Author: Krobea

The Director General at the Mental Health Authority, Dr Kwasi Osei, has revealed that victims of suicide in Ghana are mostly the youth and children. At a press conference as part of the Mental Health Week Celebration under the theme ‘Mental Health Promotion and Suicide Prevention’, Dr Osei noted that the World Health Organisation has put figures of people who die by suicide each year at more than 800,000, making it the principal cause of death among people 15 to 29 years old. For the breakdown, every 40 seconds, the world loses someone to suicide. In Ghana, according to Dr Kwasi…

For the first time a woman has been chosen as the chief justice in Sudan. The Sovereign Council, which is made up of civilian and military officials, confirmed that Supreme Court judge Neemat Abdulllah would head the country’s judiciary. Although only two of the 11-member Sovereign Council in charge of Sudan are women, this latest appointment is seen as a significant step towards addressing gender inequality. Activists have been pushing for more female appointments, especially as so many women played a key role in the protests that led to the downfall of former President Omar al-Bashir. The BBC’s Sudan analyst…

It’s becoming increasingly popular and merry making on the part of some of our Law enforcement agencies, to engage in Rambo style tactics when it comes to crowd control even without aggression or threats from protesters. It is not fun that, the just ended commissioner short’s commission indicted some Law enforcement officers in their flagrant disregard and violation of basic norms of security and intelligence application as well as the public order ACT Law 1994 (Act 491) in their line of duties, which eventually led to major violence occurrences and nearly fatal incidences during the Ayawaso by- elections on 31st…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YR5FjnTIeTs&app=desktop The road to a gold medal is a long one but for 28-year-old Richard Arthur the road to it has been incredibly tough. But with his excellent mind, competitive spirit and brilliant work ethic, he believes he can reach the goal. His is a story of a para-cyclist hoping that one day the stars will align for him to hit his teeth on the shiny metal. Along the streets of the capital, a cyclist paddles continuously. With his feet firmly on the paddle, a strong willpower and determination, he strolls along riding up and down the undulating roads with…

With a positive thought OR WITH A RANDOM ACT OF KINDNESS: the brain is calm, the body moves into a rest and digest mode, there are fewer “pressors” (chemicals e.g. epinephrine, that raise the blood pressure), the heart feels good, the body relaxes and takes breaths deep into the lungs, the intestines work on digestion more efficiently, libido is increased, muscles loosen and are more mobile, the arteries don’t experience an excessive amount of pressor, creating a normotensive state (having normal blood pressure), there are less inflammatory factors in your blood stream, the pancreas and thyroid function optimally, the immune system…

The former Managing Director of defunct Capital Bank Ghana Limited, William Ato Essien, has been dragged to an Accra High Court over several offences including stealing and money laundering. Together with three others, Mr Essien, who became the highest shareholder after leaving the Bank, was charged on Tuesday, October 8. Tetteh Nettey, Fitzgerald Odonkor and Kate Quartey-Papafio are the three others joined in the suit filed by the state. The offences for which the four have been charged date between 2015 and 2017, when management of the Bank was ceded to GCB Bank Limited. The four have been charged on…

A statue of former Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been built in his hometown in Sweden. The bronze structure, commissioned by the Swedish FA, was unveiled in front of hundreds of fans outside Malmo’s stadium on Tuesday. “No matter where you come from, where you are, no matter what you look like, the statue is the symbol that anything is possible,” said Ibrahimovic. The 38-year-old scored 62 goals in 116 games for Sweden between 2001 and 2016. The statue, created by Swedish artist Peter Linde, is 8ft 9in tall and weighs almost 500kg. Ibrahimovic started his career with Malmo…

A second lecturer from the University of Lagos (Unilag) has been suspended, following a BBC Africa Eye investigation into sexual harassment at two top West African universities. Dr Samuel Oladipo was secretly filmed propositioning an undercover reporter posing as a prospective student. He becomes the fourth and final academic exposed in the documentary to be suspended. On Monday, Unilag announced the suspension of Dr Boniface Igbeneghu, who also appeared in the documentary. This announcement comes after the University of Ghana said two of its staff filmed propositioning reporters posing as students at the university, would be suspended. Three of the…

National President of the Technical Universities Workers Association of Ghana (TUWAG) Nana Kwapong Offei-Boohene has stated that his union gives its support and commitment to the strike action by the Technical Universities Teachers Association of Ghana (TUTAG). “The migration issue affects all of us at the technical universities. So, if they have taken the lead over it then definitely they have our support and commitment.” Nana Kwapong Offei-Boohene explained that negotiators on the side of government have not been transparent with the process of migration. “The NCTE led a delegation to come and do an assessment of staff to enable…

Changes in trends and consumer preferences often force structural changes in industry.  Some companies reinvent themselves to survive and those who do not die. The Post has evolved through many developments and milestones the world over in the last 20 years. Basically, the postal industry connects the hearts of senders and receivers. Until the last mile (receiver receives the item) is completed, both hearts are expectant and the joy that the delivery brings a relief to both parties. As we celebrate World Post Day, it is quite important to look at the contributions of the Post in the development of…