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Yvonne Nelson and Yvonne Okoro Actress Yvonne Okoro was one of the top Ghanaian actresses expected to grace the red carpet at Yvonne Nelson’s ‘Single & Married’ premiere on Saturday night. However, she didn’t show up. The two Yvonnes are well known for being very good pals. They like hanging out together most often. In recent times, because of their busy schedules, they hardly make time to hang out. But some time two weeks ago when Yvonne Nelson was travelling to London, Okoro dropped her off at the airport.   Most journalists at Silverbird Cinema asked why Okoro didn’t show up at a special occasion like Yvonne Nelson’s premiere. However, the actress’ close aides told NEWS-ONE that she was unwell, hence she could not make it to the premiere.   “You know Yvonne won’t miss out on Yvonne’s premiere for anything. They are like sisters. She was ill and Yvonne Nelson was aware of it. That’s why she didn’t come. She has been indoors for days after she was h...

Yvonne Nelson granting intervie

CEO of Venus Film, Abdul Salam Sad information from the home of popular Ghanaian producer Abdul Salam indicates that the producer lost his step-mother over the weekend. Circumstance leading to the death is a bit murky but Salam confirmed the death.   “Yes I am not in a happy mood tonight. I’m mourning my step-mother,” he told NEWS-ONE on Saturday evening when he attended the ‘Single & Married’ premiere. Salam is not the only filmmaker to suffer such a loss this year. Luckie Lawson also lost her granny some months ago and was buried some weeks ago.

Augustine Abbey aka Idikoko, President Film Producers Association of Ghana Ghana’s film industry is facing another setback a few months after news reports that movie sales in the country had fallen. Reliable sources said majority of English film producers were no longer enjoying the monopoly of shooting movies back to back. In simple terms, English filmmakers are not shooting like they used to do, even though same can’t be said about the Twi movie industry. Last year by this time, production houses and actors were very busy shooting on set. But it is a different case this year, with this month registering one of the lowest. The few Ghanaian actors who were busy had their productions in Nigeria and back in Ghana they produced their own movies. Also, the movies making the news now were shot months ago. Even though there have been pockets of English producers doing something, those are just TV series.   It’s unclear what the problem is. However, some industry...

Leila Djansi Ghanaian movie enthusiasts can heave a sigh relief as they can now watch Ghanaian filmmaker of international repute, Leila Djansi’s award-winning film, ‘Ties That Bind’, in the comfort of their homes. Earlier reports that distributors in

VIP on stage (Zeal in the middle) Lazy, a popular member of award-winning music group VIP, has announced he is changing his showbiz name to Zeal, years after using the name Lazy. Zeal on big brother stage He said the change of name was necessary because there was nothing wrong with a person changing his/her name, adding that he also wanted a new identity.      This is not the first time an artiste is changing his name. In the United State of America, one superstar who made the headlines with change of name is P. Diddy.   Born Sean Combs, he has used names likes Puff Daddy, P. Diddy, Diddy and King Combs Moniker. In 2011, reports said his latest name was ‘Swag.’ In Ghana, the most recent artiste who changed his name is Abortion of 4x4. He is now called Coded. VIP Lazy’s challenge will be how to get fans to accept the new name in a short period. Zeal is born Abdul Hamid Ibrahim. He is a key member of VIP (Vision In Progress). The o...

Nadia Buari   One of the major issues that top Ghanaian actress Nadia Buari has been dealing with in recent times are assertions that she does not like attending her own movies’ premieres. But she recently said she had never deliberately ignored premieres. The reasons she gave were that the few ones she could not attend were those she was not in town and those she was not informed about. Indeed, she tried to prove a point as she showed up at most of her recent movies’ premieres. She was at the premiere of movies like ‘Heroes & Zeroes’, ‘The Hands of Time’ and a few others. There is another opportunity for Nadia Buari to exonerate herself as her new movie, ‘Single & Married’ with Yvonne Nelson, Chris Attoh, Eddie Watson, Kofi Adjorlolo, Efya, Tiffany and Anita Erskine, is set to premiere this Saturday at Silverbird Cinema. Will she be at the premiere? Will she prove to Yvonne Nelson, the producer of the movie that she attends her premieres? Has Yvonne...

The new face of Deborah Vanessa

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Yvonne Nelson Nigerian entertainment website Nigeriafilms.com has named popular Ghanaian actress Yvonne Nelson as its hottest and favourite actress after comparing her with other top Nigerian and Ghanaian actresses. Rita Dominic The declaration has come barely a wee k to the actress’s planned huge public premiere of her movie, ‘ Single & Married’ , on September 22 in Ghana and on the 28th in Nigeria. Yvonne starred in the movie and produced it too.    The website’s report on Sunday, September 16, compared three Ghanaian actresses- Yvonne Nelson, Jackie Appiah and Nadia Buari- to their Nigerian counterparts- Genevieve Nnaji, Omotola Ekeinde, Rita Dominic, Mercy Johnson, Ini Edo and Tonto Dike- over who was hot, on and off the screens. Even though it didn’t define the criteria for how the names were arrived at as well as a deeper meaning to “on and off the screen”, it named the Ghanaian as the hottest.      “When you compare Nigeri...

Nana Ama McBrown on stage Popular Ghanaian actress Nana Ama McBrown shocked music audience at the Accra International Conference Center on Saturday night when she put up a spectacular music performance during the Legends and Legacy Ball held to honour Abranie Amakye Dede. McBrown earned a standing ovation when, during her performance, she was joined on stage by two of Ghana’s ‘diminutive’ actors, Joe Shortingo and Taller of Cantata fame. The two actors were dressed in black tuxedos and they sprayed the actress with money while she rocked the stage. Even her ex-lover, Okyeame Kwame had no choice but to enjoy the performance. Prior to the show, the list of artistes advertised to perform included Freddy Meiway, Samini, Okyeame, Nacy, Kwabena Kwabena and number others. The audience was therefore shocked when midway into the show, actress Nana Ama McBrown appeared on stage wearing a see-through lacey outfit and singing Amakye Dede’s ‘ Asem Tu Mea Ka Bi Ma Me’. Unde...

Leila Djansi on set

Socrates Sarfo being hauled by Albert Kuvodu   The center can no longer hold within the leadership of the Film Producers Association of Ghana (FIPAG) as reports say both members and leadership are divided. This comes months after the association had controversially banned some top Ghanaian actors who had issues with its members. Currently, reports said members of the association were having serious problems with its president, Augustine Abbey, popularly called Idikoko, and were even planning to suspend him. Even though a few members of the association had come out to speak publicly about their grievances, the association’s mouth piece, Socrates Sarfo and Treasurer Helen Omaboe have been vocal. Socrates Sarfo Socrates and Idikoko clashed on Peace FM’s Entertainment Review on Saturday in an unanticipated verbal brawl between the two officials of FIPAG. This was after Idikoko answered questions from host Akwasi Aboagye concerning operations of the associat...