The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for A.E. Ushering Agency, Mr. Ernest Afrifa, on 11th May 2025, joined the world to celebrate his mother, Madam Janet Baafi, with an undisclosed amount of money.
Mr.Enerst Afrifa and his wife
Mr. Afrifa, who had in the previous celebration gifted his mother a brand new car, decided to surprise his wife, Madam Esther Konadu,
with a brand new car this time round.
The beautiful ceremony was conducted by Rev. Prophet James Donkor, the General Overseer of Heaven First Ministry, who blessed the couple and advised them to continue to live in peace.
The from view of the car
Mr. Afrifa described his wife as a special woman who has been a good mother to his children over the years.
“My wife has been very supportive and helpful and to appreciate her, I decided to buy a brand new car to honour her on this year’s Mother’s Day,” he explained.
He, therefore, seized the opportunity to advise all Ghanaians, especially the youth, to accord their mothers with the needed respect in all their endeavours.
Rev. Prophet James Donkor praying for the couple
“I’m advising all Ghanaians, especially the youth, to desist from tagging their mothers and old ladies as witches, but rather they should exhibit the greatest respect and love for their mothers,” he stressed.
“I’m calling on the youth to commit themselves to hard work to enable them to take good care of their parents. Let’s desist from the wrong perception that if things don’t go well with us, it means our mothers or some old women somewhere are working against us. Let’s devote our time to work hard and it shall be well with us to take good care of our mothers,” he added.
The Rattray Park in the Ashanti Regional capital, Kumasi, was electrified on Saturday, 19th April 2025, as thousands of fans flocked to the live Ashanti Konnect concert musical festival turning the event into an unforgettable night of experience.
The atmosphere was filled with excitement as musicians like Jack Alolome, Kwaku Gyasi,Daughters and Glorious Jesus, Brother Sammy took turns to rock fans with music
Circular artists like Okyeame Kwame, Strong man burner,Mass Mello, Seven Kiss, wonim red hitmaker O’Kenneth,etc.
The maiden Ashanti Konnect concert musical festival sponsored by MTN Ghana, the leading telecommunications giant in Ghana, was organised by the Ashanti Regional Co-ordinating Council (ARCC) led by Dr. Frank Amoakohene, the Ashanti Regional Minister.
Dr.Frank Amoakohene displaying his dancing skills at the event
The concert featured many gospel artistes, such as Jack Alolome, Kwaku Gyasi, Daughters of Glorious Jesus and Brother Sammy.
The musicians delivered powerful performances that left the audience yearning for more.
A number of participants, in an interview with the media after the event, said the performance of the guest musicians exceeded all expectations, becoming a night filled with divine energy, powerful music, and an overwhelming sense of spiritual renewal.
The Ashanti Konnect concert musical festival, according to the organisers, was more than just a musical celebration. It was also an opportunity for the people of the region to come together and reflect on the true essence of Easter.
In a remark, Dr. Amoakohene has expressed his gratitude to MTN Ghana for its significant sponsorship of the Ashanti Konnect concert musical festival, a key event in the Ashantifest 2025 celebrations.
According to Dr. Amoakohene, the Ashanti Regional Co-ordinating Council deliberately avoided using public funds or state to sponsor the festival to avoid criticism of extravagant spending.
Instead, the council reached out to institutions and corporate entities, and MTN Ghana responded positively by sponsoring the music festival.
Dr. Amoakohene, therefore, commended MTN Ghana for its support.
He admitted that the Ashanti Region has come to accept MTN as a preferred telecommunications network partner. “I am urging all of you to use MTN network and to those who do not have the SIM, I’m going to buy MTN Sim card for all of you as an appreciation for what the company has done for us,” he added.
Dr. Amoakohene specifically thanked MTN Ghana for providing a free special bundle (*141# Ashantifest 2025 bundle).
The minister explained that the Ashantifest 2025 celebration was designed to showcase talents in various sectors, promote individual talents, and unite the region to achieve great things.
The festival featured a range of activities, including a clean-up exercise, football, boxing night, education, science, and technology exhibitions, cultural festivals, food festivals, jama festival, medical screening, among others.
Dr. Amoakohene also highlighted some of the notable achievements of the festival, including the renovation of the Ghana Prison Clinic in Kumasi to provide quality healthcare delivery for inmates.
Besides, he mentioned that the festival had brought attention to the plight of inmates, leading to donations to help them celebrate Easter and the provision of legal aid to those in need.
He revealed that 66 inmates on the amnesty list were to be presented to the President for possible presidential pardon.
The Ashantifest 2025 celebration was a resounding success, thanks in part to the partnership between the Ashanti Regional Co-ordinating Council and MTN Ghana.
Dr. Amoakohene’s commitment to promoting talent, unity, and development in the region is evident in the diverse range of activities and initiatives undertaken during the festival.
The impact of Ashantifest 2025 extends beyond the celebrations themselves, with tangible benefits for the community, including improved healthcare for inmates and support for those in need.
The Rattray Park in the Ashanti Regional capital, Kumasi, is expected to be kept alive by the maiden Ashanti Konnect concert musical festival sponsored by MTN Ghana, the leading telecommunications network in the country as part of its support to the ongoing Ashantifest organised by the Ashanti Regional Co-ordinating Council led by Dr. Frank Amoakohene, the Ashanti Regional Minister.
The event promises to be an exhilarating moment as popular artists, such as Ypee,
Mass Mello, Bosoma, Seven Kiss and Allo Dancers, will gear up to thrill Ghanaians, especially those in the Ashanti Region, with music.
The event is scheduled to take place at the Rattray Park tomorrow, Saturday,19th April 2025, from 5:30 pm to daybreak.
According to the organisers, the Ashanti Festival Concert is more than just a musical celebration; it is an opportunity for the community to come together and reflect on the true essence of Easter.
The event seeks to foster unity, renewal, and a sense of gratitude among attendees, providing a platform for people from all backgrounds to celebrate hope, redemption, and love.
Powered by MTN Ghana, this annual concert has a strong legacy of excellence, having featured globally acclaimed artists in the past.
Expectations are high for this year’s concert, which continues the tradition of delivering soul-stirring performances and unforgettable experiences.
The concert will be streamed live on the social media platforms of MTN Ghana to enable a broader audience to join in from across the country and beyond.
Attendees will also have the opportunity to interact with the featured artists, fostering a unique bond between performers and audience.
You are a great man, and life is all about time; time will tell. The Coka family wishes you a happy birthday, long life, and more blessings. Coka, I care.
COKA
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, former President of Ghana
AE Ushering Agency, a renowned ushering agency in the Ashanti Regional capital, Kumasi, led by Mr Ernest Afrifa (Chief Executive Officer), has announced its ongoing recruitment of ushers, urging all university and senior high school (SHS) graduates to take advantage and apply.
AE Ushering Agency, which provides quality and mind-blowing services, especially for weddings, quick errands, anniversaries, funerals, among other events, announced the vacancy opportunities recently.
Pictures of some of the ushers
The simple inscribed message on a flyer, together with beautiful pictures, reads: “We are recruiting ushers! We’re hiring vibrant and professional ushers! University and SHS graduates with a great attitude and welcoming presence are encouraged to apply. Be part of top events – apply now!
There was great joy when a non-governmental organisation (NGO), Akosua Ba Yaw Foundation, organised Christmas party for 52 orphans at Onipa Hia Mmoa Foundation in the Bekwai municipality.
The kids enjoying their meals
The party, which was held at Kwamang-Abesewa Methodist Church near Asante Bekwai, was solely organised by Akosua Aba Yaw Foundation, an organisation purposely set up to provide help to less-privileged learners in various communities.
Group photograph after the Christmas party
Before the dinner, the children were entertained with a variety of activities including pick & act, dancing competition, tag of peace, etc. led by the team members of the foundation.
The executives & members of the foundation, including the chiefs and elders in the area, dined with the orphans to put smiles on their faces in line with the motto of the foundation – Put a smile on a child’s face.
The team members of Akosua Ba Yaw Foundation in a group photograph
There was much to eat and drink by both the children and their caregivers, as well as community leaders, who were present to grace the event.
Besides, the Founder of Akosua Ba Yaw Foundation,Mr. Isaac Aning aka Akosua Ba Yaw, donated some cash amount for 20 bags of cement to support a project initiated by Onipa Hia Mmoa Foundation aimed at providing accommodation for orphans.
Through brother Kay, the Church of Pentecost
Columbus North, Ohio, US, also donated boxes of clothes to the orphans.
Through Winnifred Boateng,
Principle community health nurse (AACMH), the team also donated mosquito nets as well as earlier donation of 20 bags of cement by Prophetess Josephine Badu, Founder of Heaven Ministry.
The official presentation was done by Prophetess Josephine Badu, the Founder of Heaven Ministry, on behalf of Akosua Aba Yaw, who is currently outside the country.
All the children were also given Christmas hats by Akosua Ba Yaw Foundation to have real feelings for the Christmas celebration.
Prophetess Josephine Badu making presentation to Mr.Emmanuel Adade,the founder of Onipa Hia Mmoa Foundation
The Founder of Onipa Hia Mmoa Foundation, Mr. Adade Emmanuel, Nana Bobbie II Bekwai-Bremang, as well as Nana Kwaku Bonsu, the Kontihene of the area, highly praised Akosua Ba Yaw Foundation for the kind gesture.
They prayed for long life with good health for the foundation’s founder and his team members.
Mr. Adade said the Onipa Hia Mmoa Foundation, as the name depicts, was established about six years ago to help take away children, especially orphans from the streets and support them. Two years ago, Akosua Ba Yaw visited them and realised that their living conditions had improved.
In his statement, Mr Isaac Aning aka Akosua Ba Yaw, a teacher and philanthropist, recounted that during his
teaching journey at Nkwantapon community in the Bosome Freho district, specifically at
Nkwantapong DA primary, Asiwa, he identified the problems the pupils in the area were going through.
Mr.Isaac Aning aka Akosua Ba Yaw Foundation
According to him, most of the pupils were coming to school with an empty
stomach which impaired their concentration during contact hours.
This, he noted, affected their academic performance.
“What was happening was that, during break time, some of these kids would go home and cook, and they never came back to school; we couldn’t punish them the next day,” he added.
He continued, “It was worrisome so I tried to find out why? I realised that most of these kids lived with their old age grandmothers.”
The community was/is a galamsey community where strangers from different parts of the country came and slept with the women, got some pregnant, but the next day they were no where to be found. Also, a number of the kids had lost their fathers through galamsey activities, whilst their mothers had abandoned them to seek greener pastures.
“So I asked myself, what can I do to assist them?
“I decided to speak to some people to assist me to feed these kids. Mr. John Adu Poku, CEO of John Adu Poku Foundation, accepted the proposal and we began feeding the kids. This gesture resulted in massive improvement in school attendance and studies,” he recounted.
Some scenes from the Christmas party
Mr. Isaac Aning, who named the foundation after his late mother, said he identified illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, hunger and lack of school uniforms as the major causes of the low attendance of the pupils to school.
And to help address the issues, he decided to launch and adopt the following interventions:
1.” Yoghurt day”
I was buying them Yoghurt every Friday for them in order to influence them to come to school from Monday to Friday.
“Let’s clothe them” was also launched. I decided to give them school uniforms from my own pocket…
Some scenes from the event
Through that, I got help to give them house wears. I was giving house dress too.
I then realised they were coming to school.. but hungry. I gave them money for food.
When I was teaching in class the next day, I threw a question to a girl in class and she was behaving in a weird manner. She told me she ate nothing before coming to school.
So I spoke to a friend and dad (Mr John Adu Poku) to help me feed these kids…
3.”LET’S FEED THEM ”
Then we employed a woman to cook for them and we paid her every month…
” NO more Kyale” was launched when I realised they came to school with “kyale wate ” and shoes in a bad state, and it reminded me of my school days.
Then I planned buying them some affordable shoes…every week when I came on weekends..so by the end of the term each of them would have something decent to wear
Motivation:
In my junior high school days when we were about to complete school in 2005 ..We took a group picture and I was rejected and embarrassed because of the state of my shoes ..
So I had to borrow my junior’s shoe to wear and snap the picture and give it back..
Yearly programme
“From 2018, we decided to climax everything we are doing for humanity with parties, health screening, community engagement, etc. The 2024 edition is our visit to an orphanage in Bekwai on 27th December 2024,” he concluded.
One thing I will ask you to do before we end the year is to make sure you call all those who have offended you. Let us forgive them.
It doesn’t matter who was right or wrong.
Let us be at peace with everybody today, not tomorrow, because we don’t know what will happen tomorrow.
Love overcomes everything in this world. As we have few days to cross over to another year, let us show love. May God give us understanding. Amen. Coka, Source: Chairman Odeneho Kwaku Appiah aka COKA
A renowned Ghanaian broadcaster, musician, and cultural icon, Kwame Adinkra, is set to celebrate his birthday in grand style with the release of a brand-new single, ‘Meto Wo Kropon’.
The much-anticipated track will be available on all major digital platforms at midnight on December 27th, just hours before his birthday on December 28th.
Kwame Adinkra
Known for his smooth voice, rich cultural storytelling, and passion for music, Kwame Adinkra continues to make waves in the Ghanaian entertainment industry.
This new release marks another milestone in his multifaceted career and is expected to resonate with both his loyal followers and new audiences alike.
During his morning show on Pure FM, Kwame expressed his excitement about the upcoming track, describing it as a “special gift to my fans and supporters who have been part of my journey.
” This is how he explained his motivation and composition on his Facebook page.“
My song compositions often begin in my car, inspired by the rhythms and melodies of world music.
From there, the journey continues with my collaboration with Mr. Collins Agyemang of Mussive Music, where the creative process truly takes shape.
Together, we develop the initial idea, always accompanied by plenty of laughter and good food. Collins then assembles a team of skilled professionals to contribute to the project.Once the demo is ready, we listen to it repeatedly, refining it before presenting it to the big boss, Dan Bassey of Bassey House of Music. Collins and Dan share a natural synergy in their collaboration.
With his remarkable talent and discerning ear, Bassey offers invaluable feedback. We usually complete the song in his studio, whether through mixing or re-recording the vocals. Depending on the complexity of the project, we may take extra time to ensure everything is perfect before release.The creation of Meto Wo Kropon followed a similar process, with one unique twist—Kofi Ackah completed the final mix in Canada.
Additionally, we were thrilled to feature the exceptional talent of international guitarist OT Woods in the production. The result has been nothing short of phenomenal. A heartfelt thank you to everyone who contributed! Meto mo kropon!This song draws inspiration from the profound significance of naming, whether it’s the naming of a child or the naming of towns and cities.
Some children are named after their parents, grandparents, or other influential figures in society. Similarly, towns and cities often carry fascinating stories behind their names.
Obiri Komfo (Okomfo Anokye), a spiritual leader of the Asante Kingdom, provides one such unique story.
According to historical accounts, he planted two seedlings in two prominent towns within Asante. The seedling that thrived was named Kumasi, while the one that struggled to grow was named Kumawu.
In this song, I reimagine the concept of naming by dreaming of acquiring a vast land where I can build a city and name it after my beloved.
Meto wo kropon, literally, I will name a city after you ”The song will be released on Spotify, Apple Music, Boomplay, YouTube, and all major streaming platforms at 12:00 AM on December 27th.Stay tuned, celebrate, and be among the first to experience this new masterpiece from the legendary Kwame Adinkra”.
Happy Birthday in advance to the man of the moment!Follow @kwameadinkragh on social media for updates and exclusive previews of the track
In a heartwarming display of kindness and compassion, Mrs Constance Achiaa Poku chose to celebrate her 50th birthday in a unique and meaningful way. Instead of throwing a lavish party or indulging in personal festivities, she decided to spend her special day with the female prisoners at the Kumasi Female Prisons.
Mrs Constance Achiaa Poku donated essential items such as toiletries, food,drinks, tooth brush, tooth paste and many others to the prisoners.
According to Mrs Constance Achiaa Poku, she was inspired to celebrate her birthday with the prisoners after learning about their living conditions and the challenges they face. She wanted to bring some joy and hope to their lives, and to remind them that they are not forgotten.
The event was well-received by the prisoners, who expressed their gratitude to Mrs Constance Achiaa Poku for her kindness and generosity. The prison authorities also commended her for her humanitarian gesture, which they said would go a long way in boosting the morale of the inmates.
Mrs Constance Achiaa Poku celebrated this milestone birthday, she demonstrated that true fulfillment and happiness come from giving back to others and making a positive impact in their lives.
Her selfless act is an inspiration to us all, and a reminder that even small gestures of kindness can make a big difference.
