Happenings In Gold Coast

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Sarkodie, Afia Schwarzenegger and Mzbel have been involved in several controversies this year. As we say goodbye to 2020, we take a look at the most buzz-worthy, headline-making stories in the showbiz industry this year. She also accused her publicist Julie Jay and her husband of changing passwords of her social media accounts without giving her access. Julie Jay who is alleged to be the 'side chick' of Joy Blessing's husband was accused of controlling the Gospel musician's social media account and posting things there without her consent. The relationship among these three had been extremely bitter with clashes on several media platforms. Recently, Joyce blessing rained curses on her former publicist in a leaked audio which made rounds on social media. The two women who fought over the man on various social media platforms did everything except to reveal the identity of the man which resulted in the term 'papa no', which literally means 'The man'. Patience Nyarko's comments sparked a lot of discussions and elicited mixed reactions among Gospel music lovers on social media. While some believed her comments were distasteful, others alluded she was still pained about losing out to Joe Mettle in 2018 in the Gospel Song of the Year category at the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards but she has also received praise for speaking her truth. There was a raging controversy on social media about a huge amount of money being paid to Shatta Wale as the brand ambassador for Exim Bank Ghana that is largely into export financing. Ras Mubarak, a member of the Public Accounts Committee alleged that Ghana Exim Bank has paid GH¢2 million to the dancehall artiste to promote Made in Ghana products. Funny Face has been releasing videos and voice notes of his baby mama on social media alleging that she is evil and doing all she can to take their children away from him. His mannerisms and constant rants on social media sparked rumors and suspicions that the actor is suffering from depression. Accra FM radio host and media personality, Nana Romeo refused to host Ghanaian musician, KiDi, and subsequently sacked him from a scheduled interview for appearing 25 minutes late. Nana Romeo's actions raised a huge debate on social media with some social media users supporting his actions while others insisted it was harsh, disrespectful and assumed the radio host had a vendetta against the musician. Source | Summary

Mr Boakye is claiming to be the biological father of Kuami Eugene. Well, in a video sighted by sammykaymedia.com, a man who claims to be the biological father of Kuami Eugene has stated that the Lynx Entertainment signee has rejected him and pays no attention to him. According to the 60-year-old man, kuami Eugene was born in 1989 and given the name Kofi Boakye and not Kuami Eugene Marfo but due to pressures of life, he had to go seek better work, at the outskirt of Oda, to make life better for his family only for him to return to meet the absence of kuami Eugene and his mum. Source | Summary

Describing the celebration as 'sub-standard', he urged rising artists to deliberately pursue more than one million streams with superior strategy. Sadiq Abu also shot down claims by most artists that the country's fewer population is the reason why they cannot get more than one million streams online. According to the 3Music Awards Boss, such excuses do not cut anymore. "Talents need to go beyond the celebration of"1million streaming wins" every now and then. Our boys can get those crazy numbers in the period they want. They need to activate it and pursue it with some deliberate and superior strategy. The excuses about fewer population numbers don't cut anymore. He suggested to talents to devise promotional strategies to keep them on top of their game. Source | Summary

The school will be tuition-free to reflect the purpose of its establishment. She was at the charity facility alongside 2019 BET International Global Good Award winner Chakabars Clarke. The rapper is among a host of celebrities and Organizations in the UK supporting the establishment of the school at Mataheko, a suburb of Akosombo through Wood World Mission, a charity wing of Power Center Church in the UK founded by Ghanaian couple Mr & Mrs. Bishop Wood. Stefflon Don was impressed with the progress of work stating that it will impact positively in the lives of the poor. The founder and General Overseer of Wood World Missions & Power Centre Church – UK, Bishop Dr William Wood stated that the vision to establish Secondary Technical and Vocational School started some 20 years ago when they visited the deprived communities in the area for mission and Charity work. He said it was noticed that many of the youth were unemployed due to lack of vocational and technical skills decided to establish such a school to provide the youth the requisite technical and vocational skill to work with to make a living. Bishop Mrs. Mercy Wood, wife of Dr.William Wood said the project is 95% complete expecting that by the middle of January the first phase will be completed for admission to commence. She explained that the school will have the full complement of a modern ICT laboratory, fully equipped workshop for practicals, music center to train students talented and interested in singing, sound engineering, and handling of media equipment. Bishop Mercy Wood stated that the school will be tuition-free to reflect the purpose of its establishment – poverty alleviation and empowerment through vocational and technical education. She appealed for more support to put up boys and girls Dormitory in the second phase of the project to enable accommodate many students living outside the jurisdiction of Akosombo. Wood World mission has established schools in Ghana, Uganda, Malawi, Congo, Nigeria, South Africa, and other countries. Source | Summary