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Renowned Ghanaian sports journalist Yaw Ampofo Ankrah has revealed that campaigning for former President Mahama in the 2012 elections was a very “bad experience” for him. According to the former BBC reporter last Saturday on the Vim Talk Show, the experience after he backed Mahama at the polls resulted in name-calling and bad press, an experience he attributed to the intolerance of some Ghanaians. He told host Afia Pokua: “It was a bad experience afterwards, at that time I thought he was the best person and I came out and said it, rather than hiding like some people hide and campaign. I couldn’t do that. But afterwards, I realized that people are not tolerant about other people’s views.” “You go to a place and they would openly tag you as Mahama boy or JM Boy. You read and hear so many things and wonder is that me? I got used to it at point after a while and I thought maybe it is the nature of Ghana politics. It is very dirty,” he said.

MultiChoice Nigeria is set to launch a dedicated Ramadan pop-up channel to cater for the spiritual needs of Muslim subscribers on DStv and GOtv throughout the Holy Month of Ramadan. The dedicated Ramadan pop-channel will open on Sunday, 5 May and run till Tuesday, 4 June, the last day of the Holy Month. The Ramadan pop-up channel, which will be available to active subscribers on all DStv packages including DStv Now, as well as GOtv Plus and GOtv Max customers, will broadcast local Ramadan-related content. The special pop-up channel will provide subscribers with access to Ramadan-focused lifestyle, movies, talk shows, music and kiddies’ programming. Similarly available on the Ramadan channel are the daily call to prayers, docuseries, cooking shows and programmes on the conduct and obligations of Muslims during Ramadan.

GOtv subscribers in Enugu and Aba have received a boost in their TV viewing experience as the digital terrestrial television service provider recently added nine new local channels to its Max and Plus packages on Sunday, April 21 and Friday, April 26 respectively. The channels added are: Spice TV, MiTV, WAP TV, ITV Benin, BISCON, Liberty TV, Tiwan Tiwan, R2TV and Rave; a selection of top local Nigerian channels showcasing the best in home grown entertainment. “This brings to six, the number of cities that have in one month seen an increase in our local content offering. We are witnessing a growth in the number of local channels in Nigeria that showcase different genre of TV programming and we are ensuring that our GOtv customers are not left out of that experience”, said John Ugbe, Chief Executive Officer, MultiChoice Nigeria.

Former President of the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA) and a Board Member of the Ghana Music Rights Organization (GHAMRO), Mrs. Diana Hopeson has elevated her intellectual resume by graduating with a Master’s Degree. The musician and Intellectual Property expert has graduated from the University of Education, Winneba, Ghana with a Masters in Philosophy, which ultimately makes her a Counseling Psychologist. For her thesis, Mrs. Hopeson did research and presented a paper on the ‘Exploration on the Counseling Needs of Performing Artistes in Accra’ – and she attained her marks which culminated in her successful passing of the course. As a towering figure in the area of Copyright and Intellectual Property, she has also set up a Publishing Company, GHMusic Publishing Company Ltd, with the objectives of establishing and enforcing the subject of publishing in music and other related activities in the entertainment industry in Ghana. In 2007, she was awarded a National Honors Award by the

Fast-rising afro-beats and hip hop musician Dhamie has released his highly anticipated single featuring BET award nominee Kwesi Arthur titled ‘Awon Boys’. ‘Awon Boys’ is a hip-hop song that talks about the struggles both rappers faced in life, and how they hope to overcome these hurdles with the music. According to Dhamie, the song was recorded sometime back, but still sounds fresh and tells the story of both acts presently. He said he hopes the stories told would resonate well with and motivate the youth adding that he believes there are people out there who can relate well with the song from now till many decades to come. In the song, both rappers displayed lyrical dexterity coupled with a perfect arrangement of lyrics that balanced well on the Paul Cabbin (USA) produced instrumental. Awon Boys was mixed and mastered by Tema-based King One Beats, and is available on all digital stores including Itunes, Apple Music, Spotify, Tidal, Deezer, amongst others.

Ghana has in recent times seen an upsurge of public protests by customers of various financial institutions. Those engaged in these demonstrations, aka “demos” have identified themselves as investors who have funds locked up in a number of struggling financial institutions. Their simple request is to have their funds returned. But is everything so simple? How effective are these demos and how does hitting the streets bring back their monies? A trip down memory lane will help us understand how and why demos became a trend. This is not to patronize but to empathize considering the multitude of customers whose lives have are negatively affected.

He is the Chief Executive Officer of  Berries Tech Limited and Berries Africa, a subsidiary of Berries Group Incorporation which is one of the fastest growing and emerging African conglomerate with several subsidiaries across the world industrial field of Information Technology and Communication, Cinematic Engineering, Internet & Telecommunication, Aviation, Media (Media Streaming, Entertainment, Filming, Radio & Television), Professional Audio Visual Solutions, Winery, Hospitality and Real Estates, and are moguls in current trends in Technological Products with strategic global business partners and international alliance all around the globe and much more. Benny Jayden is a very practical, realistic and down-to-earth personality. In his pocket is a very hardworking and a self-motivated person who is capable of driving self and or team members in the pursuit of corporate objective and always certain to win or succeed in everything he does.

The biggest urban Music beach festival in Europe AfroNation has received overwhelming pre-registration response to its announced Ghana dates.  The response was gathered from its dedicated website for the first African edition www.afronationghana.com launched some 3 weeks ago. That anticipation for the 4-day music experience translated into a recorded of over 8,000 pre-registration requests online with 85% coming from the United Kingdom and the rest from Europe. The response organizers believe is a testament to the global growth of Afrobeat music and the ever-shinning reputation of Ghana as a tourism destination in the world. The AfroNation™ Ghana event promises to be a vibrant celebration of music, culture and lifestyle with a true festival experience from hospitality through to the line-up from December 27th – 30th in Accra. It amplifies and adds to Ghana’s praise as a nation of peaceful democracy, beautiful music, rich culture, friendly people and serene beaches a

Africa's most celebrated dancehall and afrobeats artist, Stonebwoy, who is highly regarded for his international exploits and performances including recognitions from BET & Nickelodeon is set to headline the historic campus shutdown concert to climax the weeklong SRC activities of the foremost Ghanaian university, University of Ghana, Legon. The concert which is the official Legon SRC Artiste Night will come off on April 27th 2019 at Lizalex on the university's campus. Put together by WatsUp TV & Endowed Entertainment in partnership with SRC of the University, performances will be expected from resident student musicians and other top artists from across Ghana. This event with WatsUp TV & Endowed Entertainment is also supported by  Verna Water , Rush Energy Drink , Itel Mobile Ghana , SHOB Group, 369 Live & Mega Campus Concert, WildOut Ghana.

Award winning Ghanaian Music group signed on to Golden Empire Legacy Ltd record label, Keche is back to the music scene after a little hiatus with a new vibe titled ‘ODO'. Keche, in their artistic form of auditory communication addresses 'ODO' which is a Ghanaian local lingo directly interpreted to the English language as, "Love". This new audio produced by one of the finest music producers in Africa, Willis Beats will definitely have you feeling bubbly on your feet. This extraordinaire project makes the awards winning music duo's pleasing and harmonious music debut single for the year and first outing since the GB Recz signees transitioned to Golden Empire Legacy Ltd record label. The tune comprises of distinctive musical communication elements, incorporating instrumentals and vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner.

The Director General of the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) Reverend Daniel Ogbarmey Tetteh has said most of the licenced asset management firms have locked up funds because they were exposed to some of the microfinance and savings and loans firms that have run into financial difficulty through counterparty default. The situation of counterparty default risk is what has impaired the liquidity assets of some fund managers as they invested their money into these firms and were not able to readily redeem their investments with these ailing firms. This affected the cash flow with the fund managers, hence their inability to meet payment obligation of their clients. The Director General was quick to add that the regulator was in serious talks with the Bank of Ghana (BOG) and the Ministry of Finance to address the situation. “The BOG and Ministry of Finance have given some indication that they’ll be having some kind of intervention for the distressed microfinance, savings and loans

The Chief Director of the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Alhaji Abdulai Yakubu has signed a performance agreement contract with the Office of The Head of the Civil Service (OHCS). The brief ceremony was at the instance of the Head of the Civil Service, Nana Agyekum Dwamena at the Ministry Conference Hall, today on the 24th April, 2019. Nana Dwamena, emphasized  that the essence of the performance agreement ceremony with the Chief Director, was to ensure that the Tourism  Ministry live up to its bidding in delivering on the core mandate of the Minister and thereby helping the President Nana Akuffo Addo in   achieving his transformative agenda for the country.  According to him, the main goal of the agreement contract is to see to the direction upon which the Ministry would be charting, to significantly improve on Ghana’s Tourism Sector for the socio-economic improvement of the Ghanaian citizenry countrywide.

In recent decades, the bathroom has changed from a pure functional area to a comfortable living space. The demands on toilets continue to increase which plays a decisive role in the daily routine of hygiene. This is exactly where GROHE comes into play with its new manual bidet seat for toilet ceramics. With the alternative to the fully integrated GROHE Sensia Arena smart toilet the pleasant and nurturing cleaning with water is now possible when using the toilet at an attractive price and without having to replace any toilet ceramics, regardless of being the tenant or owner.  At the same time, GROHE offers personal hygiene of the highest standard with the popular Sensia Arena smart toilet. Gentle Cleaning with Just One Hand Movement The GROHE Manual Bidet Seat is made of sturdy Duroplast and comes with the shower feature of a classic smart toilet or bidet. It combines modern design with functionality and leaves one feeling absolutely fresh thanks to using water for

Ghana’s most engaging 360 millennial entertainment platform, Muse Africa returns to TV screens starting April 2019. The MuseAfrica block will be airing 60 minutes of exclusive music related content on KweseTV (KFS) every weekday from 4pm to 5pm.  The programming will also include some of Muse’s signature digital shows that has been streaming to teeming fans across it’s social channels and website.  This partnership unites two brands that owned the youth viewership and also marks a turning point for KFS’s adjustment of its content slate. The Editor-in-Chief of MuseAfrica, George Wiredu Duah Commented “The fans spoke and we had to listen to them, so we have built more content to drive conversations around culture, music and entertainment circled around the Ghanaian sound’.

Swiss Spirit Alisa Hotel has partnered the Africa Women’s Sports Summit as the official hospitality service provider for the maiden edition of the event. The trusted Ghanaian hotel’s Botsio Hall will be the venue for the event which is expected to attract over a hundred people from across Africa. Commenting on the agreement, Masha Kifalu, General Manager of Swiss Spirit Alisa Hotel said: "We are happy to be the main hospitality partner for the Africa Women's Sports Summit. This is a laudable initiative worth supporting and that is why we are proud to be playing a significant part. At the heart of Alisa’s corporate values is a strong dedication to events like the Africa Women's Sports Summit." Registration is ongoing for this year’s event via www.awsportsummit.com .

The name Wendy Shay is making waves in every corner of Ghana and Ghanaians abroad are in dire need to have a taste of her wonderful vibes. The RuffTown Records signed act is set to embark on an European tour from June To July in the year 2019. In collaboration with Young Mission Entertainment, 6 Europeans countries are the main targets. Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, France, Austria and Spain are the countries in question. Booking are coming in very fast and the tour is definitely going to be epic as the female act is the hottest in the Ghanaian music industry now. Talking to the CEO of Young Mission Entertainment, Nana Amoako, he expressed his excitement on making this happen and has assured patrons of nothing but the best of delivery as well. Contact him on +33771585310 / +23355017031 for bookings.

Opeyemi “Sense” Adeyemi was, on Sunday, voted best boxer at GOtv Boxing Night 18, which held at the Indoor Sports Hall of the Obafemi Awolowo Stadium in Ibadan. The winner is awarded the Mojisola Ogunsanya Memorial Trophy to which a cash prize of N1million is attached. The 19-year old super bantamweight boxer, despite drawing his national challenge bout with Sadiq “Happy Boy” Adeleke, recorded the highest number of votes in the poll carried out by journalists at the event. According to the show organisers, Flykite Productions, the announcement of his name as the winner of the prize was not made at the venue, as it is customary, following an advice against it by the security personnel on duty at the show. “Policemen and officials of the private security firm at the event advised against announcing the best boxer immediately after the show because they considered it less than safe to do so. Opeyemi will be presented with his cheque at our Lagos office,” the statement said. Last year a

Some pictures leaked of soul singer and songwriter Lady Jay in a big beautiful white dress with a white piano in the background. Rumours say that she got married, but there are still a lot of questions to be asked. She recently released some photos of her in the white dress promoting her upcoming show Magic Dream Freedom Concert. Is this some kind of message? Is she finally free from relationship problems? We want to know what is happening! Lady Jay is best known for her songs "Venus" ft. Sarkodie and "We Tried" ft. Ria Boss. She has also worked and featured in many famous hits with E. L., Okyeame Kwame, Yaa Pono and many more. You can also check out her latest single Let me ft. SSUE. You can follow Lady Jay by checking her on Instagram and Twitter on LadyJayLives or Facebook at LadyJayOfficial.

FAFALI ESINAM AMENGOR is a unique identity with a huge collective brilliant marque, called the STICK-n-STICHES (SnS) – which is progressively becoming the toast of everyone from presidents to prime ministers to the corporate men, women, boys and girls on the streets of Ghana. As an ambitious self-motivated young lady, her love to challenge herself and never take a “no” for an answer saw her own beautiful chapter from a fashion lineage textbook of her family. Though having had her first degree in Food and Nutrition in UCC, Ghana, worked as a banker for two years, the adoring young lady understands that for one to become a heavyweight in this industry (which she has chosen to play big in), one simply must not procrastinate or be laid back but be spectacular and ready to take the bull by the horn. The story continues thus, SnS brand officially came to life after six months of Fafali quitting her job as a banker. She knew for sure that there was no going back into corporate world and sh

Nigeria’s Oto "Joe Boy" Joseph has successfully defended his African Boxing Union (ABU) lightweight title. The Nigerian boxer, on Sunday, saw off the feeble challenge of Ghana's Success "Brave Warrior" Tetteh at GOtv Boxing Night 18, which held at the Indoor Sports Hall of the Obafemi Awolowo Stadium, Ibadan.  Joe Boy, miles ahead in ability, toyed with the dire Tetteh before knocking him out in the first round. In the other title fight on the night, Ridwan "Scorpion" Oyekola emerged dethroned Taofeek "Taozon" Bisuga as the national super featherweight champion. Scorpion thrice dropped Bisuga on the canvas in a fight that ended in 46 seconds. In the light middleweight division,  Akeem "Dodo" Sadiku knocked out Republic of Benin's Ekpresso Djamihou in the fourth round of an international challenge duel. West African Boxing Union welterweight champion, Rilwan "Baby Face" Babatunde, made an impressive return to action

Gold Coast Fund Management (GCFM) has welcomed the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) engagement with the company to find a lasting solution to the liquidity crisis faced by it. The Commission has revealed they have received and started reviewing proposals from GCFM, the biggest fund manager, on how they hope to meet payment obligations to their customers and investors. GCFM’s action follows the Commission saying it is reviewing the viability and soundness of the proposals and wishes to assure all interested parties that it is doing so only in the interest of investor protection. The Fund Management, “has expressed optimism that the approval of its proposal would give their clients real value for their investment and provide a roadmap for other struggling fund management companies seeking solutions to their liquidity challenges.”

Registration has officially opened for the 2019 Africa Women’s Sports Summit. Interested persons can register for free via the event’s website www.awsportsummit.com where they will provide a few details. The applications will undergo a selection process, after which an eventual sixty will make it to the event on May 15 at the Swiss Spirit Alisa Hotel in Accra, Ghana. The summit, which is a brainchild of International Sports Journalist Juliet Bawuah, will bring together over sixty participants for a day’s session with some of Africa’s leading and respected women Sports Journalists as well as notable names in media, corporate and sports landscape who have shattered the glass-ceiling in the areas they operate.

Dettol, the world’s leading antibacterial brand on Tuesday, April 16th, 2019 held a colourful ceremony at Radisson Blu, Ikeja, Lagos to launch the ‘Clean Naija Initiative’, a campaign which is aimed at creating awareness, education and driving behavioural change to achieve a cleaner and healthier Nigeria. The ceremony which had the leadership team of Reckitt Benckiser Nigeria and other dignitaries in attendance also doubled as the unveiling of prominent Nollywood actress and multiple award-winning producer, Funke Akindele-Bello, as its brand ambassador. Speaking at the event, the General Manager, RB West Africa, Mr Dayanand Sriram who expressed his excitement and enthusiasm about the launch and partnership, said that “At RB, we have made it our responsibility and purpose to help people live healthier lives and have happier homes. It is why we are launching the Clean Naija Initiative which is an integrated multi-level campaign with the aim of creating awareness, education and driving

Leading Nigerian music sensation, Olamide Adedeji, known by his stage name Olamide but popularly called Olamide Baddo or BaddoSneh has been unveiled as the new brand ambassador for Goldberg Lager. The announcement was made during a media event at the Raddison Blu Hotel, Ikeja on Saturday, the 20th of April, 2019. The announcement marks the beginning of a new era for Goldberg, as the beer brand seeks to appeal to people who celebrate tradition and culture as its way of shaping the future. Olamide is a perfect example of this, as he is industrious, traditional, open minded and outgoing making him a perfect fit for the brand. He has become one of the most sought after Nigerian entertainers, all whilst remaining authentic and true to his roots. As part of the unveil, Olamide will headline his first concert of 2019 themed “The Takeover” tonight. The concert which is a special edition of the experiential platform by Goldberg called Unlimited Faaji, will feature Olamide alongside other

The Ghana Tourism Authority will be organizing the 2019 Paragliding Festival from Friday, 19th April to Monday, 22nd April, 2019 on Mount Odweanoma at Atibie – Kwahu in the Eastern Region. The Paragliding festival is being organised under the auspices of the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture and is under the theme: “HERITAGE FUN AND FLY”. The theme for this year’s celebration is in connection with the ‘Year of Return, Ghana 2019’ project which the President of the Republic, His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo – Addo launched infront of the congressional Black Caucus of the United States Congress in September 2018.  The ‘Year of Return’ is a global campaign to invite our brothers and sisters of the Global African family who were taken to Jamestown, Virginia 400 years ago, to come back home (Africa and that matter Ghana) to reconnect, invest and to help develop their roots etc. The Paragliding festival which is one of the flagship events on the tourism calenda

Easter is a worldwide celebratory season. In Ghana the season is exclusive to series of entertaining events and merry making especially on the popular Easter Monday which is declared a holiday. In connection to this season, The Center of Ghana Kintampo, Located in the Bono East Region, comes Alive on 22nd April, Easter Monday in an unanticipated Musical Concert with Bisa’Kdei. The Musical Concert, dubbed Kintampo Easter Bash with Bisa K’dei & Friends, promises to attract music & holiday makers to the Historic Kintampo Water Falls. The Falls is located on the Pumpum River, a tributary of the Black Volta, which is about 4 Kimlometers, north of the Kintampo Municipality. The Kintampo Easter Bash, first of its kind, will be fun and exciting as patronizers unravel the package that accompanies this premiere music concert, a trail of indigenous highlife music from Ghana’s number one highlife artiste Bisa K’Dei, the Brong Ahafo hiplife king, Kooko and twenty other exciting and dynam

About a week ago, Charterhouse Productions Ghana, organizers of the annual Vodafone Ghana Music Awards Scheme released an all new theme song for the special 20th anniversary of the scheme and beyond. Produced by Kaywa with top names like Amandzeba, Adina, Joe Mettle, Teephlow, Kidi and Kuami Eugene all on the track, we went behind the scenes to dig a little further into how the entire composition was done. “When I heard about the theme song contest, I had a chat with one of the young talents in my studio, he penned down a few words and we invited some musician friends who were interested and available to jump on it. Dave is a gem”- Kaywa So who is this Dave who hasn’t been mentioned on this track at all? Dave DA MusicBox, a.k.a. Eliel David Ofori-Atta, is a music producer, songwriter, recording artiste, music director and pastor. Born on January 26 to missionaries Apostle Florence and Rev. George, Dave grew up in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. He is the eldest of three siblings: a brot

Digital Innovation through Blockchain technology will take center stage when this year’s HackLab Foundation’s Hackathon opens on Friday April 19th at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. The programme is borne out of a partnership between Vodafone’s Enterprise Business, Stanbic Bank, IBM and The HackLab Foundation to digitally empower technology students at the University. This year’s theme, “Can Blockchain Technology transform the Services Sector?” is expected to create a spark and revolutionise the thinking of the student developers on campus. The event will bring together 600 developers from over 18 institutions across Ghana to find plausible and scalable solutions for the Ghanaian and African market using Blockchain technology. Vodafone is also expected to support the best developers in implementing their ideas at the end of the session.

As Christians the world over gear up for the Easter festivities, Harvest International Ministries are shaping up for the 20th edition of the annual Harvest Praise Gospel Concert. This year the concert features Diana Hamilton and Nigerian Gospel sensation Tim Godfrey in a musical exposition which will for the first time air live across Africa on Africa’s number one Pay-TV service DStv and GOtv. Cecil Sunkwa Mills, Managing Director, MultiChoice Ghana announcing this broadcast partnership congratulated the Harvest Praise team on their twentieth anniversary and assured DStv and GOtv subscribes of this broadcast on the Ghana Events channel 196 on DStv. He added that GOtv subscribers will be able to follow the action live on only Ghanaian music channel airing across Africa, Fiesta. He explains “the Ghana Events channel on DStv is positioned to showcase the rich Ghanaian music, art and culture to the continent”; adding the exposure achieved by these events is expected not only to satisfy

Mista Myles is undoubtedly one of the best young afrobeats singers we have in this generation now. Mista Myles who recently put out his debut single; ‘African Girl’ has followed it up with an amazing video.  Shot by Director Kofi Awuah, the visuals capture the beauty of not the African Girls, but the beauty of Mama Africa itself. Director Kofi Awuah made sure he projected the grasslands of Shai Hills, an animal reserve and Baboon sanctuary in a way that the world does not get to see every day; the sounds, culture, and landscapes to help with our tourism.

The CEO of Women’s World Bank Ghana, Charlotte Lilly Baidoo has warned men to desist from the practice of demanding sex from young ladies before they are offered employment opportunities. Speaking in an exclusive interview on the Vim Talk Show last Saturday on Adom TV, Mrs. Baidoo insisted that men in positions of influence should exercise their authority with caution without taking advantage of the vulnerabilities of young women. She told host Afia Pokua: “I will caution men to be desist from demanding sex from women before they offer them the needed job opportunities. They have to understand that it is God who placed them where they are, so the men should stop demanding sex from young ladies.” The issue of trading sex for jobs has been a major bane in the effort to empower women especially in Ghana.

MultiChoice Africa is pleased to announce the partnership between its flagship initiative MultiChoice Talent Factory (MTF) and the New York Film Academy College of Visual & Performing Arts (NYFA), a world-renowned visual and performing arts school. This groundbreaking collaboration between New York Film Academy and the MultiChoice Talent Factory (MTF) will include supporting the development of young filmmakers across Africa attending the MTF academies. The MultiChoice Talent Factory’s mission is to ignite Africa’s already established creative industries through training and skills development, as well as foster new and original programming. The much anticipated MTF masterclasses kicked off in January, supported by various industry partners and include a series of “best in class” workshops intended to increase MultiChoice Talent Factory’s purpose of upskilling film and TV creatives. Taking place across various African cities, the masterclasses are also presented to industry profe

The African Changemakers Tour is an initiative that brings various change makers across the continent to share their ideas and thoughts, through a series of talks and live music sessions. The African changemakers tour kicked off with 2500 Ghanaian students gathered on Saturday, April 13th at KNUST Campus in Kumasi, Ghana eager to listen to the most innovative and creative minds from across the continent. The power packed line up of African Changemakers leading in their industries attending the event included Peace Hyde (Head of Digital Media and Partnership Forbes Africa and Founder of Aim Higher Africa), M.anifest (Pan African MC), John Dumelo (Leading Actor and Entrepreneur) and Adjetey Anang (Leading Actor) among other leading entrepreneurs and impactful personalities. Nigerian creative entrepreneur and former lawyer Seyi Tinubu thrilled the students with an inspiring talk on the importance of believing in and uplifting themselves and others through hard work and the importance o

Ghana’s capital, Accra, will hold the inaugural Africa Women’s Sports Summit on May 15. The summit, which is a brainchild of International Sports Journalist Juliet Bawuah, will bring together over sixty participants for a day’s session with some of Africa’s leading and respected women sports Journalists as well as notable names in media, corporate and sports landscape who have shattered the glass-ceiling in the areas they operate. The event will be held under the theme: “Take Your Place”, which will highlight and trigger conversations about empowering young female sport Journalists and upcoming talents to lead and impact their communities. The maiden edition will focus on Sports Journalism and the window of opportunities available to women. It is open to aspiring and established women sports Journalists, who will learn from and interact with speakers from across Africa. The Pan-African event will take stock of the gains made so far by African women in sports, and offer

The CEO of Women’s World Bank Ghana, Charlotte Lilly Baidoo has commended the efforts by the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta and his economic management team for the stabilization of the cedi against the dollar. Speaking in an exclusive interview on the Vim Talk Show last Saturday on Adom TV, Mrs. Baidoo argued that, “Mr. Ken Offori Atta and his team are doing a good job” although her preferred exchange rate would be in the margins of 4 GHC to a dollar. “For now what they are doing is not bad, it is good. All I want is for the cedi to appreciate against the dollar, I think we are all comfortable around 4 GHC to a dollar but i don’t think it is realistic for the cedi to appreciate any further,” she argued. The value of the cedi until recently had greatly reduced, sparking concerns of serious economic challenges. At a point, it was trading at GHC 5.80 to a dollar but it began gaining strength few weeks ago after a government intervention.

The “legal relationship” between rapper Osei Kwaku Vincent better known as StrongMan and SarkCess music label is over. A released dated April 14th, 2019, and sighted by Cypress Ghana states that the “amazing and remarkable” 2-year working relationship it had with the rapper has ended. The release adds that they “still remain a family” and “would extend a helping hand anyway possible should our services be needed.” StrongMan signed a deal with the imprint owned by Sarkodie in March 2017. In April 2018, the former claimed he had to apologize to his label boss over a tweet questioning his (Sarkodie) power in the Ghanaian music industry whilst expressing his disappointment about Ghana Music Awards nominations.

After the bashing and consistent attacks on her persona, Wendy Shay makes sure she delivers the best of her output every time on stage. The All For You HitMaker makes sure her presence leaves a mark at every performance on stage and the CommonWealth Hall had a feel of her on the 13th of April, 2019. The Artiste Night was the event for the night which was headlined by Shatta Wale and Wendy Shay. There so much anticipation from the students as it’s been a while since an event of AICC nature was held there. Social media went buzzing with posts about the impending show. On the night, clad in a lemon green apparel and a pair of black sneakers, the RuffTown Records signed act showed she was ready to wiggle and shake those wonderful goodies which make the men go crazy. All For You which is her latest single was her entry song which followed up with BedRoom Commando and Astalavista. The Vandals created their own rendition of Uber driver which to the surprise of Wendy

Ghanaian Gospel musician Samuel Osei well known as Don Cemon has released a new single Aseda. Produced by KCee, the new single features Ampong with whom he dropped his debut hit single Bless Me in 2014. Asked why Aseda, the musician revealed his debut single (Bless Me) received huge response and made great impact hence the need to show appreciation via a new song. Despite having started the music journey many years ago, Don Cemon broke into mainstream music 5 years ago with hit single Bless Me. Signed to SkyView Entertainment, Don Cemon reveals Aseda is a prelude to an upcoming album Wonderful Jesus.

Hennessy Brand Ambassador and Business Development Manager for Africa and the Middle East, Benny Smith, has held a successful meet and greet with local media on the brand’s unique history and culture. Held at The container in Nyaniba, Osu, it was an intimate celebration of a truly global brand that is Hennessy. Smith presented to a select core of media persons the variants that make the Hennessy range uniquely golden while providing some insight into how far the brand has travelled. Hennessy is a brandy distiller with its headquarters located in Cognac, France. Hennessy sells about 50 million bottles a year worldwide, or more than 40 percent of the world’s cognac, making it the largest cognac producer. Hennessy has been in Africa since 1866 and in that year of its inception was when its first shipment was made to Africa.

DStv customers in for a treat this April! On 10 April 2019, MultiChoice will launch additional four SuperSport channels in HD. In an effort to delight viewers with an enhanced viewing experience, SS1, SS4, SS11 and SS12 are all scheduled to transition to high definition, providing sports fans with a clear picture quality and sharper audio. As part of our mission, DStv puts customer satisfaction at the heart of everything, and what better way Is there to delight sports fans than bringing them their favourite football, rugby, cricket and golf stars in high definition and make their viewing that much better by simply upgrading the channel resolution.  Customers need to simply stay connect to DStv and experience great content in high definition. “SuperSport is committed to achieving world-class viewing experience for all customer to enjoy and by providing our viewers with cutting-edge technology like HD capabilities, DStv aims to further enhance customer satisfaction,”

The 'Best Rapper Alive', Okyeame Kwame will be launching his 'Made in Ghana' album on April 20, 2019 at +233 Jazz Bar and Grill. There shall be performances from Okyeame Kwame, Kuami Eugene, Kidi, Kurl songx and Ayesem. Other artistes to perform are Feli Nuna, Afriyie, Abiana, Wulomei, the Kwan pa and Wiyaala. The 'Made in Ghana' project is to highlight the virtues of all groups of people in Ghana across the various regions and to also encourage Ghanaians to be proud of their culture and heritage. Basically, it seeks to promote local trade and nationalism. The songs represent the various regions in terms of concept and the artistes featured. The music videos of the songs will showcase some tourist sites in Ghana as Kwame's contribution to marketing Ghana's tourist sites. This is part of Okyeame Kwame's resolve to promote tourism through the arts.

Ahead of the African Boxing Union (ABU) lightweight title clash, Ghana’s Success “Brave Warrior” Tetteh has vowed to be the first boxer to defeat Nigeria’s Oto “Joe Boy” Joseph, the reigning champion, when they meet at GOtv Boxing Night 18 on 21 April. The bout will headline the event slated to hold at the Indoor Sports Hall of the Obafemi Awolowo Stadium (formerly Liberty Stadium) in Ibadan. Joe Boy, who also holds the Commonwealth (Africa) lightweight title, has remained undefeated in his 14-bout professional career. Speaking from his Accra base, the challenger said he is familiar with the champion’s strengths and weaknesses and is working on plans to neutralize him. “I’m very motivated to become the first boxer to defeat Joe Boy. I have watched him fight many opponents, who clearly did not know what to do in the ring. He will fall. It doesn’t matter that the fight is holding in Nigeria. I’m not named Success for nothing,” boasted Tetteh. The Ghanaian added that he has intensified

Digital Terrestrial Television service provider, GOtv, has announced the addition of nine new local channels to its subscribers in Jos and Kaduna from Sunday, 7 April and Thursday, 11 April respectively. The channels will be available to subscribers on GOtv Max and Plus packages. The channels to be added are Spice TV, MiTV, WAP TV, ITV Benin, BISCON, Liberty TV, Tiwan Tiwan, R2TV and Rave. Chief Executive Officer of MultiChoice Nigeria, Mr. John Ugbe, said the additional local channels to subscribers in northern Nigeria is in line with the company’s commitment to promoting Nigeria’s heritage, through making diverse cultural content available across its platforms. “One of our value propositions is to ensure that we have a varied range of local channels that cut across different genres for a more wholesome viewing experience for our customers. These channels offer originally produced programmes that cater to the different tastes and preferences of our customers. We are a

GOtv has announced the exciting premier of Mehek, the first Zee World production to star actors from the African continent.   The landmark series, which was shot entirely in India, will premiere on Saturday, 6 April at 7pm (GMT) on Zee World and introduces African actors Shonisani Masutha, Kamogelo Mogale, Ndaba ka Ngwane and Nomava Kibare to Zee World viewers across Sub Sahara Africa.  “Mehek represents an important and evolutionary part of Zee World’s commitment to providing relevant, exciting and innovative content to its viewers. Zee is proud of this production and of our African actors; furthermore, it will undoubtedly set a strong foundation for similar productions in the future,” says Harish Goyal, CEO, Zee Entertainment Africa & Asia Pacific. “The decision to develop a Bollywood production with African actors stemmed from Zee World’s unequivocal success in Africa and the love showered by our audiences for the channel.  Zee World has enjoyed tremendous gr

Father of the late dancehall artist Ebony Reigns, Nana Opoku Kwarteng, has revealed that he saw something peculiar during the birth of the late Ebony Reigns. Nana Opoku Kwarteng, who made an appearance on Vim Talk last Saturday on Adom TV, revealed that immediately Ebony was born, he saw a crown on her head which prompted him to inform the mother that, “Ebony is a queen.” “I saw a crown on her head immediately she was born. This informed my decision to name her Queen,” he disclosed. Nana Opoku Kwarteng however disclosed that though Ebony is gone, he feels her presence most of the time and he is convinced that “Ebony is happy” wherever she is.

Life indeed has its own way of teaching individuals, how to experience winnings or conquest. As a Speaker and Author, Stacy Amewoyi always says to her audience that “they should never stop learning, because life will never stop teaching them more difficult lessons, as they keep climbing the ladder of success and better lifestyle”. Stacy has actually gone through the toughest part of life’s quest. Although, such lessons has lead millions of people to give up on their dreams as well. But not our beautiful Stacy, who stated that, she has been able to use those stones thrown at her by life to build herself into a woman of substance as well as a powerful Philanthropist. You may have heard or read about some successful people likes Oprah Winfrey, Mother Teresa and so on. Who went through some sort of life trainings but now use those trials as inspiration to the world. So is Stacy M. Amewoyi’s untold story which will engaged you to rethink about life itself.

King Of Accra Is A Music Producer Of Ghanaian Origin An epitomic blend of authentic Ghanaian modernity and rich old school vibes, he creates beats with the synth sounds of the '80s, '90s and the now, while targeting the originality of making music through true melodies that come from within as well as incorporating live instrumentation. Born in North Kaneshie to Rev. and Mrs. Commey, the young King Of Accra has been a lover music ever since his ears could detect sound. And at every level of his education, he has been acknowledged for being a musician. He picked up his production skills in high school, but began to actively produce music in 2006, two years after which he produced his first hit song for Sarkodie titled ''Daabi''. He has since worked with the likes of Edem, Trigmatic, Raquel, Guru, Magnom, Kwesi Arthur, Paq on the Beat, Fortune Dane, as well as musicians of Nigerian descent such as Big Klef.

Ogilvy has emerged triumphant in the global PR industry’s prestigious SABRE Awards for the Africa Region, with Ogilvy offices capturing 43% of all trophies awarded. The SABRE Awards are the world's largest PR awards programme, recognising superior achievement in branding and reputation in North America, EMEA, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, South Asia and Africa. The pan-African Ogilvy network carried the day by winning a total of 17 awards for Ghana, Kenya and the South Africa offices for the SABRE Awards Africa. “2018 was a remarkable year for us and our clients because the communication landscape has become very dynamic. These awards symbolize that we are moving with the times and our integrated communications approach is helping us solve our clients’ most pressing business challenges while reaching our targeted audiences through ideas that grab earned media and influence, to build brands that matter,” said Mr. Mathieu Plassard, CEO, Ogilvy Africa. “Over the last years, in line

Following the Launch of the 2019 Edition of the ‘Live Inside and Win the Ride’ (LIWTR) reality show on April 3 at the Accra Mall, registration has since been opened for all prospective contestants to sign up and stand a chance of winning the ultimate prize of a Renault Duster SUV. The concept of LIWTR competition by Global Media Alliance Group, owners of YFM, Happy FM and e.TV Ghana, is to bring together five individuals from different backgrounds across the country to endure sitting together in a Renault Duster SUV. During that period, contestants are evicted till there is one person left. The ‘last man/woman standing’ wins the car. Prospective contestants in the country are excited about the reality show and are signing up in their numbers. Registration is expected to end on May 3, 2019.

Oseikrom was the place to be on the 6th of April and it was all about the nominees jam of the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards. The queen of the night was RuffTown Records signed act Wendy Shay as she dazzled patrons with the best of performance. The Uber driver Hitmaker stormed the stage with her new single Shay On You. The consistent chant of Shay On You from the crowd was enough to show everyone that they were ready for a shelling performance. With back to back hits such as Uber Driver, BedRoom Commando, Astalavista and many others, it was just non stop jam along to the best of entertainment. Her time spent on stage  was to the best of the satisfaction of patrons at the nominees jam. She has been nominated for 3 categories at this year’s VGMA’s which will be taking place on the 18th of May, 2019. To vote Wendy Shay to win Best New Artiste of the year, text D2 to 1767 and to Vote For AfroPop Song of the Year text R5 to 1767. Other networks can vote online at www.votevgma.co