http://www.modernghana.com/ Visit Modern Ghana News for up-to-the-minute news, breaking news, video, audio and feature stories. Modern Ghana News provides trusted Ghana news as well as local and regional perspectives. Also entertainment, business, science, technology and health news. en-uk Mon, 22 Nov 2009 00:32:14 +0100 BO Adamson - info@modernghana.com 11/22/2009 12:32:14 AM Bright Owusu - webmaster@modernghana.com All trademarks and copyrights on this page are owned by their respective owners. 60 Encountering Afamefula Igwemma off stage was a totally different experience He cuts nothing of the picture he portrays on stage as Klint da Drunk The AgwuUkwu Nri born comedian was not born a drunk A multitalented artiste Klint is not just a comedian par excellence hes also a musician actor painter and a designer Unknown to many ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5852/3/i-took-up-comdey-to-survive-hardship-klink-da-drun.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5852/3/i-took-up-comdey-to-survive-hardship-klink-da-drun.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5852/3/#showcomments2 Sun, 14 Nov 2009 05:39:47 +0100 0 What began like a joke two years ago has unarguably come to claim a permanent spot perhaps as one of the most anticipated last quarter entertainment events in the Nigerian showbiz calendar the Nigeria Music Video AwardsHolding for the third time in the third year in the same state and at the same venue the Callivisionled NMVA made a ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5801/3/samini-faze-basket-mouth-ignite-nmva-09.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5801/3/samini-faze-basket-mouth-ignite-nmva-09.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5801/3/#showcomments2 Sun, 07 Nov 2009 06:21:12 +0100 0 If anyone goes as far as describing Akpobome Alleluya Atunnyota aka Ali Baba as the grandfather of Nigerian comedy by the same token no one would be wrong to describe Mandy Uzonitsha popular as Mandy the grandmother of comedy in the country Having found her way into the entertainment industry in via the Charly Boy Show a onetime popu ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5789/3/how-i-get-my-jokes-mandy-uzonitsha.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5789/3/how-i-get-my-jokes-mandy-uzonitsha.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5789/3/#showcomments2 Sat, 06 Nov 2009 07:19:26 +0100 0 Bright Okpocha popularly known as basket mouth is not in a happy mood this is because the popular comedian cum actor recently lost his father to the cold hand of deathThe organiser of the popular show UNCENSORED only few months back moved to his news house in Lagos Story by httpnigeriafilmscom ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5787/3/basket-mouth-looses-dad-to-death.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5787/3/basket-mouth-looses-dad-to-death.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5787/3/#showcomments2 Fri, 05 Nov 2009 10:27:51 +0100 0 FOR elderly fans of the Nigerian King of Comedy Ali Baba who are aged and above wishing to have him compere at their functions they should better start booking the comedian for their birthday celebrations as his price has gone per cent down This is coming as a fulfillment he made to his fathers request to cut down on his performance fee ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5750/3/the-king-of-comedy-ali-baba-succumbs-to-fathers-wi.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5750/3/the-king-of-comedy-ali-baba-succumbs-to-fathers-wi.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5750/3/#showcomments2 Sat, 23 Oct 2009 09:06:45 +0100 0 When President Umaru Musa YarAdua revealed his Seven Point Agenda in his inaugural speech May it would never have occurred to him what one hilarious citizen called Godwin Komone and baptized Gordons will make of his plan three days after Nigerias th Independence Celebrations But the President must face this because on Sun ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5701/3/abuja-awaits-gordons-7-point-agenda.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5701/3/abuja-awaits-gordons-7-point-agenda.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5701/3/#showcomments2 Sun, 03 Oct 2009 12:54:52 +0100 0 If a show is well packaged Nigerians are prepared to pay as much as N tosee it This was what Francis Agoda popularly known as I Go Dye has proved with his first years on stage show which sold out at NOrganized by Yinka Akinlawon and Angela of Event Empire UK the show which held at Hexagon featured an array of stars t ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5695/3/i-go-dye-makes-history-sells-comedy-tickets-50k.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5695/3/i-go-dye-makes-history-sells-comedy-tickets-50k.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5695/3/#showcomments2 Sun, 03 Oct 2009 01:55:11 +0100 0 THE Award winning comedian actor and singer Koffi following the successful release of yet another brilliant album Vol TRADofunkHIPsoul the native of Ibeju Lekki Lagos is set to premiere his second movie MUMU as a follow up to Black Birds which was released in The new movie Mumu Foolish Foolishness Fool stars the likes of O ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5617/3/koffi-turns-out-another-mumu.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5617/3/koffi-turns-out-another-mumu.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5617/3/#showcomments2 Fri, 17 Sep 2009 23:23:34 +0100 0 Ibiere the beautiful wife of ace comedian Julius Agwu gave birth to the couples first child a baby girl in Houston Texas USA on Monday September th The baby girl has already been named Zara A Hebrew name for a new beginning Congrats to them ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5613/3/julius-agwu-and-ibiere-welcome-baby-girls.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5613/3/julius-agwu-and-ibiere-welcome-baby-girls.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5613/3/#showcomments2 Fri, 17 Sep 2009 00:54:44 +0100 0 http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5611/3/allam-bloo-set-to-unveil-laff-naija.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5611/3/allam-bloo-set-to-unveil-laff-naija.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5611/3/#showcomments2 Fri, 17 Sep 2009 01:16:05 +0100 0 It is no longer news that a highflying comic fathered a child with his girlfriend What is new is that the lady is fed up with the way the Delta born comedian treats her If we were Americans we would probably say that her man treats her like dirt Aside the annoying fact that this dreadlock wearing comedian has shown no signs of marrying her the ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5533/3/famous-comedian-treats-fiancee-like-dirt.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5533/3/famous-comedian-treats-fiancee-like-dirt.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5533/3/#showcomments2 Wed, 01 Sep 2009 06:26:38 +0100 0 The story of Ayo Makun the popular comedian refer to as AY is a testimony to the fact that a man is not what he is presently is he could be so much more AY was travelling in life at such a slow speed that his girlfriend then told him to take a walk but today the story has changed The girl and other numerous bevy of beauty are clamouring for his ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5487/3/how-an-ex-girlfriends-jibe-propelled-me-to-success.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5487/3/how-an-ex-girlfriends-jibe-propelled-me-to-success.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5487/3/#showcomments2 Tue, 24 Aug 2009 13:54:07 +0100 0 The name Steve Onu may not immediately ring a bell but certainly Yaw would As an actor comedian and an all round entertainer Onu who is popularly called Yaw has participated in over fifty stage productions both in Nigeria and the United Kingdom He has had the opportunity of working with notable directors such as Ahmed Yerima Binda Ngaz ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5485/3/i-was-once-a-bus-conductoryaw.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5485/3/i-was-once-a-bus-conductoryaw.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5485/3/#showcomments2 Tue, 24 Aug 2009 13:54:03 +0100 0 Ayo Richard Makun is a standup comedian who has become a household name in the world of showbusiness Popularly known as AY the comedian who hopes to take the world by a storm soon spoke with ADA ONWUANUM How is life with youLife is good and beautifulHow was your show in AbujaIt was nice It was splendid We had a wonderf ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5484/3/ay-comedy-is-no-laughing-matter.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5484/3/ay-comedy-is-no-laughing-matter.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5484/3/#showcomments2 Tue, 24 Aug 2009 13:55:10 +0100 0 He first came into limelight when he won the AY Open Mic Competition for intending standup Comedians in Since then Elenu as he is popularly called has not looked back in his quest to be the best in the showbiz In a recent chat with us the upcoming act and Computer Engineering graduate who is looking forward to performing in London later i ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5441/3/nigerians-cant-do-without-comedy.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5441/3/nigerians-cant-do-without-comedy.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5441/3/#showcomments2 Sun, 15 Aug 2009 22:33:33 +0100 0 His name is Gbenga Adeyinka the st He is popularly called the Comedian of the Federal Republic CFR Apart from being a comedian he is a publisher an actor and a television presenter He is a well known face in the Star Quest show and has been a Star Ambassador for seven years He is happily married with kids and he is one of the most sough ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5421/3/my-dream-for-comedy-is-to-be-as-big-as-oil-gbenga-.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5421/3/my-dream-for-comedy-is-to-be-as-big-as-oil-gbenga-.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5421/3/#showcomments2 Sat, 14 Aug 2009 12:40:02 +0100 0 Isoko North Delta Stateborn Opa Williams is a wellknown show business personality in Nigeria This graduate of the University of Miami United States of America and of two other institutions in London and Nigeria launched himself into prominence as a top moviemaker several years agoIn this interview withGbenga Bada Williams who rece ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5409/3/i-dont-talk-about-my-family.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5409/3/i-dont-talk-about-my-family.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5409/3/#showcomments2 Sat, 14 Aug 2009 12:40:02 +0100 0 Nigerias Federal Capital City Abuja will not remain the same from Sunday August and the reason is over AY the multiple Award winning comedian invades the city with his usually soldout comedy and music concerts AY LiveBranded AY Live Abuja Invasion and billed to hold at Sheraton Hotel Abuja the concert is designed to satis ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5408/3/ay-invades-abuja.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5408/3/ay-invades-abuja.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5408/3/#showcomments2 Sun, 08 Aug 2009 07:41:49 +0100 0 http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5301/3/why-nigerians-dont-take-comedians-seriously-i-go-s.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5301/3/why-nigerians-dont-take-comedians-seriously-i-go-s.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5301/3/#showcomments2 Sat, 14 Aug 2009 12:40:02 +0100 0 He walks in cool calm as the breeze There is nothing suggesting that he is that celebrity people pay heavily to watch be it night or day rain or shine And here he is standing at five feet plus looking simple quite ordinary No celebrity carriage Dressed in a multicolour Tshirt over a pair of jeans trousers he cuts the picture of an ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5229/3/encounter-that-changed-my-life-alibaba.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5229/3/encounter-that-changed-my-life-alibaba.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5229/3/#showcomments2 Mon, 19 Jul 2009 14:56:22 +0100 0 Ali Baba is one of the most famous comedians in Nigeria today He once criticized former President Olusegun Obasanjo when he was in office without incurring his wrath In fact it was said Obasanjo never got infuriated by his jokesThis was rather strange but Obasanjo perhaps got used to Ali Babas yabis There is no doubt Ali Baba ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5220/3/i-can-only-fall-in-love-with-older-women-ali-baba.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5220/3/i-can-only-fall-in-love-with-older-women-ali-baba.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5220/3/#showcomments2 Wed, 28 Jul 2009 12:04:18 +0100 0 He was a child born after several other girls so he was named Aleluyah a name that depicts utmost gratitude by his parents for having a male child at last He is a comedian of great repute and an achiever worthy of note In this interview with FUNMI ELUGBAJU the renown ribcracker clarifies the popular notion that he was leaving the c ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5214/3/i-am-out-of-stand-up-comedy-for-good-ali-baba.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5214/3/i-am-out-of-stand-up-comedy-for-good-ali-baba.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5214/3/#showcomments2 Tue, 13 Jul 2009 02:07:01 +0100 0 Comedian Sheddi Baba recently demonstrated his resolve to alleviate the plight of the less privileged in the society In a charity project tagged Orphans Mix Celebrities OMC held on June the multitalented comedian brought together friends in and out of the entertainment industry to interact and inspire children who have become orphans and r ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5210/3/sheddi-baba-reaches-out-to-orphans.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5210/3/sheddi-baba-reaches-out-to-orphans.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5210/3/#showcomments2 Mon, 19 Jul 2009 14:56:38 +0100 0 What a man can do a woman can do better goes a popular downtown Nigerian street lingo This particularly used to be the case when genderbased issues were raised Gradually however the slang began to be applied in virtually all professions the entertainment sector inclusiveUntil recently the Nigerian entertainment industry was dominated ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5154/3/unveiling-nigerias-female-comedians.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5154/3/unveiling-nigerias-female-comedians.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5154/3/#showcomments2 Sat, 10 Jul 2009 08:06:17 +0100 0 Armed robbers in the early hours of yesterday invaded the Ikorodu residence of ace comedian Gbenga Adeyinka st and killed his guard in the processThe selfstyled Comedian of the Federal Republic CFR it was gathered also sustained minor injuries as the robbers hit him on the head with a bottle of gin they took his barSpeaking with P ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5152/3/robbers-attack-gbenga-adeyinka-guard-killed.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5152/3/robbers-attack-gbenga-adeyinka-guard-killed.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5152/3/#showcomments2 Sun, 04 Jul 2009 00:25:04 +0100 0 http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5137/3/men-mistake-me-for-a-lady-bunmi-davies.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5137/3/men-mistake-me-for-a-lady-bunmi-davies.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5137/3/#showcomments2 Fri, 09 Jul 2009 17:43:23 +0100 5 http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5132/3/n100-is-the-lowest-ive-been-paid-as-comedian-i-go-.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5132/3/n100-is-the-lowest-ive-been-paid-as-comedian-i-go-.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5132/3/#showcomments2 Fri, 09 Jul 2009 17:42:57 +0100 0 As you are reading this one of Nigerias funniest men Francis Agoda popularly known as I Go Dye by his teeming fans is back from Obamas country where he had been amusing his fans with his ribcracking jokes courtesy of Point GatePoint Gate a SwissAmerican entertainment outfit has shelled out a whopping sum of to enable I Go Dy ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5093/3/i-go-dye-185000-richer-tours-the-world-with-point-.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5093/3/i-go-dye-185000-richer-tours-the-world-with-point-.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5093/3/#showcomments2 Thu, 01 Jul 2009 12:57:46 +0100 0 Holy Mallam Are you from the North Holy Mallam is Ajibola Adebayo and Im from Ogun State My mother is from Niger State and my wife is from Abia State Im a Christian and the third born of my parentsFor how long have you been in the showbizThis is my ninth yearHow did you come about the name Holy MallamThis is a question th ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5081/3/i-served-my-mates-in-college-cos-i-was-poor-holy-m.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5081/3/i-served-my-mates-in-college-cos-i-was-poor-holy-m.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5081/3/#showcomments2 Wed, 23 Jun 2009 23:14:47 +0100 0 IT was an evening of excitement last Friday at the Expo Hall Eko Hotel Victoria Island Lagos when frontline standup comedian Alleluya Akporobomerie Atuyota aka Ali Baba staged an event entitled Ali Baba Again He Them and I The high profile entertainer also said the twoday session of comedy music and variety entertainment ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5077/3/ali-baba-bows-out-in-grand-style.html http://www.modernghana.com/movie/5077/3/ali-baba-bows-out-in-grand-style.html http://www.modernghana.com/moviethread1/5077/3/#showcomments2 Wed, 23 Jun 2009 23:14:47 +0100 0