Entertainment
Akosua wins ‘My Area Code’reality show
It was a night filled with drama and excitement as Akosua Nkrumah Boafoah was crowned winner of the Season 7of My Area Code Reality show which took place in Accra last week.
The show is centred on the challenges faced by communities and affords youth the platform to find solutions to such problems.
The Reality Show is an inter-community competition where contestants represent their communities or cities instead of regions.
Akosua, winner of season 7 went home with a cheque of GH¢30,000 of which GH¢5,000 being cash is for her project while the remainder in a form of products and services.
She received additional goodies including a year medical treatment from Green field Scientific Herbal Clinic, free beauty services from Ecla Hair and Spa, Cleaning products from Givers Clean Care, Shopping Vouchers from Friendly Mall , plus one Weekend stay at Treasure Island and City escape hotel.
The package comes together with a Mentorship and Entrepreneurship programmes from D. A Multimedia and Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST).
Akousa’s project as winner would highlight how stealing can be reduced in her community, Laterbiokorshie, and embark on a ‘Light up Laterbiokoshie’ a project that seek to create more street lights in the Laterbiokorshie enclave to reduce theft cases.
She would be working directly with the Member of Parliament in her community alongside the police to have enough patrol team to achieve this and institute vocational skills training for the youth.
My Area Code Reality TV Show is a community focused television reality show aired on GHOne TV and DSTV Channel 361 at 2pm every Saturday from June 5 to September 4, 2021.
This year’s season dubbed “Coded Edition” had contestants including Nuella from Korle-Gonno, Akosua representing Laterbiokorshie, Pamela, from Kasoa, P.k from Ashaiman, and Scott from Jamestown making it to the finals.
By Nii Arday Ankrah
Entertainment
‘Last Stop’ premieres on Friday, March 28
All is set for the premiere of the much-anticipated movie dubbed ‘Last Stop’ on Friday, March 28, 2025.
The movie will premiere at the Silverbird Cinemas (Accra Mall and West Hills Mall) and the Golden Eagles Cinema in Kumasi.
In the movie Last Stop, produced and directed by Kwabena Gyansah, a commercial driver and his assistant chaos after the assistant sells a passenger’s forgotten phone.
“Last Stop” offers thrills, emotional depth, and a story that keeps one guessing.
The movie is a rollercoaster ride filled with relatable characters, unexpected twists, and a powerful climax. It’s not just a movie, but an experience.
This intriguing movie features Adjetey Anang, Clemento Suarez, Lydia Forson, Andrew Adote, Benedicta Gaffer, Gloria Sarfo, Jessica Larney, Fred Amugi, Forster Romanus, Sheena Gakpe, Solomon Fixon Owoo, Kweku Elliot, Abraham Macprat Dadzie, Etti Beddi and Majeed Suhuyini among others.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
Entertainment
Redeemed Baptist Church congratulates trio
Three members of the Redeemed Baptist Church in Ogbojo – Emerita Professor Elizabeth Ardayfio-Schandorf, Mrs Florence Mangwe Hutchful and Mrs Comfort Owusu, were among 22 award recipients for their exceptional contribution to national development at the 10th Ghana Women of Excellence Awards ceremony held in Accra.
The trio were recognised for their exceptional performances in their respective field of endeavours.
Emerita Ardayfio-Schandorf is a seasoned geographer and Chairperson of the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC), Mrs Hutchful comes in as the first President of the Chartered Institute of Human Resource Management, Ghana and Mrs Owusu as the Executive Director of the Association of Rural Banks (ARB) Ghana.
The awards, held on the eve of the International Women’s Day, is a component of Ghana’s observation of the Day which was under the theme ‘Empowering the Ghanaian woman for National Development.”
The clergy and congregation of the Redeemed Baptist Church says Ayekoo to the award winners.
