Author: Krobea

Three World Rugby Trainers under leadership of Denver Wannies (South Africa) with Johnbosco Muamba (Kenya) and Dr Ben Mahinda embarked on a historic mission in Ghana to start training local candidates to also become Trainers. According to Ghana Rugby President and Board Chairman, Herbert Mensah, the occasion was momentous as it will liberate the Union from the need to wait for the availability of Rugby Africa Trainers to undertake Level 1 training of coaches in Ghana. “Given the ambitious drive to penetrate schools with the World Rugby “Get Into Rugby” (GIR) youth education programme and plans for the expansion of…

Minister of Education Dr. Mathew Opoku Prempeh and USAID/Ghana Mission Director Sharon L. Cromer last Friday, February 21 launched the end-line impact evaluation report for the United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Early Grade Reading programme.  The ceremony, hosted by the Minister at the Ministry of Education (MoE), also saw the launch of the Distribution and Production of instructional materials for the Transition to English (T2E) activity. The collaboration between USAID/Ghana and Ghana’s Ministry of Education is one of the key partnerships between the Republic of Ghana and the United States of America focused on promoting a quality education…

Life can be good sometimes. At other times, it may hurt us so badly. Life can be one whole jolly ride at a point… and before one knows, so many vicissitudes have ambushed them. There are ups and downs in this life. They are our fat and lean seasons. We can’t have it all every time. Life can’t be rosy all through even though we wish it were. There will be times for enjoyment and times for managing scarce resources. There will be times of abundance and those of lack. Like in the days of Joseph in Egypt, there will…

Gospel singer, rapper and spoken word artiste Chosen YesuBa has hinted of the release of a new music video from his recent Last Days EP mixtape. The Last Days EP is a gospel rap piece which was released last year with one video titled ‘Soul Grind’. The gospel mixtape album had seven songs. Chosen YesuBa after some media tour and ministrations is bouncing back to the scenes with another amazing music video from the mixtape. The music video was shot and edited by Director Tee, the new music video sensation in the industry. Watch Soul Grind video by Chosen Yesuba…

Have you ever thought of what the Black Stars would have looked like in the past or now with Marcel Desailly, Memphis Depay or the many players with Ghanaian heritage who have played for other countries? The Black Stars in recent years have had their nests raided for young talent by the predators of the West. Memphis Depay, Jerome Boateng, Mario Balotelli and Danny Welbeck are some notable stars in a galaxy of others who have chosen to shine with the colours of a foreign nation instead of their own motherland Ghana. The poaching of our talent from the ‘big’…

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!…