A recap of the top stories and trends that made the headlines, This Week on #TwitterGhana features all you need to know in music, movies, sports, entertainment and more you might have missed during the week.
GFA appoints Otto Addo as head coach, Chris Hughton as Technical Advisor for World Cup playoff
The anticipation is finally over! The Ghana Football Association has appointed both Otto Addo and Chris Hughton as part of a technical team to lead the Black Stars for the World Cup playoffs against Nigeria. According to the statement, Hughton will serve as Technical Advisor, while Addo will lead the team as head coach. As expected, the news has been reported by the football fraternity, as seen in this Tweet by PulseGhana and sports journalist Saddick Adams.
Emoji launched to mark #SaferInternetDay
To celebrate #SaferInternetDay, Twitter launched an emoji to encourage people to join the global conversations on Internet safety. The day is marked to promote the safe use of the internet especially for the younger folks. Twitter Safety shared a Tweet and held a Spaces to illustrate what the app is doing to make the platform safe. In case you missed it, here is the recording. You can also check out the emoji by Tweeting #SaferInternetDay
Despite stuns netizens with his over $3m worth Bugatti in Accra
Osei Kwame Despite has reaffirmed his niche taste for cars after debuting a $3m+ Bugatti Chiron Super Sports car on the streets of Accra. Social media was set ablaze after he was spotted driving through town in a viral video. Some media platforms including ETV Ghana have Tweeted the video via their Twitter handles, and Your Car Guy on Twitter shared a Tweet that received a lot of engagement. Check #Bugatti for more reactions.
Sakordie #NonLivingThings still reigning
Sarkodie a.k.a. Obidibiponbidi has taken to Twitter to share that his “Non-Living Thing” song is still No.1. The official music video which was released on January 30 featured Nigerian singer Oxlade and was produced by DJ Coublon. The video was shot and directed by Andy Madjitey. Here is the original Tweet. Have you listened to it yet? #NonLivingThing
The Ghana Card is now an e-passport!
#GhanaCard was trending, as starting from February 9, the Ghana Card will enable holders to travel across 97 borders and several airports in the world. Holders of the card will be permitted to embark on any flight to Ghana by simply showing the card.
The news has been carried by a lot of media platforms via their Twitter handles. Joy997FM shared Tweet asking people to share their views with the hashtag #JoySMS.
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