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Yvonne Nelson In Ghana, society demands that people get married at a certain age. For men, it is usually between 30 and 33, while it is between 27 and 30 for women. For many Ghanaian celebrities who have gone past the expected marriage period, there is immense pressure on them to "settle down". Most of the pressure comes from their fans who bombard them with questions on social media as to when they are getting married. Some fans have even speculated that some of their favourite celebrities may never get married, opting for single life. Here are the celebrities who are under the most pressure to marry:  1. John Dumelo The 33-year-old has been named among Ghana's most eligible bachelors. In response to the heated pressure on him to marry, Dumelo has stated that he would do so at the right time. There are unconfirmed reports that he is secretly engaged. 2. Yvonne Nelson  The 31-year-old says she does not want to rush into marriage and rush out ...

Shatta Wale It is emerging that managers of a Ghanaian Events Company in Norway have threatened to sue Ghana’s dancehall King, Shatta Wale for a breach of contract. According to a report put up by Ghanacreativearts.com, 5K Productions is suing the dancehall artiste for causing financial loss to their company. Reports say the company entered an agreement with the musician to perform in Sweden as part of his Europe tour in October but for some strange reasons, Shatta Wale cancelled the show at the eleventh hour without any proper explanations to organizers. “As part of Shatta Wale’s European tour, he was supposed to perform in Sweden which we invested by paying him, booking the venue for the show, publicity and other expenses in connection with the performance”, a source close to the company is quoted to have said. The source added that after Shatta cancelled the show, he only returned the fee paid him without compensating the production house for the losses t...

Sarkodie The 9th edition of the annual 4syte TV Music video awards was held yesterday at the Accra Internation Conference Center. The event saw performances from award-winning acts, Stonebwoy, VVIP, Becca, Praiz, Captain Planet, Sarkodie, Mr Eazi, Wutah, King Promise, B4bonah and many others. Hosted by Jay Foley and Ghana’s King of comedy DKB, the Music Video Awards is an award scheme organised by 4Syte TV to reward creativity in the music video industry, as well as reward some of the production houses for their contribution to the growth of the industry. Here is the full list of the winners of the night. 1. Best Gospel Music Video – Joyce Blessing – Lords Prayer 2. Best Special Effect Video – Kojo Cue & Lil Shaker – Pen and Paper 3. Best Edited Video – EL – Agbo 4. Best Video Storyline – Jayso feat Sarkodie x Raquel – Have a Party 5. Best Photography – Pappy Kojo feat Joey B – Makoma 6. Best Reggae/Dancehall Video – Stonebwoy – Enku Lenu 7. B...

Kumkum Bhagya stars arrive in Ghana Security officers pulled out their mobile phones, anxious visitors waiting for their loved ones suddenly found new love all in a cacophonous rush to see Indian movie stars of the telenovela,  Kumkum Bhagya. Indian movie stars you would say? Well yes. Adom TV in a language-breaking move that is also ground-breaking in the telenovela industry, translated Indian language into an Akan dialect, Twi. And like wildfire,  Kumkum Bhagya spread across the country keeping families abound before the TV in the evening. Some say late-to-come-home-husbands suddenly dropped the habit and the excuse of traffic. Home sweet home. And so after many episodes and side shows, Adom TV producers have produced the starts right here in Ghana for a national tour expected to fill the stadia.  

President of the republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has described the late Kwadwo Asare Baffour Acheampong (KABA) as one of the ‘excellent journalists’ in the country. The President, posted on his Twitter handle: " Shocked by the news of @Kojokaba ’s death. Undoubtedly one of the most talented journalists of his generation. Condolences to his wife, family and Multimedia. #RIPKABA " KABA until his sudden death, was the host of popular late afternoon political talk show, Ekosii Sen on Asempa 94.7 FM. He was married to Valentina Ofori Afriyie who is also a broadcaster with Accra-based Class FM, having worked many years with Radio Gold and Spirit Fm in Kumasi. He left behind a daughter.

Sarkodie and Shatta Wale Ghanaian musician Michael Owusu-Addo otherwise known as Sarkodie in music circles has, in a recent tweet, described his colleague artiste, Shatta Wale as talkative. Shatta Wale had blamed Sarkodie for allowing his brand to be belittled by some Nigerian artistes at the One Africa Music Concert which was held in Dubai on 16th November, 2017. Sarkodie, in his reply jokingly wrote in Twi that “Nii wo kasa dodo lol agoro wo wani so,” which translates as “Nii, you talk too much, you are not serious.” Sarkodie refused to perform at the concert because anytime he was called to perform either Wizkid or David, came on stage to perform when they were not called by the host. Reports say when Sarkodie was about to mount the stage to perform, one of Davido’s guys pushed his DJ, to make way for Davido to rather perform. This irked Sarkodie and his team, hence his decision not to perform at all. He later sent a message to his fans, to inform the...

Rapper Sarkodie Rapper Sarkodie did not perform at the One Africa Music Festival which was held yesterday, 16th November, 2017 in Dubai. Sarkodie who flew to Dubai with his team for the concert, attended pre-event party and did sound check but did not perform on the night. In a tweet he wrote: “Sorry to fans in Dubai but I’m not performing… hopefully I make it next time.” Information has it that Sarkodie decided not to perform because he felt disrespected by an act by Davido and some other Nigerian artistes who performed at the Festival. According to reports, Sarkodie was told that he would perform after Tiwa Savage, only to see Wizkid join Tiwa on stage when it had not been announced he was the next act to mount the stage. The organisers then informed Sarkodie he would perform after Tekno. But again, Davido also joined Tekno on stage unannounced. The host, Banky W, mentioned that Sarkodie was coming up next, just to have been told again that Davido was comin...