The Former President, John Mahama has sent his warm greeting to all Muslim across Ghana to have an edifying Ramadan.
In a tweet, he assure Ghanaians that though we are in difficult time ,we should all endeavor keep this month holy and love one another.
” May this holy period of fasting and prayer instill in us love, empathy and compassion for one another, and bring to us, our families and our nation countless blessings.”
The Nigerian Navy on Friday commenced what is evidently its biggest operation aimed at putting an end to oil theft and illegal refining in the Niger Delta, with the deployment of 40 ships, five helicopters and 200 boats for “Operation Dakatar Da Barawo” (stop the thief) across the region.
On the same day, the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC), Mallam Mele Kyari, assured Nigerians that with this special Naval operation against oil theft in the country, Nigerians would begin to see measurable results in two to three weeks.
The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Awwal Gambo, who was represented by the Chief of Policy and Planning, Naval Headquarters, Abuja, Rear Admiral Saidu Garba, while flagging off “Operation Dakatar Da Barawo” on board the Nigeria Navy Ship, Okpabana, in Onne, Rivers State, said the move was to intensify previous efforts, as the nation was bleeding as a result of huge losses to the menace of oil theft.
He revealed that Nigeria lost about $3.2 billion in the last 13 months to crude oil theft and illegal bunkering.
Gambo disclosed that “Operation Dakatar Da Barawo” was in collaboration with Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) and that it confirms the Nigerian Navy and NNPC’s collective resolute and deep commitments to end the menace of crude oil theft, illegal oil refining and other insecurity within the nation’s maritime environment.
The CNS appreciated the contributions of Kyari and his staff for helping to activate the operation, which he said would last for three months. Gambo stressed that the Nigerian Navy on its part, has over the years undertaken several operations geared towards ensuring unhindered exploration and exploitation of the nation’s maritime resources for economic growth and national development.
The CNS assured that the Nigerian Navy under his watch remains committed to eradicating all acts of criminality in Nigeria’s maritime domain and by extension, the Gulf of Guinea for the economic wellbeing of the people.
He assured that Operation Dakatar Da Bararwo would involve dominating the nation’s backwaters through aggressive and intelligence driven patrols.”
He adds: “It would also be dedicated to monitoring pipelines, block identified strategic estuaries to prevent conveyance of stolen crude oil from inshore to sea and to maintain credible presence along the coastline of areas prone to crude oil theft.
“This initiative became necessary considering the recent reports of massive revenue losses which compelled all efforts to be emplaced to curtail the wanton crude oil theft and illegal bunkering of crude oil in the nation’s maritime environment.
“The operation would also involve aerial surveillance, as well as insertion of special forces to conduct clearance operations.
“The vast expanse of the nation’s maritime domain coupled with limited capability of maritime security and law enforcement agencies, including the complex nature of maritime threats, make it expedient for maritime stakeholders to emplace more robust collaborative engagement to surmount these crude oil theft, illegal oil refining and other maritime security challenges.
“We are bringing at least 40 ships, between 100 and 200 Navy boats, also we are deploying between four and five helicopters, some of which will be coming and going throughout the period and all Navy Special Forces and units will also be involved to make sure the operation is successful.”
Earlier in his remarks, the Flag Officer Commanding Central Naval Command, Rear Admiral Idi Abbas said the essence and the need for the operation was to deal with the prevailing rise in crude oil theft and operation of illegal refineries.
He said: “In a recent report, the statistics presented at a meeting between the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, Oil Producing Outstretched Section and Independent Petroleum Producers Group, showed that Nigeria lost about $3.2 billion between January 2021 and February 2022, to oil theft.
“The development has brought crude oil production below OPEC approved local price, as well as benchmark of Nigeria’s 2022 budget.”
The Managing Director, Port Harcourt Refining Company, Ahmed Dikko, who represented Mele Kyari, noted that the country was losing huge amount of money to oil theft, adding, “We will not like to tolerate any more of this and we had to do anything we can to make sure it stops.
“So, NNPC is really worried and reached out to the Nigerian Navy and we are ready to support the Nigerian Navy anyway we can so we can conduct special operations and make sure that we bring this menace to the barest minimum today.
“We are open to supporting the Nigerian Navy in any way possible to ensure the success of the operation. The situation we have today with crude oil theft and illegal bunkering of crude oil activities is impacting seriously on NNPC’s operations.”
Mele Kyari: Nigerians will See Measurable Results in 3 Weeks
The Group Managing Director of the NNPC yesterday assured Nigerians that with the strategies currently being deployed to halt the massive oil theft in the country, Nigerians will begin to see measurable results in two to three weeks.
Speaking during the presentation of the ISO 22301 certificate to the National Petroleum Investment Management Services (NAPIMS) and the launch of the Electronic Materials Management Solution (EMMS) in Abuja, the NNPC helmsman described oil theft as disruptive to its operations.
“As we speak, there’s massive disruption to our operations as a result of activities of vandals and criminals around pipelines in the Niger Delta area. This has brought down our production to levels as low as we have never seen before.
“Today, we are producing less than 1.5 million barrels per day, simply because some criminals decided that they should have some infractions on our pipeline. And that clearly is the biggest form of business disruption that we’re facing today,” Kyari said.
He stated that enormous work was going on with relevant government security agencies and community leaders to ensure an end to the menace.
“I am very optimistic that within the next two to three weeks, we will see very measurable outcomes, so that our businesses can continue. Also, as we speak, the Nigerian Navy is carrying out a massive operation to contain oil theft in the Niger Delta,” he stated.
According to him, the whole essence of the intervention is to ensure that every asset available to the Nigerian navy will be deployed with the support of the industry players to make sure that the problem is arrested.
Less than three weeks ago, Aiteo Eastern Exploration and Production Company (AEEPCO), operators of the Nembe Creek Trunk Line (NCTL) pipeline, threatened to exit the facility due to incessant vandalism, sabotage and outright theft.
A Co-founder and former Chief Executive Officer of Seplat Energy Plc, Austin Avuru also recently called for a state of emergency in the Nigerian oil and gas sector, revealing that up to 80 per cent of oil pumped in the country, particularly in the East, is stolen.
Incidentally, Avuru’s comments came days after a businessman and Chairman Heirs Holdings, Tony Elumelu, similarly bemoaned the worsening state of the industry, stressing that about 95 per cent of oil produced does not get to the terminal.
Likewise, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele, who spoke at the end of the 284th monetary policy committee (MPC) meeting in Abuja, blamed the trend of oil theft for the inability of Nigeria to meet its oil production quota.
Describing the situation as unprecedented, he stated that the occurrence had had a debilitating effect on government revenue and accretion to reserves, adding that the global prices have gone up and are compounded by the shortage of supply of petroleum products.
Source Emmanuel Addeh{Nigeria}
Blessing Ibunge (Nigeria)
Investigations has been commenced by the Eastern Regional Police Command into a shooting incident that occurred at Asunafo in the Atiwa West District.
On Saturday, April 2 a Press statement was released and signed by the Public Affairs Director, DSP Ebenezer Tetteh,per the statement the state Security has deployed a patrol to the area and its environs to maintain peace.
The Ghana Police has called community to offer information to arrest the suspects.
“The Eastern Regional Police Command is urging members of the Asunafo Town to volunteer information that will lead to the arrest of the suspects who are currently on the run to face justice.”
Accordingly, the police has established that the shooting incident occurred during a community clash between two factions over mining activity in the Asunafo town.
Nine persons initially sustained gunshot wounds and they were rushed to the Enyiresi Government Hospital. However, one was pronounced dead on arrival.
The Eastern Regional Police Commander, DCOP Anderson Fosu-Ackah, has visited the community and the Enyiresi Hospital where the eight persons are receiving care.
Government instituted community mining to encourage citizens to mine but the challenge of the absence of critical regulators and seemingly political interference is rearing its ugly head already.
Delay in the renewal of license to small scale miners is also said to be causing tension to rise among small scale miners whose lands are been taken over for community mining
It was a sad scene this morning after a 17 years old SHS boy was attacked and killed by armed robbers at Chiraa in the Bono Region of Ghana. God been so good, while running away, one of the armed robbers left his phone and Ghana Card at the crime scene. The exhibits were picked up by the Chiraa Police for further investigation.
The 17 years old boy who was a student at Chiraa Senior High school was riding a tricycle when he met his attackers. They reportedly hired him to convey them to a nearby village called Ahyiaem on the Chiraa- Techiman Road. In the middle of the road, they reportedly tied the boy’s neck with a rope and killed him instantly.
After the gruesome act, they picked his sales for the day and keys of the tricycle.The robbers reportedly started riding towards the Techiman Road only for them to realise that the petrol in the tricycle wasn’t enough. They abandoned the tricycle and absconded. Unluckily, that was when a Ghana Card and mobile phone belonging to one of them dropped.
The body of the young boy was picked up by the Chiraa Police this morning as they continue with their investigations to bring the robbers to book.
After slapping presenter Chris Rock on stage at last weekend’s Academy Awards, Will Smith announced in a statement Friday that he has resigned from the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences.
“I am resigning from membership in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and will accept any further consequences the Board deems appropriate,” Smith said in a statement shared with CNN by his publicist.
Smith’s statement concluded, “Change takes time and I am committed to doing the work to ensure that I never again allow violence to overtake reason.”
After the embarrassing episode at Sunday night’s Oscars, The Academy announced on Wednesday that it had “initiated disciplinary proceedings” against Smith.
David Rubin, President, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, said in a statement Friday that the organization has received and accepted Smith’s “immediate resignation.”
“We will continue to move forward with our disciplinary proceedings against Mr. Smith for violations of the Academy’s Standards of Conduct, in advance of our next scheduled board meeting on April 18,” Rubin added.
Disciplinary actions by the Academy include suspension or expulsion, along with “other sanctions permitted by the Bylaws and Standards of Conduct,” the organization said.
Instead, Smith has willingly left the acclaimed organization of movie stars, directors and producers. By resigning, Smith will no longer be able to vote on Oscar-nominated movies and performances each year. His work, however, will still be eligible for future Oscars consideration and nominations.
His statement read in full:
“I have directly responded to the Academy’s disciplinary hearing notice, and I will fully accept any and all consequences for my conduct. My actions at the 94th Academy Awards presentation were shocking, painful, and inexcusable. The list of those I have hurt is long and includes Chris, his family, many of my dear friends and loved ones, all those in attendance, and global audiences at home. I betrayed the trust of the Academy. I deprived other nominees and winners of their opportunity to celebrate and be celebrated for their extraordinary work. I am heartbroken. I want to put the focus back on those who deserve attention for their achievements and allow the Academy to get back to the incredible work it does to support creativity and artistry in film. So, I am resigning from membership in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and will accept any further consequences the Board deems appropriate. Change takes time and I am committed to doing the work to ensure that I never again allow violence to overtake reason.”
Friday’s statement was by far Smith’s most contrite take on the matter.
He initially apologized to the Academy during his televised acceptance speech for best actor, about forty minutes after the slap. But in that speech, he did not apologize to Rock.Smith publicly apologized to Rock the next day via social media.
Smith publicly apologized to Rock the next day via social media.
But he was much more critical of himself on Friday, calling his actions “shocking, painful, and inexcusable.”
Source :CNN
Ghana have been drawn into a tough group at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
The Black Stars of Ghana have been drawn in Group H for the world football festival.
The group opponents Portugal led by Cristiano Ronaldo who will be making possibly his last World Cup appearance.
They will re match of the 2010 Quarterfinal remembered by the Suarez hand ball incident and Asamoah Gyan’s penalty miss as Ghana will face Uruguay.
Asamoah Gyan missed the resulting penalty after Luis Suarez denied Ghana a winning goal in extra time by blocking Dominic Adiyiah’s goal-bound header with his hand. he was red-carded but Uruguay went on to defeat the Black Stars on penalties in a dramatic last-eight match in South Africa
The other Group H opponent is South Korean who have in their team Son of Tottenham Hotspurs.
Group A: Qatar, Ecuador, Netherlands, Senegal
Group B: England, Iran, USA, Scotland/Wales/Ukraine
Group C: Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Poland
Group D: France, UAE/Australia/Peru, Denmark, Tunisia
Group E: Spain, Costa Rica/New Zealand, Germany, Japan
Group F: Belgium, Canada, Morocco, Croatia
Group G: Brazil, Serbia, Switzerland, Cameroon
Group H: Portugal, Ghana, Uruguay, South Korea
H.E Nana Akufo-Addo has assured Ghanaians that though we are in hard time,his administration will not Ghanaians down,he believes so far we have started a good paths.
In a tweet he explained that the road to recovery is long but we have started on a good note.
Mr Ofori-Atta announced on Thursday March 24 that with immediate effect, the government has imposed a complete moratorium on the purchase of imported vehicles for the rest of the year.
He said this will affect all new orders, especially 4-wheel drives.
“With immediate effect, Government has imposed a complete moratorium on the purchase of imported vehicles for the rest of the year. This will affect all new orders, especially 4-wheel drives. We will ensure that the overall effect is to reduce total vehicle purchases by the public sector by at least 50 percent for the period,” he said.
“Again, with immediate effect Government has imposed a moratorium on all foreign travels, except pre-approved critical/statutory travels; Government will conclude on-going measures to eliminate “ghost” workers from the Government payroll by end December 2022;
“Discretionary spending is to be further cut by an additional 10%. The Ministry of Finance is currently meeting with MDAs to review their spending plans for the rest of the three (3) quarters to achieve the discretionary expenditure cuts; ii. these times call for very efficient use of energy resources.
“In line with this, there will be a 50% cut in fuel coupon allocations for all political appointees and Heads of government institutions, including SOEs, effective 1st April 2022,” he added.
Our very own controversial bipolar patient, Abena Korkor has once again descended on Nana Aba Anamoah and beautiful Serwaa Amihere once again.
I think it’s now safe to say Abena Korkor intentionally attacks celebrities just to be in the news and also tarnish their hard-earned reputation.
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});This same Abena korkor with a chameleon’s behaviours apologized to Nana Aba on UTV during one of the episodes of United Showbiz but has now gotten the confidence to insult the respected media personality and her protege once again.
As we all know, Abena Korkor has always accused Nana Aba and Serwaa Amihere of sleeping with big men for money yet she has been doing more than worse of it behind closed doors.
In a new video that has been spotted on her IG page, she blasted and attacked Nana Aba and Serwaa Amihere for funding their lavish lifestyle with ashawo and covering it with media work.
According to her, Serwaa Amihere has denied having knowledge about a certain big man at Daks Capital after chopping his money
Look at a pot calling a kettle black, Abena Korkor is just jealous because she doesn’t even have a car yet after sleeping with over 100 men.
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});As usual, we will wake up tomorrow morning to see an apology message from her because that’s what she always does after fooling.
Source:Ghpage
The Ghanaian music industry has experience tremendous success with various beef which has help the growth .The first of it kind happened in 1994 between Daddy Lumba and Nana Acheampong.
Mr Austine Woode who was able to give the exact result for the 2016 and 2020 general election is here with a deep breakdown of series of top 10 music beef.
This is was his projection.
In a tweet cited by countryghana from the camp of Mr Augustine Woode,here is the break down of historic music Beef.
1. LUMBA BROTHERS 2 of the best Ghanaian musicians were once a group known as LUMBA BROTHERS in the late 80s Daddy Lumba and Nana Acheampong known as LUMBA BROTHERS released their first song in 1988/89 titled “Yɛɛ yɛ aka akwantuo mu”
GHANA MUSIC SERIES
This is to highlight happenings in #GhanaMusic over the years with insight into some of the behind the scene activities by the players in the industry
This will include, Artiste profile, album reviews, awards and more
It promises to be fun on Thursdays
We start today with a thread on some of the lyrical “wars” known as “beefs” that got many talking in times past
We look at the creative dexterity of the Ghanaian musician to conjure words not fists to carry out a message
10 MUSIC “BEEFS” IN GHANA EXPLAINED
1. LUMBA BROTHERS
2 of the best Ghanaian musicians were once a group known as LUMBA BROTHERS in the late 80s
Daddy Lumba and Nana Acheampong known as LUMBA BROTHERS released their first song in 1988/89 titled “Yɛɛ yɛ aka akwantuo mu”
The 2 musicians is rumored had a fall out and went solo but no specifics have been talked about it since
However many believe the 1994/95 hit song “Nanka ɛbɛyɛ dɛn” by Nana Acheampong was partly taking direct shots at his former group member Daddy Lumba
There’s a line in the song where he says
me ne woa na ɛyɛ adwuma baako
Ɛkaa wo nko anka medeɛ nsei
Nana Nyame nso mpɛ bɔnee
W’ahyira hyira me ama no aboro so
This many says he was referring to LUMBA as both doing music but Daddy Lumba wishing for his downfall
So in 1996/97 when Daddy Lumba released “Sɛsɛɛ wo see”, many found subtle jabs at Nana Acheampong as a reply
In this part, he talks about;
Wonnim yɛ aa yɛ ma yɛnhwɛ
Na gyae nsɛm keka
Wo baa yɛ yɛ huu wo ooo
Funny enough, both songs started with the two talking about a woman
2. EX DOE VRS CHICAGO
In 1998, these two Hiplife stars released the hit single “Daavi medekuku” which was done in only the ewe language
But after this song, things went sour between the two
After this Ex Doe released “Maba” in 1999. Many say Maba was attacking Chicago and reason for the bad blood
However Maba attacked Reggie Rockstone more
Wo na wo kaa yɛ o
Hwan na kaa yɛ o
Dwane kɔ tɛ
This was because Reggie’s first albums were titled “Maka maka” “Me na meka yɛ”
Also he says
Rasta wo nto reggae
Wo se wo yɛ rapper
Me deɛ me nim sɛ wo yɛ dancer
Ɔmo aa ɔmo pɛ wo na bɛ yɛ wo master master
Reggie Rockstone has dreadlocks
Was a former dancer
NB: Many say Okyeame Quophi instigated Ex Doe to attack reggie but it was never proven
Here there is a line Ex Doe says
“Wo frɛ wo ho President
Wo so wo nte wo residence
Reggie Rockstone calls himself “Oseikrom President” but doesn’t live in Kumasi
In 2017, I interviewed Reggie and when I asked him, he retorted “seisei hwan na ɛni residence”
This was after ex doe was struggling to have a place in Canada according to reports in sections of the Ghanaian media
Then Chicago replied Ex Doe and this time addressed him directly in “Wo bɛ kɔ”
His first line was
First of all ɛbaa ne sɛn na wo gyae Nifah(secondary school)
Wo chopbox ne wo trunk
Ɛwɔ he fa
Ɔmo aa wo de ɔmo ka no
Ɔmo awie school nti yɛ na kɔ fa
3. OBRAFOUR VRS LORD KENYA
The Ghana rap sɔfoɔ after releasing “Pae Mu Ka” in 1999 went on a hiatus and came back to find Lord Kenya dominating the Hiplife scene with “Sika baa”(99/2000) and “Yɛɛsom Sika”(2001) albums
Then Lord Kenya earned the name “Rap Heavyweight Champion”
Obrafour releases 2nd album “Asɛm Sɛbɛ” in 2001
On the Asɛm Sɛbɛ track he featured TH4Kwagees who has a line saying
Sɔre fri do na egua ne wura na ba
Awala ɛnnyɛ Jesus ɛyɛ dɛn nante po do
Who calls himself Lord? 😂😂😂
Also Obrafour raps
Wo pre fa ahenkyɛ a
Obia nsom wo da
So the debate among fans on who was a better rapper had started and Lord Kenya fans said he was versatile because he had done 2 songs on both albums strictly in English
Obrafour replies here
Me nka brɔfo aa
Ɛnkyerɛ sɛ me nte pɔtɔ kasa
Me nte brɔfo koraa nnyɛ me NO ne me Yes
On “Bra bɛ hwɛ” Obrafour goes after Lord Kenya by saying
Mr Tipper bi se ɔyɛ boss
Wa te gyama ɔkaa sɔ ɛnɛ yɛ nora
Wei na me nhu bi da Sakora(Lord Kenya is a skinhead)
On “Ɔyɛ Ohene remix”
Obrafour now fully attacks Lord Kenya because opening line is
L.K. do you wanna try?
#FunFact on Oyɛ Ohene original version, Obrafour said “ɛbɛyɛ wo sɛ Saul ne Damascus kwan so” attacking Lord Kenya in 2003
In 2013, Lord Kenya was on his way to buy weed and he says God struck him down. He’s now a Pastor
Christians will appreciate this better
4. OBRAFOƆ VRS REGGIE ROCKSTONE/SIDNEY
In 2000/2001 on his song “Do the do” Reggie Rockstone had a line in there that said
Yɛ wo me na me kuta me mic
Doctor no hwɛ m’anim saa na ɔse akwadaa bɛ yɛ bright
Ɛhɔ aa na me buei m’ani na me se dassrite
So on Bra bɛ hwɛ Obrafour replies Reggie Rockstone with
Y’anwo obiaa microphone tua n’ano
W’anka no yie aa
Mɛ te wo to
Reggie Rockstone’s Cousin is Sidney(Nananom fame) so when Reggie featured him on “Me kaa ma na hye wo”
Sidney put Obrafour in his place with this line
Ɛsi so ɛbɔ so(Lord Kenya’s opening line in Ɛnnyom no)
Ɛno na ɛwɔ so
Wo baa dabɛn na wo bu bɛ
Sidney went after Obrafour again on his own song “Obaa Kɔkɔɔ”
There’s a line in there which says
Who born twins by mistake
Hwan nɛ kaa sɛ apɔnkye nwe cake
This was because at that time, a lady in America had said she and Obrafour had twins and the rapper was refusing it
That line was a direct mock to Obrafour’s line in his hit single WHO BORN YOU BY MISTAKE which featured Bazaar(also on Dɛɛba)
Obrafour said
Who born you by mistake
Ɛwiase apɔnkye bɛn na we cake
Hwan na pia car
Driver anaa ne mate
Agorɔ no y’apɔn mo nyinaa ayɛ late
NB: In a 2020 interview, Obrafour says he was inspired to enter music(rap) by Reggie Rockstone
5. KK FOSU VRS BATMAN
They were known as “The Trinity” which had KK Fosu, Kokoveli and Batman(now Samini)
They had hit songs like Zaazaa by Kokoveli
They also had the hit song “Sudwɛ” by KK Fosu
Then on his maiden album “Dankwansere” Batman had a song titled Egwe(King) extoling his great feats in that period in Ghana music
This was because, he got featured in many songs and those songs became hits
Batman featured someone called “Gogomi” on this track but after this we never heard(😊) of him again
Batman in the last verse said he was the Oga now
So KK Fosu did a song titled “Oga” featuring Quata attacking Batman and telling him it was because he featured him on songs that got him popular and can afford to say he’s “Oga”
Here Quata takes a dig at Batman with
Anka ano kɛseɛ na yɛ de nɔ bass aa
Anka aboa prɛko yɛ choirister
It was a jibe at Batman’s signature “Gbuee
KK Fosu also said”Yɛ pɛ akɔkono ama na we abɛ aa, hwan ne gogomi”
NB: some say Gogomi is now Mugeez of R2Bees but can’t confirm
NB: KK Fosu and Batman(Samini) have patched their differences since then
6. KONTIHENE VRS KWAW KESE
Kontihene came out with Aketesia and Asesa in 2001
Aketesia won Ghana Music Awards 2002 Most Popular Song of the year(then highest award)
I haven’t heard a line attacking Kwaw but rumor had it in an interview he called the “Hammer boys” as drop outs
So in 2004 on the Execution Diary, Kwaw Kese on “Ɔyɛ Nonsense” attacked Kontihene with the line
Migizigi
Bra Tema na bɛ hwɛ
Ɛyɛ yawa
Kontihene has a song titled Migizigi where he used a certain language developed by young SHS boys in Ashanti region
Also on Kwakwa, Kwaw Kese went in hard and the last two introduces that song as “The official war song”
On Nayatal, Kwaw Kese decided to stop the subtle jibes and attack Kontihene strongly by mentioning his name
Papa bi aa me nim no
Yɛ frɛ no Koo nti
7. OBRAFOƆ VRS OKYEAME KWAME/OBOUR
If there’s one thing I’ve learned since following Hiplife in the 25 years, it is that, Obrafour doesn’t want to play second fiddle when discussion on who is the best comes out
So anytime a rapper is at the top, Obrafour “attacks” that rapper
In 2008/2009 Obour released “Killing The game” featuring Okyeame Kwame
In this song, the two together with music producer Richie talked about some of the challenges the Ghanaian music industry was facing and solutions to them
Here both Obour and Okyeame Kwame give solutions and end by saying “Hiplife is never gonna die”
So between 2008-2010 before crowing it with GHANA MUSIC AWARDS ARTISTE OF THE YEAR, Okyeame Kwame was the biggest artiste and on his hit song “Woso” he starts by calling himself”Best Rapper Alive” BRA
Saa asɛm no koraa na Ghana rap sɔfoɔ ɛnpɛ no 😂😂😂
Then in 2009 after a long hiatus(3-4 years), Obrafour releases one of the most creative pieces of music artwork in a song titled “Kaseɛbɔ” where he’s being interviewed by a radio presenter(Nana Yaw Maradona(Guru)) discussing the problems facing Ghana music
Here Guru attacks Okyeame Kwame with
Ɛnkra yɛ nsa aka fri Kumasi ne sɛ
Nnwomtonii OK so akɔto monaa
Also
Obi agye abɔ so Best Rapper Alive
Yɛ hwehwɛɛ mu mpo
Ne album nnuru 5
In his reply to the radio presenter, Obrafour goes hard on Okyeame Kwame
In his last question, Guru throws a jibe at Obour
Me tee nnwom bi
Killing the game
Enti yɛ bɛ no yie ɛne atopa jenjen
Simple and short yɛ se Hiplife awu
The atopa jenjen line was because Obour who did “Killing The game” had gone to do a song titled Atopa jenjen which was francophone music themed
NB: spot Nana Akua(Mzbel) in both the Kaseɛbɔ and Atopa jenjen videos 😂😂😂
So TV3 invited both Okyeame Kwame and Obrafour into their studio on the program “Spotlight” to appreciate the issues
Part 2 of the TV3 interview with Okyeame Kwame and Obrafour over Kaseɛbɔ diss song
So the stage was set for the LIVE battle
It’s Messi(the one many say is the best) against Cristiano(the one at the top many hate)
In the end we all know who will score a goal in that final for his team to win at the biggest stage
Okyeame Kwame did it with finesse
Rumor has it the concept of the Kaseɛbɔ song was developed by Okyeame Quophi who was together with Okyeame Kwame in the group Akyeame
They fell out and became solo artiste
8. ASEM VRS TEMA
Asem became popular in 2008 when his hit single Give me Blow was the toast of many a youth on Ghanaian University Campus
I might say Give me Blow was the first song in the 2000s to become popular without radio airplay(yeah it had sexually explicit content)
After some features where Asem praised himself as the new kid on the bloc taking over, the was a revolution brewing in Tema
So on T.E.M.A R2Bees and Sarkodie decided to put Asem in his place
Paedae says
These days
Class one rappers dey claim say dem open new chapters
Also Sarkodie dissed Asem by
Modeɛ dabia mmaa no see
Wo nnwom yɛ tee no once
Obi download
Obiaa ntua sika ɛmmɛ tie BS
So Asem decided to come at the whole Tema revolution with No More Kpayor
He replies Sarkodie by saying
I dey play better shows
I’m paid
See I’m getting more dough
Here Asem went after R2Bees
He says dem be jon boys so
For the other squad
They don’t deserve to be mentioned
Puss in boots
Craving for attention
Cry babies waiting for detention
Crusading to attend my convention
Also says Sarkodie is
Lil skinny dude
Just wanna act tough
No more Kpayor woke up the demon on TEMA and on T.E.M.A Part 2 dubbed final warning
They went in hard and you could sense the anger had built up
Mugeez was angry
Yaw Siki and Paedae with the final nail in the coffin
It’s weird the guy who starts the rap here, Yaw Siki is now a Pastor
He had the best flow on this track
Paedae be boss 🔥🔥🔥
After this, Asem decided to toy with all the TEMA squad 😂😂😂
9. SARKODIE VRS MANIFEST
Sarkodie won Hip hop song at 2016 VGMAs with “Hand to mouth
EL says that Paedae deserved it and EL before this had a song titled “KING WITHOUT A CROWN” subtly attacking Sarkodie who is referred to as the King of Ghana rap music
So Sarkodie does Bossy
Sarkodie subtle says EL be yawa cos he pretends
Only mention of M.anifest was at the end where he says
M.anifest me serɛ wo
Lemme use your http://do.do.do.ti.do
To end this verse
Sarkodie never dissed M.anifest on “Bossy”
So M.anifest does “God MC” and he goes after Sarkodie which after 6 years still can’t appreciate what triggered it
He really dress down Sarkodie intellectually
This was unfair on Sarkodie
Proper dress down
This is M.anifest’s response in God MC to Sarkodie’s lines in “Bossy”
M.anifest had awoken the demon and he didn’t envisage the wrath of the gods that was coming his way
Twitter mocked King Sark so he had to respond and man did he respond bigly on “Kanta”
He was cool on first verse addressing national issues
M.anifest and his fans didn’t envisage this murder
See the thing is “aboa funu” dey hurt pass don’t be a fool
Second verse of Kanta is badass
If someone says Sarkodie is not a top rapper, just send him/her this verse
FULLSTOP
10. SHATTA WALE VRS EVERYBODY
There’s nothing to say except tell you how and when this “monster” was unleashed
Find out below in a thread I did some time back
It was the night of GHANA MUSIC AWARDS 2012 and in the category for Reggae/Dancehall song of the year, we had
Toffee Pon Tongue(Obolo bolo ɛsumɔ skin tight) – Kaakie
Shatta City – Shatta Wale
Bandana from Ghana in 2004 is now called Shatta Wale after almost 8 years hiatus
On the night Kaakie wins and hell broke loose
Shatta Wale and his gang had for the first time done something never seen before
They angrily stormed out of the venue destroying property and using unprintable words on Kaakie
Their reason…
He believed he had the best Dancehall song but what he failed to realize was we were not looking for the best/proper Dancehall song as they said but the most popular Dancehall song
For example many lovers of reggae don’t rate Lucky Dube
After that Shatta Wale has a beef with Samini, Charterhaus, Ponobiom, Stonebwoy, Sarkodie and everyone
In some instances he had a good case but in others he went overboard
Thank you
The end
Austine Woode
Akomadan
See you again next week for another edition of GHANA MUSIC SERIES #GhanaMusic
Stay safe
Originally tweeted by Austine Woode (@obiMpenaAustine) on March 31, 2022.
National Treasure star Nicolas Cage, 58, and wife Riko Shibata, 27, are expecting their first child together as a married couple. In fact, the couple announced earlier this week that they already have a name picked out for their firstborn.
Cage recently opened up in an interview with GQ about his feelings regarding his growing family and his love for his wife. The couple initially tied the knot back in March 2021, and on the month of their first-year anniversary, the couple has shared their pregnancy with the public.
Humble Beginnings
The couple originally met in Japan back in 2020. However, due to the COVID social distancing and quarantine protocols, the couple found it difficult to fly to one another whenever they wanted. During the first year of their relationship, the couple endured a long-distance engagement.
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Cage talked about his frustrations with his brother Marc Coppola on the Q104.3 radio show that the latter is a host of:
“She left New York and went back to Kyoto, Japan, and I went back to Nevada and I haven’t seen her for six months.”
A Peculiar Engagement
Being Nicolas Cage, it shouldn’t surprise anyone that his engagement was anything short of peculiar. Cage revealed that he proposed to Shibata via FaceTime and mailed her the engagement ring via a FedEx delivery. It’s definitely not the most typical engagement story, but it’s consistent with Cage’s eccentric personality.
Cage narrated on his brother’s radio show
“I got her a black diamond engagement ring. Her favorite color is black, so she wanted the black gold and the black diamond. I customized and personalized it, and I actually sent it to her FedEx”
After the engagement, the couple tied the knot in a reportedly “very small and intimate” ceremony at the Wynn Las Vegas.
Growing Family
Just a little over a year later, the couple has announced that they are expecting their first child together. Shibata’s first baby will be whereas Cage already has two children with a previous partner. This will also mark the fifth time that Cage will be getting married.
The couple has been surprisingly open about their pregnancy, even going as far as to reveal potential baby names. So far, Cage has expressed that the leading candidates for their baby’s names are Akira Francesco and Lennon Augie.
“Augie was my father’s nickname. And my uncle [Francis Ford Coppola] has decided to change his name to Francesco,”
The tenured actor also commented that despite this being his fifth marriage, he is optimistic that it will also be his last. Cage said:
“I am a romantic, and when I’m in love, I want to give that person everything I can,”
Source:Q104.3
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