African Celebrities: June 2013

Saturday, 29 June 2013

Nadia Buari

Nadia Buari is a Ghanaian actress and lives in Ghana. She is a daughter of Alhaji Sidiku Buari, a veteran musician, producer and former president of the Musician Union of Ghana (MUSIGA).

She was born in Sekondi - Takoradi, Ghana on the 21st day November, 1982. She has starred in a countless number of movies in both Ghana and Nigeria. Nadia has played several different roles in most of these movies. Her first major film was Mummy's Daughter, after which she starred in Beyonce: The President's daughter and many more.

Nadia spent her early years in Takoradi Ghana, but later moved to Accra and enrolling in Englebert International School where she had her junior high school education. She also attended Mfantsiman Girls Senior High School. She studied Performing Arts at the University of Ghana, Legon and graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Fine Arts (BFA degree in Fine Arts).

Nadia has picked several awards both local and international. She is also ambassador of Globacom, one of Africa's giant telecommunication companies and she was also the face of Devon soap, a lead brand in Nigeria.

Nadia Buari is a founder of charity foundation "Nadia Buari Foundation" which is targeting and supporting the needy and underprivileged in society. She has made donations to hospitals, female porters, deprived communities and schools.

Her Twitter account is: Nadia Buari @B5sNadiaBuari
Her Instagram account is: IamNadiaBuari

Nadia Buari

Nadia Buari and Her mother Caddy Buari

Nadia Buari and her mother Caddy Buari

Nadia Buari, her mother and other guests.

Nadia Buari (left) with her father Alhaj Sidiku Buari and her younger sister Sydikat Buari

Nadia Buari and Her sister Sydikat Buari

Nadia Buari and Her Brother Majeed Buari

Nadia Buari and Her siblings, Samera Buari, Jameel Buari, Majeed Buari and Sydikat Buari

Nadia Buari and Her siblings, Left to right: Jameel Buari, Samera Buari, Nadia Buari, Sydikat Buari and Majeed Buari

Nadia Buari (right) with her mother Caddy Buari (center) and younger sister (Sydikat Buari)

Nadia Buari and Her sisters, Samera and Sydikat

Nadia Buari and her Doll Phoebe

Nadia Buari and her dog Scotch

Nadia Buari and President of Ghana His excellency President John Dramani Mahama

Nadia Buari

Nadia Buari and co-stars John Dumelo & Majid Michel

Nadia Buari

Nadia Buari and Her siblings, Sydikat Buari, Samera Buari, Jameel Buari and Majeed Buari

Nadia Buari

Nadia Buari Charity work

Nadia Buari Interviews

Nadia Buari interview with Talk Sports on TV 3, 2009

Nadia Buari arrival to Washington DC, July 2008

Nadia Buari interview with Kwame Sefa, 2012

Nadia Buari interview with Allo Tigo, 2012

Nadia Buari interview with Golden Icons, 2012 - Part 1

Nadia Buari interview with Golden Icons, 2012 - Part 2

Nadia Buari interview with Golden Icons, 2012 - Part 3

In The Eyes Of My Husband 1 - Movie

In The Eyes Of My Husband 2 - Movie

Darkness of sorrow - movie

One More Night 1 - Movie

One More Night 2 - Movie

Friday, 28 June 2013

Yvonne Nelson

Yvonne Nelson is a Ghanaian actress and lives in Ghana. She is a former miss Ghana contestant. She was born in Dansoman, Accra, Ghana to Miss Margaret Gaddy and Mr. O. Nelson on the 12th day November, 1985. Yvonne Nelson is the last born. She has one brother Enoch and one sister Sylvia.

Yvonne had her basic and junior high education at St.Martin De Porres in Dansoman Accra (2000). She continued to Aggrey memorial secondary school (2003) then to Central University college where she did a degree course in Human Resource Management.

Yvonne shot to fame after a big screen role in Princess Tyra and Playboy. She is an award-winning actress and has starred in a number of Ghanaian and Nigerian movies.

Yvonne has won several awards including GMA favourite actress award in 2010, Ghana's Best Actress Award at the August 2011 City People Awards, Face of Ghana Best Actress in the United States of America 2012 and PAMSAA Best International Actress 2012.

Yvonne Nelson has a number of businesses in Accra including two fashion shops named YN Closet Fashion Shops which have latest designer wears from around the world and from local designers as well. She also owns YN Movie Productions with movie credits.

As part of her efforts to give back to society, she launched the Yvonne Nelson Glaucoma Foundation in 2010 to educate the public on the harmful effects of the eye ailment.

Her Twitter account is: Yvonne Nelson @yvonnenelsongh

Her Instagram account: yvonnenelsongh
Her Keek account is: yvonnenelsongh