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The heights by great men reached and kept, were not attained by sudden flight, but they, while their companions slept, were toiling upward in the night.” and ‘A nation that fails to honor its heroes is not worth dying for’

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These powerful quotes form the basis for the creation of the EXCLUSIVE MEN OF THE YEAR, (EMY) AWARDS, a Father’s Day related event, which comes in recognition of great endeavor and achievement to honour the distinguished men and fathers of this nation. The much talked-about maiden edition of this prestigious Men’s awards successfully came off on the eve of Fathers Day, 18th June, 2016 at the Banquet Hall, State House. Accra. This exclusive , star-studded event was heavily attended by 800 of the crème de la crème, the movers and shakers in Ghana. Internationally recognized top business executives, members of the diplomatic community, distinguished expats, business owners, chiefs, queen mothers, celebrities and the like, all gathering to honor our nation’s heroes. The tagline for the EMY AWARDS is INSPIRING GREATNESS. In this edition we are celebrating greatness to inspire greatness. We would like to thank the Ministry of Gender and Social Protection, the EMYS Board, Faculty, our Sponsors, the EMYS secretariat, and all who helped in making this event a success. From the EMY’s Team, we say AYEKOO! Clement OWUSU-KWAKYE Editor-In-Chief

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woman strode up to me at an event and gave me a warm smile. “I’m Adwoa. My son looks up to you. He wants to create jobs and help people just like you,”. Until that time I had forgotten for a brief moment what it felt like to have someone to look up to…to be motivated by the values, aspirations and drive of others. Her son is not alone – not by a long shot. Everybody needs someone to look up to. Over the years however, many men have taken this responsibility for granted and have as a result diminished outlook on the relevance of the role of men in shaping society through family. The Ghana Prisons Service reported this year that male population in prisons make up about 98% of the total population. This alone is enough reason for society to rise up and intervene. Celebrating men who have set themselves apart is critically important. Platforms such as the EXCLUSIVE MEN OF THE YEAR (EMY) AWARDS, that celebrate responsibility, great endeavour and achievements of men are great ways to mentor younger ones to become better people for the good of society. I am therefore happy to support such great initiative – EMY AWARDS – to honour and celebrate distinguished men on every Father’s Day by projecting such achievers and trail blazers as positive role models. The achiever will be celebrated and the hopeful will be inspired to work hard to be an achiever. This edition of the Exclusive Men’s Magazine profiles the award winning men from several disciplines from the 2016 EMY Awards, and indeed our ultimate woman as well. Great and unique individual stories with a common theme – PERSEVERANCE. Celebrating greatness to inspire greatness. You too can become great like these winners. Read their stories and be inspired. The world is yours!

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THE EXCLUSIVE MEN OF THE YEAR AWARDS, AFRICA (EMY AWARDS GH EDITION) IS A PRESTIGIOUS ANNUAL FATHERS DAY RELATED EVENT THAT COMES IN RECOGNITION AND CELEBRATION OF GREAT ENDEAVOR AND ACHIEVEMENT, TO HONOR MEN AND FATHERS OF STEEL AND ZEAL, WHOSE PASSION AND DEDICATION HAS ROLLED OUT MAJOR LANDMARKS IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRESS OF OUR FAMILIES, SOCIETIES AND THE NATION AT LARGE; DIGNITARIES, BUSINESSMEN, ENTERTAINERS, SPORTSMEN, SOCIAL WORKERS, JOURNALISTS, ADMINISTRATORS, PHILANTHROPISTS, MENTORS...

any global calendar events are rather nominally celebrated this part of the world. Father’s Day is one such; EMY AWARDS is changing all that. The EMY AWARDS places no small importance on the need to propel potential to achievement and therefore has raised the stakes up to the limits, completely above bar. This award is settling for no less than PRESTIGE AND EXCLUSIVITY, the benchmark for executing this event. Every Father’s Day, the organizers of this event, EXCLUSIVE MEN’S MAGAZINE and CARBON AV, will seek out men of unquestionable integrity and dedication, acknowledged by family, community and country, from diverse fields of endeavor, for their sterling qualities and accomplishment in Ghana and its diaspora. The tagline for the EMY AWARDS GH is INSPIRING GREATNESS. This project is guided by a philosophy of greatness, which is captured in this perennial poem by 19th century American Poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. “The heights by great men reached and kept were not attained by sudden flight, But they, while their companions slept, were toiling upward in the night.” ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow~

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The award trophy is inspired by “the thinker”; a sculptural masterpiece by the renowned french sculptor françois-augusterené rodin (12 november 1840 – 17 november 1917). Although rodin is generally considered the progenitor of modern sculpture and desired academic recognition, he was never accepted into paris’s foremost school of art. However by 1900, he was a world-renowned artist. Wealthy private clients sought rodin’s work and he kept company with a variety of high-profile intellectuals and artists, a man who dared to be different. Our color DNA is composed of Black, Gold and Platinum. Black denotes the commonality of man and the universality of purpose. Platinum has remarkable resistance to corrosion and is therefore considered a noble metal, the symbol for resilience and determination. Gold is symbolic of honor, maturity, wisdom, greatness, success, longevity endurance and perfection. The color DNA represents the rise from obscurity to achievement. Our Board of patrons of the Exclusive Men of the Year Awards Africa is an eminent membership of men and women of certifiable integrity whose oversight and patronage provides this event with an impeccable endorsement. They comprise in no particular order of the following imminent persons; THE MOST REVEREND CHARLES G. PALMER BUCKLE, SIR SAM JONAH, HON. KOFI TOTOBI KWAKYI, MR. EBO WHYTE, MR. JOEL NETTEY, MS. DORIS ADABASU KUWORNU, MR MIKE AMON-KWAFO, MR ACE ANKOMAH AND AMY FREMPONG The EMY Awards faculty who where extremely helpful in adjudicating the award process comprise in no particular order of the following; MR. KOBINA AGYEKUM NANA ADWOA AWINDOR, MR. PAUL ADOM OKYERE, MR. FRED NUAMAH MR. EDWARD AGYEKUM KUFFOUR, MR. JERRY HALM, OHENYERI GIFTY ANTI, MR GEORGE BOSOMPIM, THELMA ADJEI, MR. DANIEL KOJO SOBOH AND MR.

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CLEMENT OWUSU KWAKYE The hugely successful maiden edition came off recently on Saturday, June 18th 2016 at the Banquet Hall of the state house, Accra. It brought together Ghana’s elite, including but not limited to the front-runners of Ghana’s business community, politicians, diplomats and the movers and shakers of the entertainment industry. Attendees, the media and other stakeholders have described the EMY AWARDS as one of the best-organized events in 2016. The event was sponsored by Alliance motors, marketers of Jaguar and Land rover in Ghana, and supported by the Ministry of gender, children and social protection Awake mineral water, Danny’s décor and the UNAIDS The EMY AWARDS shall hopefully traverse our continent as moves to extend this event and institution are already on the way to engage Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya and Senegal on a first leg.

DESCRIPTION OF THE EMY AWARDS 2016: MAN OF THE YEARCORPERATE THE BUSINESSMAN AWARD

The AWARD for the BUSINESSMAN OF THE YEAR goes to a founder, owner, or majority shareholder of a business, or a high level executive who does the everyday running and management of the business of a corporate institution, a corporation, company, enterprise, firm, organization, or agency who by great innovation and industry, has undertaken activities, adjudged the most distinctive in commerce or industry, for the purpose of generating cash flow, sales, and revenue, utilizing a combination of human, financial, intellectual and physical capital to fuel economic development and growth.

MAN OF THE YEAR COMMUNICATION THE COMMUNICATOR AWARD

The AWARD for the COMMUNICATOR

OF THE YEAR goes to the man adjudged the creator or facilitator of the biggest or most outstanding idea in marketing and communications in the year under review. It is a peer recognition that honors innovation and indelible impact from communications and creative professionals within the industry.

MAN OF THE YEAR GOVERNANCETHE GOVERNER AWARD

The AWARD of the GOVERNOR OF THE YEAR goes to the leader, ruler, legislator, facilitator or organizer whose mastery of the processes of interaction and decisionmaking in the community or at the national level has led to the creation, reinforcement, or reproduction of social norms, institutions and systems. The governor of the year must be of high regard

MAN OF THE YEAR MENTORSHIP THE GUARDIAN AWARD

The AWARD for the GUARDIAN OF THE YEAR goes to the man who has placed his knowledge, experience and wisdom at the disposal of many mentees or protégés; a role model providing inspiration, guidance and guardianship. By extension the guardian provides security and protection beyond professional development and informal communication.

THE MAN OF THE YEAR EXPAT THE SETTLER AWARD

The AWARD for the SETTLER OF THE YEAR goes to the man who by participation and contribution has become the foremost exponent of expatriate involvement in national development, creating investments, employment and social enhancements through service delivery.

THE MAN OF THE YEAR STYLE THE BEST GROOMED MAN AWARD

The AWARD for the BEST GROOMED MAN goes to the most outstanding man of panache who carries himself with dignity and is well appointed in dress. His sense of style must compliment his social standing and encourage fashion sense amongst his peers and across society at large.

THE MAN OF THE YEAR ENTERTAINMENT THE PERFORMER AWARD

The AWARD for the PERFORMER OF THE YEAR goes to the most prolific and consistent musician, actor, or dancer with the most acclaim whose creative works have made them cultural ambassadors as their fame goes beyond the borders of Ghana.

THE MAN OF THE YEAR SPORTS THE SPORTSMAN AWARD

The SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR goes to the most acclaimed athlete, boxer, footballer, or other sports man and a sport manager who has excelled in their field of sports and have sought to give back in acknowledgement of their teeming fans to society.

MAN OF THE YEAR AGRICULTURE THE GREEN FINGERS AWARD

The GREEN FINGERS AWARD is symbolic of the agro-based industry and goes to the farmer or entrepreneur who has contributed immensely towards food sufficiency and expansions in local crop and staple food production.

MAN OF THE YEAR

PHILANTROPY THE HUMANITARIAN AWARD

The AWARD for the HUMANITARIAN OF THE YEAR goes to the man who for love of humanity, and of his own volition has provided care, nourishment, development, and enhancement to his community for public good and a focus on quality of life.

MAN OF THE YEAR TECHNOLOGY THE INVENTOR AWARD

The AWARD for the INVENTOR OF THE YEAR goes to the man whose technological skills and innovation has contributed to economic development creating market expansions and job opportunities for many. He must be the originator of a winning technological idea. THE DISCOVERY OF THE YEAR

THE PINNOCHIO INCENTIVE

The PINNOCHIO INCENTIVE AWARD goes to the young adult male whose remarkable talent has found him in the central focus of any industry or possesses notable skills of promise.

THE ULTIMATE WOMAN OF THE YEAR THE YAA ASANTEWAA AWARD

The YAA ASANTEWAA AWARD is the sole complimentary gender award entered at the highest point of this competition and goes to the one woman who stands tall in our corporate and social world, possessing all the virtues and values of womanhood and integrity.

THE ULTIMATE MAN OF THE YEAR THE SUPREMO FLAGSHIP AWARD

The SUPREMO FLAGSHIP AWARD goes to the one man who stands as the ultimate man, father to his home and to all, excellent in all his ways, an astute planner, change

manager, care giver, great innovator, mentor and the complete symbol of greatness.

THE OSAGYEFO PEACE AWARD

This is given to a man of unquestionable wisdom, a man whose quiet reinforcement of the virtues of brotherliness and peaceable coexistence earns him the reputation of a father of the motherland.

THE RISING STAR AWARD

This is given in recognition of a meteoric rise in international trade achieved by an astute entrepreneur.

THE CITIZEN GHANA AWARD

This goes to the most visible Ghanaian who demonstrates remarkable patriotism and allegiance to the nation of Ghana through their day-to-day activities and line of work. Someone whose work can account for an outstanding contribution to the well being of the nation

THE MAGNATE AWARD

This goes to remarkable men who we honour for their role in pushing the frontiers of home grown business, providing a broad employment for livelihood opportunities for tens of thousands in Ghana.

THE PAV ANSAH AWARD

This goes to the men who have single handedly built formidable media and communications enclaves far outstripping existing media in innovative programming and commendable expansions. THE LIFE TIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Internationally acclaimed veteran ; Service to mankind ; Standing on a global platform ; Pursuance of a better world order

MEN GROUP OF THE YEAR

This award is presented to an outstanding men organization of integrity who by proof of their participation and contribution have made an impact on society.

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RET ROS PECT The hugely successful maiden edition came off recently on Saturday, June 18th 2016 at the Banquet Hall of the state house, Accra. It brought together Ghana’s elite, including but not limited to the front-runners of Ghana’s business community, politicians, diplomats and the movers and shakers of the entertainment industry. Attendees, the media and other stakeholders have described the EMY AWARDS as one of the best-organized events in 2016. The event was sponsored by Alliance motors, marketers of Jaguar and Land rover in Ghana, and supported by the Ministry of gender, children and social protection Awake mineral water, Danny’s décor, DELIOTTE and the UNAIDS The EMY AWARDS shall hopefully traverse our continent as moves to extend this event and institution are already on the way to engage other African countries.

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HE BECAME ONE OF THE SIX BLACKS, OUT OF OVER 800 PARTNERS/ SHAREHOLDERS IN DELOITTE & TOUCHE, AN AUDITING AND MANAGEMENT CONSULTING FIRM IN THE USA IN 1986.

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ULTIMATE MAN OF THE YEAR, 2016 & MAGNATE AWARD HONOREE DR. PAA KWESI

NDUOM CHAIRMAN/FOUNDER- GROUPE NDUOM

r Papa Kwesi Nduom was born in Elmina in the Central Region. He attended the St. Joseph’s Catholic Boys School at Elmina; then proceeded to St. Augustine’s College, Cape Coast, for his Ordinary and Advanced Level Certificates. He holds Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics; Master of Science Degree in Management and Doctorate Degree in Service Delivery System. He attained all certificates from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA. Dr Nduom has working experience in Life and Health Insurance; Business Improvement and Technology. He is an Economist, a Budget and Management Analyst, a Service Delivery Systems Consultant for close to forty years. Dr Nduom has an excellent record as a Life Insurance Underwriter with the North Western Mutual Life Insurance Company and

the Blue Cross Blue Shield both in Wisconsin (USA); a Budget and Management Analyst at the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District. He became one of the Six Blacks, out of over 800 partners/shareholders in Deloitte & Touche, an Auditing and Management Consulting Firm in the USA in 1986. In 1992,he helped to establish the Deloitte & Touche, West Africa Consulting. Dr Nduom has a distinctive record in the field of Entrepreneurship, Economic Development, Politics, Governance, Leadership, Financial Analysis and Philanthropy. Dr Nduom and wife, Mrs Nduom jointly own Groupe Nduom, a MultiNational Conglomerate with close to 50 Companies in Ghana, Liberia, Togo, La Cote d’Ivoire, the United Kingdom and USA. These companies operate in Banking, Investments Banking, Insurance, Pension, Manufacturing and Hospitality

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The rest are Construction & Concrete Products, Media, Advertising & Production, Industrial Estate, Entertainment, Education and Sports. He served the country as Economic Planning & Regional Cooperation; Energy and Public Sector Minister under the Kufuor administration. He was once the MP for Komenda Edna Eguafo Abrem (KEEA) Constituency in the Central Region. He has been a Presidential Candidate on two occasions. Dr Nduom has been married to Mrs Yvonne Nduom for the past 40 years with four Children. His first son, Nana Kweku Nduom, is a PhD holder in International Business; Dr Edjah Nduom, is a Neurologist; Papa Wassa Nduom (Chiefy), the third, is a Lawyer and Nana Aba Nduom, a Psychiatrist.

and American origin. It manages diverse portfolio of businesses in West Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States of America. Groupe Nduom manages companies in a variety of industries such as: 1.

MEDIA: First Digital TV (including several television channels), Today Newspaper, GN Radio (18 stations nationwide), Ahomka UK, DigiCut Advertising & Production.

HOSPITALITY, SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT: Coconut Grove

GROUPE NDUOM OUR COMPANIES! Groupe Nduom is a Multi-National Family Holding Business of Ghanaian

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FINANCE: GN Bank, GN Bank Liberia, First National Togo, First National Cote d’Ivoire, GN Reinsurance, GN Life Assurance, GN Health, Gold Coast Fund Management, Gold Coast Brokerage, Gold Coast Portfolio Management, PenTrust, Liberian Enterprise Development Finance Company (LEDFC), Ghana Growth Fund Company & ISF Bank.

Hotels (Coconut Grove Beach Resort, Coconut Grove Village, Coconut Grove Bridge House, Coconut Grove Miner’s Lodge, Coconut Grove Regency Hotel) Elmina Sharks FC, Spyder Lee Entertainment, Sea Lions FC, Ahomka Fie Event Place, Nduom Sports Stadium 4.

INDUSTRY: GN Quarry, GN Concrete Products, GN Motors, FreshPaK, GN Electronics, GN Logistics, GN Printing, Qualtek (Technology), GN Power, Yorke Properties, GN Logistics.

EDUCATION: Monica Yorke School, Nduom University (Nduom School of Business & Technology; and GN Learning & Development Center), Elmina Community Library.

BUSINESS MAN OF THE YEAR & PAV ANSAH MEDIA EXCELLENCE AWARD HONOREE DR. OSEI KWAME

DESPITE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER-DESPITE GROUP OF COMPANIES

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…THOUGH I HAD BIG DREAMS, I NEVER KNEW I’LL GET THIS FAR BUT GOD HAS MADE ALL THINGS POSSIBLE…I’M OVERJOYED TO SEE MY 50TH BIRTHDAY,” HE SAID.

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Born Osei Kwame in 1962 at Agona Wiamoase in the Ashanti region, but affectionately called ‘Kwame Despite’, he started life as a petty trader, dealing in music cassettes, padlocks, feeding bottles and other merchandise at Dunkwa-Offinso. After years of painful struggle in the village to make it in life, he joined other friends to seek greener pastures in Lagos, Nigeria. He returned home to Ghana in 1983 with millions of other Ghanaian refugees who had been forced to flee Nigeria due to the political tension in the West African country. And guess what? He returned from Nigeria with only a chain-saw machine and a trident cassette player. He started a timber contracting business with the chain-saw machine but fate dealt a cruel hand on him when the machine was crushed by a falling tree on his first business trip. Undeterred, he turned to his cassette selling trade until he resolved to solidify his vision to diversify his business.

THE HUMBLE BEGINNINGS To demonstrate his singular support for the local music industry which was on a rapid decline then, and also put Ghanaian culture above all else, he went into radio and established the now famous Peace FM in 1999 at Mile 7 Junction. The station’s experimentation with the Akan language worked to perfection as radio listeners in search of local content jettisoned stations which were broadcasting only in the Queen’s language for the 104.3frequency. No doubt PeaceFM has endeared itself to the ordinary Ghanaian by bringing information to them in their mother tongue, a language they can relate to and understand. He also believed that the establishment of the radio station would not only educate Ghanaians, but offer an alternative channel for advertising and general marketing of goods and services. By dint of hardwork and the Grace of God, the radio business began to thrive culminating in the setting up of Hello FM in Kumasi and Okay FM in Accra and peacefmonline.com.

Abenkwan, NEAT Hausa Koko, NEAT Diary Products), UTV, Best Point Savings and Loans, Best Assurance and many others. Speaking recently in an exclusive interview with Kwami Sefa Kayi on PeaceFM’s Kokrokoo Morning Show, Mr. Osei Kwame was full of gratitude to God for his current state of well-being considering his lowly beginnings. “…though I had big dreams, I never knew I’ll get this far but God has made all things possible…I’m overjoyed to see my 50th birthday,” he said. Asked who Osei Kwame really is, the gentle and unassuming CEO of the DGC described himself as a humble, quiet and a hardworking man, who does his possible best not to direct unnecessary attention to himself and also stay away from trouble. He expressed his appreciation to his family, friends and everyone who in diverse ways played a role in his life. “Let me also laud the efforts of all my untiring workers for their commitment and dedication towards making the Despite Group of Companies a success…I want to advise the youth to persevere, work

hard and never give-up…I am very careful dealing with the weak and poor because anything can happen at any moment and situations change,” he said.CREDIT:www. peacefmonline.com

PHILANTHROPY Dr Osei Kwame Despite amongst many others is a well known and respected Philanthropist. Every year (mostly during Christmas), he surprise thousands of bereaved men and women who have lost either their husband or wife with items worth over millions of cedis across the Country. Among the items usually dished out are cars, bags of rice, sugar Deep freezers, Samsung LED TVs, Prolux LED TVs, Smartphones, dozens of Nike Sneakers, Dresses, Standing Fans, Microwaves, Container loads of This Way Drinks, Blenders, Wax Prints and an undisclosed amount of money.

DESPITES’ GROUP Now the Despite Group of Companies (DGC) incorporated in the 1980’s with only one company, Despite Productions now Despite stores (Distributors of Audio and visuals cassette and CDs) has evolved and it’s the parent company of the following: 3 commercial radio stations, U2 Company Limited (Iodated Salt Production), Neat Foods Company Limited (which produces and markets NEAT Fufu, NEAT Banku, NEAT

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LET ME ALSO LAUD THE EFFORTS OF ALL MY UNTIRING WORKERS FOR THEIR COMMITMENT AND DEDICATION TOWARDS MAKING THE DESPITE GROUP OF COMPANIES A SUCCESS…

MAN O F THE YEAR, GOVERNANCE & MAGNATE AWARD HONOREE DR. KWABENA

DUFFOUR CHAIRMAN, HODA GROUP FORMER GORVERNOR, BANK OF GHANA FORMER MNISTER FOR FINANCE AND ECOMONIC PLANNING, REPUBLIC OF GHANA

UNDER DR. DUFFUOR’S TENURE, GHANA TRANSITED TO A MIDDLE INCOME STATUS, ATTAINED GDP GROWTH OF 14.4 PERCENT IN 2011 – THAT IS THE HIGHEST IN THE WHOLE WORLD.

r. Kwabena Duffuor is the Founder and Chairman of HODA Holdings, a business entity comprising Insurance, Banking, Real Estates, Farming, Mining and Media. All these were accomplished alongside his banking and academic careers. He is also the Founder and President of the Institute for Fiscal Studies in Ghana, a non-profit think-tank providing economic advocacy and training which he established in March, 2013. In 1958, Duffuor entered Prempeh College in Kumasi on a Ghana Cocoa Marketing Board scholarship, where he obtained both his O’ Level and A ’Level certificates in 1962 and 1964 respectively. In 1968 Duffuor obtained a B.Sc. (Economics) degree from the University of Ghana and after working briefly with V.R.A he started his career with the Ghana Commercial Bank in 1969. Between the years 1973 and 1979, while working with GCB Bank, Dr. Duffuor obtained a USAID and African Graduate Fellowship Awards (AFGRAD) to pursue further studies at

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the Syracuse University in New York. He obtained an MBA in Finance and Banking, an MA in Economics in 1975 and a PhD in 1979, all from Maxwell School at the Syracuse University. After working briefly as an Economist at the IMF in Washington, Dr. Duffuor returned to Ghana and combined his banking work at Ghana Commercial Bank with Lecturing in Economics and Finance at the University of Ghana between 1980 and 1991. In the Ghana Commercial Bank, he rose through the ranks, becoming General Manager and Head of London Branch in 1991. Under his tenureship the GCB London Branch registered very impressive growth. During the same period Dr Duffuor led a group of International banks including chemical bank (London), standard chartered bank (London) in arranging a syndicated loan of $140 million for Ghana Cocoa Board and $65 million for Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC). In July 1995, Dr. Duffuor was appointed the Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana, and therefore came back home. As Deputy Governor he focused on the restructuring of Human Capital Development, Commercial Banking Services and Treasury Services and

Foreign Exchange Market Development of the Bank.. In 1996, Dr Duffuor arranged US$100 million Syndicated Facility with Societe General Bank (London) Branch for the Government of Ghana through the Ministry of Finance.

n July 1997, he was appointed Governor of the Bank; driving range of reforms in the Bank including the conversion of Ghana Commercial Bank London Branch into a U.K incorporated Bank – Ghana International Bank, plc in March 1998. In November 1997, an Honorary Fellowship was conferred on Dr. Duffuor by the INSTITUTE OF BANKERS in Ghana for his loyal and meritorious service to the banking industry. Dr Duffuor remained as the Governor of the Bank of Ghana during the first 9 months of President Kufuor and the NPP administration which commenced in January 2001. At the end of September 2001, Dr Duffuor retired voluntarily from the service of the Central Bank as Governor at the end of his four-year term. After leaving the Bank of Ghana, Dr Duffuor in 2002 was appointed Chairman of Star Assurance Company limited, a company

he established in 1985. Indeed, between 2002-2008 Dr. Duffuor expanded his business interests into media, banking, real estates, farming and mining. In February 2009, Dr. Duffuor was appointed Minister for Finance and Economic Planning in Ghana. He ushered Ghana’s transition to becoming an oil exporter and also supervised the passing of Ghana’s Petroleum Revenue Management Act. Under Dr. Duffuor’s tenure, Ghana transited to a middle income status, attained GDP growth of 14.4 percent in 2011 – that is the highest in the whole world. His tenure also witnessed a very stable currency regime when the exchange rate moved from 1 US dollar to GHC 1.2 in December 2008 to 1 US dollar to GHC 1.88 in December 2012. Under Duffuor’s tenureship, Ghana witnessed the longest sustained single digit inflation of 31months.Dr. Kwabena Duffuor exited the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning after completing a full political term with the ruling NDC in February 2013.

HONOURS AND AWARDS In 1998, Dr. Duffuor was voted the

“Personality of the Year” by the Independent Newspaper in Ghana. In this same year, he was again voted “Marketing Man of the Year” by the Chartered Institute of Marketing, Ghana (CIMG) Again, in September 1999, Dr. Duffuor was commended for being one of the best four Central Bank Governors in the World by Euromoney Publications at the IMF/World Bank meeting held in Washington In July 2010, Dr. Duffuor was awarded the International Distinguished Merit Award by the West African Insurance Institute, in recognition for his outstanding contribution to the development of Insurance in Africa and specifically for his unreserved support for the promotion of insurance education in the region and especially to the West African Insurance Institute. In 2011 he was named by The Banker as Africa’s Finance Minister of the Year 2011. Also in October 2011, Africa investor (Ai), a leading international investment research and communication group awarded Dr Duffuor the African Finance Minister of the Year 2011 Award during the prestigious Africa investor (Ai) Investment and Business Leader Awards held in Washington during

the World Bank Annual Meetings. In December 2014, Dr. Duffuor received a Lifetime Achievement Award in Banking and Finance by Corporate Initiative Ghana, organizers of Ghana Banking Awards. In January 2015, Viasat 1 a TV station in Ghana named Dr Duffuor ‘‘Man of the Year 2014’’ in Ghana, for his outstanding success in business. This was the second time this ‘‘Man of the Year ’’ award has been given to the same person in his lifetime in Ghana. In July 2015, Dr Duffuor received an Exceptional Achievement Award from GUBA at an event which took place at the Hilton Metropole Hotel, London. In September 2015, Dr Duffuor was awarded a Special Music Pillar Honour award by MUSIGA at an event which took place at the Banquet Hall, State House. In recognition of his extraordinary contribution to the development of this country, the Republic of Ghana conferred on DR KWABENA DUFFUOR, THE STATE HONOUR OF COMPANION OF THE ORDER OF THE VOLTA (CV) in December, 2015

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MAGNATE AWARD HONOREE

TOGBE AFEDE IV

GROUP CHAIRMAN- SAS GROUP & AWOMEFIA OF HO TRADITIONAL AREA.

CREDIT: www.togbeafede.com

The Agbogbomefia, Togbe Afede XIV, was born at Ho in the Volta Region, Ghana, on 23rd April 1957 to the late Cpl. Patrick Akpo and Madam Rose Anyawoe, both from Ho Bankoe.

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

Being the grandson of Herman Ladzi Akpo, who was a renowned Catechist and educationist, James Akpo, as the Agbogbomefia was called, together with his late twin brother, was enrolled in primary class one at the Ho Bankoe Roman Catholic Boys School in 1961 at the age of four. After eight years of elementary

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education, Togbe entered Kpedze Secondary School in 1969 and successfully completed his GCE “O” Level in 1974. He then proceeded to Labone Secondary School in Accra where he excelled in the GCE “A” Level examination in 1976. Togbe earned his BSc in Administration (Accounting) from the University of Ghana School of Administration, Legon in 1979 (and later, an MBA from Yale University).

a planning officer, he performed financial analysis of loan applications’ projects, and established and negotiated short and longterm loans and financial packages for clients. Between 1981 and 1984, Togbe worked with the Ghana Cocoa Marketing Board as an Accountant. Togbe subsequently lectured in Economics and Accounting at Sokoto State Polytechnic’s School of Management Studies in Nigeria (1985-1987).

EARLY WORKING LIFE

BACK TO SCHOOL

Togbe did his post-graduation national service at the erstwhile Bank for Housing and Construction (1979-1980), where, as

Because of lack of financial resources, Togbe was unable to take up offers of admission to The Wharton School of The University of

TOGBE ALSO BELIEVES THAT ONE IS NOT SUCCESSFUL UNTIL SOCIETY HAS BENEFITED FROM HIS SUCCESS.

Pennsylvania (1984 and 1985) and admission with fellowship awards to Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business (1984 and 1985). After committing his scanty resources to the pursuit of his Wharton and Stanford aspirations, Togbe was unable to file any applications in 1986. However, he was awarded a substantial fellowship by Yale University. So Togbe finally received his MBA from the Yale School of Management in May 1989.

SELF EMPLOYMENT In 1989 he returned to Ghana, accepting an appointment as a lecturer at the School of Administration, University of Ghana. He taught Financial Accounting (BSc) and Accounting Theory (MBA) until 1994. During that time he co-founded Databank Financial Services, Ltd. At the end of 1993 he left Databank and founded Strategic African Securities (SAS), also a stock brokerage

firm. Togbe is currently the CEO of Strategic Initiatives Ltd., a private equity and portfolio investment firm that he founded in 1999. Togbe is a member of the board of directors of the following organizations: • Aluworks Ltd., an aluminum rolling mill • Accra Hearts of Oak Sporting Club Ltd., Ghana’s premier football club • Bank of Ghana, Ghana’s central bank • Navigator Communications & Technology Co., Ltd. • Pioneer Kitchenware Ltd. (Chairman), an aluminum hollowware manufacturer • SAS Finance Group Ltd., an investment banking firm • SAS Investment Management Ltd., an asset management firm • Strategic Initiatives Ltd. (Chairman), a portfolio and private equity investment firm • Sunon Asogli Power (Ghana) Ltd., an independent power generating company He is also the founder of Navigator Communications & Technology Co., Ltd. and

co-founder of Sunon Asogli Power (Ghana) Ltd. Sunon Asogli Power aims to mitigate the tension in power supply in Ghana and is building a 560MW gas-steam combined cycle power generation plant in Kpone, Ghana.

PHILOSOPHY Togbe’s outlook is influenced by a set of beliefs. Among them is his belief that success should be measured not only by the level one has attained, but also by the obstacles one had to overcome while trying to succeed. He sees difficulties as part of life. To him, a new obstacle is only another challenge, and a life that is not tested is not worth living. Togbe has a positive attitude. In the conduct of his business, therefore, his focus is on the opportunities, not the difficulties. He believes that success requires hard work, imagination, honesty, altruism, and absolute commitment to one’s chosen career.

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PHILANTHROPY Togbe also believes that one is not successful until society has benefited from his success. He is therefore happy to share what he has with his community.

TOGBE AFEDE XIV, THE INVESTMENT BANKER Togbe Afede XIV is the founder of the SAS Group of companies and provides overall strategic direction to the businesses. He has over 18 years of experience in investment banking, having co-founded Databank Financial Services Ltd in 1990. Togbe has played a critical role in the development of Ghana’s capital markets, including developing and publishing the first ever stock market indices in 1991. Strategic African Securities (SAS) was

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incorporated in Ghana in 1994. SAS is an integrated investment banking and financial advisory services firm, with a commitment to providing quality service to private and institutional investors in Ghana and other emerging markets. SAS’s core business activities are securities trading, investment management, corporate finance and investment research. The firm provides a full range of financial intermediary services which include: • Managing individual and pooled funds. • Providing expertly managed portfolios that meet clients’ objectives for risk, reward, diversification, and maturity. Aiding institutional and individual investors to take well-researched positions in profitable investment opportunities. • Facilitating private sector participation in the Government’s privatization programme. • Channelling long-term capital towards

identified growth companies. Promoting capital flow to the most profitable and productive sectors in the economy. • Contributing to effective money and capital market intermediation in Ghana and other emerging markets. Togbe’s contributions to the development of the bond market in Ghana include initiating and leading the design and placement of the SSNIT Educational Notes in 2000, the first of its kind. Togbe also started a national debate in 2003 on interest rate policy which resulted in better alignment of Bank of Ghana’s inflation expectations and interest rates, and the subsequent lowering of interest rates and establishment of a normal yield curve. The President appointed him to the board of the Bank of Ghana in recognition of his contributions. •

Woman ULTIMATE

DR BEATRICE

WIAFE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, PEACE & LOVE HOSPITALS.GHANA

Dr. (Mrs.) Beatrice Wiafe Addai has 26 years experience as a Medical Doctor in Ghana; thus from 1989 to Date. She has been a Breast Surgeon and a consultant in Breast Cancer Management for the past several years. Her training and wide scope of study as a specialist in Breast Cancer Management and a Consultant Surgeon has placed her at a convenient exposition as the Chief Executive Officer, Founder and Medical Director of the Peace and Love Hospitals both in Accra and Kumasi; a Specialist hospital that is championing the course of Breast Cancer and Breast diseases in Ghana. Dr. Mrs. Beatrice Wiafe Addai is also the Founder and President of the Most vibrant Non Governmental Organization, Breast Care International. Dr. Wiafe graduated from the Zaporoshye Medical University in 1989; She started work at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital and entered into the Residency Program as a Resident Surgeon in 1994. In 2001, she specialized in General Surgery at the Moscow Medical Academy, followed by a PhD, making her the first Ghanaian Female General Surgeon. She majored in Breast Surgery and Breast Cancer management, Ultrasonography, and Oncology. Dr. Wiafe Addai is a member of Ghana Medical Association; Patron of the Ghana

Association of Female Medical and Dental Practitioners; Patron of the Chirano Gold Mines Ladies Association; Member of the Surgical Society of Moscow; Member of the Board of Directors of Mpraeso Senior High School; Member of the Management Board of the Kwahu Government Hospital; a founding member of the Wiafe Scholarship Foundation created in honour of her late parents, to assist needy but brilliant children in Science and Maths. She is the Chair of the Susan G. Komen Ghana Race for the Cure; She also serves as the Chair for the BCI Ghana Walk for the Cure events; these events attracted over 13,000, 20,000, 30,000, 35,000 and 40,000 participants, respectively, since 2011. She is also the Chair of the Ghana Breast Cancer Alliance.She is a Council Member of AORTIC Council; She is an Executive Committee Member of the International Breast Cancer and Nutrition (IBCN) Project of the Purdue Univ, USA. Dr. Wiafe Addai has received several International awards including ESOR Quality Achievement Award, 2015, World Leader Businessperson Award, 2015, International Gold Star for leadership in quality (Geneva 2010), International award for Leadership in the Platinum Category (France 2011), and the Susan Bukerly Butlerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s award, for innovation, initiative and leadership in Science (France 2013), among others.

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DR. WIAFE ADDAI IS KNOWN AS A FINE ROLE MODEL AND INSPIRATION TO WOMEN AND SOCIETY AS A WHOLE AND THE QUEST FOR A UNIQUE PROFESSIONALISM AS FAR AS PATIENTS’ CARE AND WELFARE ARE CONCERNED.

She is a member of such global Organizations as UICC, IBCN, AORTIC and IARC as an Ethics committee member, a member of the Medical Advisory Board of Direct Relief International. Due to her charisma, Dr. Wiafe Addai is known as a fine role model and inspiration to women and society as a whole and the quest for a unique professionalism as far as patients’ care and welfare are concerned. By God’s grace and her endowed knowledge, hundreds of women have been healed of various diseases through her initiatives and directives particularly Breast Cancer. From a humble beginning, Peace and Love Hospitals now serve as a resource Centre for the Diagnosis, treatment, Counselling, Rehabilitation, and Research for Breast Cancer, Cervical Cancer, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Hepatitis Infections and Renal Dialysis among others. It is in view of these, other tangible facts, and through her innovation and preoccupation of developing the infrastructure of Breast Cancer Advocacy, Breast Care International (BCI), an NGO that seeks to the promotion of Breast Cancer Awareness in Ghana especially in the remote communities was conceived and founded in 2002 to intensify public awareness on the disease. This Public Awareness campaign has salvaged hundreds of women from the devastating effect of Breast Cancer and its related disease and even men. On weekends (mostly on Sundays where most women could be reached), after the exhaustive week days, Dr. Wiafe Addai and her able team normally embark on outreach mission among women groups, churches, Second cycle and tertiary institutions, organizations, and those marginalized in rural and deprived communities, sometimes at the expense of her own financial and logistical resources. For more information, please visit: www.breastcareinternational.org

Prudential launches innovative product to protect Ghanaians from life’s misfortunes

FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: Dr. Matt Lilley (CEO, Prudential Africa); Mr. Emmanuel Aryee (CEO, Prudential Ghana); Mrs. Karen Akiwumi-Tanoh (Board Member, Prudential Ghana) at the launch of the Prudent Life Plan

The Prudent Life Plan is the ﬁrst income protection product in Ghana which provides an unlimited amount of cover. This means that Prudential’s customers will be able to choose the right amount of income for their lifestyles.

Ace with some guests at the launch.

Prudential Life Insurance Ghana can provide cover for as little as GHS 29 a month for between ﬁve and 52 years. The Prudent Life Plan also guarantees the reimbursement of 100 percent of these premiums to customers if they outlive the term of the policy without making a claim. The plan covers 10 critical illnesses and also entitles customers to a free annual health check. Prudential Life Insurance Ghana is one of the top ten life insurance companies in Ghana. It employs around 80 staff, has over 800 agents and has more than 1.3 million customers.

Karen with some guests at the launch.

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Prudential Life Insurance Ghana launched an innovative new product to provide customers with income when they are unable to work due to critical illness or disability.

It is a wholly owned subsidiary of prudential plc which is incorporated in England and Wales, and its aﬃliated companies constitute one of the world's leading ﬁnancial services groups.

FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: Jane, Ace and Frances at the launch.

Dorothy with some Prudential agents.

For more information visit www.prudential.com.gh.

FATHERHOOD

Why

DADS Matter

or decades, psychologists and other researchers assumed that the mother-child bond was the most important one in a kid’s life. They focused on studying those relationships, and however a child turned out, mom often got the credit — or blame. Within the last several decades, though, scientists are increasingly realizing just how much dads matter. Just like women, fathers’ bodies respond to parenthood, and their parenting style affects their kids just as much, and sometimes more, than mom’s. “We’re now finding that not only are fathers influential, sometimes they have more influence on kids’ development than moms,” said Ronald Rohner, the director of the Center for the Study of Interpersonal Acceptance and Rejection at the University of Connecticut.

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FEELING DAD’S LOVE Rohner and his colleagues recently reviewed decades of studies on parental acceptance and rejection across the globe. Unsurprisingly, parents have a major effect on their kids. When kids feel rejected or unloved by mom and dad, they’re more likely to become hostile, aggressive and emotionally unstable. Parental rejection also can lead to low self-esteem, feelings of inadequacy and negative worldviews. This is true for both parents, Rohner told LiveScience. But in some cases, dad is a more important factor than mom. Behavior problems, delinquency, depression, substance abuse and overall psychological adjustment are all more closely linked to dad’s rejection than mom’s, Rohner said. By the same token, dad’s love is sometimes a stronger influence for children than mom’s, the researchers found. “Knowing that kids feel loved by their father is a better predictor of young adults’ sense of well-being, of happiness, of life satisfaction than knowing about the extent to which they feel loved by their

mothers,” Rohner said. He and his colleagues detailed their findings in May in the journal Personality and Social Psychology Review.

INFLUENCE AND PERSISTENCE The research looked only at male father figures, so while the dad in question doesn’t have to be biological, the results don’t apply to absentee fathers. Rohner and his colleagues aren’t certain why fathers sometimes outshine moms in their kids’ development. In every family, Rohner said, there is a member with more influence and prestige — the person who might set the weekend plans, for example. In families where dad is that person, his actions might make the greatest impression on the children. In those cases, “kids tend to pay more attention to what dad does and dad says than mom, and he’s going to have more influence,” Rohner said. Dads may also be responsible for endowing their kids with “stick-with-itness” that serves them well in life. In a

study of two-parent families published in the Journal of Early Adolescence, Brigham Young University researchers found that dad’s parenting style is more closely linked to whether teens will exhibit persistence than mom’s parenting. A persistent personality, in turn, was related to less delinquency and more engagement in school over time. The magic fathering style that was linked to such persistence in kids is called authoritative parenting, a style characterized by warmth and love, accountability to the rules (but explanations of why those rules exist), and age-appropriate autonomy for kids, the researchers found. “Our study suggests fathers who are most effective are those who listen to their children, have a close relationship, set appropriate rules, but also grant appropriate freedoms,” study researcher Laura PadillaWalker told LiveScience. It’s not clear why dads might be more important than moms in teaching perseverance, but it’s possible that fathers simply focus on this trait more, while moms teach traits like gratitude and kindness, Padilla-Walker said. [5 Ways to Foster SelfCompassion in Your Child]

BEING A GOOD DAD Fortunately for dads, biology is there to back up good parenting. Hormonal studies have revealed that dads show increased levels of oxytocin during the first weeks of their babies’ lives. This hormone, sometimes called the “love hormone,” increases feelings of bonding among groups. Dads get oxytocin boosts by playing with their babies, according to a 2010 study published in the journal Biological Psychiatry. Fatherhood also leads to declines in testosterone, the “macho” hormone associated with aggressive behavior, according to research published last year in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. This change is stronger the more involved a dad is with his baby’s care, suggesting that it may reduce a man’s risk-taking drive and encourage nurturing and domesticity. What’s most important, Padilla-Walker said, is that fathers realize they matter. Quality time is important, she said. “That doesn’t mean going on fancy vacations, it can be playing ball in the backyard or watching a movie with your

kids,” she said. “Whatever it is, just make yourself available and when you’re with your children, be with them.” These important tips will be helpful

Cherish your time with them. One thing that will amaze you is how quickly the years will fly. The time you have with them is short and precious — make the most of it. Spend as much time as you can with them, and make it quality, loving time. Try to be present as much as possible while you’re with them too — don’t let your mind drift away, as they can sense that. It gets easier. Others may have different experiences, but I’ve always found the first couple of months the most difficult, when the baby is brand new and wants to feed at all hours of the night and you often have sleepless nights and walk around all day like zombies. It gets easier, as they get a regular sleeping pattern. The first couple of years are also a lot more demanding than later

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MAGNATE AWARD HONOREE MR. MOSES KWESI

BAIDEN CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER-MARGINS GROUP

oses Kwesi Baiden (Jnr) is an Entrepreneur and a Barrister at Law (LLB, BL), who in 1990, even before graduating from Ghana Law School, Makola ( finished in the top 10 percentile of his year group and was selected as a Teaching Assistant for the Law Faculty at the University of Ghana Legon. 1n 1990 whilst still a student at the Law school, he set up the Margins Group of Companies.The company is now a multinational African Company, built on 4 key platforms, present in 7 countries, and run by an international multicultural team, working within a stimulating work environment,benchmarking the best global practices. The team is focusing on a dynamic and inspiring global vision, of delivering systems, services and products, facilitating and ensuring security in identity and transactions. He is the founder, Promoter, Chairman and Consultant of the Margins Group of Companies and its subsidiaries. On the back of Margins Group, Moses Baiden has built a conglomerate of

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companies that as a group, are the leaders of the digital identity and secure transactions business in the African market. These include: Margins ID Group and its subsidiary Companies and Projects:

IDENTITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS LIMITED A Private Public Partnership (PPP) with the Government of Ghana, set up as a Special Purpose Vehicle, to record and register all foreigners resident in Ghana , into an Identity management biometric database and issuing them with biometric Smartcards and has just received approval to expand this to register 15 million Ghanaians (subject to final contract).

INTELLIGENT CARD PRODUCTION SYSTEMS (ICPS) ICPS is an ISO Certified card manufacturing company, the only of its kind in SubSaharan Africa. The company is a member of the International Card Manufacturers Association. (Partners of the International Fund for Developing Countries (IFU), Danish government).

company, with a mission to provide clean water to the world’s poorest people (not for profit) which built and transferred a factory in Port Elizabeth South Africa to the local workers. While developing and growing these companies, Moses engaged with key International Players in the field of focus for the Margins Group, that is Digital identity & security, Hardcopy supplies to the office and print Industry, Real Estate and CSR initiatives revolving around Clean water. Through these associations he has established a strong network international network for the Margins Group and held strategic positions in the businesses. These companies include: Scandinavia Investments 2012 ApS Director and founding member International Danish Finance Group IDFG ApS Director GMP Korea: Only African Partner: GMP is a Lamination technology leader in the world -he also became the international partner and West African representative, by setting up GMP West Africa. Margins Real Estate Limited Founder & Executive Chairman

Identity Solutions and Security SystemsCompanies:

BSL Director

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Western Rural Bank Director

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Margins ID Systems Applications (Ghana) Margins ID Systems (Uganda) Elton Zebra Nigeria Limited (Nigeria) Card Solutions (Tanzania)

GHANA IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS LIMITED Production and sale of identity cards, management of databases, software and systems integration and development. This is a Consortium of Companies he formed to deliver the first Ghana National Identity System.

SOUTHERN TRIDENT APS & PTY-(SOUTH AFRICA, DENMARK, GHANA, UGANDA) A Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

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Moses Baiden’s leadership and entrepreneurial abilities has led him into key relationships with some honourable establishments. He has acted as: • • • • • •

Former Trustee, Ghana Millennium Excellence Awards Foundation Member Law Faculty Alumni Fund Raising Group (University of Ghana) Nominated for Marquis Who is Who International (Declined to apply) in 1999 Nominated and Selected in International Who is Who of Professionals in 1997 Nominated and Selected in International Who is Who of Professionals in 2014 Founding Director of Public Safety Institute Ghana (Non-Profit Organization)

His alma mater of course is not excluded in this. He has held the following positions in Mfantsipim: • • •

President Mfantsipim Old Boys Association (MOBA) - 1983 year group Vice-President Mfantsipim School Council - 1985- 1986 Deputy Head Boy Mfantsipim School 1985 - 1986

As president of MOBA 83 he led the group in delivering the most innovative Mfantsipim year group project to date the ‘Pato’. In 2014 after 138 years of the founding of Mfantsipim he with 5 other persons was selected as an Mfantsipim Brand Icon for entrepreneurship and was presented with the Plaque by Mr. Kofi Annan former United Nations Secretary General another alumnus of Mfantsipim. Moses Baiden’s business is mainly Private Sector focused, however his delivery in leadership, innovation, strategy and growth, has through the visible success of his private businesses won him the recognition of numerous organizations in Ghana and internationally. On the occasion of the Anniversary of the Law Faculty, of the University of Ghana, Moses Baiden made it to the list of top 100 of the most influential and successful Lawyers that have qualified through the Law faculty since it was established and was one of the youngest, if not the youngest on the list. In addition, from May 2006 to 2009, Moses Baiden, was appointed to the Board of Ghana Investment and Promotion Centre (GIPC) as a Director. Although being the youngest Director, he was unanimously voted by the Board of Directors as ViceChairman, and then held the position of Acting-Chairman of the Board on the resignation of the Chairman, until the end of the term of the Board. Appointment to the GIPC Board, including that of Chairman of the Board is made by the President of Ghana upon recommendation, and the Vice Chairman position is elected by the Board of Directors amongst fellow Directors. The GIPC is under the Office of the President of Ghana. He has been selected to represent the Ghanaian, African and Danish Private sector on many official occasions the most recent being: • Government of Ghana’s official visit to India (part of the delegation representing Ghana’s private sector). • President of Ghana’s official visit to Switzerland (as part of the president’s delegation representing Private sector).

• The official visit of the Queen of Denmark to Tanzania (as part of the Queens delegation representing Danish private sector. • Invited by the Danish government to present views of African private sector at the African Council, to guide focus of Danish Government aid to African countries. • Selected as a member of Danish Industries (DI) through the membership of IDFG. He has also: • been invited by the University of Ghana to present a paper on the views of Ghanaian Youth and Private Sector on the occasion of the ‘Millennium New Year School’ at the end of the Millennium. • chaired a session on Ghana International Conference on discovery of oil in Ghana and local content and Private Sector engagement. • In September 2015 he won the Award as the SMEG entrepreneur’s venture award for the year 2014.

...HE WITH 5 OTHER PERSONS WAS SELECTED AS AN MFANTSIPIM BRAND ICON FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND WAS PRESENTED WITH THE PLAQUE BY MR. KOFI ANNAN FORMER UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY GENERAL ANOTHER ALUMNUS OF MFANTSIPIM

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THE PAV AWARD FOR MEDIA EXCELLENCE MR. KWASI

TWUM CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, MULTIMEDIA GROUP LTD

wasi is the visionary, founder and Chief Executive Officer of Multimedia. He was previously the Executive Chairman of Ridgecrest Services Limited. Kwasi is a fellow of the Africa Leadership Initiative of the Aspen Institute, an Executive Council Member of the Ghana Employers’ Association, and immediate past President of the Ghana Independent Broadcasters’ Association (“GIBA”). He is also a member of the Board of the SOS Children’s Villages, Ghana. In 2010, he was honored by the Ghana Journalists Association (“GJA”) for his contribution to the growth of the media. Kwasi has been voted by PriceWaterhouseCoopers’ as one of the top 10 CEO’s in Ghana consistently since 2008 and in 2012 recognized as the Sixth Most Respected CEO in the country. Kwasi holds a BA (Hons) in Economics from the University of Ghana and is an alumnus of the Harvard Business School.

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RISING STAR A W A R D DR KOFI AMOAH

ABBAN MANAGING DIRECTOR, RIGWORLD

IN 2015 HE LED THE COMPANY TO WIN TWO AWARDS; THE BEST GHANAIAN INDIGENOUS COMPANY OF THE YEAR AND OFFSHORE CATERING COMPANY OF THE YEAR.

r. Kofi Amoa-Abban is an old boy of Ghana’s oldest school Mfantsipim secondary. He went on to the University of Ghana where he had his bachelor’s degree in Psychology. He proceeded to the Oslo University for a master’s degree in Psychology. This fine young man gathered his experience in oil and Gas from his dedicated working days with Atwood Hunter Rig as a drill crew member which drilled the TEAK 1, TEAK 2 drills and Banda wells in Ghana. With over 10 years offshore experience he set out to compliment Ghana’s strides in the oil and gas industry by setting up RigWorld International Services in 2011. A local based oil and gas company with goals of meeting standardized operating mechanisms to meet world demands. Under his leadership as the MD, RigWorld offers Support services for IOC’sdrilling contractors and other service companies. His ultimate responsibility as MD

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of RigWorld is managing the communication flow between the board and shareholders. He is also responsible for the company’s Policy implementation and variations that seeks to enhance the company’s performance as a key player in Ghana’s Oil and Gas industry. Dr. Kofi Abban’s role as the MD of RigWorld over the years has propelled the growth of the company to greater heights and in view of this achievement got bestowed with a Doctor of Business Administration, ‘HonorisCausa’ by two international universities. The Commonwealth University in collaboration with the London Graduate School. Through his hard work and commitment he also championed all of RigWorld’s joint partnerships with international companies like; Maersk Drilling, Damco, Petrofac, Odfjell Well Services, Ropetec etc. which has further strengthened RigWorld’s operations in the continent of Africa. Presently, there are five subsidiary companies of RigWorld namely, Trans-Atlantic, providing onshore and offshore catering services, Master Alarms, Rig world Security Services (RSS), Burj Homes, Pressure Tech Engineering and The Kofi Abban Foundation. The company operates six departments working alongside five subsidiary companies. Dr Abban has two joint ventures to his credit they are; Maerks Rigworld Ghana Ltd, Damco Rigworld Ghana Ltd. Dr. Kofi Abban is a co-founder of PresureTech Engineering a segment to the RigWorld International Services, which offers engineering solutions to oil and Gas companies in Ghana and beyond. In 2015 he led the company to win two awards; the best Ghanaian indigenous Company of the year and Offshore Catering Company of the year. Aside the successful set up in Ghana, Kofi has managed to establish in other African countries namely Ivory Coast, Liberia and Equatorial Guinea, with Singapore as one of his international conquers. All these companies under his leadership are successfully operating and serving the Oil and Gas Industry in their respective Countries.

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THE WORLD’S MO KOENIGSEGG CCXR TREVITSA When it comes to ultra-rare vehicles, the Koenigsegg CCXR Trevita stands above the rest. The Swedish boutique manufacturer only built two of these things, and one of them happens to be owned by boxer Floyd “Money” Mayweather, who made headlines in August 2015 by announcing he paid $4.8M for the privilege. The company describes the hypercar as a “diamond on wheels.” It’s not just hyperbole, either; the CCXR Trevita’s specially designed and coated carbon fibre body actually sparkles a silvery white under sunlight. The company originally

OST EXPENSIVE CAR planned to produce three copies of this car, but the process for manufacturing the white carbon fibre proved to be so difficult that the decision was made to limit production to just two. The Trevita, which is a Swedish abbreviation meaning “three whites,” features a double carbon rear wing and a 4.8-litre V8 under the hood, pumping out 1,018 horsepower and 796 lb.-ft. of torque. It can hit 100 km/h from a standstill in a scant 2.9 seconds and has a top speed of over 410 km/h. Impressive, indeed.

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LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD PROFESSOR BARIMA

AZUMAH NELSON WORLD BOXING HALL OF FAMER

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ith his fierce punches and vivacious courage, Azumah Nelson compelled millions around the world to search for Ghana on the World map. He represented the spirit of Ghana and gave hope to millions of Ghanaians during the country’s dire moments in the late 70’s, 80’s and in the 90’s. Apt sense of purpose, determination, can do spirit, humility and affability are amongst many characteristics that define the man crowned in December 2014 in Las Vegas by the WBC as the Greatest Superfeatherweight Boxer of All Time. Legend Azumah Nelson, affectionately called The Professor, has many accolades stemming from his impeccable, unrivalled and inspiring boxing record from amateur to professional. From obscurity to the summit of world fame and respect, Azumah embodies the spirit of resilience, sheer

courage and commitment to winning ways. Azumah Nelson stunned the world with his boxing prowess for over two decades winning three World Boxing titles in two divisions, Featherweight and Superfeatherweight. He is the first African to be inducted into the boxing Hall of Fame in 2004, Gold Medalist, 1978 Commonwealth Games, All-Africa Boxing Champion, 1980 and GUBA Sporting Legend Award in July 2015. Azumah Nelson, through the Azumah Nelson Foundation, supports many lessprivileged youth through sports and education. He dreams of an ultra-modern sports academy on his 50-acre land at Akuse in the Eastern region. His recently introduced youth empowerment series “Time With The Professor” engaged and motivated over 10,000 High School students in Accra, Kumasi, Cape Coast and Koforidua. A true patriot with unblemished credibility, Azumah Nelson is a role model to millions in Ghana and around the world.

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CITIZEN GHANA AWARD ANAS AREMEYAW

ANAS GHANAIAN UNDERCOVER INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALIST

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Anas Aremeyaw Anas is a Ghanaian undercover investigative journalist. Due to his work, he is anonymous and his anonymity is in fact an important tool in his investigations. His undercover investigations focus primarily on issues of human rights abuse (especially child abuses) and corruption. He has carried out undercover investigations in many countries and in different continents. His primary focus remains in Sub Saharan Africa. His human right investigations deals with creating a better life and providing equal opportunities for children and adults being abused to grow whilst his corruption investigations focus on Government employees and executives who instead of working for the people rather loot the national kitty and thus deprive citizens of essential amenities that would create a better standard of living for all.

MY JOURNALISM IS A PRODUCT OF MY SOCIETY. I HAVE LOOKED CAREFULLY AT THE SOCIETY THAT I BELONG [TO] AND I HAVE THOUGHT THAT NAMING, SHAMING AND JAILING IS THE BEST

Anas is unlike many others in his field and his work goes beyond any sense of traditional journalism. Writing from a metropolitan newsroom, conducting phone interviews and attending press conferences is in no way comparable to committing oneself to a West African mental institution or going undercover as an elderly woman or a rock on the side of a road. The 30-something year old Ghanaian journalist goes to great lengths to protect his identity and personal details. Despite being one of the most famous men in Ghana, few have seen his face or could pick him out of a crowd. Pictures of him out of disguise show blurred or censored boxes over his face, and he covers his face with string of beads during speaking engagements. Disguised with elaborate costumes and wigs, and armed with hidden cameras, Anas works to stop corruption and seek out lawbreakers. He has gone undercover to investigate and write on corruption dozens of times, using his signature method of “naming, shaming and jailing.” He has posed as a crooked cop, worked as a janitor inside a brothel and checked himself into the Accra Psychiatric Hospital as a patient.

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sold to patients by hospital staff,” Anas says. He was prescribed a drug, which made him extremely tired, so he took caffeine pills to help him stay awake and alert. He also says that he took cocaine while in the hospital to fit in amongst the other patients. His extreme methods not only educate, they can produce change: after his psychiatric hospital story was published in a paper he co-owns, The New Crusading Guide, some of the problems he exposed were resolved. His story on child prostitution from his time in the aforementioned brothel helped break two major sex trafficking rings in 2008. Making a difference is the reason that Anas continues to risk his life to report these stories. “There’s no point in doing journalism that doesn’t lead to society’s progression. Journalism is about your people,” he says. “My journalism is a product of my society. I have looked carefully at the society that I belong [to] and I have thought that naming, shaming and jailing is the best,” he continues. Anas’ work has sent numerous people to prison and he’s provided evidence to law enforcement and testified in court. His testimony is provided in closed chambers alone with the judge so as to maintain his

Anonymity is my secret weapon that I use very well, and I have a habit of being able to blend in.” While investigating human rights abuses at the Accra Psychiatric Hospital, Anas underwent a series of psychiatric consults and checks that took place over the course of a month. He says that he studied conditions thoroughly before the sting. To get admitted, he complained of heat in his head, spoke in an extremely repetitive fashion and gave vague answers to direct questions—a range of symptoms that could be attributed to a number of psychiatric disorders. Once inside the hospital, Anas documented his experiences using hidden cameras, passing off memory cards of footage to his colleagues when they would pose as visitors. “Patients were being physically abused, drugs like cocaine and heroin were being

anonymity. Some of the investigative works include orphans home of hell, Ghana’s sex mafia, deadly gold, the Messiah of Mentukwa, careless: the devil and the orphanage, Nigeria’s fake doctors, among others. His latest work is highly controversial and it was focused on the Ghana judicial system, unveiling the rot in the judicial system and the unscrupulous law workers who perpetuate them. His works have received critical acclaim over the years and have led to changes in legislation, institutions and departments. President Barack Obama, in his first visit to Africa in 2009 after being elected President of the United States, singled his work out in a speech to Ghana’s Parliament. Barack Obama has described him as a courageous

Anas is not just your common or guardinal journalist; he is an investigative reporter whose daring has taken him to Bangkok disguised as a catholic priest to see how Africans in Thai jails are treated, Uduak Amino, BBC World service. Anas Aremeyaw Anas, A man who goes undercover to shine the light on some of the darkest sides of Ghanaian society … he goes undercover quite often to investigate things that perhaps the average journalist would not see. Komla dumor A courageous journalist who risked his life to tell the truth. Barrack Obama Anas Aremeyaw Anas, an undercover Journalist who tells troubling but truthful stories in support of social justice in Africa. Bill Gates It is heartwarming to learn of the great lengths you go to bring issues of national importance to the fore. Mensa Otabil , general overseer, ICGC

journalist who risked his life to tell the truth. Many respectable figures the world over has endorsed Anas and his selfless works. According to him, in our part of the world, sometimes simply gathering information is not enough, you need to back it up with hard-core evidence and this is what he does. He has won many local and international awards, including the coveted Journalist of the year this year at the Ghana journalist Awards. He is a rare citizen of this country who must be celebrated for his unparalleled contribution to a better society. Our Citizen Ghana Award couldn’t have gone to any other person but him this year… Ayekoooo!!!

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OSAGYEFO PEACE AWARD

SHEIK OSMAN NUHU

SHARUBUTU NATIONAL CHIEF IMAM, GHANA

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r. Sheikh Osmanu Nuhu Sharubutu was born in Accra Old Fadama in mid April, 1924 to prominent and reputable parents. He studied under his father, the late Sheikh Nuhu Sharubutu, a pious mother, late Ayishatu abbas and his uncle, the late Sheikh Mazanwaje Abbas, who was the National Imam at the time. His parents taught him Qur`anic recitation and reading with the correct intonation as well as essay writing in Arabic. By the age of 12 (twelve), Mr. Osmanu had mastered the recitation of the whole of the Holy Qur`an and had become one of the youngest Muslim at the time to have memorized numerous verses and chapters of it. When the father, Sheikh Nuhu, realized the potentials of his son, he decided to send him to a new learning environment in Kumasi where he studied under various Islamic scholars. On the return of young Osmanu to Accra, his uncle, Sheikh Muhammad Mazawaje Abbas, introduced him to Tijaniyyah special programmes for meditation. He continued working with the movement under the grand pioneer, Sheikh Ibrahim Nyass Kaola of Senegal. Sheikh Ibrahim was the foremost leader of the Tijaniyyah movement of the 20th century. Sheikh Ibrahim thought Mr. Osmanu the deeper spiritual aspects of Sufism practice,

the secret techniques and the rudiments of mysticism as well as other esoteric features of it. These exposures smoothly paved the way for young Osman to become a true leader in the Tijaniyyah Movement. In 1974, after lengthy debates and consultations among the country`s traditional Muslim and tribal chiefs, scholars and other religious leaders, it was agreed by consensus that Sheikh Osmanu Nuhu Sharubutu should be appointed the Deputy National Imam of the Republic of Ghana. However, Sheikh Osman turned down the offer of appointment with the excuse that he was a professional Islamic teacher and educator with over 20 students under his care at the time and he was concerned about their future growth and development. It was later and after further persuasions and persistence by the Islamic teachers that Sheikh Osmanu realized that the appointment was a divine call for him to serve Islam and the Muslim communities. In 1993, he was appointed the National Chief Imam of the Republic of Ghana. He succeeded his cousin, Sheikh Mukhtar Abbas, the then National Imam who was ill and physically weak. Throughout his life, Sheikh Osman has had a reputation for promoting Islamic education and encouraging the establishment of educational institutions. Currently there are 7(seven)

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educational institutions in the Greater Accra region which have been established and owned by Sheikh Osmanu himself and managed by various individuals. He undertakes some teaching assignments at the institutions. He has, in the past 15 ( fifteen) years, pioneered the establishment of 10 other educational institutions in all the 10(ten) regions of the country. Sheikh Osmanu has been involved in the establishment of institutions and organizations for providing services that address the humanitarian needs and empowerment of the Muslim youth in and outside Ghana. He has personally sponsored hundreds of needy Muslim children mostly from the disadvantaged and vulnerable Muslim communities in Ghana. In sum, Dr. Sheikh Osmanu Nuhu Sharubutu comes from a pedigree of Islamic Scholars and leaders. He has continued with this heritage and has, in the process, distinguished himself as a great Islamic leader. He has been engaged in promoting Muslim education, setting up various Islamic schools and encouraging the integration of Islamic knowledge and practice with secular education. He is, today, the representative of the Muslim face in national affairs and continues to support development programmes that sensitize people to their social responsibilities and build bridges between Islam and other religions. The result is that he is a member of the National Peace Council.

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ccra friendship club was formed in the sixth month, in the year 1981 by a group made up of business executives, senior military officers, professionals and up and coming young gurus who mooted the idea of forming an association primarily to support each other in times of need and also to keep themselves fit for health purposes and entertainment. They were simply each brother’s keeper. Very soon every young executive in Accra at that time had been attracted to becoming part of this club due to the exhibition of their unity and supportive program. With the kaneshie sports complex now known as Azumah nelson sports complex, as its adopted keep-fit grounds, they train once a week on Sundays and occasionally invite other sister clubs for football matches and entertainment. Accra friendship club soon became the “real deal” in Accra and has continued to grow from strength to strength. Its achievements include donation to charity and support of worthy programs and causes in society. Their most recent charity work was when they donated cash and items worth over Ghc 50,000 to the eye of the lord orphanage owned by a blind man. They also organized a party for the orphans and the members themselves served the orphans with food and drinks at the party. Few executives currently run the club with Mr Paa Gyimah Genfi as its chairman, their next charity program will be offering free screening for breast and prostate cancer. This is part of their efforts to create cancer awareness. We can only congratulate Accra friendship club and urge them to do more for society. Ayeeko!!!! Accra friendship club!

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THE YEAR

EAST LEGON EXECUTIVES FITNESS CLUB

ast Legon Executive Fitness Club was formed about a year ago with the objective of bringing Business Executives in the middle age bracket who mostly reside in the East Legon Area together for a common purpose of keeping fit, socializing and networking. Dr. Osei Kwame (Despite) among a few other founders mooted the idea and began exercising as a small group at dawn on selected days in the week. From a humble beginning with only 12 members, the Club can now boast of a membership of over 120 within a short period of being in existence. Dr Osei Kwame is acclaimed as the Founding Father of the Club with Dr Ernest Ofori Sarpong as its first and current President. Sundays, Wednesdays and Fridays have been selected as training days for the Club. The training mainly consists of aerobics, exercises and a street walk. The training normally begins at 5 am with aerobics for about 10 minutes at the Club House opposite Yeboah Hospital before a walk down selected routes in East Legon, for another 40 minutes and finally back to the Club house for 10 minutes of stretch exercises to close at 6am. Through the benevolence of the Club, an ultra Modern One Storey building worth over GHC 800,000 has been constructed to serve as the District Headquarters for the Ghana Police Service in the East Legon area and it was commissioned and handed over to the IGP on 22nd of April 2016.It has facilities such as offices, conference room, washrooms and kitchen. The edifice, constructed within six months, was funded by the members of the East Legon Executive Fitness Club (ELEFC). The Club has also constructed a sports facility with an artificial six-a-side TURF as training ground and a state of the art but simple one story complex to serve as Clubhouse. East Legon Executive Fitness Club can boast of owning such facilities within its few years of establishment. It is an honour to be part of East Legon Executive Fitness Club where fitness augments charity and hospitality as the hallmark, providing reassurance and contributing to the cause of society.

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GROOMING

Fragrance Getting The Most Out Of Your

Owning fragrance is a bit like owning a smartphone: you have to understand how it operates to get the most out of it. You also need to know how to look after your investment. With this in mind, we offer some tips on how to maximize the impact, longevity and overall effect of your

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signature scent, along with a few on how to ensure it smells just as good years after opening. The objective? To ensure that whatever fragrance you wear always smells fantasticâ&#x20AC;Ś

GIVE THINGS TIME “Wearing a fragrance is a bit like building a relationship with someone,” says perfumer Azzi Glasser, who created Topman’s acclaimed No.16 and No. 27 fragrances and whose private clients include some of the world’s best known celebrities. “Sometimes you have to get to know a scent and ‘live with it’ for a while before fully appreciating it. You can often smell a fragrance and not like it but if you give it time, it often grows on you and you eventually end up loving it.” Always give a new fragrance the benefit of the doubt – even if at first you don’t like it.

REMOVE THE CLUTTER Fragrance is just like food: some things go together naturally, others clash like the Titans. “Most men tend to mix it all up when it comes to scents: shampoo, shower gel, deodorant, hair gel, and then on top of it all; cologne,” says British perfumer and fragrance aficionado Roja Dove. “That’s almost like saying ‘I love ties’ and then wearing every one you own all at once.” Body sprays and antiperspirants are one of the main offenders when it comes to clashing, so ensure your fragrance doesn’t have to fight for precedence with them by opting for fragrance-free or minimally scented products like Clinique’s Roll On Anti-Perspirant Deodorant, Sanex’s Dermo Sensitive Roll-On Antiperspirant or Lab Series’ Anti-Perspirant Deodorant Stick.

MOISTURISE Generally speaking, the oilier and better hydrated your skin the longer a fragrance will last on it. So if you to want to increase the longevity of your scent, use a fragrance-free moisturiser a few minutes before applying. If you’re skin tends to be on the dry side be prepared to reapply your fragrance a little more often.

CHOOSE YOUR LOCATION The wrists and behind the ears may be the traditional spots to apply fragrance, but according to Dove the area behind the ears produces a lot of sebum, which can alter the way a fragrance smells. The burn rate of the fragrance will also be accelerated in these places because they’re above pulse points, so your scent may not last as long as you would like. Better places to spray, in my experience, are the chest and biceps as your scent will be trapped against the skin in these places but its presence will still be detectable as you move. For maximum impact, Dove suggests

applying a little in the dip of the collarbone too.

SPRAY DON’T SPLASH Undecided whether to opt for a splash or a spray? Go for the latter. Not only do spray mechanisms give you greater control in terms of fragrance application, they prevent the fragrance becoming exposed to the air and contaminated by bacteria from your hands. There’s no chance of costly spillages either.

KEEP YOUR DISTANCE Never hold the bottle too close to your skin when applying fragrance. If you do you’ll just end up with it concentrated in one tiny ‘puddle’. Instead, hold the nozzle around six or seven inches away from you and then spray. That way the fragrance will hit a larger area of skin and coverage will be more even. “Alternatively, apply some into the palm of your hand before wiping it over the upper body,” says Dove. “This will help the fragrance affix to the skin better.”

DON’T OVER DO IT According to Debrett’s A-Z of Modern Manners – the Holy Bible of etiquette – a fragrance should never be overpowering. “People don’t want to be able to smell you before they see you,” it politely points out, and with good reason – no-one should be able to smell you beyond arm’s length (a distance known as your personal ‘scent circle’). To ensure you don’t overdo it, apply no more than three sprays. If you accidentally apply too much dilute the fragrance by patting your skin with a warm wet towel.

LAYER UP Layering – combining products from a fragrance’s body range to create a more powerful, longer lasting and all-over scent – is a great way to maximise the impact of your favourite eau de toilette. Think of these body products as your eau de toilette’s support team. Lots of fragrances (Aramis Classic, Acqua di Parma Colonia, Paco Rabanne 1 Million and Tom Ford Oud Wood amongst them) now have ancillary shower products, deodorants and aftershave balms, so if they’re available use them. There’s no risk of products clashing if you do either.

PROTECT YOUR ASSETS Opinion differs on how long a fragrance lasts once opened – from eighteen months to five years to, well, pretty much forever. Much depends on how you look after your asset. Fragrances are much like fine wines or

priceless paintings: they need to be treated with respect and stored correctly. To ensure your fragrances stay in tip top condition, keep them away from extreme temperature fluctuations and strong sunlight. The best way to protect them is to keep them in their original boxes and somewhere cool.

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HAVE A SPECIAL OCCASION SCENT There’s a reason fragrances are so good at transporting us back to a particular time, place or feeling: our sense of smell is handled by the same ancient part of the brain that deals with emotions and memory. So if you associate a fragrance with a particularly good memory, utilize it to bring back those emotions when you need to and make it your ‘lucky’ fragrance.

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CHILL! If you want to maximise the refreshing qualities of fresh, citrusy summer scents like 4711, Paul Smith Sunshine and Jean Paul Gaultier’s Le Male Summer fragrance, try keeping them in the fridge. It turns them into the perfect tonic when temperatures soar.

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STAY ON A WOMAN’S RIGHT SIDE Here’s a crafty trick if you’re wearing fragrance to impress women: manoeuvre yourself so you’re on her right side when talking to her. Why? Well, a study by the University of California discovered that, due to the way the brain is hard-wired, women tend to appreciate smells sniffed through their right nostril more than the left one.

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TAKE YOUR FRAGRANCE WITH YOU According to Roja Dove around 80 per cent of an eau de toilette’s fragrance will have the left the skin after about four hours, so to keep yours topped up you need to reapply. This is especially true for colognes which are superfresh but have even less staying power on the skin. The solution is to look out for travel sized (usually 30ml) versions of your favourite fragrance or to decant your favourite into a portable atomizer like the Travalo, which is pocket sized and easy to fill. Carry one with you and you’ll always smell your absolute best – wherever you are, whatever the time of day and whoever you’re with.

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t’s Friday night, there are millions of men around the world with the same exact goal in mind for the night; to meet and attract women. Late weekend nights are competitive, everyone knows that, but have you ever considered that your chances are even lower due to the fact that women can already sense you’re only hitting on them? Women know exactly what a man’s intent is on the weekend. You approach her after moving around the bar with your hands in your pockets, and intend to come off as being genuinely interested. The problem is she knows what you’re after, and there’s no way to be casual about it. The conversation you’re hoping to have isn’t real, instead it’s forced. Most men venture out on the weekends thinking it’s the best time to meet women, and get

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WHY YOU’LL NEVER PICK UP WOMEN ON THE WEEKENDS

into that mindset that they will. It makes sense considering there are flocks of women that always hit the town late at night. But the truth of the situation is, late weekend nights are the worst time to attract women. Honestly think about it, how are you going to start a casual conversation late at night on the weekend? She knows your hitting on her way before you even start trying to spark a conversation up. Chances are you’ve seen other men attempting to do it themselves with things like pick up lines, asking her about her sign, if she comes here often, the weather, or any other general remark. She genuinely doesn’t care, just like you aren’t genuinely being real or in the moment. So if the weekend is the worst time to meet when then what’s the best time? 6 to 8 o’clock at night on weekdays at the grocery store, and in the afternoon say 2 to

4. Consider that shopping for a late night meal after work at the grocery store is normal. Any woman you approach is going to get the perception that the conversation is casual. You make an observation about her, perhaps something she’s wearing like earrings. Or you make a comment about an item like yogurt in her shopping basket and ask her about it. The big takeaway here is to be in the moment and use observation to your advantage. In return, she becomes intrigued and you start to engage her. From there it’s simply a matter of listening and eventually she’ll close herself. Unlike the pickup situation during the weekend, this approach is casual, the conversation is real, and she’s doesn’t perceive you as hitting on her. You start to develop an emotional bond with her, and you talk about real things that interest her.

So take some time and go shopping a bit later in the day, or perhaps grab a coffee in the afternoon. You’ll notice a big comparison of how receptive and interested women are in meeting you verses during the weekend. If you need some more ideas for places, try the dry cleaner, or local shops and fairs. Your chances at attracting women during those moments will always work in your favor as long as you’re not forcing yourself to meet women in the first place. Be casual, make observations in the present, and talk about real things. If you do this you’ll never have a problem meeting women ever again, nor will you have any excuse for being single.

MAKE IMPRESSIONS BY TREATING LIFE LIKE A STOCK PORTFOLIO

You’ve got to stop looking at instant gratification in whatever you do.

our dating and personal life in general is like a giant portfolio; if you stop for a moment and look at it that way. You’re out on a Saturday and you want to go out and meet women, but here’s the deal, everybody you meet may not pay dividends today. You may meet a woman today who has a boyfriend but you had a great conversation with. Three months later you run into her again, and she remembers you because you were a cool guy. You then look at her and go, “how’s that boyfriend”? In return she goes, “We broke up”. And there you have it, bingo the dividend paid off in the future. You might meet someone who you had a simple conversation with it, and you might think it means absolutely nothing, right. The conversation could be as simple as how’s the weather. Yet whatever it might be, you find out two weeks later all of the sudden, you run into her again and say, “Oh I remember you, I saw you two weeks ago”. And you get into longer conversations because maybe the first time you talked to her, she was rushed. She wasn’t open to a conversation, she was busy, or maybe she had something on her mind. You’ve got to stop looking at instant gratification in whatever you do. And you’ve got to start looking at life as a portfolio. Things will pay off now and things will pay off in the future. You might meet someone

today who pays off and you get a date right away. But you might also meet somebody tomorrow who pays off in the future, a month from now. Let’s look at it like sales because in sales you’re always building a funnel. You’re trying to call as many leads as you possibly can, but then what happens? They start paying off in the future, so everyday look at it as leads. Each person that you meet is another lead that may pay off in the future. It’s a really important mindset that most guys don’t understand or want to do. Most guys are just constantly looking for that instant gratification and not being nice to someone. They see a girl, they talk to her, the girl has a boyfriend, and they stop the conversation right away. Six months later they run into her, she remembers that he was the rude person who cut the conversation in mid sentence. And instead of being the cool guy, you’re someone who just ruined their chances. If you leave everybody with a great part of you, they’ll remember you. And if they remember you, they’ll want more of you in the future. And that’s what you’ve got to start looking at. Stop looking for instant gratification and look at life more like a stock portfolio, because we all know, we could all get rich overnight if our stock portfolio doubles. But we all know it takes time to double, so look at your personal life the same exact way.

Written by David Wygant

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RELATIONSHIPS

The Real Reason Older Men Like To Date Younger Women WHAT MAKES MEN ATTRACTED TO YOUNGER WOMEN? THE ANSWER MIGHT SURPRISE YOU. Admit it, when you see an older man who’s dating a much younger woman, you assume it’s because he must be going through some sort of mid-life crisis. His more youthful female companion may be more sexually attractive to him (making him feel younger in the process) and she probably doesn’t call him out on his issues like an older woman might. After all, young women are fun, free-spirited, and energetic and have a zest for life. This youthful energy is attractive to an older man who may be feeling his mortality. These are all the stereotypical reasons people tend to think older men love to date younger women. And while these things may be true for some men, the attraction is a little more complicated than that. When it comes down to it, a younger woman satisfies one of the most basic human needs: connection. This is a need that is different for men and women at different stages in their lives. Young adult women typically have more of a need for connection. While they will create careers, they also want to eventually

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create a family. On the other hand, young adult men are more focused on the need for significance. They have relationships and start families, but their primary focus is figuring out a way to make it in the world. In young adult relationships, these needs are often in conflict, as the woman wants more intimacy and the man is focused on building his career. Older men and younger women share that same need for connection This is one of the cruel jokes of the dating world: younger men are focused on significance and younger women are focused

on connection. Somewhere around mid-life, there is a switch. At some point, an older man will realize he’s squandered his youth on the pursuit of power and may have neglected his family in the process. He is tired of the rat race and is seeking more connection. Simultaneously, an older woman is tired of putting herself second after her children and husband. She is ready to go back to school and pursue the career she put on hold for her family. This is another reason older men love to date younger women.

A YOUNG WOMAN IS COMPATIBLE WITH HIM IN THAT SHE IS ALSO SEEKING MORE CONNECTION. HE MAY EVEN BE THINKING OF STARTING A SECOND FAMILY WITH HER SO HE CAN “GET IT RIGHT” THIS TIME AROUND.

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MAN OF THE YEAR

COMMUNICATION NATHANIEL KWABENA ANOKYE ADISI, CHIEF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER- EIB GROUP, EMPIRE GROUP

AS A VISIONARY WITH A KEEN EYE FOR TALENT, HE INSPIRES THOSE THAT FOLLOW IN HIS ENTREPRENEURIAL, PHILANTHROPIC AND ARTISTIC STEPS. Nat Kwabena Anokye Adisi is best known as one of Ghana’s pioneering radio and television personalities and is developing into one of the nation’s foremost authorities in progressive motivation with regard to event production and business expansion. He is an icon for perseverance, discipline and success with humility. As a visionary with a keen eye for talent, he inspires those that follow in his entrepreneurial, philanthropic and artistic steps.

SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVER Nat Adisi attended Accra Academy where he attained his Secondary School education. He began his journey down the destined path as he was appointed the Entertainment Prefect for Accra Academy. After which, he was unanimously selected to be the Entertainment Secretary for Legon Hall at The University of Ghana where he attained a Diploma in Public Administration. Nat’s maintenance of his leadership aptitude continued through his role as Entertainment Secretary on the Student Representative Council while he pursued another degree. With another certificate recognising a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business

Administration from Central university, his thirst for knowledge progressed through his most recent academic feat when he was awarded an MBA in Global Business and Sustainability on the Social Entrepreneurship Track from the Catholic University of Sacred Heart of Milan (ALTIS) and the Catholic Institute of Business and Technology (CIBT). His “can-do”, positive outlook on life enabled him to do this via distance learning while still maintaining Executive-level positions as well as a progressive and highly active profile, internationally.

BUSINESS MOGUL/ ENTREPRENEUR As the Chief Executive Officer for both EIB Network and Empire Group of Companies, Nat Kwabena Adisi is helping to mould the dynamic of the contemporary media landscape in Ghana, and soon beyond. Determined to steer this change, Nathan Kwabena Anokye-Adisi has paid his dues climbing up the ropes of the industry. He joined Top Radio after Radio Universe, where he hosted ‘Top City Jam’ while still a student at University of Ghana. Years after, and after diligent hard work as

a radio broadcaster, Bola Ray was the first African and Ghanaian to host ‘Top of the Pops’ on BBC Radio, proving that he was steady on his course to promote Ghanaian music on the international music scene. Within this same span of time, proving his worth, he progressed to the position of one of the country’s finest radio presenters. In 2003, he moved to Joy Fm to become the host of the Drive Time Show, leading it to be recognized as the most influential drive time show on radio in Ghana. After serving faithfully for 11 years, he moved to pastures anew as he joined the EIB Network as their CEO. Now leading a team of over 200 passionate, like-minded individuals, they collectively work tirelessly to continue efforts to revolutionize Ghana’s media industry. Under his leadership, and in less than 2 years of existence, the network rivals its elders in the industry; a sign of what’s to come. Nat Adisi remains abreast of the latest in the industry by subscribing to Communications journals, and attending seminars on radio, television and broadcast innovations and updates internationally.

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PHILANTHROPIST The Empire Foundation is at the heart of the Empire Group of companies championed by Nat Adisi. It is via this medium that he is able to quench his philanthropic passion. Previously outdoored as the National Drivers’ Academy (NDA’s) Ambassador for Driver Education and Training, his mandate as an Ambassador was to drive NDA’s publicity efforts to increase awareness for driver education and training, spearhead NDA’s sponsorship programmes and road shows which would be focused on discouraging negative practices such as drunk driving and the use of mobile phones while driving. As part of his social responsibilities, he has embarked on a number of charity projects and also made some donations to a number of needy institutions in the country. As an ambassador for the SOS Villages Ghana, he annually champions the campaign for support of the children’s villages and those is need but collecting pledges. Aside this he also makes a significant financial contribution annually whilst facilitating a concert and refreshments for the pupils. Calling on his friends in high places, he affords the children opportunities to meet and some of those individuals which they look up to. Other charities which he supports include the JOYKOL Needy Home and School, a local facility and complex school for those less fortunate.

ICONIC CHARACTER As an iconic individual, Nat Adisi is one of the most desired brand icons nationally. His character and social acclimate afford him the ability to impress influence in society and trend building. With a client base of over 11 million, Mobile Telecommunication Network has selected him to be a brand ambassador for the company. He faithfully represented the brand for over 3 years. Although it also came with its rewards, the company

benefited extensively form his breadth of knowledge with regard to strategic media relations and business exchange. Similarly, Jaguar, Urban Grey, Moet & Chandon and many other brands benefit from his advocacy as a friend to the brand and advisor, celebrating the finer things in life and a rich quality of life.

VISIONARY With over 10 years of diligent and humble service in the entertainment industry, Bola hopes to promote the growth of entertainment culture in Ghana, with a strong stance on education. He believes that too many young people see the entertainment field as a way to avoid school; but he is quick to point to his own experience as an example of education helping you get somewhere in life.

AWARD-WINNING PERSONALITY He made history when he won the Radio Programme of the year at recent Radio and Television Personality Awards. The Radio and Television Personality awards was aimed at recognizing and rewarding seasoned Radio and TV personalities who have over the years contributed immensely towards the development of the industry in Ghana, and have also endeared themselves to listeners and viewers. In 2012, he was the recipient of a number of attritional awards which included Ghana’s Showbiz Personality of the year award at the 14th City People Awards for excellence held in Nigeria. Previously, in April 2011 Nat Adisi was honored at the Vector recognition Awards 2010 as a Professional Radio Presenter for the year 2010.

AWARDS 2009 - 3G Magazine Awards - Excellence in Radio & Television 2010 - Radio & Television Personality Awards - Radio Programme of the Year 2010 - Vector Recognition Award - Professional Radio Presenter of the Year 2011 - Radio & Television Personality Awards - Radio Programme of the Year 2012 - City People’s Awards - Showbiz Personality of the Year (Ghana) 2014 - Ghana’s Most Influential Awards - 4th Most Influential Personality 2014 - City People’s Awards - Ghana’s Biggest Showbiz Executive 2015 - Annual GN Awards - Ghana’s Favourite Celebrity 2015 - Annual GN Awards - Ghana’s Favourite Male Radio Presenter 2015 - Breaking Barriers Africa Project - Best Young Entrepreneur in Innovation/Media Development 2015 - Radio & Television Personality Awards - Best Late Afternoon Show Host 2015 - GUBA Awards - International Media & Entertainment Personality of the Year 2015 - Christian Philanthropist Awards - Recognition by the Christian Philanthropist Forum 2015 - Exclusive Men’s Magazine - 5th Edition Cover Man

FAMILY GUY Nat Kwabena Adisi is a man of high morale and extensive Christian family values. He is married to Dorcas Anokye-Adisi and blessed with 3 beautiful children.

MAN OF THE YEAR

COMMUNICATION CHAIRMAN GENERAL

KWAMI SEFA KAYI ACE BROADCASTER/MULTIPLE AWARD WINNER

wami Sefa Kayi who is also known as Chairman General was born on the 20th June to Col. Albert Okai (deceased) and Mrs Akosua Sofoa Okai. Kwami as he is affectionately called is married with five kids. He had his Senior Secondary Education at Okuapeman Secondary School and furthered his education, holds a G.C.E., O and A- Level Courses in Broadcasting and Media Studies, Certificate in Public Relations, Advertising & Marketing all from the Institute of Journalism, and a Certificate in Advance communication from the Ghana Institute of Journalism. Kwami joined a drama group at Ghana Broadcasting Corporation where he later got his first lesson in Radio Journalism. From GBC, he left for Radio Gold then to Peace FM, starring in a few movies along the way and

featured in television theatre (TV) and the famous Ultimate Paradise TV Series. Living a day at a time, the easy-going multiple award winner, loves to read and play tennis as his hobby. He is the host of the popular award winning morning show on Peace FM called the “Kokrokoo” Kwami has worked full time for 20 years and counting on Radio ,Television and on Stage and he is undoubtedly one of Ghana’s finest Presenters having MC’d several national and international events, both corporate and social. The often reserved, multiple award winner was an Olympic Torch Bearer at the London 2012 Olympics, a feat many can only dream of and a proud recipient of the Order of the Volta National award in 2008. Kwami hosted two game shows on television, “it takes two” and “wager bingo” and has starred in several commercials including brand ambassador for Omo, Castle Milk Stout, Special Ice Mineral Water, MTN, Shell and Hisense.

AWARDS Radio and TV Personality Awards Radio Morning Show Host of the Year, 2013 Radio and TV Personality Awards Radio Morning Show Host of the Year, 2014 Radio and TV Personality Awards Radio Morning Show Host of the Year. 2015 Radio and TV Personality Awards Radio & TV Personality of the Year, 2012 Radio and TV Personality Awards Radio & TV Personality of the Year, 2013 Radio and TV Personality Awards Radio & TV Personality of the Year, 2014 Man of the Year, Commutations, EMY AWARDS 2016.(Co-recipient)

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OVER THE LAST 19 YEARS UNCLE EBO HAS SPOKEN INTO THE HEART OF THIS NATION THROUGH THE “ROVER REPORT” NOW “FOOD FOR THOUGHT”, HIS TWICE A WEEK PROGRAM ON JOY FM’S SUPER MORNING SHOW, WHICH HAS INSPIRED PEOPLE, GROWN LEADERS AND HELPED SHAPED THE LIVES OF MANY IN GHANA TODAY. 94 | www.emmghana.com

Ghanaians to think more about the world they live in and the contribution they make to it. The awards he has received for this contribution to society reflect the impact he has in a range of areas; He currently holds the Family Values Award,The Legacy Person of the Year, the Women in Creative Industry Award for his positive portrayal of women, the Springboard Personality of the Year for 2011, the UT Ghanaian Entrepreneur Foundation’s and Entrepreneur award for Most Promising Entrepreneur for 2011. He is a speaker and resource person who has helped in the team building efforts and rebranding processes for many companies. He is known to have helped numerous people in all walks of life through his hard hitting, inspirational and realistic presentations. He has successfully written and directed more than 20 plays over the last 5 years (including Unhappy Wives; Confused Husbands, Terms of Divorce and Caught in the Act) which have become reference points in many lives; it is clear from the numbers attending the quarterly Roverman productions that his stories are close to home as audiences enjoy laughing, crying and reciting lines together. His articles in the Rover Report Monthly continue to stimulate and encourage readers to live more fulfilled and positive lives and bring families closer together as they discuss issues that are present in their homes and the homes of those around He has been married to Florence for 31 years and brings to his plays all his depth of insights on social and political issues and insights from his extensive relationship counseling experience.

ames Ebo Whyte, popularly called Uncle Ebo Whyte, is known nationwide as an accomplished and award winning playwright and highly sought after motivational speaker. Over the last 19 years Uncle Ebo has spoken into the heart of this nation through the “Rover Report” now “Food for thought”, his twice a week program on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show, which has inspired people, grown leaders and helped shaped the lives of many in Ghana today. Uncle Ebo constantly challenges

JAMES EBO WHYTE James Ebo Whyte is a man of many parts. He started writing and producing plays in 1975 when he became the Artistic Director of J-Theatre, the drama troupe of Youth For Christ (YFC) in Accra. His plays have always been well-received and have been performed in public halls, in churches and in schools. Since 2008, he has been writing and directing a new play every quarter at the National Theatre in Accra with many of the productions completely sold out. He does not limit his drama productions only to Accra but takes it on the road and audiences in other major cities in Ghana including Tamale, Kumasi, Takoradi Cape Coast and Koforidua have also had the opportunity to

be thrilled and inspired by his plays. James Ebo Whyte is the CEO of Roverman Productions, Ghana’s leading livetheatre production company which produces his plays every quarter at the National Theatre and selected regional capitals in Ghana. He is also the publisher of the magazine, Rover Report Monthly, Ghana’s longest running magazine which has a readership of over 10,000. He is a broadcaster; his radio program, Rover Report (or Food For Thought), on the Super Morning Show on JOY FM on Mondays and Thursdays attracts about one million listeners. It has been running for over 15 years. He is currently working on a radio theatre series and other content for radio and TV that are expected to hit the airwaves soon. He is a management and communications consultant with clients in manufacturing, printing, non-banking financial, service and educational sectors of the economy. He comes to this with a vast and varied background in management having held senior management positions in companies in several sectors of the economy including, book publishing, non-banking financial, pharmaceutical, automobile and media. He likes to say he has sold books, money, drugs, cars and now sells ideas and inspiration. He is also a motivational speaker and a preacher whose congregation transcends denominational lines. He believes that there are many more things that unite Christians than those little things that divide them. He has spoken on the platform of many leading companies in Ghana including Barclays Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, Stanbic Bank, Unilever, Star Assurance, ELAC and Kama Pharmaceuticals to mention a few. He has two children books (The Dancing Joromi and A Match Against Juju) and two screenplays to his credit. He is a product of the University of Ghana, Legon, where he read Statistics. He also taught himself to write the exams of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and also taught himself Marketing. James Ebo Whyte, or Uncle Ebo Whyte as he is known to his radio audience, lives with his wife Florence and their foster daughter Naa at Nungua.

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AGRICULTURE & TECHNOLOGY APOSTLE DR. KWADWO

SAFO FOUNDER KANTANKA AUTOMOBILES/ KRISTO ASAFO CHURCH

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postle Kwadwo Safo was born on 26th August 1948 at Bekwai in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. After basic school, he attended the Ghana Technical Works Institute in Kumasi. He thereafter had a three-year stint as a welder at the Volta Aluminum Company (VALCO), West African Metals and the French African Company. On the 3rd February, 1971 he founded his church, Kristo Asafo (Christ

Reformed Church). Kristo Asafo is famous for its philanthropy and service to the needy in society since inception.

MISSION: TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS Apostle Safo and his Krsito Asafo church in recent times have been more famous in the multi-technology industry in Ghana and Africa as a whole. His mission is to empower black Africa through the application of appropriate technology and innovative science and to uplift the sunken image of the African continent. As a musical enthusiast, he started with the fabrication of Electrical Drums with brain units, Loud Speakers, Professional Mixing Console, Amplifiers, Pre-Amps and Seven-Stringed Bass Guitars. He then moved on to Sewing and Embroidery Machines and within some few years leapfrogged to the manufacture of a multi-purpose mobile Block Molding Machine capable of producing 16 blocks at a time, a 26’ Flat Screen Sensor Television (powered by human breadth and turned off by the wave of hand). He manufactured his first automobile “Kantanka Saloon” in 1998 and a Cross Country 4 - Wheel Drive “Kantanka Onantefo I” in 2006. In June 2007, he released a newer model of “the Kantanka Onantefo II” which was driven throughout most parts of the country for testing. On 30th December 2007, Apostle Safo outdoored a 26 feet long Limo styled Cross Country “Kantanka Obrempon” at the church’s 27th Annual Charity & Technology Fair at Awoshie in Accra, Ghana. He on the same day launched an Excavator which he locally manufactured. He has made a variety of industrial machinery - Weed Slashers, Street Cabbage Collectors, Spot Welding Machines and Automated Human Sensored WCs and Taps.

SERVICE TO MANKIND Apostle Dr. Kwadwo Safo is a special Man of God. He preaches the gospel and performs miracles within and outside the congregation of his church. But he reminds each and every one of the fact that: “miracle is not my mission”. He became more involved in philanthropy and contribution to charity from the very onset of Kristo Asafo. From single handedly feeding some of the stranded Ghanaian returnees from Nigeria in 1983 amidst bush fire and famine that ravaged

His good works and kind gestures have earned him awards from the government and countless institutions throughout the country. These include: • The Order of the Volta (Member Division) in 2007 • The Millennium Excellence Award, Best Philanthropist in the Humanitarian Category in 2006 • He was appointed Member of the National Council for Tertiary Education in 2006 • Associate Member of the Ghana Institute of Engineers in 2004 • The Industrial Pinnacle Award, Winner of Gold in Industrial Development Engineering in 2004 • The Industrial Pinnacle Award, Winner of Platinum Service to Humanity in 2004 • The Industrial Pinnacle Award, Winner of Platinum in the Agric and Food Production Category in 2004 • State Honor, Grand Medal (GM) Civil Division for Exemplary Leadership, Technology Ingenuity and Deep Concern for the Deprived in Society in 2000 • Charted Institute of Marketing, Special Award in Marketing Agricultural and Technological Skills through the Youth in 1999 • Honorary Doctor of Law Degree from the University of Ghana in 1999

the country at that time, he donated to Rehabilitation Centers, Social Welfare Centers, Prisons, Children’s Homes and other institutions throughout the country including the University of Ghana - Legon. In spite of his enormous contribution to society, he keeps emphasizing the fact that, “philanthropy is not my mission on earth”.

IDEOLOGY He is a patriotic Africa and strong believer in the creation of wealth within the borders of each country rather than relying on foreign assistance. For him, no empowerment is as effective as self-empowerment and that the Blackman is capable of doing anything the White can do. Hardwork and perseverance are his most cherished words. He always encourages African that all hope is not lost, that wisdom is not obsolete, that the optimists have it and always have it, not because they are always right but because they are positive. He teaches that, the way to success is identifying talents, improving on them and applying same to the benefit of society. He believes that God created everyone in his own image; therefore, everyone is created for a purpose and has equal capabilities and abilities to redirect their destinies. The burden then is for us to identify that purpose and apply our abilities to the freedom of ourselves and to the His glory.

INVESTMENTS Apostle Safo is a man of few words and an optimist. As industrious and business minded as he is, he has invested in many businesses: Great Kosa Company Limited with various divisions and sub-divisions, Great Kosa Clinic, Modern Kosa Company Limited, Great Imperial Company Limited, Kristo Asafo Schools, Great Kosa Vision and Kristo Asafo Farms. At Gomoa Mpota in the Central Region of Ghana, he and his team of researchers are working tirelessly in all fields of innovative science and applied technology. Different types of home and electrical appliances, Sport Utility Vehicles, Excavators and many more industrial types of equipment are manufactured. He is currently constructing facilities which will be the epicenter of Research and Development of his real mission ‘the Redemption of Africa’ at his one hundred and eleven (111) acre land stretch at Gomoa

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Mpota in the Central Region of Ghana. On that same stretch the African University of Technology will be built and the thunderous drum of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Africa re-awakeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; which has started beating will continue to beat until the Star of Africa redeems Africa. God bless Africa.

CONCEALED IDENTITY Apostle Safo knew within himself and beforehand that he was a great man engulfed with wealth and technological know-how to redeem Africa but had just wanted to tell the world how God does His things. He has illustrated the fact, which great historians have always recognized, that mankind does not invariably progress by imperceptible steps but sometimes takes a giant leap, often under the dynamic divine force of a solitary outsized personality. When the time was due for him to launch his technological prowess, he leapfrogged traditional technological concepts and is now on the verge of re-writing history. He is one man who cut across all branches of technical and innovative professionalism.

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BELIEF IN THE POWER OF APPLIED KNOWLEDGE His activities which transcend charity are beyond the comprehension of ordinary minds. Unlike other charismatic churches, Kristo Asafo (Christ reformed Church), apart from the believe we have in the trinity, also believe that the infinite intelligence that God has given to mankind is not limited to the one race and that by hard work and perseverance through science and technology as demonstrated by our visionary leader Apostle Dr. Kwadwo Safo Kantanka, the image of our abode will be redeemed and uplifted. Today, the Kristo Asafo has 137 branches in Ghana and one each in Verona, Italy, London in the United Kingdom and the United States. Today Apostle Safo and his Kristo Asafo has become the mouthpiece of every Ghanaian and African. Since its inception, Apostle Safo has donated to a lot of institutions, including the universities, prisons, orphanages, leprosarium, social welfares and hospitals. He has been the father of the poor and needy. His concern for humanity and his mission of

restoring Africa from its lost glory is glary.

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r. Bhagwan Khubchandani has over 60 years of business experience in Japan, Hong Kong, Nigeria and Ghana. He has moved from a being a dreamer to an achiever. He established Melcom Limited in 1989 to provide branded products and services. Melcom aims to provide superior quality products to improve the lives of the Ghanaian. His vast experience in import, export, manufacturing, finance, investments and leadership, are the foundations that led to the success of the Melcom Group of Companies. Melcom Limited currently has 33 Stores Nationwide with Retail Floor Space 400,000Sq Ft., over 2,000 Employees and over 1 Million customers. The Chartered Institute of Marketing Ghana (CIMG) has recognized Bhagwan for his lifetime achievements and honoured him with a special award in the 2010 National Marketing Performance Awards and won Man of the year, Expat-The Settler Award at the 2016 EMY Awards.

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MAN OF THE YEAR

PHILANTROPHY

REV STEVE

MENSAH GENERAL OVERSEER, CHARISMATIC EVANGELISTIC MINISTRY, CHRIST TO THE RURAL WORLD

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Reverend Steve Mensah is the Founder and General Overseer of the Charismatic Evangelistic ministry headquartered at North Legon. This great Man of God rose from very humble beginnings to where he is today. Born in Accra to a police officer and a business woman, life wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seem to be smiling on him and his younger twin brother considering the fact that his parents divorced whilst they were very young, and this brought a lot of hardship to them. A student of St. Thomas Aquinas Secondary school, his dreams of being a doctor seemed dashed, but God had other plans. As a teenager coming from a broken home, he had to start working quite early to support himself and one day his elder brother Charles invited him for an all night prayer meeting which he was initially

HE IS A VERY RESULT – ORIENTED PASTOR WHO EMPHASISES HUMILITY IN THIS LIFE AND BELIEVES STRONGLY THAT THERE SHOULD BE A STRONG FOCUS ON THE POOR AND SICK IN THE RURAL AREAS OF THIS NATION GHANA; AS HE RIGHTLY PUTS IT, “ THIS IS THE WORK” reluctant to attend. The minister of God then, REV Enoch Agbozo, who is still alive today, prophesied greatness into his life to his utter amazement. It was pronounced that he would be a great man of God. This was something the young Steve Mensah could not grasp then but now every word spoken has come to pass and greater things are occurring. He fell into a deep relationship with God whilst with the Catholic Church then. As time went on he started going on very small evangelistic meetings to schools etc with his elder brother Charles and twin brother Stanley. A strong fellowship was born and after much prayer and dedication to the things of God, the Charismatic Evangelistic Ministry was born. Ever since the 1990’s, when the fellowship

he headed on the Legon Campus was converted into a church, Rev. Steve Mensah has proven himself to be a simple and humble man who desires to do the work of God along with his able team of over 400 pastors now serving in various parts of Ghana and the world, and now partnered with missionaries from Germany, America, Nigeria, Italy and the United Kingdom. He is also the immediate past Chairman of the National Association of Charismatic and Christian Churches-Ghana (NACCC), a position presently held by the Arch Bishop Duncan-Williams. Rev. Steve Mensah has a calling to the rural areas in Ghana and invests a lot of prayer, energy and money into massive crusades that sometimes sees thousands of people on a single night.

Characteristic of these crusades are the free medical care (involving as many as 70 to a 100 doctors) and free clothes and food distribution. Extreme medical cases are brought to Accra for further treatment. Basically he is a very result – oriented pastor who emphasises humility in this life and believes strongly that there should be a strong focus on the poor and sick in the rural areas of this nation Ghana; as he rightly puts it, “ THIS IS THE WORK”. He is married to Rev Mrs Jane Mensah and they have 4 children and 1 adopted son. He may not have been the doctor he desired to be but now we see that God had a bigger idea. REV Steve Mensah is now almost a household name and he has shown himself as one of the greatest philanthropist Ghana has ever known.

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Style NANA ASANTE

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ana Asante Bediatuo was born in Kyebi and educated in Ghana, the United Kingdom and the United States of America. He holds a Doctor of Law degree from the New York University School of Law and has over two decades experience as a lawyer practicing corporate transactional and litigation law and constitutional and public administrative law. He is the managing partner of Ampem Chambers, Barristers & Solicitors, a corporate law firm based in Accra, Ghana and is associated with leading law firms in the City of London, UK, Wall Street, New York in the US and in Lagos, Nigeria. Nana is also the Apagyahene, a traditional chief, of Okyeman in the Eastern Region of Ghana. He is married with four children and lives in Accra, Ghana. Winner of several landmark litigation cases involving contract, constitutional, administrative and criminal law. Structured several transactions involving natural resources, securities law, mergers and acquisitions and investment funds, including the first regional investment fund for West Africa; the first mutual fund in Ghana; the first hostile take over of a publicly traded company in Ghana; and the first underwater timber harvesting transaction, among many others.

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Entertainment MICHEAL OWUSU- ADDO

SARKODIE

s a trend setting and inventive rapper, Sarkodie began his instrumental career as an underdog rapper who through years of maturity has earned a novelty in the rap game in Ghana and beyond. Born as Michael Kwesi Owusu Addo and raised in the infamous Tema neighborhood, Sarkodie is a Ghanaian top notch and award winning rapper with just two (2) albums to his credit, yet has entrenched his impervious personality in the annals of the music industry as the most sought after. Sarkodie started rap at the age of 4 with a profound dream of changing the music game and making his presence felt worldwide in the coming years. He finally rose to mainstream fame in 2008 after turning down a job offer from an advertising company to fully take up music as a professional career. In 2010, he had several collaborations and earned numerous accolades and nominations including 5 major awards at the 2010 Ghana Music Awards with his debut album, Makye and other epochal international awards. He was also part of the historic Ghana cypher that appeared on the international airing of the 2010 BET Hip Hop Awards. Breaking the jinx, Sarkodie’s latest, hot selling Rapperholic album bagged 12 glorious nominations in the 2012 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards. Sarkodie’s iconic and breath taking stage presence has enabled him perform with notable acts including Ludacris, Busta Rhymes, Chipmunk, T-Pain, Trey Songz, Mavado amongst others. Having toured the U.S.A, Canada and U.K, Sarkodie’s hallmark is performance satisfaction and a perfect delivery of thought provoking lyrics in his kind of music. As he develops into a million selling rapper with a distinctive musical signature, Sarkodie was listed the 8th Most Bankable Celebrity in Africa by Forbes Africa & Channel O. Winning the 2012 BET Best International Act: Africa and also being featured on the 2012 BET HIPHOP Awards Cypher further solidifies Sarkodie as one of the best rappers in Africa to ever come out of Ghana. Sarkodie is often found rapping in his native language, Twi, for this he’s known to be an all-round rapper due to the various styles he uses in rapping. He’s greatly recognized as the best local rapper because of the talent he has in free styling off head with existent matters occurring in our world. In the year 2010, Sarkodie was nominated for and won many

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AS A RESULT OF HIS REMARKABLE STAGE PERFORMANCE AND TALENT, SARKODIE HAS HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF PERFORMING ON THE SAME STAGE WITH INTERNATIONAL MUSICIANS SUCH AS T-PAIN; MOVADO; TREY SONGZ, LUDACRIS AMONGST MANY OTHERS.

awards ranging from artiste of the year to album of the year. His sophomore album, “Rapperholic”, got 12 outstanding nominations and bagged three awards in the, 2012 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards, and won “Best Rapper of the Year” two times in a role. He is an icon of Samsung Mobile. In 2013,he was made icon for Fan Milk Ghana. He is also a model for Tigo Telecommunications Ghana. He has his own clothing Sarks Collection which was seen worn by Malouda the once Chelsea Star. He is currently ranked one of the richest musicians in Ghana. Sarkodie is widely loved by many Africans and pronounced the most celebrated musician Ghana has ever had. He was included in New African Magazine’s 50 under 50 trailblazers list. He has performed on many great platforms namely Big Brother Grand Finale 2012 (South Africa), Channel O VMAS 2012 (South Africa) , MTN Ghana Music Awards 2010 (Ghana), Vodafone Ghana Music Awards 2012 (Ghana), Rapperholic USA Tour 2011 (USA), 020 Live 2011 (Ghana) Ghana Rocks 2009 (Ghana) Sarkodie Live In Malaysia 2010 (Malaysia),  MTV Africa Music Awards 2010,   Felabra`on Fes`val 2011 (Nigeria), Rapperholic Tour Canada 2012 (Canada), BET Hip-hop Awards Cipher 2012 (New York), Sound City TV Accra Celebrity Jam (August 2013), 020 Live With Ludacris (2012) ,Sarkodie History in the Making!! Apollo, NY, among many others.

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THE PASSION FOR FOOTBALL AND MUSIC WAS EMINENT AS THE ARTISTRY MANIFESTED AT A YOUNGER AGE.

samoah gyan was born on the born 22 november 1985 in accra, ghana. Asamoah gyan is the fourth born of his family born to mr. George baffour mensah gyan, an accountant and the late madam cecila gyan baffour mensah (nee cecilia love amoako) educationist. He is married to Gifty Oware Gyan his longtime girlfriend and blessed with 4 Kids, 3 boys and a girl. The passion for football and music was eminent as the artistry manifested at a younger age. Asamoah Gyan started football at a tender age when he played for Cedaps colts club and Liberty Professional youth in Ghana. He had his Primary and Junior Secondary Education at Seven Greats Academy and his Senior Secondary Education at Accra Academy where he featured for Ghanaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Academicals team during his school days in 2001. He was recalled into the Liberty Professional team in 2002 and loaned out to stay cool professional in the lower division to help their promotion into the elite division. Asamoah Gyan began his professional career in 2003 with Ghana Premiership club Liberty

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Professional scoring a prolific ten goals in sixteen matches. He caught the attention of Italian Seria A giants Udinese, where he spent time before he was loaned to Modena netting fifteen times in fifty-three league matches. At Udinese, he netted the goal eleven times in thirty-nine league matches. Asamoah Gyan made his international debut at the age of 17. Gyan scored on his senior International debut for Ghana against Somalia on 19 November 2003 in the 90th minute. He came on for Isaac Boakye in the 62nd minute in a 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier, three days before he turned 18 years; helping Ghana to win that game, and making him the youngest ever player to score for Ghana. He scored four times in seven matches during that successful World Cup qualifying campaign. He was part of the 2004 Ghana Olympic squad who exited in the first round, having finished in third place in Group B. He featured in his first ever world Cup and scored the fastest goal of the tournament after 68 seconds. The striker also scored Ghanaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first ever goal in the FIFA World Cup, coming in the game against the Czech Republic on 17th June 2006 at the RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne, Germany. Following his excellent displays during the 2006 World Cup, he attracted interest from Russian club Lokomotiv Moscow and others but Asamoah Gyan returned to Udinese at the start of 2006. In 2008, Gyan joined Ligue 1 club Rennes netting the goal fourteen times in forty-eight league matches during two seasons. Asamoah Gyan Scored the opener in the 2008 African Cup of Nation hosted in Ghana together with his senior brother Baffour Gyan. He played again in the 2010 African Cup of Nations, helping the Ghana team, ravaged by injuries to the finals by scoring three out of the four Ghana goals during the tournament. Asamoah Gyan Played in the first ever World Cup in Africa hosted, South Africa 2010. Gyan scored the winner against Serbia in the opener and again drew Ghana level in the

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game against Australia. In the round of 16 match against the United States, he scored a goal in extra time allowing Ghana to win 2–1 and hence becoming the third African team in history to qualify to the tournament’s quarter final, after Cameroon and Senegal. In the quarter final tie against Uruguay, following Luis Suárez’s handling of the ball on the goal-line, he missed a penalty kick with no time remaining at end of extra time, hitting the crossbar and necessitating a penalty shootout to decide the game. He converted his penalty in the subsequent penalty shootout, but Uruguay went on to win the shootout 4–2. In August 2010, Asamoah Gyan joined English Premiership club Sunderland breaking the club’s transfer record and netted the goal on ten occasions in thirty-four Premier League matches during two seasons. For the second time in his career, Gyan missed a crucial penalty kick in a major tournament when he missed a penalty kick in the 2012 African Cup of Nations semi-final. Ghana went on to lose 1–0. After missing that penalty kick, Gyan decided to take a break from International football. On 8 May 2012, he announced his return to the Black Stars team. In 2011-2012 seasons, Asamoah Gyan joined Al Ain of the UEA Pro-League on loan and become the league’s top-goal scorer netting the goal prolifically twenty-four times in twenty-seven matches. In 2012-2013 season, Gyan permanently joined Al Ain and once again became the league’s top-goal scorer while he helped Al Ain retain the UAE Pro-League title netting the goal prolifically twenty-eight times in thirty-two matches. In 2013-2014 seasons, Gyan netted the goal on forty occasions in forty-four matches with Al Ain.

He was subsequently appointed Captain of the Ghana Nation team where he led the team to 2013 African Cup of Nation where Ghana crushed out in the semi-final to Burkina Faso. On 2 June 2014, Gyan was named in Ghana’s squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. In the team’s opening match, he captained the Black Stars against the United States. He scored his first goal of the tournament in a 2–2 draw with Germany equaling Roger Milla’s record of five FIFA World Cup goals. In the final group match, he became the top African goal scorer in World Cup finals history by scoring the Black Stars’ equalizer in the 2-1to Portugal. Asamoah Gyan signed a contract extension at Al-Ain keeping him to the club until 2018 and making the highest paid footballer in Africa. On 7 July 2015, Gyan confirmed on his own website that he had left Al Ain and set to join Chinese Super League club Shanghai SIPG. Shanghai SIPG then officially announced they signed Gyan from Al Ain with an undisclosed fee. It was then revealed that Gyan’s weekly salary with his Chinese club instantly made him one of the

THE ASAMOAH GYAN FOUNDATION HAS THE VISION TO STIMULATE ACTION FOR CHANGE AMONG THE VULNERABLE AND NEEDY MEMBERS OF MARGINALIZED SOCIETY.

world’s best-paid football players. In summer 2010, Gyan recorded and released a Hiplife song with Castro The Destroyer, where he features under the alias “Baby Jet”. The song is entitled “African Girls” The song won an award at the Ghana Music awards in 2011. He also joined Castro for another duo “Do Da Dance and again Odo pa which won the Hi-life song in Ghana 2013. He launched his Band the “Asa band” in December 2015 after celebrating his 30th Birthday in his Plush mansion called “La Basilica de Baby jet” Asamoah Djan and his partners own the Gyan Investments Ghana Limited (GIGL), which is a limited liability Company based in Ghana West Africa.The core business of the company among others things includes Importation, Real Estate Development, Mining equipment hiring and general business. Baby Jet Promotions is a subsidiary of Gyan Investment Ghana Limited. It is an event organizing outfit, music, movie and sports Promotions Company. It is known for successfully leading the crusade for the rebirth of boxing in Ghana by organising the biggest local bout in Ghana between Emmanuel Tagoe “the Game boy” and George Ashie the “Red Tiger”. It went on to Sign the winner- Emmanuel Tagoe after the bout. The Asamoah Gyan Foundation has the vision to stimulate action for change among the vulnerable and needy members of marginalized society. It works with such people empowering them with the dignity that having freedom provides. It helps them achieve higher social, economic and intellectual status thus improving their quality of life.

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DISCOVERY of THE YEAR DERRYDEAN

DADZIE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, DREAMOVAL

errydean Dadzie is a Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer at DreamOval Limited, a company whose single-minded intent is to Innovate for the Good of the World and Humanity through technology. Derry is part of Africa’s entrepreneurs who are consistently right-defining the status quo while presenting a serious challenge to the narrative concerning Western ideas of African economic development. Derry has played a pioneering role in the emergence and development of Ghana’s tech start up sector through his entrepreneurial endeavours. After completing Ashesi University with a Computer Science Degree, Derry and three other classmates started DreamOval Limited. Over the years as the company’s

CEO, Derry leads DreamOval’s growth and transformation. Derrydean is passionate about people development and utilizes his vast experiences in the tech startup sector, to mentor and inspire many young ladies and young men across Africa to explore business as alternative to economic and social empowerment. An avowed advocate of tech innovation as a viable pathway to Africa’s transformation, Derry takes time to speak at various conferences to drive home the message and inspire people all over the world especially with an Africa agenda to use technology innovation and entrepreneurship to deliver transformation and economic empowerment to the continent. Derrydean Dadzie is the recipient of many awards and recognitions, including 2015 Young ICT Entrepreneur of Year, 2014 Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year, 2013 Google Innovation hero, 2012 recipient of the Gold Award for Innovation in ICT and also 2011 young entrepreneur of the year.

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WORLD’S MOST EXPENSIVE WATCH BREGUET GRANDE COMPLICATION MARIE-ANTOINETTE Here we are! The most expensive watch in the world 2016 is priced at $30.000.000($30M). It is a case watch not a wrist watch. So what makes this watch so costly? It was commissioned by an alleged lover of Marie Antoinette, the French queen. Work on the watch began in 1782 by Abraham-Louis Breguet and was finished in 1827 by his son, 4 years after his death.

The result, an amazing piece of design, class and technology containing every function that was possible at that time. Encased in gold, displaying the intricate mechanism running it, Breguet used sapphire to lower the friction within the piece. Marie Antoinette did not get to see the watch, since it was completed 34 years after her execution, but we can be sure she would’ve been impressed. The watch was stolen in the late 1900’s and retrieved only in 2007. Ever since, every top watch connoisseur wanted it. As of 2016 the watch is valued at least $30 Million. Currently the watch is secured at the L. A. Mayer museum so you can see it live if you’re in the area.

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THE TREAT HER RIGHT CAMPAIGN IS AN ADVOCACY PLATFORM FROM EMYAWARDS AFRICA TO ENGAGE MEN IN DIALOGUE ON MATTERS OF DECENCY AND RESPONSIBILITY TOWARDS WOMEN.

ince the days of affirmative action various pro gender agencies have on a global scale engaged society on very critical issues about gender abuse and discrimination. In the face of the great strides that have 6been made on awareness platforms and commendable structures, institutional reforms and measureable development in gender emancipation, some rather entrenched socio-religious positions virtually make some areas impervious to penetration.

For us at the EMYS secretariat, the underlying setback will always be the male or masculine mindset formed by tradition and religion which continues to favour gender bias and imbalance fueled by presumptions of female subservience. Women are NOT play things. Women are NOT punching bags. Women are NOT intellectually handicapped. Women are not LESSER than men in anything including station. Women are persons of essence no less than their complimentary gender. Educating the man and boy child is as crucial as opening the eyes of women and the girl child to a womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s place of right and right of place, a position thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s perhaps compromised sometimes by the very woman for whom this agitation is being exploited. While this platform has hardly the space to delve into matters of grave sensitivity, the matter of esteem cannot be precluded by simple assumptions of male supremacy so called. The TREAT HER RIGHT campaign is a celebration of womanhood spearheaded by men to call everyman to order as we blaze a trail of candour in hammering home a simple message that men ought to stand and be counted responsible and ready to do their duty to the complimentary gender. The campaign will be carried across all media both old and new. A short clip, up to 10 seconds will feature gentlemen of note speaking about the rights of women to be treated right on television. There will also be social media, radio and outdoor rollout for this campaign where sponsors will be heavily associated and acknowledged.

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tâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been said that a nation is as great as its people. A people are as great as the sum total of its values, aspirations and industry. Achievement comes on the wings of the creativity that flies greatness. Many polities thrive on their history chalked for them by great men and women who inspire them to aspire to the same great ideals that they pursued in time. A people that does not celebrate their past have no future to herald.

The Inspiring Greatness series will champion the cause of development both human and social as icons of greatness across the continent share their wealth of knowledge and experience with audiences on broadcast media, print and at public lectures and workshops.

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HEALTH, NUTRITION & FTINESS

O T E M I T D N I F HOW TO

T U O K WOR rt working out beginning Does the phrase, “I’m going sta d familiar to you? Most men un so or ll be a g rin , w” ro or tom position only to discover at th in s lve se em th d un fo have es the following day, do so d an s, se pas day xt ne that the omplished. We build up our yet nothing truly gets acc our goals, but the long motivation and can envision best of us. Chances are we’ll e th ts ge en oft ead ah y ne ur jo excuses in order to avoid re mo or on lli mi a th wi up come r priority list. In this case, what’s really at the top of ou step towards working out it’s about taking that first and hitting the gym.

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or most men it’s not that they dread the process, in fact working out and getting exercise is actually enjoyable. But with things like surfing the internet, watching television shows, or even grabbing something to snack on, we lose focus on the path we need to be taking. In our minds we know we need to make the commitment to start picking up weights and moving our bodies. However what you might encounter is perhaps the biggest excuse most men will seem to put at the forefront of their brains. And what is that you might ask? It’s “I don’t have time”, or “I’m too busy to get around to going to the gym.” It’s understandable as every man has a busy lifestyle one way or another, but to accept it as being something that holds you back is well, unacceptable. Every day you wake up with the opportunity to achieve what you want to, and on the terms you want to. It takes a mental commitment coming from you as a man, because the reality of the situation is, most men genuinely do have extra free time. Maybe you’re not looking in the right places or perhaps you weren’t even aware of your options. Yet no matter what situation you happen to be stuck in, we’re going to give you some ideas on how to make going to the gym a reality on a busy schedule. Firstly before we jump into the ideas of what you do to add some flexibility to your schedule, it’s important that we go over what it means to truly have free time. For instance let’s use this example; let’s say someone in your family is rushed to the emergency room. For most family men their going to drop whatever their doing and set their sole focus on making it to the hospital as fast and as quickly as possible. In that situation we develop an overwhelming sense of motivation and dedication towards meeting this task. Perhaps a loved one’s life is on the line and you don’t want to miss a single moment that you don’t have to. Now you may be wondering, how exactly does that even relate to me getting to the gym, when the situation isn’t as dire? Well consider this, how much do you value your own health? If you answered the question like most men would, being in a higher regard, then you should want to spend every moment you can on treating your body the right way. You would value someone else’s life in a loving manner, but when it comes to your own, what reason do you have not to hold it within the same regard? Of course it comes down the responsibility, but the biggest challenge that prevents men from

hitting the gym in the first place is the lack of drive. Going back to the emergency story we mentioned, that influential boost that originally took over your mind, needs to somehow manage to find its way back into your daily lifestyle. But don’t let that confuse you, we’re not saying you have to live on the edge every single day, because once you starting going to the gym it doesn’t have to be like that. See, the moment you are able to harness that first jolt of motivation and step a single foot in the gym, is the very same moment you set yourself up for success. It’s like a rolling snowball, once you get started that motivation and drive you have simply builds and builds. But none of that really much matters if you don’t take that first leap of faith and the first footstep into the gym. As a man you must show up in order to get the process going. Remember it’s not a forced commitment, and although you should treat it like one, there’s absolutely nothing to fear in moving forward. No man ever became a powerful man that both he or his peers respected, without taking the role of leadership at some point. To put it straightforwardly, you need to be the leader of your own life.

Finding Time To Work Out

The Opportunities Once you have a sense of confidence and your motivation to become a better man is on point, you’ll need to find a way to fit exercise into your schedule. It’s simply a few hours a week, which is nearly nothing at all when compared to all of the other nonbeneficial things in most of our lives. Start by replacing your television time, internet time, or whichever you may feel is unneeded in your life presently. If you find yourself not already participating in those examples then let’s look into another approach. When you wake up in the morning you can always set the alarm clock an hour early. In the same manner when you come home from work you can always go to bed later in the night. If you want to get creative think about all the time you have during your lunch breaks at work. Or how about the weekends when you’re off work, or even on your free days away from the office.

Whichever route you go with, you can achieve your ideal male fitness goals with around 3 days per week. You don’t have to become a full resident of the gym, or quit your day job to get healthy or in shape. Instead it simply requires a reasonable amount of time dedicated towards improving yourself.

Rewards Of Exercise The Bodybuilding Experience

If you think bodybuilding’s best reward is the lean muscle you get from hitting the gym, you might be right. But like most successful men will say, it’s all about the experience and lifestyle. On day one you walk in the gym and leave sore, tired, battered and worn down to the floor. Your body hurts in subtle pain while you feel the urge to consume as much food as possible. You’ll want to consume the best whey protein for men, and do whatever it takes to recover. At first you start thinking of doubt but you muster up the courage to give it one more day and one more workout. The next time you’re surprised, it’s getting better, more enjoyable and it starts to become a hobby. Soon enough it becomes a passion, and one of the most positive and rewarding experiences taking over your life. You build an understanding that going to the gym doesn’t mean you’re just building muscle, because you’re building upon your success instead. Every day you hit the gym your body strengthens but so does your character. You become a man that you, your friends, family and women respect and admire. For you pumping iron becomes the hard work, because eventually the motivational aspect of things seems to become natural. Your brain enters into this state where you’re no longer forced to exercise, instead this time, you love to exercise. Pretty soon you’ll start day dreaming of your next rep, and when the next time you walk back into the gym will be. It becomes a priority on your mind, and all of the smaller things that used to drag you down become simply forgotten. You’ll build up the anticipation and inspiration to work out, and when those two are combined you have the ultimate recipe for a momentum that will never stop persuading you to be a bodybuilder.

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Have you had your

PROSTATE checked A RECENT STUDY DONE IN NIGERIA STATED THAT TWO PERCENT OF MEN DEVELOP PROSTATE CANCER AND 64% OF THEM ARE DEAD AFTER TWO YEARS

In the United States, African American men have a 40% greater chance of developing prostate cancer than other white Americans. Once I read this, I wondered if that meant Africans in general had a high rate of prostate cancer or if the African Americans health was determined by their lifestyles in the US. Studies have already proven that Asian men who live in Asia have the lowest risk; however when they migrate to the US, their risk increases. You might be prone to think that this is Ghana, not the US, therefore you are safe. Not true. Simply put, when there is more access to screening programs, there is a higher detection rate. If it is not detected early, your survival rates drops, leaving you with a poor outcome. For example, a recent study done in Nigeria stated that two percent of men develop prostate cancer and 64% of them are dead after two years. The prostate is a part of the male reproductive organ that helps make and store seminal fluid. In adult men, a typical prostate is about three

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centimeters long and weighs about twenty grams .It is located in the pelvis, under the urinary bladder and in front of the rectum. The prostate surrounds part of the urethra, the tube that carries urine from the bladder during urination and semen during ejaculation. Because of its location, prostate diseases often affect urination, ejaculation, and rarely defecation. The prostate contains many small glands which make about twenty percent of the fluid constituting semen. In prostate cancer, the cells of these prostate glands mutate into cancer cells. The prostate glands require male hormones, known as androgens, to work properly. Prostate cancer is a form of cancer that develops in the prostate, a gland in the male reproductive system. Most prostate cancers are slow growing; however, there are cases of aggressive prostate cancers. The cancer cells may metastasize (spread) from the prostate to other parts of the body, particularly the bones and lymph nodes. Prostate cancer may cause pain, difficulty in urinating, problems during sexual intercourse, or

erectile dysfunction. Other symptoms can potentially develop during later stages of the disease. Suspected prostate cancer is typically confirmed by taking a biopsy of the prostate and examining it under a microscope. Further tests, such as CT scans and bone scans, may be performed to determine whether prostate cancer has spread. ALARMING. Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s get to the basics. What major factors increase the chances for developing prostate cancer? We have discussed race and the living environment. The other two are age and family history. The average age of diagnosis is 68, but medical doctors recommend that you start having yearly examinations at age 50. Family history is important because if a man has a brother or father with prostate cancer, his risk doubles. The risk increases more if the disease was diagnosed at an early age (55 or younger) or 3 affected three or more family members. Now that you now the 4 major

factors, what are the signs and symptoms of prostate cancer? Unfortunately, not everyone experiences symptoms of prostate cancer. Many times, signs of prostate cancer are first detected by a doctor during a routine check-up. Some men, however, will experience changes in urinary or sexual function that might indicate the presence of prostate cancer. These symptoms include: • A need to urinate frequently, especially at night • Difficulty starting urination or holding back urine • Weak or interrupted flow of urine • Painful or burning urination • Difficulty in having an erection • Painful ejaculation • Blood in urine or semen • Frequent pain or stiffness in the lower back, hips, or upper thighs If you experience any of the symptoms above, schedule an

PROSTATE CANCER IS A FORM OF CANCER THAT DEVELOPS IN THE PROSTATE, A GLAND IN THE MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM. MOST PROSTATE CANCERS ARE SLOW GROWING; HOWEVER, THERE ARE CASES OF AGGRESSIVE PROSTATE CANCERS.

examination and consult your doctor right away. Treatment options for prostate cancer with intent to cure are primarily surgery, radiation therapy, and proton therapy. Other treatments, such as hormonal therapy, chemotherapy, cryosurgery, and high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) also exist, depending on the clinical scenario and desired outcome. The age and underlying health of the man, the extent of metastasis, appearance under the microscope, and response of the cancer to initial treatment are important in determining the outcome of the disease. The decision whether or not to treat localized prostate cancer (a tumor that is contained within the prostate) with curative intent is a patient trade-off between the expected beneficial and harmful effects in terms of patient survival and quality of life.

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DIAGNOSIS The only test that can fully confirm the diagnosis of prostate cancer is a biopsy, the removal of small pieces of the prostate for microscopic examination. However, prior to a biopsy, several other tools may be used to gather more information about the prostate and the urinary tract. Digital rectal examination may allow a doctor to detect prostate abnormalities. Cystoscopy shows the urinary tract from inside the bladder, using a thin, flexible camera tube inserted down the urethra. Transrectal ultrasonography creates a picture of the prostate using sound waves from a probe in the rectum.

for primary prevention is still in the testing phase, and they are not widely used for this purpose. A 2008 study found that finasteride reduces the incidence of prostate cancer by 30%, without any increase in the risk of HighGrade prostate cancer. Given the facts above, which are difficult to change, there are many

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things that men can do to reduce or delay their risk of developing prostate cancer. Below are 10 of the lifestyle changes noted by the Prostate Cancer Foundation. Interestingly, these changes are in regards to diet. They believe (as do I) that the foods you eat can either strengthen or weaken your immune system. The following are their recommendations.

Eat fewer calories or exercise more so that you maintain a healthy weight. Try to keep the amount of fat you get from red meat and dairy products to a minimum. Watch your calcium intake. Do not take supplemental doses far above the recommended daily allowance. Some calcium is OK, but avoid taking more than 1,500 mg of calcium a day. Eat more fish – evidence from several studies suggest that fish can help protect against prostate cancer because they have “good fat” particularly PREVENTION omega-3 fatty acids. Avoid trans-fatty acids (found to margarine). Try to incorporate cooked tomatoes that are cooked with olive oil, which A comprehensive worldwide report has also been shown to be beneficial and cruciferous vegetables (like Food, Nutrition, Physical Activity and broccoli and cauliflower) into many of your weekly meals. Soy and green the Prevention of Cancer: a Global tea are also potential dietary components that may be helpful. Perspective compiled by the World Avoid smoking for many reasons. Alcohol in moderation, if at all. Cancer Research Fund and the American Seek medical treatment for stress, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, Institute for Cancer Research reports and depression. Treating these conditions may save your life and will a significant relation between lifestyle improve your survivorship with prostate cancer (including food consumption) and Avoid over-supplementation with megavitamins. Too many vitamins, cancer prevention. Other research also especially folate, may “fuel the cancer”, and while a multivitamin is not supports this finding. Exercise and diet likely to be harmful, if you follow a healthy diet with lots of fruits, may help prevent prostate cancer to vegetables, whole grains, fish, and healthy oils you likely do not even the same extent as medications such need a multivitamin. as alpha-blockers and 5-alpha-reductase Relax and enjoy life. Reducing stress in the workplace and home will inhibitors. improve your survivorship and lead to a longer, happier life. Two medications which block Finally, eating all the broccoli in the world, though it may make a the conversion of testosterone to difference in the long run, does not take away your risk of dihydrotestosterone, finasteride and having prostate cancer right now. If you are 40 or over, African descent, dutasteride, have also shown some or have a family history of prostate cancer, you need more than a good promise. The use of these medications diet can guarantee. You should consider a yearly rectal examination and PSA test. STAY SAFE!

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