Author: Krobea

Optional King is the winner of TV3’s Mentor Reloaded reality show. The versatile performer beat competition from Chichiz and Myka to emerge the winner of the enviable two-bedroom house. Born Mohammed Lukman, a very emotional Optional King, who represented Tamale in the competition, could simply not hold back his tears when he was announced the winner of the reality show beating the highly tipped Chichiz. The very talented Optional King stood tall amongst thousands of hopefuls who turned up for auditions when the search for the next big star in Ghanaian music kicked off last year. The thousands were pruned…

It is emerging that chloroquine has the efficacy to thwart the viral agent that causes the coronavirus disease. A professor of Epidemiology at the University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS), Ho in the Volta Region, said he is gathering that the popular drug for the cure of malaria, Chloroquine, has been certified as having capabilities to cure coronavirus. It is not confirmed, nonetheless, he added. Professor Fred Binka made this known while sharing his thoughts on the preparedness of Ghana in case of an outbreak of the deadly disease, on The Key Points on TV3/3FM on Saturday, February 22.…

A Kenyan judge has been arrested and accused of coaching the main suspect in a murder trial – a widow whose husband was found in a septic tank. Appeal Court Judge Sankale ole Kantai did not comment after his alleged link to murder suspect Sarah Wairimu came under scrutiny. In September the body of her husband, Dutch businessman Tob Cohen, was found two months after he had gone missing. Ms Wairimu pleaded not guilty to her husband’s murder and is awaiting trial. Lord Justice Kantai is accused of helping the suspect with her statement for the police about her husband’s…

Soldiers of the Ghanaian Battalion serving with the United Nations Mission In South Sudan (UNMISS GHANBATT 7) have been awarded with the prestigious United Nations Peacekeeping Medals for their selfless service. The award was also in recognition of their immense contributions towards the peace process in the Republic of South Sudan. A statement from the Battalion said a total of 698 all ranks were decorated with the medal at a colourful ceremony at the GHABATT Headquarters after having served the mandated 90 days to be qualified. It said Madam Hiroko Hirahara, the Head of Field Office for Unity State, who…

Over the last few days, I have watched with keen interest, Kevin Taylor’s expose on the Aker/Ghana government deal. Kevin on his Loud Silence Media programme dubbed: “With All Due Respect” revealed clandestine changes in the upstream petroleum sector. For the benefit of readers, let me add my comments to what I call the most radical political attack on Ghana’s upstream petroleum sector since the commencement of the FOURTH REPUBLIC.  This attack has far reaching consequences and serious implications for the future of Ghana’s upstream petroleum industry way beyond AKER; affecting not only our economy but future generations to come!…

Political Scientist Professor Ransford Yaw Gyampo has called for a cessation in the phenomenon where political parties in power tend to support the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) while those in opposition continue to reject any major programmes by the election-management body. “We should know that no Electoral Commission has what it takes to rig elections in favour of any political party,” he stressed. “Otherwise the NDC shouldn’t have been in opposition now.” Prof Gyampo was speaking on Hot Issues on TV3 as regards protests by some political parties against the EC’s resolve to compile a new voters’ register for the…

United Bank for Africa (Ghana) on 14th February shared chocolates across business offices to delight customers as part of the Valentine’s Day celebration and to commemorate National Chocolate Day. The theme for this Year’s celebration was ‘Love like UBA’ and was aimed at demonstrating love and appreciation for loyalty to UBA Ghana. The Government of Ghana declared Valentine’s Day as Chocolate Day in 2005 to promote the consumption of locally manufactured chocolate and improve the economy. As part of this year’s Valentine’s Day celebration, UBA Ghana engaged customers on the ‘7days of love’ Challenge. The Challenge, on social media with…

Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram Constituency Samuel Nartey George says President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo came to lie to Parliament on Thursday when he delivered his message on the state of the nation. Sam George, as he is popularly called, said to have stood before Ghanaians to say the erratic power supply – popularly known as dumsor – was no more was a big lie and God did not like it. “When you tell lies God doesn’t like it,” he said on The Key Points on TV3/3FM on Saturday, February 22. “And even the devil doesn’t like it because…

Russia has flatly denied allegations that it is spreading disinformation about the new coronavirus outbreak on social media. US officials said Russian-linked accounts were making unfounded claims that America started the outbreak. Thousands of profiles on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram were peddling the theory, the officials said. Responding to the allegations on Saturday, the Russian foreign ministry dismissed them as “fake”. “This is a deliberately false story,” foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told Russia’s Tass news agency. Over 2,000 people have died, mostly in China, and more than 76,000 people are confirmed to have the new coronavirus. The virus, which…

British boxer Tyson Fury is the new WBC heavyweight champion. He beat American Deontay Wilder in a seventh round technical knock-out (TKO) on Sunday to claim the World Boxing Council title. Before sending the the former champion to the canvas, Fury knocked him down twice in the third and fifth round. In a packed MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Fury dominated on all three judges’ scorecard. Dave Moretti, Glenn Fieldman and Steve Welsfeld all gave it to the Briton for his dominant display. But he believes Wilder could bounce back. “[Wilder] came here tonight and he manned up and…