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Ekow Blankson
Ekow Blankson (16 March 1972 – 3 October 2022) was a Ghanaian actor and the Commercial Manager of GhanaWeb. He also worked on projects for schools, notable among them was a production from Lords Production of GH Schools, he worked with them on a movie titled Breath Vengeance and was nominated Best Adult Male Role in their awards scheme, the GH Student's Movie Awards. He died on 3 October 2022, at the age of 50 after a short illness. Education Blankson held a Master's degree in Fine Arts and a Diploma in Theatre Arts (Drama) from the University of Ghana, Legon. He also had a marketing certificate from Heineken Global Commerce University, Amsterdam. Career Ekow worked with media companies including TV Africa, Media General Ghana Limited and Multimedia Broadcasting Company as Managing Director, Director of Brands and Corporate Communications and General Manager (Luv FM and Nhyira FM) respectively. He featured in and directed some Ghanaian movies. Ekow Blankson, until his d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GhanaWeb
GhanaWeb, founded as GhanaHomePage, is a Ghananian portal, content curation and syndication website covering news, politics, business, sports, entertainment, opinions and general information about Ghana. It was launched by ''GhanaWeb B.V.,'' a privately-owned Dutch company in 1999. It also offers background information, classifieds, radio stations and a social network for Ghanaians and the Diaspora. GhanaWeb is owned by Bellaart Investments B.V. It has evolved over the years to include video content (GhanaWeb TV) and social media components as well as a mobile app (GhanaWeb Reporter). History Ghanaweb.com began in 1992 by Akoto Francis as GhanaHomePage.http://ghana.mom-gmr.org/en/media/detail/outlet/ghanaweb It was a print magazine serving the growing Ghanaian community in Amsterdam by collating news stories from Ghanaian newspapers. In 1999, the website was renamed as GhanaWeb. - a blog on the domain of the University of Uta in Finland - which was conceived in the early nin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Africa Movie Academy Awards
The Africa Movie Academy Awards is an annual entertainment award ceremony presented to recognize excellence among African and non-African professionals, who have contributed to the African film industry. The award was founded by Peace Anyiam-Osigwe and is run by the Africa Film Academy. It is regarded as one of Africa's most notable film events, and have been sometimes referenced as the "African Oscars". History The first Africa Movie Academy Awards was held in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria, on 30 May 2005. All other subsequent African Academy Awards before 2012 were held at the same venue, except for the 2008 AMAA Awards which was moved to Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria, FCT for security reasons. In 2012, the awards ceremony was held at Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos in Lagos State. The 9th and 10th edition saw AMAA returning to Yenagoa, while the 2015 ceremony was held outside Nigeria for the first time. Jury members * Berni Goldblat 2007–present * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st-century Ghanaian Male Actors
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Ghanaian Male Film Actors
The Ghanaian people are a nation originating in the Ghanaian Gold Coast. Ghanaians predominantly inhabit the Republic of Ghana and are the predominant cultural group and residents of Ghana, numbering 34 million people as of 2024, making up 85% of the population. The word "Ghana" means "warrior king". An estimated diaspora population of 4 million people worldwide are of Ghanaian descent. The term ethnic Ghanaian may also be used in some contexts to refer to a group of related ethnic groups native to the Gold Coast. History The ethnogenesis of Ghanaians is traced back to nomadic migration from Nubia along the Sahara desert then south to the Gold Coast, and the Ghanaian ethnogenesis taking place on the Ghanaian Gold Coast region from the 10th to 16th century AD. Early Ghanaians were involved in a lucrative trade with gold bars and other natural minerals to the Portuguese in 1471; these Ghanaian states were among the wealthiest on the African continent from the 17th century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Deaths
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1972 Births
Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, mean solar time [the legal time scale], its duration was 31622401.141 seconds of Terrestrial Time (or Ephemeris Time), which is slightly shorter than 1908 in science#Astronomy, 1908). Events January * January 1 – Kurt Waldheim becomes Secretary-General of the United Nations. * January 4 – The first scientific hand-held calculator (HP-35) is introduced (price $395). * January 7 – Iberia Airlines Flight 602 crashes into a 462-meter peak on the island of Ibiza; 104 are killed. * January 9 – The RMS Queen Elizabeth, RMS ''Queen Elizabeth'' catches fire and sinks in Hong Kong's Victoria harbor while undergoing conversion to a floating university. * January 10 – Independence leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman returns to Bangladesh after s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GH Student's Movie Awards 2022
Gh or GH may refer to: Businesses and organisations * Gästrike-Hälsinge nation, a student society at Uppsala University, Sweden * GitHub, a hosting platform for code and software projects * Globus Airlines (IATA:GH) * Grubhub, an American online food delivery platform * Iron Guard (Argentina) (), a socialist organisation Entertainment * ''Guitar Hero'', a video game series ** ''Guitar Hero'' (video game), the first in the series * ''General Hospital'', an American daytime medical drama Science and technology * .gh, Ghana's Internet top-level domain * Gigahenry, an SI unit of electrical inductance * Growth hormone, a hormone which stimulates growth and cell reproduction in humans and other animals * DGH Degrees of general hardness (properly dGH or °GH, but sometimes written simply GH) Other uses * gh (digraph), in language * Howard GH, an American WWII transport and utility plane * Ghana (ISO 3166-1 country code:GH) * GH, a suspect in the assassination of Olof Pal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Ghana Movie Awards
The 2010 Ghana Movie Awards was the maiden edition of the ceremony to reward cinematic achievement in Ghana Film Industry. The event was held at the Golden Tulip Hotel, Accra on 25 December 2010. '' Sinking Sands'', Juliet Ibrahim, Nadia Buari, Yvonne Okoro, Majid Michel, John Dumelo & Genevieve Nnaji were among the winners. Awards ; Best Actor in a Leading Role (English) *'' Senanu Gbedawu'' (''Check Mate'') *Majid Michel (''The Beast'') *''J.O.T Agyemany'' ('' I Sing of a Well'') *''Prince Osei'' (''Kiss Me If You Can'') *'' Eddie Nartey'' (''Kiss Me If You Can'') *''Van Vicker'' (''Dna Test'') *'' Ruffy Samuel'' (''Love & Lust'') ; Best Actress in a Leading Role (English) *''Martha Ankomah'' (''Kiss Me If You Can'') *'' Akorfa Edjeani Asiedu'' (''I Sing of a Well'') *'' Ama K. Abebrese'' ('' Sinking Sands'') *'' Lydia Forson'' ('' A Sting in a Tale'') *'' Lucky Lawson'' (''Desperate To Survive'') * Jackie Appiah, Yvonne Okoro, Juliet Ibrahim & Roselyn Ngissah ('' 4 Play' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Checkmate (2010 Film)
''Checkmate'' is a Ghanaian crime drama film that was written and directed by Shirley Frimpong Manso for Sparrow Productions. It was produced by Ken Attoh, features stars like Nadia Buari, Ekow Blankson, Naa Ashorkor Mensah Doku and introduced Senanu Gbedawo. It was released in 2010. Cast *Nadia Buari – Caroline *Ekow Blankson – Kiki Nelson *Senanu Gbedawo – Kwame Asante *Naa Ashorkor Mensah Doku – Naana Asante *Elsie Kwansah – Ewurama Asante *Kweku Boateng – Fiifi *Khareema Agular – Jessica *Jonas Odoi – Kiki's Driver *Veeda Darko – Kiki's Sister * Kwaku Sintim-Misa – Mr Tamakloe Plot Kwame, played by Senanu Gbedawo, is a member of the immigration workforce who has political ambitions. He comes into contact with Kiki played by Ekow Blankson, who is a drug kingpin. Kiki initially presents himself as a real estate developer and introduces Kwame to Caroline, who is played by Nadia Buari Nadia Buari (born November 21, 1982) is a Ghanaian actress. She rece ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Master's Degree
A master's degree (from Latin ) is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice. A master's degree normally requires previous study at the bachelor's degree, bachelor's level, either as a separate degree or as part of an integrated course. Within the area studied, master's graduates are expected to possess advanced knowledge of a specialized body of theoretical and applied topics; high order skills in analysis [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nhyira FM
Nhyira FM is a privately owned radio station in Kumasi, the Ashanti Region of Ghana. The station is owned and run by the media group company Multimedia Group Limited. The word ''Nhyira'' is a Twi Twi (; ) is the common name of the Akan literary language of Asante and Akuapem. Effectively, it is a synonym for 'Akan' that is not used by the Fante people. It is not a linguistic grouping, but more of a common name used by inland Akans as ... word meaning ''blessing''. References Radio stations in Ghana Mass media in Kumasi {{Ghana-radio-station-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luv FM
Luv FM is a privately owned radio station in Kumasi, the Ashanti Region of Ghana Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated along the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and shares borders with Côte d’Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, and Togo to t .... The station is owned and run by the media group company Multimedia Group Limited. References Radio stations in Ghana Mass media in Kumasi {{Ghana-radio-station-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
