“I, Ubi Ekapong Ofem (Ubi Franklin) want to tell the community that I have been appointed Distinctive Adviser on Tourism to His Excellency, Professor Benedict Ayade, Governor of Cross River State. It is indeed an honour to be considered suit by His Excellency to serve the very good and resilient individuals of Cross River Point out in this potential. Much more so, I am most delighted to be operating in the Tourism sector, a person sector which is expensive to my heart and one particular which I believe I in good shape into correctly taking into consideration my track record in the entertainment industry. I thank God for His grace on my lifestyle. I thank Governor Benedict Ayade for supplying me this golden option to provide. I thank my relatives, friends and nicely-wishers for all the guidance and encouragement. On behalf of myself and my family members, I guarantee to do the job diligently and proficiently with all required stakeholders in making sure that Cross River State returns to the summit of the world’s tourism index. God bless Cross River State. God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria.”
The Ghana Football Affiliation has announced the names of people scheduled to be on the complex staff of the Black Starlets, Ghana’s Under 17 national group with Ben Fouo remaining the head mentor.
The transfer to title Ben Fokuo is portion of a number of announcements and press launch on the composition of all national teams.
It will be recalled that the specialized teams of all Nationwide teams was dissolved by the GFA.
The GFA in a press release mentioned:
“The Ghana Soccer Association has named Ben Fokuo as Head Mentor for Countrywide Less than 17 workforce, the Black Starlets
He will be assisted by Ntow Gyan as Assistant 1 and Hamza Mohammed as Assistant 2
Other customers of the Technical Group are:
1. George Owu - Goalkeepers Coach
2. Yusif Andani - Team Medical professional.
3. Jacob Nettey - Actual physical Coach
4. Sheriff Sulley - Welfare Officer
5. Baba Aluta - Equipment Officer
The GFA has also named a Management Committee for the workforce.
GFA Vice Chairman Mark Addo is the Chairman and John Ansah is the Vice Chairman.
Other associates are:
1. Osei Tutu Agyemang-Member
2. Odeneho Kwaku Appiah -Member
3. Abubakar Nallah-Member”
The Black Starlets are scheduled to resume camping in preparation of the U17 AFCON qualifiers in June 2020.
Other coaches introduced are Abdul Karim Zito, who has been appointed coach of the Countrywide U20 staff, the Black Satellites and coach Paa Kwesi Fabin, who is the new Bkack Meteors mentor.
Coach Ibrahim Tanko has been moved to the Black Stars B when CK Akunnor is anticipated to be named Black Stars coach.
Former Black Stars Captain, Charles Kwadwo Akunnor, popularly recognised as CK Akunnor is set to just take above as the following Black Stars Mentor.
CK Akunnor, served as the assistant coach to former mentor Kwesi Appiah for the previous 2 months before the specialized teams of all countrywide groups bought dissolved by the GFA.
Akunnor has formerly served as coach of Sekondi XI Wise, Dreams FC, Ashantigold football club, Accra Hearts of Oak and recently, Kumasi Asante Kotoko.
His record at Kotoko is commendable as he is the only coach to direct Kotoko into the moneg zone of the CAF Confederations Cup in the very last 5 yrs.
He nevertheless fell brief in the last 2 online games of the group stage as Kotoko failed to development to the future phase of the competitors.
He then guided Kotoko to victory in the 2018/2019 Normalisation Commitee Specific Competition, defeating higher traveling Karela United (1-1) 4-1on penalties. Ahead of that, his Kotoko side experienced dispatched Accra Hearts Of Oak in the semi remaining of the competitors.
Akunnor still left Kotoko remarkably right after the level of competition and was afterwards appointed as deputy mentor of the black stars to assist Coach Kwasi Appiah.
He takes over a Black Stars staff in transition with demands of the enthusiasts still at an all time significant. His fast target will be to qualify Ghana to the AFCON 2021 and the 2022 environment cup in Qatar.
He will be assisted by David Duncan and George Boateng.
Definitely, a person of the finest-undertaking condition enterprise Chief Govt Officers (CEOs) by all criteria is Dr. Ibrahim Anyars, considering the stage of workable initiatives laid to bare at (NABCO), that has benefitted in excess of 100,000 unemployed graduates.
Dr. Anyars with his knowledge and the enthusiasm to see his outfit do well has lived up to the billing and assisted the govt deal with graduate joblessness.
Dr. Anyars is a single of the appointees of this existing government whose character and down-to-earth characteristics with the masses have remained constructive. He lives the real this means of the concept of leadership. It is thus not surprising that on his enjoy as the Main Govt Officer of NABCO, the programme has made major strides.
In a study undertaken by the Each day Statesman Newspaper, Dr. Ibrahim Anyars emerged as the 3rd most doing CEO. Other very best accomplishing CEOs the newspaper talked about bundled Akwasi Agyeman, GhanaTourism Authority Kingsley Agyemang, Scholarships Secretariat Yoofi Grant, Ghana Financial commitment Advertising Centre Kwasi Agyemang Busia, DVLA Joseph Boahen Aidoo, Ghana Cocoa Board and David Asante, Ghana Publishing Corporation.
Other people are Richard Dombo, Ghana Railway Development Authority Benonita Bismarck, Ghana Shippers’ Authority and Mawusi Nudekor Awity, Nationwide Vocational Instruction Institute.
Some 11,000 beneficiaries of the Country Builders Corps (NABCo) have so much exited from the programme following efficiently securing lasting work or establishing their have firms.
Recognized in Oct 2018 to address graduate unemployment, beneficiaries of the programme are supporting public service shipping in wellbeing, instruction, agriculture, technologies, governance and profits mobilization.
About 100,000 people today were recruited at the beginning of the scheme with several of them exiting on finding a supply of livelihood. In excess of 11,000 have exited into some kind of everlasting or self-work.
The plan was crafted as an chance to bridge the planet of academia and then the company environment so that the very deficit that has made a hole in between them and the labour industry could be resolved.
Liverpool’s and Senegalese forward, Sadio Mane has been named the Confederation of African Football’s (CAF) 2019 African Participant of the 12 months for the very first time.
The Senegal ahead beat club crew-mate Mohamed Salah – who had received the award the preceding two many years – and 2016 winner Riyad Mahrez to the prize.
Mane picked up 477 votes to Salah’s 325, with Manchester City winger Mahrez getting 267 votes.
Mane, 27, helped the Reds to the 2018-19 Champions League title, scoring 30 objectives in all competitions past season.
He has scored 15 goals so far in 2019-20, with Liverpool 13 factors apparent at the prime of the Leading League table.
“I’m actually content and very pleased to win this. Soccer is my career, I really like it,” mentioned Mane.
“I would like to thank my spouse and children, my countrywide staff, employees, the federation and Liverpool Soccer Club. It is a major day for me.”
Mane collected his award at a ceremony in Hurghada, Egypt but neither Salah, who had won the award in the two the previous two years, nor Mahrez had been existing.
Mane has finished in the award’s top a few for the previous three a long time, and has prolonged targeted the prize in order to emulate the achievement of a single of his heroes, previous Liverpool striker El Hadji Diouf, who gained it in 2002.
Salah, Mane and Mahrez all made the African best XI staff, together with a few other Premier League-dependent players – Liverpool centre-half Joel Matip, Tottenham correct-back again Serge Aurier and Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
African best XI: Andre Onana (Ajax/Cameroon), Achraf Hakimi (Borussia Dortmund/Morocco), Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli/Senegal), Joel Matip (Liverpool/Cameroon), Serge Aurier (Tottenham/Ivory Coast), Riyad Mahrez (Manchester Metropolis/Algeria), Idrissa Gana Gueye (Paris St-Germain/Senegal), Hakim Ziyech (Ajax/Morocco), Mohamed Salah (Liverpool/Egypt), Sadio Mane (Liverpool/Senegal), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal/Gabon)
Morocco correct-again Achraf Hakimi, 21, who plays for Borussia Dortmund on financial loan from Genuine Madrid, was the winner of the Youth Participant of the Year award.
Nigeria and Barcelona ahead Asisat Oshoala was named the African Women’s Player of the Yr ahead of Valerenga and Cameroon forward Ajara Nchout and Beijing BG Phoenix and South Africa forward Thembi Kgatlana.
Cameroon, who misplaced 3- to England in the very last 16 of the 2019 Women’s Globe Cup, picked up the prize for African Women’s Countrywide Staff of the 12 months, with Africa Cup of Nations winners Algeria having the men’s honour.
Djamel Belmadi, who guided Algeria to the Afcon title, gained Men’s Mentor of the Calendar year, with Diseree Ellis, the mentor of the South Africa nationwide group, winning the women’s award.
Liverpool’s Sadio Mane has been named the Confederation of African Football’s (CAF) 2019 African Participant of the Yr for the initially time.
The Senegal forward conquer club staff-mate Mohamed Salah – who experienced gained the award the former two yrs – and 2016 winner Riyad Mahrez to the prize.
Mane picked up 477 votes to Salah’s 325, with Manchester Metropolis winger Mahrez receiving 267 votes.
Mane, 27, helped the Reds to the 2018-19 Champions League title, scoring 30 plans in all competitions final season.
He has scored 15 ambitions so considerably in 2019-20, with Liverpool 13 factors apparent at the prime of the Leading League table.
“I’m genuinely delighted and very pleased to acquire this. Football is my occupation, I enjoy it,” explained Mane.
“I would like to thank my household, my nationwide team, team, the federation and Liverpool Soccer Club. It’s a significant day for me.”
Mane collected his award at a ceremony in Hurghada, Egypt but neither Salah, who experienced received the award in each the earlier two several years, nor Mahrez were being present.
Mane has concluded in the award’s top three for the previous a few many years, and has very long focused the prize in order to emulate the achievement of one particular of his heroes, former Liverpool striker El Hadji Diouf, who gained it in 2002.
Salah, Mane and Mahrez all manufactured the African finest XI staff, together with 3 other Premier League-based gamers – Liverpool centre-fifty percent Joel Matip, Tottenham correct-back again Serge Aurier and Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
African greatest XI:Andre Onana (Ajax/Cameroon), Achraf Hakimi (Borussia Dortmund/Morocco), Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli/Senegal), Joel Matip (Liverpool/Cameroon), Serge Aurier (Tottenham/Ivory Coastline), Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City/Algeria), Idrissa Gana Gueye (Paris St-Germain/Senegal), Hakim Ziyech (Ajax/Morocco), Mohamed Salah (Liverpool/Egypt), Sadio Mane (Liverpool/Senegal), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal/Gabon)
Morocco correct-again Achraf Hakimi, 21, who plays for Borussia Dortmund on mortgage from True Madrid, was the winner of the Youth Player of the Calendar year award.
Nigeria and Barcelona forward Asisat Oshoala was named the African Women’s Participant of the Calendar year ahead of Valerenga and Cameroon forward Ajara Nchout and Beijing BG Phoenix and South Africa ahead Thembi Kgatlana.
Cameroon, who missing 3- to England in the last 16 of the 2019 Women’s Earth Cup, picked up the prize for African Women’s Countrywide Workforce of the Yr, with Africa Cup of Nations winners Algeria taking the men’s honour.
Djamel Belmadi, who guided Algeria to the Afcon title, received Men’s Coach of the Year, with Diseree Ellis, the coach of the South Africa countrywide crew, successful the women’s award.
Sadio Mane has been named CAF Footballer of the year 2019 soon after the Senegalese conquer Riyadh Mahrez and club teammate Mohammed Salah
Mane,who loved a outstanding period at both club amount and international level beat off stiff competition from Salah and Mahrez to gain the award.
The Liverpool ahead finished past time with 22 league ambitions to earn the golden boot in the English Premier League. An award he shared with Pierre Emerick Aubameyang and Mohammed Salah.
That was not enough although as Liverpool completed narrowly driving eventual premier league winners Manchester City.
In the champions league, on the other hand, Mane struck gold as he and his Liverpool group clinched the best.
That luck was not continued in the summer AFCON as Mane fell shorter of the title with Senegal ,losing 1- to Algeria in the remaining of the levels of competition held in Cairo, Egypt.
Immediately after a outstanding begin to the current 2019/2020 football time, Liverpool sit leading of the leading league with an envious unbeaten record with Mane playing a starring function.
DJ Change, known in her personal lifestyle as Erica Armah Bra-Bulu Tandoh
Younger Disc Jockey, DJ Change has been named between the top 100 boy or girl prodigies in the environment at the World wide Child Prodigy Awards 2020 in India.
DJ Change, recognised in her private existence as Erica Armah Bra-Bulu Tandoh was recognised for her exceptional contribution and achievement as a Disk Jockey (DJ).
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The award comes barely two months just after she was topped the Very best DJ in Ghana.
As element of her prize, she will be highlighted in a reserve about the ideal youngster prodigies in the entire world.
The awardees will also get honour to satisfy Eminent leaders and get global exposure. Also they will be section of other substantial worldwide occasions as speakers or influencers.
About the 100 World-wide Baby Prodigy Award
The 100 Worldwide Baby Prodigy Award is a system to rejoice a Children Expertise and Ability in distinct categories these types of as Dancing, Songs, Arts, Producing, Acting, Modelling, Science, Innovation, Sports etc.
The Global Little one Prodigy aims to understand baby skills, assistance them, present them world-wide publicity to obtain their probable.
Ghanaian actress and model Zynnell Zuh has been maintained as the brand ambassador for the authentic skincare products company Flawless Beauty and Skin.
The signing of the new three-year contract took place tonight at the offices of Flawless Beauty and Skin in Tema.
Zynnell Zuh after the signing of the contract expressed total joy that she has been maintained as the face of the company.
She added in the quick chat with Zionfelix that the quality of the products from the company is the main reason why she is proud to be associated with them.
The offices of Flawless Beauty and Skin can be found at Tema community 18. They have skincare products like Dalfour Beauty cream & soap, Glutathione skin whitening, Kojie San, Relumins, Mosbeau, and other products.
Check out some photos and videos from the signing below…
The record has however been criticized by fans on social media as some legendary players missed the checklist.
The likes of Didier Drogba, Samuel Eto’o, Michael Essien, Mohammed Salah, Riyad Mahrez, Kolo Toure had been all excluded from the XI record set collectively by SuperSports.
Listed here is the checklist of players that were put alongside one another:
Tinkaro Asare Osei, the Fast previous President of the Countrywide Union of Ghana Learners (NUGS) and Ghana ‘s agent to the Commonwealth college students Association has been awarded as the Learners Icon of the yr in Ghana for 2019.
This award was adjudged to him at the Maiden edition of NUGS EXCELLENCE AWARDS which was held at the Accra Global Meeting Centre as part of the NUGS Handing More than Ceremony and Alumni homecoming.
Tinkaro, who was just lately topped as the Most Impactful college students leader for the 2018/2019 tutorial calendar year at the Graduate Students Affiliation of Ghana (GRASAG) Once-a-year Meal and Awards evening also gained the most effective pupils author of the 12 months for the e book he wrote which several have explained as the antidote for NUGS shambled predicament THE Power WILL: RESTORING THE Dropped GLORY OF NUGS. In the e book, he outlined his vision for NUGS and labored at guaranteeing that this kind of a desire of uniting NUGS and reforming the Union through the amendment of a new constitution came to pass.
These awards arrived as a no surprise to all as Tinkaro since assuming business as the NUGS President has proven leadership of no private passions, a leadership of futuristic and innovative strategies and most importantly an anchor for unity at the pupils front.
While he succeeded a divided entrance, but he never gave up on his assure to redeem the spirit of learners activism in Ghana, to set the mother union of Ghanaian college students unions to it rightful condition and restore it shed glory. He is idolised by college students for his legendary management and his unquantifiable management prowess which would make him a pretty influential determine in college students leadership.
Tinkaro is without a doubt a blessing to students management in Ghana and Africa as a complete and will proceed to serve as an example to all young leaders uprising in the area.
Controversies about who is the richest Ghanaian musician has popped up a large amount this 12 months, with Shatta Wale professing that he is the richest though the relaxation, together with Sarkodie, are extremely poor.
Even so, according to a list zionfelix.web has spotted from Forbes Magazine, Sarkodie is the richest musician in Ghana.
The award-successful rapper joined the likes of Akon from Senegal who positioned initially on the record, Davido, Don Jazzy, and Wizkid from Nigeria, Oliver Mutukudzi and Tinashe from Zimbabwe, Hugh Masela and Black Espresso from South Africa.
From the record, Sarkodie positioned sixth with a web value of about $7 million.
Lionel Messi has gained the Ballon d’or 2019 award for the best player in the calender calendar year
Messi beat off stiff competitors from Liverpool’s Virgil Van Dijk and extensive time rival Cristiano Ronaldo to clinch his 6th Ballon d’or, creating him the participant with the most ballon d’ors in historical past
It is been a good calendar year for Messi, who scored extra ambitions than everyone in the 2018/2019 period, winning the La Liga with Barcelona as effectively as the pichichi award for the topscorer in the division.
Messi also concluded as the European topscorer ,scoring 35 league plans and adding an additional 14 in the UEFA Champions League.
Other winners on the Ballon d’or gala evening ended up Megan Rapinoe who was named very best ladies participant of the 12 months, with Lucy Bronze and Alex Morgan finishing 2nd and 3rd respectively. Matthijs De Ligt also received the Kopa trophy for ideal younger player of the yr and Allison Becker who received the inaugral Yachine trophy.
5 Africans designed the Ballon d’or top 30 listing with 3 finishing in the major 10 and 2 in the leading 5.
The top rated 10 for the Ballon d’or 2019 is as follows:
The President Akuffo-Addo led federal government has minimize the sod for the design of a new state-of-the-artwork Senior Significant and Technological Faculty which will be named immediately after former president H.E John Agyekum Kuffour in his hometown of Dabaa.
In accordance to the formal launch zionfelix.net sighted on the fb wall of the Director of Creative Arts Council, Socrate Sarfo, the faculty is anticipated to be completed in ten (10) months.
The sod-chopping ceremony for this new SHS took position right after the president and the minster of Education, Matthew Opoku Prempeh slice the sod for the design of Ghana’s 1st-ever Innovative Arts Senior Large Faculty, which is to be located in Kwadaso, in the Ashanti area.
We also obtain that the government intends to build far more of these Inventive Arts Senior Large Faculties throughout the nation, so that younger people, who have the wish to be enrolled in this kind of school but find on their own considerably away from this 1st a person can attain entry to this kind of specialized education and learning.
Nana Efua Rockson, a seasoned Promoting & Communications Specialist and the Group Head, Company Affairs & Marketing of GLICO Group, currently managing GLICO Group Ltd and its 6 (6) subsidiary models, has been named as 1 of West Africa’s Best 20 Marketing and advertising & Communications Pros. GLICO Team was also named as the “Insurance brand of the Year 2019”, equally at the 9th Marketing World Awards 2019.
Nana Efua who was
out of the state at the time of the awards could not show up at to acquire the
recognition in human being. When introduced with the award at her place of work on her
return, she could not conceal her gratitude and experienced this to say: “thanks be to
Father Mom God for the knowledge and tenacity to proceed undertaking what I
passionately love executing and to GLICO for the opportunity to perform “magic” with
the brand. I devote this award to all Gliconains and to all our clientele who go on
to consider and have confidence in in the GLICO brand name to cushion them for everyday living!’
Performing with the GLICO brand name for shut to eight yrs, Nana Efua retains relocating the GLICO brand higher and stronger. Not only has the GLICO manufacturer turn out to be synonymous with delivering personalized insurance policies and fiscal methods to Ghanaians, but is also regarded for becoming a shopper-centric brand name, usually caring for its customers.
This year 2019
on your own, the GLICO brand has been given numerous recognitions in a variety of fields. It
was named by Avance Media as component of the “Top 50 Social impression providers in
Ghana”. GLICO Group was also named as the “Best Insurance coverage GROUP” at the 2019
Ghana Insurance plan Awards and the Chartered Institute of Marketing and advertising Ghana (CIMG),
also named GLICO as a “Legacy brand” at the 2019 CIMG Awards.
With such brand name visiblity
and a dedication to offer the most effective for Ghanaians, it arrived as no surprise to
see 3 of the GLICO subsidiaries namely, GLICO Daily life, GLICO Healthcare and
GLICO Standard building it to the Ghana Expense Advertising Company’s Leading 100
organizations in Ghanaranking.
Instructively,
each individual of the corporations in the GLICO Group is amid the leaders in their
types and proceeds to churn out ground breaking expert services and procedures that
present financial options to Ghanaians. The GLICO Group is made up of GLICO
Everyday living, GLICO Health care, GLICO Attributes, GLICO Capital, GLICO Typical and
GLICO PENSIONS, all together supplying innovative and excellent insurance policy/
economic products and solutions to Ghanaians.
Renowned Journalist and Television set presenter, Nana Aba Anamoah has been named on a 7-member Women’s leading league administration committee
Nana Aba Anamoah, who is at the moment with GHOne, has in excess of the earlier handful of several years embraced Athletics, in particular soccer in Ghana and rendered some degree of aid to women’s football in specific.
She 1st shot into the sporting limelight about a ten years in the past when she hosted Diva’s exhibit, a athletics show that aired on Television set3 and experienced so significantly good results on the local scene.
She has gained a great deal of awards in the earlier such as becoming named RTP persona of the calendar year at the 2017 version of the RTP awards.
She is an avid supporter of Manchester United and Accra Wonderful Olypmpics and is one particular of the Ga Mashie club’s ambassadors.
Also on the committee is veteran women’s football writer and reporter, Rosalind Amoh of Graphic sports.
Full list of the 7 member committee:
Madam Hilary Boateng (Chairperson). Rosalind Amoh (Vice Chairperson). Madam Cleopatra Nsia. Jerry Dogbatse. Nana Aba Anamoah Nana Poku Fosu Geabour II Christian Isaac Mensah
With the new Ghana Premier league scheduled to kick off on 28th December, 2019, the new FA administration, led by Kurt ES Okraku has named these 7 men and women to manage women’s football in this place and take it to higher heights.
A several days ago, prolific musician, gospel tunes producer, and New music Director, Dave JLoopz, known in authentic daily life as David Fortunatus Tagoe, has signed his initial musical offer with Virtual Sounds as their formal ambassador for Nord Keyboards in Ghana.
Virtual Seems Lab who are observed to be Ghana’s major and selection a person-prevent-store for retailing and wholesaling of musical instruments are the accredited and authorized sellers in most prime makes of musical equipments such as the Nord model of keyboards that are getting to be pretty well-known in Ghana.
This news did not come much too significantly a shock, as JLoopz has ‘paid his dues’ when it will come to the musical environment in Ghana, most primarily in the gospel fraternity.
JLoopz has labored with many gospel artistes both equally in and outside the house Ghana, Audio Groups (which also consist of musical bands) and has performed on numerous significant stages for dwell recordings and worship gatherings. He has labored with a great number of significant names like Joe Mettle, Cwesi Oteng, Ohemaa Mercy and many others. and some other international acts this sort of as Dr. Tumi and a lot of more.
JLoopz is now the head of renown modern gospel choir Overflow Inc, who are stepping up their music sport and venturing into other nations these kinds of as Canada, the British isles, etc.
He is also the host of the interactive tunes converse display DJ Stay aired on Thursdays at 1 pm which streams on fb are living.
With all the experience, exposure and information in the music subject, there could not have been a much better alternative for Virtual Seems Lab than Dave JLoopz.
The Chief Government Office of Pure Town Intercontinental faculty, Cherished Senafiawo has been adjudged the Best Entrepreneur of the Calendar year at the 2019 version of the Planet Changers Summit.
This follows his tremendous contribution in the education and learning sector in Ghana.
The occasion held at the Howard Johnson lodge in Bur Dubai was beneath the auspices of the Charisma University and American International Theology College.
Mr Senafiawo was also admitted as an energetic member of the Planet Changers Summit for his qualified standing and demonstrating competence.
He was also given learn class certification in leadership and administration immediately after finishing the approved system of study.
An elated Treasured claimed the feat chalked will propel him to continue impacting positively to the socio-financial progress of Ghana.
The Globe Changers Summit aims to give international recognition to ground breaking business enterprise leaders as it provides to start with class entrepreneurs, notable Chief Executives and Authorities officers jointly.
The Summit also is geared at maximizing the life of major organization executives and pros. It is to support customers boost excellent concepts which will promote long phrase partnership and aid progressive expansion in respective industries.
Mukarama Abdulai
