The Afrochella 2022 is all set for two (2) days of non-stop art and entertainment in Accra, Ghana as Stonebwoy and Burna Boy headline the December in Ghana event.
PlugTimes.com publishes some key event info including the dates, venue, performers, DJs and more.
Check the info out:
DATE
Wednesday, 28th December and Thursday, 29th December
VENUE
Elwak Sports Stadium, Accra-Ghana
HOSTS
Kojo Manuel, Young Prince, MC Lolahstic, and Eve’s Eve.
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) publishes a list of unlicensed entities engaging in the provision of loans to the Ghanaian public, in contravention of the Banks and Specialized Deposit-taking Institutions Act, 2016 (Act 930).
These illegal entities mostly use mobile applications and social media in their activities to embark on their unlawful activities, the BoG says.
It amounts to non-adherence of the consumer protection requirements and an abuse of customer data and privacy laws.
Among the entities providing loan services without a license from Bank of Ghana include the following:
SikaPurse Quick Online Loan
4Cedi Instant Mobile Loan Application
Zidisha Online Loans
GhanaLending Application
ChasteLoan Application
LoanClub-Ghana Instant Loan
AdamfoPa Loan
MetaLending - Instant Cash
Wohiasika Loan (Ghanaloan.net)
Boseafie - Bosea Micro-Credit
SikaKasa Online lending
LoanPro - digital and instant loan
SikaWura Loan Application
BegyeBosea Loan
LendingPapa - Online Loans
CrestCash Loan
Credxter - Loans and Hire-Purchase
MobiLoan Application
Cedit Now - Cash Loans Application
Bank of Ghana is taking steps to take action against these entities and hereby advises the general public to desist from doing business with all unlicensed loan providers. Banks and Specialised Deposit-Taking Institutions as well as payment.
Wizkid failed to show up for his advertised live concert scheduled for Accra Sports Stadium in Ghana capital on Saturday night.
Patrons who thronged the venue to witness the musician perform were left in despair following no signs of him taking up the stage.
Fans started leaving the venue at about 2.40am after noticing the signs of Wizkid not showing up, and he eventually did not.
It was after performances from Ghanaian acts Darko Vibes, Kelvyn Boy, Joey B, Smallgod Asakaa Boys, Lasmid, Efya, and Gyakie who were also billed to perform.
The Accra Sports Stadium is a 40,000 capacity, all-seater and just about 5,000 patrons made it to the venue.
Many have alluded the low turnout to ticket pricing and not promotion because it ran on a number of traditional and new media platforms in the country, including the media conglomerate of EIB Network, Media General, and Multimedia Group.
Tickets were sold at GHc250 ($20), and GHc600 ($46) for regulars, and GHc3,000 ($230) for VIPs.
Later in the day, the event promoters Live Hub had to share free event tickets to tertiary students after sales of tickets went down, despite earlier announcing its selling out quick.
The concert forms part of Wizkid‘s promotion of his “More Love, Less Ego” album and organisers Live Hub Entertainment had earlier in the day tweeted that he is in town for the concert.
Wizkid also tweeted earlier that “Accra Sports Stadium tonight!”, affirming his presence at his concert.
It took the MCs Kojo Manuel and Pocolee as well as DJ Tunez to turn up the place a bit until the energy finally die off and the dismantling of the stage setup started minutes after 4am.,
While some patrons ask for a refund, others believe he should also be banned from performing in the country and organisers sanctioned.
Wizkid is the first Nigerian artiste with a diamond certified record in US for “One Dance”, a song Drake featured him and Kyla on.
Police are pursing a gang of armed robbers who shot at an Asian woman at Caprice, a suburb of Accra, Ghana on Friday afternoon.
The armed robber numbering four (4) shot through the glass targeting the woman who was seated at the rear right side of a black Toyota Land Cruiser Prado.
Eye witnesses say, they armed men used AK47 g*n and in the process, the bullet hit the area around the upper part of her right arm.
The armed robbers asked the woman to handover her handbag, however, she refused and the action resulted in the formers firing the gunshot at her.
They made away the the bag believed to be full of money, eye witnesses say.
Meanwhile the Ghana Police Service states they are after the suspects and will definitely track them down.
“Special intelligence and operations teams have been deployed to trace and arrest the suspects involved; we will surely get them arrested to face justice,” the statement from the Police says.
PlugTimes.com understands the victim is in stable condition and receiving medical attention.
Post-Christmas festivities sets forth a new year full of exciting films premiering on Netflix in January 2023.
These films span from comedy, action, drama, and more.
PlugTimes.com selects the Top 5 Films Coming Premiering on Netflix in January 2023.
Check them out!
1. VIKINGS: VALHALLA SEASON 2
The adventures continues in “Vikings: Valhalla” season 2, a series set over a thousand years ago in the early 11th century. It chronicles the heroic adventures of some of the most famous Vikings who ever lived — the legendary explorer Leif Eriksson (Sam Corlett), his fiery and headstrong sister Freydis Eriksdotter (Frida Gustavsson), and the ambitious Nordic prince Harald Sigurdsson (Leo Suter).
Season 2 finds our heroes shortly after the tragic fall of Kattegat; an event that has shattered their dreams and altered their destinies. Finding themselves suddenly fugitives in Scandinavia they are forced to test their ambitions and courage in worlds beyond the fjords of Kattegat.
It is executive produced by Jeb Stuart, Morgan O’Sullivan, Michael Hirst, Sheila Hockin, Steve Stark, James Flynn, John Weber, Sherry Marsh, Alan Gasmer, and Paul Buccieri. Vikings: Valhalla is based on the series Vikings created by Michael Hirst.
It will premiere on Netflix on Thursday, January 12, 2023.
2. REPRESENT
Represent is a comedy created by Jean-Pascal Zadi and François Uzan. It is directed by Jean-Pascal Zadi who plays Stéphane Blé, an idealistic educator who is inadvertently thrust into the French presidential race.
It will premiere on Netflix on Friday, January 20, 2023.
3. THE PALE BLUE EYE
West Point, 1830. In the early hours of a gray winter morning, a cadet is found dead. But after the body arrives at the morgue, tragedy becomes savagery when it’s discovered that the young man’s heart has been skillfully removed. Fearing irreparable damage to the fledgling military academy, its leaders turn to a local detective, Augustus Landor (Christian Bale), to solve the murder. Stymied by the cadets’ code of silence, Landor enlists the help of one of their own to pursue the case, an eccentric cadet with a disdain for the rigors of the military and a penchant for poetry — a young man named Edgar Allan Poe (Harry Melling). Based on the novel by Louis Bayard, THE PALE BLUE EYE is directed by Scott Cooper and stars an acclaimed supporting cast, including Gillian Anderson, Lucy Boynton, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Toby Jones, Harry Lawtey, Simon McBurney, Hadley Robinson, Timothy Spall and Robert Duvall.
It will premiere on Netflix on Friday, January 6, 2023.
4. KALEIDOSCOPE
Spanning 25 years, Kaleidoscope (previously titled Jigsaw) is an all-new anthology series following a crew of masterful thieves and their attempt to crack a seemingly unbreakable vault for the biggest payday in history. Guarded by the world’s most powerful corporate security team, and with law enforcement on the case, every episode reveals a piece of an elaborate puzzle of corruption, greed, vengeance, scheming, loyalties and betrayals. How did the crew of thieves plan it? Who gets away with it? Who can be trusted?
Loosely inspired by the real-life story where seventy billion dollars in bonds went missing in downtown Manhattan during Hurricane Sandy, Kaleidoscope consists of eight episodes spanning from 24 years before the heist to 6 months after.
The compelling crime anthology series takes a non-linear approach to storytelling, building intrigue and suspense uniquely, with Netflix members each having a different immersive viewing experience. Some members may start with certain episodes (like episodes “Yellow or “Green”), then move deeper into their own personal viewing order with varying episodes (“Blue” or “Violet” or “Orange,” followed by “Red” or “Pink”) until the epic “White: The Heist” story finale.
It premieres on Netflix on Thursday, January 1, 2023.
5. Sky Rojo Season 3
The new episodes will take place six months after the final battle. Coral (Verónica Sánchez), Wendy (Lali Espósito) and Gina (Yany Prado) discover that peace is nothing more than that deceptive feeling between periods of terror. When their new life is blown to pieces, the girls understand that the past always returns and that if they ever really want to be free, they’ll have to bury it. Or bury Romeo (Asier Etxeandia) - same difference.
It premieres on Netflix on Friday, January 13, 2023.
Mesut Ozil has slammed the media over what he terms the “constant negativity” targeting Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo.
The former Manchester United, Juventus and Real Madrid star has been on the ‘chopping board’ of some media outlets for under-performance during this season.
Despite being the 37-year-old in most of Manchester United’s outings during the first half of this campaign, he still face the sharp knives of the media.
It is against this backdrop that the former Arsenal star believe its about time the media shun away from negative press about the man who will soon be 38-years-old.
Mesut Ozil makes this known in a series of tweets on Friday. It reads:
“I really don’t get where this constant negativity from the press about Cristiano comes from … The Media is just trying to get clicks, and pundits who don’t have a career anymore just want to get attention with his big name and try to make him look bad…:
He adds that “he [Ronaldo] is soon 38 years old - so what’s the surprise that he doesn’t score 50 goals a season anymore? Every football fan out there should be happy to have seen him playing world class football for 20 years.”
One of the greatest athletes ever in the history of sports, Cristiano Ronaldo is eulogized by Ozil who notes that no one from the new generation can match his numbers.
I don’t think anyone from the new generation will be able to match his numbers again. He will forever be in his own category. 🐐
Everyone should show more respect to one of the greatest athletes in sports history…
I really don’t get where this constant negativity from the press about Cristiano comes from … The Media is just trying to get clicks, and pundits who don’t have a career anymore just want to get attention with his big name and try to make him look bad…
The Game Awards 2022 winners have been announced at an industry-studded ceremony on Thursday night, live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Among the big winners were “God of War Ragnarok”, “Final Fantasy XIV”, and “Elden Ring”.
The Game Awards 2022 ceremony also saw the premiere of some spanking new games hitting the market.
Check the full list of winners out:
GAME OF THE YEAR
Elden Ring
BEST FAMILY GAME
Kirby and the Forgotten Land
BEST ONGOING GAME
Final Fantasy XIV
BEST ACTION GAME
Bayonetta 3
BEST ACTION/ADVENTURE GAME
God of War Ragnarok
BEST FIGHTING GAME
MultiVersus
BEST MOBILE GAME
Marvel Snap
BEST SPORTS/RACING GAME
Grand Turismo 7
BEST INDEPENDENT GAME
Stray
BEST MULTIPLAYER GAME
Splatoon 3
BEST SIM/STRATEGY GAME
Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hop
BEST VR/AR GAME
Moss: Book II
BEST ESPORTS GAMES
Valorant
BEST ESPORTS ATHLETE
Yay
BEST ESPORTS TEAM
Loud
BEST ESPORTS COACH
BZKA
BEST ESPORTS EVENT
2022 League of Legends Championship
MOST ANTICIPATED GAME
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the kingdom
BEST GAME DIRECTION
Elden Ring
BEST ART DIRECTION
Elden Ring
BEST SCORE AND MUSIC
God of War Ragnorak
BEST AUDIO DESIGN
God of War Ragnorak
BEST NARRATIVE
God of War Ragnorak
BEST ADAPTATION
Arcane: League of Legends
GAMES FOR IMPACT
As Dark Falls
BEST COMMUNITY SUPPORT
Final Fantasy XIV
BEST ROLE PLAYING
Elden Ring
BEST PERFORMANCE
Christopher Judge for God of War Ragnorak
Ghanaian digital solutions architect, urban gospel and pop singer Broda Harrison has released his much-anticipated EP titled “Everlasting Father”.
Real name Frank Kwaku Harrison, the songwriter and life coach drops the two-track EP with the songs “A Son is Given” and “Adom”, a word in the Twi language which means “Grace”. He feature the spirit-filled gospel singer Prince Aryee on the latter.
The philanthropist who believes music, once admitted to the soul, becomes a sort of spirit, and never dies.
The “Everlasting Father” EP by Broda Harrison is made up of inspirational songs which highlights the tremendous works that God the Father has done and the abundance of grace regardless of the inequities.
He notes that it also seeks to disperse the unconditional love and care the Maker has for humanity across the globe .
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has denied reports about a fire outbreak within their premises.
This comes after reports of an alleged fire incident at the Central Bank went viral on social media, Thursday morning.
A statement released by the BoG to this effect states that it was only conducting a routine fire drill, a simulation exercise to prepare staff for real-time fire situation.
Part of the statement reads that: “the exercise was conducted in collaboration with the Ghana National Fire Service, the National Ambulance Service and the Ghana Police Service.”
The statement also adds that: “it is necessary for testing the efficiency and preparedness of the Bank’s safety systems to manage emergencies.”
The central bank of Ghana has since advised the general public to disregard the report.
Bank of Ghana has taken note of reports circulating on social media that the Bank has been gutted by fire. The general public is advised to disregard the reports. The Bank, today, Thursday, 8th December 2022, conducted a routine fire drill (simulation exercise) to prepare staff for real-time fire situation. The exercise was conducted in collaboration with the Ghana National Fire Service, the National Ambulance Service and the Ghana Police Service.
As a public facility, routine fire drill is necessary for testing the efficiency and preparedness of the Bank’s safety systems to manage emergencies like fires, and inculcate in the staff of the Bank fire safety evacuation procedures.
Bank of Ghana by this medium cautions against false reportage intended to create fear and panic in the country.
