Happenings In Gold Coast

Blakk Rasta escaped an attack by an unknown assailant who invaded Zylofon FM's premises on Tuesday, 5 January 2021. A statement issued by the Rastafari Council signed by its President, Ahuma Bosco Ocansey said: "The Council will like to urge the Ghana Police Service to vigorously investigate this matter so that the perpetrator may be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. The seriousness of this offense demands a swift execution of justice which, in turn, will serve as a strong deterrent to other would-be criminals". It added: "Since the media is the fourth estate of the realm, the Police should ensure that such attacks on media personalities and organisations are dealt with accordingly". The Council also asked, "The Ghana Journalists Association, National Media Commission, civil society and all well-meaning Ghanaians to condemn this criminal act," while empathising with Blakk Rasta "In this traumatic time and assure him of both our spiritual and material support." statement added. "A statement issued on Wednesday, 6 January 2021 by the Management of Zylofon Media, of which Zylofon FM is a subsidiary brand said that:"The premises of Zylofon Media was invaded by an unknown man after breaching security protocols at about 4:00 pm on Tuesday, January 5, 2021. "This man went to the station's server room, succeeding in disconnecting some of our cables shutting down transmission before threatening the life of the host of the Taxi Driver Show, Blakk Rasta, known in private life as Abubakar Ahmed," the statement read. It continued: "It was unclear what the real motive of this assailant was but he engaged security details at the premises in a scuffle and sprayed a strange content into their eyes while baying for the blood of Blakk Rasta as he struggled to break into the studio during the live transmission of the Black Pot segment on the Taxi Driver Show". According to the management of the radio station, the East Legon District Police team intervened, while the company's head of security managed to prevent the assailant from escaping. "The East Legon District Police team were immediately called in as the melee ensued and at this point, the assailant attempted escaping. Judging from the danger at hand, our Head of Security had to overpower him and, in the process, shot at him with a licensed gun". Source | Summary

Ogidi Brown made this revelation on Kingdom Plus FM a few days ago during an interview with Fiifi Prat where they talked about several issues. According to him, the rapper took his money for the feature but since then he hasn't heard from the rapper despite several attempts to reach him. He said the management of Manifest ade not picking his calls and that really hurts him. He said he feels people in the music industry don't respect him because he is disabled. Source | Summary

Some celebrities in a picture with Lydia Seyram Alhassan during the campaign. A couple of celebrities have openly endorsed political parties which usually was not the case. Most of these celebrities were more likely to keep it a secret so as to protect their career and reputation. Over the years, we have seen the likes of Daddy Lumba, Mzbel, John Dumelo, and recently Sarkodie amongst many others, all declaring support for various political parties. Now, the question most people are likely to ask will be, 'are they getting anything special in return for their affiliation with these political parties?'. Controversial media personality Valentina Nana Agyeiwaa, popularly known as Afia Schwarzenegger, has shared her reasons as to why she openly endorsed the New Patriotic Party in the just-ended elections. According to her, she campaigned for the NPP and the current president Nana Addo Dankwah Akuffo Addo because of their free SHS policy. She furthered, "My children went through Free SHS, and on Monday, they're both going to the University. For some of us, we didn't even believe and refused to listen to the promise of Free SHS and I was number one". She believes that the Free SHS policy has helped her children and also helped her save some money regardless of not being in support of the policy from the start. "If my children enjoyed Free SHS, then I'll campaign for Free SHS, I'll campaign for the brand Akufo-Addo and his Free SHS," she says. According to her, she made a decision based on the policy of the party and how she and other Ghanaians especially, the youth, were going to benefit from it. There have been other instances where other celebrities endorsed political parties because they had their eyes set on government appointments. Just as politicians and every other person have an aim, it is sound to agree that risking your reputation is worth a reward and these celebrities must enjoy the fruits of their 'Labour'. Source | Summary

L-R: Stephanie Benson, Patapaa Amisty and Kafui Danku are all married to foreign nationals. Although in some cases, the racial and cultural differences which make up interracial marriages often cause them to fail, for these celebrities herein, their marriages are moving from strength to strength. Although she was initially accused of marrying the seemingly old rich Canadian man because of money, the actress has indeed proven that "Age is just a number" when it comes to relationships. Kafui Danku is also a proud mother of two mixed-race children called Lorde and Titan with her Canadian husband, Mr. Pitcher. According to the actress, she met the love of her life on a flight and they dated for 7 years before getting married. Stephanie is married to Mr John Benson, a white man who she met in London at the De beer film where Stephanie was then working for her uncle. The two got married in 1989 and have since been blessed with five beautiful children ranging from 27 to 16 years. The couple met during Patapaa's European tour in February 2020 and have been together since then. Barely days after taking the vows, the two have been embarking on a media tour to talk about their relationship until they were involved in a motor accident. Born Ishmael Hamid, the UK-based Ghanaian musician is currently married to a British woman called Mira. They both have one child and also live with their step-son called Jamir in the United Kingdom. Source | Summary