Entertainment
Audition for Teen Queen Ghana beauty pageant set for Nov. 4
Afua Asantewaa O. Aduonum
The stage is set for the maiden edition of Teen Queen Ghana beauty pageant, with audition scheduled for November 4.
According to organisers, ASKOF Productions, the audition would be held at CTV premises, Labone, Accra to pave the way for the show.
The reality show, designed for females between ages 13 and 19, is expected to draw participants from across the country.
It is a platform that seeks to equip contestants with the requisite skill to become ‘beauty queens.’
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ASKOF Productions, Mrs. Afua Asantewaa O. Aduonum in an interview with The Spectator Agoro said, the show would take the pageantry industry by storm.
“It is our new baby; the maiden edition but I can assure contestants that they will be in for a treat,” she stated.
Just like other reality shows, she said contestants would leave the competition with a better version of themselves.
“This platform serves as a preparatory ground for those who have pageantry at heart. Not every girl can become a nurse, teacher or a lawyer. This is where some of them also function effectively,” she stressed.
“There had been instances where contestants come in with deficiency in public speaking, but they leave the competition more confident and well-cultured because of the grooming they receive from us,” she added.
“I will encourage parents and guardians to support their wards to participate. It is a unique platform to unlock their hidden potential,” she said.
At stake for the eight-week programme is an international trip to Peru for a prestigious beauty pageant as well as other special prizes.
By Michael D. Abayateye
Entertainment
Ghana need industry bank to fund talents — Rocky Jigga
Ghanaian UK-based afrobeat singer, Emmanuel Rocky Gyeniaw Jnr known in entertainment circles as Rocky Jigga has expressed the need for an industry bank to fund talents.
According to him, this will help Ghanaian musicians to compete effectively with their foreign counterparts.
Rocky Jigga believes that many talented musicians have coiled back into their shells due to funding challenges.
“There’s more room for improvement. The industry needs more investors from both the government and private sector at large. We need an industry bank that funds talents, events and everything entertaining,” he said.
Rocky Jigga recently released ‘Slow Down,’ featuring Ball J.
The song which came with its video was produced by B Boat and it emphasised a man’s preference for an ideal woman irrespective of the size.
Entertainment
Israel Ofori releases ‘My Everything’ single
Gospel artist, Israel Ofori has released a new single titled ‘My Everything.’
The song is already making waves on various music platforms.
Speaking to The Spectator after the release, he said he was inspired by the words in Psalm 42 vs 1 “As the deer pants after water brooks, so pants my soul after thee, O God.”
He acknowledges God as his source, and everything, thereby encouraging all Christians and the human race to see God as their source.
In the song, Israel Ofori encourages Christians and lovers of gospel music to acknowledge God as their source of everything, saying “when you put God first, everything will align in favour.
“As 2025 unfolds it is important for people especially Christians to yearn for God and recognise Him as their source and everything,” adding that the song was timely and will help listeners in their daily walk with God and bring them to a point of surrender.”
The song is available on all digital platforms including Youtube, Boomplay, Spotify, Amazon and Apple music, Deezer and Tidal.
By Jemima Esinam Kuatsinu
