If you grew up in Ghana in the 90s, Saturday mornings had a soundtrack. And that soundtrack was Chichukule.

The voice belonged to Uncle George Lane—or as the kids called him, Uncle Gorgeous Georgie. On Chichukule, which aired on GTV, he brought stories, rhythms, and life lessons into living rooms across the country. He moved. He danced. He made you feel like he was talking only to you.

But here is the thing about that famous song. Most of us assumed Uncle George wrote it. A new video from @Sankofatapes on Instagram is reminding us that the truth is a little deeper.

The melody had been around for close to a century. It was passed down orally, sung by children long before television existed. Uncle George simply gave it a face and a Saturday time slot.

What happened next? The song slipped out of Ghana and started walking.

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Across West Africa, kids sang it. In the Caribbean, it found new playgrounds. And then, something unexpected happened. In the 1970s, two Latin musicians—Willy Colón and Héctor Lavoe—got hold of it.

They sampled the tune, added salsa horns, and turned it into a full-blown Latin track. Also titled Chichukule, it became a salsa record. A piece of Ghanaian childhood, pressed onto vinyl and played in dancehalls across Mexico and Latin America.

Think about that journey. A rhyme whispered by Ghanaian grandmothers to their grandchildren. Carried orally for decades. Placed on television by a man with a big smile. Then floated across oceans to become a salsa rhythm in a language thousands of miles away.

Uncle George may not have invented the song. But he gave it wings. And now, every time that tune plays—whether in a classroom in Accra or a club in Mexico City—it still sounds like Saturday morning.

If you blinked, you missed it. Between Monday’s rush and Wednesday’s lunch, Ghana’s social media forgot about cocoa prices, forgot about politics, and spent two full days arguing about a Russian man none of us had heard of before.

The Yaytseslav Situation

His name is Vyacheslav Trahov. Online, he goes by Yaytseslav. And for 48 hours, he owned Ghanaian Twitter.

The man walked around Accra Mall with Meta glasses, approached women, struck up conversations, and filmed everything. Some ended up at his apartment. Some ended up on his Telegram channel, where subscribers pay $5 a month for content too explicit for YouTube.

By Tuesday, the timeline had split into factions. One side called the women “cheap.” Another side pointed out the obvious: a foreigner secretly filming intimate encounters and monetising them without consent isn’t exposing anything except his own criminality.

By Wednesday evening, the Russian was reportedly deleting Ghana content from his channels. The consensus? Ghanaians don’t play that game.

Meanwhile, the 5G News Dropped

Buried under the Russian drama, Next Gen Infraco quietly launched commercial 5G operations. Available in parts of Accra, Kumasi, and Tamale now. Nationwide coverage promised by March 2027, just in time for Ghana @70.

The Duabo King Lesson

The same week, TikToker Duabo King learned that views have consequences. He posted a video accusing Kumasi police officers of misconduct with commercial workers. Under interrogation, he admitted fabricating the whole thing. Just wanted to trend.

He’s now in police custody—the charge: publication of false news with intent to cause fear and panic.

And Heritage Month Started

March 3 kicked off Heritage Month 2026 with a simple call from the Tourism Minister: See Ghana, Eat Ghana, Wear Ghana, Feel Ghana. Culinary showcases, regattas, and festivals running through March. Probably worth more attention than a Russian with a hidden camera.

But the algorithm decides, doesn’t it?

As February ended and March began, Ghanaian social media—particularly Facebook and X (formerly Twitter) – was set ablaze by two dominant and contrasting trends: a fiery political controversy and a heartwarming tribute to football royalty.

The “#MahamaLied” Frenzy

The weekend’s biggest talking point stemmed from President John Dramani Mahama’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) delivered on February 27. During his speech, the President outlined the Nkoko Nkitinkiti poultry programme, stating that 720 birds had been distributed to 13,000 farmers during a pilot phase.

The arithmetic almost instantly broke the internet. Ghanaians on X did the math, calculating that this meant roughly 0.05 birds per farmer, leading to an avalanche of memes and sarcastic commentary.

The hashtags #MahamaLied, #StateOfHopelessAddress, and #CocoaFarmersHaircut began trending as users questioned the feasibility of the figures. Many speculated it was a slip of the tongue, suggesting the President likely meant 720,000 birds, but the damage was done as the joke took on a life of its own .

Check out the reaction that started it all:

Eiii John Mahama says he distributee distributed 720 birds to 13,000 farmers.

Herr so how will 13,000 peopple share 720 birds?? This is the biggest lies ever to be told by a Ghanaian since independence.#StateOfHopelessAddress#MahamaLied#CocoaFarmersHaircut pic.twitter.com/wZTo3MK9qi

— Gen. Buhari (@Gen_Buhari_) February 27, 2026

A “Masterclass in Loyalty”

Amidst the political firestorm, a softer trend captured hearts. As the month of love wound down, a viral Facebook post from DFKOrg Magazine celebrating the 40-year marriage of football legend Abedi ‘Pele’ Ayew and his wife Maha trended across platforms.

Their story, which began in France in the 1980s, was hailed as the foundation of Ghana’s greatest football dynasty, producing sons André, Jordan, and Rahim Ayew