Friday, 19 August 2011

AfricaFashionGuide launches CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN FASHION BOOK & WEBSITE on the Friday 9th September 2011 from 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM (GMT) at The Africa Centre….



AfricaFashionGuide, a not-for-profit social enterprise promoting the African fashion and textile industry is launching their highly anticipated CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN FASHION BOOK & WEBSITE on the 9th September 2011 at The Africa Centre in Covent Garden.
This event will include a forum with contribution from fashion professionals and industry experts who will discuss and debate on the topics: ETHICAL . FASHION . AFRICA with panellists including:

Liesl Truscott - Textile Exchange
Tamsin Lejeune - Ethical Fashion Forum

Annegret Affolderbach - Choolips

Ola Shobowale - Fashion Show Director

Minna Salami - MsAfropoltan blogger
and more...!

Address
The Africa Centre
8 King Street
WC2E 8JT London
United Kingdom

For more information visit:
www.facebook.com/africafashionguide
www.twitter.com/africafashionguide

****Please note: That this is an invitation only event, please register your space early to avoid disappointment

Ghana Rising Hearts Joshua Kissi.....A very stylish man….










All images courtesy of Street Etiquette.com http://streetetiquette.com/


When uber fashionista and all round fabulous girl about town Noelle Bonner suggests something, you take note -and the thing in question is streetetiquette.com/ -a truly fashion fierce blog about menswear created by Ghana Rising’s latest man crush, Joshua Kissi and his mate, Travis Gumbs. On point, on trend and relevant -it’s a must for all things men/style and NOW. Plus Joshua Kissi has uber style.. You can check out all of Joshua’s fashionable happenings and style at:
 
More Info…
Founded in 2008, Street Etiquette is a style blog that approaches personal style from an urban perspective. With sartorial influences stretching over many areas and eras of fashion, owners Joshua Kissi and Travis Gumbs, each just twenty years old, combine to publish a truly unique vision of fashionable menswear. Among other accolades, Street Etiquette has been featured in magazines such as GQ and Complex, ranked Best Men’s Style Blog by the Guardian UK, and named among “40 Bloggers Who Really Count” by the London Times.

Agya Koo and A B Crenstil are performing LIVE this Saturday 20th August 2011 @ 8pm at Takoma Park, Maryland….




Sorry for the late notice….


Agya Koo has starred in over 100 Ghanaian movies since his introduction to the Ghanaian film industry; he now wants to take his music life too serious.

If you don’t know, Agya Koo started singing in the early 90s even before he started Key Soap concert party and has finally released his album, ‘Atoro Adiyifuo’.

Akwaaba Entertainment in partnership with Charlie Sound & Video is doing a concert with Agya Koo and AB Crentsil on the 20th of August, 2011 in Maryland, USA.

Come and experience good highlife music by purchasing a ticket for $30 and make sure you there before 8pm.

AB Crentsil and Agya Koo are happy about this concert and want Ghanaians to be at the venue ground which is Sligo Adventist School, 8300 Carrol Avenue, Takoma Park, MD 20912
 
 

More Info...
Event Title : Agya Koo & A. B. Crentsil Live in Maryland
Event Type: Concert

Event Details : Charlie Sound & Video Presents -Agya Koo & A. B. Crentsil live in Concert!!

SAT. AUGUST. 20TH. 2011

Venue: SLIGO ADVENTIST SCHOOL

8300 Carroll Ave

Takoma Park, MD 20912.

Hosted by: Charles Lawson

Time: 8PM to 4AM.

Contacts: Charles - (240)478-5765

Albert Asiedu-Ofei(Mixmaster Berto)- (703) 298 -9531

MC Papa Linc - (718) 924-6727



Thursday, 18 August 2011

Flowers and fascinators by Ama Pokuaa at ntflowers.blogspot.com




New to Ghana Rising is flower and fascinator guru, Ama Pokuaa. Honestly, I don’t know much about her, but I’m in love with her blog called ‘ A Touch of Flowers and Fascinators’. Showcasing her delectable creations, this pretty blog offers snippets of her designs, her love of weddings, flowers and cake -plus a lovely advice piece on how to wear fascinators, thus, making Ama Pokuaa’s blog is a must for girly girls and lovers of hats and weddings. You can check out the blog at: http://ntflowers.blogspot.com/


For Flowers and fascinators customised to perfection by Ama Pokuaa -contact:
Order: +233 261– 563405; +233 243- 343855
Ntflowers12@gmail.com
 
*** Credit: The above creations are all by Ama Pokuaa. The photos come are courtesy of Ama Pokuaa

Victoria Street in Newark, New Jersey, USA is renamed Ghanaian Way...



Victoria Street in US renamed Ghanaian Way
On Saturday, June 24 2011, history was made in America when a local street was named; “Ghanaian Way’. The former Victoria Street is where Dream African Market is located.

In attendance were; Congressmen Donald M. Payne, The Consul General; Ghana Missions, NY – H.E. Ernest Lomotey, the City of Newark Municipal Council leaders, many chiefs, queen mothers and the general public. The Co-Chairperson for the ceremony was; A. Zachary Yamba, now retired and was the New Jersey’s longest-serving college president.

Dream African Market is a lcoal hot spot for many africans who live in New Jersey. Its Manager is; James Ken Kwofie.

The brain behind the street naming of the street Ghanaian Way is Council Member Ras Baraka.

It started during the Ghana vs. USA soccer match in South Africa 2010 where Ghana beat USA. Many Dream members who were watching the game started jubilating on the then Victoria St which is now Ghanaian Way. A squad of Police Officers thought they were having a riot and wanted to arrest them. Then a phone call was made to the Councilman Baraka who ordered the road to be closed but the football fans continued jubilating throughout the night. Later on the Councilman came to witness carnival Ghanaians had and they decided to name the street; Ghanaian Way.

Many Ghanaians living in the United States have expressed excitement at the development.

2011-08-15 13:08:16



KFC is now in Ghana….



Flicking through Facebook, I do it at least once a day [I need to be on top of things] -I stumbled across FB friend ‘La-Paradise Inn Accra’ -and fabulous news (or not sooo fabulous depending on how nutritionally on the mark you are) that Ghana now has a KFC restaurant. ‘La-Paradise Inn Accra‘, offer one and two bedrooms self-catering apartments in Accra -

are worth a visit -as they are always on top of their game concerning all the yummy happenings in Accra. You can visit them at: http://www.la-paradiseinn.com/

Back to KFC -according to ‘La-Paradise Inn Accra’ KFC is located at “Danqua[h] Circle better Oxford Street just few minutes from us” -in Osu, Accra. I guess this is very good for tourism and you all know how I feel about Tourism, I only hope that in five years time -we don’t find ourselves on the ‘Worlds worst Obesity list’ -because we just don’t have the health service needed to combat that, as we all know Korle Bu Teaching Hospital is in desperate need of renovations…can you believe it??? Ok lets not go there……I just don’t have the energy to talk about it -right now…Do let me know your feelings concerning KFC… xx

More Info about La-Paradise Inn Accra
Right in the heart of the vibrant Osu Area of Accra,LA-PARADISEINN is sorrounded by a diverse array of shops and restaurant,cafe's and clubs offering no-stop day and night activities. Yet when you wish to relax ,the confortable Apart'Hotel offers a soothing reprive from the buzz. Each of the apartments features a modern living space wich doubles up as a home office, complete with the high speed broadband internet access and satellite TV. Outside the apartments you can enjoy the swimming pool and the tropical garden. With everything from culture to cuisine to commerce righ to your doorstep, you'll never have a dull moment at LA-PARADISEINN. http://www.la-paradiseinn.com/

Thursday, 11 August 2011

Can anyone wake up today and open a church in Ghana? If yes -who is regulating these people -and keeping the people of Ghana safe?

Title: I Cursed The Baby And Paralyzed Him For What The Mum Did To Me – Bishop Obinim

By: Beatrice Adepa Frempong/Peacefmonline.com

Date: 10-Aug-2011

Founder and General Overseer of the International God’s Way Church (IGWC), Bishop Daniel Obinim


Founder and General Overseer of the International God’s Way Church (IGWC), Bishop Daniel Obinim has openly admitted that he crippled and rendered mad, a child he is alleged to have fathered with his former ‘sex partner’ Gifty Pokua.

He confessed on-air to having placed a curse on the child as punishment for Gifty’s desire to dent his image and to prove that he still had the anointing of God.
Interestingly, he concedes having an affair with the woman but states that the relationship occurred some five years ago.

Speaking in an exclusive lengthy interview with Kwami Sefa Kayi on PeaceFM’s “Kokrokoo”, he claimed that Gifty Pokua, the wife of one his junior pastors, has unbeknownst to him been recording private conversations between the two of them with the mindset of blackmailing him, and so decided to teach her a lesson.

“I passed my hands through his head, so his mind is completely destroyed and I held his feet and paralyzed him so that the child can never walk… I used the power of Jesus that is in me. I wanted to prove to her that she (Gifty Pokua) cannot destroy the work of God that I was doing because I am not the only man of God who has slept with another woman…That is my way of proving to her that she cannot do what she has done because the relationship we had was some three, four years ago. However if she apologises to me, I would heal the child,” Bishop Obinim said.

The Head Pastor of IGWC, who showed no remorse for cursing the baby, pointed out that Gifty Pokua should have at least been a bit thoughtful by considering how he (Obinim) also felt, when she went on radio tarnishing his reputation.

“If I am cut with an object, it is blood that comes…I am not an Angel, I am human,” he added.

Bishop Obinim further recounted that he nearly committed suicide when the shame and embarrassment became unbearable; adding that the only thing that kept him going was the wise counsel and inspiration from some powerful men of God.

Source: Beatrice Adepa Frempong/Peacefmonline.com

****To listen to the audio attachment which has Bishop Daniel Obinim in an interview with Peace Fm's Kwami Sefa-Kayi on "kokrokoo" programme visit: http://news.peacefmonline.com/social/201108/62167.php


I don’t normally write about people I consider to be beasts [I don’t like to give them the attention they desperately crave] like the founder and general overseer of the International God’s Way Church (IGWC), Bishop Daniel Obinim but I felt compelled to share this disturbing story. I truly believe that with his lack of remorse, he posses a real danger to not only his congregation but to other children. If he thinks very little of his own child what of other people’s children? I wonder will the authorities intervene and investigate this blatant man-of-the-under-world? Also, God is good and has no evil in him, so I wonder, what power is Daniel Obinim using in his church and why aren’t his congregation asking themselves this very questions? As for him sleeping with someone he shouldn’t have, that is nothing new -right???