Author: Krobea

Two senior lecturers of the University of Ghana recently suspended for misconduct following from a BBC documentary in 2019 consider their punishment “quite harsh”. Professor Ransford Yaw Gyampo and Dr Paul Butakor were slapped with a six-month and four-month suspensions respectively for being captured in the documentary dubbed ‘Sex for Grades: Undercover in West African universities’. While Prof Gyampo was found guilty for misconducting himself, Dr Butakor was said to have attempted wooing an investigative reporter who posed as someone seeking to do national service at his department. But in a response issued by their lawyers, F-X Law and Associates,…

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has created an interaction session for its flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama, to begin on Tuesday, February 18. The session is dubbed ‘SpeakOut Session’. “The SpeakOut with John Mahama will take place in all 16 regions of the country and serve as an opportunity for the NDC leader to meet, interact and listen directly to the people of Ghana,” the NDC said in a statement on Monday. “Among others, the SpeakOut initiative will enable [Mr Mahama] to better appreciate their personal desires and expectations, the needs of their communities and what they consider should be the…

Actor Kofi Adjorlolo has once again warned movie producers who owe him to pay or else he will use other means to retrieve his money. A few days ago, the award-winning actor came out to say some film producers owe him for some works he did for them and that brought lots of conversation in the media. In a recent interview on Accra-based Onua 95.1 FM’s entertainment talk show Anigye Mmre, Kofi Adjorlolo said, “I schooled in the Ashanti Region so I know ‘Antoa’ and I’m a Voltarian from Klikor Agbozume which is not far from ‘Nogokpo’”. “When Ola Michael…

TV3/3FM journalist Solomon Mensah last week spent time with some pupils of the Splendid Care Montessori at North Kaneshie in the Greater Accra Region, teaching them the rudiments of reading and writing. Solomon Mensah, who has for years now maintained a column dubbed Talking Drum with the recent addition International Dialogue, both published on 3news.com, took the pupils through ‘How to make sense of what one reads’ and ‘How to write effectively’. “I thought I was going to face a difficult task to get these kids understand what I will say to them,” he told 3news.com. “But it all panned…

As part of activities to marking its first anniversary, i-VickyMends Foundation has donated food items to about 65 widows in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis. The gesture was to show love to widows in the Month of Love. i-VickyMends Foundation is a charity organisation which is committed to bringing positive changes in the lives of underprivileged and disadvantaged widows and putting smiles on their faces. It provides hope and support to vulnerable widows and children. The Foundation believes that children regardless of their social background deserve quality of life to grow up to be responsible citizens as well as widows deserving to…

Some members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) from the Asante Bekwai Constituency are demonstrating at the party’s headquarters demanding nomination forms for one of the aspirants, Kwesi Amofa-Agyemang. The members are accusing the First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Joseph Osei Owusu, of neglecting them. According to them, party executives are frustrating lawyer Kwesi Amofa-Agyemang by denying him the nomination forms. They have, therefore, threatened to force him to go independent if the national leadership do nothing about their concern. By Godfred Tanam|3news.com|Ghana

A visibly upset Sir Elton John has been forced to cut short a concert in New Zealand after falling ill with walking pneumonia. The musician, 72, lost his voice mid-way through his set at Auckland’s Mount Smart Stadium on Sunday. “I’ve just completely lost my voice. I can’t sing,” Sir Elton told the crowd. “I’ve got to go. I’m sorry.” Sir Elton appeared to break down in tears as he leaned on his piano and shook his head. The audience gave the English singer a rapturous ovation as he walked gingerly off stage, helped by several assistants. https://youtu.be/4SQV73CPQ3c Earlier in…

The South African High Commissioner to Ghana, Madam Lulu Xingwana, has expressed her country’s full commitment to partnering and working with Ghana to ensure that the country’s rail infrastructure network is alive and economically viable. She is confident that when Ghana’s rail sector is revived and its full potentials harnessed, it will undoubtedly contribute significantly to the country’s economic growth. “This will be an important partnership especially looking at two African countries that can support each other. This has been strengthened by the agreement signed by our Heads of State to set up the African Continental Free Trade Area where…

The Ghana Rugby Football Union (Ghana Rugby) 2020 Women’s League ended on Saturday, February 15 with semifinals and finals at the St. Thomas Aquinas School in Accra, Ghana. Conquerors Ladies won the 2020 Championship comfortably. The Ghana Rugby Women’s Club Championship (GRWCC) started earlier this year with new talents discovered throughout the competition. According to Ghana Rugby’s Board Member and Women’s Representative, Ms Rafatu Inusah, the passion of these young women means that the future for Women in Rugby in Ghana is bright. The semi-finals fixtures were played between Griffons Ladies vs Hurricanes Ladies, and Lions Ladies vs Conquerours SC…

Former Ghanaian international Awudu Issaka has alleged that the people who handled and managed his professional career after the U-17 World Cup in 1995 spent all the monies he gained in football. The Ecuador 1995 U-17 World Cup winner, in an interview with Frank Osei Owusu (Winter) on Onua FM in Accra, said he didn’t receive any money for playing for Belgian side RSC Anderlecht and France side AJ Auxerre because he didn’t know how to read and write. He said he couldn’t figure out what the contract he signed entailed. Awudu Issaka alleged that the benefits went to his…