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Tidal Rave Brouhaha: Chief Stylz held my neck – DJ Mensah
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Sarkodie’s Disc Jockey, DJ Mensah has disclosed a heated moment between him and Stonebwoy’s Manager, Chief Stylz (Abiola) at the just-ended Tidal Rave Festival held at La Palm Royal Beach Hotel in Accra.
Speaking to Andy Dosty, on Hitz FM’s Showbiz Review, DJ Mensah said he was called to set up because Sarkodie was next after Stonebwoy.
Against this backdrop, he went to the DJ set on the stage during Stonebwoy’s performance waiting for them to finish for him to take over.
“When I got there, I kept checking the list, Abiola had a phone in his hands, and I saw DJ Minor set up, so I told him (DJ Minor), we are next to perform and not you, I said that playfully,” DJ Mensah noted.
“At one point, I saw Minor tell Abiola that they have kept too long. So I went to Abiola to tell him you guys were keeping so long,” DJ Mensah added.
According to DJ Mensah, right after telling Chief Stylz, they have kept long, “What I remember is he had one hand to my neck and had a fist in the other one when I still had my laptop in my hands.I wasn’t ready to fight him. The organisers came to calm the situation.”
“I don’t know what warranted that anger after I told him that they have kept long. He should not hold back whatever that made him angry, we are on radio,” DJ Mensah added.
He further added that one of their guys called Pounds rushed down the DJ set to inform their manager Angelo what was happening, however, by the time Angelo walked on stage “we were done and I was getting set to set up, I had no idea how Stonebwoy’s microphone went off.”
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
Ghana’s comedy industry would take centre stage today, when the sixth edition of the Ghana Comedy Awards is held at the College of Physicians and Surgeons in Ridge, Accra.
The event, which has become the country’s premier platform for recognising excellence in comedy since it rebranded from the Comedy and Poetry Awards, would celebrate comedians whose performances and contributions stood out between January 1 and December 31, 2025. 
This year’s ceremony would begin with a red-carpet session at 7:00 p.m., followed by the main awards event at 8:30 p.m.
Organisers have promised an evening of entertainment featuring some of Ghana’s foremost comedy talents, including Lekzy, Jeneral Ntatia, Kojo PJay, Oh Joo, Alo Wess, Ranzy Ray and Jerry Ashinyo.
Musical performances are also expected to complement the comedy acts.
Media personality Kwame Dadzie would play host for the event, which is expected to attract comedians, entertainers and fans from across the country.
Tickets for the awards are selling at GH¢200 for the silver package and GH¢300 for Gold.
The organisers have also urged the public to support their favourite nominees by voting before polls close at 6:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 1. Voting can be done by dialling 71333*009# and entering the nominee’s code.
Beyond honouring outstanding performers, the Ghana Comedy Awards seeks to celebrate the growth of Ghana’s comedy industry and the talents who continue to entertain audiences nationwide. -GNA
After years of development, funding, and creative grit, Ghanaian feature film “Ego Reach We All” has earned an official nomination to make its world premiere at the 79th Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland this month.
Formerly titled Vagabonds, the 105-minute drama was written and directed by Amartei Armar and produced by Yemoh Ike.
It marks one of the biggest international breakthroughs for Ghanaian cinema in recent years.
The film was shot entirely in Ghana with a Ghanaian cast and crew, grounding it in authentic local culture.
Post-production was completed in France, a collaboration that Director Amartei Armar says reflects the film’s spirit, “A Ghanaian story told with the world.”
The journey began in 2018 when the short film version won at the Montreal World Film Festival, an Oscar-qualifying event.
From there, ‘Ego Reach We All’ grew into a full-length feature backed by some of the most respected names in global film development: Winner – Cannes Focus CoPro, Recipient – Red Sea Development Fund, Honoree – Red Sea Souk Award and Backed by – Red Sea Productions Fund.
Industry watchers have called it one of the most promising African film projects to emerge in the last decade.
Beyond awards, the project was shaped in top international labs.
Armar was selected for the Heyazah Screening Lab in Doha, Qatar, to refine the film’s narrative.
Producer, Yemoh Ike joined the prestigious, 2023 EAVE Producers Programme under a CNC scholarship, with training sessions in Luxembourg, Austria, and the Netherlands.
Most recently, the film was chosen for the 2025 Atlas Workshop in Marrakesh, Morocco, cementing its place in global cinema circles.
Casts include, Idrissu Tontie, Dorothy Adobea Tandoh, Emmanuel Wilberforce, Barbara Yong Jin, Emmanuel Owusu Ofori, O’Bryan Kwame Enyan, Gabriel Narh Addo, Nelly Bilson, and Kwame Brenya.
For the team, Locarno is not just a festival slot. It’s validation that Ghanaian stories, told by Ghanaians, can compete on the world’s most respected stages.
“Principal photography was done entirely by Ghanaian creatives,” the producers noted.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
