DKB’s Hot Slap Gets Zainab’s Affection For Ghana?

It is becoming obvious that the hot slap DKB gave Sierra Leonean top model Zainab in last year’s Big Brother house has won her affection for Ghana or perhaps Ghanaians.

Sandra Ankobiah and Zainab

This is because the tall beautiful model often seems cruise into Ghana at the least opportunity since the reality show ended.

Reasons are hard to come by but there is no doubt that Zainab has found something that is attracting her to Ghana.     

Over the weekend, she was spotted with beauty queen turned lawyer Sandra Ankobiah at the launch of Sarkodie’s Clothing Line dubbed, Sark.

She was recognized at the ceremony by emcee KOD, who made a joke of her continuous stay in Ghana and said it could have been influenced by DKB’s slap.

She first came to Ghana in August last year for the Glitz Africa Fashion Week. She has since been in and out of the country.

After the Glitz Show she reportedly shot her first Ghanaian movie with actress Juliet Ibrahim.

There were rumours to the effect that some top Ghanaian producers were trying to use her in their movies. She left Ghana in February this year but she is back.

What is not clear now is if she is working in Ghana now or there is another reason she is particularly interested in Ghana.

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Photo: Fire Guts Ghanaian Actor Prince David’s Fresh Toyota

Prince David's burnt car

Popular Ghanaian actor Prince David Osei had his fresh Toyota car burnt beyond repairs. This happened while The Dead actor was away attending the 2013 edition of the African Movie Academy Awards in Nigeria.

He was in Nigeria when he received news of the burnt car. The car reportedly crashed into an electrical pole and into a house before it finally caught fire. Identities of occupants of the car are not readily known, though rumors said they are likely to be his friends and cousins some of whom sustained various degrees of injury.

Prince David Osei

 “…So whilst I was busy outside, the devil was busy burning my cars…,” he posted on his BlackBerry status yesterday.

 

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Prince Tomety Arrives In USA For Leila’s Indie Drama

Tony Prince Tomety

Award-winning Ghanaian arts director, Prince Tony Tomety, has arrived in the United States of America, for Leila Djansi’s upcoming indie drama, ‘And Then There Was You’.

“He will be working as part of the production design team for the film. I like his work a lot and I think it’s good he explores what opportunities Hollywood may have for his talent which is under-utilized in Ghana,” Leila told NEWS-ONEyesterday about flying Prince Tony to the USA.

Prince Tony, a former student of National Film and Television Institute (NAFTI), has worked in Ghana’s movie industry as a production designer and arts director for the past eight years.

He has worked on a couple of Ghanaian movies that made it to the international market including ‘No Time To Die’, Leila’s ‘Sinking Sands’, and Ties That Bind, ‘Warrior Queen’, and a number of others.

He also works on TV commercials and music videos and has a number of awards to his credit, including Best Art Direction award at NAFTI (2006) and Ghana Movie Awards (2010).

Now he is set to face another challenge with ‘And Then There Was’.

Earlier this week, the Hollywood Reporter reported that Garcelle Beauvais has signed on to star in ‘And Then There Was You’. Beauvais stars as a teacher who has to pick up the pieces of her life after her husband leaves. When she falls for a new man, she discovers he, too, has possible relationship-ending secrets. Djansi wrote the script.

Suzanne Patrick, Ryan Daly and Tim Taylor are producing the movie and Dave Harper is the executive producer.

Also in the movie are Lynn Whitfield, Greg Vaughan, Leon Robinson, Kate Nauta and Trilby Glover.

Shooting is due to start in May in Los Angeles. The project is being made as a Turning Point Pictures production in association with OHTV, headed by Akin Salami and Michael Djaba.

Djansi is a Ghanaian filmmaker who has taken the African movie scene by storm. She wrote and directed the award-winning drama, Ties That Bind.

Beauvais most recently appeared as Denzel Washington’s ex-wife in Robert Zemeckis’ Flight and next plays the first lady to Jamie Foxx’s president in Sony’s upcoming summer tentpole, White House Down. She will guest star in an episode of USA's Necessary Roughness.

Garcelle Beauvais (born November 26, 1966) is a Haitian actress, singer, and former fashion model best known for her roles as Francesca "Fancy" Monroe on The WB television sitcom, The Jamie Foxx Show, which ran from 1996 to 2001, and as Valerie Heywood on the ABC crime drama, NYPD Blue.

  

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Nollywood’s Belinda Effah Thanks Fans For AMAA Recognition

Belinda Effah on Amaa awards red carpet

Nollywood actress Belinda Effah says she is still overwhelmed after picking the award for 2013 Promising Actor at the just-ended Africa Movie Academy Awards in Bayelsa, Nigeria, for her role in the movie, ‘Kokomma’.    

“Thanks to God I won AMAA 2013 Best Promising Actor. I can only thank God. I am still overwhelmed,” she told NEWS-ONE on Wednesday after the award ceremony on Saturday.

She said she would have regretted not acting in the movie ‘Kokomma’.

“It’s always an honour to work for Royal Academy (the production behind Kokomma). I dedicate the award to God Almighty and special thanks to the writer and producer of the movie, Uduak Oguamanam, Emem Isong and Tom Robson. Shout out to my family and friends. Also special appreciation to my fans and big thank you to the organizers of AMAA Awards,” she added.

Belinda Effah competed with equally good actors such as Sumela Maculuva – Virgin Magarida, Joseph Wairimu – Nairobi Half Life, Shonelo Mbutho – Ulanga The Mark and Karoumwi Olakunle – The Twin Sword. But the jury thought she was outstanding.

She looked stunning and very confident when she walked on stage to pick her award.

Kokomma is a theme movie on rape and Belinda has been touring schools in Nollywood to preach against rape.

This year, AMAA Award adds the number of laurels she has won based on her performances in movies. She previously won best upcoming Actress at Bon Awards, GIAMA Awards in US: A group in her home State Uyo also honoured her.

Currently she is described as a wonderful actress in Nollywood. She began her acting career through a TV series titled, ‘Shallow Water’ and has since risen through the ranks. She was a contestant in the 2006 edition of the Next Movie Star reality show and has since featured in a lot of movies.

 Among her movies are Mrs. Somebody, Azonto Girls, Bigger Ladies, Udeme mmi and more.

Belinda is from Cross River State and from a large family. “My family is enough to make a football team,” she once told NEWS-ONE.

She attended the Nigerian Navy Secondary School in Port Harcourt and later studied Genetics and Bio-technology at the University of Calabar, But she has found herself in the creative arts industry.
 

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Actor Aki Returns To Africa Movie Awards Without Wedding Ring

Aki at 2013 AMAA Awards

Aki at 2012 AMAA Awards

After he dazzled spectators with his wedding ring at the 2012 edition of the African Movie Academy Awards, popular Nollywood diminutive actor, Chenedu Ikedieze returned to 2013 AMAAs in Bayelsa State without his wedding ring on.

It has been a year since he got married and it is unclear what that means to his marriage.

Nonetheless, a wedding ring can be misplaced, forgotten at home or be dropped for various reasons.

But it was a fact that the actor’s wedding ring was conspicuously missing on his finger on Saturday night.    

Last year, he popped up on the red carpet in a pair of grey-coloured trousers, a white shirt and a black blazer which matched with his black shoes. He completed the look with a grey cap.

On the red carpet, he kept throwing his hand which had his wedding ring. It might have been conscious or unconscious but it sent diverse messages including a reminder to some women out there that he was now married.   

The presence of his wife was not noticed last year and was same this year. Aki was with some of Nollywood actors.

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