Sarkodie sued for Russia no-show
Multiple award-winning hip-life artiste Sarkodie has been served a writ by an Accra High Court for failing to show up at an all-expenses paid show in Russia.
According to the writ served last Friday at the instance of Lawrence Ampene Larson Darko, a Russian-based Ghanaian DJ, Sarkodie known in private life as Michael Owusu Addo failed to turn up at the Moscow show though having received a commitment fee of €4,000.
Sarkodie instead of an agreement to apply for a Russian visa in Ghana did so in France and was consequently denied, causing the cancelation of the show originally scheduled to be held on November 7.
According to the plaintiff, failure of Sarkodie to make it to the show was “self-induced and was as a result of his negligence and that if the Defendant had put in the visa application in Ghana, he would not have been denied the visa”.
The plaintiff, who is also a student in Russia, is demanding $11,656 for various sums incurred in preparation for the show.
Source: tv3network.com|Ghana
Adjetey Annan, Ecow Smith, Naa Ashorkor to wow theatre lovers
Theatre lovers in Accra and Kumasi will get the opportunity this Christmas season to be thrilled with some of the best, intense, moving, and inspiring plays to cap their celebrations.
Globe Productions will from Wednesday December 23 re-enact on stage, Latif Abubakar’s flagship plays that have won universal praise and overwhelming praise to the delight of patrons.
Dubbed: ‘Best of Plays,’ the series of rib cracking, music infused and dance electrifying plays will feature actors includings Adjetey Annan, Ecow Smith-Asante and Naa Ashorkor in What Can Come Can Come, Thank God for Idiots and Divorce or Suicide.
Divorce or Suicide and What Can Come Can Come will be staged live at the National Theatre of Ghana on December 23 and 24 respectively. Thank God for Idiots will also be staged in Kumasi on the December 26 at the Golden Tulip Hotel and on the December 27 between 5:00PM and 8:00PM each night.
Speaking to journalist in Accra, the playwright and producer, Latif Abubakar promised patrons of spiced-up performances of plays and entreated all to attend with families and friends.
“Best of plays is a must watch this Christmas season and a perfect Christmas gift to Ghanaians as they wind up the year on a happy note, don’t miss out! Below are the synopses of the plays,” he said.
He said happiness is a God given right that all must seek to embrace. “That’s precisely the mission of Globe Productions, to keep touching lives and making people happy. To help them appreciate life by distressing themselves from the exigencies of the times”
Mr. Latif Abubakar thanked sponsors of the even – Starr FM, Graphic Showbiz and Citi FM- for their invaluable support.
Synopsis of the plays
WHAT CAN COME CAN COME
Frank, the poor unemployed graduate grew up not knowing who his father was. Anytime he asked about his father, his mother said “Your father is dead, not exactly dead but dead”.
Now an adult, Frank meets and falls in love with the daughter of Mr. Arthur, a man who’s “Yentie Obiaa” attitude led to an early retirement and a drain on his finances. Yet, Mr. Arthur doesn’t mind his kind: an egoistic proud man, if rich, to date his daughter rather than poor Frank.
Does Efua give in to the rich man and her dad’s pressure?
How does the story of Frank’s father being DEAD NOT EXACTLY DEAD BUT DEAD” unfold?
DIVORCE OR SUICIDE
Divorce or Suicide is a story of Ms. Speechless who on the verge of dying is saved by Mr. Wimbledon. She marries him out of convenience and soon after, their marriage hits the rocks. They seek help from Paapa, the pastor who, in fact is Mrs. Wimbledon’s ex. Meanwhile, Mr. Wimbledon secretly consults a fetish priest for kpakpakpa solutions, guess what? The fetish priest is also Mrs. Wimbledon’s ex. Eeeeei…Divorce or Suicide? What will be the option and who triggers it.
What will you do if your wife falls in love with the pastor in charge of saving your marriage?
THANK GOD FOR IDIOTS
Imagine a young couple who are living large because the husband has inherited his late brother’s property. Despite all they have, expressing their emotions to each other was a big problem. One midnight, in the midst of a heated argument they heard a knock. Who is visiting them at this ungodly hour? Is it the ghost of his late brother or who? And what should the couple expect?
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Absolut crowns year with 24th night bash
Ghana’s inspiring lifestyle brand, Absolut Vodka, has lined up what it describes as the biggest party of the season at the Firefly Lounge in Accra.
The night party, which crowns a series by Absolut which began in July this year, is scheduled to start at 10:00pm on Thursday, December 24 and will end at 7:00am the next day.
“From the night floor to the drinks, we are pushing the boundaries of conventional nightlife,” a release on Tuesday said.
The night is expected to see the hottest DJs on set, coldest drinks on call and spectacular fireworks at midnight.
The highlight of the night will see the ABSOLUT NIGHT BOTTLE, which will be lit from inside, a first in Ghana.
It is free.
Source: tv3network.com|Ghana
Wisa to appear before police on Monday after securing bail
New hiplife artiste Wisa is scheduled to appear before the Accra Regional Police Command on Monday, December 28 as part of his bail conditions.
The ‘Ekiki Me’ hitmaker – known in private life as Eugene Ashie – secured a bail last Saturday after making a first appearance before the Command over his “indecent exposure” on stage.
Wisa had shown his manhood during a live stage performance at the ‘Decemba 2 Rememba’ concert held at the Accra International Conference Center last Thursday.
The budding musician has since apologized for his “rash and irresponsible” behavior, though.
“I have disappointed myself, my family, my hardworking management team, Citi FM and the audience, who paid hard-earned money to be entertained but instead went away feeling anything but entertained,” he wrote.
The organizers, Citi FM, have since condemned the act, which is said to be against the country’s criminal code.
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I don’t smoke, I don’t drink, I prayed before D2R – Wisa opens up on TV3
Hiplife artiste Wisa Greid, who has come under a barrage of attacks from moralists for exposing his peter during a live stage performance, continues to ask for forgiveness from his fans especially the loyal ones.
“I want people to give me another chance…so I can prove myself,” he said on TV3’s New Day on Monday, December 28.
Known in private life as Eugene Ashie, Wisa who is currently on police bail for “indecent exposure”, said he did nothing untoward ahead of the Decemba 2 Remeba concert contrary to perceptions that he had been “high”.
According to him, he neither drinks nor smokes and even prayed before getting onto that big stage.
He said what may have triggered such a “big mistake” was the excitement that greeted him from the audience packed in the Accra International Conference Center (AICC) venue.
“I think it was too much of excitement.”
He also refuted claims that his act was a publicity stunt, saying he had been billed for another show – the Rapperholic concert – the next day and would not have done anything to affect his fortunes.
The ‘Ekiki Me’ hitmaker said he is now concentrating on community service to “clean up all this mess”.
Mr Ashie says he has to see to the end of his case with the police as he is scheduled to report at the Accra Regional Command on Monday.
Source: tv3network.com|Ghana
2-wk training on seed testing held by UNIDO’s TCB programme
The National Seed Testing Laboratory (NSTL) of the Plant Protection and Regulatory Services Directorate (PPRSD) under the Ministry of Food and Agriculture has benefited from a two- week training programme in Seed Purity Testing and Other Seed Determination.
The training was facilitated by the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO)’s -Trade Capacity Building (TCB) Programme.
The training was to prepare samplers and analysts of the laboratory to perform their work in compliance with the requirements of the International Seed Testing Association (ISTA) rules and standards as part of their preparation for accreditation to the ISTA standard.
Trainer and International Seed Purity Expert, James Kefa Oganda, said that participants of the two-week training will now be able to satisfy quality management systems requirements in seed purity testing.
Laboratory Manager Veronica Nipaah Foster expressed gratitude to the UNIDO-TCB team for the two weeks intensive training.
“The training has helped changed the entire set up of the laboratory,” she said.
National Technical Expert for the UNIDO -TCB Programme Abena Safoa Ofori encouraged participants of the training workshop to keep practising with the new methods using the standardised equipment supplied by UNIDO to keep the expertise imparted to them.
The training for the National Seed testing Laboratory is part of ongoing initiatives by the UNIDO Trade Capacity Building Programme funded by the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) to improve laboratory testing capacities in the country.
Source: tv3networkcom.|Ghana
Ghana Gas to continue production after insurance expiration
The Ghana National Gas Company has refuted claims that it is due to shut down its operations by December 25 due to an expiration of its insurance policy.
“Ghana Gas has no intention whatsoever in shutting down on the 25th of December. We’ve not announced to anybody, we’ve not communicated that to anybody,” its Corporate Communications Manager at Ghana Gas, Alfred Ogbamey told TV3’s Rabiu Alhasan.
He described as “false assertion,” the reports which triggered concerns over a possible intensification of the electricity crisis which has caused lives and negatively affected businesses across the country.
It was feared a total of 220 megawatts of electricity power could be knocked off the national grid since Volta River Authority would not be getting the natural gas required to produce that amount of power.
It emerged after a crunch meeting between the Ghana Gas and the Energy and Mines committee of parliament that former’s insurance policy would expire by December 25 and that it does not have enough funds to renew the policy.
But Mr Ogbamey said the assertion is false, saying “Our insurance cover has not expired…It expires on the 31 of December.”
On what the Company intends to do upon the expiration of the insurance, he said, “if we have money, we pay and get the insurance cover and continue or we continue without the insurance cover with all the attendant risk.”
Ghana Gas is currently starved of cash to renew the insurance cover and repair a faulty compressor due to the Volta River Authority’s huge indebtedness to the company, TV3 has gathered.
The VRA owes Ghana gas in excess of 187 million dollars for gas supplied, which Mr Ogbamey said the VRA has given some assurances to make payments before close of day December 24.
He said Ghana Gas expects just enough payment to renew its 2.5 million dollar insurance policy and 8 million dollars to replace a faulty compressor.
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Dev’t plan on Greater Jubilee Full Field presented to Petroleum Minister
Minister of Petroleum Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah has received the plan of development on behalf of the Government of Ghana in his office at the Ministry.
The collaborative effort between Tullow Ghana and Kosmos will see all wells produced through the current Jubilee FPSO vessel with the expansion of the existing subsea architecture to accommodate the additional wells required for economical exploitation of the discoveries.
The Greater Jubilee Full Field supported by GNPC is an integration of nearby Mahogany and Teak discoveries in the West Cape Three Points Block with the Jubilee Field.
Jubilee has been developed using a combination of water and gas injection for pressure support and sweep.
Mahogany will be developed via water injection only and Teak via gas depletion in the Development Case.
A statement released Edward Bawa on Wednesday said the gesture is in fulfillment of the Ministry of Petroleum’s 2015 Meet-The-Press Series undertaking that a joint Front End Engineering Design (FEED) was being carried out to determine the facilities needed for the integration.
Mr Buah stated then that both contractors had until the end of the year to submit the Greater Jubilee Full Field Development Plan.
It is in this regard that Mr Buah congratulated both contractors for delivering the PoD on time.
He also stated that the Ministry together with the Petroleum Commission and GNPC will review the entire document and if satisfied, an approval will then be granted.
Mr Lawrence Apaalse, Petroleum Director at the Ministry, explained that the Plan of Development is an integrated documented scheme designed to optimize the development and production of discovered hydrocarbon resources.
Mr Apaalse further added that a “PoD is needed to provide the legal, regulatory, economic and technical basis to guide both the state and investor in the processes involved with extracting oil and gas”.
Source: tv3network.com|Ghana