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Crystal Palace 2-1 Manchester City: Murray & Puncheon leave title defence in tatters

2015-04-06T14:56:00.002-07:00

A late Yaya Toure goal gave Manuel Pellegrini's side hope of salvaging a point at Selhurst Park, but Alan Pardew's men held on for a huge win while the champions slipped to fourth

Crystal Palace put a huge dent in Manchester City's faint hopes of retaining their Premier League title with a 2-1 win at Selhurst Park on Monday.

Goals either side of half-time from Glenn Murray - his fifth in as many matches - and Jason Puncheon sealed all three points for Palace, with Yaya Toure's thumping late drive proving scant consolation for the champions.

Manuel Pellegrini's side now sit nine points adrift of Chelsea having played a game more, and they head into Sunday's derby with Manchester United in fourth and a point behind their rivals having lost three of their last five league fixtures.

City felt Murray's first-half opener should not have stood, claiming that both he and Scott Dann were offside in the build-up, with replays showing the two decisions to be marginal.

But there could be no complaints over Puncheon's free-kick early in the second period, a fine curling effort that left Joe Hart with no chance.

City pressed hard to get back into the game and Toure's rasping shot reduced the arrears with 12 minutes to go, but they could find no way back as Palace's resurgence under Alan Pardew continued.

Martin Kelly for Pape Souare was the hosts' only change from their 2-1 win at Stoke City last time out, and it was the former Liverpool defender’s dangerous cross in the second minute that Wilfried Zaha blazed over from close range when he ought to have scored.

City responded strongly to that early scare and pinned Palace back with a period of constant pressure.

David Silva twice brought smart saves out of Julian Speroni, while Sergio Aguero struck the base of the left-hand upright with the goalkeeper motionless.

Aguero stabbed over as City continued to dominate but then, against the run of play, Palace took the lead in the 34th minute.

Dann got on the end of Joe Ledley's flick and, after his effort was saved by Hart, the ball ran kindly for Murray to tap home from two yards.

City left the field at half-time complaining to the officials about the validity of the goal, and their mood was not improved three minutes after the restart when Puncheon sent a 20-yard free-kick over the wall and into the bottom-right corner.

There was further controversy 20 minutes from time when Murray clearly handled Fernandinho's deflected shot in the area, but referee Michael Oliver waved away City's vociferous appeals for a penalty.

James McArthur did brilliantly to clear another Fernandinho effort over the bar as the visitors piled on the pressure, and Toure's superb left-footed strike from 20 yards raised hopes of a comeback.

City substitute Samir Nasri and Toure both went close with deflected efforts late on but, as was the case for Liverpool last May, City's bid for Premier League glory seemingly came to an end at Selhurst Park.

Source: Goal.com

Cheating In Indian Exams Reach New Levels As Parents Climb Wall To Supply Their Kids With Help

2015-03-21T02:14:00.000-07:00

Indian Education

It must take some dedicated parents who would be interested in aiding and abetting their kids cheating during an exam.

Cheating in Indian schools is already widespread, with the BBC reporting that many students smuggled in textbooks and notes into the examination hall despite tight security. The exams were being held by the Bihar School Examination Board for Bihar Secondary School students.

Aside the considerable cheating by students themselves, some parents and other family member were photographed scaling the school’s walls to supply their wards with some extra help in their exams.

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The BBC’s report even interdict police officers, some of whom were clearly accepting bribes to look the other way for these malpractices to continue.

It seems it’s not just Ghana Police who delight in such activities. It’s amazing that parents who are supposed to be their kids moral compass; would be so intent in helping their kids cheat they would scale walls and put their lives in danger.

Source: GhanaCelebrities.com

Lil Win Says He Will Invoke Curses On The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA)

2015-03-19T02:44:00.001-07:00

Lil Win

Popular Kumawood star, Kwadwo Nkansah known on screen as Lil Win says he will invoke curses on the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) if it decides to ban celebrities from featuring in any commercial advertisements promoting alcoholic beverages in the country.

He says the directive will bring untold hardship on them so they will resist its implementation.

The FDA has issued a directive banning celebrities from advertising for any alcoholic beverage in Ghana.
The ban according to FDA, is to protect the interests of underage fans of popular personalities because advertising for alcoholic beverages have the tendency of luring the personalities’ underage fans into engaging in alcoholism which is against the law.

But the multiple award winning actor has rubbished the directive and has hinted that, entertainment industry players in the country are cash strapped because there is no money in the industry. According to Lil Win, some of the celebrities depend such advertisements for survival and that banning them from engaging in advertising for alcoholic beverages will worsen their situation.

“We entertain people to make them happy, but ironically we weep when we get home because the pay is too small. So we will be left with no other option than to invoke curses on Food and Drugs Authority if they dare try to prevent us from advertising alcoholic deleverages which has been our source of additional income,” Lil Win noted.

He further explained that they will accept the ban only if Government decides to invest in the entertainment industry to cushion the industry players financially.

Source: EnterGhana.com

Sarkodie Asks Fans To Fear Not

2015-03-19T02:09:00.001-07:00

Sarkodie Asks Fans To Fear Not

Sarkodie asks fans to fear not, after prophetess asks him to meet her for serious prayers

Ghana’s celebrated rapper, Sarkodie, has allayed the fears of his fans about his well being after one Prophetess Maame Gladys proclaimed last week that some musicians who are jealous of his success will attempt to “spiritually break him down”.

In an interview with Showbiz on Monday, Sarkodie confirmed that he had heard about the prophecy but was not moved because he has a strong faith in God to protect him from his “enemies”.

“I am not worried at all. I believe in the one true God who has been my source of power and fame since I hit the limelight. I am a very prayerful person and my team as well. I don’t think that any weapon formed against me shall prosper when I have a good heart and truly serve my God,” he stated.

According to the prophetess who resides in Asamankese, she had a vision that, the You Go Kill Me hitmaker’s success has become a bait to attract enemies to himself because “he always sweeps all awards whenever he is nominated, therefore, he, Sarkodie, serves as a threat to them”.

“In the meantime, what I can tell Sarkodie is to fast and pray else the plans of those evil musicians are likely to come true. As much as I have been praying for him, I wish he also does same by praying for himself,” she said.

But Sarkodie who confirmed to Showbiz that his management had contacted Maame Gladys as she requested said he appreciates her concern for his life but had always sought God’s face in all his endeavours in the past as she admonished.

Born Michael Owusu Addo, Sarkodie is highly regarded in Ghana and beyond for his lyrical prowess as a rapper and a leading hiphop/hiplife artiste on the Ghanaian music scene.
Sarkodie, who was honoured with the Artiste of the Year award at the recently held Ghana Music Honours at the National Theatre has many awards under his belt including the Best International Act at the BET Awards which he won in 2012.

He received the highest number of 11 nominations at this year’s Vodafone Ghana Music Awards.
When asked his chances of winning the Artiste of the Year award for the third time after grabbing it in 2010 and 2012 respectively, he remarked, “ 2014 was a great year for me and was equally a great year all the nominees in the category so everyone deserves to win it”.

Source: EnterGhana.com

Ghanaian rapper, Elorm Adabla a.k.a EL talks about the difficulty in finding a good woman!

2015-03-18T14:05:00.003-07:00

Ghanaian rapper, Elorm Adabla, more commonly known by his stage name EL has said he is having a tough time finding a girlfriend because most ladies do not trust celebrities and are afraid of committing to them.

“A lot of people don’t trust artistes like myself, like stars like myself. They think we are promiscuous but that’s not true.

“So I guess I’m just having a tough time finding someone who would trust me and be there for me,” he told Kafui Dey on Starr 103.5FM on Wednesday.

EL who was a guest on the Morning Starr said he is an individual who is totally honest with himself and would want a trustworthy person for a partner.

“She has to be able to trust me and also has to be honest with herself”.

He revealed also that he controls his excitement when his fans celebrate him so as not to allow it to get into his head.

“Most of the hype that I get, I am like: ‘See you, see you. You go flow me like this noorr, the next artiste will come wey so noorrr u go flow am’” he said in pidgin.

“It’s very unsettling when your energy level is on, lets say three, and someone approaches you with a certain energy which is like 50 and starts screaming EL!!! It’s good, I appreciate all the love that I get all the time but sometimes I’m like: ‘Chaley, chaley I make wild.’”

Source: EnterGhana.com

Shatta Wale,P-Square and Flavour N’Abania Headline ‘Dance Afrique London’ 2015

2015-03-18T12:46:00.000-07:00

P-SQUARE, along with Nigerian Highlife veteran and award winning multi-platinum selling artist FLAVOUR and one of Ghana’s biggest artist, Dancehall King SHATTA WALE, will be performing LIVE at the renowned SSE Arena Wembley in London on March 28^th 2015 at the Dance Afrique London concert.
Presented by Solution Media and InfoTech in association with Lebara Mobile and poised to be one of the biggest and best African concerts London has ever seen, Dance Afrique promises to be the most sought after concert headliners in recent times.
Not only are the legends P-Square, who released their sixth studio album ‘Double Trouble’ last year to critically acclaim, with smash hits such as “Collabo” and “Shekini”, as well as international collaborations with T.I, Jermaine Jackson and Awilo Longomba, ready to rock the stage but the hype and anticipation on their impending arrival in London has reached frenzy heights.
Highlife star Flavour N’abania, who reportedly sold one million copies of his latest album ‘Thankful’ in only five days, and counts MTV Africa Music Award and Channel O Music Video Award wins as only some of his many accolades, is also revved up to deliver one of the best concert experiences that London Afrobeats lovers have ever seen. The stage has been set to receive his massive hits including “Nwa Baby”, “Ada Ada” and most recently “Gollibe”.

Source: 233prime.com

Yvonne Nelson Claims To Be A Secondary Virgin This Year.

2015-03-06T05:27:00.004-08:00

The 29-year-old Ghanaian screen diva in a new interview with KSM on Metro TV talked about her career and relationship issues. She stated that she is a ‘secondary virgin’ and she hopes to stay like that as she is not in a rush to marry.

“This year i am a secondary virgin i am just trying to concentrate on my career. I am not in a rush; I do not want to marry today and divorce tomorrow because it happens a lot in the industry. Marriage is a beautiful thing but it has to be right. I do not want to let my mom down, I want to make her and myself happy,” she said

The actress explains how a lot of men get intimidated one way or the other with her success.

Most Ghanaian men are intimidated; most often when it is age appropriate; then they think i am doing better than them and that i am going to be bossy and control them around. Those around my age are bothered that i am an independent lady. That has always been the problem”.

“There was about two guys who got scared. But I really do not mind. Middle of last year, I was trying out something and I was not convinced so I backed off. It had to do with the man not being matured enough” she explained.

The actress further talked about her dream man saying; “The person has to be age appropriate – a five year gap is okay. But I do not want someone too old because when that happens, you can not hold a conversation with such a person”.

source:

adomonline.com

Jim Iyke reacts to news of Nadia Buari’s twins

2015-03-06T03:52:00.002-08:00

Earlier today, it was established that Nollywood actor Jim Iyke, ain’t the father of Nadia Buari’s twin babies, as a matter of fact, it was revealed the former lovers who got engaged last year, parted ways months back.

Well, YNaija dug a little deeper and spoke to a few people in the know till we eventually got a source who was willing to divulge some information. When asked why Jim Iyke is yet to react to the “good news” our source who is part of the crew working with Nollywood actor, for his next season of the unscripted reality show, said: “Jim Iyke is busy in Toronto shooting for his next season of unscripted reality show.

He is too busy to have time to react to it, he is indifferent… he is right now excited about the shooting and nothing else.” When asked if he had congratulated the new mum, our source said “The important thing is that he wishes her well, he cares about her, that they are no longer together doesn’t mean they don’t talk anymore.” When further asked if Nadia Buari will feature in the next season of the reality show, we got the response… “Right now, Nadia has got a bigger responsibility.

This is a very important chapter in her life and that is what matters.” Asked to tell us about Nadia Buari’s rumored fiancé, our source said, “I am sorry, I cannot help with that. You should ask someone else please.” Meanwhile Jim Iyke’s Instagram page is presently flooded with questions from fans asking for explanations and clarifications on Nadia’s twin girls.

Some have even gone as far as passing congratulatory messages.

source:

adomonline.com

2015 VGMA’s:Shatta Wale Is Out.Check Out The Complete List Of Nominees

2015-02-28T08:08:00.001-08:00

The journey to music’s biggest night in Ghana, began with a call for nominations which was answered by musicians from all genres and this paved the way for the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards(VGMA) Board to commence sitting.

It’s awards season again in Ghana, when Charter House and Vodafone honours the best in Ghana Music for the past calendar year.

The ceremony, slated for April, was launched in Accra Friday February 27, and unsurprisingly it is Ghana’s current undisputed king of rap Sarkodie who leads the pack with ten main nominations, aside countless others.

The new reggae/dancehall category of the year, whose inclusion somehow drew the ire of Shatta Wale’ manager Bulldog, has the ‘Dancehall King’ coldly left out. It’s obvious the problems between the two camps are not getting solved anytime soon.

Below is the full list of nominees for the 2015 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards…

Artiste Of The Year

Daddy Lumba

Stonebwoy

Guru

Edem

MzVee

Sarkodie

Samini

Vodafone Song Of The Year

Seihor – Castro Feat. D-Black

Ne3 Woho B3to Wo – Daddy Lumba

Adonai (Remix) – Sarkodie Feat. Castro

Koene – Edem Feat. Lil Shaker & Ice Queen

Baafira – Stonebowy Feat. Sarkodie

Pooley – Guru

Selfie – VVIP

Iskoki – Samini

Alpha & Omega – Selina Boateng Ft. Uncle Ato

Hymn (Pentecost Soree Nwom) – Evang. Diana Asamoah

Highlife Artiste Of The Year

Bisa K’dei

Daddy Lumba

Afriyie

Reggae/Dancehall Artiste Of The Year

Stonebwoy

Ras Kuuku

MzVee

Samini

Kaakie

Episode

Gospel Album Of The Year

One God – No Tribe

I’m Grateful – Selina Boateng

Jesus Be Too Much – Gifty Osei

Hymn (Pentecost Soree Nwom) – Evang. Diana Asamoah

Songwriter Of The Year

Bisa K’dei – One Of Your Own by Efya Feat. Bisa K’dei

Wiyaala & Melissa va da Spuy – Africa by Wiyaala

Afriyie – I Do by Afriyie

Obour – Odasani by Obour Feat. M.anifest

Ne3 Woho B3to Wo – Ne3 Woho B3to Wo by Daddy Lumba

Hip-life/Hip-hop Artiste Of The Year

E.L

Edem

Sarkodie

Guru

Pappy Kojo

D-Black

Joey B

Best New Artiste Of The Year

Episode

Pappy Kojo

MzVee

Emelia Arthur

Wiyaala

Vybrant Faya

Gospel Artiste Of The Year

No Tribe

Koda

Selina Boateng

Gifty Osei

Joe Mettle

Anita Afriyie

Evang. Diana Asamoah

Best Collaboration Of The Year

Koene – Edem Feat. Lil Shaker & Ice Queen

Alpha & Omega – Selina Boateng Feat. Uncle Ato

Baby Dance – 4×4 Feat. Davido

Adonai – Sarkodie Feat. Castro

Seihor – Castro Feat. D-Black

Love Rocks – Sarkodie Feat. Samini

Baafira – Stonebwoy Feat. Sarkodie

Hip-life Song Of The Year

Pooley – Guru

Sehor – Castro Feat. D-Black

Selfie – VVIP

Personal Person – D-Black Feat. Castro

Iskoki – Samini

Adonai (Remix) – Sarkodie Feat. Castro

Album Of The Year

Wiyaala – Wiyaala

Books & Rhymes – Edem

Necessary Evil – Stonebwoy

Re-Vee-Lation – MzVee

I’m Grateful – Selina Boateng

Record Of The Year

Tontonti – Afriyie

Tinambaynyi – Wiyaala

Nkwa Abodoo – Koda

One Of Your Own – Efya

Book Of Hiplife – VVIP

Love Rocks – Sarkodie Feat. Samini

Highlife Song Of The Year

Ne3 Woho B3to Wo – Daddy Lumba

Saa – Bisa K’dei

Lobi – R2bees

I Do – Afriyie

Baby Dance – 4×4 Feat. Davido

Afro-Pop Song Of The Year

One Of Your Own – Efya Feat. Bisa K’dei

Koene – Edem Feat. Lil Shaker & Ice Queen

Spanner – Itz Tiffany Feat. Fuse ODG

Killing Me Softly – R2bees Feat. Wizkid

Tinambaynyi – Wiyaala

Dangerous Love –Fuse ODG Feat. Sean Paul

Gospel Song Of The Year

Kyere Me Kwan – Emelia Arthur Feat. OJ & Esther Smith

Yento Nkyia – Gifty Osei

Osabarima – No tribe

Alpha & Omega – Selina Boateng Feat. Uncle Ato

Nkwa Abodoo – Koda

Adehye Mogya – Anita Afriyie

Hymn (Pentecost Soree Nwom) – Evang. Diana Asamoah

Reggae Dancehall Song Of The Year

Show Them Love – Ras Kuuku

Ronaldo – Kaakie

Love Rocks – Sarkodie Feat. Samini

Mampi – Vybrant Faya

Natural Girl – MzVee Feat. Stonebwoy

Baafira – Stonebwoy

Best Male Vocal Performance

Afriyie – I Do

Koda – Nkwa Abodoo

Daddy Lumba – Ne3 Woho B3to Wo

Joe Mettle – Turning Around

Best Female Vocal Performance

Efya – One Of Your Own

Becca – Tell Me

Wiyaala Tinambaynyi

Raquel – I Won’t Cry

Jael Wiafe – Keep On Believing

MzVee – My everything

Hip-Hop Song Of The Year

Realer No –Pappy Kojo Feat. Joey B

Shots On Shots – Sarkodie & Ice Prince

American Passport – E.L Feat. Joey B

Wave – Joey B Feat. Pappy Kojo

The One (Remix) – Edem Feat. Sway

Finish Line (Remix) – Dee Money Feat. Ice Price, J Town, M.anifest, Paedae & Reminisce

Best Rapper Of The Year

Sarkodie – Shots On Shots

E.L – American Passport

Guru – Keep Walking

Edem – The One (Remix)

Best Music Video Of The Year

Baby Dance – 4×4 Feat. Ice Prince (Clarence Peters)

Move – Becca Feat. Uhuru (Nicky Campus)

The One (Remix) – Edem Feat. Sway (Gyo Gyimah)

Koene – Edem Feat. Lil Shaker & Ice Queen (Gyo Gyimah)

No Shortcut To Heaven – M.anifest Feat. Obrafour (Garth Von Glehn)

Setewaa D3nky3 – D-Black (Justin Campus)

Adonai (Remix) – Sarkodie Feat. Castro (Nana Asihene)

Best Group Of The Year

VVIP

4×4

R2bees

No Tribe

Producer Of The Year

DJ Breezy Seihor – Castro Feat. D-Black

Bodo Stalger Ne3 Woho B3to Wo – Daddy Lumba

Street Beat Adonai (Remix) – Sarkodie Feat. D-Black

Magnom Koene – Edem Feat. Lil Shaker & Ice Queen

Dakay Baafira – Stonebwoy Feat. Sarkodie

Ball J Pooley – Guru

DJ Breezy Selfie – VVIP

George Forest Hymn (Pentecost Soree Nwon) – Evang. Diana Asamoah

Shadrack Y. Alpha & Omega – Selina Boateng

African Artiste Of The Year

Tiwa Savage (Nigeria)

AKA (South Africa)

Don Jazzy & The Mavin Group (Nigeria)

Patoranking (Nigeria)

Yemi Alade (Nigeria)

Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania)

Usain Bolt To Retire From Athletics.

2015-02-16T08:21:00.001-08:00

Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt says he will retire from athletics after the 2017 World Championships in London.

The 28-year-old six-time Olympic gold medalist also says that he will just focus on the 100m in 2017.

Bolt had suggested that the Rio Games in 2016 would be his last major championship but he now appears to have changed his mind to make a return to London.

Bolt's achievements in sprinting have earned him the media nickname "Lightning Bolt", and awards including the IAAF World Athlete of the Year, Track & Field Athlete of the Year, and Laureus World Sportsman of the Year (three times). He is the highest paid athlete ever in track an d field. He has been called the world's most marketable athlete. By winning three gold medals at the 2013 World Championships, Bolt became one of the most successful athletes in the 30-year history of the athletics world championships.On 14 February 2015, Bolt announced that he intends to retire from athletics after the 2017 World Championships in London

Bolt's main focus for 2015 will be the World Championships in Beijing from 22-30 August where he will be looking to add to his haul of eight world golds and the 28-year-old also has one eye on breaking his own 100m world record of 9.58 seconds, set in Berlin in 2009.

"If everything goes well this season...in my life anything is possible. If I can get myself in good shape, it should be wonderful this season," he added.

"I live for competition. I thrive on competition. I live to compete against the best."

VIDEO: Female Rapper Goes In On Loyal Sound Track. What A Talent.

2015-02-16T04:24:00.002-08:00

Even on the mainstream rap radar, it’s been a long time we heard a female rapper dishing out some interesting, cutting edge and provoking bars—directed at those n*gass on ‘aint sh*t’.

Today, a young woman who we would best describe as the ‘female virgin rapper’ is taking on ‘she ain’t loyal’ but of course her own version… He said we ain’t loyal right? Now let’s see who ain’t really loyal…LOL

watch video below

Actors-Chris Attoh and Damilola Adegbite Married On Valentine's Day

2015-02-15T10:27:00.001-08:00

Actors-Chris Attoh and Damilola Adegbite were recently blessed with a baby—and today, they’ve sealed their relationship with a marriage at a colourful but ‘small’ ceremony at La Viva Boutique Hotel in Accra, attended by close friends and family.

The timing so perfect and so we call it; that Valentine gift that the two will never forget.

The two rescheduled their wedding ceremony last year after the Nollywood actress got pregnant. Chris Attoh and Damilola Adegbite welcomed their son Brian Nii Ayittey Olaferomi Attoh last year. Congrats to Mr. and Mrs. Attoh.

FIFA President Sepp Blatter Hails The Black Stars Of Ghana

2015-02-15T09:38:00.001-08:00

FIFA President Sepp Blatter has lauded the performance of the Black Stars at the just-ended 2015 AFCON held in Equatorial Guinea where Ghana finished as runners-up to Cote d’Ivoire.

Blatter, who was in Equatorial Guinea to watch the final, also congratulated Coach Avram Grant and the entire technical, administrative staff and the medical team.

“Your team played excellent football and could have as well won the trophy.” says Blatter.

“Congratulations to the national team on reaching the final of the African Nations Cup Equatorial Guinea 2015! The final match against Cote D’Ivoire at the Stadium of Bata was a passionate encounter, which you were unfortunate to lose after a nerve-racking penalty shootout that ended 9-8 in favour of the Elephants.”

He further wished Ghana continued success for the competitions ahead.

Source: Ghanaweb.com

Jesus Christ Does Not Exist, Says Mzbel.

2015-02-15T08:34:00.001-08:00

Popular Ghanaian musician, Belinda Ekua Amoah aka Mzbel, has publicly denounced the existence of Jesus Christ describing the "Saviour" as a "made up story".

Hostess of the RWS show, which deals with issues affecting daily lives from religion, hardship or relationship, asked Mzbel: "do you believe in Jesus Christ?"

Mzbel answered: "...I don't want to offend anybody. I used to believe in 'it' but I did my own research and I think 'it' was made up but I might be wrong. The same story 5000 years ago happened in Egypt..."

"I used to believe in 'it', I prayed in tongues...but now trust me, I will not believe in it anymore," Mzbel insisted.

Watch Mzbel in the video below as she explains her assertion.

Source:Ghanaweb.com

Plans To Rebuild Santiago Bernabeu Have Been Dismissed By The Spanish Court.

2015-02-13T13:44:00.000-08:00

Real Madrid have revealed the club's plans to remodel the Santiago Bernabeu have been dismissed by the Spanish court. In an official statement, Madrid confirmed the club "will work with the City Council and the Community of Madrid to address those aspects that require attention in order to make the Santiago Bernabeu reform project viable.".

Plans for the rebuild included a new "skin" for the arena, as well as a hotel complex in the stadium's vicinity. An image showing the potential changes was provided by the Daily Mail, tweeted via Real Madrid News: In January, Sid Lowe of The Guardian noted the European champions also have plans to add an Abu Dhabi prefix to the stadium's name after agreeing a sponsorship deal with the United Arab Emirates-based group.

Real Madrid announced plans just over a year ago to make the Bernabeu “the best stadium in the world” with an estimated £297million development, which would include the construction of retail, leisure and restaurant zones, a hotel and underground parking.

The agreement signed in 2012 would have seen the land in Opanel handed back to the council as well as a public park created on one corner of the ground in exchange for the commercial development next to the stadium.

FULL LIST OF AFCON 2015 AWARDS and BEST CAF XI(Three Black Stars players named)

2015-02-13T13:08:00.001-08:00

Three members of the Ghana team have been named in the team of the tournament selected by CAF’s Technical Study Group following the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations

Confederation of African Football this morning released their official team of the tournament which includes the Black Stars playmaker Christian Atsu.

Also named in the team with a 3-5-2 formation are Ghana duo, defender Harrison Afful and forward Andre Ayew..

FULL LIST OF AFCON 2015 AWARDS and BEST XI

Winners: Côte d’Ivoire

Orange Man of the competition: Christian Atsu (Ghana)
Pepsi Highest Scorer: André Ayew (Ghana), 3 Goals with 2 assists

Best Goalkeeper: Sylvain Gbohouo (Côte d’Ivoire)
Nissan goal of the Tournament: Christian Atsu (Ghana) [3rd goal against Guinea]

Fair Play team: DR Congo
Samsung Fair Player of the tournament: Kwesi Appiah (Ghana)
Samsung Fair Player of the final match (CIV-GHA): Wilfried Bony (Côte d’Ivoire)
Orange Man of the final match (CIV-GHA): Afriyie Acquah (Ghana)

CAF Team of the Tournament

Goalkeeper: Sylvain Gbohouo (Côte d’Ivoire) – Robert Kidiaba (RD Congo)
Defenders: Serge Aurier (Côte d’Ivoire), Harrison Afful (Ghana), Abib Kolo Toure (Côte d’Ivoire)
Midfielders: Andre Ayew (Ghana), Yaya Toure (Côte d’Ivoire), Max Alain Gradel (Côte d’Ivoire), Yannick Bolasie (DR Congo), Gervinho (Côte d’Ivoire)
Forwards: Christian Atsu (Ghana), Wilfried Bony (Côte d’Ivoire)

Source: 233prime.com

Joyce Dzidzor Mensah Advices For This Vow's Day

2015-02-12T08:02:00.000-08:00

Valentine’s Day Advice From Joyce Dzidzor Mensah....Watch video below...

Pope Skinny Has Released His Lastest Song, Titled KKD.

2015-02-12T07:23:00.001-08:00

It is just a week after hiplife artsite, Pope Skinny released his lastest song, KKD, and already, the song is causing a stir on the music scene.

The song, which talks about a man warning a young lady to stay off otherwise he will “KKD” him has attracted lot of comments from the public.

“I wonder why people think I am riding on Kwasi Kyei Darkwah to get attention. I can’t ride on someone’s misfortune to make my song popular because it is not right. It is quite unfortunate the song came out at the time KKD’s case came out. “I respect Kwasi Kyei Darkwah a lot and would never do a song to mock him. Never would I think of such a thing but it is sad Ghanaians are blaming me for doing a song to mock KKD,” Pope Skinny said.

According to Pope Skinny, the meaning of KKD is Kwame Kwapong Darko which is his real name and the song is not to play any mischief but he wanted to be creative as an artiste.

“The title of the song cannot be changed because I am not referring to KKD, I only said in the chorus,’’ I will do you KKD, afterwards send you mobile money, don’t send me to GTV. This phrase does not suggest I am talking to KKD,” he said.

’The KKD I know would love the song because it is a party song I did for my fans and Ghanaians who love my music,’’ he stated

Source: Pluzzfm.com

KP Boateng Throws Surprise Birthday Party For Fiancée.

2015-02-12T06:50:00.001-08:00

Schalke star Kevin Price Boateng threw fiancee Melissa Satta a surprise birthday bash as she turned 29.

The couple who are never far away from front pages are scheduled to get married in one of the most anticipated marriages of 2015 and the pictures from the birthday show their bond is as strong as ever.

Satta took to her Instagram page to thank her football star partner who is currently enjoying resurgence in his health and form for Schalke after a torrid start to the season .

The best bday ever u are so special ... Thanku to surprise me every time ❤️ @ prince09_ #bestpresent#bestboyfriend #bestparty #bestfriends #bestfamily#satteng.

Source: Allsports.com.gh

Vybrant Faya of Mampi Looked Down of Samini, Shatta Wale And Other Dancehall Artiste In An Interview.

2015-02-10T07:31:00.001-08:00

Fast rising dancehall artiste Vybrant Faya of Mampi looked down of Samini, Shatta Wale and other dancehall artiste in an interview.

Dancehall music is gradually growing in Ghana to become one of the most listened to music genres. A lot of dancehall songs and artistes have emerged for the past years which is making the genre of music gaining solid grounds in the country.

A new dancehall artiste currently making waves in Ghana is Vybrant Faya. The artiste whose hit song “Mampi” is gaining lot of airplay in the country has stated that he is outstanding as compared to other dancehall artistes in Ghana. He mentioned Shatta Wale and Samini as Ghanaian musicians who are not dancehall artistes.

Vybrant Faya on Radio Univers in Accra revealed why he is better than Samini, Shatta Wale and other dancehall artistes in the country. Watch the video for what he said:

Source: 233Prime.com

See What The Stars Wore To The 2015 Grammy Awards

2015-02-09T09:04:00.001-08:00

If there is one aspect that lovers of the Grammy Awards look forward to aside the big wins and performances every year, that would be the Red Carpet.

The Grammys over the years have provided the perfect platform for celebrities to make various fashion statements.

Check out the photos

kim kardashian west

ariana grande

gwen stefani

nicki minaj

ciara

beyonce

lady gaga

rihanna

chrissy teigen and john legend

ne yo

taylor swift

katy perry

sean paul

chris brown

Schwarzenegger Has Publicly Cursed The Senior National Team,

2015-02-09T07:06:00.001-08:00

Schwarzenegger has publicly cursed the senior national team, the Black Stars of Ghana on Monday morning. The TV presenter on her Facebook wall wrote that they will never win a cup until the government of Ghana solves the “Dumsor” problems battling the mation.

Afia Schwarzenegger “I said something on my show Friday. …I said Avram Grant can never win a cup..that bastard did the same thing 2008 to Chelsea fans n some of us were broken hearted.in the case of black stars I can’t hide my joy
In the era of dum koraaaaa we allegedly carry 4 mil dollars to waste
Until we solve this deadly disease of load shedding which is collapsing businesses,killing innocent people n rendering some of us penniless,if the black stars play against even blind men we will lose
God brought them that far just to mock us…he said if our leaders dnt change their wicked ways,we can only stare at victory!!!!
Thank you Jesus!!!!
# you are free to come n insult ur mother here..I really dnt care,

Source: 233prime.com

Sammy Osei Kufuor Had His Hair Shaved on Set After Ghana Suffered a Painful Loss To Ivory Coast

2015-02-09T03:59:00.001-08:00

Ex- Black Stars deputy skipper and an AFCON pundit on Supersport Sammy Osei Kufuor had his hair shaved on set after Ghana suffered a painful loss to Ivory Coast in a grueling AFCON final.

Ghana lost 9-8 on penalties with Barry’s last kick of glory breaking the hearts of Ghanaians.

Sammy Osei Kufuor did not only have his heart broken, he lost his hair in an unorthodox, yet dramatic fashion.

Robert Marawa, host of the Supersport show, turned himself into a barber and yanked off Kufuor’s hair with glee and a little smile on his face.

Source: Ghanaweb.com

Watch highlights from the 2015 Mzbel Red Concert

2015-02-08T08:04:00.000-08:00

Mzbel never stops surprising her fans. She came out a year or so ago that she has stopped wearing her skimpy dresses because she is now a mother.

Mzbel came on stage several times and most of the times she appeared on stage, she had different dress on. Her first outfit clearly showed her pant she was wearing and later on in the show, she changed into another outfit which also showed her bra and pant.

if you missed the first edition of Mzbel Red Concert then worry not, we have you covered.

Check out some of the highlights from the 2015 Mzbel Red Concert . The ceremony was filled with back to back performances from top Ghanaian acts such as,Edem, Mzvee, Dobble, Afia Schwarzenegger, DKB, Trigmatic, Abena Ruthy, Quame Zaggy, Paulina Oduro and others.

Source: 233prime.com

Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama Encourage The Black Stars To Play Their Best.

2015-02-08T06:51:00.000-08:00

Ghana’s president John Dramani Mahama has urged the Black Stars to play their best game ever as they square off against Ivory Coast today.

The Black Stars will face off with the Elephants in the final of the Africa Cup of Nations in Bata in a bid to annex a fifth continental trophy.

“With determination, discipline, dedication to duty, fortitude and patriotism, you shall emerge victorious,” Mahama said in a message.

He also urged all Ghanaians to remember the team in their prayers ahead of the final match of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations Cup ongoing in Equatorial Guinea.

Source: Ghanaweb.com