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WWE fans in Ghana can enjoy even more family-friendly action and entertainment from their favourite WWE Superstars like Roman Reigns™, Seth Rollins™ and Becky Lynch™ when MultiChoice launches a WWE pop-up channel on DStv channel 128 from Thursday, August 1. The new pop-up channel means more non-stop, high-octane action every day, in addition to the regular weekly flagship shows of Raw (Mondays, midnight) and SmackDown Live (Tuesdays, midnight) and Special Events like WrestleMania™ and the upcoming SummerSlam™ (airing live from 11pm on Sunday, August 12). The pop-up channel will be available on the DStv Premium, Compact+ and Compact packages until December 31 however, DStv Family and Access customer will also get to enjoy some of the entertainment until August 21 though an open-viewing period of three weeks! “WWE has proved to be a fantastic acquisition for viewers across the continent,” said Gideon Khobane, chief executive of SuperSport. “This is a natural evolution ...

The International Committee of the All Africa Music Awards, (AFRIMA) has withdrawn the hosting rights from Republic of Ghana for the 2019 and 2020 editions of the All Africa Music Awards, AFRIMA, over lack of capacity by the Host Country to meet the financial and contractual obligations entered to on July 12,2018, necessary to retain hosting the biggest music event in Africa. The decision was reached on Monday, July 15 after several months of meetings and consultations with relevant stakeholders to remedy the situation with the expectation that the Republic of Ghana would provide concrete assurances and guarantees to discharge its contractual obligations for hosting the 2019 and 2020 editions of AFRIMA after its disappointing performance on the contract during the 2018 edition of the Awards held in Accra between November 21 and 24 which the organisers successfully put together against all odds. It would be recalled that decision of the African Union (AU) and AFRIMA to award a th...

The first annual Ghana World Music Festival 2019 is set to take place on August 3-4. The event according to organizers, is a celebration of the power of the Ghanaian music and the sounds of the diaspora. Music is more than entertainment, its empowerment and unifier of people and with this spirit, the Ghana World Music Festival was conceived. The festival will feature music and artists from Ghana, across the African Continent, the Caribbean and the US. A rich myriad of genres will be on display from Jazz, R&B, Reggae, Highlife and Afrobeat. The festival will serve as an anchor event to Panafest 2019, while continuing to support the mission of the Year of Return Initiative. The Ghana World Music Festival is produced and supported by several established organizations including IAS Agency, Multimedia; Hitz FM 103.9, Joy Prime TV, Fantasy Dome, Panafest Foundation, Year of Return Initiative, Ghana Tourism Development Company and Ghana Tourism Authority. The event will take place at t...

Fans of Africa’s biggest reality TV show, BBNaija, were on Tuesday night introduced to two brand new housemates – Venita and Elozanam! The introduction of the new housemates follows an announcement made by show host Ebuka, during Sunday’s eviction show, regarding a “twist” in the coming week.  The new housemates’ entrance into the house brings the present number of housemates to 16. One of the new housemates is Venita, 32, a British-Nigerian Actress known for her role as Mimi in the comedy hit series ‘AY’s Crib’. Venita’s introduction has already seen sparks fly as she has struck an interesting relationship with the older housemates; the guys, especially Omashola, seem to be already fond of her. The second housemate introduced to the house is Elozanam, a popular social media personality known for viral instagram skits. He is also an actor with roles in some of Nigeria’s popular TV series.

Regulators in the financial sector have applauded Consolidated Bank Ghana (CBG) effort in delivering quality and strong banking services to its varied customers. At a meeting with Financial Institutions at the CBG Head Office in Accra on Thursday, July 25, 2019, the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Securities and Exchange Commission Ghana (SEC Ghana), and National Pension Regulatory Authority (NPRA) have thrown their weight behind CBG to support economic growth. Mr. Ernest Addison, Governor of BoG said “Consolidated Bank was birthed on 1st August, 2018. At the initial stage, there were challenges and doubts but under good management the story is positive now”. “We are very happy with CBG and I applaud the Management and Board of CBG for the hard work done so far. We have seen significant improvements in the bank and their deposits are growing quickly”, he said.

In a drive to empower the digital lives of customers, Vodafone has partnered Samsung to launch a new smartphone campaign.  The move reflects the strong relationship between Vodafone and the mobile phone manufacturer that has existed for many years. Last year, Vodafone teamed up with Samsung to drive a hugely successful campus activation campaign across five of the nation’s key tertiary institutions. Between July and October this year, the smartphone campaign will enable customers to purchase Samsung Galaxy A series smartphones namely: Galaxy A2 Core; Galaxy A10; and Galaxy A20 - at attractive prices, and receive a free Vodafone SIM card as well as 1GB free data every month for 12 months. Additionally, customers also get to subscribe to any of the data offers to enjoy more talk time and browse the internet. The telecoms company has also introduced the device micro-payment scheme, which allows customers to pay in instalments. This service is available only on Vodafone and demo...

As digital systems have become more prominent globally and accessible to most in the last couple of years, so has the rise of illegal web and unlicensed web streaming sites.In a report by MUSO, released in March 2019, global piracy numbers reached almost 190 billion pirate site visits in 2018. It has been reported that over 189 billion visits were made to pirate sites in 2018. Television related piracy took up 49.38% of all activity related to piracy, with only 17.9% for access to film.  Music was ranked third most pirated medium in 2018, with a 15.87% share. Publishing and software were less affected with 11.49% and 6.16% respectively. In addition, in a recent report from Irdeto, MultiChoice Group’s digital platform security partner, in March 2019, Ghana, Algeria, Angola, Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, Egypt, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania were reported to be the highest consumers of pirated content in Africa. Streaming piracy has now overtaken all other ...

Nigeria has spoken. Nelson and Thelma have today been evicted from the Big Brother Naija “Pepper dem” house in what has been an epic voting week. The two housemates were evicted on Sunday, July 28th, 2019 as the sixth and seventh housemates to leave during the live Sunday night show. Both Nelson and Thelma faced eviction after being nominated alongside all 16 housemates for possible eviction as punishment for disobeying house rules which included: refusal to attend morning workout sessions, whispering and speaking inaudibly amongst other infringements. The BBNaija live eviction show on Sunday, featured an energetic performance from Nigerian Rapper, Y-cee who thrilled the audience with his hit single ‘Jagaban’, and other hit singles ‘Omo Alhaji’ & “Juice”, whilst DJ Kaywise thrilled the crowd with some hit Nigerian songs. There are only 14 housemates left in the race to win the 30-million-naira cash and 60 million worth of prizes courtesy of Big Brother Naij...

Biggie is definitely big on tricks this season! The BBNaija ‘Pepper Dem’ housemates once again took part in another round of nominations on Monday night. As with each nomination process, the housemates get to put up two of their fellow housemates up for possible eviction. With last Sunday’s eviction hammer still fresh in their memories, the housemates have come to understand the rules of the game. They each took turns in the diary room to make their nominations as usual, but it turned out that ‘Biggie’ had other plans. In what could have been Jeff and Thelma topping the list with six and five nomination nods respectively, Biggie in yet another twist announces that all 16 housemates have been nominated and hence up for possible eviction next week Sunday. The reason for this decision as Biggie later revealed was their punishment for disobeying house rules which he said included: refusal to attend morning workout sessions, whispering and speaking inaudibly amongst other infringements. ...

H.I.P.L.I.F.E is officially alive as Concert tickets are now selling for the biggest Hiplife celebration, presented by Obrafour (and his Execution Entertainment) and powered by Kri8 Concepts. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the most successful Hiplife album; “Pae Mu Ka” and a grand concert in celebration has been earmarked. Ghanaian Hiplife legend Obrafour is now officially inviting audiences to experience the magic of PAE MU KA @20 by exploring an easy-pay digital ticket store. Patrons can purchase tickets by dialing a shortcode *714*40# on all networks to get access to the grand PAE MU KA @20 event on 9th November, 2019.

A vacation to South Africa is always a refreshing and relaxing one! With South Africa only 6-hours away, you can give your mind a little retreat from itself and all the work overload. With a welcoming environment, an accommodating host, an amazingly diverse culture with beautiful scenery and tasty food that soothes the soul, treat yourself to the perfect vacation this year. From wildlife spotting on safari to exploring lush vineyards and immersing yourself in city life, there's a new discovery to be made around every province in South Africa. In the ultimate vacation of the year, Radio Presenter and Media starlet Toke Makinwa, with renowned fashion designer Mai Atafo, celebrity photographer Kelechi Amadi-Obi, Ghanian Writer and Blogger Ameyaw Debrah, Musician Sister Deborah, Chidera Mouka, Kola Oshalusi, Folu Storms and the MTV Base crew explored South Africa on a 7-day vacation itinerary in the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal provinces courtesy South Africa Tourism...

Rebecca Donkor, the CEO of Makeup Ghana, the Industry Advocate for Colour Cosmetics (Makeup) in Ghana and organisers of the Ghana Makeup Awards and the Africa Makeup & Beauty Fair, has urged Africans to take the Makeup Industry as a serious business sector. Rebecca further urged that the continent should not consider Makeup Artistry as only for making women confident in their looks, but also as a vibrant, fast-growth sector to help drive the continent’s economic growth. 'The Makeup and Beauty Industry is one of the most dynamic and innovative business sectors globally and if we can take advantage of it, it will drive the economic freedom Africa strives to attain. Makeup is serious business” she stated. Rebecca was speaking to NEWS-ONE after receiving the 2019 Africa Makeup Icon of the Year Award in Nigeria. This was during the first edition of Face of Zikel International Awards held over the weekend. Rebecca was given this award in recognition of her contribution towards Afr...

Pan-African Historical Theatre Festival (Panafest) is a biennial cultural festival which seeks to promote Pan Africanism through Arts and Culture. It is held every two years in Ghana– West Africa; for Africans and people of African descent as well as all persons committed to the well-being of Africans on the Continent and in the Diaspora. The Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA) in partnership with PANAFEST Foundation, the Ministry of Tourism Arts and Culture (MoTAC), Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Regional Integration in Ghana, Ghana High Commission in the United Kingdom, Musicbiz Ghana, UNAfrik, and communications company, People’s Plug will on Friday 19th July 2019 launch the PANAFEST International Expo UK (PIE_UK)  Scheduled to take place at the premises of Ghana High Commission in London (104 Highgate Hill, Highgate, London N6 5HE), the PANAFEST International Expo UK will serve as the launch of an official channel for executions of Panafest activations interna...

Fast-rising female DJ, DJ Prytty has released her highly anticipated mixtape titled ‘Lights Up’. The perfectly mixed body of work is a 33 minute mix of current back to back Ghanaian hip hop hit tracks from artistes including Kofi Mole, Medikal, Joey B, RJZ, Kwesi Arthur, etc. According to DJ Prytty, she has recede positive comments since the official release on her birthday July 8.

Actress and philanthropist, Juliet Ibrahim has detailed her real life experiences in a recent snippet shared on her social media pages. According to her she has survived three civil wars, conquered depression, amongst others. The short video which is sort of a mini movie, shows Juliet in an African queen garment sitting and narrating her story. She detailed "my life has been one hell of a rollercoaster ride. I have cried, I have been broken, I have felt fear, I have had close shaves with death, I have been depressed,  I have laughed, I have healed, I have been brave, I have survived." She added "every experience has shaped the woman I am today. From surviving 3 civil wars to becoming the Juliet Ibrahim." Towards the end, Juliet invited all her fans to join her on this new journey into her life, which she titled "A Toast To Life". It hasn't been confirmed whether it is a docu-series, a movie, or a book.

Mr. Gayheart Mensah, External Affairs Director of Vodafone Ghana, has said that private sector players have immense potential to accelerate the attainment of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Ghana, if they put their minds and efforts behind it. Speaking at a side-event during the UN High Level Political Forum (HLPF) at the UN Headquarters in New York on the theme, "Empowering people and ensuring inclusiveness and equality”, Gayheart called for a relook at how successful organisations are assessed, in order to ensure that the private sector contributes more significantly to delivering on the SDGs. “Organizations should not be assessed only by how profitable or economically sustainable they are. The social and economic sustainability of their activities should be key components of any assessment, and not just left to conscience, morality and ethics. This will make organizations strive for partnerships and the appropriate governance framework that will support the at...

Multichoice Africa in collaboration with Discovery, Inc. announced the expansion of its portfolio in Africa with the launch of Real Time on DStv and GOtv across the continent. Real Time is Africa’s Newest Entertainment Channel featuring exciting programmes based on Real Lives, Real Nature, Real Crime, Real Medical. Real Time’s cleverly-curated schedule and dynamic mixture of lifestyle and factual content will ensure audiences get their daily fix of reality and must-see entertainment all in one channel. On the DStv platform, Real Time will be available on the Premium, Compact Plus, Compact and Family packages on channel 155; and on the GOtv platform the channel will be available on the GOtv MAX package on channel 112; allowing for more premium content to reach a wider spectrum of viewers on the continent. Discovery Inc’s portfolio of channels has been serving passionate fans with content that inspires, informs and entertains with leadership across deeply loved and trusted brands.

On Monday, the housemates in Big Brother Naija ‘Pepper Dem’ took part in what may arguably go down as the most exciting and unexpected nomination show of the franchise. Following the previous day’s double evictions of Ella and Kim Oprah, Monday’s nomination Show resulted in Mike, Seyi, Frodd, Tuoyo & Tacha going up for possible eviction next week Sunday.  As is the norm, the housemates individually made their way to the diary room to nominate two housemates each for possible eviction. At the end, Seyi & Frodd topped the nomination list with a total of six votes each, with Tuoyo coming next with five votes. Mike received four votes while Tacha had four votes. The shocker of the show however came after the revelation of the nominations, with Seyi refusing to save himself with his veto power. “Biggie” had hitherto called on Seyi, asking about using his veto power to save and replace himself with another housemate. In the most surprising twist, however, Seyi declined to use ...

Big Brother Naija “Pepper dem” housemates Ella & Kim Oprah have been evicted from the Big Brother Naija show. Ella & Kim Oprah who were evicted on Sunday, July 14th, 2019 are the third & Fourth housemates to leave the house during the live Sunday night show. Ella & Kim Oprah faced eviction alongside three other housemates, Mercy, Tacha & Sir Dee after being nominated by their fellow housemates on Monday night. Earlier in the week, Frodd had the power to save himself and replace with another housemate of his choice because of the veto power card he won, he replaced himself with Mercy. Evicted Housemates, Ella & Kim Oprah join other evicted housemates, Avala and Isilomo who were evicted after barely a week in the house.

The African Achievers Awards, founded in 2010, was designed to inspire achievement, and address the misconceptions of a non-achieving society, and replace those views with accolades from those who are actively and independently contributing greatly towards developing a prosperous and more fruitful Social environment bringing about solidarity and community spirit. The 9th Edition of the prestigious Awards was held at the House of Commons, House of Parliament, United Kingdom on the 11th of July 2019 with a lecture series under the theme: “INITIATING DIASPORA INVESTMENTS FOR A DIVERSIFIED AFRICAN ECONOMY.” Honouring and celebrating the game changers on the African continent, past honorees of the African Achievers Awards have included Arch. Bishop Desmond Tutu; Nelson Mandela Foundation; H.E. Jakaya Kikwete former President Republic of Tanzania; Bill and Melinda Gate Foundation; Kofi Annan Foundation; Justina Mutale Foundation; Dr. Justina Mutale, The African Development Bank (AFDB) Gen...

Fresh off her win for Best Female Vocalist of the Year in the 2019 VGMA Awards in Accra, Singer/Songwriter Efya has just released a video for her follow up to her first single “Kingston Child”, to build the anticipation for her soon to be released EP. The video, directed by filmmaker Gene Adu who previously directed the short film visual for Cina Soul’s “Ojorley”, is an homage to the classic 1983 Ghanaian romance drama “Kukurantumi” directed by Ghanaian film pioneer King Ampaw. Produced by Daremamebeat, “Ankwadobi” was written and performed by Efya featuring AMG signed rapper Medikal as a high life infused record with stunning period piece themes and costumes and will serve as the second official single of her upcoming, untitled EP following this year’s “Kingston Child”.

Host of the ‘The Zone’ on Starr 103.5FM and multiple award-winning RNB and soul singer Jon Germain has released the highly anticipated video for his latest single featuring dancehall musician Jupitar. This comes after media reports earlier in the year that the singer was working on a song with BET and Grammy award nominee and American singer Raheem Devaughn. According to Jon, the video for ‘open up’ had to be shot due to persistent requests from his fans, since he released the audio last year. Speaking on the build up to the video shoot, he said ‘the video was meant to be released same week as the single was released. But other projects I’m working on delayed it.” He recounted “few months ago. I called the Director to come up with a concept for a song I was recording with Grammy Nominated singer Raheem Devaughn and he asked me why we didn’t shoot the video for ‘open up’ because people kept asking on social media. I was on work leave at that time. So we shot it. Jupit...

Following the surprise double eviction of Avala and Isilomo last Sunday, the housemates in Big Brother Naija ‘Pepper Dem’ have taken part in their first live Monday Nomination Show which has resulted in Tacha, Ella, KimOprah, Mercy and Sir Dee going up for possible eviction next week Sunday. The Nomination Show on Monday night was marked by suspense and tension as the housemates individually made their way to the diary room to nominate two housemates each for possible eviction.  At the end of the process, Tacha topped the nomination list with a total of eight votes with Ella coming next with six votes. Frodd received four votes whilst the duo of KimOprah and Sir Dee each had two votes. After the reveal, Biggie called on the housemate with the veto power to save and replace a nominated housemate with another. Ironically, that housemate happened to be Frodd, a fellow nominee! He makes use of the 20 seconds provided by Biggie to save himself and made a surprise replacement wi...

Once every year in July the chiefs and people of Nungua celebrate the Kplejoo festival. Kplejoo is traditionally celebrated as a forerunner to the annual Homowo festival celebrated by other Ga lineages in the Greater Accra Region during which the Traditional Priest and Priestesses perform various rites in honour of the gods and pray for bountiful food and fish harvest. It is a song- and drum-based celebration which sees the people of the land sing special songs and perform one special activity called “Obeneshimo” which signifies the journey of the Ga people from Israel to their present settlements. Over the years, the culturally and historically rich festival has been celebrated somewhat on the quiet, but all that is about to change as the Chiefs and people of Nungua gear up to make Kplejoo a National Celebration with immense tourism and creative arts benefits starting July 2019! Welcome July in Nungua! An annual event designed to inject some extra splendor and spectacle that takes ...

 Kasapreko Company Limited has launched Alomo@20, to celebrate two decades of the company’s flagship product, Alomo Bitters. As part of the celebrations, Kasapreko is introducing a fantastic promotion to reward customers with over 2million worth of prizes with a grand prize of two cars to be driven away by two lucky customers. Also, there will be free televisions, smart phones and live goat. Anytime you buy Alomo Bitters’ 50ml sachet please open it and what you see is what you get. The promo is on the glass as well. Richard Adjei, Managing Director of Kasapreko Company Limited, speaking at the celebrations, noted that launching Alomo@20 is an event full of Joy and emotions. He said Kasapreko Company Limited has come a very long way to be what you all see here today.  

Dutch-Ghanaian Winter Olympian Akwasi Frimpong has today been appointed as the seventh member of the Start-Up Group for the new Athlete-led Movement for change, Global Athlete. In joining Global Athlete, Frimpong who made history at Pyeongchang 2018 by becoming West Africa’s first male skeleton athlete at a Winter Olympic Games – is part of a growing number of cause-driven athletes worldwide that want to reform sport and bridge the current disconnect between administrators and athletes with regards to the way sport is run. Frimpong has joined Global Athlete to give athletes their rightful say at the decision-making table alongside administrators – something he believes is currently absent from Olympic and Paralympic sport – and to ensure athletes are treated fairly. “At a time when athletes are rising, I am delighted to be joining Global Athlete so that I can play my part in creating history by changing the way sport is run at the very top,” said Frimpong. “Positive change in the wo...

The official press launch and nominee announcement of this year’s GUBA Awards USA, will take place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on Thursday, 11th July 2019. The GUBA Awards is a prestigious awards programme that seeks to reward, celebrate excellence and innovation of African individuals and organisations in the diaspora and Africa, working towards the advancement, empowerment and progression of the African community in the Diaspora.  Following the tremendous success of GUBA UK over the past decade, GUBA Enterprise is extending internationally and taking root in the United States of America to put the spotlight on the Diaspora within this pantheon community. This year GUBA awards is scheduled to take place on Thursday the 26th of September, 2019, 6pm prompt at The Pierre, A Taj Hotel in New York, USA, as a side African event during  the 2019 the United Nations General Assembly .

Julia Morley, the chairman of Miss World has been honoured in Ghana with a chieftaincy title as a Queen Mother for Bosomtwi Traditional Area in the Western Region. The honour is for her decades of service to vulnerable people all over the world.  Maame Esi Akomaso Nkosuohema I was conferred on her  at a ceremony at Huni Valley on Friday. This was during the commissioning of a ten acre land for the construction of a Miss Ghana Orphanage and Skills Development Centre.  It was witnessed by many personalities including Miss World 2018, Vanessa Ponce de Leon who travelled to Ghana with the Founder of Miss World’s Beauty with a Purpose Charity as part of Miss Ghana 2019 finale and Miss Ghana Foundation charity events.

As part of efforts to support Miss Ghana Foundation on it’s social intervention projects across Ghana, Miss World, Vanessa Ponce de Leon visited the Foundation of Orthopedics and Complex Spine (FOCOS) Hospital in Accra on Friday. She was accompanied by Julia Morley, Chairwoman of Miss World Organization and Founder of the Beauty with a Purpose Charity,  Inna Patty CEO of Miss Ghana organisation, Exclusive Events Ghana, Miss Ghana 2018 Nana Ama Benson and runner up, Elizabeth Mclean and host of others including Miss Nigeria 2018, Anita Ukah. Vanessa and the team toured the FOCOS facility and had special engagement  with children at the hospital.  She spoke with the kids and encouraged them to be strong. She assured the children society hasn’t forgotten them in their predicaments hence she and other queens were at the facility to visit them.

MultiChoice, Africa’s leading video entertainment provider, has unveiled an exciting, new mobile app called MyGOtv for customers on its digital terrestrial platform, GOtv. The app will be available for download via the iOS and Android app stores at no cost. This platform will put the power of self-service in customers’ hands as it will allow customers to not only manage viewing preferences but also clear error codes, check account balances, make payments, change packages (upgrade and downgrade) and update their details anytime, anywhere. And with the start of season four of reality TV show, Big Brother Naija, customers get 100 additional votes to keep their favourite housemate in the competition when they vote via the MyGOtv app.

Ghanaian afropop artiste Wendy Shay has apologised to former President John Agyekum Kufuor for posting on social media a picture they took together which has since gone viral. In the picture, the former president is seen staring at the artiste who was in a body-clutching crop top that exposed her mid-section. Some critics on social media – Facebook, Twitter, Instagram – rode on the picture to ridicule the former president and also to criticise Wendy’s choice of fashion to visit a high-profile personality like Mr Kufuor. In an apology to Mr Kufuor posted on Instagram, Wendy said: “On the 4th of July 2019, I posted an image of myself and His Excellency former President John Agyekum Kufuor on my social media timeline. This was after I visited him with my fellow Youth Employment Agency Ambassadors officially. “The image I posted went viral on social media for the wrong reasons and I will wish to render an unqualified apology to His Excellency and the board and management...

The Association of Advertising Agencies of Nigeria will hold its 46th Annual General Meeting (AGM)/Congress from 11 to 13 July at the Best Western Plus Elomaz Hotel, Asaba, Delta State. This was made known in a statement signed by Jenkins Alumona, Publicity Secretary of the Association. According to the statement, the AGM/Congress, which has as theme “The War Within: Solutions for Survival”, will be declared open by the Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State. Captains of the industry, top business leaders and policy makers within and outside the marketing communication industry are expected at the AGM. AAAN President, Mr. Ikechi Odigbo, said the Association aims to use the AGM as a platform to engage in intellectual and critical discourse on the challenges facing the business and practice of Advertising in Nigeria and advocate unorthodox solutions in rebuilding and rebranding the industry.

The third edition of the inspirational women empowerment conference, Flourish Africa, founded by Nigerian oil mogul and Executive Vice Chairman of Famfa Oil, Mrs. Folorunso Alakija, is set to take place in Lagos on July 20th 2019. The theme for this year is “The Motion to Disrupt” and has called on a line up of disruptive women to share their experiences with a room of 1000 millennials. Flourish Africa has a mandate to equip young women with the tools they need to become who God has destined them to become through mentoring programs, skills acquisition sessions and events that focus on the well-being of the millennial woman. In addition, the platform has an online blog which provides valuable information to help address the various challenges women go through on a daily basis. This year, Peace Hyde, who is the founder of education non-profit Aim Higher Africa, an organization that empowered over 6000 grassroots entrepreneurs to start businesses that transform and empower impoverishe...

Vodafone Ghana has picked up five prestigious awards at the ninth edition of the Ghana Information Technology and Telecoms Awards (GITTA) held in Accra.  The telecom company won the Telecom Business Provider of the Year award for the second consecutive year, and Wholesale Carrier of the Year. The company’s socially impactful digital initiatives including the National Coding Programme, which are greatly contributing to a digital revolution in Ghana, earned it the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Company of the Year. Two senior executives in Vodafone Ghana were also recognised for their immense contribution to the growth of the industry. Vodafone’s Technology Director, Srabasti Bhattarjee won Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of the Year for, amongst other things, leading the company’s 4G deployment.

Track list for the most anticipated EP of the year, #HillStreet by Ghana’s sensational rapper Kwame Dame was unveiled to some media and industry players over the weekend. The listening session brought together some great entertainment personalities, media people and industry players under one roof to be entertained by yours truly Kwame Dame. The 9-track EP has Kuvie, Fortune Dane & MikeMillzOnEm as some of the music producers on the Hillstreet EP; to be released on 5th July 2019. Per attendance, this has been one of the most successful EP listening many have experienced so far this year.

The live show marked the premiere of the show’s fourth edition and Nigerians all over the world were privy to the excitement on stage live on DStv & GOtv. Speaking on the season, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu also used the platform to announce the theme for the season tagged “Pepper Dem”.  Twenty-one new housemates for the season were unveiled at the launch along with the surprise announcement that the show has been extended by one extra week taking the new season to 99 days in total!s The new housemates bound for BBNaija household-name stardom include: Seyi, Esther, Ella, Frodd, Omashola, Avala, Khafi, Ike, Tuoyo, Kimoprah, Isilomo, Jackye, Khafi, Nelson, Sir Dee, Thelma, Gedoni, Diane, Mercy, Tacha, Mike and Jeff. The new housemates have an array of exciting career backgrounds including a part-time stripper to a Lawyer and a music video vixen. Along with the riveting careers, BBNaija viewers on DStv & GOtv were treated to high-energy performances from award-winning artists Ten...