Mustapha Inusah

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Born
Mustapha Nii Okai Inusah

Accra, Ghana
Nationality Ghanaian
Other namesNii Attractive, Ayinde
Alma mater African University College of Communications
Occupation(s)Journalist, blogger
Years active2005–present
Known forGathering, investigating, assessing, creating, presenting news and information
Website attractivemustapha.com

Mustapha Nii-Okai Inusah, known professionally as Attractive Mustapha is a Ghanaian celebrity journalist and Blogger, CEO of Attractive Media, Attractive Productions, and a communications and IT expert. Attractive Mustapha was the 2017 Entertainment Journalist of the Year and national organizer for the Arts and Tourism Writers Association of Ghana. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Early life and education

Attractive Mustapha was born in Accra, Ghana to a Ghanaian father of Ga-Adangbe and a Nigerian mother of Yoruba tribe respectively. He attended Wesley Grammar School where he had his secondary education and studied journalism at the Icon School of Journalism. Mustapha Inusah is an alumnus of the African University of Communication . [5]

Politics

Attractive Mustapha is a socialist who believes in changing the lives of the poor and making the country a better place for all. In 2012 he was appointed as coordinator for volunteers for ex-president John Dramani Mahama in tertiary schools in Ghana.[ citation needed ] In 2016, he became a coordinator for celebrities for John Mahama where he brought celebrities on board to campaign for John Dramani Mahama. [6] [7] [8] From 2012 to 2016 he contributed to all the campaign songs the NDC used during their election campaigns. [9] [10]

Career

During his Journalism school days, Attractive Mustapha worked as a media coordinator with popular Ghanaian sound engineer Jeff Tennyson Quaye known professionally as Jay Q who has been behind big hits in Ghana music for musicians including Buk Bak, VVIP, Castro, Mzbel, Obrafour, Daddy Lumba, Nana Acheampong, Ofori Amponsah, Akosua Agyapong, Obuoba J. A. Adofo, Wulomei, and others.[ citation needed ]

Mustapha joined the Flex Newspaper team to work with Samuel Baah known professionally as Sammy Flex who is the editor and publisher of flex newspaper.[ citation needed ] After 10 years of working with Flex newspaper, he moved to Pluzz fm and continued his journalism journey at Despite Group of companies as producer of Peace FM and Neat FM's political and entertainment show.[ citation needed ] He has worked with various companies including Razz Newspaper, Pluzz FM, Top radio, Venus films, Ghanadatabase.com, Ghanamusic.com, Modernghana.com, Ghanacreativearts.com, Nigeriafilms.com, RFA24, Socrate Safo's Movie Africa etc.[ citation needed ]

With over 10 years experience in Journalism, Attractive Mustapha has worked as a Public relations manager for celebrities including Van Vicker, John Dumelo, Jackie Appiah, Jim Iyke, Kalsoume Sinare, Kwaku Manu, etc. He is currently the Public relations officer for Zulu African Film Academy Awards (Zafaa) and Ghana music Awards UK. [11]

Attractive Productions

In 2010, he established Attractive Productions with its subsidiaries, Attractive Films and Attractive Music. He produced his maiden movie titled Silent Writer which casts popular movie actors John Dumelo, among others. [12]

Honours and awards

YearEventPrizeRecipient/Nominated workResultRef
2018Commission on Culture and Canadian High CommissionFilm certificateHimselfWon [13] [14]
Ghana's Most Influential (GMI)Entertainment journalist of the yearWon [15] [16]
2017People's Celebrity AwardsWon [1]
2013African Golden Crown Award, AbidjanHonoraryHonored [17]
2011Nollywood and African Film Critics AwardsMost influentialNominated
2007Zafaa Awards [ clarification needed ]

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