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00:00 Welcome to Newsdecks News Today. In the next hour, government deploys two
00:05 contractors to begin reconstruction of collapsed bridge linking the Northeast
00:09 region major road to the southern part of the country after heavy rains last
00:14 Wednesday. Relative calm returns to Triobodome after confusion erupts in the
00:24 NPP and NDC executives in the community over who takes credit for installing
00:29 a traffic light at a junction notorious known for notorious vehicular knockdowns.
00:35 We have details. And in our build-up to the NPP primaries two-time contender for
00:43 the Odo-Do-Do-Do parliamentary seat, Nyilante Barniman has vowed to snatch the
00:48 seat from the NDC's Nyilante Vandepoye in the 2024 election. Details including
00:55 that of several other hopefuls in their constituencies as the big day draws
00:59 closer. Also minority demands parliamentary approval for decision by
01:07 ECOWAS to activate a standby force that will deploy the military into the
01:12 Republic. We have details of these and more including business, sports, world
01:18 news and showbiz. Don't go away.
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01:34 I am Amesina Mitra-Thompson. Let's go into the details now. Ranking member of
01:46 Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee Samuel Kujetoa Blackwell is calling for
01:50 Parliament to reconvene over the decision by ECOWAS to activate a
01:54 standby force that will deploy the military into the Republic of Niger to
01:58 restore constitutional order after a presidential guard in the West African
02:02 country toppled democratically elected President Mohamed Bozum. After a summit
02:08 yesterday in Abuja, President Okofodo and other West African leaders ordered
02:13 their military commanders to commence unnecessary actions to that
02:18 effect. But ranking member on Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee
02:21 Samuel Okujetoa Blackwell says President Okofodo must subject the decision of
02:26 ECOWAS to parliamentary scrutiny. We'll hear from him shortly. First let's share
02:30 with you that aspect of the resolution which talks about the military action.
02:36 Now it says that direct the President of the Commission to monitor the
02:40 implementation of the sanctions. Two, direct the Committee of Chiefs of
02:45 Defence Staff to immediately activate the ECOWAS standby force with all its
02:50 elements.
02:53 Three, order the deployment of the ECOWAS standby force to restore
03:06 unconstitutional order in the Republic of Niger and underscore its continued
03:11 commitment to the restoration of constitutional order through peaceful
03:15 means.
03:17 We can now hear from Samuel Okujetoa Blackwell who is demanding a
03:22 parliamentary approval before any such action is taken on behalf of Ghana.
03:30 ...that we condemn the approach of the Okofodo-Bahamia government. They should
03:36 have subjected all of these matters to a full-blown parliamentary debate. Look at
03:42 what is happening even in Nigeria. Despite the President's decision, the Senate is
03:46 debating these matters and even departing from the President's decision.
03:50 Other countries are subjecting this major decision to a parliamentary debate, a
03:56 parliamentary vote, for a parliamentary resolution. That is what is done in a
04:01 democracy. Why is it that President Okofodo, he just gets off and he goes
04:06 by communicating a Ghanian position. How did he arrive at that Ghanian position?
04:10 Has there been a debate? Has there been national consensus? Has there been a
04:15 certain bipartisan approach? No. That is why in the statement that the NDC put out
04:21 yesterday, signed by the General Secretary, we are calling on the
04:24 President to come back to Ghana, come to Parliament. That's where the people's
04:29 representatives are. Let's have a debate and then we can know what really the
04:35 Ghana position is and what direction we should take as a country. As it is now, it
04:41 is only the President who purports to be... and you see the irony is that you are
04:46 going out there to lecture others on democracy. But in your country, back at
04:52 home, you are not following democratic tenets. Democracy demands that such major...
04:59 look, we are talking about deployment of troops. Soldiers can be killed. They are
05:04 not going to... I mean, for a tea party.
05:10 Meanwhile, ranking member on the Defence and Interior Committee of Parliament,
05:14 James Zagaga, says Parliament will turn down any attempt to commit Ghana's
05:19 military to an intervention in Niger. Speaking on the AM show, the legislator
05:24 and former Deputy Minister of Interior said the double standards of the
05:28 leadership of ECOWAS has not sent the right signals to its member countries.
05:33 Just like the Nigerian Senate turned down President Ndibu in his quest to go to war,
05:40 the Ghanaian Parliament will do the same. We shall turn down President Akufo-Addo
05:47 if this matter comes up before Parliament. And that is what we are pushing for.
05:54 Number two. First of all, let me address the issue of sanctions quickly and
06:03 return to the question you just posed. Look, you think that sanctions in this
06:10 case would work? I have my doubts. Even if ECOWAS continues on that path of
06:19 maintaining the sanctions that have so far been imposed, the entire sub-region is
06:25 going to be, you know, involved in the, if you like, domino effect of such a move.
06:34 Take for instance Ghana. We rely heavily on Niger for onions. And the other day I
06:43 heard the Onion Association complain bitterly that following the imposition
06:49 of sanctions, most of the trucks that usually catch onions from Niger to Ghana
06:56 got stranded along the new Togo border. And immediately in this country, prices
07:05 of onions shot up. Now, I am not too sure that the border remained closed because
07:12 there was some opening, the truckers managed to leave the area and catch onions to
07:20 this country. So that in itself is an indication that sanctions wouldn't work
07:25 because the economies of Benin, Togo and even Ghana would suffer. We have been
07:32 very clear that look, let us engage in, you know, negotiations. Let us use diplomacy to
07:41 prevail upon... But they are not allowing diplomats to even come into the country.
07:45 Yes, it is because of the posturing. The initial posturing of ECOWAS wasn't in place.
07:52 So the agenda, I am told, were apprehensive of the fact that there was a
07:59 likelihood that some intelligent people were embedded in the ECOWAS
08:06 delegation and would attack on them if they were to allow them...
08:11 The government has begun the reconstruction of the bridge that collapsed on the Walewali
08:16 Nanawuku Road as a result of torrential rain in the Northeast region. The collapse
08:21 of the bridge has rendered the road inaccessible, leaving hundreds of
08:24 travelers and public workers stranded with socioeconomic activities in the
08:28 region coming to a halt. Speaking to the media after a tour of the affected areas,
08:33 the Deputy Roads and Highways Minister Stephen Jalula said government has
08:38 employed two contractors to construct a steel bridge as a stopgap measure to
08:43 reduce the plight of commuters plying the road. Correspondent Ilea Sotanko has more.
08:49 Wednesday, torrential rain caused a massive flood in the Northeast region,
08:54 which has been described as unprecedented by the National Disaster
08:57 Management Organization in the region. According to the Disaster Management
09:01 Organization in the region, a total of 62 communities in four districts were
09:06 affected, with more than 10 major roads, hundreds of farm crops and houses
09:11 destroyed. NADMO says health services have been suspended in some of the
09:15 affected communities, and there is a risk of disease outbreak as sources of
09:19 drinking water, polluted and sanitation facilities collapsed by flood water.
09:23 Although the torrential rain caused severe destruction across the region, the
09:28 Waliwale Nalirgu Road suffered the most devastation as a result of the
09:32 collapse of the dam in the Tinguri and Gwani communities. The collapse of the
09:36 dam has cut off access to and from the regional capital and grounded vehicular
09:41 movement as well as socio-economic activities.
09:45 With no alternative route, desperate travelers and motorists are still
09:57 risking their lives to reach their destinations.
10:02 They brought us here with a motor. From where we stopped, to this place.
10:07 They took five students and they're closing to five students.
10:10 So that's ten students. I'm a student.
10:13 So I went for my mom was no longer. And I'm also a candidate.
10:20 We didn't need the government a lot. It's like every year that's what is happening.
10:27 And I've been there for most of the years. I've been experiencing this all the time.
10:32 Three, one, go. Let's pass it. Let's pass.
10:38 We're actually coming from Nalirgu Ambulance Station. As a result of the heavy downfall yesterday,
10:53 a wound fell on that patient. He's called Elijah.
11:00 In the health unit, we were called to respond to that.
11:04 Upon reaching there, we assessed the patient and realized that he was having a hemoflagia.
11:09 We immobilized it and brought the patient to BMC yesterday.
11:13 And we couldn't receive this after we got the patient to Borga to meet a bone specialist.
11:21 But because of the commercial way of the bridge we can't cross, we had to arrange with our partner station,
11:28 that is Wadwale Ambulance Station, to stand at the other side of the wall.
11:33 So we also brought the patient all the way from BMC.
11:36 We are right there on foot. We carry the patient across the wall.
11:41 We deliver the patient to Wadwale Ambulance Station so that they can also proceed to Borga to meet the bone specialist.
11:46 In response, officials from the Ministry of Roads and Highways arrived in the region
11:51 to assess the state of the damaged roads caused by the heavy downpour.
11:55 The team was led by the Deputy Minister Stephen Jelula in the company of the Chief Director and engineers of the Ministry.
12:02 After touring the affected roads, the Deputy Minister announced the start of work for the construction of a steel bridge
12:08 to facilitate the movement of goods and people on the road as a temporary measure.
12:12 We came along with very formidable contractors, Maripoma Enterprise Limited and MAUS Construction Limited.
12:26 These are local contractors that we have got a pedigree in construction.
12:31 So we are here with them and work has even started.
12:34 What we are going to do at this particular spot is for us to create a temporary bridge,
12:44 a steel bridge that will completely bridge down the side of the road so that vehicles and people can cross.
12:54 The main road where the bridge was, we have to put some boulders there to recover the road.
13:04 That will take time.
13:06 The reason why we are doing a temporary bridge is that it will take about two weeks to be constructed.
13:13 The Minister said as part of the immediate measures, processes have begun to facilitate the construction of the Mimimak-Parugu Nasia Road to serve as an alternative route.
13:23 The Regional Minister Yidana Zakari announced that plans were in place to rehabilitate all dams found along the road.
13:30 So on the whole I think that two things will be done.
13:34 The road will be constructed and then also the dam will also be reconstructed.
13:40 We also want to consider the case of Blank Beach Sea where the dam nearly also burst its banks.
13:46 The same as the dam in America.
13:50 Mr Yidana also expressed his empathy to residents and travellers and called for calm and patience for the work to proceed.
13:57 We need to have patience.
13:59 If we rush over it, we may not produce the quality product that we want.
14:05 So I know that our people are very supportive and so they should continue to be patient.
14:10 By the close of the month, they themselves will have seen the progress of the work that they are doing.
14:16 A member of parliament for Nalirgu Gambaga Alhaji Babasi Duisifu thanked the government for the quick response
14:23 but called for the National Disaster Management Organisation to be supported with adequate resources to respond to the victims of the flood.
14:30 I want to use this media to also say that NADMO must be resourced enough to take care of this situation.
14:37 It is not a normal situation for them.
14:39 They have never handled a situation like this before.
14:42 So we should not say that they are already around and they can do it.
14:47 They need more support. They need more money.
14:49 They need the energy to be able to give some interventions so that people will have some amount of relief.
14:58 We ask Sotanko reporting from Parugu for JOY News.
15:09 As relative calm in Chobo-Dumarte, a near clash between supporters of the two major political parties
15:14 over whose efforts led to the installation of a traffic light in the district capital
15:19 with both the member of parliament and the DC for the area claiming to have done the bidding.
15:25 Residents are however excited that after a long wait, the contractor has been given the green light
15:31 to mount the unit of traffic which according to them would minimise pedestrian knockdowns in the area
15:37 and Anas Abed has the rest of the story.
15:41 Mr Speaker, whilst we are at Techman North, let me take this opportunity to say a very big thank you
15:46 to the Minister for Roads for acceding my request for traffic light for the people of Chobo-Dumarte.
15:53 This was the member of parliament for Techman North on the floor of parliament in July 2022
15:58 asking the Roads Minister when the contractors fixing the Chobo-Dumarte traffic light will return to complete a job half done.
16:06 The contractors are half way through, there are no more there.
16:10 I hope that the Minister will let the contractors come back so that the accident at that intersection will be a thing of the past.
16:18 But I'm really grateful to you for bringing the contractors in the first place.
16:22 So when are they coming on our roads?
16:25 Roads Minister Mwakun Atta in return assured the member of parliament that his ministry would ensure that the project would be completed.
16:34 Thank you Mr Speaker.
16:36 Traffic light issues are part of safety issues on our roads.
16:46 And again due consideration will be given and once started my ministry will ensure that it will be completed.
16:58 There has since been back and forth within the district capital of Ahoos efforts actually led to the installation of these traffic lights.
17:06 On Wednesday August 8th this year, the DCEU was seen blocking the Techman Tamale Highway as he attempts to deny the contractor and the MP access to the project site.
17:21 This resulted into clash between supporters of the NPP and that of the NDC within the constituency.
17:28 It took the police timely intervention to save the situation.
17:33 48 hours later after this unfortunate incident, the Regional Minister after having a closed door meeting with both the member of parliament and the DCEU led the contractor to complete this project under contention.
17:49 Here is the Bunuist Regional Minister Kweisi Edujan indicating that the DCEU within the later part of the year 2021 requested for the installation of traffic lights in the area.
17:59 Later part of 2021 there was a letter, documentation from the assembly headed by the DCEU chief executive, Evassa.
18:11 Indicating issues and traffic difficulties over here. Hence he called for the installation of traffic lights.
18:21 This has been followed up to today.
18:24 These equipments came yesterday and were handed over to the district chief executive for execution.
18:34 The situation has been very chaotic. So I have come today to let the people understand that it is the government of Ghana being led by the district chief executive to ensure that the people of Touboudou are safe and secure.
18:53 Thank you.
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19:15 Now two-time contender for the Odu-Dudu-Odu parliamentary seat, Nii Lante Bannerman has vowed to snatch the seat from the NDC's Nii Lante Vandepoi in the 2024 elections.
19:26 Addressing the media after filing his nomination to contest for the third time, Mr. Bannerman said he is the man with enough experience to secure the Odu-Dudu-Odu seat for the party.
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19:47 Having won the 2019 primaries with 543 votes, Nii Lante Bannerman is confident the upcoming election is a done deal for him.
19:58 The former chairperson of the National Pre-Mix Committee contests for the third time against Manaf Sowa. Despite losing the seat to the NDC's Nii Lante Vandepoi with over 6,000 votes in the 2020 general elections, he believes he has enough experience for a better shot this time.
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20:54 Receiving the nomination on behalf of the party, constituency chairman Samuel Boedi urged the candidate to maintain a clean campaign devoid of insults.
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22:04 In line with the chairman's directive, Nii Lante Bannerman urged all supporters to help him emerge victorious with a united NPP for victory 2024 in the Odu-Dudu-Odu constituency.
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22:54 Nii Lante Bannerman will be the best candidate to snatch the Odu-Dudu-Odu seat from the NDC in the 2024 elections. That remains to be seen. James Kwesi Avedis reports, bread to you.
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23:30 As students who have applied for admission into the Regentroffen College of Applied Sciences in the Upper East Region this year have the opportunity to write an examination to qualify for scholarships of between 30 to 100 percent of their tuition fees.
23:46 Questions like these are the reason the founder of the college, Reverend Father Moses Awenonja, is a winner of the Join News Impact Makers Award. He has been announcing the scholarship opportunities shortly after returning to his home community of Kaso Namo in the Bongo District where the college is located. Correspondent Albert Sore has more.
24:08 The Regentroffen College of Applied Sciences, also known as RECAS, is a private tertiary institution accredited by the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission and affiliated to the University for Development Studies.
24:24 It was founded by Reverend Father Moses Awenonja, who recently won a Join News Impact Makers Award for his contribution to education. Since its inception in the year 2016, the Regentroffen College of Applied Sciences, located at Kaso Namo in the Bongo District, has awarded hundreds of scholarships to students who gained admission into the institution.
24:50 This year, the college is again offering the opportunity for students who gained admission to study various courses to also gain scholarships of 30, 50, 70 and even 100 percent on their tuition fees. Reverend Father Moses Awenonja explains.
25:09 The source of funding, as I said, I mean, we've given formally the two main sources of funding from the foundation, I mean, the Regentroffen Education Foundation, and then you then have the college itself, you know, giving the opportunity, knowing that it is a reduction or deliberate loss being created, but we're saying that we are taking on this deliberate loss.
25:36 We are giving the students the opportunity to gain admission and to gain knowledge, and with the knowledge Ghana will gain, and so even if we are not gaining directly in terms of money, we will be gaining because also you are building the manpower of the country, and this is also part of our achievement of our people-centered philosophy.
25:58 Students will have the opportunity to write the scholarship exams in Accra, Tamale, Bolgatanga, Navrongo, and on the college campus at Kansu Inamu in the Bongo District, all on the 19th of August, 2023.
26:15 We can comfortably manage from our space here 300 to 400 students. Why? Because we insist on small classroom numbers, so even if a program has more than 50 students, we have to divide into two, so the two lecturers will take, so the contact between the students and lecturers is intensive, you know.
26:39 In the space you are bringing in a lot of people, and the lecturer is standing there, he cannot take assignments, he cannot give projects, he cannot run seminars for them, and so at the end of the day you are not able to get the real results that you want, and so we insist on small classroom numbers or lecture hall numbers, and because of that we can sit comfortably, we can manage for now this year 300 to 400 students, and we have no problem because of the number of staff we have.
27:08 Anybody who applies this year, whether the person has got an admission letter already or not, qualifies to still come in and sit in for the examination, so all of them.
27:17 The programs on offer here at RECAS include diplomas and degrees in Computer Science, Business Administration, Accounting, Agriculture for Social Change, and Basic Education.
27:31 For the 2023-2024 academic year, the Regent Rolfing College of Applied Sciences is also introducing courses in General Nursing and Public Health Nursing.
27:41 For JOY News, Albert Sore, Kansu-Inamu, Bongo District.
27:51 The Yasanto Museum, built in honour of the brave female warrior of the Asante Kingdom, now sits contrary to the dignity attached to her name.
27:59 The structure was in 2024 gutted by fire, which of no established cause for the Inferno, which destroyed artefacts by the Queen Mother.
28:09 But several governmental promises to have the structure facelifted have only seen slow-paced rehabilitation works to have the tourist site open to the public.
28:19 Emmanuel Bright-Kweku has more.
28:21 Like many abundant projects littered across the country, the Yasanto Museum has suffered similar fate after the initial structure was razed by fire in 2004.
28:33 Some of the rare relics, including the war garment of the brave Queen, were destroyed by the fire.
28:41 The Yasanto Museum was originally constructed in 2000 by the former First Lady Nana Kunidwa Jeman Rawlings as a gift to the natives of Edjuson.
28:50 Frank Bedusampini is coordinator for the museum.
28:55 Because Rawlings' family had named a daughter after Nana Yasanto, so they fully sponsored the facility in 2000. And then 2004, it got gutted by fire.
29:11 And a committee was put in place to investigate into why the place got burnt. And then the White Paper reports could not seriously pinpoint certain individuals who were, so to speak, alleged culprits.
29:26 Almost two decades after the incident, the tourist attraction is still not open to the public.
29:33 In 2022, Tourism Minister Dr Ibrahim Awal Mohamed hinted at completing rehabilitation works at the site by the first quarter of 2023.
29:43 For Yasanto, orders were committed in the first quarter of next year.
29:47 Months after the promise, the project has not seen any definite facelift.
29:54 The Yasanto Museum is expected to have facilities depicting the home of the Queen, rooms, kitchen and other auxiliary cubicles to attract patronage.
30:05 The inner rooms, the doors are not fixed. Some tiling work, but we don't want to do the tiling in a modern tiling style. We want to do it in a traditional setting.
30:16 Some rooms where we keep the Yasanto items that she was using then, her stool and her cooking items, her work cloth and some other stuff.
30:30 But funding for the project is challenging.
30:34 The major issue has to do with funding because the fundraising and other activities we did, we couldn't raise much.
30:40 So then Koswa Hini took it upon himself to single-handedly foot greater part of the renovation bills.
30:47 In fact, he's done so much work, the roofing and then some interior works that we are doing.
30:53 He's even proposed that some of the items should be brought elsewhere.
30:59 Some of the items got bent when the whole incident happened. So we currently have to improvise most of the items.
31:06 You're watching JOURNEYS Today. Business is up next after this break.
31:13 Hi, good afternoon. Welcome to Business. My name is Darrell Kwau.
31:23 The Ghana Electronic Procurement Authority has warned of possible punitive measures for businesses operating with government but failed to sign on to the Ghana Electronic Procurement System.
31:32 The authority is asking the businesses to register or face some challenges in their line of operations.
31:37 According to Deputy Chief Executive Officer Kwame Pempe, this move is to reduce procurement infractions.
31:43 He spoke to Joy Business at a lecture on the overview of the Ghana Electronic Procurement System organized by the Ghana Institution of Engineering.
31:53 The authority says it seeks to ensure fairness, transparency and non-discrimination in public procurement in order to promote a competitive local industry.
32:03 Businesses that do business with government. So this is a matter of those that participate in public procurement.
32:10 At this moment we are practicing manual public procurement. But the country is moving from manual to electronic procurement.
32:19 So in that case all suppliers, consultants and consultants who offer their services and goods to government must be on the system to be able to continue to provide this service to government.
32:31 Because if you are not on the system and the entity is not allowed to do manual procurement, then you cannot respond.
32:39 So that is why it is key for all entities or all suppliers that work with government to register with PPFS and foremost and then re-ensure that you will be on the system.
32:49 You will get your user credentials to be able to log in. Then you can partake in any public procurement that you desire to partake in.
32:57 President for the Ghana Institution of Engineering, Engineer Kobena Bempon however urged the authority to deepen stakeholder consultation.
33:06 When it comes to procurement in general, the underlying word has to be fairness, value for money and to ensure that there is transparency.
33:18 Now if these things get missing, then the integrity of the procurement process becomes questionable.
33:28 Therefore we do not get the value that we require from the process and we should also understand that this is the money that belongs to all of us and therefore we should be interested.
33:41 The lecture was to delve into challenges confronting businesses and state agencies in relation to the Ghana electronic procurement system.
33:56 Now, oil marketing firm Star Oil has been ranked among the top three firms in the industry.
34:01 This is based on analysis by the National Petroleum Authority on product sales ending April this year. Here is more in this report.
34:08 The top three sports Joy Business understands has been traditionally held by Goyle, Shell and Total Energies.
34:16 However, it appears that is changing.
34:19 National Petroleum Authority data on products sold by the over 100 oil marketing firms showed that there has been some shift in the market.
34:27 Goyle has the top spot in the country with a market share of 18.50%.
34:32 It is followed by Shell now with 8.51% of the market.
34:37 New entrance to the top three, Star Oil has 8.12%.
34:42 Total Energies now occupies the fourth spot with a market share of 8.01%.
34:48 It is followed by Zenn Petroleum. Puma occupies the sixth position.
34:52 For some industry analysts, they are linking the Star Oil strong pickup to its pricing strategy over the past few months.
34:59 In some cases, Star Oil has sold its products at the pumps significantly lower than its peers in the country.
35:06 The new data from the National Petroleum Authority shows that Goyle, Shell, Star Oil, Total and Zenn now make up the top five oil marketing companies.
35:17 More business news on the market please.
35:21 Sports is up next.
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35:28 Pleasure Sports now on joining us today with me Muftahu Nabila Abdellah.
35:33 Just a couple of minutes ago, President of the Ghana Football Association, Kurt Okreko, filed his nomination for a second opportunity to lead the football governing body.
35:44 Former Vice President of the Ghana Football Association, Mr. George Afuye, we understand has also filed his nomination form.
35:52 The two had to pay about 50,000 Ghana Ceres to secure nomination forms for the GFA presidential elections which is slated for September 27 in Tamale.
36:02 Kurt Okreko was voted President of the Ghana Football Association in October 2019 and he is seeking for an opportunity for a second tenure as head of the football governing body in Ghana.
36:14 George Afuye, who lost the elections in 2019, is seeking to defeat Kurt Okreko and also ascend to the throne as head of football in Ghana.
36:26 This is our wrap up of sports here on Joy News today with me Muftahu Nabila Abdellah.
36:37 You can head on to myjoyonline.com for some more sports stories. Up next.
36:42 Good afternoon, welcome to Showbiz here on Joy News.
36:47 Our musician Black Sherif on Thursday released a project which has gotten social media talking and he calls it Take Care of Yourself.
36:56 Blacko off the back of his debut, the villain I Never Was album.
37:01 This new one is already being tipped as another set that looks to take the music scene to another level.
37:10 My colleague Kenneth Daakon tells us more.
37:14 Becky, this project first showed up on the radar back in June where Black Sherif won the Vodafone Ghana Music Award Artist of the Year,
37:23 where he also announced that there was going to be an EP later this year which he titled at the time KK Pack.
37:29 Now weeks and months passed, not much was heard about it but finally after some expectations, the project is out.
37:36 It has a very interesting name which is Take Care of Yourself Blacko which has garnered a lot of attention on social media today.
37:44 Another interesting thing about this project today is that he exhibits his alter ego which he calls Yaya KK.
37:50 This alter ego makes its way onto one of the songs on the 2 track EP where he calls it Yaya.
37:59 There he exhibits a lot of dexterity when it comes to his struggles and turning them into wins and also using this as encouragement for other people who are in his space as well.
38:10 Now if you have followed music this gentleman's trajectory, the 1901 year old Black Sherif, you would realize that a lot of analysts have placed him between a high life artist and a hip hop artist.
38:24 This song titled Simmer Down which is the second one on the 2 track EP is where he displays a lot of this skill that analysts have touted of him being one of the people who are able to blend the high life genre and the hip hop culture in a very seamless manner.
38:40 These songs have basically generated a lot of conversation on social media.
38:44 He himself has tweeted that this is an era that we are witnessing when it comes to his craft himself and it looks like a lot of his fans on social media agree with that because they have received a lot of warm compliments amongst others.
38:55 But there are some others who are also raising concerns about the fact that Black Sherif likes to make mention of a certain substance that is frowned upon by most people in these parts where we come from.
39:07 And so the reactions have been mixed but Black Sherif does not seem to accept all these criticisms because he has been tweeting a lot about how much he loves the project himself.
39:15 Now you know if he the artist says that is what makes the music right, I mean there's not much that we can do about it as fans.
39:21 And so Becky, Black Sherif says take care of yourself. Over to you.
39:27 Away from Black Sherif, soul life singer Biana has revealed why she was emotional in her song Idunli.
39:33 Musician in an interview on Joy Prime said the song was inspired by her first heartbreak which she experienced in 2015. According to her, the lyrics were developed during that period.
39:47 Idunli was inspired by heartbreak. My first breakfast. Yeah right, 2015. I chopped that thing. It went into my head. I was holding my guitar and all.
40:01 But I do recall that it was, I wanted to write it creatively enough that when it's criticized people will not actually get the storyline like a heartbreak or something. So this is the irony to the whole thing.
40:16 So when I was a child I used to eat atukwikli a lot and in Ghana it's called idunli. So that's atukwikli. It was very difficult to chew. So this was the feeling that I had.
40:27 As it was difficult to chew, you eat like you take a small, you just put it down. So I felt like in this relationship that I was, the person was just anytime he likes he'll just pick me up, eat me up, put me down, put me up. That kind of thing. So that was it.
40:41 So he was treating you like idunli. Like that.
40:45 On that note we end Showbiz here on Joy News. There's more Showbiz news in our subsequent bulletins. My name is Becky.
40:53 And that's it for our bulletin this afternoon. We brought you business, sports, and showbiz. There's more news on myjoyonline.com. I am Amizi Nyamiche Thompson.
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