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MultiChoice Nigeria has concluded its search for participants in the upcoming Big Brother Naija reality TV show. The auditions which held in Lagos, Abuja and Port-Harcourt, witnessed an impressive turn out of Big Brother Naija hopefuls. Caroline Oghuma, Public Relations, Manager, MultiChoice, expressed her delight at the abundance of talent displayed during the auditions. She noted that the Big Brother reality show is about providing a platform to showcase people from different walks of life, creating an avenue for talent to be spotted and ultimately propelling people into super stardom. The Big Brother Naija reality TV show starts in January 2017 and will air on dedicated channels on DStv and for the first time, GOtv Plus.

SAFTA and SAMA award winning actress and singer, musical director, newly appointed youngest SAMRO board member ever, and radio host, Relebogile Mabotja, is set to fill in for Alex Jay tomorrow and host the highly popular weekend music show, Solid Gold, from 1pm until 4pm. Known to be a talk show radio host, this will be the first time Relebogile Mabotja will be hosting a music format radio show. “I’m looking forward to hosting 702’s Solid Gold show tomorrow. I love music and have surprisingly never hosted a music radio show before. Can’t wait for the challenge and having fun whilst interacting with listeners and enjoying our favourite golden oldies” expresses Relebogile Mabotja. Relebogile Mabotja is currently 702’s new Early Breakfast show host. After honing her craft on the station for a period of 18 months, she took over the Early Breakfast show in October this year and 702 listeners are now waking up to her vivacious personality and on air charisma.

Organizers of the annual Bass Awards have announced nominees for various honours at the widely-anticipated event which comes off this month. Popular reggae/ dancehall acts Samini, Stonebwoy, Rocky Dawuni, Ras Kuuku, and Knit Lante are all in the running for the most coveted prize; The Kwame Nkrumah Award. Other acts as Fancy Gadam, Ebony, MzVee, AK Songstess, and Epixode also secured nomination in various other categories. This year’s selection committee consists  Empress Lomo of Radio Gold, King Lagazee of Hitz FM, Fiifi Selah of Pluzz FM and Nana Dubwise a producer at Pluzz FM and deejay. For this year, special efforts were made to expand he base of the scheme in order to meet rapid dynamism in the industry. According to the source, deejays, industry players and musicians have been engaged to enhance the process.

A 26 year old graduate of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Dennis Cobblah, has emerged winner of the most innovative radio reality show organized by YFM. Dennis beat off competition from nine other contestants who entered the competition yearning to be ‘The One’. The final race involved the final three contestants hosting the Top 20 Countdown show on YFM at different days for the public to vote for the best amongst the three. Dennis’ sterling performance in the finals and throughout the competition endeared him to the voting public. Sharing his excitement after the competition, Dennis said, “I entered the competition because I believe YFM can help me hone my radio skills and that’s exactly what I got after going through this competition. It has been a tough and exciting grooming session during this competition and am super glad to be the winner.’’ I now have a radio career that will pay me, make me comfortable and satisfy my ambitions, he said. For his prize, D...

The biggest and most hilarious entertainment awards show in Ghana, The Jigwe Awards, comes off Thursday December 22, at the Movenpick Ambassador Hotel in Accra, Viasat1 has announced. The 2016 edition of the flagship spoof awards was recently announced on Viasat1’s award-winning morning show, This Morning, which has hosted the annual event in the studio since its inception in 2014. The Jigwe Awards has over the years, awarded key personalities, individuals and organisations that have attracted the most headlines and have been the most talked about for various reasons during the year. This year’s event however intends to involve teeming viewers of the channel and get them closer to the celebrities they always see on TV. Commenting on the awards, the head of Own Productions & Executive Producer at Viasat1 Mrs. Brenda Antwi-Donkor stated that: “The Jigwe Awards has consistently proven to be Ghana’s biggest viewers’ choice awards, because we have consistently stayed with our traditi...

After months of speculation, nominations for the 59th Grammy Awards, which will be broadcast live on February 12, 2017, is finally out! Top nominees are Boyonce, Drake, Rihanna, Kanye West and Chance The Rapper. Beyonce, without doubt, lived up to expectations with nine (9) nominations in the most enviable categories including Album of the Year, Song of the Year and Record of the Year. She was followed by Drake and Rihanna who are each up for eight awards, and Adele five, including Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Album of the Year. Chance the Rapper, whose album, Coloring Book, was the first streaming-only album to make the Billboard 200, has seven nominations in five categories. This comes after The Grammys changed its rules to consider stream-only releases for the 59th edition of the awards. The 2017 Grammys is anticipated to give patrons and viewers around the world a different experience and will be hosted by presenter James Corden. The British presenter will certainly ...

Vodafone Ghana has launched a campaign this December dubbed, #VodafoneSuperRedChristmas to reward and excite its customers throughout the festive season. The initiative is a holistic approach by the telecommunications company to reward all customer touch points within the various segments. The month of December is unlike any other month; especially due to the Christmas celebration that always takes centre stage. Across the world, numerous organisations are planning various programmes and initiatives to bring happiness and a cheer on the faces of their customers. Vodafone Ghana’s exciting line-up has already begun with a “Night of Drama & Cocktail”, held over the weekend at the Kempinski Hotel for its high valued and Enterprise customers across the country. The event brought together corporate and individual clients of the company, who were treated to an interesting night by the Roverman Drama Group with music by Stephen Bedi. A lot of other activities have been lined up as the d...