Author: Krobea

US President Donald Trump has again defended the use of hydroxychloroquine to ward off coronavirus, contradicting his own public health officials. He said the malaria medication was only rejected as a Covid-19 treatment because he had recommended its use. His remarks come after Twitter banned his eldest son for posting a clip promoting hydroxychloroquine. There is no evidence the drug can fight the virus, and regulators warn it may cause heart problems. Last month, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cautioned against using the drug to treat coronavirus patients, following reports of “serious heart rhythm problems” and other health…

First National Bank Ghana is set to host its first ever Developers Forum in Ghana on Thursday, August 6, 2020. It will be a gathering with real estate developers, construction experts and landowners to discuss the bank’s enhanced home loan portfolio, following its recent merger with GHL Bank. The event is one of the positive experiences that have been carried into the merged entity from the erstwhile GHL Bank, which used to organize the Developers Forum biannually as part of efforts to grow its relationships with real estate developers while gathering ideas to help meet the nation’s increasing housing demands.…

South African music group Mi Casa says they represent authenticity and not about race or colour. Speaking to Giovani on the 3FMDrive on 3FM, the trio, who are from different backgrounds but reside in South Africa, said their music has brought them together more as brothers than friends. They stated that they don’t compete with other musicians but amongst ourselves to churn out the best musically. Getting huge following around the world is their focus, they said, now that they have signed a double deal with Universal Music and Afro folks, which they believe will allow them to spread their…

Music producer John Mensah Sarpong of JMS production is calling for immediate medical attention for hiplife musician Asem. The Bye Bye hitmaker has been off from the music seen for a long time and many of his fans and music lovers keep asking of his whereabouts. In recent times, those who follow him on social media keep asking if everything is alright with him because he now speaks patois a lot, attacking fellow musicians and sometimes he is seen training in a gym desite having lost weight. In one of his recent videos, Asem born Nana Wiafe Asante Mensah is seen sitting at the…

One of the 17 women who was subjected to severe torture by the spiritualist at Kafaba, Hajia Felina, for allegedly being a witch, has narrated her ordeal. Hawa Yakubu, 69, was admitted at the Salaga Government Hospital on Friday after she was tortured to pulp on suspicion of being a witch. She told 3news.com that she had to admit to being a witch to save her life. According to her, she was accused of being behind the sickness of one of her siblings, a claim she denied. She explained that she was picked up from her house on Wednesday and…

National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Tamale North Constituency Alhaji Alhassan Sayibu Suhuyini says all his “countrymen” who have hopes that current Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia will lead the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in future should be ready for disappointment. According to him, the NPP is setting the stage to boot out Dr Bawumia if he ever declares any intention in future to lead the party. Speaking on TV3’s New Day on Wednesday, July 29, the NDC MP said the incumbent party has planned to judge the Vice President as part of the President Nana Addo Dankwa…

Winner of 2014 Ghana’s Most Beautiful Abigail Baciara Bantie, who goes by the stage name BACI, has called for more education in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. She noted most Ghanaians are still ignorant about the existence of the virus. Queen BACI made this call when she presented some personal protective equipment (PPEs) to the chiefs and people of Tamale. As the country battles the virus, many individuals and organizations have donated PPEs to support the fight. BACI is not left out. She started a campaign to educate and distribute PPEs to market women in the northern part of…

The Accra Regional Police Command on Tuesday night arrested the leadership and some members of the Abossey Okai Spare Parts Dealers Association in Accra. The arrest follows the decision by the Association to shut all retail shops belonging to foreigners in the enclave. The operation to shut foreign retail businesses in the enclave began on Tuesday around 8pm and by 11pm, most of the executives and members had been arrested. More than 100 retail shops belonging to foreigners were locked by the Association, whose leadership has vowed not to open them because they are engaged in retail business in contravention…

Ashesi Design Lab, the design thinking and innovation hub of the Ashesi University, on Monday announced the start of Future Learning Virtual Hackathon 2 of 3, the second of three Hackathons to be organized by the Design Lab. The Future Learning Virtual Hackathon 2 of 3 is an opportunity for designers, students, ed-tech start-ups, schools, and education innovators to identify challenges within the educational environment with the advent of COVID-19 and its restrictions. The participants would also design and create prototype solutions to enhance the student ‘campus life’ from the comfort of their homes. The opportunity also offers a new…

Crystal Palace forward Jordan Ayew has been named as the club’s Player of the Year for the 2019/2020 season. He pulled a whopping 37% of votes from 6,000 fans. The Ghana international has been superb for the Eagles this season as his nine goals fetched his team 14 points. He also won 10 Man of the Match awards and two Player of the Month awards in the just-ended Premier League season. He beat Crystal Palace defender Gary Cahill and goalkeeper Vicente Guaita to win the award. By the end of the ceremony, he had claimed awards for the Players’ Player of…