Ghana music play second fiddle to Nigeria music in Ghana

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Sally 12 years ago

Its a pity!!!! but don't blame them. The poor economic situation is the cause. Imagine these foreigners will flash dollars at the DJs and they will succumb. What we need is educating Ghanaians to be patriotic to our motherla ...
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Its a pity!!!! but don't blame them. The poor economic situation is the cause. Imagine these foreigners will flash dollars at the DJs and they will succumb. What we need is educating Ghanaians to be patriotic to our motherland & make it better.
yomi 12 years ago

No offence meant but naija music is better than urs so d only solution is to get d policy u suggested since d baning of nigerian songs is not an option

No offence meant but naija music is better than urs so d only solution is to get d policy u suggested since d baning of nigerian songs is not an option
Ross 12 years ago

Writer should apply pressure on Ghanaian artistes to produce better songs and tunes, not rant about Nigerians.

Writer should apply pressure on Ghanaian artistes to produce better songs and tunes, not rant about Nigerians.
Imoh 12 years ago

This is one of the most retarded people ever allowed to post an article.
Firstly, must everything be viewed through the prism of Nigeria versus Ghana? Secondly, perhaps the DJ's are playing what the market is asking for. Is ...
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This is one of the most retarded people ever allowed to post an article.
Firstly, must everything be viewed through the prism of Nigeria versus Ghana? Secondly, perhaps the DJ's are playing what the market is asking for. Is that a crime?
Nana 12 years ago

Ghanians will forever be backward in entertainment, they can never reach the level of Nigerians. Instead of dis dude to ask all d Ghanians artist to work very hard and produce a good music to the people, he is here busy talki ...
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Ghanians will forever be backward in entertainment, they can never reach the level of Nigerians. Instead of dis dude to ask all d Ghanians artist to work very hard and produce a good music to the people, he is here busy talking nonsense, Jealous people. Nigeria music is not only played in Ghana, come to Europe, i was at a concert last month in Belgium, Psquare Dbanj music was played there and only if u see how the crowed was like. Ghana should go and work hard stop the hatred it wont help you people. Nigeria dont have time for these kinds of talk, instead they try to work things hard, but Ghana will rander come out and start using some hatred woàrds on Nigerians, I just dey laugh
ROMANO CONTEMNOR JESUS ONE TOUCH OBIN 12 years ago

American influence especially in music and entertainment dominate UK and Europe music charts, so maybe you should ask for the Americans to be banned to

Nigerians music and films are not only popular in Ghana but the Carib ...
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American influence especially in music and entertainment dominate UK and Europe music charts, so maybe you should ask for the Americans to be banned to

Nigerians music and films are not only popular in Ghana but the Caribbean, where I was just last month( Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago I are crazy about them) and all over the world.

Go to any primary school in UK especially big inner cities like London , Birmingham and Manchester you will see whites kids, yes whites kids and even Indians kids on the bus while going to school or coming back from school listening to psquare or whiz kid on their phones.

Go on YouTube and Google white girls or men's singing to Davido or whiz kid.

You want to start with how Nollywood is so popular all over the world including Ghana where so many Ghanaians copy the design of the building they see on Nollywood films . Ghanaians told me even this. Please stope the hate rather ask Ghanaian artists to sing better songs, already muggez and co are doing just that with so much collabo with nigerians. If you can't beat em, join them
CONTEMNOR 12 years ago

Nigerian nightclub bouncer who TWICE dodged deportation is jailed for raping woman in her own home

Idreez Popoola, 34, should have been deported in 2006 after visa expired
In 2011 he was arrested but told he could ...
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Nigerian nightclub bouncer who TWICE dodged deportation is jailed for raping woman in her own home

Idreez Popoola, 34, should have been deported in 2006 after visa expired
In 2011 he was arrested but told he could stay in UK due to wife and child
Then last year he brutally attacked and raped a woman in her own home
He was jailed for seven years by judge at Northampton Crown Court
He will be automatically deported back to Nigeria upon release from prison
Campaigners and politicians say case shows need for immigration reform

By Matt Blake and Hugo Gye

PUBLISHED: 12:37, 28 October 2013 | UPDATED: 17:30, 28 October 2013

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Idreez Popoola, 34, should have been deported in 2006 after his temporary UK visa expired but he was allowed to continue living and working in Britain.

Allowances: Idreez Popoola, 34, should have been deported in 2006 after his temporary UK visa expired but he was allowed to continue living and working in Britain

A nightclub bouncer who was twice spared from being deported from Britain back to Nigeria has been jailed for raping a woman in her own home - months after judges allowed him to stay in the country.

Idreez Popoola, 34, should have been deported in 2006 after his temporary UK visa expired but he was allowed to continue living and working in Britain.

In December 2011 he was arrested and was told he would have to return to his native Nigeria but he successfully appealed the ruling.

Judges granted the nightclub bouncer temporary leave to stay in January 2012 because he had a wife and child.

Then, 11 months later on December 29 last year, he attacked and raped a woman in her own home.

Campaigners today said the shocking case showed the need for an overhaul of immigration policy to keep dangerous criminals out of Britain.

Popoola was jailed for seven years at Northampton Crown Court on October 18 after he was found guilty of rape following a four day trial last month.

Sentencing, Judge Lynn Tayton told him: 'It was a serious aggravating factor that the rape took place in the victim’s own home as this was an abuse of the trust placed in you by the victim and has undermined her feelings of safety in her own space.'

He was also ordered to sign the Sex Offenders’ Register for life.

Judge Tayton also told him he would be automatically deported back to Nigeria on his release from prison.

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The court heard Popoola met his victim while working as an agency-employed bouncer outside Bar So in Northampton town centre.

Gordon Aspden, prosecuting, said: 'Mr Popoola met his victim at a McDonald’s restaurant in Northampton before taking her to a pub.

'He then persuaded the woman to take him back to her home, she said she was reassured by the fact he was a bouncer and thought he would have been subject to background security checks.'
The court heard Popoola met his victim while working as an agency-employed bouncer outside Bar So in Northampton town centre.

Bouncer: The court heard Popoola met his victim while working as an agency-employed bouncer outside Bar So in Northampton town centre

The court heard that almost as soon as he was inside the woman’s house in Northampton, Popoola made strong sexual advances towards her before raping her.

A victim impact statement revealed the woman had suffered depression since the attack and had also been forced to move address as she felt her home had been ‘violated’ by Popoola.

Rapist Idreez Popoola sold mobile phone top-up cards in Nigeria before coming to Britain on a 12-month visa in 2005.

He moved to Croydon, south London, where he trained to be bouncer and gained work with an agency which supplied a nightclub in Northampton.

He was arrested in 2011 on suspicion of providing officers with a false name but no charges were brought.

The court heard Popoola raped the woman before forcing her to drive him to a train station.

Judge Lynn Tayton told him: 'In order to get you away from home she drove you where you wanted to go.

'The victim was very distressed and made contact with Rape Crisis and Samaritans.

'She returned to work in January but was very distressed and, after a meeting with her boss, was persuaded to report the matter to the police.'

Guilty: Popoola was jailed for seven years at Northampton Crown Court after he was found guilty of rape following a four day trial last month

Guilty: Popoola was jailed for seven years at Northampton Crown Court after he was found guilty of rape following a four day trial last month

Speaking after the sentencing, local MP Michael Ells said: 'This is an example of the dysfunctional border control in the UK.

'Although there has been considerable improvement since this government took over, the previous regime was completely not fit for purpose.

'Here is another example of someone who has gone on to commit a serious and unforgivable act when they shouldn't have even been in the country at all.

'It is clear that the appeal process is far too complex and convoluted and something should be done.'

Northampton borough councillor Iftikhar Ahmed Choudary added: 'My personal belief is that we should be a lot stronger on immigration.

'More needs to be done and people who don't belong here need to be sent back to their own country where they will not be a problem to us.

'Putting this vile man in our prisons is costing me and you money, we are the people paying taxes and things like this make me very angry.

'If we deport them, we don't have to pay for them - they shouldn't be our problem if they are not paying taxes and are living here illegally.

'We need to eject these sort of people so crimes such as these can no longer happen, the punishments need to be stricter than they are.

'If he didn't come and live in this country illegally in the first place, this crime would never have happened.

'I am sure that if people would have known he was here illegally he would not have had the help he needed to live here.

'He has ruined someone's life, and now we are paying for it out of our own pockets and it is disgusting.'

Alp Mehmet of MigrationWatch UK said: 'The sensible course of action in respect of anyone without a right to be here, particularly someone who has committed serious crimes, is to remove them as speedily as possible so that they don't get the opportunity to re-offend.'
ROMANO CONTEMNOR 12 years ago

Have you google recently how many Ghanaians that commited crimes in UK asshole? Bet you haven't ! ENVINESS and jealousy of nigerians will kill you.

Have you google recently how many Ghanaians that commited crimes in UK asshole? Bet you haven't ! ENVINESS and jealousy of nigerians will kill you.
Final 12 years ago

rropt

rropt
Quarshie 12 years ago

am also very worried about this because if you go to Nigeria they don't play our songs like our dj's are doing. our dj's need to be patriotic. but i dont blame them our artistes sing only in local language. i traveled recentl ...
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am also very worried about this because if you go to Nigeria they don't play our songs like our dj's are doing. our dj's need to be patriotic. but i dont blame them our artistes sing only in local language. i traveled recently to cameroon and the songs they like most is the Ghanaian songs in english expecilly,do me wayo by fuse. i think our artistes should learn how to sing in english or pg and they will be recognized far in africa

Sofoline doctar 12 years ago

We have to be original and not copy copy. They are now copying Nigerian style and talk. Wayo is naija pidgin learnt even when I used to leave there at Ikeja . Sing in English but don't copy

We have to be original and not copy copy. They are now copying Nigerian style and talk. Wayo is naija pidgin learnt even when I used to leave there at Ikeja . Sing in English but don't copy
Collins otagbe 12 years ago

Why calling nigeria nigeria,is there no other african countries in the continent? If u hate some thing that does nt mean that evryone else should do the same,freedom of life my dear,go find something good doing.

Why calling nigeria nigeria,is there no other african countries in the continent? If u hate some thing that does nt mean that evryone else should do the same,freedom of life my dear,go find something good doing.
Mark 11 years ago

Dis man na idiot ohh, y him dey vex na.....

Dis man na idiot ohh, y him dey vex na.....
kay 11 years ago

Pls dnt let this issue rest.. we need more business pressure groups to push agenda for gh music

Pls dnt let this issue rest.. we need more business pressure groups to push agenda for gh music
val 11 years ago

my man their is no policy in Nigeria restricting songs to be played. your problem in Ghana is that you guys refused to accept the truth and learn from it. an average Ghanaian artists believes he is better than the super star ...
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my man their is no policy in Nigeria restricting songs to be played. your problem in Ghana is that you guys refused to accept the truth and learn from it. an average Ghanaian artists believes he is better than the super star artists in Nigeria. which will never take anyone far. I learnt John dummelo the actor is supporting music in Ghana, that's not a good lead bcos he is poor when com paired with music artist. a lot of ppl are looking for sponsors in Ghana to do music believing Nigerian artists enjoy such right which is false. like Flavour for example I know him from childhood. he started as early as 13 to work his way up. no one gave him such money. we Nigerians love Ghanaians but I can see the reverse is the case for u guys. we built your movie industry by exposing your artists and producers and directors yet u stab us at the back.
Oxborn Caleb 11 years ago

Ghanaians should be blamed because Dj of nowadays like playing foreigh songs paaa!!!more than Ghanaians Song ,so let put stop to that .thank u

Ghanaians should be blamed because Dj of nowadays like playing foreigh songs paaa!!!more than Ghanaians Song ,so let put stop to that .thank u

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