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Ghanaian-Romanian musician Wanlov the Kubolor has recounted life challenges during his days as a student at Adisadel College.
According to him, he joined several students in the school's dining hall to be served expired turkey with jollof rice.
He was certain about this because he indicated that most of the boys, including himself experience diarrhea the following day after eating.
"I am not going to say that it is happening now, but sometimes, when you are in the dinning hall in your beans and gari, you may find a wall gecko or you will find the teeth of somebody who was preparing the food. We used to eat some turkey and jollof on Thursday, and everybody on Friday morning would have a running stomach because the turkey had expired," he said in an interview on Joy Prime TV.
Although the experience was harsh, Kubolor said he was grateful for the strict training at the school, which made prison life in America seem comfortable by comparison.
"The one thing that school really did for me that I really appreciate is, when I went to prison in America, I felt like I was in prison in a hotel."
"But I am just saying that the kind of hustling I went through in boarding school, when I reached American prison, where they were serving corn flakes and milk, sandwiches, and the rest, I felt like I was in a hotel. And also the hard hard criminals there too, they could not bully me," he expressed.
Wanlov the Kubolor, made a bold statement about the rumours that circulated about him in the media in 2023.
When asked if he had heard any strange or untrue rumours about himself, Wanlov confidently replied that he had not.
In a recent interview with Doreen Abanema Abayaa on Talkertainment, Wanlov did not attribute this to any particular lack of interest or attention from the public.
Rather, he suggested that the reality of his life is so unusual and unexpected that any rumours or stories people might invent about him would pale in comparison.
"I don't think people make up facts about me. I think my fact is stranger than the fiction. The fact of my life, the reality, is stranger than the stories that people can create about me,” " Wanlov explained.
During the interview, the artist delved into his role as a pro-gay activist, highlighting his active involvement in fighting for the rights of people he believes are being suppressed.
Wanlov emphasized that queer people are no different from anyone else and deserve to live their lives free of discrimination and oppression.
On a different tale, popular Ghanaian musician and socialite, Sam Safo popularly known as Showboy, has vowed to revisit certain bad habits of the past if he doesn’t receive the necessary attention and support from Ghanaians to succeed in the music industry.
In an interview with Adom FM, he indicated that before embarking on his music journey he resorted to money rituals, fraudulent activities and other negative vices in order to make ends meet.
However, he mentioned that finding a talent in music gave him hope, thus, created an avenue for him to escape from these bad habits.
According to him, he was stuck in them due to the limited job opportunities in the country, as such, his music career is the best chance for a positive future.
He added that Ghanaians’ encouragement and backing will go a long way in determining the execution of his plan B.
“I urge all Ghanaians to support my music journey because without it, I may be tempted to resort to fraudulent activities, money rituals, and other negative habits from my past. I've struggled with these vices before, and I don't want to return to that dark path. With limited job opportunities in the country, my music career is my best chance for a positive future. Your support will determine whether I stay on this path or risk falling back into a life of crime, including armed robbery. Your encouragement and backing mean everything to me," he added.
"I will go back to fraud, armed robbery, and thievery if Ghanaians don't support my music career." - US Deportee Showboy pic.twitter.com/wyStgNjWyX— EDHUB🌍ℹ (@eddie_wrt) May 29, 2024
Showboy was sentenced to six years in prison in March 2019 for stabbing a US-based Ghanaian musician during a tussle.
Although the musician, Junior, survived the stabbing, he was later killed in a robbery attack in 2021. At the time of Junior's death, many accused Showboy's associates of being involved in the crime.
However, Showboy has since been released from prison. In a recent video shared on social media, he was seen on the shores of Ghana. Announcing his return on Instagram, the former AMG group co-founder posted a video of himself at the beach, performing a ritual cleanse.
"I am back to pay homage to all the gods and my ancestors. I am back," he said.
In the caption accompanying his post, Showboy, who disclosed that his mental health has been affected by the entire ordeal, thanked everyone who stood by him.
“Thanks to Allah/God and our ancestors for everything!!! Shouts to all my dawgs /Families that held me down and never turned their back on me…shouts to all that tolerated my depression and sorry to all I offended !!! back for everything !! FINALLY FREE !!!” he retorted.
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