Author: Krobea

Mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor has pleaded guilty to one charge of assault after an altercation in a Dublin pub in April. Footage of the incident released in August showed McGregor punching Desmond Keogh in the head at the Marble Arch pub in Drimnagh, south of the centre. On Friday, the 31-year-old was convicted and fined 1,000 euros (£861). The court heard Mr Keogh did not want to give a victim statement and that he had accepted an apology from McGregor. McGregor was promoting his own brand of whiskey at the pub when the altercation took place on 6…

The National Teaching Council (NTC) sensitized in-service teachers on teacher professionalism on Wednesday, October 30. The team from NTC led by Executive Secretary Christian Addai-Poku took the participants through the National Teachers Standards (NTS), Licensing Process for In-Service Teachers and the Continuous Professional Development (CPD) at St. Marys Senior High School. NTC is an agency mandated by the Education Act, 2008 (Act 778) to license and register teachers as well as develop and periodically review professional standards and code of ethics. NTC’s vision is to be a beacon providing the standards guiding teacher preparation and practice and to promote world…

Fifa President, Gianni Infantino has sent a congratulatory message to newly elected GFA President Kurt Okraku and members of the new Executive Council of the GFA. In a letter to the new GFA President, the FIFA President also extended a warm message of goodwill and support to the President and his team. “I would like to extend my sincere congratulations and best wishes on the occasion of your recent election as President of the Ghana Football Association for the 2019-2023 period , at the 2019 GFA Extraordinary Elective Congress held on 25th October in Accra,” Infantino said in his letter.…

The Embassy of Israel across the world has embarked on strike by suspending all diplomatic activities indefinitely. In a statement on Wednesday, October 30, the Embassy of Israel in Accra said the action is “due to internal budgetary issues between the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Israel’s Ministry of Finance”. But it assured that the “good” and “long-lasting relations” between Ghana and Israel will not be affected. The Embassy of Israel in Ghana has oversight responsibilities in Liberia and Sierra Leone as well. “The Embassy will continue to give services and resume its diplomatic activities in Ghana, Liberia and…

A 14-year-old schoolgirl in Burundi’s capital, Bujumbura, has died after being brutally caned by a teacher, her father has told the BBC. Chadia Nishimwe was caned on the neck and legs, and the beating also caused her to bleed from the nose and ears, Jean-Marie Misago said. “She just died in class after being cruelly beaten by her teacher. They dumped her at the head teacher’s office,” Mr Misago said. The head teacher arranged to get Chadia to hospital – and he rushed there too, only to be told by the doctor that his child was already dead, Mr Misago…

Twitter is to ban all political advertising worldwide, saying that the reach of such messages “should be earned, not bought”. “While internet advertising is incredibly powerful and very effective for commercial advertisers, that power brings significant risks to politics,” company CEO Jack Dorsey tweeted. Social media rival Facebook recently ruled out a ban on political ads. News of the ban divided America’s political camps for the 2020 election. Brad Parscale, manager of President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign, said the ban was “yet another attempt by the left to silence Trump and conservatives”. But Bill Russo, spokesman for the campaign to…

The build-up to the squad announcement itself said a lot of things about the state of the Black Stars and the priority for Ghana football at the moment. No long debates and discussions on radio, not a lot of hints and the stories about which player was going to make it. Generally not much interest. And not much colour. Just a straight forward statement as has always been the case of the 23-players called up by coach Kwesi Appiah for two Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against South Africa and Sao Tome. With attention fixed on a new GFA president,…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will from Monday, November 4 resume his national tours by this time visiting the Volta Region. The Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, who disclosed this at a press briefing in Accra on Wednesday, said on Monday, President Akufo-Addo will kick off the tour in Ho with a meeting with the Regional Security Council. He will then depart to Adaklu and Akatsi to inspect infrastructure projects and also attend the 30th Anniversary of the Akatsi District Assembly. President Akufo-Addo will then grace a durbar of the chiefs and people of Aflao. He will on Tuesday,…

Ghana will mark the National Youth Day on Friday, November 1. The day is set aside by the Africa Union Commission to promote an increased awareness and recognition of young Africans as critical agents of positive change. Here in Ghana, the National Youth Authority(NYA), the government agency mandated to regulate and coordinate Youth Development activities, is marking the celebration with series of activities on the theme ‘Ghana Beyond Aid; The Youth Factor’ stemming from the vision of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. At a press briefing in Accra on Wednesday, a deputy Chief Executive Officer at the NYA, Akosua Manu,…

Black Stars Head Coach Kwesi Appiah has named a 23-man squad for two 2021 African Cup of Nations qualifying matches to be played next month. Ghana will host Bafana Bafana of South Africa at home on Thursday 14th November, 2019 at the Cape Coast Stadium, before travelling to São Tomé and Príncipe to face them on Monday 18th November. Coach Appiah has handed call ups to a number of players including former Hearts of Oak forward Torric Jibril, Spain based duo Iddrisu Baba and Mohammed Salisu, as well as German based Christopher Antwi Adjei. Captain Andre Ayew, Mubarak Wakaso, Jordan…