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Vodafone is donating a sum close to GHS50,000 to five traditional councils in Greater Accra as they prepare to celebrate the Homowo festival. The donation forms part of the company’s continuous support of key festivals in the country; a reflection of its deep ties with the communities in which it operates. The five traditional councils are Teshie, Nungua, Osu, La and Ga Mashie. Already two of the five, Teshie and Nungua, have received their sums with the rest scheduled to take place within the coming weeks. Commenting on the donation, Acting Sales and Marketing Director, Patricia Obo-Nai said: “Ghana is a very strategic part of our outlook as a technologically relevant company. Over the years, our presence as a key partner in key traditional celebrations such as Odwira, Asafotufiam and Kundum, has elevated us in the eyes of Ghanaians and this is something we want to continue doing.”

Model United Nations serves as a system which enables students typically play the role of delegates to the United Nations and simulate UN committees as an extra-curricular activity as part of their education. These activities take place at MUN conferences, which is usually organized by a high school or college MUN club. Model UN can be an activity that provides the avenue for challenges and experiences at the next level for students, thus one can say it nurture participants for the life ahead of them. Model United Nations gives a ton of diverse experiences to individuals who get involved. These experiences range from aiding students practice their critical thinking and analytical skills, communication skills with public speaking spearheading the activity, research skills, and leadership skills and most importantly MUN gives students a global perspective. Students will be exposed to historical and current international political issues.

TV producer and co-host of Celebrity Fanzone on GH One TV, Chantelle Asante has argued that the 10-year period it took for Sarkodie to marry his girlfriend Tracy Sarkcess from when they first began dating shouldn’t be the new standard for every woman in Ghana. Certain comments on social media after Sarkodie’s marriage ceremony last week seemed to ridicule impatient women who wanted to marry after few months of dating pointing to Tracy Sarkcess’ patience in waiting for 10 years. “I don’t know her age but I think she is under 30. Not everybody wants to get married early. Maybe she was in no rush to get married. I know she went to school abroad so she left for a while. They could have broken up at a point in time, we didn’t know whether they were on and off,” Chantelle argued.

Very few things can win the hearts and minds of many in the way that film in West Africa has. What sets this particular film industry apart from those in other African countries is that storylines are deeply rooted in everyday life, which is why industries such as Nigeria’s Nollywood and Ghana’s equivalent have managed to be fan favourites from as far as Rwanda to all the way in South Africa. West Africa’s film industry, however, like many others, didn’t bloom in isolation. For renowned filmmakers and film industry leaders like Nigeria’s Femi Odugbemi, his journey into filmmaking was through photography. “[Where I] grew up I lived near a photographer. He was the one that all the kids went to look at when he took photographs because we all had never really seen a camera. Maybe that was my beginning,” says Odugbemi. “I really remember very clearly the joy I felt watching him tell stories with his camera. And I loved the idea that he was shaping how people looked. I’m talk

The Africa Film Academy, organizers of the 2018 African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) will announce the list of nominations on August 3,2018, in Lagos, Nigeria. The event will be held at WheatBeaker Hotel, partners for this year's event. Actors, Diplomats and Industry Stake holders in the African movie industry will attend the invite-only nominations announcement event. Dorothee Wenner, German Filmmaker and Berlin Film Festival Curator who is also the president of the jury and Chairman of the screen committee, Shaibu Husseini will announce the nominees for this year's edition. Munachi Abii and Enyinnaya Nwigwe will be comperes for the evening. Moet & Chandon champagnes are also partners for this year's event. The 14th edition of the prestigious awards scheme will be held on September 22, 2018 at Radisson Blu Hotel & Convention Centre in Kigali, Rwanda.

The countdown has begun to the August 1, 2018 deadline for submission of songs and videos to be nominated for the 5th annual All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA), the biggest music event in Africa that celebrates and rewards the music talents of the continent while showcasing the African cultural heritage to a global audience for a positive narrative. Organised by the African Union Commission in partnership with the International Committee of AFRIMA, announced its call for entries for the 2018 edition of the awards on May 25 and thereby opened its online portal- www.afrima.org to receive songs and videos recorded or produced by African music professionals either living on the continent or in the diaspora within the eligibility period of August 1, 2017 to August 1, 2018. Established and emerging African music stars have been sending in their songs and videos to compete in the 36 regional and continental award categories to participate in the process, with the expectation of emerging nom

The ladies scream his name when he is on stage. They call him the ‘girls dem sugar’ and he is currently one of the hottest male vocalists in the country. With hit songs like ‘Say you love me’, ‘Odo’, ‘Adiepena’ and others, very few would say they haven’t heard the name Kidi before. Crossing borders into neighboring Nigeria, the lad recently had Naija’s top cat, Davido jump on the remix of his award winning track, “Odo”. Dennis Nana Dwamena, known by performing name KiDi has revealed recently that he owes his success and rise to the music reality show, MTN Hitmaker. “…it’s strange eh….i was just that guy who used to hangout in Riche’s studio watching other artistes come in and record their songs and then one day Richie just thought I should give this Hitmaker thing a shot’.  The young talented vocalist mentioned how his fear for large crowds held him back until Richie’s push got him to audition.  Ahead of that final decision however, the thought of making an impact on t

Ghana's number urban lifestyle radio station, Starr FM, continues its unique and special show for Ladies empowerment “Starr Woman” with its official Host Eyram Bashan. The Starr Woman Project seeks to equip young women entrepreneurs with the relevant knowledge, skill and motivation to achieve their fullest potential as entrepreneurs. Formerly Mary-Ann Eyram Acolatse, here is the metamorphosed award winning Eyram BASHAN, one of Ghana's most respected Female Media icons celebrated for her pioneering and revolutionary media practice as Show Host, Journalist, Producer, Editor and Media Business Strategist. The versatile bubbly screen diva is also an accomplished Fashionpreneur, Activist, Life Coach, Public Speaker and Kingdom Zealot! She has worked in various business leadership roles as Senior News Anchor and Show Host, News Editor, Managing News Editor and Director for News and Current Affairs, Communication Specialist Consultant, Trainer and Coach in successfully establis

Passion is a strong and barely controllable emotion or a strong desire,interest and belief in something.Its that spice that triggers or contributes meaning or purpose to talent and career discovery. Many people in their daily lives find it difficult or struggle to realize their talent.In situations where talent becomes uneasy to be discovered, passion paves the way for a desired dream or career to be uncovered and exploited. Passion gives you a focus and a goal to achieve and fight for.It sets the pace for a career goal for you when you are unable to discover your talent or settle on a career choice. As mentioned in previous articles,the God factor is necessary in personal growth and career/talent development.Bringing in the God factor, passion can be aligned with faith. Comprehensively, both passion and faith call for a positive yearn for the accomplishment of a wish,dream,petition or goal. Faith and passion both define a strong belief in something. Passion activates the dispositio

The inaugural MultiChoice Talent Factory (MTF) academies have received an overwhelming response to the month-long call to entry campaign, which closed on 05 July 2018.  Over 3 100 entries were received during this period, with Nigeria, Kenya and Zambia producing the largest number respectively. “The extensive response we have received from across the 13 participating markets in Western, Eastern and Southern Africa, indicates that there is a tremendous need for a comprehensive educational programme of MTF’s magnitude,” says Cecil Sunkwa Mills, General Manager, MultiChoice Ghana. “It illustrates that emerging African creatives, are eager to further their post-school education, as well as advance their skills and industry experience, but are not always financially equipped to follow their passion,” he continues. During the selection process, which is currently underway, 60 of the most noteworthy candidates will receive the opportunity to hone their television and film production sk

Ghana’s Vice President, Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia says Government will do everything possible to ensure Vodafone is able to deploy 4G spectrum for the benefit of its customers and Ghanaians. The news is expected to excite customers and stakeholders of the telecom company, who have been waiting with bated breath for the deployment of 4G spectrum to enhance their user experience. In December 2015, the telecoms regulator, the National Communications Authority (NCA) auctioned two blocks of 800MHz bands of LTE Spectrum at a reserve price of US$67.5m and invited telecom companies to bid. However, only one company participated in the auction for one block at the reserve price; whilst the others abstained.

On Wednesday 25th July, Nathaniel Kwabena Adisi a.k.a BOLA RAY, C.E.O of the EIB NETWORK will be honoured by Global liquor brand, Jack Daniels  at the NIGHTLIFE AWARDS 2018. He will be honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award for his immense contributions to the entertainment and nightlife industry.  In a glittering career spanning over 2 decades,Bola Ray has distinguished himself amongst his peers and risen to become perhaps the most celebrated personality in the entertainment industry. Thus this  honour will come as no surprise to many. Tagged as “the biggest night in the nightlife industry,” JDNA2018 will be held at the nightlife factory,  PLOTSEVEN and will  feature the likes of KOD, DJ MENSAH, DJ VYRUSKY, DBLACK and the creme de la creme of the industry vying for top honors in this year’s awards. 

Renowned as Africa’s most respected business awards, The annual All Africa Business Leaders Award (AABLA) is set to honour business excellence and leaders who have made a considerable impact on their industry and community. The AABLA in partnership with leading Pan Africa business network CNBC Africa, honour remarkable leadership and salute game changers of business on the continent for their continuing commitment to excellence, developing best practices and innovative strategies. CNBC Africa is proud to continue the tradition established by the awards that define and celebrate vision, the spirit of achievement and excellence in business leadership in Africa. The AABLA distinguish and honour leaders who have contributed and shaped the African economy, and are visionaries behind today’s outstanding businesses.

Launching a startup and being an entrepreneur can be a challenging endeavour especially if you want to establish a good business and eventually progress. Ghanaian entrepreneurs do struggle with many challenges found with entrepreneurship. In other to overcome most of these challenges, Platinum Africa Solutions Limited (PASL) has created a one-stop shop boutique event targeted at entrepreneurs, students and working professionals, to have access to viable business strategies from successful entrepreneurs, network and find more inspiration to keep running their various ventures. The 6th Edition of The Business Startup Clinic, which also marks the 1-year anniversary of the event, will introduce new experiences like a shopping experience centre, surprises and a “tight” speakers squad. Speakers on the bill include, Mrs. Josephine Eva Arthur (Head, Inclusive Banking, Access Bank Ghana PLC), Emmaline Datey (Group HR of EIB Network & Certified Leadership Coach), Bernard G

After the epoch-making ‘Gringo’ – a video that set the record of being the first music video from a Ghanaian artist to generate 1million views in a spate of 10 days, Shatta Wale is all prepped to release another banging video; in a bid to surmount the feat of the ‘Gringo’ music video. ‘Amount’ – the second official single off the most highly anticipated album of 2018, ‘Reign’, would telecast for the first time on MTVBase today on the segment #FirstOnBase at 16:00 and 18:00WAT. The video was shot in South Africa by the acclaimed Nigerian video director, Sesan, who was also responsible for the groundbreaking ‘Gringo’ video which was shot in Texas, USA. The two also teamed up for ‘Bulletproof’, which was shot at locations in Ghana.

After the successful release of ‘Sumy3’, which hit 1million views in a spate of 2-3months, Zylofon Music-recording artist, Becca is aiming to break her own record with the release of another project. The sultry songstress will be releasing the music video to her latest single, ‘Nana’ featuring Sarkodie tomorrow, 10am, exclusively on Zylofon TV. Recorded by Mix Master Garzy, Becca sticks to her theme of love as she expresses her adoration for her sweetheart, telling him she will do anything to make him happy. She calls her man Nana (King) because she says he is the one who makes her smile always and treats her like a queen. The video also features personalities like entertainer and politician, Fritz Baffour, singer Paulina Oduro, the legendary Ivorian singer, Meiway and others.

Sensational American rapper, Belcalis Marlenis Almanzar, popularly known as Cardi B, has been named among the top nominees for the 2018 MTV’s Video Music Awards. The sexy diva was nominated in 10 categories, including “Video,” “Song” and “Artist of the Year.” According to a statement from Viacom, The Carters, which consists of the American hip hop duo of married musicians Beyoncé and Jay-Z, secured eight nominations including “Video of the Year,” “Best Collaboration” and “Best Hip Hop” for their recent hit single “APES**T.” Other top contenders include Childish Gambino, Drake and Bruno Mars. It will be recalled that Beyoncé and Jay-Z released their first album as The Carters, Everything Is Love, on June 16, 2018.

Alliance Motors Ghana, the exclusive distributor of Land Rover and Jaguar in Ghana, will host clients and enthusiasts of the Land Rover fleet to its annual driving experience Ride and Drive event on the 21st - 22nd of July at the Aburi Botanicals Garden starting at 10:00 am each day.  This event will showcase the off-road and on-road capabilities of Land Rover vehicles while guests will engage in a series of motoring competitions designed to test the drive qualities of the cars such as braking, maneuverability, take off and overall handling. “We carefully selected Aburi to showcase the Land Rover broad range of capabilities, on road and off-road and demonstrate how our premium vehicles rise to every challenge.  Guests of all driving abilities can enjoy the latest models, learn about off-road driving and put their skills to the test over a variety of terrains and obstacles,” shares Salman Ali, Marketing Manager of Alliance Motors Ghana.

Everything is set for yet another unforgettable moments with family and friends, as the countdown to a showdown between cake and man begins.  The Cake Fair will be happening on Saturday and Sunday, July 28 and 29, this month from 9am - 9pm at the Accra Digital Center, off the Kaneshie Highway. Over 40 cake companies that specializes in assorted cakes, cake accessories, cake equipment and supplies will be showcasing mind-blowing designs at the third edition of Ghana's most influential cakes brand event. The Cake Fair provides both startups and leading vendors in the country's cake decorating, sugar craft and baking industry the biggest networking platform to showcase their finest unique cake designs and accessories, while making available so much free samples to taste, making dazzling moments and memories with great music collections.

First created by Shigetaka Kurita in 1999, the emoji has become a huge part of everyday communication. Whether you love them or hate them, flying dollar bills, applauding hands and rolling eyes are here to stay. Scientist suggest that the use of emoji’s will help us gain the same satisfaction from digital interactions as we enjoy from personal contact. Almost two decades later, and we have over 2600 unique emoji’s to perfectly express what we feel, thank you Mr Kurita! Join HMD, the home of Nokia phones as we celebrate World Emoji Day on the 17th of July with these interesting emoji facts: 1.    The most popular emoji used is “Person Shrugging” 2.    The Nokia 3310 was chosen as one of the first 3 “National” emoji’s for Finland… it represents unbreakable! 3.    Ghana’s favourite emoji is the “Face with Tears of Joy” 4.    French is the only language where a 'smiley' does not top the list for its use

Award winning TV show Celebrity Fanzone held the second edition of its “Townhall Meeting” at Presbyterian boys Senior High School (Presec), Legon, on Friday the 22nd of June 2018.  Chantelle Asante and Akosua Hanson, regular hosts of the show played host to celebrity guest Jay-so, and Dr Senyo, a Ghanaian medical doctor. The guests, both old students of Presec, focused on the theme, “A step into Manhood…Let’s talk grooming” and shared some of their experiences growing up as teenagers and their transition into manhood. They challenged the perception most people have about manhood, arguing that being a man involves more than just having male genitalia. Being a man means “handling your responsibilities,” they told the young students.

Distribution is one of the critical elements of the film industry and for the Ghanaian film industry, that most-important conduit of ensuring that movies get to the consumers has broken down for quite awhile – thereby debilitating the progress of the industry. Zylofon Arts Fund (ZAF) has a devised a mechanism to revive the distribution model in the film industry, especially for movies it has produced and sponsored in the short spate of time. According to ZAF, one of the key challenges faced by movie producers is the ability to recoup investment injected into the production of movies in Ghana. With the current national distribution network structure in place, Film Producers would now be able to comfortably improve their bottom line by increasing their revenue from the distribution of their DVDs.

Aside providing the needed succor and convivial environment for artistes to strive as a label, recognition for the performing artistes is also imperative and thus far since its inception, Zylofon Music has and is still providing all that. The label came up tops thanks to the nomination of all the artistes on its roster in the 2018 edition of the Ghana Music Awards UK. Kumi Guitar, Obibini, Joyce Blessing, Becca, Stonebwoy and Shatta Wale got nods in the highly anticipated awards in London. Shatta Wale and Kumi Guitar lead the pack with 4 nominations each with the venerated dancehall act getting recognition in the categories for Artiste of the Year, Reggae/Dancehall Artiste of the Year, Reggae/Dancehall Song, and Best Video – while the highlife artiste notched nominations in Highlife Song, Highlife Artiste, Best Male Vocalist and Best Music Video.

Previously underrated and heavily slept on, rapper, Obibini is now attracting the attention and recognition that he deserves, considering the effort he’s put in his surging career thus far. The Zylofon Music-recording artist has garnered a well-deserved nomination in the 2018 edition of the Ghana Music Awards UK for the ‘Best Rapper’ category. He faces competition from Sarkodie, Strongman, Kwesi Arthur, Yaa Pono, Kwesi Arthur and FlowKing Stone. There’s no shred of doubt about Obibini’s proficiency as a rapper, having scored high marks for his dexterity in rap – earning him the tag as one of the best rappers in recent times.

Ghana’s leading gold dealership firm, Menzgold Ghana Limited, will continue with its global expansion plans when it opens its United Kingdom branch in London on Sunday, July 15, 2018. Leading figures from some of the world’s powerful commodities trading (commerce), investment banking, insurance, realty and media in the English capital are expected to attend the launch in the business district of Mayfair. Prominent political figures from the United Kingdom and Ghana are also expected to grace the event to be held in the first office of Menzgold in London. The event is also expected to attract the glitterati from the African business community as the success story of the firm has taken hold on the continent. With the constant and insatiable demand for gold supply among major global investors, the setting up of the London office will directly address the needs of Europe’s investment and business capital. The launch of the London office will also reduce the prospect of poten

Following the global debut in Dubai, Infinix Note 5 was on Saturday 7th July 2018 unveiled at the Plush Movenpick Hotel in Accra. Note 5, the brand’s “Beyond Intelligent” smartphone, was outdoored as part of the Android One program, designed to deliver a software experience by Google. Encased in the beautifully designed hardware of the Note 5, Android One brings secure and smart AI-powered innovations like the Google Assistant and Google Lens to everyone. “Targeting trendsetters, and young professionals, Infinix Note 5 comes with a software experience designed by Google, combined with great hardware from Infinix/TRANSSION. We empower our users to go beyond the limit with our newest breakthrough technology. All while they enjoy an intelligent lifestyle through the fusion of technology and stylishness. In partnership with Google on Android One, we will provide the young generations with unprecedented mobile experience and revolutionize their mobile life with Note 5.” Said Benjamin Jia

When it comes to our customers, there’s no such thing as too much TV entertainment viewing! Starting 13th - 31st July, MultiChoice will introduce an 18-day open viewing period of all SuperSport channels to active DStv customers at no extra cost! Furthermore, active DStv customers will also enjoy access to all kids channels to delight young viewers just in time for the coming school holidays. This open viewing period is part of MultiChoice’s ongoing efforts to reward active DStv and GOtv customers’ loyalty by treating them to an exciting television viewing experience of content on higher tier bouquets. During the open viewing period, Cartoon Network (DStv Channel 301) will air a vast selection of exciting kiddies’ including new episodes of Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs starting Tuesday, 16 July catch weekdays at 5:30am.  On NickToons (DStv Channel 451), catch Peppa Pig weekdays at 7:50am and Munki and Trunk weekdays at 3:15 pm.

One of Ghana’s most prestigious beauty pageants, Miss Universe Ghana 2018 currently in its 26th year, has been launched in Accra. The launch at the La Villa Boutique Hotel which was patronised by several industry players, set the tone for the 2018 search for the next Queen. The National Director for Miss Universe Ghana, Mrs Menaye Donkor Muntari, expressed excitement for this year’s Pageant. “As Miss Universe Ghana 2004, a successful entrepreneur, philanthropist and model, I am proud to be part of the Miss Universe Ghana brand and help pave the way for other young Ghanaian women to achieve their goals.”

In line with its pan-African and Africa integration agenda, the government of Rwanda through the Rwanda Convention Bureau and Rwanda Development Board has accepted to host the 2018 edition of the African Movie Academy Awards in Kigali in September. According to a statement issued in Lagos by the organisers, the event will hold at the Radisson Blu Hotel & Convention Centre on Saturday, September 22nd, 2018. The 2018 nominees for the awards will be unveiled on July 21st at a media and industry event.  German filmmaker and Berlin Film Festival curator, Dorothy Wenner has also been announced as the President of the AMAA Jury for 2018. It will be recalled that the awards which has been in existence since 2005 held the nominations gala event in Kigali in 2017 as part of the activities to expand the frontiers of unity and integration in Africa.