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Osei Kwame Despite (born 2 February 1962) is a Ghanaian entrepreneur and a philanthropist with a foundation in music creation and knowledge of the broadcasting sector. [1] Osei-Kwame is the CEO of the Despite Firm Ltd, a trade company with subsidiaries in the media industry, including UTV , Peace FM , Okay FM , Neat FM and Hello FM in Kumasi .
Osei Kwame Panyin was born at some point between 1762 and 1765, to a woman named Akyaama, and Safo Kantanka, the King of Mampong.During that time, the region was a founding part of the Ashanti Empire, and was known as the Islamic gateway to the empire due to its location in the north.
Osei is the General Manager of Despite Media Group, the media conglomerate that owns and runs Peace FM, Neat FM, Hello FM, United Television and Peacefmonline.com. [citation needed] He also runs and controls Golden Crest Hotel, Aerial Plus, Nextbite Company Limited and Tribal Africa in top-level leadership capacity. [8]
Kwame Nsiah-Apau (born 17 April 1976), [1] known by his stage name Okyeame Kwame and nicknamed Rap Doctor, [2] [3] [4] is a Ghanaian musician, songwriter, creative director and a Developmental Activist. [5] His dual roles as an artist and an activist have led to his recognition as an "artivist." [6]
This list of notable Ghanaians includes people who were born in Ghana and people who are of Ghanaian ancestry, who are significantly notable for their life and/or work. University academics [ edit ]
Mensah was born in Chiraa, Ghana, and comes from an academic family.He was born to parents from the Brong Ahafo Region, [2] and moved to Hertfordshire, England, with his father, Peter Osei Mensah, [3] an architect engineer, his mother, a writer, and two younger sisters at a young age.
Shirley Frimpong-Manso (born 16 March 1977) is a Ghanaian film director, writer, and producer. She is the founder and CEO of Sparrow Productions, a film, television and advertising production company. [1]
She was the daughter of Nketia Ntim Abamo. Akua married Owusu Afriyie, a son of Osei Tutu I, and probably ascended to the throne of Asantehemaa in the 1740s. Her son, Osei Kwadwo, was therefore the nephew of Kusi Obodom and also grandson of Osei Tutu I. However, the genealogy surrounding Akua Afriyie was likely rewritten by Konadu Yaadom in ...