The campaign is intended to created awareness on the effects of child abuse especially among children of school going age.

This leg of the campaign received support from music stars, M.anifest and Mzvee, and sports journalist, Gary Al Smith, among others.

Speaking to Citi News, the District Chief Executive for Kpandai, Atta Emmanuel Kofi Tatablata bemoaned the situation in the district where children of school going age are usually seen loitering during school hours.

“They are also sometimes engaged in farming and other income-generating activities when they should be in school and most parents do not care about the well-being of the children,” he added.

The DCE, therefore, urged parents to ensure that children get the best of education, healthcare, shelter, feeding, clothing and affection to enable them to develop their full potential.

“As parent or guardians, I urge you all to ensure that basic necessities are provided for the children to enable them to grow to be responsible leaders. I call on you to desist from the practice of taking out the female children from school and giving them out into early marriage as it denies them of access to education.”

On his part, the Regional Director of the Department of Community Development in the Northern Region appealed to all stakeholders to get on board to realign their activities towards addressing issues of child abuse, neglect, violence and exploitation that will prepare the children to be responsible leaders in the future.

The chief of Katiejeli, Nana Adjabaso also pledged the support of the community to help advocate for the prevention of all forms of abuse in the area.

This Child Protection Social Drive seeks to reduce the acceptance of social practices that have negative consequences on the protection of children by creating a critical mass of people capable to promote the adoption of behaviours favourable to the protection of children and adolescents.

This drive is targeting a reduction in cases of violence against children and adolescents.

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By: Mohammed Aminu M. Alabira/citifmonline.com/Ghana

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The song which features Nigerian songstress Yem Alade is already receiving rave reviews from music lovers and analysts.

In ‘Come and See My Moda,’ a young woman asks that men who profess love to her should go see her mother first before they would have their love. The theme can easily be related to  because it mirrors what young women go through on daily basis.

The danceable tune was produced by Kuami Eugene and Richie Mensah.

Watch the video below:

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During the past one month, patrons of Achimota Mall have been blessed with a series of loyalty promotions and exciting fun games in a rare shopping ambience spiced up by one rousing entertainment show after the other.

Mall management announced today that Achimota is stepping up the tempo with an intriguing line up of shows and concerts, some of which will call big stars and celebrities like MzVee, KiDi and Kuame Eugene into action.

On Friday December 22, Achimota mall will be the venue for the highly fancied ‘Sky Girls Concert’ – a star-studded musical concert targeting teen girls of 13 years and above and structured to empower especially young ladies from Senior High Schools.

‘Sky Girls is an anti-tobacco initiative championed by Good Business UK and is a project fully funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. This concert is more like an end-of-year party for teenaged girls. Besides the musical performances, the bill includes variety fun activities and refreshment for the audience,’ Mr. Anthony Asamoah, Achimota Retail Centre’s Marketing Manager told to reporters.

However, it does appear that Achimota mall’s most highly anticipated attraction, ahead of Christmas, is the ‘Heritage Fashion Show’ slated for December 23.
The Heritage Fashion show is the brainchild of Javon Effects Limited and has been put together to inspire mass appeal and appreciation among Ghanaians for local Ghanaian fashion as reflected in Ghanaian fabrics, creative designs, accessories and craft.

Said Mr. Asamoah: ‘This fashion show is unlike any other you might have seen elsewhere. The runway will showcase the most ingenious application and adaptation of our local prints, craft and traditional fashion accessories in a way that would win over every fashion aficionado.’

The marketing manager said the show will feature as many as seven models who will do up creations by six celebrated fashion designers in an electrifying ambience invoked by performances from Dancehall artiste Tsooboi, Josh Black, Nii Ashaley, and the acoustic maestro, Ebo Yankful.

He disclosed that the main highlight of entertainment at Achimota Mall on Christmas day itself will be the ‘Aseda Fest’ – a marathon musical concert of praise and thanksgiving to God for his kindness and faithfulness throughout the year. About eight gospel music performers, including Beckie Ray, John Edem, Celestine Donkor and Akesse Brempong, are billed to mount the stage.

He said the ‘Aseda Fest’ Concert is a fundraiser in which spot offering and gifts from the show would be donated to the Reverend John Special School in Winneba and other deprived communities.

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The former pupil of St. Martin De Porres School said that because she did not enjoy being in school, she always wished she finished early.

“Me, I didn’t like school oo. I wanted to finish early and leave,” she said.

That notwithstanding, the ‘Rewind’ singer moved on to St Mary’s Senior High School and later studied Business Administration at Ghana Telecom University.

Vera Hamenoo-Kpeda on born 23rd June, 1992, MzVee burst onto the Ghanaian music scene in the summer of 2012 as the lead singer of Lynx Entertainment’s girl band D3.

The band, released hit singles such as ‘Good Girls Gone Bad’ and ‘Gyani Gyani’ before splitting at the end of 2013 due to educational commitments of the young group members.

MzVee launched her solo career with debut single ‘Borkor Borkor’ released in January 2014. She followed this with hit single ‘Natural Girl’ and went on to win the ‘Unsung Artiste Award’ at the 2014 Ghana Music Awards. Her debut album was released in November 2014 and features collaborations with several award-winning artistes such as Stonebwoy, VIP, Shatta Wale, Richie Mensah, Manifest and Didier Awadi.

Following the success of her award-winning debut album, MzVee released her second album titled ‘Verified’ in November 2015 to rave reviews.

The album has earned MzVee 7 nominations at the 2016 Ghana Music Awards including ‘Album of the Year’ and ‘Record of the Year’ for the single ‘Abofra’ which features Efya. Her highly anticipated third album ‘DaaVee’ was released in May 2017.

She is performing at the 2017 Decemba 2 Rememba concert at the Accra International Conference Centre on 24th December, 2017.

Also performing on the night are Wutah, King Promise, Kidi, Ebony, Kuami Eugene, Magnom, Adina, B4Bonah, Fancy Gadam and other surprise acts.

Tickets for Decemeba 2 Rememba are available at Citi FM front desk, Baatsona Total, Max Mart, Bosphorous, Silverbird Cinemas, A & C Mall, for GHc 90 (regular) and GHc 150 (VIP).

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Speaking to Yvonne Okoro on the ‘Dinner With’ show on GH One television, the silky–voiced singer disclosed why she is not interested in dating any man in the arts and entertainment circles.

When asked if she had dated any showbiz guy before, she answered in the negative.

“No. Because they are not trustworthy,” she quipped.
The issue of people in showbiz dating each other has been a huge one in the arts circles.

MzVee’s latest ‘Daavi’ album is enjoying massive airplay in the Ghanaian media circles.
Watch ‘Daavi’ below:

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With some people preferring the loud escapes, there are still a bunch others that desire the intimacy and serenity. This is what Sandbox Beach Club, had in mind, wind planning a three-day extravaganza.

The three days of Easter will be celebrated at Sandbox Beach-South La, with singers Efya and MzVee, DJ Vyrusky and a few others.

The event which kicks off on Saturday 15th April, with thrilling performances from Efya.

The events then continue on Sunday 16th April, with MzVee taking on the crowd and concludes with a joint set with both artistes on Monday, April 17th.

Speaking to the teams of both musicians, they expressed excitement and readiness; promising a thrilling output from the stars.

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Source: Sandbox Beach

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