and do it well. The show was c...

Odey Ibrahim Peter “I’m a regular fun-loving guy. I’m quiet, depending on the setting. I have different characters at home and when I’m outside,” male winner of Exopa New Faces Odey Ibrahim Peter has described himself in an interview with NEWS-ONE on Wednesday afternoon. Odey is from Cross-River State, Nigeria but was born in Lagos. He started school at the Brightland College, Apapa Nigeria. Currently, he is in Ghana studying at the Radford University. He is the second born and the only boy among five sisters. He wants to be a surgeon later in life and admires one Dr Robert Rey from the United State of America. Ibrahim was chosen among 20 models out of over 60 wannabe models that auditioned. He went ahead to win the male category of the show to his amazement. “I am happy. Coming to Ghana was basically for school but now I am in the newspapers and my family is proud of me.” Odey said he joined the Exopa contest for two reasons. One was because a friend of his e...

Benedicta Vindiba Daplah Some of Vindiba Designs There are several fashion designers in Ghana but very few get the rare opportunity to show their designs on major fashion and modeling platforms. Young and prolific Ghanaian designer Benedicta Vindiba Daplah of Vindiba Shapes is no exception. She has been in the industry for the past five years and has been doing quite well. But currently her exploits are being noticed after she last appeared on Exopa New Faces contest with her designs.    From the Upper West Region, precisely Jarapah, Benedicta is a talented designer. Right from infancy, Benedicta started showing signs of a fashion designer when as a child, she made baby clothes for herself and childhood friends. Benedicta enrolled at the Bolga Technical Institute to study fashion design after which she traveled to Accra and took a year-and-half’s course in fashion designing at the Abi Fashion School at Nungua. After five years in business, Benedicta...