Several
famous
people
have
made
news
this
year
for
controversies
that
have
provoked
significant
debate
and
condemnation,
rather
than
for
their
accomplishments.
These
well-known
figures
have
gained
attention
for
all
the
wrong
reasons,
raising
concerns
about
responsibility,
and
the
impact
of
their
actions
on
society.
This
year,
the
conduct
of
some
well-known
personalities
has
sparked
debates
about
ethics,
integrity,
and
the
obligations
that
come
with
celebrity.
The
following
list
includes
10
famous
people
who
have
made
headlines
in
Ghana
this
year
for
controversial
causes.
January
–
Hayford
and
Headucator
In
January,
one
X
(Twitter)
influencer
Hayford
made
the
headlines
after
a
transgender
Headucator
accused
him
of
chopping
his
‘trumu’
and
refusing
to
pay.
A
video
of
the
two
allegedly
engaged
in
the
act
also
surfaced
online
but
Hayford
denied
being
the
one
caught
on
tape.
February
–
Guy
breaks
up
with
girlfriend
after
she
went
on
stage
to
dance
with
Omah
Lay
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Nigerian
musician
Omar
Lay
became
the
topic
of
discussion
in
February
after
a
lady
left
her
boyfriend
standing
as
she
went
on
stage
to
twerk
and
dance
with
the
musician.
Videos
from
the
concert
trended
on
social
media
making
netizens
mock
the
guy.
Things
went
left
as
the
guy
said
he
had
broken
up
with
the
lady
because
she
had
publicly
disgraced
and
ridiculed
him.
March:
Bongo
Idea’s
alleged
kidnapping
Bongo
Ideas
This
incident
is
never
going
to
be
forgotten
by
Bongo
Ideas.
The
controversial
X
influencer
was
allegedly
picked
up
from
his
home
in
the
middle
of
the
night
by
some
unknown
masked
men
armed
with
guns.
According
to
Bongo
Ideas,
he
was
taken
to
several
unknown
locations
by
these
kidnappers
who
claimed
to
be
from
the
National
security
and
at
a
point
threatened
to
kill
him
but
they,
however,
left
him
somewhere
around
Borteyman.
April
–
Serwaa
Amihere
and
Henry
Fitz
saga
Ghanaians
woke
up
one
day
in
April
only
to
see
a
bedroom
video
of
Serwaa
Amihere
and
a
businessman
identified
as
Henry
Fitz
trending.
Many
people
after
watching
concluded
that
the
video
was
taken
after
the
duo
finished
doing
the
do
and
were
only
resting.
Allegations
and
accusations
of
who
leaked
the
said
video
took
over
social
media
which
forced
Henry
speak
to
about
the
matter.
He
accused
the
award-winning
broadcaster
of
trying
to
pin
everything
on
him
while
she
is
seen
as
an
Angel
in
the
public
domain
but
he
might
be
forced
to
spill
out
every
secret
which
wouldn’t
be
in
the
interest
of
Serwaa
Amihere.
May:
Medikal
and
Fella
Makafui’s
marriage
ends
in
tears
Ghana’s
Bonnie
and
Clyde,
Medikal
and
Fella
Makafui
shocked
their
fans
after
they
publicly
announced
that
they
had
gone
their
separate
ways
after
years
together.
It
all
started
as
rumours
online
but
the
former
lovers’
online
shades
with
supporting
videos
confirmed
that
things
were
not
going
right
in
their
marriage.
The
two
had
to
even
at
a
point
converge
at
the
Nungua
Palace
to
sort
out
the
owner
of
the
land
on
which
their
East
Legon
Hill
mansion
was
situated
since
they
all
claimed
to
be
the
right
owner
of
the
land
and
the
Nungua
stool
had
no
information
about
them
owning
that
land.
June:
Lil
Win
involved
in
an
accident
ahead
of
his
movie
‘A
Country
Called
Ghana’;
kills
3-year-old
boy
Favourite
Ghanaian
comic
actor
Kwadwo
Nkansah
in
the
build-up
to
the
premiere
of
his
movie
with
featured
Nollywood
actors
got
involved
in
an
accident
leading
to
the
death
of
a
3-year-old
boy.
According
to
eyewitnesses,
the
movie
actor
was
driving
at
a
high
speed
and
was
in
the
middle
lane
before
the
accident.
When
the
netizens
heard
about
how
the
accident
occurred,
they
bashed
him
and
called
for
his
arrest
for
killing
an
innocent
boy
due
to
his
carelessness.
June
–
Kofi
Gab’s
Dutch
Passport
is
better
than
PHD
comments
Kofi
Gabs
In
the
same
month
of
June,
Netherlands-based
Ghanaian
Kofi
Gabs
became
the
talk
of
the
town
after
saying
his
Dutch
Passport
was
more
valuable
than
a
PhD
from
Legon.
According
to
him,
the
benefits
he
gets
from
his
newly-acquired
Dutch
passport
were
far
better
than
what
a
PhD
holder
with
a
Ghanaian
passport
stands
to
benefit.
His
comment
divided
netizens
as
some
sided
with
him
while
others
were
against
his
statement.
July:
Chef
Smith
lies
about
his
GWR
certificate
Chef
Smith
Upon
all
the
hype
Chef
Smith
got
from
Ghanaians
it
emerged
that
he
was
just
deceiving
the
public
after
his
lies
choked
him.
Chef
Smith
who
cooked
for
802
hours
and
25
minutes
aiming
for
a
Guinness
World
Record
Title
announced
to
the
world
that
he
had
been
awarded
with
certificate
with
a
press
conference.
But
hours
later
it
emerged
that
he
was
telling
lies
and
GWR
had
no
record
of
Chef
Smith
in
their
books.
He
came
out
to
beg
Ghanaians
to
forgive
him
for
his
actions.
He
has
since
gone
into
hiding.
July:
Napo’s
description
of
Osagyefo
Dr
Kwame
Nkrumah
at
his
unveiling
as
Vice
Presidential
candidate
for
the
NPP
NAPO
and
Kwame
Nkrumah
The
New
Patriotic
Party(NPP)
decided
to
unveil
Dr
Matthew
Opoku
Prempeh
as
the
Vice
Presidential
Candidate
for
Dr
Bawumia
who
is
the
Presidential
Candidate
for
the
party
going
into
the
2024
elections.
On
the
day
of
his
unveil,
he
said
President
Nana
Addo
has
done
better
than
the
Kwame
Nkrumah
they
have
been
praising
all
these
years.
His
comment
didn’t
go
down
well
with
Ghanaians
who
decided
to
lash
out
at
him.
July:
Angie
Stylish’s
threesome
atopa
leak
Angie
Stylish
Angie
Stylish
sent
social
media
buzzing
when
a
video
of
her
receiving
heavy
strokes
from
2
guys
went
viral.
At
first,
we
were
informed
she
had
locked
herself
in
her
room
and
was
weeping
bitterly.
Days
later,
she
spoke
out
to
say
she
wasn’t
bothered
about
the
video
because
her
mother
had
seen
the
video
and
had
advised
her
not
to
pay
attention
to
the
various
comments
from
social
media.
August:
Kweku
Manu’s
ex-wife
marries
Obroni
Actor
Kweku
Manu
is
not
excluded
from
this
list
as
his
ex-wife
made
the
news
a
few
weeks
ago
after
she
decided
to
marry
a
white
man.
Despite
being
legally
separated
for
years
now,
netizens
dragged
the
comic
actor
into
the
picture
which
opened
Pandora’s
box
with
people
who
seemed
to
know
more
about
their
marital
problem
and
came
out
to
say
it
was
the
actor
who
flew
his
ex-wife
abroad.
Upon
reaching
abroad
she
ditched
him
and
now
has
found
love
in
the
white
man.
September:
Afia
Pokuaa
disgraced
at
Manhyia
Palace
Entertainment
pundit
Afia
Pokuaa
got
disgraced
at
the
Manhyia
Palace
where
she
had
gone
to
apologise
about
a
comment
she
made
on
television.
She
under
fire
for
weeks,
took
this
step
to
seek
forgiveness
from
the
Asantehene
after
being
widely
condemned
for
their
remarks.
Despite
going
there
to
apologize,
she
was
disgraced
by
the
chiefs
who
sat
to
listen
to
her
forgiveness
on
behalf
of
the
Ashantihene.
October:
Salifu
Amoako
son
driving
at
top
speed
kills
two
girls
at
East
Legon
Salifu
Amoako
One
news
that
has
got
people
talking
in
the
last
few
days
is
the
accident
that
caused
the
death
of
two
young
girls
in
East
Legon.
The
son
of
Bishop
Salifu
Amoako
was
the
one
who
caused
this
accident
while
driving
on
the
road
as
if
it
was
a
Formula
1
race
course.
After
causing
the
accident,
old
videos
of
his
father
bragging
about
driving
in
Ghana
without
a
number
plate,
or
a
driving
license
and
the
Police
still
saluting
him
despite
going
against
the
laws
of
the
country.