Juliet Ibrahim Foundation Mark World Kidney Day With Awareness Campaign

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Juliet Ibrahim Foundation takes to the streets   Related Stories Juliet Ibrahim Foundation To Go On Float Today Ghanaian Actress Juliet Ibrahim Says She Is Way Hotter Than Kim Kardashian Actress Juliet Ibrahim Takes Her Music Career Serious Juliet Ibrahim Produces First Movie Featuring Zainab And Keitta I Don’t Repeat Dresses-Juliet Ibrahim   Kidney cancer is a disease in which the cells in certain tissues of the kidney start to grow uncontrollably and form tumors. Renal cell carcinoma, which occurs in the cells lining the kidneys (epithelial cells), is the most common type of kidney cancer. Eighty-five percent (85%) of all kidney tumors are renal cell carcinomas. Wilms' tumor is a rapidly developing cancer of the kidney most often found in children less than four years of age. Having said that, as a kidney cancer advocate, Juliet Ibrahim on the World Kidney Day, the 14th of March stepped out on a float with her foundation crew ‘team JIF’ to create awareness of the deadly disease. The walk started from Obra spot, circle through to Adabraka market then to UTC. Very dedicated, team JIF deemed the walk wasn't enough. They proceeded to the National Theatre through to the Independence Square. From there, they walked to the Oxford Street and ended the float on the Akwa Adjei Park, Osu.   Juliet Ibrahim and her team Juliet herself during the walk entered into shops, banks and in the market she was forced to speak a local dialect which caused the market mongers to laugh as she spoke twi. Hailing the good cause, some voluntarily gave the foundation some food stuffs as their support for her benevolence heart. Three days after the float, a group of college girls called the Divas under the umbrella of Stomers Entertainment, organized a car wash at the Excel Night Club to support the Juliet Ibrahim Foundation. Indeed, charity prevailed, car owners were not given fixed amount instead they donate any amount after a wash. Also on sales, there were loads of African dishes mostly from Nigeria, Liberia and Ghana. Speaking to the Director of the Juliet Ibrahim Foundation, Miss Sonia Ibrahim, she said the team has lots of line-up events to support the Foundation. “Again, the foundation will be representing Ghana at the Kidney Cancer Coalition this year. We planning for the second edition of the Female Celebrity Soccer Match and in collaboration with another foundation which name will be reveal later, JIF will soon surprise it kidney patients.” She concludes. Let us all help to safe a life.     Source: Eugene Osafo-Nkansah/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana

Sarkodie Pledges To Be A Better Role Model

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Related Stories   BET Award winner and two time Artist of the Year winner at Ghana Music Awards , Sarkodie has promised parents worldwide whose kids are being influenced by his style of dressing to be a better person henceforth. Sarkodie who was on a twitter spree tweeting at his numerous fans and their mentions last night March 18th said he had been informed of the behaviour of most young fans who looked up to him as they had started dressing like him which was a source of worry to many parents. Sarkodie was however apologetic and has pledged mothers to “fix” it. In a tweet, Sarkodie said, So I heard ma young fans pulling they pants down telling their parents I showed dem…. hmmmmm mums im sorry I got da info imma fix dat.       Source: Ebenezer Donkoh

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Papa Sly takes home US$5,000 from Asamoah Gyan mother’s funeral

Call this a mere gossip or a rumour mill but the truth remains that we have the gist first hand of how Al Ain and Black Star goal poacher-Asamoah Gyan paid a whopping sum of US$5,000 to Papa Sly for him to be the MC at his mother’s funeral ceremony.

The Black Star captain lost his mother in 2012 in a car accident in Accra and the funeral rites took place last Saturday 16th March 2013 with a lot of dignitaries in attendance. The ambiance was a perfect one and the entire atmosphere was at agog all for a peaceful day.

We hear that Papa Sly had charged an undisclosed amount but eventually settled for the US$5,000 for his mastering of ceremony duty on that day. “I was just doing my job and also helping to give the mother of my friend a befitting burial...it’s not really about the money at all”, Papa Sly said in a phone interview.

Such scenario may somewhat fit for the popular adage, one man’s sorrow is another man’s joy; no one could imagine that the death of Baby Jet’s mother was to create the opportunity for another man to make quick cash when tears were running.

Going down memory lane, it’s no doubt that Papa Sly is a good presenter cum MC, and has the enviable ability to make you feel his presence and also enjoy his company wherever he finds himself which we think he did at last Saturday at the ‘mother of his friend’s’ funeral. But for US$5,000 for funeral?

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Okyeame Kwame is adventurous, selfless and modest. His passion has brought him this far as he produces an interesting, energy-filled Coca Cola commercial that has choreographed handshakes and refreshing Azonto dance steps.

Last week, we did a story on the advert ‘Shake-up your senses’, see link okyeame Kwame shows more versatility in the new Coca Cola . The many people who enjoyed the advert on YouTube asked us several questions regarding the advert.

Did he shoot it himself? Did he choreograph the handshakes and the dance? Some of the people also wanted him to explain what the advert seeks to do.

These questions were transferred to Okyeame Kwame who answered them. Enjoy…

GhanaWeb: Having watched the Coca Cola advert, one will ask, ‘how did it all start’?

OK: Just as everything has a beginning, so does this one too. The team of Coca Cola was present at the ‘Versatile Show’ in 2012 at the National Theatre in Accra. They had fun watching what we could do. We were just putting our creativity into action. We were just making sure that we put up a great show and make a mark for ourselves and the future. So after the show, we got a call from them, got a concept put together, got the necessary logistics and today, the advert is history.

GhanaWeb: How did the concept come to mind?

OK: After the Versatile show, Coca-Cola, who were one of our sponsors, were very happy about the show. As they are also about extreme creativity, they enjoyed what the versatile show stood for. They called us in and asked us to produce an ad for their ‘shake-up your senses’ communication. I started seeing images, ideas and hearing sounds that befitted the briefing the team gave me. I rearranged its complexity to a simple story-line that I believed would bring people together to share excitement.

GhanaWeb: Throw more light on the advert itself…

OK: The concept borders on passion and energy. The love theme is for the passion, the sports, cheers, handshakes and dance also expresses energy. So literally, it’s actually about a young man momentarily saying his goodbye to his girlfriend. The lady’s friend encourages her to join their fun of football game and cheers. They go to see the acrobatic scoring of the game and celebrate it with Azonto dances and drinking Coke.

GhanaWeb: Did you shoot the advert yourself?

OK: I built the concept, produced it; finding the cast, costume and props, and location. But the actual shooting and editing was done by Gyo of Phamous Philms.

GhanaWeb: How long did it take you to put the advert together?

OK: The advert took us one full month to produce. I wrote the script with Nii Tete Antoni, who also choreographed the handshake and the ‘Azonto’ dance. Phamous People (Gyo was Director of Photography, and the general production was produced by me (Okyeame Kwame) for Firm Bridges Communication.

GhanaWeb: What were some of the difficulties you encountered producing this advert?

OK: The advert took one whole month of designing and redesigning. But the actual shoot took only two days. I believe when a man plans well he must not work too hard. However, we had the weather to deal with. Our plan was to shoot the ad in the evening between five and six pm. So we rented the lights and generators and invited the cast to wait the whole day and at five it started raining. See it was my fault. I didn’t check the weather. I can't say I had any problems with the cast because we had about fifty crates of coke on set. Energy overload was the easiest way to describe the feeling during the shoot.

GhanaWeb: Don’t you think that merging adverts to music can adversely affect your career?

OK: Affect my music? I don’t see that in anyway happening, not even in another life time. Rather it will help my thinking ability, it will enhance the way we see and analyze things. You see I believe that creativity is like water from a pipe, when the one in front comes out, then the ones following can flow. It will bring more money into the pocket. This means greater songs, better videos. And even international collabos. It will instead better the Okyeame Kwame brand.

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Okyeame Kwame is saying that you can be part of the fun by using your phone, camera or any device that will record you and your friend(s). Create your own version of the ‘handshake’ and Azonto dance’, then post it on YouTube and drop the link on the Coca Cola Facebook page. Remember that the best ‘handshake’ and Azonto dance’ person(s) will get the opportunity to win mouth-watering prizes as well as feature in Okyeame Kwame’s next video.