A concerned citizen has voiced dissatisfaction over the state of a large billboard situated along the Odorkor-Mallam stretch in Accra.
In a viral video, he urged government to take immediate action before a potential disaster occurs.
He highlighted the deteriorating condition of the billboard and questioned why it has been left unattended for so long.
The concerned individual further lamented the apparent lack of value placed on safety and infrastructure maintenance by local leaders.
He called for swift action from the assembly to address the situation before it escalates into a major issue affecting public safety.
“Now look at this very careful, its situated at the Ordorkor-Mallam stretch, this is so bad. How can this huge billboard be left unattended to. Look at the bad condition of it, imagine this billboard falls one day. What are we waiting for? Even if its scrap dealers who removed the bolts as its being speculated, are we going to leave it until there’s a major problem? Why is it that Ghanaians are not of value to our leaders,” he added.
Many people were believed to be stuck after a building fell down in the neighborhood of Ghatkopar, according to the Mumbai police on the social media site X.
At least 47 people were saved and are now getting medical care at the hospital, according to Devendra Fadnavis, the deputy leader of Maharashtra state. He said they will look into the accident. The search and rescue work kept going.
During the monsoon season from June to September, India gets a lot of rain and floods that can be very serious. This rainy season brings a lot of the rain that falls in South Asia each year. The rain is very important for crops, but it can also cause a lot of damage.
India’s weather department said that there could be lightning, rain, and strong winds in some areas of Mumbai in the next few hours, according to local media.
The lives of motorists and pedestrians who ply the Accra-Tema Motorway are at risk due to the activities of some unscrupulous individuals.
Scavengers have dismantled almost all the nuts securing a large billboard along the Accra-Tema Motorway, creating a significant threat to public safety as the structure becomes increasingly unstable.
A strong breeze is likely to cause the billboard to come tumbling down, destroying properties and lives.
– Scavengers have removed nearly all the nuts securing a huge billboard around the Accra-Tema Motorway, posing a potential hazard to the public. pic.twitter.com/LAtNNRCRKw
After weeks of anticipation among Ghanaians, the person behind the #TheNewForce billboard has finally been disclosed.
The intriguing image featuring a masked man and the cryptic message, #TheNewForce, now has a recognizable face to go with its bold statement.
Dr. Sam Ankrah, an aspiring independent presidential candidate for the 2024 elections, revealed in a post on X that he is the individual depicted on the enigmatic political billboard.
“Time has come to rally behind a youth movement that seeks to champion transparency & accountability. ‘No Masked Promises’ symbolizes the rejection of political facades & vows to bridge the gap between promises made & promises kept.Learn more about Dr Sam ANKRAH.#TheNewestForce,” the post said.
The strategically positioned billboard, visible at key locations nationwide, became a symbol of anticipation and mystery in recent weeks, sparking widespread speculation about the identity behind #TheNewForce.
Reactions from social media users following the unveiling of the face behind the #TheNewForce Billboard:
So ebe you? You’re more popular with the mask on. Put it back on.— Austin Junior➕ (@JuniAugustine) November 19, 2023
What have been your contribution in the last 12 years of our nation— Kafui Dogba (@DogbaAlex) November 20, 2023
Your executive powers as the new President will be bullied by the legislators of the already existing parties. Extreme lobbying will be on the ascendancy to patronize these legislators and other power-makers to stand towards the interest of the new force or President.— AGBENU CAN DO (@JoshInfiniti999) November 20, 2023
Ok. But they say they don’t know you and are you behind the mask?— Kwame Nkrumah Jnr.The TRAVELLER.???? (@Youthberry2) November 19, 2023
The mask is popular than the person ????— King perry (@De_Xguy) November 20, 2023
Taylor Swift’s latest album Midnights has taken the top spot on the Billboard 200 for a fourth nonconsecutive week, Billboard reports.
Midnights amassed 177,000 equivalent album units, of which 118,000 consisted of SEA units, equaling 155.8 million on-demand streams of the set’s tracks. The remaining sum is broken down into 57,000 in traditional album sales and 2,000 TEA units.
Swift’s continued success on the Billboard 200 comes in the shadow of the Ticketmaster fiasco, which sparked an investigation from Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti.
“There are a multitude of reasons why people had such a hard time trying to get tickets and I’m trying to figure out how this situation can be improved moving forward,” Swift wrote in response to Ticketmaster’s handling of the Eras Tour presale. “I’m not going to make excuses for anyone because we asked them, multiple times, if they could handle this kind of demand and we were assured they could.”
Elsewhere on the chart, Drake and 21 Savage’s Her Loss held steady at No. 2 after moving 119,000 album equivalent units, while Bad Bunny’s Un Verano Sin Ti finished in a distant third with 56,000 units.
Meanwhile, Michael Jackson’s sixth studio album Thriller catapulted from No. 115 to No. 7 after being reissued in honor of its 40th anniversary. It moved 37,000 equivalent album units, representing a 283 percent increase in sales, compared to the previous week.
Following its initial release, Thriller spent a staggering 37 nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 from 1983 to 1984, the most for an album by a singular artist.
Fresh off releasing his fifth solo full-length project of 2022, YoungBoy Never Broke Again has signed a deal with the Universal Music Group-owned Motown.
According to Billboard, the Baton Rouge rapper will begin releasing music through Motown in 2023. Complex reached to a YoungBoy rep, who confirmed the signing. The news arrives a year after he announced a joint venture with Motown Records and his Never Broke Again collective.
“I felt like I had a responsibility to my artists to make sure to find the right partner for my label,” YoungBoy said at the time. “I’m looking forward working with Ethiopia, Kenoe and Motown Records.”
Last week YB joined forces with DJ Drama to drop Ma I Got a Family, which marked NBA YoungBoy’s sixth offering of the year, following Colors, The Last Slimeto, Better Than You, Realer 2, and 3800 Degrees.
After releasing the 19-track LP, YoungBoy teased plans to release four more projects before 2023.
“Fun challenge ‘10 tapes 1 year ??’” he wrote on YouTube. “I’m finna be on 6 you think I can do it?”
Since the start of 2020, YoungBoy has now put out 16 projects: three official albums (Top, Sincerely, Kentrell, and The Last Slimeto), five commercial mixtapes (38 Baby 2, Colors, Until I Return, Still Flexin, Still Steppin, Realer 2, 3800 Degrees, and Ma I Got a Family), three collaborative offerings (Nobody Safe with Rich the Kid, From the Bayou with Birdman, and Better Than You with DaBaby), and a trio of compilations (Ain’t Too Long 2, Never Broke Again: The Compilation Vol. 1, and Green Flag Activity).
In the tracking week ending Sept. 18, the single increased by 1% to 8.1 million audience impressions, according to Luminate.
TobyMac (real name: Toby McKeehan) co-wrote “The Goodness” with Bryan Fowler, Gabe Patillo and Kyle Williams and co-produced it with Fowler and Williams.
TobyMac’s 11th Christian Airplay chart-topper is also his 25th top 10 and follows “Promised Land,” which hit No. 5 in February. The Fairfax, Va., native last led when “Help Is on the Way (Almost Midnight)” began a five-week domination in June 2021.
Nigerian-born Blessing Offor lands his first Christian Airplay No. 1 among four entries. He logged two prior top 10s: “Hallelujah” hit No. 10 this January and “Brighter Days” rose to No. 5 in May. (Concurrently, his new solo single “Believe” re-enters at No. 50, up 1% to 207,000 impressions.)
Meanwhile, “The Goodness” rules the streaming-, airplay and sales-powered Hot Christian Songs chart for a third week. It first topped the Sept. 3 tally, granting TobyMac his seventh leader and Blessing Offor his first. The song drew 1.3 million official streams and sold 1,000 downloads in the U.S. in the Sept. 9-15 tracking week, in addition to its airplay.
TobyMac ties Casting Crowns and for King & Country for the fourth-most No. 1s since Christian Airplay began in 2003. MercyMe leads with 17, followed by Jeremy Camp and Matthew West with 12 each.
DOE Does It Again
DOE, aka Dominique Jones, claims her third straight career-opening No. 1 on Gospel Airplay, becoming the first woman to achieve the feat. The singer-songwriter’s latest single, “When I Pray,” which she co-wrote, reaches the summit with a 2% gain in plays.
The track follows “Brighter,” which led for a week in January, and her featured turn on Travis Greene’s “Good & Loved,” which reigned for a week in May 2021.
DOE, who was raised in Shreveport, La., broke through in the Jones family group forever JONES, which likewise topped Gospel Airplay in its first visit to the chart, as “He Wants It All” dominated for a week in 2010.
DOE passes Casey J to become the only woman that has led Gospel Airplay with her first three entries since the list launched in 2005. Casey J began with two No. 1s: “Fill Me Up” dominated for 15 frames starting in February 2015 and “I’m Yours” ruled for five beginning in March 2016. Among all artists, DOE ties Pastor Mike Jr., who made it three in a row – and counting, like DOE – when “Amazing” began a two-week command in May.
Internationally acclaimed music magazine Billboard, has rated Ghanaian Gospel songstress Diana Hamilton as one of the most viewed Ghanaian artistes on YouTube.
With an average viewing of 6.42M, the “Mo Ne Yo†singer is rated 4th in the list of the top five most viewed artistes in Ghana.
She is the only woman in that exclusive list which is led by Shatta Wale who tops with 13.26M, Sarkodie 11.72M, Stonebwoy 7.86M and “Things Fall Apart†hitmaker Kofi Kinaata, who comes in at 5th with 4.63M.
The Advertisers Association of Ghana (AAG) has revealed that businesses are moving their advertisements to online platforms following the coronavirus pandemic.
The Association said most agents have moved their clients from bill board advertising to online platforms because in their view, suspected buyers and customers mostly hand on the internet.
A statement said : “This season of COVID-19 has seen certain areas of advertising experiencing great results while some corners of the industry has been hammered.
“Agencies with high technological space, have moved their mandates to clients online, while the others struggle within the space of virtual advancement,†the statement said.
It added : “In view of this, several prominent events and conferences are being cancelled or postponed in an effort to protect the health of their employees and as a precaution on suggested travel restrictions, also existing contracts with businesses for the management of their advertising budgets for the 2020 fiscal year may be terminated or renegotiated for the simple reason that, production has gone down thereby impacting negatively on revenue as consumption and/patronage have gone down.â€
“This obviously demands that advertising agencies re-look at the sources of cash inflows and revenue for their 2020 budgets because as health and safety concerns loom around large gathering, many businesses are abandoning live and in person upfront presentation in exchange for visual presentation,†the statement added.
It further notes that, should the pandemic persist, that could impact the advertising agencies revenue and profit.
“Huge drops will be seen in the revenue of advertising agencies because the big and multinational companies which engage the services of these agencies are mostly affected by the Covid-19.
“As a result, those companies will cut down on mainstream and traditional advertising, and rather resort to having an in-house advertising team, mainly as part of the marketing communication department,†it said.
