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Brand new car for winner of Miss Asafotu pageant
The 10 finalists
Ten beauty queens from Ada in the Greater Accra Region, will battle it out at this year’s Miss Asafotu Pageant set for August 2.
The event scheduled for Big Ada as part of this year’s Ada Asafotufiami festival would for the first time, see the winner walk away with a brand new car.
It has been a tedious journey which began with hundreds of beautiful ladies, seeking to walk away with the bragging rights as the most beautiful from the land.
The 10 finalists carefully selected from different clans of Ada for the grand finale include, Kakie, Olerkie, Kikie, Oforiwa, Akleh, Dede, Chiakie, Kabukie, Korkor and Kabukwor.
Contestants would be expected to answer questions on Ghanaian culture and heritage as they look forward to representing the people of Ada at the national stage.
The winner would automatically become an Ambassador for the people of Ada.
Over the years, winners of the competition had excelled in various beauty pageants across the continent and beyond.
For organisers, it would serve as another opportunity to educate and enlighten young ladies about virtues including humanity, discipline and respect.
It promises to be a keenly contested event as there would be several attractive prizes and opportunities aside the vehicle to be won.
By Michael D. Abayateye
Award-winning Ghanaian musician, Michael Owusu Addo, affectionately called Sarkodie has described his annual event, Rapperholic concert as bigger than just a music event, highlighting its significant economic impact.
In a post after a successful Rapperholic edition in Kumasi, the rapper noted that the concert stimulates economic activity across Kumasi, Accra and the wider Ghanaian economy.
According to him, this is driven through tourism, hospitality, transportation, food, fashion, media, advertising, employment and the creative supply chain.
“The economic value of this concert extends far beyond ticket sales. It includes visitor spending, revenue for local businesses, temporary jobs created, suppliers paid and the future tourism and commercial opportunities generated by the event,” he stated.
Sarkodie called on government and the private sector to seize the opportunity to build an ecosystem where Ghanaian entertainment generates measurable economic value, supports businesses, creates jobs and attracts visitors.
“Let’s invest in our creative economy. The potential goes far beyond the stage,” he added.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
Multiple award-winning dancehall artiste Emmanuel Andrew Samini popularly known as Samini is set to return to his Dansoman base with the much-anticipated Samini Experience on December 24.
The musician, who has nurtured top talents from the community in the past, says this year’s edition will be held in collaboration with the Dansoman Homecoming Carnival, to make the event bigger.
Speaking to the media at Kegali Hotel during a press launch on Friday, October 16, Samini said activities including a clean-up exercise, health walk, Children’s Day and games will take place from December 18 ahead of the main event.
According to him, the choice of Dansoman is to give back to the community where it all started.
He added that the event was also aimed at nurturing future talents by giving them a platform to showcase their abilities.
He disclosed that some music legends from Dansoman and other big names in the music industry will be on the bill to thrill patrons.
Samini also revealed that the Dansoman Exhibition streets will be blocked to make way for the unforgettable night of music.
He expressed appreciation to the Ablekuma West Municipal Assembly for their collaboration to ensure the success of the programme.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
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