Ghana bags 15 nominations at this year's African Movie Academy Awards

The 2016 AMAA awards holds on 11th of June 2016 in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. This year Ghana managed to bag 15 nominations with 'The Cursed one' earning about 11 of those. Below is the full list of nominations: 1.EFERE OZAKO AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FILM 1.Encounter – Nigeria 2.Le Chemin – Cote De Voire 3.Blood Taxi - Nigeria 4.Meet The Parents – Nigeria/Canada 5.Nourah The Holy Light – Burkina Faso 6.Ireti – Nigeria 7.Life of Nigerian Couple – Nigeria 2. AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST ANIMATION 1.The Pencil – Burkina Faso 2.The Peculiar Life of a Spider – Ghana 3.Funsie Fast Fingers – Nigeria 4.Lazare Sie Pale – Burkina Faso 3. AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY 1, My Fathers Funeral – Cameroon 2. Nollywood – Nigeria 3. Tchindas- Cape Verde 4. The Fruitless Tree – Niger 5. Runs ‘I too Seek The Horizon’ – Nigeria/UK 6. Camera/Woman – Morocco 4.OUSMANE SEMBENE AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST FILM IN AN AFRICAN LANGUAGE 1. Brotherhood Eye – Mali 2. Bala Bala Sese –Uganda 3. Missing God – Nigeria 4. Cursed Treasure – Ghana 5. Wako – Uganda 6. Daggers of Life (Agbe Fe Akumehewo) - Ghana 5.MICHAEL ANYIAM OSIGWE AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST FILM BY AN AFRICAN LIVING ABROAD: 1. Lambadina – Ethiopia/USA 2. Skinned – Liberia/USA 3. LAPD African Cop – USA/Nigeria 4. Boxing Day – USA/Nigeria 5. MONA – Nigeria/UK 6.AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST DIASPORA SHORT 1.Lines- USA 2.Raptors- USA 3.Across The Track- USA 7. AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST DIASPORA DOCUMENTARY 1.Can You DigThis- USA 2.America’s Blues- USA 3.Spirits ofRebellion- USA 8. AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST DIASPORA FEATURE 1.America Is Stillthe Place- USA 2.Ben & Ara- USA 3.Luv Don’t Live Here- USA 9. AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION DESIGN 1.The Cursed One - Ghana 2.Soldiers Story - Nigeria 3.Ayanda- South Africa 4.Missing God - Nigeria 5.Out of Luck- Nigeria 10. AMAA 2016 ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN 1.Eye of the storm 2.Oshimiri 3.The Cursed One 4.Ayanda 5.Soldiers Story 11.AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKE-UP 1.Oshimiri 2.The Cursed One 3.Missing God 4.Soldiers Story 12.AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUNDTRACK 1.O-Town - Nigeria 2.Tell Me Sweet Something – South Africa 3.The Cursed One - Ghana 4.Hear me Move – South Africa 5.Le Pagne- Niger 13.AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL EFFECT 1.Hear me Move - South Africa 2.Oshimiri - Nigeria 3.Stupid Movie – Nigeria 4.House Arrest – Uganda 5.Soldiers Story – Nigeria 14.AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND 1.Eye of the Storm- Burkina Faso 2.Fifty - Nigeria 3.The Cursed One - Ghana 4.Behind Closed Doors - Morocco 5.Falling - Nigeria 6.Rebecca- Ghana 15. AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY 1.The Cursed one 2.Eye of the Storm 3.Ayanda 4.Tell me Sweet Something 5.Fifty 16. AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING 1.Behind Closed Doors 2.Rebecca 3.The Cursed One 4.Eye of the Storm 5.Hear me Move 17. AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SCREEN PLAY 1.The Cursed One 2.Tell me Sweet Something 3.The Visit 4.Eye of the Storm 5.Beyond Blood 18.AMAA 2016- RIVERS STATE GOVERNMENT ENDOWED AWARD FOR BEST NIGERIAN FILM 1.Beyond Blood 2.Dry 3.Fifty 4.Missing God 5.Falling 6.O’Town 19.AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST YOUNG/ PROMISING ACTOR 1.Nyanso Dzedze – Hear Me Move 2.Ophelia Klenam Dzidzornu– The Cursed One 3.Zubaidat Ibrahim Fagge – Dry 4.Ifu Ennada – O’Town 5.Eve Esin – Oshimiri

Would you let your mum wear this? :Featuring Chrissy Teigen

Wife of John Legend and first time mum Chrissy Teigen showed off her post baby body in this sheer dress as she went on a date with her husband. Would you let your mum wear this outfit?

After years of emotional & bumpy search, singer Keyshia Cole finally finds her biological father

R&B songstress Keyshia Cole today Friday May 13th announced on Instagram that she has finally found her father after 34 years of searching. The 34-year-old Grammy Award winning singer revealed that she took a paternity test which confirmed boxing trainer Virgil Hunter is her biological father and that she is currently spending time with him in Oakland, California. "While in NYC I was overwhelmed with emotion. I explained while on stage at the Barclays, the situation I was faced with at that moment, which was, my father and I finding our way to each other after 34 years,” the ‘Heaven Sent’ singer wrote today, revealing that a paternity test has been done, confirming that the top boxing trainer, Virgil Hunter, who is currently training top acts like Andre Ward, Andre Berto and Amir Khan, really is her father. "I knew at that time, a paternity test was in place, well the results are in, and this is my father!! His name is Virgil Hunter, and at this present time, I’m in Oakland spending time, getting to know him! The story behind this is beyond me!!! God has his hands all in this!!! I’m so excited, So excited with taking this a day at a time!!!" Cole has always been open about her desire to find her birth father in her BET reality show, The Way It Is source: linda ikeji's blog

Can you guess which celebrity this is?

he is an american singer with a really nice voice and has dreadlocks. Can you guess who he is?

This week's Box Office Top 5: Captain America: Civil War makes huge impact on the chart

You're welcome to your weekly Box office top 5 chart. This week saw Captain America knocking The man cub out of the 1st position. Here are the top 5 highest grossing movies:*

*KEANU- At number 5 this week is the action comedy Keanu which made $3.4million.

*THE HUNTSMAN: Winter's War- The adventure fantasy movie has made very disappointing progress as it never made it to the number1 on the chart. The star studded sequel to Snow White and the Huntsman is at number 4 with $3.6 million.


*MOTHER'S DAY- comes in at number 3 with $9.0 million and stars Julia Roberts among other veterans.

*THE JUNGLE BOOK- The man cub and his animal friends are at number 2 after being knocked out of the 1st position by our new entry. The movie made $21.9 million.


CAPTAIN AMERICA: Civil War- Our new entry this week is the third movie in the Captain america franchise, Civil war which ended the week with a whooping $181.8 million. The movie stars Robert Downey jr., Scarlet Johanson, Jeremy renner, Don Cheadon and Chris Evans as the Patriotic hero.

Did Beyonce rock this african print outfit?

Formation singer Beyonce debuted an african print dress as she stepped out with her husband in Houston. Did she rock it?

patoranking signs autograph on the chest of a female fan

the nigerian dancehall artiste artiste shared the photo above of himself signing an autograph on the chest of a female fan who apparently gave him permission to do so, and we all know what's on the chest of a woman. He posted: '"She said sign it there...I follow instructions and I listen to My fans'