BOKUM THE HEART OF GA MASHIE IS THE PLACE TO BE TONIGHT

Dancehall King Shatta Wale, all-time king of Ga rap (Tinny), ‘Nothing I Get’ hitmaker (Fameye), Jupiter, Bandybwoy, Article Wan among others are set to rock the Bukom Square today, August 17 in a mammoth performance . 

The hugely anticipated event, which is tipped to be overbooked, with the proposed venue spilling over with teeming fans, has been put together by Loud Mix and Halifax Entertainment.

The event, which is the official shut down party for the Gamashi Homowo and would happen at the Bukom Square in

the heart of Accra, is dubbed ‘Loud In Bukom’.

“My first time to Rock Bukom harddddd!!!! Fans, pls come and celebrate Homowo with me this 17th..Don’t miss it !!!! Mark the date !!! I love you all #KingAlready”, was how Shatta Wale confirmed the performance on his official Facebook wall.

This is the fourth edition in a row. The first three editions were exclusively organised by Halifax Entertainment, under the name ‘Gamashi Homowo Bash’, but this year’s edition is being partnered byLoud Mix GH.

'YOUNG ELEPHANTS' A NEW NPP SOCIAL MEDIA YOUTH GROUP IN TOWN.

 

Young Elephant is a progresive initiative, initiated in the year 2015, and the objective was to help the then NPP rep. for the Assembly seat at Agona West and also Mrs. Cynthia Morisson, MP and Gender Minister now and Nana Akufo Addo to win power in 2016. Through the hard work and dedication we were able to win in each of the polling stations in Agona West constituency in the central region.

But now, it is a National agenda since some of us are not staying there anymore and have moved to different places in the country.

Our main objective is to win the vast majority of the youth , young and vibrant to the NPP family, we are leaving no stone upturned.

We are focusing on social media to win more youth because social media is the thing now and that is what the youth and most vibrant young individuals are comfortable with. We want to make sure Nana Addo and the Npp win next year elections massively and  hands down and we know we can achieve that through our collective efforts.

We have lots of programs lined up for the youth...with the help of out  leaders, we know it shall Happen. Just watch out for us because we are coming like 'kakai'
 
YOUNG ELEPHANTS...The power of the youth !!!
YOUNG ELEPHANTS...The power of the youth !!!
YOUNG ELEPHANTS...The power of the youth !!!

THE 'NEXT BIG MCEE' IN GH - BLEZZ KID

Entertainment
14th July 19
@sellout magazine

Nana Akwasi Asiedu Mensah, known in the showbiz world as Blezz Kid is a fast-rising Afropop artiste who hails from the golden city, Obuasi.
He started singing when he was just six years old. According to him, Nigeria’s Wizkid is his biggest inspiration in the music industry.


Blezz Kid was a chorister during his junior high school days at AngloGold Ashanti. In 2012, they were selected to represent Ghana at an event in Togo and that was the first time he sang before an audience.

Last year, he got signed to  Mind move Entertainment record label which Michael Anane is the CEO...A very strong artist manager who doesnt play when it comes to his job and its no wonder he has released three major singles  ‘WINNING’, ‘ODO’ and ‘My Vibe’

All tracks has had thousands of views. Blezz Kid has performed at the Akwaaba night at University of Education Winneba (Mampong Campus) and Grab De Mic at Kasoa among other events. 

“My talent and passion is the motivation behind my singing, because anytime I sing I feel like I have something great in me that I need to show to the world”, he said when asked about the motivation behind his singing.Wizkid has had the greatest impact on Blezz Kid’s music life. He believes Wizkid’s rising from the streets to becoming a household name in Africa is a lot of inspiration for any upcoming musician.

When asked for his advice for other musicians, he said“The music industry in Ghana should have structures and lots of investments, there should be unity in the industry too.”“They should do more classic and timeless tunes rather than a hit track that will only trend for three months, they should focus and do tracks that can be played the next 20 years to come”, he added.
Below are the links to the tracks by Blezz Kid;

Tap on the link below to download his new tune #MyVibe
https://www.songsunit.com/blezz-kid-my-vibe-prod-by-4eb/

2M VIEWS IN A MONTH ON YOUTUBE IS NOT A JOKE THING

Dancehall King Shatta Wale’s ‘My Level’ hit song got us wondered after the video hit 2million views within a month of release.The song has become so popular in Ghana that almost every party can never close without playing it back to back, it’s by far the most trended and popular song of the year.

The official video was posted on YouTube in December last year 2018, and in the space of a month after surfing through YouTube we saw the video hit 2million plus views unprecedented in the music industry.

The audio had reached 1 Million plus views already even before the official video was published, it tells you how good and popular the song is made of.

Unprecedented Crowd at Thanksgiving Concert

An unprecedented crowd attended the ‘Reign Thanksgiving Concert’ that was organized by Shatta Wale yesterday.

Although some technical hitches were encountered, it didn’t prevent the concert from coming on successfully.

Considering the crowd that he pulled, SM fans really have Shatta Wale at heart.

GLORIA PEPRAH SOARS HIGHER 'WISA Awards'

Sellout Magazine
5/10/18
By Padi Nartey

Twenty six outstanding female sports personalities were recognised and rewarded at the 2018 Women in Sports Association (WISA) Achievers Awards which took place at the multipurpose court of the Accra Sports Stadium, on 2nd October 2018, and most of the winners expressed surprise, shock, gratitude and satisfaction.

Gloria Peprah of GTV Sports + was one of the Awardees on the day.

Host of STUDIO 5 and HANGOUT on GTV Sports+ Gloria Peprah was honoured by the Women In Sports Association (WISA) together with other female sports personalities in Accra.

Ms. Gloria Peprah has carved a niche for herself as one of the finest women sports journalists in the country, both on radio and television. She has also covered several tournaments and continue to be an inspiration to young women in sports journalism.

A Broadcast Journalist who is very determined to succeed by dint of hardwork. Funny, witty and a very good communicator. Her trademark laughter which most people know her for on Hangout is out of these world.As a child Gloria has always wanted to become a broadcaster and an actress, with determination, here is she today blowing the minds of us all on Television.

Gloria is also a voice over artist for lots of brands in the country ie. MTN, Vodafone etc. She has been in Broadcasting since 1999 till date and she is still soaring higher. She started her basic education at De-Youngsters international and currently holds a degree from Swiss Management Centre.

In other news, Gloria Peprah has been nominated in Ghana Outstanding Woman Awards.(Sports).

Organisers of the 2018 Ghana Outstanding Women Awards (GOWA) have unveiled a short-list of prominent women vying for various accolades in the maiden awards of the ceremony slated for November 30, 2018, at the Alisa Hotel in Accra.The awards, would confer honours on Ghanaian women, who have impacted the growth of the country in areas, such as politics, health, education, sports and showbiz.

 

GOLDSTAR AIR TO SERVICE 12 DESTINATIONS

SELLOUT MAGAZINE

20-9-18

Management of Goldstar Air, a wholly-owned Ghanaian airline yet to begin operations, is counting on the values of top quality, short turnaround time, highly competitive prices, and excellent customer service shared between the airline and its strategic partners to provide trend-setting services in the aviation industry.”

The company, expected to ply international routes, projects to initially fly to twelve destinations worldwide from Accra, which includes London, Dubai, Guangzhou, Baltimore Washington International, Providence International, Lagos, Abidjan, Monrovia, Freetown, Banjul, Conakry and Dakar.

Goldstar Air recently signed an agreement for strategic partnership to use Ethiopian’s Maintenance Repair Organization MRO and hopes to leverage on Ethiopia’s 1,800 fully qualified technical staff and state of the art maintenance hangar and paint hangar facility certified by competent regulatory bodies like Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority (ETCAA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).

“Our intention as Ghanaians is to build a state of the art and trend-setting aviation industry in terms of safety, quality, reliability, punctuality, efficiency and costs,” the Goldstar Air CEO Mr Bannerman revealed.

He said the airline will be sending personnel of the company, who are retired young Airforce engineers and pilots for type rating in Ethiopia on Boeing aircrafts soon.

“The engineers will be back and work as assistants while the pilots will come as first officers, till they all gain more experience on the Boeing aircraft, which will make them captains on their own.”

Mr Bannerman said preparations are far advanced for Goldstar Air aircrafts to be flown to the Ethiopian MRO for final servicing and paint works.

GOLDSTAR AIR PLANES TO BEAR PRESIDENTS NAMES

SELLOUT MAGAZINE

20 -9-18

Goldstar Air, a private and wholly owned Ghanaian airline, says it has written to the Safety Department of the Ghana Civil Aviation (GCAA), asking for a date for the inspection of their first five Boeing aircraft.

After the inspection and approval by the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority of the aircrafts, they will be sent to the Ethiopian Airlines Maintenance Repair Organization for final paint work.

This would be followed by naming of the aircrafts after all the presidents of Ghana since the inception of the Fourth Republic.

Mr Eric Bannerman, the Executive Chairman, in an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in Accra said the naming will take the following method: 9G-AKUFO-ADDO, 9G-JOHN MAHAMA, 9G-ATTA MILLS, 9G-JOHN KUFFOUR and 9G-JERRY RAWLINGS in that order.

“Aside having their names embossed on the Boeing aircrafts which concludes the first phase of having the names printed on the aircrafts, the company also plans to include the name of the former Secretary General of the United Nations Kofi Annan,  and other former Presidents on the next fleets of aircrafts which the company is finalizing terms with the owners,” Mr Bannerman added.

The company, according to the Executive Chairman would soon send letters to the offices of the current and all former Presidents and the former United Nations Secretary General for their permission and approval.

“Having their names printed on the aircrafts will open up the frontiers of the country’s tourism sector, making Ghana the investment destination in Africa,” Mr Bannerman said, adding that “the names and pictures of our current and former presidents embossed on the aircrafts ties in with the core morals of the company.

“A nation that honours its living heroes and heroines is worth dying for. Therefore, the company considers fit to honor our current president and his predecessors.

Goldstar Air is a wholly owned Ghanaian Airline based in Accra, Ghana, ambitious, and strategically positioned to provide scheduled and non-scheduled passenger air service to USA, Europe, Asia, Middle East and West Africa.

Twelve airports-Baltimore, Rhode Islands. London, Dubai, Guangzhou, Lagos, Monrovia, Freetown, Abidjan, Dakar, Conakry and Banjul- have been selected as n originating airports from Accra, Ghana.

Mr Bannerman announced that Goldstar Air plans to inject a rapid growth to the West African tourism market which is currently under-serviced.

“As a Ghanaian registered Company, we plan to utilize the country’s status as the “Gateway to West Africa” to develop the West Africa market by introducing scheduled flights from all the ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States) countries through Accra (Hub) to North America, Europe, Middle East and Asia,” the Executive Chairman said.

He added that the airline will institute the characteristics of low-cost carriers packages and tours operations methodology which has to date been successful in Ghana, North America and Europe.

Although periodically there are isolated disturbances in some neighboring West African countries, Ghana offers a stable political and economic environment. From an investment perspective therefore, Ghana offers potential investors a low-risk and attractive value preposition.

Goldstar Air has procured the services of top management personnel who have many years of experience in Management, Technical, Marketing, Customer Service and Aviation Regulatory Affairs.The stated goal of the Goldstar Air management team is to provide an amazing customer experience through the provision of the best service at reasonable cost for our passengers and other clients.

The airline estimates to create a minimum of five thousand direct and indirect jobs in Ghana.

Some of the jobs which the youth will benefit are Pilots, Ground Service Crew, Service person in maintenance, Cabin crew, Counter Agents, Travel Agents, tour operators, country and station managers.

Others are   accountants, flight dispatch, Drivers, Marketing Personnel, Air Marshalls, Cargo Agents, Catering Services, Hotel Accommodations, and Fuel Suppliers.ers.

-GNA

OUR PASTOR WAS MISLED (ICGC) LEADERSHIP

Sellout Magazine
12-8-18

The leadership and membership of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC) has pledged its total support and loyalty to their founder Dr Mensa Otabil, who has been widely discussed in the media in the past week as far as events that led to the collapse of Capital Bank, which he chaired, is concerned.“Throughout this period, you have demonstrated integrity at its highest level before us. Many of us have built our Christian character around the values you continue to exhibit.

The transparency with which you have led this church continues to motivate us to do same when it comes to matters of integrity. At a time like this, we affirm our loyalty to you and celebrate you as the embodiment of Christian character”, the ICGC leadership said in a statement.Meanwhile founding President of think tank IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, has said, “I am tempted to believe that Pastor Otabil was misled by his CEO,” in relation to the bank’s misapplication of GHS610 million liquidity support given to it bank by the central bank.Instead of using the money to restore Capital Bank to its knees, the management, with the approval of the International Central Gospel Church founder, diverted the money for other uses, leading to the eventual collapse of the local bank in August 2017.The monies were moved by a member of the Board, Ato Essien into companies believed to be owned by him and others, on the Board.

Some of that money was reportedly presented as capital to secure a licence for another now-defunct bank, Sovereign Bank.Among the flagged transactions were GHS 27.5 million used for business promotion which was handled by a board member; transfers to IFS amounting to GHS 23.9 million; transfers to Nordea Capital amounting to GHS 65 million, and transfers to Alltime Capital amounting to GHS 130 million.Commenting on the development, Mr Cudjoe said: “It does seem Pastor [Otabil] didn’t quite possess the financial ‘spirit’ and eye to detect that the financial engineering his CEO engaged in was beyond normal limits of risk.In Mr Cudjoe’s view, “There is no evidence that the board-chair pastor actively colluded with his CEO to embezzle GHS 610m, so, we cannot accuse him of wrongdoing”.He emphasized, however, that: “…As board chairman he [Pastor Otabil] must now take ultimate responsibility and ensure that we redeem the GHS 610m by not only selling assets of his CEO and others but also some of his own, to make up” to the loss.

THE MATTER CHOP HOT FOR 'JUBILEE' HOUSE

Sellout Magazine
9-8-18

This is not the best time to be a minister of state in Ghana. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is about to name the men and women who will make it to the second half of his four-year mandate. Uneasiness among the ministers of state is heightened. Stomachs are churning. Hearts are pounding. And some faces are contorted in distaste.The list is yet to be officially made public. But sources in government say the list is almost complete. And with the firing of Boakye Agyarko from the Energy Ministry, it appears there is nobody who is indispensable in Nana Akufo-Addo’s government.Some will not make it the second half of Nana’s presidency, according to sources. Almighty Alan Kyeremanteng is been moved to health Ministry.The Minister of Gender and Social Protection, Otiko Afisa Djaba, according to sources will be dropped.The Minister for Aviation, Cecilia Abena Dapaah, is said to be moving to the Ministry of Sanitation. It is not clear where the current Sanitation Minister, Joseph Kofi Addah, will go.The Information Minister, Dr. Abdul Mustapha-Hamid, will head for the Ministry of Zongo and Inner City Development. The fate of the current occupant of that ministry, Boniface Abubakar Sadique, is yet to be announced.Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, one of the three deputy ministers of information, is likely to be named as the substantive minister for information following the movement of Dr. Mustapha-Hamid.Highly placed sources in government say the health ministry is likely to be affected.For those who have criticised the number of ministers and hoped President Akufo-Addo would use this reshuffle to prune the number, they will be disappointed. Some sources have told Manasseh Azure Awuni that the number of ministers will not be reduced. Number will remain 110.The sources further said the reshuffle will not be wide spread.

REV. OBOFOUR REVEALS SOURCE OF HIS MONEY AND LUXURIOUS CARS

Sellout Magazine
8-8-18
After dashing out brand new cars to some hardworking Church members, Rev Obofuor revealed the secret behind his success and how he makes money to buy all the expensive Cars and Houses.

The Kumasi based Pastor says he owns over 14 companies and added that he was a businessman before God Called him to do His work.“I have over 14 to 15 serious Companies, I’m not joking, I don’t make my money from Church.”- Rev Obofuor said this after giving a brand new car to Anti Bee of Efiewura Fame.

Background

Bishop Obinim during a recent church service ”surprisingly” advised People especially Pastors who show off their new cars and added that he is in no competition with no one. After watching the Video you will notice that Bishop Obinim Subliminally shaded Rev Obofour with his words.

According to Bishop Obinim, Dr Kwame Osei Despite, Nana Appiah Mensah CEO of Zylofon Media are the people to show off their Cars because they are SUPER Rich.

“Nana Appiah Mensah and Despite will laugh at you when they see you brag about a Car they can easily buy and in fact 10 of them ” – Obinim

But it looks like there is a fierce competitor gunning for Obinim's unofficial title of being the most controversial pastor in Ghana in recent memory.That person is no other than, Reverend Obofour (Asanteman Bofour) whose behaviour lately brings up controversies Obinim himself would envy.

In May, Reverend Obofour was widely reported to have claimed that he was the only 'true' archangel of God in Ghana and that is whats causing all the friction i guess.

He also gave analysis of how to be prosperous as a Pastor. It is always the best to give back to those who u suffered with and mnot to be pomperous over them.

SHATTA WALE TAKE UP A LEADING ROLE IN YOUTH AGENDA

Sellout Magazine
8-8-18
King of African Dance-hall and currently the biggest Ghanaian musician, Shatta Wale, has expressed his readiness to partner with all relevant stakeholders and agencies to work on initiatives aimed at empowering the Ghanaian youth.

He
disclosed this when he met with the Managing Director of Accra based Citi FM and Citi TV, Mr. Samuel Attah-Mensah who also doubles as the Chief Executive Officer for the Coastal Development Authority.

“My focus has been the youth and as a young person myself I have been very concerned about how the Ghanaian youth can scale into the next level. Majority of my following are within the youth bracket and it will be great to find alternative ways of making a meaningful contribution in their lives”, he said.

The “Gringo” hit maker hinted that he his team has been in discussion with key stakeholders and everyone that matters with regards the possibility of creating avenues for capacity building and skills development programmes for the youth across the country.

On his part, Mr. Samuel Attah-Mensah lauded Shatta Wale for the initiative and assured the musician of his outfit’s unconditional for him at all times. He also urged him to champion the agenda to position the creative arts sector with emphasis on music as a contributor to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product.

Ahead of the much anticipated release of his Reign album scheduled for Saturday 13th October 2018 at the fantasy Dome at the Ghana International Trade Fair Centre, Shatta Wale is currently embarking on a media tour to promote the album.

Source: Fosu Ebenezer

 #TheReignAlbum

12 Fraud boys hit Gh¢326 Million but Arrested by CID

 Sellout Magazine
8/6/18

The Ghana Criminal Investigation Department has arrested all but one 12 boys who went to Universal Merchant Bank (UMB) branches across the National Capital to withdraw money collectively amounting to GHS326 Million.

The fraud boys (Sakawa) who comprised of Ghanaians and Nigerians were arrested by the CID through an ambushed operation when they went to withdraw the money which has safely landed into their various accounts from abroad.

From what Ghpage.com has gathered so far, the boys [Name Withheld] received the money, GHS326 Million, from abroad but we can’t confirm from whom exactly and for what purpose.

According to the Bank, the fraudsters hacked into the Bank system, opened multiple accounts and transferred the huge GHS326 Million in small amounts into the accounts for multiple withdrawals.

Universal Merchant Bank (UMB) officials luckily found out and alerted the Criminal Investigation Department who ambushed and arrested the fraudsters one after the other as they go to the bank to withdraw the money.

But before the Bank took notice of the suspicious activities, an amount of GHS1 Million had already been withdrawn from the Bank in Dubai, United Arab Emirates at the Automated Teller Machines (ATM) using internationally accepted credit cards.

Out of the 12 fraudsters, 11 were busted by the CID. They have already been processed for court and are set to reappear at the court on 9th August 2018.