Happenings In Gold Coast

One of the few marriages that give single people like myself who have given up on love and marriage entirely is actress Nana Ama McBrown's marriage. The versatile actress lives a private yet a public life at the same time- she has been able to keep us in and out of her marriage and home all at the same time and that has been the one thing Ghanaians love about her. Anytime there is a looming controversy, which by the way we can count on just a single finger, she makes sure she treats it with all the contempt there is. Today, the Mensah's are here to wish us the very best this Easter. Although this Easter varies from our previous celebrations, Maxwell and Nana Ama say the Saviour will keep us all safe. Source | Summary

Sister Derby has taken a huge shot at both Medikal and Fella Makafui in the official music video for her diss song 'Sweet Ex. Derby is strategically using Fella and Medikal to boost her own career – if she can't have the man she will have the attention. Derby recently dropped a new single titled 'Sweet Ex' targeted at MediFella. She also released a video for the song which clearly mocks the two. The dirty secret of Medikal and Fella's relationship is that it's based on theft – according to Sister Derby – and their curtain will always remain dirty. You can check out the 'Sweet Ex' official video on Sister Derby's YouTube page. It's directed by none other than Wanlov da Kubolor. Source | Summary

The global outbreak of COVID-19 has had it's spread over several countries and continents and has affected a large number of people. Over a million people are affected globally and tens of thousands are dying as a result of the fast spread of this virus. The unimaginable effect of this has compelled leaders and heads of state, especially in affected countries to partially lock down, if not totally, in their major cities and hotspots in order to contain the spread of the virus. As a result of locking down and the encouragement of social distancing, most jobs are temporarily shut down. The situation exempts a few institutions and persons who provide essential services; thus, a higher percentage of people stay home somewhat mandatorily without working. The absence of a globally approved vaccine for the time being has also limited the vision of when to expect absolute victory over the virus. This pandemic has put us all in a situation out of the ordinary which is conveying shockwaves to various jobs in Africa especially in the low and middle-income countries, most of these industries and services who are most affected are low income workers in the informal sectors. These workers stand a high risk of losing their jobs and falling into poverty after this pandemic. The current lockdown measures of various governments in these affected countries have brought uncertainty into the lives of these workers substantially. This again, is likely to compel most of these workers to return to the rural areas. In Africa where agriculture serves as our main economic forte, the spread of this virus to our rural areas where many of our food produce are cultivated, is likely to be a doom to us. The lockdown is certainly affecting production and productivity. With reference to the fact that most production sites are usually outside the noted hotspots on lockdown – if appropriate strategies are not put in place, the spread of the virus to these production areas, especially the rural areas will mean an absolute cut in production. Which people are going cultivate our cocoa, cotton etc. This is a call for our leaders to really take firm decisions to protect the individuals and also lay down strict measures to reduce the spread of the virus, even if it means discomfort. Source | Summary

Ghanaian rapper Sarkodie who is currently stranded in the US due to the outbreak of coronavirus has expressed how much he misses home. The rapper who seem eager and can't wait to finally come home made it known in a latest post on his social media handle. He posted a photo of himself on his twitter handle saying he misses home with the caption. His facial expression in the photo says a lot as it shows how eager he is to go home. His fans and followers on twitter sympathized with him encouraging him that all this will be over very soon and he will get the chance to be back home to meet his family once again. Source | Summary

Today is Easter Monday but as worst luck or fate would have it, we cannot even go out there to have as much fun as we would have wanted. Typically, Easter Mondays are for family fun times-picnics, beach parties, family get-togethers and so forth. We cannot do any of that this time around. All we can do is be indoors with the family members that are available which we have been doing for the past weeks now. Not to sound insensitive or anything but some of us are tired of seeing the same face every day- these family members can drive you to the very edge of insanity. Our entire Easter celebration this year looks different because of Covid-19 pandemic. Ghana's case just shot up to 566 and the president has just extended the ban on social gatherings for another two weeks. You can decide to go out today but it would not be as much fun because your favorite people cannot even be around to make it like the usual. How about getting yourself soaked in these activities?- you are guaranteed the most fun, the best you have had all this lockdown period. Source | Summary

We have heard times without count how family means everything and on each count, we just shrug our shoulders. When you have been messed up over and over again, you tend to have your very own form ideas on a family but the essence, a family indeed is everything. At least people like Mercy Johnson are doing all they can to maintain this. Every other time Mercy Johnson lets us in on her family,. We get an inch close to how marriage life could be beautiful, how parenting is not a bad idea after all and ultimately, how one can still be a family person and have a successful career. It is a simple picture of them in matching outfits but looks perfect in every sense of the word. Mercy has the perfect family and we envy her for that! Source | Summary

Nollywood actor Mike Godson has written a heartfelt open letter to the Veep of Nigeria, Prof, Yemi Osinbajo. In his letter, he cries out for help, asking the vice president of the state to come to his needs and that of others. According to Mike, since we are on lockdown, he cannot go on with his businesses which fetch him the income to feed himself and that of others. While commending the government for the safety they have put in place to ensure that Covid-19 spread is reduced to the barest minimum, he insists he is down to his last pot of soup and he has no hope coming in from anywhere. "Your excellency the vice president federal republic of NIGERIA. Dear sir, My name is"Mike Godson" I'm a Nigerian Actor with the Nigerian film industry. "Sir, We have been instructed by the federal and state government to strictly avoid social gatherings and stay in our various houses, due to the spread of the virus. I must commend the federal and state government levels for the aggressive measures put in place to ensure the country's safety. But sir, the hunger in the land has finally reached my house.” "As I write this letter, I have just finished eating my last pot of soup and there's no hope for another one as my source of income has been put on hold until further notice.” Mike says he wishes he could go to the Veep's home to have a good meal since they live in the same estate but he knows he would be arrested and made to face the full extent of the law. He ends it by asking if the relief packages that was sent by the federal government would ever get to their side of the world because there is a hunger on its way that would be scarier than the pandemic itself. "Your excellency sir, I have no more money to feed. If you were in Lagos, I would have walked straight to your house and ask for food because I stay in the same estate with you.” "I know I will be arrested by those mobile police officers in their hundreds, assigned to your residence after I must have shouted your name 3 times. But sir, as long as I see you and ask for food to eat, I don't mind being punished for hunger at this point.” Source | Summary