Laycon Wins Big Brother Naija "Lockdown" Edition

Laycon, real name Olamilekan Agbelesebioba, has emerged winner of the fifth season of Big Brother Naija after polling 60 per cent of the votes in the final week. The 26-year-old was announced winner at the season’s grand finale on Sunday, the 27th of September.

The 26-year-old rapper beat 19 other housemates to clinch the prize after a fiercely competitive 70 days.

Dorathy, became the last woman standing in the competition and first runner up with 21.85 per cent of the votes. Nengi came in third place after polling 15.03 per cent of the votes, while Neo and Vee finished fourth and fifth with 1.94 and 1.18 per cent respectively.

Laycon joins Katung, Efe, Miracle and Mercy in the coveted list of BBNaija winners. Like the previous winners, he’ll no doubt leverage the opportunity the BBNaija platform has offered him to push his career.

See Images : DJ Neptune Gets Himself The Perfect Birthday Gift – A Crib

To celebrate his birthday today, Imohiosen Patrick professionally Known as DJ Neptune got himself a new huge birthday gift, a house.

He shared a photo of his completed crib via his Instagram page with the caption:

You get what you work for and not what you wish. Bought myself a crib House building as a birthday gift Package, Lord I’m grateful for this and many more Folded hands

Emirates To Resume Flights To Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, Harare And Mauritius, Boosting Global Network To 92 Destinations

Emirates has announced it will resume flights to Johannesburg (1 October), Cape Town (1 October), Durban (4 October) in South Africa; Harare in Zimbabwe (1 October); and Mauritius (3 October). The addition of the five points will expand the Emirates’ global network to 92 destinations, as the airline gradually resumes its operations while prioritising the safety of its customers, crew and the communities it serves around the world. Emirates’ African network will also now extend to 19 cities.

Customers flying in and out of Emirates’ three South African gateways can safely connect to Dubai and to an array of onwards connections to Europe, the Far East, Middle East, West Asia and Australasia. Flight schedules for Emirates’ South African destinations will be available on emirates.com later this week.

Emirates will operate to Harare with two weekly flights linked to its Lusaka service. The linked services will connect Zambia and Zimbabwe to key destinations across Europe, the Far East, the Americas, Australasia and West Asia with one convenient stop in Dubai.

Flights from Dubai to Mauritius will initially operate once a week on Saturdays, supporting the Mauritian government’s repatriation efforts to bring its citizens home, and enabling the recovery of the country’s tourism industry by safely connecting leisure travellers from Europe, the Far East and the Middle East to the popular Indian Ocean island destination. 

Senior Executives Set To Discuss Achieving Retirement Goals

Senior executives, Mrs. Freda Duplan, Chairperson, Zenith Bank Ghana Ltd Board of Directors, Mr Afriyie Oware, CEO, Axis Pensions Trust and Mr Nashiru Iddrisu, MD, Hollard Life Assurance are set to discuss how it’s never too early or late to plan your retirement goals this Friday, September 25, 2020, at 4 pm via Zoom.

The September edition of “H.Insured: All About Insurance” webinar series is organized by Hollard Ghana with subsidiaries, Hollard Insurance and Hollard Life Assurance.

The virtual event dubbed “A better future: securing retirement happiness”, is meant to help participants prepare adequately towards retirement.

On the company’s motivation for the webinar series,  the Group Head, Marketing and Corporate Affairs, Cynthia Ofori-Dwumfuo, said: “Since we began, our monthly webinar series, ‘H.Insured: All About Insurance’ has garnered public interest, with its handpicked senior executives on the panel, discussing varied topics from wealth creation to understanding the value of insurance. We’ve had great engagement each time, with great questions and comments from our attendees.”

Ayesem Premieres New Single Titled 'Love Reigns'

Award-winning act, Ayesem, a proud founding member of the Westside Legacy has unleashed his latest effort titled "Love Reigns".

Known for his lyrical prowess, Ayesem, in Love Reigns is exploring his singing voice as he confesses the loyalty of his love interest.

The record produced by WillisBeats is heavily influenced and laced with Reggae and Dancehall sounds as Ayesem continues to flex his versatility.

Currently signed to Shocks Entertainment, Ayesem with this record has proved he will be around for a long time.

 SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/ayesemmusic/ayesem-love-reings-prod-by-willisbeatz

Listen to the record below!

Roselyn Ngissah Signs Up As FotoStore Brand Ambassador

Award winning actress, Roselyn Ngissah has netted a one-year ambassadorial deal with FotoStore, one of the biggest photography studios in Ghana.

Last week the ‘4Play' star indirectly announced the deal by sharing a video from a shoot for FotoStore and said; “Thank you Jesus… it is sealed…”

But that rather triggered a wild media speculations that she has tied the nuptial knot. She has therefore denied reports that she’s married.

She revealed that she was inspired to associate with FotoStore brand by a photo she saw on social media which led to her have a photo section at their Palace Mall branch.

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of FotoStore, Mr. Ozones Ekeah Kalu in a statement said his outfit has engaged the actress to become their brand ambassador after considering her acting prowess and works in the community to be ideal with their operations.

Ambassador For Runway Ghana, Araba Sey Nails It At New York City Fashion Week

The New York City Fashion Week, which is one of the most prestigious fashion weeks held around the globe twice every year, happened over the weekend. It was a night of glitz and glamor with an array of spectacular designs on the runway by super models around the world.

This was a proud and indelible moment to see Ghana being put on the World map as the country also represented with a virtual show exhibiting stupendous designs, put together by DeShe Collection of which super model Araba Sey is the face.

Araba Sey is a Ghanaian International award winning Model who has worked with top brands in and outside Ghana, and has won a number of awards and nominations locally and internationally. She has been an inspiration and mentor to many young people in the field of modeling and continues to make strides.

She is currently the ambassador for Runway Ghana International fashion showcase (who collaborated with New York City Fashion Week to hold the event). It was such a sight to behold as the known super model Araba Sey fiercely rocked her outfit on the runway with other Ghanaian top models. This was a moment every Ghanaian and African would have been proud of watching black models show off their cosmic talent to the world.

With this feat out of the way, she is expected to be seen again strutting on the runway as the ambassador for one of Ghana’s biggest fashion event (Runwayghana) in December.

MORE EXCITING CONTENT! ONUA TV INTRODUCES NEW ENTERTAINMENT TALK SHOW

Onua Television, a subsidiary of leading Ghanaian media conglomerate, Media General, is set to introduce a new entertainment talk show dubbed Anigye Mmrɛ. The show will be driven by analysis of topical issues and discussion on approaches to develop the creative arts sector.

Anigye Mmrɛ is set to premiere on Thursday 24th September 2020 from 8:30 to 10pm on the free-to-air channel and will be hosted by the multiple award winning broadcaster, Christian Agyei Frimpong.  

The show has a segment to review all the news making the headlines within the week and another segment to profile celebrities, industry kingpins and other key stakeholders and budding talents within the Ghanaian creative arts sector.

The discussion segment will have industry heavyweights deliberate on possible solutions to some of the problems that have engulfed the Ghanaian entertainment sector. The hilarious prank segment which put highly placed people in society on the spot.    

Entertainment now has a home on Onua TV!

Vodafone CEO Charges KNUST Graduating Class Of 2020 To Be Digitally Literate

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Vodafone Ghana, Mrs. Patricia Obo-Nai, has charged Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Graduating Class of 2020 to build their capacity in digital skills as they enter the world of work.

According to her, this will make them remain relevant to their employers during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic as human dependence on technologies is increasing significantly.

“Digital Literacy is not computer literacy. Computer literacy is knowing how to use the computer while digital literacy is being able to use digital tools and apps to carry out task and run businesses.

This is no longer a choice as employers are already using these tools or will soon adopt the use of these tools to enhance business delivery. We at Vodafone have been exploring many other collaborative tools to improve ways of working for the entire organisation; not just referring to the engineers but also the finance, HR and legal”.

Delivering a speech at the KNUST 54th congregation virtual ceremony, Mrs. Patricia Obo-Nai noted that it was very important for the graduating student to be digitally literate as many employers are rapidly adopting digital tools to work from home due to COVID-19 safety protocols.

“You are graduating in an unprecedented time where most organizations have employed new normal ways of working that has compounded with the rapid adoption of advanced technology. To be able to thrive during these challenging times, one needs to be digitally literate”, Mrs. Obo-Nai said.

Jobberman Appoints New CEO,Kwaku Agbesi To Transform Recruitment In Ghana

Jobberman Ghana has appointed Kwaku Agbesi as the new Chief Executive Officer. His appointment takes effect from September 1, 2020.

Kwaku brings to the team combined experiences from Google, General Electric and Apple in sales and marketing, as well as holistic management skills, which makes him the absolute front runner for this position and a huge addition to the team.

With Kwaku’s appointment, Jobberman Ghana sees a unique opportunity to accelerate and consolidate the company’s gains in the employment ecosystem in Ghana. As a market leader, Kwaku and the team will help build on the brand’s equity, which has been stellar, so far.

He is expected to steer the company’s vision of enhanced digital transformation, enabling culture and operational excellence.

BBNaija Lockdown: Trikytee and Ozo Miss The Chance To Be In The Final Five

Last night was fraught with tension as everyone was curious as to who would join Nengi, Neo and Vee to make the final five. At the end of the night, Trikytee and Ozo were evicted, missing the opportunity to be among the top five.

This week started with Nengi being crowned HoH for the second time in the Lockdown season. To kick off the nominations, the remaining housemates were divided into two teams: black and white and in a unique twist each team had to nominate two people from the opposing team. At the end of the deliberation Laycon, Dorathy, Trikytee and Ozo were put up for eviction.

Trikytee’s lucky streak came to an end as he was the first housemate to be evicted tonight. It’s interesting to note that Trikytee has been up for eviction practically every week since the third week but has always been saved. Until now!

Speaking to Ebuka following his eviction, Trikytee said he enjoyed his stay in the house and didn’t understand how he managed to escape evictions in the previous weeks. He said he felt the housemates liked him because he was free-spirited and easy going. He also didn’t think he was particularly attracted to only the people in power as perceived because he got along with everyone in the house. Trikytee says now that he is out, the name of the game is “Hustle 101” as he plans to push himself and his brand to the forefront.

WatsUp TV 24 Hours Digital Channel Starts Broadcasting

Award-winning pan African entertainment outfit, WatsUp TV has commenced test transmission for its 24 hours channel which will be dedicated to music entertainment.

WatsUp TV which just celebrated 6 years has been running its test transmission on the DVB-T2 frequency in Ghana.

As a TV Channel, WatsUp TV will be focussed on broadcasting entertainment and music contents to its viewers in Ghana and beyond through its digital platforms.

Some of its shows to be aired include Top 10 Africa, Music Playlist, Exclusive Interview, Hot Jamz, Top 10 Francophone, WatsUp TV Official Show, Its Our Time, Fans Tweet Request and Daily News.

To access the channel in Ghana, viewers are to rescan their digital television set or Digital decoders.

CONNECT FM COMMUNITY STREET RAP BATTLE GRAND FINALE SLATED FOR SEPTEMBER 19

After eight competitive weeks of extraordinary performances, which saw the men being separated from the boys, the final showdown is here!  

The grand finale of season three of Connect FM’s Community Street Rap Battle is scheduled to take place this weekend, Saturday 19th September 2020 at Kojo Krom Lorry Park at 7PM. The show will also stream live online, Facebook: Connect 97.1.

According to the Management of Connect FM, the grand finale of the Connect FM Community Street Rap Battle promises to be fun filled with unique rap bars, hard punchlines, inventiveness and lyrical dexterity.

Your guess is as good as mine, who wins the night when the eleven gifted rappers clash? Who gets the bragging rights and wins ultimate prize: one year management deal, five mastered songs and GHC50,000 worth of promotion across all Media General platforms.

The first runner up will have three mastered songs and GHC10,000 worth of promotion as the prize package whilst the second runner up will receive two mastered songs and GHC10,000 worth of promotion across all Media General platforms.

MultiChoice Celebrates African Stories And More From Africa’s Most Loved Storyteller

Africa’s most loved storyteller Multichoice is committed to continuing the journey of storytelling for years to come. At the heart of this commitment is the desire to tell stories that resonate with Africans throughout the continent, stories that echo shared sentiments of triumph, success and growth, stories that share ideals, beliefs, embrace change and encourage diversity. It is through these stories that we can come together as one.

This promise to showcase the best of African storytelling is perfectly captured in the “10 000 Stories” promo which was launched as part of the recent Multichoice Media Showcase.

 

This creative masterpiece was the brainchild of poet and writer Lebohang Mashango. It explores themes around diversity, innovation, local content, international content, sports and a general love for stories. Brought to life by Mashango and other talented African poets, it is an ode to all who have been part of the journey, celebrating the legacy of the MultiChoice and the more than 10 000 stories which have been told over the years.

 

‘I drew inspiration from Maya Angelo and the grand idea explored in most African philosophy. The idea that one individual is amplified when standing as a collective ‘I come as one but, I stand as 10 000’, the core of the poem is around collectivism and collaboration, something storytelling does so well.

Big Brother Naija Lockdown: Laycon, Trikytee, Ozo And Dorathy To Fight For A Place In The Top Five

Biggie always has a surprise in store for the housemates and viewers and he reveals them as he deems fit. In yet another twist this season, Biggie gave the housemates a lot to think about during the surprising nomination process this Monday as the fight comes down to the top five.  

After Nengi was declared the ninth Head of House (HoH) of the season, she secured her place in the grand finale. However, she did not get to pick a Deputy Head of House (DHoH) to save from possible eviction.  

To kick off the nominations, Biggie gave Nengi the duty to remove a veil to reveal the mystery underneath, which turned out to be six bowls placed upside down on a table concealing an item.

The housemates were then asked to pick one bowl each and stand behind it. They were not permitted to choose the same bowl as another housemate. After this was done, they were given three seconds to turn over their bowls and find either white or black headbands. Neo, Dorathy and Ozo ended up with black headbands, automatically putting them in team ‘Black’, while Trikytee, Vee and Laycon all got white headbands, making them team ‘White’.