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Miss Malaika 2024: Who wears the Glow Up Crown on Saturday, November 16
The Glow Up Season has witnessed young beautiful ladies who went through a rigorous process of tag-a-queen; face-to-face-auditions, bootcamp and final selection.
20 of these ladies entered the competition proper and they have experienced growth, friendly competition, blooming friendships, education, exposure, cheers, tears, joy and the dreaded evictions which has trickled the numbers down to the top 10 finalists.
The final showdown is slated for Saturday,November 16, at the Palms Convention Centre at La Palm Royal Beach Hotel.
The night promises to be an outpour of raw intelligence, display of pure talent and presentation of finesse, glamour and class.
At the end, the winner will walk away with brand new JAC JS2, the Cash Prize and the bragging rights of being crowned the Miss Malaika Glow Up Queen.
MEET THE TOP 10
Elizabeth Oppong is a 21-year-old student of Radford University who enjoys Painting, visiting art galleries. Her project, if she is crowned Miss Malika Ghana, will be to make Art Impactful in Society and Driving Economic Growth by empowering young talents by organizing exhibitions to exhibit their art to the world. Her voting code is 19.
22-year-old Whitney Senam Nyador, A student of St Karol School of Nursing and Midwifery University with interest in listening to music and reading.
Whitney aims at raising awareness on women’s health by empowering and educating women to prioritize their health and wellbeing when she is crowned Queen. Her voting code is 5.
Adelaide Tutuwaa Adomako
A 21-year-old student of KNUST who enjoys dancing and creating content. She aims at raising awareness for quality menstrual hygiene care for the women in prisons once she is crowned Queen. Her voting code is 24.
Lucille Naakwaley King is a 25-year-old graduate of the University of Birmingham. She enjoys youtubing, reading, roller skating and dancing.
If crowned Queen, she aims to help neurodivergent children, especially those with autism by raising funds for and supporting specialized facilities, creating awareness for volunteering opportunities and reducing the stigma associated with neurodivergent people. Her voting code is 10.
Nasiba Compaore Rasmane is a 22-year-old student of KNUST who loves creating content. Her project, once she is crowned Miss Malaika Ghana, is to help reinforce the awareness on Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS. Her voting code is 15.
Delphine Dedieu Asare is a 23 year old student of Nottingham Trent university who enjoys taking pictures for fun. Her project if crowned Miss Malaika is to create awareness on youth in drug addiction. Her voting code is 29.
Maureen Atuahene, a 21-year-old graduate of Knutsford university. She enjoys traveling, exploring and listening to music. She seeks to empower women through essential hygiene support as a project once she is crowned Queen.Her voting code is 28.
Fiakegbe Marie Juniore is a 24-year-old graduate of University of Ghana who loves writing, watching movies and road trips. She seeks to create awareness on female reproductive health care. Her voting code is 1.
Cherise Nana Ama Asher Ayisi is a 20-year-old year student of the University of Ghana who enjoys reading, writing, polo and traveling. If she is crowned Miss Malaika Ghana, she seeks to empower young people on Technical and Vocational Education and Training. Her voting code is 22. ‘
Naqia Khalil is a 22-year-old student of the University of Ghana who enjoys singing, dancing and acting. When given the Crown, she intends to create awareness on post-coital drug Abuse amongst teenage girls and young female adults.Her voting code is 2.
Miss Malaika Ghana is a Charterhouse Production initiative and sponsored by Club shandy, JAC by Tryton Motors, Brussels Airlines, Big Blue Resort, The Pinnacle Apartments and The Cruise People
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Craze for x’mas shopping: Crowded markets, low patronage
Vendors of food and other wares associated with the Christmas celebration have expressed surprise at the low patronage despite the increased number of visitors to some of the major markets across the capital.
Four days to the celebration(Christmas), the markets are filled with various products ranging from food, clothing, livestock and many other stuff, but according to the vendors, patrons are doing more ‘window’ shopping.
The Spectator on visits to some of the markets in the capital, notably the Odawna, Makola, Accra Central Business District, New Town and others made similar observations as shoppers crowd them but did little in terms of purchases.
The paper also observed that majority of vendors, originally selling other wares have switched to product related to the festive season.
What it means is that there are a lot more clothes, food and vegetables, livestock and poultry, toys, firecrackers, drinks of different types and many others on display.
The markets have also stretched to the pedestrian pavement, leaving very narrow spaces for commuters to move about freely.
That, in addition to a few of the female vendors dressed in coloured attires to reflect the occasion, has heightened the euphoria, leaving the low sales as the only headache for the vendors.
Speaking with this paper, they sounded very optimistic, believing that sales would improve in the last few days to the yuletide.
According to them, there was the opportunity to sell beyond Christmas as the New Year celebration offers similar opportunity to trade the same wares.
They urged patrons to throng the markets to shop since prices were quite moderate and products affordable for all.
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Retirement service for Elder John Ackom-Asante,3 others
Retired Deputy Editor of The Spectator, Elder John Ackom-Asante, was last Sunday honoured by the Church of Pentecost Windy Hills District in Kasoa in the Central Region, with a retirement thanksgiving service, after serving for 26 year as an Elder of the church.
He was honoured with a citation and certificate of service along with three other elders who served in the capacity for various years.
Elder Ackom-Asante was baptised at the Darkuman Central Assembly in 1979 and ordained as an Elder in 1997.
The citation read “Your selfless service, zeal, willingness to relate wholeheartedly and your desire to effect change has gone a long way to shape the lives of many people in the church and the nation over the 26 years of your dedication to the service of the Lord.”
Elder Ackom- Asante held many positions at the Darkuman Central Assembly, Obuasi in the Ashanti Region and Tema, serving in various capacities as youth and evangelism ministry leader and marriage counsellor.
He was the founding member of the Darkuman Christian Fellowship, a member of the Greater Accra Christian Fellowship; member of Bible Society of Ghana; founding member Obuasi Chapter Full Gospel Businessmen Fellowship International and founding member of New Times Corporation Christian Fellowship and Chaplain, Methodist University Tema Campus 2009- 2010.
As a professional journalist, Elder Ackom-Asante combined effectively and efficiently his duty as a member and elder of the church and the demands of his profession, with admiration from the church, kith and kin, till his retirement on December
From Alhaji Salifu Abdul-Rahaman, Kasoa
