The students are being camped at the plush Swiss Spirit Hotel & Suites Alisa in Accra, till Saturday, when the final event, a Live Quiz competition, will be held at the same venue to crown the winner.

Aside having the opportunity to interact with owners of the facility, the ten finalists also had the opportunity to have a feel of the cinema where they watched the Diary of a Wimpy Kid movie.

Mrs. Funmi Onuma, Country Manager, Silverbird Group, at whose outfit the contestants watched the movie at the Accra Mall, also took them through the importance and power of reading.

The Ten who started camping at the Swiss Spirit Hotel on Thursday were taken through series of activities to prepare them towards Saturday’s finale.

Day one of the camping started with a tour of Citi FM. The finalists interacted with staff and management of the station. They were afforded the opportunity to understand the workings of the station.

The second activity was the coaching and mentoring session. The Director of News Programming, at Citi FM, who doubles as the Host the Citi Breakfast Show, Bernard Avle, took them through some soft skills for life, which they are not taught in school.

Michael Ohene-Effah, founder of the Leadership Farm, prepared them for the quiz on Saturday. He taught them how to become great leaders in future by building self-confidence.

Madam Eugenia Tachie-Menson, Country Director of the Young Educators Foundation, the organization that organizes the National Spelling Bee competition, also took the kids through series of exercises that will improve their vocabulary and grammar.

The students will participate in various fun activities in and outside the hotel, during the period. The activities will also include an industry tour of Olam, producers of Milky Magic biscuits and various milk products.

The ten contestants are expected to battle it out on Saturday for the ultimate prize of GHc10,000.

About the Literacy Challenge

The Literacy Challenge was launched on July 19, 2017, for JHS students in Ghana, who were tasked to write and suggest to the president how to make Accra the cleanest city in Africa.

After over 2,000 entries were submitted, external examiners marked the scripts and selected the top 50 who went to the British Council to write the aptitude test.

The current ten contestants were shortlisted from the 50 participants who went through the aptitude test stage.

Below is the list of the 10 finalists:

1. Krystyn Naa Adoley Bruce, Christ the King Int. School, Greater Accra
2. Lloyd Akresi, Acropolis Maranatha Academy, Greater Accra
3. Nyameye A.A. Obeng-Akuamoah, Kay-Billie-Klaer Int. School, Greater Accra
4. Maame Safoa Quashie, Yahweh Int. School, Greater Accra
5. Nicole Chinery, Sap’s School, Greater Accra
6. Hawa Haruna Attah, Unique Child School, Greater Accra
7. Patience Thompson, Unique Child School, Greater Accra
8. Manasseh Sampana Nam-Mahime, Ringway Estate Basic School, Greater Accra
9. Aaron Armah Ashitey, Sap’s School,Greater Accra
10. Konlan Isaac, Don-Ibu Int. School, Wa, Upper West Region

The Literacy Challenge is sponsored by BIC Pen, Milky Magic Biscuit, Cowbell and Slydepay.

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By: Kojo Agyeman/citifmonline.com/Ghana

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The two-day event will host couples as well as singles to watch a romantic movie – an initiative of the OK Brand.

Patrons will as part of the program interact with them on issues of marriage, relationship, romance, sex etc.

Free giveaways from sponsors, a cocktail, photo sessions and music add up as side attractions.

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Source: Brand OK

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Conte, who had a year remaining on his contract, led the Turin club to the Serie A in each of the past three years.

But the 44-year-old said he felt it “may be more difficult to keep winning with Juventus” in the future.

“I have matured with time and my feelings led me to make this choice,” he added.

Juventus chairman Andrea Agnelli said the news of Conte’s departure, which was announced on the club’s website,  “saddens me greatly”.

Conte is a former Italy international who made over 500 appearances for Juventus in his playing days, winning five league titles.

He returned to Juve as coach in 2011 and went on to preside over one of the most successful periods in the club’s history.

He won Serie A at the first attempt with his side going unbeaten throughout the season. A second title followed but the summer of 2013 saw him embroiled in a corruption row after he was charged with failing to report attempted match-fixing during his time as coach of Siena.

Conte pleaded his innocence but was banned for 10 months – a sentence reduced to a four-month touchline suspension last August.

He returned to the dugout midway through last season to lead Juve to another title.

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Source: BBC Sport

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