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  • Ernest Opoku details why his marriage failed

    Gospel musician Ernest Opoku Jnr. and his wife Hadassah embarked on their marital journey in 2014, exchanging vows of ’till death do us part.’ However, their union faced significant challenges just three years later.

    The troubles in their marriage were sparked by Hadassah’s susceptibility to gossip and rumors, as revealed by the gospel musician himself.

    During an interview on The Delay Show, which aired on September 24, 2023, and was monitored by GhanaWeb, Ernest Opoku disclosed that Hadassah had given weight to 

    unfounded allegations, ultimately leading to her decision to terminate their marriage.

    “When two people are embarking on a journey and one of them decides not to continue, you have to let them go,” he said while refraining from giving details but said, “People called her and told her all manner of things and she listened to them. She told me she could not continue with the marriage and I said OK.”

    The breakup, according to Ernest Opoku, never left him heartbroken. Without hesitation, he responded, “No, no, no” amid giggling when asked if his heart was broken.

    “I was never brokenhearted. My heart has never been broken and I will never be brokenhearted. People keep telling you stuff that there is no evidence to back but you believe them…”

    Ernest further disclosed that he shares a twelve-year-old daughter with Hadassah. Additionally, he acknowledged having a son with another woman but opted not to reveal her identity. He clarified that his son was born before he met Hadassah.

    Despite the challenges in their marriage, Ernest stated that he maintains an amicable relationship with Hadassah, who currently resides in the United States with their daughter.

  • I respected Oware Jnr’s privacy during my 8 year stay with him – Ernest Opoku

    I respected Oware Jnr’s privacy during my 8 year stay with him – Ernest Opoku

    Gospel musician Ernest Opoku Jnr. has shed light on his eight-year experience of residing under the same roof as fellow gospel artist Oware Junior.

    This chapter in their lives began when Ernest Opoku encountered difficulties after the unfortunate passing of his father. Oware Junior kindly extended his hospitality and offered him a place to stay.

    Ernest Opoku’s father’s demise in 1999 led him to contemplate various options, including pursuing a career as a shoemaker for eight years. However, his life took a different turn when he met Oware Junior, with whom he shared the following eight years of his journey.

    “I went to Atwea Mountains and God revealed himself to me that He was going to use me to win souls through songs,” he said on The Delay Show on September 24, 2023, monitored by GhanaWeb.

    “From there, I moved with Oware Junior. We lived in Buokrom. I served him for about eight years. I washed his clothes and accompanied him to events by holding his bag.”

    “He had rented a single room and graciously allowed me to stay there. We shared the same bed,” Ernest Opoku added.

    According to the singer, Oware Junior, at the time, was not married but was deeply committed to a relationship with a lady named Kukua, whom he intended to marry. He mentioned that when Kukua paid visits, he exited the room for Oware Junior and Kukua to have some privacy.

    “Whenever she came to visit, I would leave and return later when they’re done with their meeting,” he said, adding that “their plans for marriage were thwarted due to issues related to her character.”

    Ernest Opoku said that after spending eight years with Oware Junior, his meeting with one Yeboah Sekyere marked a turning point in his career. Through that meeting, he recorded his first single, ‘Onyame Di Hene, which was released in 2004, a song that became a hit.

    Ernest Opoku now boasts of an 8-bedroom house at Kromoase in Ashanti Region, which, according to him, was built right after leaving Oware Junior’s end following the hit song he produced.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUX32aSk8QM
  • Ernest Opoku admits lying about “blow job” story

    Ernest Opoku admits lying about “blow job” story

    Gospel musician Ernest Opoku has admitted that he lied when he claimed to have received a “blow job” from a woman in a VIP bus. 

    He made this revelation in an interview with Delay on her popular show” The Delay Show”.

    Ernest Opoku had previously attracted significant attention after he claimed to have had a sexually explicit encounter in a vehicle. However, during the interview with the show’s host, Deloris Frimpong Manso, he recanted his previous statement and firmly asserted that the confession was entirely false.

    Below is the conversation between Delay and Ernest Opoku

    Delay: So, in the interview where you claimed that a certain lady gave you a blow job in either a train or a car, were you joking?

    Ernest: Oh! It is not true.

    Delay: You didn’t say that.

    Ernest: It is true that I said it, but it was false.

    Delay: So, why did you say it?

    Ernest: It is not true because someone sitting in a VIP bus where other people are present, how could such an act occur?

    Delay: So why did you make these claims?

    Ernest: For me, I said my own thing. Whatever they want to use it for, it is up to them, but it is not true, and nothing of that sort ever happened.

    Background

    Ernest Opoku had previously recounted an incident that he claimed took place on public transport from Kumasi to Accra, where he alleged that he was sexually abused by a stranger woman who took advantage of him.

    According to his account, while he was in a deep sleep while listening to a song from his senior colleague, gospel singer Elder Mireku, a fellow passenger seated next to him on a VIP bus engaged in a sexual act without his consent. He woke up to find his manhood in her mouth and reacted by delivering a heavy slap to her back.

    To his surprise, the stranger who had initiated the act thought it was all a dream.

    Ernest Opoku, who was celebrating his 20th anniversary in gospel ministry, shared this story during a radio interview on Akoma FM in March 2023.

    “I boarded a VIP bus to Accra, it was around 4 PM. I sat next to a lady in the dual seat. She entered into a deep sleep and I found her head on my shoulder. I prompted her to wake up and found myself pushing her away from me.

    “I was enjoying one of Elder Mireku’s popular songs through the headphones. Then I dozed off and in a dream, I felt something moving around my body. I woke up to see my penis in the woman’s mouth. I screamed Jesus!…

    “I wasn’t expecting that and so I hit her from behind. She apologized and she was dreaming…I don’t remember when she opened my zip,” he disclosed at the time.

    Watch interview below

  • I couldn’t hold my tears at my ex-girlfriend’s wedding – Ernest Opoku Jnr

    I couldn’t hold my tears at my ex-girlfriend’s wedding – Ernest Opoku Jnr

    Ernest Opoku Jnr. could not hold back his tears at the wedding ceremony of his beloved ex-girlfriend who ended up with another man after wasted years of catering for her needs and that of her parents.

    The Ghanaian gospel musician has recounted how his relationship with his former girlfriend collapsed when she meet a new man who snatched her from him despite his sacrifices.

    The painful part of the story is the investment Ernest made with the hopes of securing a better future for his woman.

    Everything came crashing down when he had to sit at the wedding of his first love upon an invitation to witness her union with her new lover.

    Sharing his story for the first time on the Okukuseku Show with Emelia Brobbey in 2022, Ernest revealed that tears rolled down his eyes when the couple kissed.

    “I was very calm and composed until the officiating minister said ‘you may kiss your bride’,” he said.

  • Gospel musicians are not angels, we are humans too – Ernest Opoku

    Gospel musicians are not angels, we are humans too – Ernest Opoku

    Award-winning Gospel musician Ernest Opoku, has urged the public to be considerate on gospel singers because they are also flesh and blood.

    He claims that when issues involving gospel musicians make headlines, the public is always harsh and quick to criticize, which always crushes his heart because they are similarly similar to the other artists.

    Speaking in an interview on Sompa FM, he made those statements as he responded to some of his past scandals and controversies especially the famous one with actress Nayas.

    He continued that the people in Ghana always see Gospel singers as superhumans or Angels but that isn’t the case because they are also just like any other person walking around the surface of the earth.

    “The problem with most Africans is that, they see we Gospel musician as Angels but that is not true, we are just like any other person of course we are humans,” he said.

    In another story, Ernest Opoku in a separate interview disclosed that he received a “BJ” from an unknown lady on a VIP bus from Kumasi to Accra.

    The woman’s sole defence for her actions, according to Ernest Opoku Jr., was that she thought she was dreaming and that she was sorry.

  • I was detained in Germany for smuggling – Ernest Opoku recounts

    I was detained in Germany for smuggling – Ernest Opoku recounts

    Award-winning Gospel musician and songwriter, Ernest Opoku has recounted his encounter with German Immigration Officers and how God saved him from getting into trouble for alleged smuggling.

    According to the ace musician, while traveling from Ghana to Germany, he was detained at their airport for possessing something he had no idea about.

    “I remember I was traveling to Germany and when I got to their airport, I was told there was footwear (long boot) they suspect had some hidden items in it. I didn’t also know who kept it in my bag. It was my own luggage which I packed myself. They told me there is a shoe in your bag and I said I have no idea about it,” Ernest Opoku narrated on Sompa FM in Kumasi in an interview monitored by MyNewsGH.com.

    He revealed that the officer opened his bag and indeed there was a shoe that they suspected contained some substance concealed in it.

    A few hours into his detention while investigations were ongoing, he prayed and God gave him a new song which he later recorded with the title “Onyame Nim”.

    Ernest Opoku revealed that one of the officers went for all his belongings and told him to leave without waiting for the search and scanning to be completed.

    “Eventually when they opened, there was a shoe, but surprisingly it wasn’t a pair. So they detained me and cut the shoe into pieces and scanned it in their machine. It was at that point where I said to God, (in Twi) you know all my needs and all that I’m coming into this country to do; so, don’t let my enemies rejoice”, he narrated.

    “Whiles I was singing the song, one of them who had come for his evening shift enquired from me and I told him they came for my luggage. He quickly entered the room, brought all my bags, and asked me to leave immediately because they were about to close,” Ernest Opoku recounted.

  • My first single “Onyame A Otease” raised the dead – Ernest Opoku

    My first single “Onyame A Otease” raised the dead – Ernest Opoku

    Ghanaian gospel artiste Ernest Opoku said his song “Onyame A Otease” was the biggest song of his career and one that gave him the popularity he has enjoyed in the music and entertainment industry.

    In an interview on Hello FM, he disclosed that he used to stay in a house in a town in Kumasi called Krofrom where his neighbours mostly called “Osofo” because he was very prayerful.

    One day, a woman knocked on his door when he was meditating and begged him to come and pray for her dying son because there was nothing she could do.

    The gospel musician, who was a bit nervous at the time, decided to pray for the child even though there were a number of people around. When he started praying for the child, the lyrics in his “Onyame A Otease” song came to him through the Holy Spirit.

    He added that he would not have known this if someone standing by had not recorded and later shared the recording with him. The child who laid down lifelessly coughed and started breathing minutes into his prayer.

    “The song travelled all over the world and did wonders for many people. It was directly from God and not me, and every song I have sang afterwards carries weight and power”, he said.

    Watch the interview below:

  • No man was attractive to me after Ernest Opoku’s ordeal – Nayas

    No man was attractive to me after Ernest Opoku’s ordeal – Nayas

    Kumawood actress Ms. Gladys Mensah Boaku known widely as Nayas says after her ordeal with Gospel Musician Ernest Opoku, she found it difficult in getting involved with men romantically.

    She says the ordeal put the fear of men in her and that drove a lot of men away from her.

    “After the issue with Ernest, I was now afraid of men. I decided not to get involved with any man,” she said.

    However, she indicated that she fell for her Borga husband because she was introduced to her by Broda Sammy’s wife and thought he was the one for her.

    “The reason why I accepted him was because of where he was coming from and the fact that he’s Broda Sammy’s wife’s friend. I thought she knew him and that was my mistake. I should have asked,” she told Deloris Frimpong Manso.

    Actress Nayas said when she contacted her father for the list for her marriage, her father advised that she gets to know the man very well but she didn’t pay heed.

    Mynewsgh.com

  • Gospel musician Ernest Opoku seeks feature with Sarkodie

    Ghana’s music industry is gradually seeing a fusion of secular and gospel arts as more and more gospel artistes seek features with their colleagues who perform in the other genre of music.

    There have been instances like gospel singer Lady Prempeh having a collaboration with Ghanaian highlife musician Kuami Eugene and a recent one being the legendary Yaw Sarpong featuring rapper Sarkodie.

    Gospel musician, Ernest Opoku who already has a single out with music duo Keche, is also eyeing Sarkodie and in an interview with host Abeiku Aggrey Santana on Okay FM, disclosed he expects the multi-talented award rapper to hop on his next song.

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    Source: Peacefmonline.com