GENERAL NEWS: Akufo-Addo to firm-up school reopening after Cabinet meeting on December 30

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  President  Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo  is receiving briefings from  COVID-19  Technical Taskforce on limited school re-openings and would make a firm decision on school reopening in January 2021 after a Cabinet meeting on December 30, 2020. Addressing a news conference in Accra on  COVID-19  Updates on Tuesday, Information Minister,  Kojo Oppong Nkrumah , said the  COVID-19  Taskforce would work throughout the Christmas period to brief the President and analyse the impact of the  COVID-19  pandemic on students, during the limited school re-openings in July, August, September, and October, this year. Government in July allowed final year students in the tertiary education institutions to complete their semester courses and wrote their exit examinations. The final year senior high school students also returned to complete their term courses and wrote the West African Examination Certificate (WAEC), while the final year Junior ...
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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS: Akwaboah is a legend - Sarkodie.

Award-winning Ghanaian rapper, Micheal Addo popularly known as Sarkodie has described talented singer and writer Akwaboa as a legend.

Heaping praises on Akwaboah at an event at the Accra City Hotel, Sarkodie said “I hope Akwaboah has not performed yet…I don’t want to miss his performance, I want to see the legend in him. His grandfather was a legend, his dad was a legend and he is here at our time.”

The ‘Baby’ hitmaker also lauded Akwaboah for contributing immensely to the success of his ‘Mary’ album.

“If there is someone here who loves my album ‘Mary’ which is my favorate album ever. I want to give thanks to Akwaboah because it was 90% written and produced by him.”

Akwaboah has written several songs including “Daa Ke Daa” for Becca and “Ayeyi Ndwom” for DSP Kofi Sarpong.

Both songs won their respective artistes’ awards at the 2010 Ghana Music Awards with Akwaboah subsequently being adjudged the “Song Writer for the Year” for “Daa Ke Daa”.

Akwaboah, who is a master keyboardist, has played for several local and international artistes including Hugh Masekela and John Legend and has assisted several musicians to make it big in the industry.

The talented singer and producer was signed unto Sarkcess music, a record label owned by BET Award winner Sarkodie.

 SOURCE: Ghanaweb.com

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