RnB superstar Chris Brown ruffled some stiff African collars this week after he smoked marijuana on stage smack in the middle of a performance in Accra, Ghana.
Brown, 22, was bare-chested more than an hour into his show on Tuesday when he told a crowd that was half-jeering and half-cheering him that nobody should tell them not to smoke weed.
After uttering the words, Chris proceeded to light a blunt on stage before inviting Nigerian musician WizKid to take a few puffs too.
The performance – on the eve of Ghana’s Independence Day – was as energetic as it was riddled with expletives, according to media reports.
Angry Ghanaians took to social media to vent their displeasure, with several pictures being tweeted showing him smoking up on stage.
The resulting uproar forced organizers to admit that ‘the incident was unfortunate’ and the Ghanaian Minister of State for WA Central piped in to condemn the musician’s actions.
According to Nigerian blog naijagists.com, Minister Rashid Pelpuo chastised the singer and said police should have arrested him for that.
“This is appalling. It is unacceptable. In Ghana we have laws and one of the laws is to ban drugs, be it marijuana, ganja, weed, or whatever it is being called,” he is quoted as saying.
The concert at the Ohenhen Staduim was mainly sponsored by IT Company RLG as a prelude to the launch of a Technology City Project called Hope City.
Tickets to watch Brown and a host of other Ghanaian musicians like D’Black were retailing at 100 Ghanaian Cidis, or Sh4,000.
P-unit recently spoke to Word is over their concern on the outcome of March 4 general elections. The group performed recently at a Peace Day event alongside other local artists and they expressed a serious need for unity this year.
During the media interview, Gabu confessed how he lost a few family and friends during the 2007/2008 post election violence. "I was in Nairobi when the events were happening and I hope Kenyans will maintain unity this time round." he said.
Moments before the crew went on stage, Collo said, "We would rather focus on celebrating after the general elections as a token of appreciation." They performed their latest hit song 'You Guy' to a large number of their fans at Uhuru Park.
As many Nigerian celebrities continue to veer into other business ventures like shoe, clothing and beauty lines, Marvin Record artiste, Dr Sid, is towing an entirely different line with the launch of his own quadruple chocolate cookie range, called 'Indulge.'
The first ever quadruple chocolate cookie invention by a creative fusion of music mastery and dough delight, which is Dr Sid's (trained a dental surgeon) brain child, was unveiled on Saturday at Don Jazzy's night club, POP, in Victoria Island.
According to the artiste, who is the son of popular Nollywood actor, Justus Esiri, Indulge is a luxury chocolate cookie made with the finest Kenyan cocoa powder, chocolate dough, and Belgian chocolate.
"With a half coat of melted chocolate and a sprinkle of Belgian chocolate chips, the cookie is a treat of good chocolate and cookie love. The bottom line is, you cannot think of love, delight, chocolate or valentine's day without thinking of the indulge cookie. Why send flowers this season when you can send Indulge and get the cookie," Dr Sid explained.
The unveiling was attended by a small group of close friends, family and colleagues who experienced cookie joy. At N3, 500, the Indulge cookies can be purchased by placing orders at www.iamcookiejar.com or orders@iamcookiejar.com
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