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Envoy Laments Prostitution Among Nigerian Girls In Ghana
The Nigerian High Commissioner to Ghana, Ambassador Olufemi Michael Abikoye has called on relevant authorities to help halt the increasing number of young Nigerians engaged in prostitution in Ghana.
Abikoye revealed this during a meeting of Nigerian community at the Cecta-kel Hotel in Kumasi as he called for collaboration with the High Commissioner to halt illegal activities of some Nigerians.
He disclosed that he has also met with no fewer than 500 Nigerian girls who were trafficked to Ghana as commercial sex workers in Kumasi. He however pleaded with the Ghanaian authorities to secure decent job for them.
The High Commissioner who was almost in tears lamented that the girls who engaged in prostitution were denting the image of Nigeria.
“Let’s face the truth and lets talk to ourselves as Nigerians. Go and see what little girls aged 14, 15 are doing here. I mean, I am a parent and it is something that bothers my heart that can make me cry. How can a 10 year old girl be engaging in this type of thing? I am going there, is that the place I should be going? Is that what I should do as High Commissioner? he asked.
It could be recalled that Ambassador Abikoye resumed as Nigerian High Commissioner to Ghana in August 2017, following the presentation of his letter of credence to president Nana Akufo-Addo.
R&B star, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has recounted the early-career challenges she faced, revealing that she was once booed out of the stage while performing at a school event.
Speaking in an interview with Newsmen, the Crazy Tings crooner shared that she wasn’t only booed but was also harassed with plastic bottles.
“I remember one time I was going to perform at my school as an up-and-coming singer and I thought I was going to receiving a standing ovation.
“But I got booed. They even threw plastic bottles at me,” she recalled.
Tems explained that despite the embarrassing incident and other such rejections, she remained determined to pursue a career in music.
The Tide Entertainment reports that Tems admitted that some of the initial rejections she faced could be due to her conviction to stick to her originality instead of doing covers or familiar sounds like most of her peers.
The Grammy-winning singer said looking back now, she is glad that she didn’t compromise her style despite the initial pressures.
A close associate of late singer Mohbad, Primeboy, has appealed for the artiste’s burial nearly three years after his death.
According to him, Mohbad’s body remains in the mortuary since September 12, 2023, pending burial arrangements.
The Tide Entertainment reports that in a statement Primeboy urged the family, public, and government to permit the burial, stating, “It’s been almost three years since Mohbad left us. His body is still in the mortuary. I’m begging the family, I’m begging the public, I’m begging the government, please let’s bury our brother. He deserves a befitting burial.”
It would be recalled that Mohbad’s death sparked public outrage, protests, and investigations. Ongoing autopsy examinations, police inquiries, and legal proceedings have delayed burial arrangements amid family disagreements and public scrutiny.
Nancy Briggs
