David De Gea: Real Madrid & Man Utd agree £29m deal for keeper

An agreement for David De Gea to join Real Madrid from Manchester United is believed to have been reached, with Keylor Navas moving the other way.

The deal is yet to be completed but it will also involve a cash payment from the Spanish giants, taking the overall value to 40m euros (£29m).

De Gea, 24, has been linked with a move to Real throughout the summer.

United manager Louis van Gaal opted not to pick him until the uncertainty over his future had been resolved.

De Gea's contract is due to expire in 2016 and United had previously indicated they wanted a world-record fee for a goalkeeper, or defender Sergio Ramos in exchange for De Gea.

Instead they will get 28-year-old Navas, who was Costa Rica's goalkeeper at last year's World Cup.

source :bbc

I’m in love with Wiyaala – Ntakra confesses

Ghanaian musician, Ntakra Simmons has confessed his love for the 2015 Best female vocalist at the VGMA’s.

Ntakra in a recent post on his timeline said, any man who finds love in a woman like Wiyaala has found happiness.

Few days ago, Noella came out to publicly state she is single and ready to mingle if she finds the right man. Well, lets see how far Ntakra can go to prove his love for Wiyaala.

Ntakra is known for songs like Oyonkuor which features Bisa Kdei and MC.

He is currently promoting Obra, a song which features MC and Benji.

His words below..

I DON’T USUALLY DO THIS BUT ITS TIME I BRING IT OUT TO THE WORLD. I DON’T KNOW THIS WIYAALA GIRL BUT I CAN TELL SHE IS THE KIND OF LADY EVERY MAN SHOULD BE PROUD TO HAVE . I REALLY WANT TO MEET HER IN PERSON AND TELL HER HOW CRAZY I AM ABOUT HER . I LOVE YOU WIYAALA

My hairstyle is my motivation – Okyeame Kwame

Okyeame Kwame has revealed in an interview with Antoine Mensah on Live 91.9 FM that he derives his motivation to forge ahead from his hairstyle.

“My hairstyle is called see-saw, up and down and it is my motivation. When I wake up in the morning and I look at it and my face, I know there are hurdles and gutters I have to cross, I don’t look at how handsome I have become rather I ask if I have become the man I promised God that I would be,” he said.

Responding to if he will ever change his hairstyle, he said ; “For all the people who do not like my hairstyle, they should not worry, I am already going bald so I’m sure very soon, it will come down by itself but if I should get a better concept, something that motivates me and identifies me better, this will come down.”

Okyeame Kwame was on Lifestyle Cafe for an exclusive first time air play of Small Small which features MzVee.

The song was produced by Appietus. It was recorded live by the Patch Bay Band.

'Music saved us from the streets' - Keche

Hiplife recording duo Keche, made a stern revelation after their performance at OmanFM's carnival this past week.

During a chat with them backstage after they had thrilled fans with back to back hits, the music group made up of Andrew & Joshua shared how music saved them from the 'streets'.

"We would have been into something shady by now if not for music, the hood we grew up in, Tema to be precise, is made up of all sorts of lifestyle & peer pressure. And not born with silver-spoons in our mouth, we had to hustle to make it, which if not for music, honestly we couldn't predict where we would have ended up when it came to making money", the duo stated.

Keche talked about the fact that, although when they started, music wasn't bringing in money but their passion kept them going. "We spent most of our time in various studios, sometimes spending the night in the studios just to get recording time since we didn't have ready cash to pay producers, but that also kept us from trouble and our dream to make it urged us on to work harder".

"We thank God things are much better now although we still striving to make more, our goal is to leave a legacy", Andrew, the other half of Keche added.

Coupled with that, Joshua also stated, "Although we making money, our main purpose is to inspire the younger generation and let them know, there is a way to make money legally and still have fun especially with showbiz, but you need discipline, commitment and a great deal of character to achieve that".

Keche are popularly known for hits like "Aluguntugui", "Pressure" and the more recent slow jam "Diabetes" ft Bisa K'dei.

Keche hinted on a new single they are about to release which features VRMG rapper Edem, "the single will be dropping soon and I can assure you it’s an instant hit".

Kyeiwaa's husband already married to another woman

Daniel Osei a.k.a Akwasi Bronya, who got married to actress Rose Mensah (Kyeiwaa) last weekend, is a married man, Kasapafmonline.com can say.

Bronya’s wife, Florence Kyei, is alarmed at what she says is an attempt to ridicule her. Bronya told Kasapa FM‘s Maame Broni that he even slept at their matrimonial home a day to the wedding.

Shocked and traumatized, she has since been admitted at the Suame Hospital in Kumasi.

The actress got married to Bronya on Sunday in a ceremony attended by colleague actors, friends and family relations.


source:ghanaweb

You need alcohol to enjoy today's music - Nana Fynn laments loud music

Veteran highlife musician Nana Fynn Acquah Harrison known in showbiz as Nana Fynn has rubbished the quality of some Ghanaian songs for its poor sound engineering.

"Unless maybe you've downloaded one or two bottles of beer when you are breezing and you want to dance then you can enjoy dancing” he said in an interview with Hitz FM's Black I on Daybreak.

He says the poorly mixed Ghanaian songs are driving listeners to patronise American R&B and other foreign genres.

The 'Forever' singer says an observation made by renowned music producer that only danceable songs in Ghana can be hits is indictment on our appreciation for good music

Nana Fynn is of the view that this tendency for loud, bashing, club songs is pushing out large audience who prefer measured sound engineering.

“In your quiet moment when you want to reflect, which Ghanaian artiste's song are you going to play?", Nana Fynn is wondering.

He said artistes request that their songs are made very loud to blast like they were dance songs and “most engineers are mixing very loud because that is what the managers are asking for", he added.

Nana Fynn is blaming the trend on the current breed of radio DJ's who play songs as though they were playing in a club.

This practice he says makes it difficult for slow tempo songs to make hits in Ghana. He dismissed the view that loud music is what the audience wants.

 “People will take what you give them" Nana Fynn quipped.

source:myjoyonline.com

Kanye West to run for president in 2020

Kanye West stole the show at the MTV Video Music Awards by declaring that he will run for US president in 2020.

He was given the lifetime achievement award.

During his rambling speech he said "I have decided in 2020 to run for president."

Taylor Swift won video of the year for Bad Blood.

She also took best pop video for Blank Space.

Cheered on by his wife Kim Kardashian, Kanye got an extended standing ovation when he was picking up the Video Vanguard lifetime achievement award.

He also appeared to confess to smoking weed before taking the stage.

"I will die for the art, for what I believe in and I ain't always gonna be polite.

"I rolled up a little something. I got the answer. We're the millennials bro."

Taylor Swift was crowned queen of the MTV Video Music Awards.

She won four of her 10 nominations, including Video of the Year for "Bad Blood" with Kendrick Lamar and Best Pop Video for "Blank Space."

She also buried the hatchet with rapper Nicki Minaj, embracing her former rival on stage during a brief version of Bad Blood.

The show was hosted by Miley Cyrus.

She released her new album for free after coming off stage.

I was in police cells for four days – Mzbel

Mzbel, also known as Nana Ekua Amoah has revealed in an interview with Stacy Amoateng on Restoration With Stacy that she was in police cells for four days.

She made this revelation while recounting an arrest she had under gone about four years ago.

“I was in cells for four days, the first day was bad but the second day was not that bad because I was allowed to decorate the place so I brought some mattress, bed sheets and I cleaned the place so I would be comfortable.

For the first day, I was alone and then later, they brought two other girls,” she said.

The renowned female hip life sensation, was arrested in 2011 for allegedly assaulting a police officer.

The musician and her accomplices allegedly assaulted one Draphor Albert, a police officer, and in the process obstructed him from executing his duty.

The accused persons were also alleged to have resisted arrest for the assault of a police officer and driving without license.

The rest of the accused persons were Maxwell Mensah, driver and Emmanuel Edem Nordzor, student.

source:Ghanaweb

The secret behind ”Telemo”- Gasmilla reveals

In an interview with Blaq boy on GhOne Entertainment TV, Gasmilla revealed that even though he knew his song Telemo will get recognition, he didn’t expect it to travel very far the way it has.

He said; “I never saw myself doing anything like Telemo until capaster called, he was one of my boys from way back and he was an underground artist trying to reach the heights. He kept on pressuring me to record with him and I did, now see where we are.”

Gasmilla further revealed that, though Capaster was the inspiration behind the Telemo song, Capaster didn’t have faith in the song.

“Capaster told me that there’s no way Telemo is going to be a hit song, so if possible I should remove his verse from the song. I only laughed at him and we all laughed because from that studio, I just knew I had produce something special, Capaster was yet to see that.

“Few weeks later,Capaster called me expressing his excitement on how fast the song was exploding. I thought he was joking but it was true, Telemo was the new hit,” he said.

“I later called him to pull his legs, I asked him whether I should still go ahead to remove his verse from the song. It was very exciting to release that, because I didn’t ignore Capaster when he needed me has paid off.” He added.

Paedae is as ‘deep’ as Kanye West - Sandra Ankobiah

Kanye West was yesterday awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the MTV Video Music Award. Mr. West, in his acceptance speech musician announced his intention to contest the presidency in the United States.

He also had a lot as usual to say about the current state of music and life in general.

TV Host, Sandra Ankobiah whilst watching the show thought that someone, in the person of boyfriend Paedae sounded just as ‘deep’ as West.

She took to Twitter writing: “Just watched Kanye give his speech at the VMAs, and he reminds me so much of Pae. He’s just as deep.”

Dae has been criticized severally for what many say, is his inability to rap or make ‘sense’ when he raps. She obviously disagrees with all who have that opinion.

Paedae confirmed his 2-year relationship with Ankobiah in an interview on Live FM months after several months of media speculation.

source:ghanaweb

2017 AFCON: Ghana open camp in Brazzaville

Ghana have opened their training camp in the Congolese capital of Brazzaville ahead of Saturday’s 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Rwanda.

The Black Stars first delegation arrived in Congo on Sunday night ahead of the crucial match against the Wasps in Kigali.

The Ghana-based delegation including the coaching staff and some home-based players traveled with the team from Accra on Sunday afternoon before reaching Brazzaville late in the evening.

Captain Asamoah Gyan, goalkeepers Fatau Dauda and Richard Ofori were part of the delegation that travelled from Accra to Abidjan before connecting the flight to Brazzaville.

Coach Avram Grant’s technical team assisted by Maxwell Konadu as well as all of the backroom staff travelled with the team that includes management committee chairman George Afriyie.

The Black Stars will play Congo in the friendly on Tuesday to open the country’s stadium for their hosting of the All Africa Games stadium.

Ghana’s will stay in Brazzaville until they travel to Kigali on Thursday night.

I can't stand 'nonsense': Accept me for who I am

Controversial and outspoken radio and television presenter, Afia Schwarzenegger has always been in the news for the wrong reasons and now she wants her fans to accept her for who she is.

In an interview with Showbiz last Friday, Afia said people should accept her for who she is because she would not change.

“This is who I am. Love me with my craziness. It is unfortunate I am in the news often for the wrong reasons but people were not all created the same way,” Afia said with laughter.



According to the mother of three, anyone who loves her for who she is, should be able to tolerate her perceived shortcomings because she is not a hypocrite.

To Afia, it is only hypocrites who pretend to be what they are not and since she is not one of them, she does what pleases her.

“I cannot stand hypocrisy and that is why I am who I am. I know some Ghanaians are not in support of what I do or my lifestyle but that is Afia for you. I cannot keep quiet if I feel there is something I need to straighten up,” she said.

Explaining further why she is often in the news for the wrong reasons, the radio and television presenter made it clear that it was because she could not tolerate any form of nonsense.

According to her, she had never regretted any ‘silly’ thing she ever did because she always knew the consequences.

Asked if her behaviour was a way to attract attention to herself to make her relevant in the showbiz circles, Afia who is planning to come back with her popular television series Kokooko on UTV, said she did not ever do anything to intentionally catch attention but only behaved according to the way she was created.

“Anyone who knows who I am since infancy will tell you how Afia is. This is how I am so it is either you accept me or not,” Afia noted.

Talking about her Kokooko show, Afia said the well-loved comedy programme would hit the screens again from Friday, September 4.

She said the show needed to be rebranded and that was why it went off air.


Source : Ghanaweb

Swansea's Andre Ayew had everything they were missing

Manchester United looked unbalanced and confused... Swansea's Andre Ayew had everything they were missing

The match-winning pass was delightfully absurd, a mixture of spin and vision and timing.

How fitting that it was used to dismantle a club that was once the epitome of footballing adventure but whose players now fumble around without an original thought in their heads.

Manchester United were predictable, rigidly methodical, slow to adapt — they were everything that Swansea and Andre Ayew were not.

The Ghanaian was the man who turned the game, the son of an African god with something special in his blood, boots and brain. He scored their equaliser after an hour by getting between two centre halves and beating Sergio Romero with an excellent header. Not bad at 5ft 9in.

He made Swansea’s winner five minutes later with a piece of ingenuity, hitting a low chip inside a line of United defenders and perfectly in pace with Bafetimbi Gomis’s run. Gomis then did what Gomis does. Not bad for a pair of Bosman free transfers in successive summers.

But while Gomis has taken a while to get the games that lead to goals - four in four now this season - Ayew’s impact has been immediate and immense. From a position wide on the right, he has scored three, two of which were headers while the other came from some quick thinking against Chelsea. If he isn’t making the early running for signing of the season, then he must be a contender.

How that must rile Louis van Gaal, who has spent £230million on an unbalanced, confused ensemble.

The beauty of Ayew is the mixture of crafty executions and the nous to go for simplicity when simplicity is needed.

His father is Abedi Pele, a three-time African player of the year and a Champions League winner with Marseille. He has two uncles who played for Ghana, one brother, Jordan, who plays for Aston Villa and another, Ibrahim, who plays in their homeland.

A good touch and the instinct for a pass go without saying. But it is also about dirty work. When United surged for their last meaningful attack of the day, it was Ayew who went to ground to stop Memphis Depay on the edge of Swansea’s area.

Depay protested, waved and walked; Ayew got up, sprinted and joined a counter-attack.

Depay showed against Bruges that his talent is real but he has also showed here and on other Premier League grounds that it is rather temperamental. On early inspections, Ayew is more consistent, both in terms of what he delivers and how he approaches the task from a position that can see little of the ball.

When Luke Shaw cleaned him out with a nasty tackle in the second half — first impact was studs on knee, the second was Shaw’s backside on Ayew’s head — the Swansea forward had a whinge but soon after beat the left back to a loose ball. That side of his game will win him fans. The beautiful stuff will earn him admirers and make West Ham regret that they did not think he would be value for hefty wages.

‘Look at the second goal,’ said Garry Monk. ‘It was a great pass and a good timed run. Andre has that. He is a threat goalwise but he has a range of passing as well. You saw the work ethic. That is what we are looking for.’
Van Gaal’s search for that something special has not been nearly so successful

Two Police officers killed, 15 injured in accident

Two Police officers are reported dead after the vehicle on which they were travelling on got involved in an accident near Winneba Junction on Saturday.

One died on the spot whiles the other died on arrival at the Winneba Municipal Government Hospital.

The Winneba Municipal Police Commander of the Moro Traffic and Transport Department of the Ghana Police Service, assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) John Paul Akonde confirmed this to the Ghana News Agency in a telephone interview on Sunday.

The identities of the dead were not given, but it includes the driver and a female police officer, whilst a total of fifteen Police Officers also got injured.

According ASP Akonde, a police convoy of three vehicles was returning from the wedding of a colleague at Mankessim in the Mfantseman Municipality of the Central Region to Accra when the accident occurred.

The Police Vehicle on which the two officers were travelling on collided head-on with a Toyota Camry vehicle coming from the opposite direction of the road, he said.

The Winneba MTTD Commander said five Police Officers, who were in critical condition, have been referred to the Police Hospital in Accra for further treatment.

According to ASP Akonde six other Officers, who sustained minor injuries were treated and discharged at the hospital on Saturday.

He said three officers, a female and two males are on admission at the Hospital responding to treatment.

ASP Akonde said the driver of the Toyota Camry is also on admission at the Winneba Trauma and Specialized Hospital and was responding to treatment.

He said the bodies of the two Police officers have been deposited at the Winneba Municipal Hospital Morgue awaiting autopsy.

source:Ghanaweb

P-Square to storm Ghana for Glo Dance with Peter Audition

The much awaited auditions for the ‘Dance With Peter’ reality TV show promoted by Glo Mobile, berths in Accra tomorrow at the National Theatre.

‘Dance With Peter’ is a dance competition for the youth and is being organised by Peter Okoye, the other half of the multiple award winning twin singing sensation - P-Square.

The famed musician, who is also highly acclaimed for his dance prowess, is expected inAccra along with judges for the Ghana phase of the auditioning.

Six top dancers will be selected from tomorrow's auditions to join other dancers from auditions in Nigeria for a gruelling contest for the big prizes.

Over the past few weeks, hundreds of talented Ghanaian youths have been registering for the competition via sms on the Glo platform. Company officials disclosed that nearly a thousand youth have so far registered, giving hints that Ghana is poised to do battle for the big prize monies and other prizes.

At stake for the ultimate winner is a brand new Toyota RAV4 car and a GHc45,000 cash prize. The first runner-up goes home with a Honda Civic car plus GHc30,000, while the second runner-up takes GHc 15,000 and a Kia Rio.

Apart from these mouth watering prizes, the winners also have an opportunity to walk the way of fame and professional fortune as they get the opportunity to appear in the music videos of P-Square and other Glo ambassadors.

The competition is open to all categories of dancers, be it solo, duet or group.

Highlife stars for Fetu Afahye

Communication company, MTN will be in the thick of affairs as usual with its Culturefest train when this year’s Fetu Afahye of the chiefs and people of the Oguaa Traditional Area in the Central Region comes off from September 4 to September 6. 

The unbeatable fun package slated for the festival include Chill Zone sessions at the Capital Hill Hotel. The ‘Akwaaba Night’ there on Friday, September 4 will feature a live band event to welcome visitors to town.

The programme on Saturday, September 5 will feature top highlife acts such as Ben Brako, A.B Crenstil and Pat. Thomas.

An MTN source indicated to Graphic Showbiz that the company would extend its popular ‘M’ afe Nie’ promotion to the festival grounds and that it will be laced with a massive Internet and data promotion drive.

“MTN will set up data stands across town, pretty ladies will travel the length and breadth of Cape Coast and its environs to give free services to consumers and prospective ones as well,” the source said.

There will be more activities on September 6 as MTN ambassadors embark on a door- to- door Internet and data activation exercise.

Maria Sharapova pulls out injured in New York

World number three Maria Sharapova has pulled out of the US Open on the eve of the tournament because of injury.

The 28-year-old Russian has not played since Wimbledon following a knee injury and posted on Facebook:  "I have done everything possible to be ready but it was just not enough time."

The five-time Grand Slam winner was due to play Australian world number 37 Daria Gavrilova on Monday in New York.

In her statement, Sharapova said she is targeting a return in "a few weeks".

The 2006 champion, who has not lost in the first round of a Grand Slam since 2010, had travelled to Flushing Meadows and spoke to the media on Saturday.

However, she announced her withdrawal 24 hours later via social media.

Fellow Russian Daria Kasatkina takes Sharapova's place in the draw as a qualifying lucky loser.

source:bbc

Results of GN Bank Division One League (Zone 2&3)

The 2014/15 GN Bank Division One League campaign will soon be over for clubs in Zone Two and Three as they played out Match day 29 this weekend.

Below are the results of match day 29 games:

ZONE TWO

KING FAISAL 3-0 SAMOSA FC

DUNKWA UTD 2-1 WINDY PROFS.FC

GOLD STARS 3-1 MYSTERIOUS DWARFS

ELEVEN WISE FC 2-1 DEPORTIVO

TARKWA UTD 1-0 KARELA FC.

KASOA PROUD UTD v STARKE

SAMARTEX 1-0 CORNERSTONE FC

WASSAMAN UTD FC 0-0 ELMINA SHARKS

ZONE THREE: INSTANBUL F.C. v SPORTING MIRREN

HOT STEEL FC v MIGHTY JETS

D'INTERNATIONAL 2-1 DANBORT F.C.

KING SOLOMON v AMIDAUS FC

PRESTIGE F.C. 2-2 KOTOKU ROYALS

DREAMS F.C. 2-1 REAL ATHLETICO

TEMA YOUTH FC v OKWAWU UTD FC

PURE JOY v NANIA F.C.