Author: Krobea

English Premier League side Southampton completed the signing of defender Mohamed Salisu from Real Valladolid for a fee of £10.9m. He penned down a four-year contract that will keep him at St Mary’s Stadium until 2024. He joins a few list of Ghanaians to look out for in the upcoming season. Salisu has been one of the most coveted players in Europe following his breakthrough season with Spanish club Valladolid. But how well do you know him? What are his key strengths? And, how is he going to fit in at Southampton? The Ghana international, 21, made 31 La Liga…

Ivory Coast’s President Alassane Ouattara has said he will run for a third term in October’s general elections. The president was last week nominated by his party and said he would announce his decision later. The ruling party’s previous presidential nominee, Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly, died of a heart attack on 8 July. “I am a candidate in the presidential election of October 31,” Mr Ouattara told public broadcaster RTI. “I have decided to respond favourably to the call of my fellow citizens,” he said. The president’s decision is likely to spark criticism as the country has a two-term…

The number of coronavirus cases in Africa has surpassed one-million, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University, but the continent appears so far to have been spared the worst of the pandemic. Half of the infections are in just one country, South Africa. There are still low levels of testing in most countries, meaning the rate of infections could be higher than reported. Most cases are currently concentrated around the major cities. More than 18.6 million people have been reported to be infected by coronavirus globally and 702,000​ have died, according to the World Health Organization. In Africa, nearly…

With 455 new cases confirmed across the country, Ghana’s Covid-19 total infections since the outbreak of the disease on Thursday, March 12 is 40,097. These are cases as of Tuesday, August 4 and reported between Wednesday, July 15 and Monday, August 3. The deaths have seen a rise from 199 to 206, according to the latest case count released by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) The recoveries-cum-discharges are at 36,638, leaving the active cases at 3,253. Out of these active cases, 25 are said to be in severe conditions while seven are in critical conditions with four of them on…

President of Ghana Hotels Association Dr Edward Ackah-Nyamekeh has revealed that hotels in Ghana will be laying off more workers in the coming days. This comes following the inability to access the stimulus package earmarked by the government to support businesses. The government devoted GH¢600 million as stimulus package to support businesses deal with the impact of the Covid-19. But Dr Ackah-Nyamekeh told Alfred Occansey on the Sunrise morning show on 3FM Thursday, August 6 that two months after members of his Association applied to benefit from the earmarked stimulus package being disbursed by the National Board for Small Scale…

Family of late Akua Denteh have lauded the Inspector General of Police (IGP) for his caution on mob justice. According to them, the death of their mother, 90, will change the perception of people on the aged, especially women. Head of the Akua Denteh family Vincent Bukari, at the final funeral rites of the late old woman who was lynched at Kafaba, lauded the efforts of the IGP and the police administration for their swiftness in responding to the issue. “It is now an international issue which is an indication that our late mother’s death will cause a change not…

Super-talented award-winning Ghanaian highlife musician Bisa Kdei graced the Personality Chat segment on Akoma FM’s Kwantenpon Drive show hosted by Tony Best. Born Ronald Kwaku Dei Appiah, Bisa Kdei’s intriguing ways of singing has attracted more fans in the music industry. The Mansa hitmaker revealed why he displayed his newly built house on social media platforms. “I put my mansion on display on social media to inspire my fans because people have been on my neck criticizing the kind of songs I do. I wanted them to know what I have got from my music though I had many criticisms…

The National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi, has officially filed a complaint at the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service against Member of Parliament for Assin Central Constituency, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong. The MP is alleged to have gone on an Accra-based radio station on Tuesday, August 4 and threatened to unleash thugs on Mr Gyamfi, a video of which is making rounds. Writing through his lawyers AB&M Legal Consult, the NDC national executive said since Mr Agyapong issued the threats, “our client has come under credible intelligence that show that indeed, Kennedy…

Member of Parliament for Trobu Constituency Moses Anim, who doubles as a member of the Select Committee on Education, has justified government’s provision of past questions to final year senior high school (SHS) students. He explained the pamphlet was to guide and enlighten the students on how best they can write the ongoing West African Senior Schools Certificate Examination (WASSCE). He further explained the pamphlets weren’t meant to aid students in cheating in the exams but to refresh their memories – especially less privileged students from rural areas – on answering questions accurately. Moses Anim revealed this on the Yensempa…

Popular Nigerian televangelist TB Joshua says he is “waiting to hear from God” before resuming church services in the commercial hub of Lagos. The Lagos State government says that services can resume on Sunday, with half their capacity, after being shut for months to curb the spread of coronavirus. In a video posted on his Twitter account, TB Joshua said that “having heard from the authorities, we are now waiting to hear from God. “Please be assured that as soon as we hear from God, we will inform you when our services will resume,” he added. The self-styled prophet caused…