Author: Krobea

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…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has cut sod for the construction of a multi-purpose two-storey regional administration block for the Food and Agriculture Directorate in Nkwanta in the Oti Region. This forms part of his two-day tour of the Region to familiarize and show commitment of his government’s readiness to extend development to every nook and cranny of the country. The multi-purpose structure, which is for decentralized departments in the Oti Region, is expected to be completed in eight months. The block when completed would have a conference hall as well as offices, storage area and a lift for people…

Ghanaian highlife singer Kaakyire Kwame Appiah has disclosed that he has 13 children though not with one woman. In an interview on Onua 95.1 FM, Kaakyire Kwame Appiah, known for several hit songs, further said nine of his children are males and the rest females and some of his children came through concerts. This comes on the back of perceptions that due to the nature of their work, musicians get sexually attracted to some women and some even considering them as habitual womanizers who want to sleep with any woman who gets close to them. In past, when musicians had…

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia will chair the manifesto committee of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for the 2020 elections, 3news.com can confirm. The ruling party wants to make it two wins in a row as it prepares for the December elections. The 10-member committee has six ministers of state serving as members. Top on the list is a former presidential aspirant of the party, Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, who is also the Minister of Trade and Industry. Among the other members are Minister of Education Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, Minister of Finance Ken Ofori-Atta, Minister of Local Government and Rural…