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Yesterday, March 6th, was Ghana’s Independence Day!

The Republic of Ghana, located in West Africa, borders Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south. The word Ghana means “Warrior King^” and derives from the Ghana Empire.

The Gold Coast achieved independence from the United Kingdom on March 6th, 1957, becoming the first sub-Saharan African nation to do so and the name Ghana was chosen for the new nation to reflect the ancient Empire of Ghana, which once extended throughout much of west Africa.

For more on Ghana, CLICK HERE!

Some of Ghana’s notable celebs…

Actress – Nadia Buari

Nadia got her first acting gig on Ghanaian national television with the TV series Games People Play in late 2005. Her first major film was Mummy’s Daughter, after which she starred in Beyonce: The President’s Daughter. Her role as Beyonce was her major breakthrough. She has starred in over 20 movies

Actor – Van Vicker

Van Vicker started out in the entertainment world in radio and as a television personality for Metropolitan Television (Metro TV). In 2003, Vicker appeared in the Ghanaian television series, Suncity, which depicted university life. Van was cast in his first film Divine Love as a supporting character and this led to him being cast as lead in numerous Nollywood & Gollywood movies.

Comedian – Michael Blackson

Having been inspired by the comedy styling of Eddie Murphy, Michael Blackson developed his comedic talent in the unkind comedy clubs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania beginning in 1992. Michael moved up the acting ladder with his performance in the 2000 comedy film by Ice Cube, Next Friday, Repos with Master P, several other movies and most recently, My American Nurse 2. From 2000 – 2008, he performed on the BET ComicView Grandstand Competition.

Musician – Koby Maxwell

Koby is a gifted bass player, singer/songwriter, lyricist and composer who brings a unique music mix blended with a taste of Europe, a twist of America and a squeeze of Africa. Koby has shared the stage with the prestigious artists like Nancy Wilson, Chaka Khan and Dionne Warwick. In august, 2006he performed at Reggae On The River and shared the stage with Reggae superstar Sean Paul, Barrington Levy, Sanchez, Ziggy and Stephen Marley, Bunny Wailer and Farther of Afrikan music, Salif Keita. He also gained additional recognition as a key performer in Detroit’s 21st African World Festival.

Please your comments below!

Muah & ♥ ya for it!

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Hi dolls & Happy 49th Independence Day to all our Naija people world-wide!

Nigerian flag is green & white!

You can almost feel the euphoria as preparations are underway [world-wide it seems] for the Nigerian 49th Independence Day celebrations! Problem is I have my green & white outfit ready but which party do I attend? So many to choose from…What’s a fab African chic to do? Seriously, from Los Angeles, Atlanta, Washington DC, New York City to Johannesburg, London & Lagos, October 1st, Nigerians world wide celebrate the country’s 49th independence!

Knowing our Naija peeps, they will do it big! We hear the Nigerian Independence Day Parade in New York City is going to be bananas!

Another celebration that is going to be bananas is from our Nigerian good friends from Trendsetterz Entertainment…check the info below!

Gotta love that pink in there!

Includes cultural & fashion show. Guys & dolls we are told that you gotta show up in your GREEN & WHITE! October 3rd the celebrations continues at IBIZA Lounge…

In Hollywood, California with blockbuster actress herself Genevieve Nnaji on the set of her movie.

So this is inspiring…we definitely heart Genevieve Nnaji! She is one of Nollywood’s biggest superstar actresses & she was profiled in today’s Oprah Winfrey Show!

I sat down with her during one of her recent movie shoots in America. The Farai Today show was granted exclusive backstage access to Genevieve on location in Hollywood. Check her out on the Farai Today Show, on Afrotainment Network [Dish Network Channel 751] Sunday’s & Wednesday’s.

Genny as she is affectionately called by her fans, is the highest paid Nollywood actess & has played a variety of roles [bad girl, sister, wife, girl-next-door - you name 'em she's played e'm] She is also a very prolific actress, churning out more that TEN movies a year! Genny is the business when it comes to Nollywood movies.

She sat down with me to talk about why her fans heart her so much, her career, love life & oh so much more…

She is reserved as a person but so professional on set & totally morphs into character once they shout, “lights, camera, action”….it was amazing to see her work her craft!

Go Genny!

Toodles!

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