Author: Krobea

Award-winning Afrobeats artiste Wendy Shay will take her turn at the Accra Sports Stadium on Friday as Legon Cities FC face off with Great Olympics in the Ghana Premier League. It will be a Matchday 10 fixture in the 2019/20 Premier League. Wendy Shay’s performance, likely to be at the break, will follow previous appearances by Shatta Wale and Medikal. This time around the gates will be free for ladies in red as the day also marks Valentine’s Day. Legon Cities and Great Olympics are struggling in the League though they are both on 10 points each. While Olympics are…

A senior state attorney, Hilda Graig, in a case between the state and 10 persons, who have been accused of planning to destabilize the country, has hinted of freeing one of the accused, Colonel Gershon Akpa. Presenting her affidavit in opposition for a bail application for seven of the accused persons, Hilda Graig said evidence gathered so far does not implicate Colonel Gershon Akpa and the Attorney General has subsequently been advised. In her argument, she told the court the bail of indictment for nine of the accused persons is ready and committal process would be initiated in the next…

General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Johnson Asiedu Nketia alleges that the reassignment of the Minister of State at the Ministry of National Security, Bryan Acheampong, to the Ministry of Interior caps the “orchestration” by the Akufo-Addo-led government to rig the December elections. Mr Acheampong, who is also Member of Parliament for Abetifi Constituency, was reassigned to the Interior Ministry as Minister of State on Thursday via a statement issued by the presidency. No reasons were given for the reshuffle, which also saw the Deputy Minister of Interior, Henry Quartey, move to the National Security in the same…

Cancelling or postponing the Tokyo Olympics because of the coronavirus outbreak “has not been considered”, says 2020 Games chief Toshiro Muto. The outbreak in China has already led to the cancellation of a number of sporting events, including April’s Chinese Grand Prix. The Olympics are due to begin on 24 July in Japan’s capital city. On Thursday, the coronavirus death toll in China rose above 1,350 – with almost 60,000 infections in total. Several qualification events have been impacted by the virus. Speaking at a news conference in Tokyo, Muto said: “I want to again state clearly that cancellation or…

Black Stars Head Coach CK Akunnor has paid a visit to Leicester FC, where he met Ghana defender Daniel Amartey and the Manager of the English Premier League side. The senior national team coach had discussions with Amartey on his recovery from an ankle injury he sustained last year. Coach Akunnor also discussed the player’s injury situation with the club’s manager Brendan Rodgers and when he is expected to return to action. Meanwhile, the Ghana head trainer also took the opportunity to discuss tactics and style of play with the manager of Leicester City. Since he was appointed as head…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has made three key appointments for the top echelon of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF). The appointments were made following the completion of tour of duty and subsequent retirement of two senior officers. In consultation with the Council of State, President Akufo-Addo appointed Major General Thomas Oppong-Peprah as the new Chief of Army Staff. Major General Oppong-Peprah succeeds Major General William Ayamdo, who proceeds on retirement. Until his appointment, Major General Oppong-Peprah was the Chief of Staff at General Headquarters of the Ghana Armed Forces. That vacancy will, therefore, now be occupied by Commodore Issah…

Saying it succinctly without any malice or whatsoever attached, he who is really pressed to empty the contents of their bladder could do so by urinating to easily plot the coordinates of the West African state’s borders at a go. Togo, per its land size, is one of the smallest countries in Africa. If it would not be considered wild-dreaming, Togo’s populace could be counted within a split of a second by one of those marvelous Chinese drones that it [China] uses to warn its citizens who loiter about in town without nose masks in the midst of the deadly…

Popular Ghanaian actress Gloria Sarfo has expressed her overwhelming joy following her nomination in this year’s Africa Magic Viewer’s Choice Awards (AMVCA) for her supporting role in ‘Perfect Picture -10 Years Later’. The AMVCA is an annual accolade presented by MultiChoice, recognising outstanding achievements in television and film. In an exclusive phone in interview on Showbuzz on 3FM with MzGee, the ‘Efiewura’ actress said she is overly elated. “I’m very optimistic about this. My sister told me, ‘Ama this is for you because it looks like you are the only Ghanaian in there and they can never give all the…

The Consumer Protection Agency (CPA) has hailed the decision by the government to launch an application for the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) for customers to buy credit. The CPA said apart from fighting corruption in the system, the app will also help the ECG generate enough revenue. Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia on Tuesday announced at a Town Hall Meeting in Kumasi that government will on February 18, 2020, launch the mobile application to enable customers of the ECG to buy prepaid credit via mobile phones without having to visit sales points. Reacting to the issue on Onua FM’s…

The British government has suspended its funding of the Commonwealth Secretariat, the body that runs the international organisation from London, the BBC has learned. UK diplomats have told Lady Scotland, the secretary-general of the Commonwealth, that Britain’s annual £4.7m voluntary contribution will be withheld until her secretariat improves its financial procedures. The Secretariat insisted it was implementing recommendations made by external auditors. The UK decision came after Lady Scotland was criticised by auditors for “circumventing” usual competitive tendering rules when she awarded a lucrative consultancy contract to a company run by a friend. The auditors also discovered that procurement rules…