Saturday, 6 July 2013

Hot, Hot, Hot Music: ‘Anything for You’ by Flexclusive featuring Tiffany……happy belated birthday to meeeeeeeeeeeeeeee…..






Please remember to watch via YouTube –Thanks…..


 
Paulina Opoku-Gyimah says: where to start???? I don’t do birthdays very well!!!  –Well not since I passed 32 years!!!! Thus when the big day arrived last week –I wasn’t good at all. Also, it’s that dodgy age when folk stop buying you ‘real’ birthday gifts and start buying you flowers…and if you know me …..you’ll know that I love flowers and all but really?????? Where’s the latest ‘IT’ bag or perfume? What is maame maame M&S vouchers and bunches of petrol station flowers –please!!!!!

Anyway sooo on that fateful day I was feeling very sorry for myself –as you do when you have a past full-to-bursting with enough adventures to kill the faint hearted …..and I was probably slipping into a premature midlife crisis when I started flicking through the channels and there he was ---sorry there it was –the above uber romantic tune ---lovingly sung by Ghana Rising’s new crush Flexclusive featuring Ghana Rising fave Tiffany called, ‘Anything for You’ and I was suddenly alright!!!!!!

With those half closed eyes of his –I truly believe everything Flexclusive says especially when he says I’m his ‘sunshine girl’….fabulous. He looks familiar doesn’t he? Is it me or does he have that Croydon Ghanaian man-about-town look or is it that Thornton Heath look??? -Come on you know what I mean!!! You know there’s that one street in said zones that’s lined with them (laughter). If not London then he most def has that Dutch equivalent –that Amsterdam Spot look!!! xxxx

Anyway before you can say Jack rabbit I was backing it up…. –thank the heavens for Sky who allow you to goo back and forth ---and was like a woman possessed –remote in hand –stuck on Klear TV (232 on Sky) having me a little whine –sorry dance…

Fabulous…….omygoodness…… it’s soooooooooooooooo good to have a sexy Ghanaian male doing his thing…and wish Flexclusive all the best…

For more info about Flexclusive visit: http://www.flexclusivemusic.com/
https://twitter.com/flexclusive

He has a facebook account but I can’t find his FB fan page but found the following: https://www.facebook.com/bravoent.ghana -I’m thinking he needs to hurry it up with his own Facebook fan page…

For more info about Tiffany who is growing and growing from strength to strength via https://www.facebook.com/itztiffanymusic  Go girl….

Thursday, 4 July 2013

Shooting from the hipssssssssss…….




Paulina says: I don’t want to get all tacky and tabloid-y (every other blog is…) sooo I won’t print what was said …but what on earth did ‘Kukere’ singer Iyanya say about his ‘relationship’ with beautiful Ghanaian actress, Yvonne Nelson on the Tim Westwood show????

I know YN hasn’t asked for my advice but I’ll give it anywayssss… I suggest Yvonne ups her game in terms of men in the future and opts for intelligent, enlighten men –possibly not in the limelight –maybe bankers or doctors etc and stop with men on the rise!!!

Because…and we are all grownups here – when its being offered on a plate left-right-and-centre No man can refuse!!!!!

You can only safely ‘do’ these types of men when they reach errrmmm around the 50’s mark. They are usually tired, worn out and ready to settle down. Just saying xxxx

Popular Culture/African TV: Africa debates whether ‘our’ Selly had sex on Big Brother Africa or not!!!


 Our fabulous Selly.....

Selly flying the flag for Ghana 

Selly and Nando in the BBA house...
 

Title: Selly's Mother Says Her Daughter Didn't Have Séx With Nando

In the midst of a strong criticism in the media on an alleged séxual intercourse between Ghana’s Selly and séxual animal Nando from Tanzania in the on going Big Brother-The Chase, Selly’s mother has finally reacted in defence of her daughter.
 
Madam Benedicta Galley who spoke in an exclusive interview on Peace FM’s “Entertainment Review” seems to have seen things quite differently from what most people are already insinuating. Contrary to what is perceived as a shameful act for Selly to have séx on inter-continental television, her mother still insists that Selorm Galley who is her only child did not have séx.

“In the Big Brother house things are not that open especially about the romantic scenes for everybody to see that people are having séx openly because everything is done under the blanket. We always see male and females together so for me I don’t think they had séx as it is being speculated all over”, madam Galley stressed adding that Ghanaian must not concentrate on the negatives but should rather focus on the positives and support Selly to bring the money home.

She also made reference to Selly’s boyfriend Praye Tiatia’s refusal to comment on the incident saying she is very happy he didn’t comment and that he is going to wait for Selly herself to come back home and explain what really happened.

On her opinion the whole Big Brother Africa show, madam Benedicta who said she was not really a fun of BBA until her daughter entered, said if you decide to enter it is very difficult to back out along the way so you have to follow the dictates of the game and do whatever you are asked to do because everyone’s target is the ultimate prize so if you back out then it means you have been defeated.

Though she thinks that Big Brother have explained to all the housemates how far the game can go so that whoever is not comfortable will not even enter in the first place, she believes that as far as you start the game you should go all out to achieve the reason why you went there.

Asked what she told her daughter before she went to South Africa, the proud mother said “I really advised her because she is not a bad girl. A lot of people knew her before she won the beauty pageant and the few movies she has acted in and she knows herself the kind of home she is from. So it is really surprising that people are thinking that she had séx in front of all the cameras and in front of the whole of Africa when she knows that she has a boyfriend back home whom she is to going get married to very soon”.
 
“Everything they do there is under the blanket. Sometimes see you two people under the blanket whether they are kissing or whatever they are doing nobody can tell. It is not so plane for people to judge that truly this what went on”.
 
Asked specifically if she think Nando had séx with Selly or not, she said “I don’t believe Selly had séx. Even Big Brother himself could not go under the blanket to see what really happened because I have seen several other male and female housemates who also were under the blanket doing the same thing so you cannot determine that simply because a male and a female are under the blanket it means they are having séx”, Madam Benedicta Galley emphasized.
 
 
 
 
Paulina Opoku-Gyimah says: There was a time ---long ago when going on Big Brother Africa meant overnight stardom, success and uber opportunities –well not anymore as our Selly one of this year’s Ghana representatives and her family are finding out to their cost.
 
Infamy -not stardom is what Big Brother Africa is all about this year!!! –With sooo called V.I.P footage of the contestant bathing (nude) –all live coverage you hear, a former Ethiopian contestant who might be prosecuted for having sex in said home back home in Ethiopia –and now our very own Selly’s alleged sex with Nando from Tanzania, –BBA13 has taken entertainment to the next level and not all of it is entertaining or amusing –in my books.
 
I’ve been watching the Selly/Nando thingy brewing for some time and sooo didn’t want to discuss it –but was moved to do soo after reading some of the horrendous comments made by BBA watchers around Africa with regards to Selly’s mother defending her daughter’s conduct –and rightly ---yes rightly in my books --noting that Selly didn’t have sex on national TV with that Nando boy....
 
The thing is…..I have watched said footage a number of times and I fervently agree with Selly’s mother that her daughter didn’t have sex on national TV.
 
Yes they [Selly/Nando] fooled around –with Selly lying there like a cold fish with her body partly turned away from Nando ---leaving Nando to do all the hard work, all the fooling around –which…. I hasten to add is there for all to see. BUT and this is a big BUT, that Nando boy never ‘entered that place’. We are all grown up –right??? And we can all tell the difference between a little bit of suck-kiss-and-tickle and all out ermmmmmm –well you know what I mean!!!  
 
People need to open their eyes and watch said footage properly –for themselves and stop trying to destroy Selly.
 
I’m the first to admit that I didn’t like her fooling around with young Nando, –that she lost her BBA game for a short minute –and was somewhat disappointed with Selly, but Big Brother Africa is a game show, and like a seasoned trooper our Selly got back on her game, brushed it off –and kept it moving.
 
I like Selly, and Ghana’s other contestant –actor and tailor Elikem, and Bimp from Ethiopia and Zimbabwean ‘IT’ girl (and our Elikem’s love interest)  Pokello, who is embroiled in errerrrrrmmm a naughty video sandal of her own –and wish them all luck.
 
I truly wouldn’t mind any of them winning …but I’m hating this tacky ‘old news’ debate and hoping that like Selly -Africans in watching land can ---move on…
 
To watch said footage or the read the yucky comments made with regards to Selly’s mother’s statement or to keep up to date with BBA’s entire dramatic goings on ---visit: http://bigbrotherafrica.dstv.com/
 
 

Wednesday, 3 July 2013

Ci Gusta Ghana –offering the yummiest Italian food in Ghana….








 
“Customize your frozen yoghurt; Gelato Tenero; waffles and crepes...  Why don't you guys tell us what kind of toppings you would like us to have in our topping station.” Ci Gusta Ghana

 

“Ci Gusta is a brand conceived to bring the Italian food experience to all parts of the world. From sweet to savoury, you can fulfil any craving.” For more info or “genuine Italian food” check out: https://www.facebook.com/cigustaghana
http://www.cigusta.com/


Address: Ci Gusta Ghana
Koala Shopping Centre, Danquah Circle, Osu Oxford Street
AN112 Accra, Ghana

Business: One of Forbes.com's “The 10 Youngest Power Men In Africa” Fred Swaniker is celebrated by President Obama….




Title: Obama celebrates Ghanaian entrepreneur, Fred Swaniker


A Ghanaian entrepreneur based in South Africa has been commended by the President of the United States of America, Barack Obama, for using his expertise to help young Africans to develop their leadership skills.

Speaking at the Young African Leaders Initiative Town Hall at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa on June 29, 2013, President Obama sang the praise of the Ghanaian, who is in his mid thirties, for his enormous contributions to the continent.

The event was a question-and-answer session with a handpicked audience from across Africa. This is part of his three-nation Africa tour. He first visited Senegal with Tanzania being the last leg of his tour.

A release from the Office of the Press Secretary, White House acknowledged the need for entrepreneurs like Swaniker to be empowered to do more.

In the words of Obama: “We want to empower entrepreneurs like Fred Swaniker. Where’s Fred? He’s from Ghana. (Applause.) Where is he? There he is. So Fred has got a fan club over here. (Laughter and applause.) Fred helped to start a biotech company, and now uses his expertise to help other young Africans develop their leadership skills so that they can come back and put those skills to use serving their communities, starting businesses, creating jobs. So thank you, Fred, for the great work that you’re doing. (Applause.) “

Fred Swaniker is an entrepreneur with deep experience in education and leadership on the African continent. He is currently based in Johannesburg, and is the Founder & CEO of African Leadership Academy.

Forbes.com which voted Fred Swaniker as one of “The 10 Youngest Power Men In Africa” described him as a Ghanaian-born serial entrepreneur, Business consultant and Mckinsey alumnus. It also portrayed the African Leadership Academy as a World-class coeducational, residential secondary boarding school in Johannesburg which recruits outstanding students from across Africa and prepares them for a future of leadership.


Credit/Source: http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=278475

Business: The Capital Group Ghana




 

“Since 1996, our Recruitment Division has been providing fully integrated manpower services such as Executive search, permanent, contract and temporary placement to local conglomerates and multinational corporations across a wide range of industries within Ghana.” The Capital Group Ghana

 
“The Capital Group is one of the major management consultancy firms that provide holistic and quality training services to both local and multinational companies in Ghana.  For fifteen years, we have offered cutting edge turnkey solutions for implemented delivery. With your specific brief in mind, we take the key skills and knowledge we know will make a difference, match that with the needs you have, and then create the overall training programme that is specifically tailored to meet your specific needs and exceed your expectations and comfortably fit your organization’s culture, timescale and budget.” The Capital Group Ghana

 
Paulina Opoku-Gyimah says: So you’ve done your research, raised the capital –done some ground work and finally ready to embark on that exciting journey, opening that dream business in Ghana… well done. To help you achieve your goals faster and more efficiently –why not check out The Capital Group –a “management consultancy firm, established in 1996 to provide for the needs of Corporate Ghana in terms of human capital, organisational development, financial advisory as well as provide other management consultancy services. “ 

Yep…instead of wasting your time trying to find and train the right people to help you succeed –why not talk to the good people at The Capital Group in Ghana, because we all know that hiring the wrong employee ends up being very costly and a waste of time. Whether you are just looking for savvy and innovative graduates to train yourself or an efficient receptionist/ secretary - The Capital Group are a must-call –they have experience (established in 1996) and the manpower.  

The Capital Group not only helps you with your HR requirements (compliance to contracts of employment, training and development to organisational structure) in Ghana but also offers companies abroad looking to efficiently cut costs whilst maintaining high-standards, -outsourcing (offshoring) services garnered to meet your corporate needs.  

For a more efficient and cost-effective way of hiring the right professional staff in Ghana visit: http://www.capitalgroupghana.com/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Capital-Group-Ghana/177720895698087

 

More info:
The Capital Group is a Management Consultancy firm, established in 1996 to provide for the needs of Corporate Ghana in terms of human capital, organisational development, and financial advisory as well as provide other management consultancy services.

We will continuously serve our stakeholders through INNOVATION, QUALITY, and the use of LOCAL & GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES to deliver the best service experience

Description
The Capital Group has helped many local companies and multinational organisations in Ghana drive organisational performance and development with our innovative consultancy and Human Resource expertise. We are made up of a team of talented and experienced professionals with a track record for innovative and excellent relationship management of our clients.

The Company builds on the expertise of its directors, management team and its local and international contacts and partners in the areas of Recruitment, HR Outsourcing, e-Learning, Human Capital Training, Corporate Restructuring & Change Management, Financial Advisory and Debt Management

Tuesday, 2 July 2013

R2BEES ….still the best in Africa







LIFE (Walaahi) by R2Bees - [Official Music Video]
Please remember to watch this video via Youtube –thanks…

 
 
Paulina says: I’m Gutted with a capital G ---R2Bees didn’t win!!! Really, we need more Ghanaians in places of influence… its getting boring and predictable…  Can’t see myself watching BET Awards next year….

I’m hoping this nomination and exposure will have America intrigued ---or they will be missing out on pure talent… As far as I’m concerned our ‘Refuse To Be Broke’ boys were robbed.

For more info about R2Bees (Refuse To Be Broke) visit: https://www.facebook.com/pages/R2BEES/93042650789
http://www.youtube.com/user/OfficialR2Bees