Author: Krobea

Ghana midfielder Emmanuel Agyemang Badu says he is glad to have football back to serve as a means to ease the traumatizing thoughts of Covid-19. Badu, who plays for Italian outfit Hellas Verona, explained how difficult it was at the height of the spread of the virus in Italy. “We have been in isolation for 40 days because when we played Sampdoria, unfortunately, some of their players tested positive and we needed to be isolated. It was a very difficult situation for us. Especially for those of us who live alone. At the time, I didn’t want to watch television…

Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensa-Bonsu says all those who have been contacted by the medical team of Parliament after the coronavirus tests should stay away from activities of the House. These persons, he listed, include Members, staff and even journalists. Reading the business statement of the House, the Suame MP said the medical team may be forced to unveil the identity of all persons contacted to have tested positive of the virus. “We don’t intend to do that but. . .  .” The Majority Leader said there was one person in particular who was spotted in the chamber interacting with a…

An orderly has died of Covid-19 in the Eastern Region. The non-clinical health worker’s death brings the Region’s death toll to two. The orderly, 3news.com gathers, had underlying conditions of the liver. Samples of him were taken as part of routine surveillance of some health workers and he tested positive though asymptomatic. Orderlies do household cleaning such as disinfecting surfaces, mopping floors, among others. They are also responsible for cleaning up waste spillage, such as vomits, blood , urine and stool. This makes them become vulnerable in their frontline duties because the body fluids from patients are carriers of viruses…

Stormzy has pledged £10 million to UK organisations, charities and movements tackling racial inequality, justice reform and black empowerment. The grime star said he will make his donation over the next 10 years. “We have to fight against the odds of a racist system stacked against us and designed for us to fail from before we are even born,” he said. He has also funded black British students at Cambridge University. Stormzy said he was making his £10m donation to fight racial inequality because “the uncomfortable truth that our country continuously fails to recognise and admit, is that black people…

Burundi’s cabinet has suspended playing secular music in public places during the seven-day mourning announced by the government following the death of President Pierre Nkurunziza. The mayor of the commercial capital, Bujumbura, Freddy Mbonimpa said secular music was banned but people could still play gospel music. The governor of the capital, Gitega, Venant Manirambona ,said songs “praising God” were allowed. Mayor Mbonimpa in a statement said leisure activities were suspended during the mourning period. He said secular music in bars, restaurants, hairdressing salons, cars and all other places of gathering was banned. Only wedding parties, funerals and mourning wakes are…

There have been 498 new cases of coronavirus recorded within the last 24 hours. The latest update by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) on its website puts the total figure at 10,856 from the previous 10,358 on Thursday. The Service was quiet on the source of the latest cases but the distribution is spread among the Greater Accra, Ashanti and Western regions with the Upper East Region recording over 80 cases. There are no deaths but six patients are in “critical” conditions while 16 are in “severe” conditions. Four continue to be on ventilators. About 97 others have recovered from…

The Presidential Advisor on Health, Dr Anthony Nsiah-Asare, has indicated that the bi-weekly press briefings that is organized by the Ministry of Information on the coronavirus situation in Ghana have not stopped. He told Alfred Ocansey on 3FM’s morning show Sunrise Friday, June 12 that although he does not speak for the Information Ministry, he will assure the general public that the programme has not been abrogated. The number of Covid-19 cases in Ghana has gone up to 10,856, the Ghana Health Service has reported. The number of recoveries has also risen to 3,921. However, the death toll remains 48.…

Other parts of the world also do have opposition parties just like us …but they have a common interest of developing their nation regardless of differences in ideas and political colors They follow a common agenda and a grand master plan to totally eradicate poverty and economic freedom of their citizens They understand that it’s a human rights abuse for a citizen to go hungry or denied a decent abode of living but we don’t So regardless the debates on the floor of parliament, the citizens have basic necessities like food, water, good roads, decent places to live, quality education,…

The chiefs of Gomoa Ojobi in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region has banned a 57-year-old pastor of the African Faith Tabernacle Church from churching in the community after having an affair with his aunt who already has 11 children. The chiefs also fined Pastor Peter Inkoom three sheep, three bottles of Schnapps and an amount of GH¢300 to be used to perform the necessary rituals to cleanse the community. Already, Pastor Inkoom has reportedly presented the bottles of Schnapps and the sheep for the rituals but the chiefs are awaiting the amount. The Odontenhene of Gomoa Ojobi…

Sony has given gamers a first look at the design of its next console as well as some of the titles it will play. The PlayStation 5 has a black core surrounded by curved white edging, and a blue glow. Two sequels to bestselling PS4 releases were among the standout games announcements – Spider-Man: Miles Morales, and Horizon: Forbidden West. Sony’s machine will launch alongside Microsoft’s rival Xbox Series X before the end of the year. “While there’s still a lot of unanswered questions about the PS5, namely price and release date, I think Sony did exactly what they needed…