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Vybz Kartel Case Another Juror Fled Jamaica In Fear For His Life Vybz Kartel murder case jurors are stepping forward to speak about how their lives have been affected since the 2014 trial. A second juror is now saying his involvement in the controversial trial uprooted his life too. Vybz Kartel, whose real name is Adidja Palmer, is currently awaiting a verdict for his appeal case. His lead attorney, Tom Tavares-Finson, is now questioning the timing of these jurors coming out which seems like an attempt to prejudice the case. In an email sent to Urban Islandz, the juror explained to us that he is not a part of the witness protection programme, but he is now living overseas, and only his close family know his exact whereabouts. “Only my close family members know my whereabouts because I can’t trust anyone not even friends,” he said. The juror, who was a part of the 11-member jury that convicted Vybz Kartel, told us that he just wants the trial to be over because he knows his

Vybz Kartel Calls Bounty Killer His “Dad” Amidst Beef With Mavado Vybz Kartel is making it clear like a sunny day that Bounty Killer is still his father. Mavado is now on the outside, and I doubt he really cares. After all, he has bigger things on his hands right now like some legal troubles in Jamaica and his teenage son facing a murder charge. Nevertheless, this topic has been back in the spotlight in dancehall for the past two weeks given Bounty Killer‘s recent onslaught on the Gully Gad on the Gram. On Wednesday, Killer posted an old clip of himself performing with Vybz Kartel and Sizzla Kalonji at the 2006 Champion In Action show. Back then everything was good between the former Alliance leader and his protege Vybz Kartel. Clearly, there is no love lost between the two despite a bitter falling out in the mid-2000s that gave rise to the Gully/Gaza feud. Bounty Killer insist that Mavado wasn’t defending him or the Alliance, but wanted Kartel’s fame, so he instigated the war.

Labba Labba Apologize To Beenie Man Backtracks Claims About Bogle Labba Labba says sorry to Beenie Man but the damage is already done. Labba Labba has stepped forward to apologize to Beenie Man as he backtracks a previous statement claiming that the dancehall icon is responsible for the 2006 murder of legendary dancer Bogle. In a new video sent to Urban Islandz, the former dancer says he was drunk off Hennessy when he did the interview and didn’t mean to say what he said. In the short clip, Labba said he was drinking some Hennessy before he did the impromptu interview where he made some very serious claims that Beenie Man paid $100,000 to have Bogle killed. On the night Bogle was shot and killed, he disrespected Beenie with two chickens. Labba is now claiming that he doesn’t know anything about the dancehall legend nor Tristan Palmer son being involved in the unsolved murder. “I just want to apologize to Tristan and his son and Beenie Man,” he said.

Beenie Man Didn’t Kill Bogle Over Two Chickens, Tony Matterhorn Blast Labba Labba Beenie Man didn’t kill Bogle over two chickens. Tony Matterhorn reacts to some recent allegation by legendary dancer Labba Labba. Last week, Labba Labba did an impromptu interview where he alleges that Beenie Man paid $100,000 to have dancehall icon Bogle killed. Beenie has been under scrutiny for years for his alleged involvement in the dancer’s killing in 2005, but the Doc has denied the allegations, and at the time of Bogle’s death, he offered up $1 million to have the dancer’s killers brought to justice. There were some rumors that Bogle’s killers were killed a short time after his death and it’s unclear if Beenie Man ever forked over that $1 million. Nevertheless, Tony Matterhorn went on Instagram Live this week to share his reaction to what Labba Labba said. “Labba Labba is a little b*tch who looks like he is on coke and like he wants a little fix and just a tell some lies,” Matterhorn sai

FIFA has banned the head of the Palestinian Football Association from attending soccer games for a year for inciting hatred and violence toward Lionel Messi. Jibril Rajoub called on Arab soccer fans to burn Messi posters and shirts if he participated in an Argentina game in Israel in June. It led to Argentina canceling the World Cup warmup match. FIFA’s disciplinary committee cited comments by the Palestinian FA president “calling on football fans to target the Argentinian Football Association and burn jerseys and pictures of Lionel Messi.” Rajoub is banned from attending any football matches in an official capacity for 12 months from Friday. Source: www.stltoday

It appears there’s no limit to what Ghana midfielder, Kevin Prince Boateng can do. The Sassuolo midfielder has released a rap single titled “King” under the alias “Prin$$ Boateng” on the World Star Hip Pop label, with an accompanying video that features quite the luxury collection of cars, jewelry etc. The former AC Milan man performed a Michael Jackson “moonwalk” dance routine in front of the San Siro crowd of 88,000 people when Milan won the Italian Serie A title in 2011. Now Boateng, who has not represented Ghana since the 2014 world cup in Brazil, seems to have ventured into the Hip Pop world with “King” which has since racked up over 1 million views on youtube since its release on August 16. Boateng’s old brother, George Boateng, is a rapper under the alias “BTNG” while other half brother, Jerome Boateng, is represented by rapper Jay-Z’s Roc Nation Sports. Check out the video below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCzdUNTKapY

Atletico Madrid can win Champions League this season - Thomas Partey Ghana midfielder Thomas Partey believes Atletico Madrid have the credentials to win this season's UEFA Champions League. The 25-year-old is drawing inspiration from last week's UEFA Super Cup against European champions Real Madrid. Last season, Atleti won the Europa League and Partey believes they can go one better this term. ''I think we can achieve more than in the past competition. For now, we are happy that we were able to start the season by winning the trophy. Of course, the Champions League triumph is our priority now,'' Partey told the media ''To achieve this, we have to win more games, because it is the series of wins that make the team have a positive atmosphere for further success.''

Dancehall artiste Samini has appealed to government to grant him licence to grow marijuana in the country. Samini asked government to install proper mechanisms for marijuana to be used as a commercial product instead of criminalizing its usage. The multiple award-winning artiste made this comment in an interview on Okay FM. He recounted some benefits of marijuana to national development saying when it is legalized and farmers like himself are given the necessary assistance to grow the product, it would help to generate revenues for the country. "I am a farmer. I need licence to grow wee and export it to the industries that use wee for medicinal purposes and every other thing important apart from smoking. If I get the licence to grow wee, I'll supply to the medical industry, the oil industry...the paper industry, you know different [different] industries which use marijuana as raw materials as base for what they produce", Samini said. Samini, who has rele

One of the big names in radio presenting in Ghana, Isaac Duncan Williams, popularly known as Dr. Duncan, has returned from his long break, but this time with something new on Accra’s fast-rising local radio station, Onua 95.1FM. The man, who helped some of today’s big music acts to penetrate the industry, has signed a deal with Media General-owned Onua FM, where he is expected to unearth new raw music talents. Sarkodie, D-Cryme, Stonebwoy, Yaa Pono, Kofi Korea, Stay Jay and Danso Abiam among others got their musical breakthrough thanks to Dr. Duncan, who gave them the platform to exhibit their dexterity years ago. The “Brothers Brothers”, “Selein”, “Wo Masa Wo Mistress” and “Ekyirei ooh” man is back on air and this time together with his producer Papa Bills will give their listeners something different from what they have been experiencing previously. As he returns on radio, Dr. Duncan will continue with this pursuit but in a broader sphere on a new show dubbed ‘Akasamu’,

Award-winning artiste and brand ambassador for betPawa, Mr. Eazi has shared an adorable photo of himself and the first lady of Ghana, Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo at her residence in Accra. In the photo shared on social media Tuesday, August 20, the ‘Pour Me Water’ crooner and the first lady were seen beaming with smiles as they struck a pose for the camera. Although the purpose of their meeting is unknown to Starfirepro, it is clear from the images shared on Instagram and Facebook that Mr. Eazi had a great time with Mrs. Akufo-Addo. “It was a great Honour being hosted by @rakufoaddo the First Lady of the Republic of Ghana🇬🇭 Earlier Today!! Thank you for taking out time to meet the Happy Boy!” the caption of his on Instagram read. Mr. Eazi is currently promoting his new track titled ‘Property’ across the continent and the international scene.

Ghanaian musician KwawKese has performing live on stage with American hip pop musician Barry Adrian Resse well known on stage as Cassidy today, August 23 in New York. According to Kwaw, his fans should expect something crazy from his camp at the Highline Ballroom in New York during the show. The Highline Ballroom is a music venue and nightclub located at 431 West 16th Street in Manhattan in New York City. Aside ‘abodam’, Ruste Juxx, Jake Palumbo and other talents will also share stage with the popular American rapper. Kwaw Kese has been out of Ghana for sometime now.

Ghanaian broadcaster, Deloris Frimpong-Manso popularly known as Delay has shared her success story with patrons of 2018 iYES conference. Addressing the audience last night at the National Theatre, the controversial broadcaster said her journey in the media has not been rosy. She recounted an incident which ended her at a mechanic shop. According to her, she was staying with her auntie at Tema but was thrown out of the house because they had a misunderstanding. “Around 2003, I was staying with my auntie in Tema and I had a little argument with her and her husband thought I was a bit difficult to control so they threw me out of the house. I was 21. I had nowhere to go. I ended staying with some friends at a mechanic shop in Tema Community 2,” she said. The producer of the ‘Cocoa Brown’ and ‘Afia Schwarzenegger’ television series said few weeks after she was sacked from her auntie’s house, her mother passed away. Delay, in her speech also talked about the trials, rejectio

Kofi Annan was a known fan of the arts; he honoured concerts, met with heavyweights in the entertainment industry and was particularly a keen fan of cartoons. Annan has been hailed by people in the industry for his role – direct and indirect in championing the cause of using the arts to reach across to others. He was an honorary president for the Cartooning for Peace project which he helped found in 2006. “The loss of Kofi Annan, Honorary president of Cartooning for Peace, arouses a deep sadness and also represents a big loss for freedom of speech. “After an outstanding diplomatic career, the former United Nations Secretary-General, also Nobel Peace Prize, gathered press cartoonists from all around the world in 2006 at UN: he wanted to build a bridge between press cartoonists and the various cultures on the planet,” Plantu, president of the group wrote in a tribute. The group which has 183 editorial cartoonists from 64 different countries have since published 11 pieces in

Striker, a young Ghanaian actor who starred in ‘Beast of No Nation,’ the movie that shot Abraham Attah to fame, has been found begging on the streets for his livelihood. The actor was found on the streets on Monday morning by a student of the Ghana Institute of Journalism, Caleb Nii Boye. According to Caleb who reported the incident on his Facebook page, he took Striker to the GIJ campus and interrogated him. In his interview, Striker disclosed that he sells yam at Agbogbloshie Market and stays with his grandma at North Kaneshie. Striker added that he was begging on the street before he got cast in the movie, ‘Beast of No Nation.’ However, noted that after shooting the movie he was supposed to have been paid $30, 000 but he did not get the money from the movie producers. He said he was also supposed to have had 1% of the revenue accrued from the sale of the movie. “I did not even see the money. They said the money was at the bank,” he added. Striker noted tha

Photos from award-winning Afro-Pop singer, Becca and her longtime Nigerian boyfriend, Tobi Sanni Daniel when they tied the knot in a beautiful traditional wedding ceremony here in Accra. Becca's husband, Tobi is a banker by profession and the Chief Executive Officer of The State of Mind Entertainment in Nigeria. Tobi is a former Manager of Ice Prince the ‘Oleku’ hitmaker. The marriage was graced by friends, family, fellow celebs and the Minister of Creative Arts, Catherine Afeku.