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i-VickyMends Foundation Club has donated food items to the KITH Care Mental Home Center at Apemdo in the Effia Kwesimintsim Municipality in the Western Region. The donation forms part of the Foundation’s mandate to build and foster friendship through giving and fortifying positive activism. The items included bags of rice, toiletries, bags of sachet water, clothes and bottles of oil. Receiving the items, owner of Kith Care Home Center Madam Habiba Fuseini expressed her immense gratitude for the kind gesture. “We are very grateful for remembering us this day to give us these items. Words cannot express how happy we…

The year-on-year inflation rate rises slightly to 9.5 per cent in April from 9.3 per cent in March on account of increases in inflation rate of the non-food group. Mr David Yenukwa Kombat, the Deputy Government Statistician, at a press briefing in Accra, said the monthly change in April was 1.1 per cent, compared to the 1.2 per cent recorded for March. He said the year-on-year non-food inflation rate was 10.4 per cent in April, up from 9.7 per cent recorded for March 2019. On the other hand, the year-on-year food inflation rate is lower at 7.3 per cent, representing…

The Paramount Chief of the Osu Traditional Council, Nii Okwei Dowuona IV, has called on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to intervene in a land dispute with Achimota School. According to Nii Dowuona IV, judgement has been delivered on the land and Osu have been declared rightful owners. He said the famed school is, however, laying claim to the parcel, pointing at the traditional authority as encroachers. As a result, military officers have been deployed to guard what was previously a greenbelt. Nii Dowuona, who is also the President of the Greater Accra Regional House of Chiefs, made the appeal…

The Okaikwei North Municipal Assembly says there are plans to pull down the Kisseman market for re-development. Earlier, there were claims by occupants of the market that the structure was being handed over to a private owner. But speaking to Johnnie Hughes on 3FM’s Community Connect, Assembly member of the area, Bright Avadzi, said there is no such plan, and that the Assembly is only seeking to give the market a facelift. “Some people claim maybe we are trying to take the place, so that we give to an outsider which is not true.” “Now the Assembly wants to take…

The Okaikwei North Municipal Assembly says there are plans to pull down the Kisseman market for re-development. Earlier, there were claims by occupants of the market that the structure was being handed over to a private owner. But speaking to Johnnie Hughes on 3FM’s Community Connect, Assembly member of the area, Bright Avadzi, said there is no such plan, and that the Assembly is only seeking to give the market a facelift. “Some people claim maybe we are trying to take the place, so that we give to an outsider which is not true.” “Now the Assembly wants to take…

The Spokesperson of the board of Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMAs), Francis Doku, says the indefinite ban imposed on Shatta Wale and Stonebwoy does not stop them from buying tickets to watch like fans. He said no one will prevent them if they do so. Mr Doku, who is also Head of Media General Digital, stressed that the ban is as it was spelt out by Amandzeba Nat Brew at the Swiss Alisa Hotel in Accra on Thursday, May 23. The VGMA board, on that day, declared the two artistes as ineligible for nomination, selection and performing at future VGMAs.…

The Institute of Public Relations (IPR), Ghana has introduced a weekend-based programme to enable members outside of Accra to take part in its annual professional accreditation programme. The programme, which is scheduled to begin on Monday, June 3, 2019, is in fulfilment of the Institute’s cardinal objective of training Public Relations (PR) professionals and strengthening the capabilities of members to effectively take on the PR needs of corporate institutions, government and high-profile individuals. The Honorary Secretary of IPR and Programme Coordinator, Henry Nii Dottey, APR noted “the introduction of the weekend programme is in response to request by practitioners outside…

Winner of TV3 Talented Kidz Season 9 Samuel Owusu has been nominated for the maiden edition of Social Media Entertainment Awards (SOMEA) 2019.   Yung King Clef, as he is known in showbiz circles, has been nominated as the Emerging Social Media Artiste of the Year and Social Media Discovery of the Year. Samuel Owusu made a mark throughout the Talented Kidz competition with his punchlines, stagecraft and creative performances. Since winning the competition, he has released three singles. The Social Media Entertainment Awards is scheduled to be held on July 13, 2019. Other popular figures who got nominations include…

Winner of TV3 Talented Kidz Season 9 Samuel Owusu has been nominated for the maiden edition of Social Media Entertainment Awards (SOMEA) 2019.   Yung King Clef, as he is known in showbiz circles, has been nominated as the Emerging Social Media Artiste of the Year and Social Media Discovery of the Year. Samuel Owusu made a mark throughout the Talented Kidz competition with his punchlines, stagecraft and creative performances. Since winning the competition, he has released three singles. The Social Media Entertainment Awards is scheduled to be held on July 13, 2019. Other popular figures who got nominations include…

Will anyone fight for an award if it weren’t worth the fight? This year’s VGMA awards have clearly revealed the value and prestige associated with it. Have you wondered how such a prestigious award comes to life? Well, it definitely begins from the ‘blackboard”. May I introduce the creative mind behind this year’s masterpiece. The 2019 VGMA award was designed by Nobert Fosu, a Communication Design graduate student from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). He completed in 2009-2013. He’s the current CEO of Visual Dummy GH, a firm that deals in video editing, animation and directing…