Thieves have targeted the constituency office of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Juaben, Ashanti Region, making off with six 42-inch Nasco television sets and other valuables.
The perpetrators gained entry using a ladder to access the premises and broke into various offices, including those of the secretary, Chairman, and Member of Parliament.
Edward Kwame Okyere, the security guard, reported the incident to the police, prompting a response from District Commander ASP Yvonne M. Asomaning and a crime scene team led by DSP Francis Nimo from the Kumasi Regional headquarters.
During their investigation, a wooden ladder was discovered behind the party office’s fence wall near a polytank, indicating the point of entry.
Disappointed fans took their frustration to extreme lengths as they witnessed Nigeria’s loss to Ivory Coast in the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) final. In a fit of anger and disbelief, a group of approximately five young boys resorted to destroying their television set.
The tense match saw Ivory Coast emerge victorious, securing a historic win as the first host nation since Egypt in 2006 to claim the AFCON title. Sebastien Haller, once again the hero for the Elephants, orchestrated a thrilling comeback to seal a 2-1 victory over Nigeria.
Despite the Super Eagles’ valiant efforts, the defeat proved too much for some fans to bear. In an act of frustration, the group of disappointed supporters tore apart their television set, which they had forcibly ripped from the wall.
The victory for Ivory Coast was particularly poignant, considering the challenges they had overcome throughout the tournament, including the departure of their coach following two early defeats in the group stage.
However, their resilience paid off, as they secured their third continental title, adding to their previous Nations Cup victories in 1992 and 2015.
They destroyed their TV because Nigeria lost to Côte d'Ivoire in the AFCON 2023 Final #AFCON2023#INDAfica
Social media is buzzing with frenzy following the emergence of a video depicting a man purportedly stealing various room items from a rented Airbnb accommodation in Accra.
The alleged incident, said to have occurred in Ashaiman Lebanon, was recorded by the property’s CCTV cameras on both Thursday, July 20, 2023, and the following dawn on Friday.
A Nigerian man who goes by the name Paul Arkoh booked an Airbnb in Ashaiman Lebanon for two nights, and at 2 am today, he was captured on CCTV stealing the Television, blender, iron and bedsheets that were made available for a comfortable stay.
The post which was shared by Twitter user; Sikaofficial suggested that the said man who was named as Paul Arkoh in the description was a Nigerian.
Per details in the post, the man paid for the usage of the place for 2 nights but left the premise around 2 am with items including a Television set, a blender, an iron and bedsheets which were in the room.
The video captures the man wearing a green t-shirt and white shorts walking out of the house with what looked like a white bedsheet.
The post has since generated a lot of reactions, some of which are captured in the tweet below.
Following the failure of last-minute wage negotiations with major studios, thousands of Hollywood screenwriters for television and movie will strike on Tuesday.
A Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike, the first in 15 years, will see more than 9,000 writers – 98% of voting members – walk out from midnight.
It is expected to affect Tuesday’s late-night shows, while forthcoming shows and films could face delays.
Picketing will begin on Tuesday afternoon, the Guild also said.
In 2007, writers went on strike for 100 days, at a cost of around $2bn to the industry.
This time around, writers are clashing with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) – which represents the major studios, including Disney and Netflix – in demand of higher pay and a greater share of the profits from the modern streaming boom.
On Monday evening, the WGA said the decision was made after six weeks of negotiations produced a “wholly insufficient” response to “the existential crisis writers are facing”.
Key issues in the talks have been how writers get paid for shows which often remain on streaming platforms for years, as well as the future impact of artificial intelligence on writing.
‘Sticking points’
The WGA criticised studios for creating a “gig economy” that aims to turn writing into an “entirely freelance” profession. “For the sake of our present and our future, we have been given no other choice,’ the guild stated in a lengthy document.
It called for a TV staffing minimum, ranging from six to 12 writers per show, as well as a guaranteed minimum number of weeks of employment per season.
In their own statement on Tuesday, the AMPTP called those the two “primary sticking points”.
For their part, the collective studios previously said they must cut costs due to financial pressures, while noting how the overall “residuals” payments to writers hit an all-time high of $494m (£395m) in 2021.
They noted on Monday they had been been willing to increase compensation and streaming residuals but for “the magnitude of other proposals still on the table that the Guild continues to insist upon.”
The AMPTP also rejected a guild demand that the use of AI bots be banned from writing or rewriting material, instead offering to hold “annual meetings to discuss advancements in technology”.
Jimmy Fallon on the Tonight ShowImage source, Getty Images Image caption
Late night TV might be the first to go
On Sunday evening, the Deadline Hollywood outlet reported that production on late-night shows including The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel Live! and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (pictured above) will all come to a halt.
Arriving at Monday night’s Met Gala, Fallon said he hoped the strike would not go ahead, but at the same time wanted to see “a fair deal” agreed for writers. “I need my writers real bad, I got no show without my writers”.
Late Night host Seth Meyers expressed his support for the strike on the corrections segment of his show on Friday.
“I also feel very strongly that what the writers are asking for is not unreasonable,” Meyers said. “As a proud member of the Guild, I’m very grateful that there is an organisation that looks out for the best interests of writers.”
Alex O’Keefe, writer on the comedy-drama series The Bear and a member of that union, told the BBC on Monday that half of all writers were paid the minimum by studios.
He said the creative output of his writing colleagues was better than ever, matching the demands of the streaming age, but writers are paid less than ever.
“And writers like me, especially young, black writers, indigenous writers, writers of colour have brought a whole new wave of creativity to the process.
“But we are finding ourselves unable to survive in places like New York City and Los Angeles, where we need to be to be in writers’ rooms.”
‘Underclass in Hollywood’
O’Keefe went on to stress that while there are some writers who are “doing very well”, many writers, including some showrunners on big shows, were not.
“I wouldn’t classify all writers as being poor or broke, but I can say myself I have $6 in my bank account,” he said.
He said that when he and his colleagues won best comedy series at the Writers Guild of America Awards, he went to the ceremony in a suit bought for him by his friends and family.
“The bowtie was bought on credit, I didn’t have any money, I had a negative bank account,” he explained.
Stars of the TV series The Bear, including Jeremy Allen White (front row, second left)Image source, Getty Images Image caption
Stars of the TV series The Bear, including Jeremy Allen White (front row, second left)
When he worked on The Bear, he did so from his “tiny” Brooklyn apartment.
“My heat was out, I had a space heater, I plugged in the space heater, [and] sometimes all the lights would go out. I’d end up in the public library, writing this show that has now become a huge hit and made lots of money for some people… a couple of people.
“But not for the people who were the creators, who really poured their hearts and their souls into the characters and into the stories and the moments that you remember.
“So there is a huge underclass right now in Hollywood.”
The actors’ union SAG-AFTRA and the directors’ union DGA have voiced solidarity with striking writers.
A viral video of a Chinese couple recently sparked controversy online after the couple punished their child for watching too much television by making him stay up all night watching TV.
It’s a problem most modern parents – myself included – deal with at some point. Kids today love looking at screens, be they big or small, and unless you do something about it, they become little addicts.
And it’s up to parents to either prevent that from happening or manage screen time to ensure they actually do something else. Anyway, this story is about a couple of parents who decided that more TVwas actually the way to wean their son off watching TV. So they made him stay up all night watching whatever he wanted.
Before going out, the couple, who hail from China’s Hunan province, reportedly asked their 8-year-old son to finish his homework and be in bed at 8:30. But when they returned later that night they found him on the sofa watching TV even though it was passed his bedtime. They also learned that he had not done his homework, so they decided to teach him a lesson.
According to the home CCTV footage that recently went viral on Chinese social media, the events unfolded on the night of November 11. When the parents came home, the boy can be seen going into the bedroom, but upon checking the TV and his notebooks, the couple quickly realize what’s going on and drag him back into the living room.
The boy actually gets more than the verbal scolding he was probably expecting. Instead of sending him back to his room and saving his punishment for the following days, his parents actually turn on the TV and tell him to keep watching his favorite programs. He actually looks relaxed at first, but as the hours go by, you can see him struggle to stay awake.
This form of punishment has attracted the parents a fair bit of criticism online, with some calling it a form of abuse. The video shows the boy repeatedly trying to go to his room to sleep, only to be turned back by his mother and made to watch more TV. At around 2 a.m., he can be seen crying and pleading with his mother to be allowed to sleep, but to no avail.
More than once, the boy can be seen falling asleep on the couch, only to be nudged awake by his mother or father and forced to watch more television. According to the CCTV timestamp, the boy was only allowed to finally go to sleep at around 5 in the morning.
Some junior personnel of the Nigerian Army has again called on President Muhammadu Buhari to increase their salaries.
They alleged that the Nigerian government and army authorities had impoverished those of them in the lower cadre with no increment in their salaries for years with some enduring about 12 years of stagnant pay.
The soldiers noted that to meet their basic financial needs, they now sold their cars, televisions, housing properties, and others.
They urged President Muhammadu Buhari to increase their salaries and inaugurate a committee to investigate happenings in the military, particularly issues involving and affecting the rank and file.
“We the other ranks in the Army are suffering with this current inflation in Nigeria. Sir, we now find it difficult to pay our children’s school fees,” a soldier told SaharaReporters.
“There is serious hunger all over army barracks. As I’m writing this, our soldiers now sell their housing properties before the end of each month, televisions, fridges, or any item that can bring a little amount of money to buy foodstuffs.
“Some even sold their cars, this life is not easy for us soldiers at all, we are all in debt because our salaries are not enough to pay children’s school fees, let alone feeding the families.”
This is coming a few weeks after a soldier, Sergeant Ismaila Ukwuhcodu, wrote a letter to the President over their “meager” pay.
The sergeant had noted that to meet financial needs, soldiers now got “involved in illegal duties, sabotage, arms and ammunition deal, armed robbery and kidnapping” while calling on the President to attend to their plight.
“As a trustee of the Armed Forces of Nigeria, I humbly wish to address this letter to you who called us to serve the nation. The Nigeria Army (NA)is the land component of the Armed Forces created to defend and maintain its territorial integrity from external aggression and act in aid of civil authorities to restore order when called upon by Mr President,” the letter had read.
“In the face of security challenges bedeviling the nation, men of the armed forces sacrifice their lives. Despite the risks involved, NA fall in their responsibility and duty to meet the benefits and services of soldiers not minding the consequences it will breed with time. Perhaps the concept is that “soldiers are illiterates with no prospect for a successful future”.
“The system preaches patriotism, discipline, loyalty, and dedication to duty, regrettable sir, our meager salary makes it difficult for us to care for our families and own personal house while in active service.
“Painfully, we buy uniforms, boots, and other military kits from the same salary to serve Nigeria. Below is the salary breakdown of your soldering per day/month.
“a. Warrant Officer’s Salary is N95,000/31 days =N3,064 per day (28 yrs in service) b. Staff Sergeant Salary is N84,000/31 days = N2,709 per day(26 yrs in) c. Sergeant Salary is N68,000/31 days =N2,193 per day(21 years in) d. Corporal salary is N62,000/31 days = N2,000 per day (16 yrs in) e. Lance Corporal N57,000/31 days = N1,838 per day (10 yrs in) f. Private salary is N50,000/31 days = N1,612 per day (5 years in service)
“To meet financial needs, soldiers involve in illegal duties, sabotage, arms & ammunition deal, armed robbery, and kidnapping. The insensitive negligence to enhancing the salary and welfare of soldiers is the cause of the mass resignation of trained troops.
“The day soldiers will demand their rights will be a sad day for the Nation, on that day, all moral sanctity would have been lost. With due respect Sir, I need respectfully request Mr President and other action addresses to please stand for the principle of truth and moral sanctity by holistically and reflectively acting on serial 3 above with a view to addressing the salary and welfare package of SOLDIERS of the Nigeria Army.”
Nick Cannon has been fired from his MTV show Wild ‘N Out and other work for the channel’s parent company, which said he had promoted anti-Semitic comments.
ViacomCBS said a recent episode of his podcast Cannon’s Class “promoted hateful speech and spread anti-Semitic conspiracy theories”.
In response, Cannon said he does “not condone hate speech nor the spread of hateful rhetoric”.
The star also presents The Masked Singer, which is made by Fox.
He created Wild ‘N Out, an improv series that has had 15 series, but which will now come to an end.
He has also hosted a string of shows for the ViacomCBS-owned Nickelodeon channel over more than 20 years, and was named chairman of spin-off TeenNick in 2009.
In a statement, the company said: “ViacomCBS condemns bigotry of any kind and we categorically denounce all forms of anti-Semitism.”
It added: “While we support ongoing education and dialogue in the fight against bigotry, we are deeply troubled that Nick has failed to acknowledge or apologise for perpetuating anti-Semitism, and we are terminating our relationship with him.”
In the 30 June episode of Cannon’s Class, the presenter interviewed former Public Enemy rapper Professor Griff, who left the group in 1989 after saying Jews were “wicked”.
Professor Griff claimed to Cannon that he was talking about Jews controlling the media, and said: “I’m hated now because I told the truth.” Cannon added: “You’re speaking facts.”
The presenter called Professor Griff a “legend”. He also said the “Semitic people are black people”, and that: “You can’t be anti-Semitic when we are the Semitic people.”
On social media, Cannon later said he had “no hate in my heart nor malice intentions” and that he held himself “accountable for this moment”.
Cannon was also criticised for comments that suggested white people were “less” than black people.
The star hosted America’s Got Talent on NBC from 2009 to 2016 and is launching a syndicated daytime talk show called Celebrity Call Center in September for Fox.
Cannon also hosts a morning radio show for KPWR in Los Angeles, and is the former husband of singer Mariah Carey.
We’re pleased to release a report on the top TV channel in Ghana for 2020. The top media outlets were determined using the daily data collected which has been measuring by media audience ratings through mobile phone surveys in Ghana since 2020.
NB: The list is in no particular order
Okay, what are we waiting for? Let dig in…
1. Tv3 Ghana
TV3 is a Ghanaian free-to-air television network in Ghana. Launched in 1997 by Thai company BEC-TERO, TV3 airs and produces a variety of television programmes including acclaimed news bulletins, dramas and successful reality television and entertainment shows. In year 1999, it was sold to Media Prima, a Malaysian company, and then taken over by a Ghanaian company called Media General Ghana Limited in 2011.
However, TV3 has experienced major competition in the likes of Metro TV (Ghana) which has succeeded not only in broadcasting its network to all the regions in the country but it also struck a deal with South Africa’s Multi-choice allowing it to be broadcast throughout Africa. Despite this, TV3 remains popular for its showing of Mexican telenovelas, Korean series and music and a variety of local and foreign movies. TV3 entertains and educates its viewers through all the programs aired. ‘First in News, Best in Entertainment’ is their slogan.
2. GTV
GTV is the national public broadcaster of Ghana, run by the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation. It commenced operations on July 31, 1965 and was originally known as GBC TV.
GTV broadcasts mainly local programming, with over 80% of the schedule consisting of original productions. Although its main production studio is located in Accra, capital city of Ghana, it has affiliations nationwide and covers 98% of the airwaves in Ghana, making it the most powerful mode of advertisement in Ghana. Although GTV is largely funded by the Ghanaian government, it also collects annual fees from viewers.
GTV currently broadcasts shows from international networks from regions such as Europe, US, UK, and Asia. Some of these shows include: In The House, The Cosby Show, Taina, Becker, Everybody Loves Raymond, The Oprah Winfrey Show, Family Matters, Moesha, Soul Food, King of Queens, CNN, PBS, Cartoon Network, NBA, Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Passions, Touched by an Angel, BBC Radio, as well as a host of others. Though most of these shows are no longer broadcast on GTV, they once did or still are.
GTV also shows many foreign movies particularly American movies as well as African-American music videos. Although entertaining, most of the shows on GTV are either educational (for example portraits of Ghanaian artists like Eric Adjetey Anang), or attempt to address Ghanaian social issues. The station also broadcasts live international events like the Olympic games, FIFA World Cup, Miss World and Miss Universe. Local competitors of GTV TV-Network include TV3 and Metro TV, and all TV broadcast in Ghana located Accra.
3. ADOM TV
Adom Tv is a privately owned radio station in Accra, the capital of Ghana. The station is owned and run by the media group company Multimedia Group Limited. The word Adom in the Twi dialect means grace.
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4. JOY PRIME
Multi TV is a privately owned satellite television station based in Ghana. The station offers a variety of news, sports and entertainment channel in digital format. It was set up in 2009 by the Multimedia Group Limited.
Joy Prime of course is one of the best TV stations we have in Ghana now.
5. UNITED TELEVISION (UTV)
United Television Ghana Limited (UTV Ghana) is a private, free-to-air television broadcaster in Ghana. It was launched in 2013 by The Despite Group of Companies, headed by Dr. Osei Kwame Despite. UTV Ghana airs and produces a variety of television programmes including news bulletins, dramas and successful telenovelas, films and other entertainment shows like ‘The real news’ hosted by Akrobeto and showbiz entertainment host by Nana Amazing Mcbrown. Slogan: it’s all about you…
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