The Zylofon record label boss has issued a statement to settle issues with the dancehall artist following the fracas last weekend
The owner and bankroller of Zylofon Group of Companies Nana Appiah Mensah (NAM 1) has send a heartfelt apology to dancehall artist Stonebwoy after his car was almost forcefully taken from him on Saturday.
Stonebwoy’s camp was alleged to have ordered that all Zylofon materials be taken down before and during his performance at University of Ghana despite the former being the sponsors that night.
That action, according to reports, led to some section of the Zylofon crew led by the transport manager to attack Stonebwoy and tried to take away his Benz which they insisted that it belonged to the their company at the Champs Bar, and the musician gave out some warning shots to disperse the crew and later drove off.
I apologize to team @stonebwoyb and all well wishers for the unfortunate ill incident that occurred. The transport manager exercised a discretion characterized by reflex and over exuberance. An act I vehemently condemn and discourage from our society. pic.twitter.com/me8U3Anvt9
Stonebwoy was signed to Zylofon Music label last year but he has shown signs of unhappiness following the arrival of his rival Shatta Wale, especially the hype that surrounded his signing and unveiling.
AshesGyamera understands that the traffic manager has been suspended indefinitely but Stonebwoy is in the process of officially cancel his contract with the label since he feels unsecured.
Techiman Eleven Wonders bankroller Nana Ameyaw has revealed that former Asante Kotoko midfielder Larbi Koomson and former King Faisal captain Iddrisu Yahaya have gone AWOL from the club after disagreement on their residential situations.
The duo, who joined the Ghana Premier League newbies few months ago and were part of the club’s squad that participated in the Ghalca G8 tournament, rejected the apartment secured for them by club, insisting that it doesn’t meet their standard.
“The two players have duped me and shown me that I’m a fool to give them part payment of the contracts they signed with my club,” Nana Ameyaw said.
“The contracts they signed were two and three years each. I’ve even rented a ‘self-contain’ apartment for them but they’ve refused to stay there, packed all their belongings and left without a word.”
He added: “I will everything to God because I don’t want to have any discussion with them anymore. It’s God who settles issues for the fool so I leave things in his hands.
“If my club’s management members will hold talks with them again, that won’t include myself.”
Wonders will host Hearts of Oak on opening day of the season if the legal tussle between Ghana Football Association and Great Olympics is settled in the coming days.
As the beef continues between dancehall guru Livingstone Etse Setekla known in showbiz as Stonebwoy and Zylofon Music record label, Highlife act Kumi Guitar, who’s a member of the latter has joined the fray to throw shots at his ‘former’ colleague describing him as selfish.
According to Kumi, Stonebwoy has persistently shown signs of selfishness and has always gone contrary to what is expected of him as an ambassador of Zylofon which led to the signing of his fierce rival Shatta Wale.
The decision to bring on board Shatta Wale, of course, did not go down well with Stonebwoy and the latter has even revealed that he wasn’t notified and wouldn’t have joined if they alerted him initially that another dancehall artist will be on board later.
“I was the first artist to be signed onto Zylofon but no one informed me when you Stonebwoy was getting signed,” Kumi Guitar told Zylofon FM.
“Stop being selfish because I wasn’t even informed when Becca, Joyce Blessing or even Obibini were being signed. So why is Stonebwoy acting this way saying he wasn’t informed about Shatta’s signing. Does he own shares in the company to be informed before the label takes such decisions?” he quizzed.
“What I heard was that you got angry because Shatta [Wale] was signed. If you won’t give him what he wants, automatically he [Nana Appiah Mensah – Zylofon Media CEO] will fail to give you what you want or better still, he will go look for somebody who can do the job for him if you cannot do it.
He added: “You are an ambassador representing Zylofon, how many times are you hashtagging Zylofon? This is where our boss also has a problem and he has told you several times, you’ve gone for meetings?”
On Saturday, it was reported that Stonebwoy clashed with some crew members of Zylofon at an event organised by University of Ghana and sponsored by Zylofon Cash but Stonebwoy’s manager Black Ceddi, according to reports, instructed the organisers that all materials on stage, behind and beside it bearing Zylofon’s inscriptions and adverts must be taken down before his artist will perform and that was actually done.
The decision raised eyebrows especially when Bulldog of Zylofon fame was notified and that led to a scuffle behind the stage.
It was later reported that some members of Zylofon crew followed Stonebwoy to the Champs bar where his ‘apprentice’ Kelvin Boy was having his concert in a bid to seize a car and other items given him by Zylofon which resulted into chaos as Stonebwoy fired some gunshots to protect himself and other properties.
AshesGyamera understands that Kumi Guitar has taken the beef to another level by actually releasing a diss track for Stonebwoy while the Traffic manager of Zylofon has also been fired after the confusion with Stonebwoy.
Juventus coach Max Allegri has insisted thata there is no proposal or talks between him and Arsenal in a bid to replace embattled Arsene Wenger after the season.
Wenger has come under increasing pressure following Arsenal’s shambolic performance in the Premier which sees them currently sitting sixth on the log and likely to miss Uefa Champions League slot unless they win the Europa League trophy.
“No, [there is no talks or contract]. I’m not even studying!” Allegri told Mediaset Premium.
Juventus defeated Udinese 2-0 on Sunday thanks to a brace from Paulo Dybala to go atop of the Serie A table and the side’s performance has been lauded by the manager.
“We haven’t achieved anything yet, as the season ends in May,” he said.
“On Wednesday, we got past Tottenham to reach the next Champions League round, we beat Udinese and can now focus on Atalanta.
“We suffered a little at the start today, but can only compliment the players for doing so well. Dybala is improving, the two goals against Lazio and Spurs gave him a boost mentally.
“Gonzalo Higuain is doing well too, even if he didn’t convert the penalty, as he provided the assist for Dybala’s second goal. On Wednesday there’s another crucial game that we have to win against Atalant,” he added.
Juventus have qualified to the quarterfinals of the Champions League after eliminating Premier League Tottenham Hotspur last week.
Dancehall artiste Livingstone Etse Setekla aka Stonebwoy has explained why he fired gunshots at the Champs Bar in Accra last night.
According to him, he did that to defend himself of any gruesome attack that may have been launched on him.
When King Lagaze asked him on Hitz FM on Sunday of the reason behind what he did, he asked “have you heard of self-defence before?”
Stonebwoy on Saturday was reported to have been engaged in a scuffle with some officers of his record label, Zylofon Music, who had gone to the premises to take from him, a car purported to have been given to him by the company.
Report has it that Stonebwoy had earlier been to the University of Ghana to perform at the Artistes Night of the Hilla Limann Week Celebration. At the behest of Stonebwoy and his management, the organizers took off all Zylofon Media banners. This deepened speculations that the ‘My Name’ hit maker may have severed relationship with Zylofon Media.
Lawrence Nana Asiamah aka Bulldog who is the Artiste and Repertoire Manager for Zylofon Music went to the premise off the show and asked that the cars which were branded in Zylofon insignia were taken away, upon seeing how things branded with Zylofon tags were being disposed off.
Bulldog – Artiste & Repertoire Manager, Zylofon Music
Bulldog almost seized Stonebwoy’s car
By then, Stonebwoy had left for the Champs Bar at the Paloma Hotel where his protégé Kelvin Boy was performing.
According to Stonebwoy, while in a room at the hotel, he sent his brother to fetch him his clothes from his car when he heard noise from outside.
“They hit [my brother] on the lips, they took the car keys from him and they sat in the car…if not for my bodyguard, they would have driven my car away and that would have been something else,” he recounted.
He then fired gunshots to dispel the crowd so they could move the car.
Apparently, Bulldog had followed up with is guys to the Champ Bar to take the car from him but Stonebwoy has stated that the car in question is his personal property and not what Zylofon gave to him.
Background to Stonebwoy and Zylofon Media ‘fight’
In June, 2017, Stonebwoy was signed on to Zylofon Music record label with an undisclosed contractual agreement.
Even though other musicians had been signed before and after Stonebwoy, theories have it that he may not have liked the idea of Zylofon Media signing his arch-rival Shatta Wale.
Shatta Wale’s signing was greeted with razzmatazz, pomp and pageantry – a situation that was unlike all the signings Zylofon Music had done in the past.
Even though Stonebwoy had congratulated Shatta Wale for joining the Zylofon family he also stated that he was not pre-informed by the management that they were bringing Shatta Wale on board.
In the interview King Lagaze had with him on Sunday evening, reggae presenter Skelly Dread sent a question to the host asking whether Stonebwoy would have signed onto Zylofon Music if they had already signed another dance hall artiste.He responded in the negative.
Even though Stonebwoy and Zylofon have not come out to announce anything pertaining to the abrogation of contract with Stonebwoy, it appears all is not well with the two parties and a possible break up is imminent.
This comes on the back of recent innuendos made by Shatta Wale about Stonebwoy’s Ghc 5,000 donation to the accident ward of the Korle-bu Teaching Hospital. Stonebwoy went there without any reps from the record label.
He followed up with another post: “ Stonebwoy stop that silly thing ooo ibe so samini do weh a kill am lyrically .. this beef u deh try start u can’t WiN and you know from your dear heart ..I AM ZYLOFON ..are you ZYLOFON.. ? Answer me ..”
The personal manager of Stonebwoy, Black Sidi also took to social media to reply Shatta Wale in a similar fashion.
“Somebody Tell My Good Friend We Wont Mind Him…We Are Busy Rehearsing For SummerJam And Reggae Sumfest 2018. #BhimNationGlobal ” he wrote on Facebook.
Attempts to get parties involved to speak to the matter have not been successful.
Meanwhile, the Chief Executive Officer of Zylofon Media, Nana Appiah Mensah has asked fans of Stonebwoy, Shatta Wale and his company to stay calm as they solve the problem.
Nana Appiah Mensah (CEO – Zylofon)
“I urge all well wishers of@shattawalegh, @stonebwoyb and @ZylofonMedia to remain very calm. Whatever differences, as with all human institutions would be resolved in the most civil and decorous fashion. Ghana shall prosper.#zylofonmusic #Ghanamusic #Ghanawi,” he wrote on his social media platforms.
Earlier, Nana Appiah Mensah and Zylofon Media had unfollowed Stonebwoy on twitter.
The midfielder has revealed that he has forgiven his team-mate despite their fight at training grounds on Saturday
Aduana Stars midfielder Elvis Opoku says he stopped his father from lodging a formal complaint at the Police Station after the misunderstanding at training grounds which later ended up in a fight.
The former Bibiani Gold Stars poster boy was engaged in the unfortunate incident following a rush tackle by defender Stephen Anokye Badu on Zakaria Mumuni which Sassraku stood behind the defender bringing confusion among the team-mates.
“My family was furious after hearing about the incident. Especially my dad. He wanted to take up the matter with the police but I said no,” Opoku said, as quoted by Footballmadeinghana.
“It happened and it’s in the past. No amount of talk will put my lost teeth back. We’ve to move on as a team to ensure that we qualify to the money zone of the CAF Champions League.
“I don’t know what came over him. The issue was not even between the two of us. It was between Zakaria Mumuni and Stephen Anokye Badu. I went in to calm nerves. This is how I ended up but I’ve forgiven him,” he added.
Opoku insists he still sees Sassraku as a friend and brother and has shifted his attention to the second leg of the Caf Champions League last qualifying round against E.S Setif in Algeria.
“He is still my best friend. As friends, these things normally happen. That’s what tests the strength of your friendship,” he said.
” I don’t want him to be down because we need him on Sunday against the Algerians as we strive to qualify to the next stage of the CAF Champions League.”
AshesGyamera understands that Aduana management will likely drop the two players from the squad that will travel to Algeria if the club’s owner Nana Agyeman Badu gives his approval.
Of course, football would be nothing without emotion, as the duo were caught in a heated argument which resulted to a serious fight
Aduana Stars striker Derrick Sassraku and midfielder Elvis Opoku were involved in a training grounds bust-up on Saturday ahead of the return leg against Algerian side E.S Setif, AshesGyamera can confirm.
The incident, according to our sources, happened after a rush-tackle from Stephen Anokye Badu on winger Zakaria Mumuni but Sasrasku stood behind Badu despite concerns from other team-mates, insisting that it wasn’t intentional but Opoku comments afterwards saw tempers flare off the field before things went from bad to worse, although, other teammates tried to step in as mediators.
According to reports Opoku was rushed to the Presbyterian General Hospital in Dormaa Ahenkro after Opoku suffered minor cuts and damage to his teeth.
However, it is unclear if Opoku can recover on time to be part of the club’s 18-man to travel to Algeria for the return fixture of the Caf Champions League last qualifying round since he must pass late fitness test by the club’s medical team.
AshesGyamera has tried to contact the management of Aduana but all efforts have ended up fruitless as the club is not ready to comment on the issue currently.
The Ghana international lasted only 11 minutes in their crucial game as they hope to avoid relegation this season
Ghana striker Jordan Ayew has seen a straight red card in Swansea City’s game against Huddersfield in the Premier League at John Smith Stadium on Saturday.
The 26-year-old, who won the club’s player of the month of February on Friday, making it two in a row, was shown the exit after he went into a tackle against the hosts’ captain Jonathan Hogg by the 11th minute.
With Swansea winning four out of their last six league games and sharing the spoils in the remaining two, Carlos Carvalhal was hoping the former Aston Villa forward will be instrumental in this game as they want to further push away from the drop.
Although, Jordan and his senior brother Andre Ayew protested against the supposed harsh decision, referee Michael Oliver had none of that and stood on his grounds.
Should Swansea fail to appeal the decision, Ayew will miss the game against Tottenham Hotspur in the quarterfinals of the FA Cup next weekend which will also see his senior brother missing, since he is cap tied, as well as the league game against Southampton to complete the three match ban.
He has featured in 30 league games this season, scoring six goals in the process.
The Argentine superstar will sit out a La Liga fixture with Malaga after being freed from Ernesto Valverde’s squad and replaced by Yerry Mina
Lionel Messi has been removed from Barcelona’s squad to face Malaga for “personal reasons”, the Primera Division giants have announced.
The Argentine superstar will play no part for the Catalan club in their latest outing as he has been freed to leave Ernesto Valverde’s ranks.
His spot has been filled by January signing Yerry Mina.
Messi’s wife, Antonella, is due to give birth to the couple’s third child any day, with the impending new arrival mooted as the reason for the star turn’s absence from professional duty.
The 30-year-old forward revealed in October 2017 that his family was to welcome another addition .
He then announced in February that a third son would be called Ciro , with Mateo and Thiago set to get a little brother.
Barcelona are yet to confirm the reasons for Messi’s absence, but will feel that they have enough quality at their disposal to cope without him.
Valverde’s side have opened up an eight-point lead at the La Liga summit and remain well on course to return the Spanish top-flight crown to Camp Nou.
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Messi has enjoyed another standout season for Barca in 2017-18, with 32 goals netted in just 41 appearances.
Ghana, Nigeria and many countries in Africa would be empty if the United States of America decides to give free visas for just a week, Pastor Mensa Otabil has said.
The International Central Gospel Church (ICGC) founder told his congregation on Sunday, 4 March during the church’s 34th anniversary service that the number of Africans who risk their lives traversing deserts and the Mediterranean to Europe, is ample evidence that virtually all Africans would run out of the continent for greener pasture if they had the chance.
“Look at the number of our people who try to cross the Sahara Desert to go to Europe.
“And believe you me, if that way were open, Africa would be empty. It would be empty,” Dr Otabil said.
He added: “If the American Embassy today decides: this week is free visa for everybody, Ghana would be empty, Nigeria would be empty”.
“Why are we travelling? It’s not because we have a sense of adventure, because if we had a sense of adventure, we would have travelled to Mole, we would’ve gone to Kintampo, we have no sense of adventure, it’s a sense of hopelessness. It’s not adventure, it’s hopelessness. It’s a sense where you feel nothing good will come from here”.
According to Magnum, the largest flow of modern African migration funnels through Libya.
It said coming from the south, migrants flee the vestiges of wars that have left entire nations in ruin. From the east, they escape a life of indefinite military servitude and violent conflict. From the west, they evade destitution and governments that arbitrarily jail whomever they please.
Some arrive by choice, others by force. But Libya is the purgatory where most migrants prepare to face the deadliest stretch of the Mediterranean Sea.
Libya’s 1,100-mile coastline, according to Magnum, has effectively become an open border without government forces to monitor who comes and who goes. Smugglers have filled the void, willing to tightly pack hundreds of migrants at a time into flimsy vessels and shuttle them to Italy.
Migrant crossings through the central Mediterranean jumped by more than four-fold after 2013. The International Organization for Migration estimates that nearly 182,000 migrants from Libya have landed in Italy since the start of last year, exacerbating a massive refugee crisis already spilling out of Syria and other parts of the Middle East.
