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Lesbianism and Homosexuality in Ghana | Former UK Borough Mayor Joins the Discussion

07/21/2014 12:05 pm

by Chris-Vincent Agyapong, Founding Editor

I am delighted that this subject is now in the public domain and being openly discussed. For years I have been advocating that this subject, though a taboo in Ghana should be debated in the open.

I urged our intellectuals, students, professionals and politicians to openly talk about it but to no avail. I was in Ghana nearly two years ago when President Mahama nominated Ms Lithur as Minister for Gender etc. I was stunned, angry and sad when the Ghana Students Union went on a demonstration against her nomination. Their reason? She would encourage homosexuality and lesbianism in Ghana.

I found it neantherdal, reactionary and incredibly stupid that a student organisation that was supposed to be modern and open- minded would stoop to this. Yes we openly and unashamedly embrace foreign cultures and practices.

We are proud to jettison our Ghanaian names for foreign ones. We are proud to even pronounce our names the way white folks pronounce them. We are proud to be Christians and Muslim – these are NOT natural to us as Ghanaians.

Homosexuality and lesbianism are natural to all cultures – European, African, Asian. We have no right to demonise people who exercise their natural right to choose a partner of the same sex. Equal rights for all.

From: Kofi Bakor-Appiah/UK

Former Mayor of London Borough of Tower Hamlets and former member of the Parole Board for England and Wales…

Editor’s note:

Dear former Mayor, I am shocked that the behaviour of these particular Ghanaian students amazed you—not because it is not shocking, but because you should have long known that most Ghanaians (including students) have refused to be intelligent, acquire knowledge though have been to school, are hypocrites and have failed to reason…

‘Gayism’ like any other thing (new or old) must be opened for discussion—just as in the UK today, Britain leaving or staying in the EU has become a discourse on its own.

RE: Ghana is FOR SALE, Who Wants to Buy? | The Chinese, the Koreans or the Americans?

07/17/2014 7:27 pm

by Chris-Vincent Agyapong, Founding Editor

Hello Chris,

I love your article titled “Ghana is FOR SALE, Who Wants to Buy? | The Chinese, the Koreans or the Americans?”, but selling Ghana to the highest bidder won’t even change the seeming social economic plight of the common man on the street.

The reason is simple, Ghanaian are consumer oriented people. Our work ethic is basically nil, the leaders and the average Ghanaian have no capacity to create anything new that will be beneficial to the present or future. Ghanaians seek divine intervention to all their problems without seeking any practical cause of the problem.

Everyone cry against corruption everywhere; whereas every Ghanaian is practically corrupt by birth.

Could anyone point to one single Ghanaian that think of what he or she can do for mother Ghana, rather than what such individual could get out of Ghana?

Why Are Africans the Biggest Hypocrites? Is Christianity & Islam Not Just As Foreign as Lesbianism?

07/17/2014 9:38 am

by Chris-Vincent Agyapong, Founding Editor

Hello Mr. Chris-Vincent,

In a world where people have rights and freedom by virtue of the fact that they are humans, including the freedom to choose their sexual partners—be it same sex or opposite, Africans (especially Ghanaians) are stuck in their ignorance and continue to deny people like myself a God given right to make a choice.

I am in my mid 30s living in Europe who has been with same sex partners since I was 18 and after ending my 6 years relationship with my partner from the Caribbean, I decided to find a Ghanaian as a partner. And this is when I begun hearing all manner of absurd excuses, the reason why I am writing this open letter.

Through a male friend of mine-Kojo, I met a young beautiful University student and traveled to Ghana to meet her. She is such a beautiful, caring and honest person but she lives in total fear—not that she has committed any offense but because she is a lesbian just like me and the several others in the world.

She has to hide what she is, her choice, her preference and her personality in order not to be hurt by her people. What sort of new age of oppression is this?

Ghanaians Are the Cause of the Country’s Problems | Lazy Folks with Bad Working Ethics, Greedy Citizens with Low Self Esteem, Unproductive People Who Cannot Think Critically & MORE

07/16/2014 7:15 pm

by Chris-Vincent Agyapong, Founding Editor

Hello Chris-Vincent,

I read your recent article titled “Ghana is FOR SALE, Who Wants to Buy? | The Chinese, the Koreans or the Americans?” with extreme joy and to be frank, I love the way you were straight with things. Indeed, Ghana is being and has always been ran by people with little or no clue about governance, with no sense of direction and no strong plans for the country despite their many high education titles.

However, even if we sell Ghana to the Chinese, the Americans or the South Koreans as you suggested and bring their leaders here to take charge of affairs; nothing will change because the problems of Ghana are mainly due to the over 22 million citizens and not the few people in power.

Sorry to say, Ghanaians by default are lazy and stupid and as the years go by, they’ve become even more stupid, ignorant and lazy. Ghanaians do not think and they operate as if they have no ability to think. They will rather let some supreme being in heaven do the thinking for them while they pray that things around them be fixed by divine intervention.

Ghana is one hell of a big JOKE and the comedians are the citizens who have no working ethics, resulting in poor productivity which strengthens the chain of poverty.

Look, let me tell you and those who may read this the truth, Ghana will not get any better unless the people begin to behave and think like human beings by starting to use their thinking faculties and borrow the hard working ethics of others. And while at it, they should let go their low self-esteem which controls their desire to be others, admire the food and lifestyle of others without any respect for who they themselves are and what they have.

Once again, let me say that Ghana is a joke and if there is indeed HELL, Ghanaians are already living in hell and are being punished for being so stupid, greedy and lazy.

A Ghanaian does not want to sweat and work hard, but he wants to live like a Queen or a King and they believe their God will do this for them. Instead of working two jobs to improve their condition, they will rather attend church services twice a day to increase the prospects of their prayers being heard. What a bunch of idiots put together in a country called Ghana.

Where in this world will you have so many people as foolish as Ghana, believing in superstition and all manner of nonsense—literally, refusing to critically think and make good use of their brains? It is as if the Ghanaian brain has been injected with ‘stupidity’.

The Educational system in Ghana in itself is pretty useless, all students do is chew and pour, studying stupid subjects like Swahili with no job prospects and when they come out, they blame the economy. What the heck is really wrong with us as people?

Did you not see how sane Ghanaians were fighting over second hand clothes of white men in that BBC documentary with some even saying; they prefer such clothes to the Ghanaian one even if they can afford the latter? We are just useless in thinking, in walking, in running and in making anything better for ourselves.

The leaders of Ghana are Ghanaians so what do you expect? Just like the people, the leaders have the same mind, attitude, work ethics and low thinking speed.

Tell the Ghanaian the truth and he will turn around to insult you. Present a Ghanaian the evidence or the fact and he will opt for superstition and disconnected beliefs.

Offer the Ghanaian a reliable route to change and he will opt for miracles by waiting on God to answer his or her prayers. For Christ sake, there are billions of people in this world praying to God, so why will any sensible person think he or she is so special that his or her prayer will be answered first or immediately?

Oh Damn…Polygamy is not a SIN Says Apostle Apostle Micah Addai | Meaning Janet Bandu & Those of Us Sharing People’s Husband/BFs Have Done Nothing Wrong…

07/15/2014 12:03 pm

by Chris-Vincent Agyapong, Founding Editor

Dear Chris-Vincent,

I cannot swear on my life that I have not slept with someone’s husband or boyfriend before—and I am yet to find a woman who can honestly swear by both the new and old gods that she has not done this either…

Over the last few weeks, GhanaCelebrities.Com has been taken over by certain hypocrites who seem to claim that, it was sinful, immoral or somewhat unacceptable that Janet Bandu who died with Castro in a Jet Ski accident was the musician’s mistress.

Interestingly, most of these people who expressed the above views were women and I call them hypocrites because in life, no where has it been written that it is unlawful to sleep with an adult who consents to sleep with you, either married or not.

For some people, sleeping or having an affair with a married man is a SIN and against the Bible, forgetting that the Bible does not condemn polygamy.

I know one of the Ten Commandments say, “thou shall not commit adultery”. And for one to commit adultery, the person must be married so if I am not married, and the man is married but wants to commit adultery, what has that got to do with me? He may have sinned but I have done nothing wrong or sinful.

Connecting the above to Janet Bandu’s case (that is indeed if she was Castro’s mistress), Castro was the sinful person and not her.

Again, Apostle Micah Addai, presiding pastor of Association of 7th Day Pentecostal Church at Adeababa in the Ashanti Region has come out to say that, there is nothing wrong with polygamy and that it is not a sin to be polygamous.

The above means that, if a man has a girlfriend and he decides he wants more girlfriends and therefore comes in for me, it is not a sin in the sight of God. So all those women arguing exclusivity are just some jealous individuals who want something for themselves alone—and not that, there is any sin or curse stationed for a girl who decides to share their men’s joy and wealth.

What the HECK is Inna Patty’s Mother’s Business with Miss Ghana that She Had to BEAT the Winner-Giuseppina Baafi?

07/14/2014 9:12 am

by Chris-Vincent Agyapong, Founding Editor

Hello Chris,

I am disgusted by a publication I read on GhanaCelebrities.Com and what I have also heard so far makes things worse.

Miss Ghana and the various beauty pageants in Ghana have over the years been problematic as many have failed to honour the promises that attracted their contestants. However, we’ve not heard of the mother of the CEO of any of these pageants beating or getting into a physical fight with a beauty Queen just as Inna Patty’s mother is reported to have done with Miss Ghana 2013 winner- Giuseppina Baafi.

Contrary to your publication that Giuseppina Baafi and Inna Patty’s mother got into a fight, I have heard that it was not a fight. Inna Patty’s mother rather attacked the girl and gave her a beating just because she will not do what Exclusive Events Ghana wants her to do.

What sort of legacy is Inna Patty and her Exclusive Events Ghana leaving behind if this is how they are treating winners of the Miss Ghana pageant?

Having an Affair with Someone’s Husband | Acceptable or Not?

07/13/2014 3:31 pm

by Chris-Vincent Agyapong, Founding Editor

Dear Chris-Vincent,

As a woman who grew up in Ghana before moving to the United States, one thing I have always known and be told is not to go near the husband of another woman. Personally, I think a woman can sleep with whoever she pleases if her conscience does not pull the guilty plug on her but when it comes to someone’s husband, that is a big NO.

I am writing this in response to the on going debate on your blog-GhanaCelebrities.Com about whether it was right or wrong that Janet Bandu was messing with Castro, knowing he was the husband of another woman living in Canada.

I have always told my friends that, women are our own enemies and things men will not do to themselves or their friends, we will do it to other women without thinking twice.

I do not have to be really worried about my husband’s friends hitting on me because men seems to have this rule that, they should not mess with the wife of another especially if the woman is their friend’s wife or someone they know.

But I cannot say the same for women. I cannot leave my husband with some of my friends (in fact almost all my friends) without having to have my eyes at my back. Women do not know of loyalty and the slightest mistake you will make, some will be sleeping with your man including your own friends or sisters. That is how bad things have become and it is getting worse with African women as the days go by.

It is therefore not shocking to me that some readers think it was not really a big deal that Janet Bandu was on a weekend trip with Castro and friends, knowing that Castro was married. She did not seem to care and so does some of the readers.

I have heard women say, one woman’s husband is another woman’s boyfriend which suggests that, it does matter if a man is married or not, you can have your share of him.

When an ELEPHANT Falls, All LESSER Animals Take a Shot | Janet Bandu Was Castro’s ‘Mistress and So What’?

07/11/2014 3:22 pm

by Chris-Vincent Agyapong, Founding Editor

Dear Chris-Vincent,

It is just sad that Ghanaians won’t let a dead man rest. Who am I to judge and who are you to judge? He who is without sin should cast the first stone. I understand that Jane’s family is grieving. People grieve in different ways. If saying they would sue Castro does it for them, why not? They need to blame someone. That is normal. One thing they are failing to consider is Castro’s family. They are grieving too.

Jane’s family when interviewed, didn’t even know the name of the school she attended. They simply didn’t know her whereabouts. Good parenting never ends. She was 24 and so what?

Good parent keep their children grounded irrespective of how old they are. I am 25 going 26 and I swear to God that I shiver when my parents disapprove of my choices and decisions because you know why? What they put in me when I was younger is STILL in me.

I am in the States but my parents know where I am at any given point in time. Same cannot be said about Jane and her Parents. Why are they blaming others? They should blame their parenting skills. If they had put something good in Janet maybe things would have been different and she would still be alive.

It is alleged that Castro refused vehemently to go on the Jet Ski with her but she still insisted and got her way. The workers tried to call them back so she could put on a life jacket but they were already gone. So suing Castro or the resort is like a waste of time and legal fees.

BET Awards Organizers Have No Respect for African Acts…A Boycott Should Be the Way Forward

07/4/2014 11:11 am

by Chris-Vincent Agyapong, Founding Editor

Dear Chris-Vincent,

African artist should boycott the BET Awards and just concentrate on developing their careers. It baffles me that people who are highly successful and famous in Ghana, Nigeria and other parts of Africa continue to make a fool out of themselves on TV all because the TV station is American.

Let’s not forget that BET gives the awards of African acts backstage—yet these artistes are made to set up and pose as if, it was part of their main show in front of empty chairs (pre recorded with some folks from God knows where brought in to shout). Just look at the photo above…

Last year, Ice Prince embarrassed the other acts and by extension the whole African music industry by asking the other nominated artistes to join him on stage to take a picture—-in an almost empty auditorium so that those back home in Africa will think they are ‘ballin’…

This same absurd act was repeated by Davido at this year’s awards, bringing to light the question; why are some African artists so desperate for recognition from the US? Now don’t get me wrong, it is good to be celebrated abroad but the BET awards is not the Grammys—and if they don’t respect you there, why bother?.

After hearing that this year’s African acts were made to perform in front of technicians, BET workers, cleaners and passerbyers, I just couldn’t hold it again—I had to write this. So BET couldn’t promote and get people to come and watch some of the best acts from Africa and had to fake or struggle with audience?

Sarkodie alone is selling out at events back home so at least the biggest current rapper in Ghana should be treated with the respect he deserves. Then again, before he got on that stage he said “this is our time Africa”. Really?

Menaye Donkor is a GODDAM LIAR | The Photo She Shared with Muntari Yesterday Was Taken Ages Ago

06/22/2014 4:26 pm

by Chris-Vincent Agyapong, Founding Editor

Dear Chris-Vincent,

I just read an article you posted this morning titled ‘Menaye Donkor Wants You to Know That’ and a photo Menaye Donkor shared on Instagram with Sulley Muntari yesterday was used which suggests that Menaye has met Muntari in Brazil.

After looking at the photo, it is clear Menaye Donkor is a liar and she is fake. The photo she shared with Muntari was not taken yesterday or during the Brazil 2014 World Cup.

Please look at the photo well and check the jersey she is wearing together with that of Muntari. That is the old Ghana jersey which is no more in used at this year’s World Cup.

Also, we all saw Sulley Muntari playing in the Ghana Vrs USA and Ghana Vrs Germany matches, he has some bushy hair on. Please look at his hair in the photo Menaye Donkor shared yesterday, making it seem she has met Muntari in Brazil and you will see she is lying.

I am not sure how this escaped you Chris. Why is Menaye Donkor sharing an old photo on Instagram, passing it on as if she just took it recently in Brazil with Muntari?

UPDATED: Open Letter to Sandra Ankobiah

06/19/2014 9:53 am

by Chris-Vincent Agyapong, Founding Editor

It seems a lot of people are interested or upset with Sandra Ankobiah’s lifestyle—and they are talking. Another read sent the below message…

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Dear Chris,

Its quite astonishing that most of our celebrities behave like children instead of behaving more matured.i just cant beleive whats happening here in Ghana and the excuse me to say ”the stupid ” standards they set for their fans.

I just want to ask, who is this Sandra Ankobia??? Is she not one of the host of the TV3 morning show????? I dont want to know where her source of wealth comes from bcos its non of my business. Maybe she might also have numerous business she takes care of.

I much concern about here recent post on social media that there is only 2 of her new car in west africa. Hahaha. Lol. This is just funny. Maybe sandra have got the chance to enter every home in west africa which is impossible. Can somebody please ask that Sandra Ankobia or whatever how she got her stats about the car?????

Hi sandra, this is just a piece of advise to you. You aint rich. Pls stop pretending to be rich and save that little money you make. That celebrity tag is gona run u down soon. I prefer u keep larger portion of your money for ur future family.

I also wana let u know that its time to stop the bla bla about your theoretical lawyer stuff and be a pratical lawyer. Let us know the ideal you. You are making us to see u as” copy cat”.

This is the time for you to be the role model others see you to be. I think it wasnt that necessary to flaunt your car on social media. At least it will have done you good keeping mute on this.

Sandra, if the car isnt yours, feel free and let us know waiii.

From: Kofi Ameyaw

Because celebrities read GC and I know I can’t get to them, I want to ask you Chris to help me get this letter to Sandra.

Dear Sandra,

I admire you from afar. I think you are beautiful and I think you are smart and well educated. But I also believe you are insecure.

As a woman on television. Many people look up to you. Especially girls, young ladies like you.

I want to believe that, although you passed the bar, you can’t call yourself a lawyer. How many cases have you won? Where are your chambers? How many lawyers do you see on social media adding lawyer to their names? George Clooney’s girlfriend twitter ID says Barrister at so and so chambers. Where are your chambers?

TV3 does not pay you up 50,000 US dollars a year. You are not an actress, you are not practicing anywhere. We don’t know your clients. Where did you get the money to buy such a car, and travel in business class elite and stay in fancy hotels?

You got the car from the manufacturer directly? That sounds like you have inside connection at the manufactures’. I am a woman like you. We know women are never given a free gift. That is not possible.

What are you teaching young women? That do something and get what you want? What are you teaching Ghanaians? In Ghana where we have no roads, no electricity, no proper healthcare, what do we need such fancy cars for?

Ghana Has GREAT Footballers But They Won’t Be Allowed to Play Because of ‘Football Politics’

06/18/2014 9:28 am

by Edith Osei Bonsu

In Ghana, there are several talented footballers playing for both local and foreign clubs—with some in the known to the public and some not…

As a football fanatic, I am aware of the many great footballers our local clubs have and those beyond the shores of Ghana. There are several talented players who are ready to give all they have to play for Ghana but there is this thing we call FOOTBALL POLITICS in Ghana, where you get selected to play based on which big man is asking that you put on the field.

If you take time to look at all the men Ghana took the 2014 World Cup, there are some obvious ones who do not deserve to be in the squad and there are some great players who were left behind. Have you asked yourself WHY?

Even among the chosen squad, it is alleged that who plays and who does not play is not much of a prerogative of the Ghanaian coach-Kwesi Appiah, but some big men at GFA and some politicians control who has to play and who does not have to play—for their selfish interest.

You watch the Brazil team and you begin to wonder how come they have so many excellent players at every spot. Ghana has them too but our politics of football means that, those with big men backing their call are given the chance to play (either they can play or not) and those who can play but do not have any politician or influential big man behind them will be benched—that is if they were lucky to have been called.

My Take on the Menaye Donkor & Sulley Muntari Alleged Break Up | Something is Definitely Up

06/12/2014 2:16 am

by Chris-Vincent Agyapong, Founding Editor

When I read on GhanaCelebrities.Com that Menaye Donkor and Sulley Muntari’s marriage has somehow hit the rocks, I was a bit shocked and had to read the story twice….

Initially, I did not really buy into it, giving the rumour less than 20% credibility but after few days of developments and having just read Menaye Donkor’s manager’s attempt to answer some of the questions relating to the break-up, I think I am 90% sure that, the relationship is broken down but Menaye Donkor is trying all that is possible to keep things away from the public eye.

We say there is no smoke without fire…right? The initial article together with the comments I read on GhanaCelebrities.Com had it that, even because of the break-up, Menaye Donkor was not invited to Sulley Muntari’s mother’s birthday party over the weekend when Menaye was right out here in Accra.

If it had emerged that Sulley Muntari’s mother did not have any birthday party and even if she did, Menaye was there, then I would have said the rumour is pretty unfounded. However, it happened that, the rumour was spot on. The rumour was right on this.

Menaye’s manager stated that, Sulley’s mother had a birthday party and Menaye Donkor did not attend because she was busy.

NANA KWAKU BONSAM – Stop Disgracing Ghana!

06/6/2014 5:41 pm

by Chris-Vincent Agyapong, Founding Editor

It is most unfortunate that international media outlets have picked up on the narcissistic ramblings of a Ghanaian spiritualist who evidently prefers enriching his own coffers and embellishing his own name to the wellbeing and reputation of his nation.

I am referring to Nana Kwaku Bonsam, touted to be Ghana’s foremost spiritualist, who haphazardly decided to besmirch Ghana’s name before the eyes of the world by claiming his ‘devilish powers’ are behind the current injury of Portugal star and arguably the world’s best player, Cristiano Ronaldo.

According to reports, Bonsam claims to have conjured a special powder from his gods which was placed around an image and caricature of Ronaldo, rendering his present injury untreatable by conventional medics and leaving his World Cup hopes tattered.

My grouse with this report, apart from its clear ludicrousness, is the impression it will undoubtedly create in the minds of people towards Ghana – as a nation crawling in ‘fetish priests’ with ‘black magic’. With such reports being bandied about, if Ghana excels in the tournament, some will unscrupulously attribute it to some ‘juju’ at work. If the Black Stars do overcome Portugal come June 26th, people will unfortunately play up the influence of devilish power rather than the skill, determination and prowess of our boys.

My question to Kwaku is this – if indeed you are so ‘powerful’, why can’t you empower the current Ghanaian squad to face their opponents? What is your business with CR7 alone when there are plenty of other stars capable of inflicting defeat on Ghana?

With PLENTY Sugar Daddies & Mummies, Why Must Ghanaian University Students Work?

06/5/2014 8:27 pm

by Chris-Vincent Agyapong, Founding Editor

Dear Chris-Vincent,

I have taken time to read your recent article titled ‘The Work Culture of Ghanaian Students | Why Don’t Most Ghanaian University Students Work?’ and I’ve gone through the interesting but disagreeing comments as well…

Even though you make some great points and delve well into the subject of the non-existing ‘Work Culture’ among Ghanaian students, you failed to look at an obvious but shameful truth about the lifestyle of Ghanaian students, affecting their decisions to work or not to work.

I completed University of Ghana about 4 years ago and worked part time at a family friend’s pharmacy, especially weekends and contrary to arguments of time table issues made by certain people who commented, I did well with punctuality and turned up to work all the time as agreed. There were certain days I couldn’t make it but that had nothing to do with my studies or time table, I just had some other businesses to attend to…

So I am a living testimony of the fact that students who really want to work in Ghana can do so and despite the fact that jobs are difficulty to come by, with a vigorous push, you can find a place to work.

Another thing you and the other readers need to take note is the issue of remuneration. The pay for most jobs in Ghana are not good and therefore students are not attracted to working, measuring the time to be spent with the money to be earned. But of course as you rightly mentioned, working culture is not solely about the money, it is about developing other ethics needed for the bigger world.

When I used to work as a student, majority of my female colleagues and a greater number of female students I knew did not find work attractive because their off campus lifestyle paid far better than any part time job will pay them.

I know for sure this is not a unique phenomenon at University of Ghana but also at the various Universities across the country. Young female students pride themselves with what we call ‘Sugar Daddies’ who cater for most of their needs and these ‘Sugar Daddies’ ranges from Politicians to Doctors and from Businessmen to Investors. These men mostly with wives at home have the weekends of greater number of the female students fully booked, well in advance.

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