Author: Krobea

At least 20 people have been crushed to death and 16 others injured during an outdoor religious service in Tanzania. Worshippers were attending a Pentecostal service at a stadium in the northern town of Moshi on Saturday evening when the incident occurred. Moshi district commissioner Kippi Warioba said attendees rushed forward to be anointed with blessed oil. Tanzania’s President John Magufuli sent his condolences and called for better security at such large events. The service was held by pastor Boniface Mwamposa, who refers to himself as “the apostle”. Survivors said Mr Mwamposa told hundreds of people gathered at the service…

The Director of Social Protection at the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP), Dr. Rita Owusu Amankwah, has stated that the Free Senior High School Policy implemented by government will help eradicate poverty in the country. The policy, which has seen an increase in enrollment in second cycle schools, she has reiterated, has great prospects for the country. She continued the policy on a larger scale has brought enormous relief to parents and guardians and has also created opportunity for many children to be educated. Speaking to Onua FM at a Video Premiering of beneficiary’s experiences with Social…

The 15th graduation ceremony of BlueCrest University College has taken place in Accra with a total of 209 students awarded certificates in various degree and diploma programmes.  The ceremony, which was attended by various dignitaries including Members of Parliament, Members of the Diplomatic Community, Academic Heads of Universities and guardians of graduands, was on the theme ‘Excellence through LITE (Leadership, Innovation, Technology and Excellence) approach. Speaking at the event, a Senior Lecturer at the University of Education, Winneba (UEW), Professor Danny Dampson, who spoke on behalf of the Vice Chancellor of the University of Education, noted that building a progressive…

Highlife musician Kofi Boakye Yiadom, popularly known as Kofi B in showbiz, has passed away. He died in the wee hours of Sunday, February 2. He was billed to perform later on Sunday at the 60th birthday anniversary of the Chief of Abeadze Dominase Traditional Area in the Central Region. He was at his hotel on Saturday night getting ready for the show when a noise was heard from his room. He was billed to perform at the birthday party of Dasebre Kwebu Ewusi VII, the First Vice President of the National House of Chiefs, with Kofi Nti. Narrating the…

A former National Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Kofi Adams, is alleging that the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) is behind the move by the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) to compile a new voters’ register. He claims the NPP are in bed with the EC and that must come as a worry to all Ghanaians. Mr Adams, who is the NDC Parliamentary Candidate for Buem Constituency, consequently called on well-meaning Ghanaians to stop the EC from going ahead to compile a new register. He was speaking on TV3/3FM’s The Key Points on Saturday. The decision by the EC…

Stars of Joker, The Irishman and Once Upon A Time In Hollywood are preparing to find out whether they have won Bafta Awards. This year’s ceremony takes place in London later, with Joaquin Phoenix, Al Pacino and Margot Robbie among the nominees expected to attend. Joker leads the pack with 11 nominations, while The Irishman and Once Upon A Time… have 10 each. But World War One epic 1917 is tipped to win the top prize, best film. Sir Sam Mendes’s gritty drama has nine nominations, and is also the bookmakers’ favourite to be named outstanding British film. Other nominees…

The JEA Mills-led government and the Mahama-led administration have been separately fingered in a major corruption case involving the procurement of C-295 military aircrafts for Ghana. The aircrafts were procured from Dutch firm Airbus SE, which has been found guilty in shady deals in some countries across the globe. Investigations by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) in the UK led to the exposé. Fines were imposed by the Royal Courts of Justice in its landmark judgement on Friday. The SFO focused its investigations on not only Airbus but its partners in South Korea, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Taiwan, Ghana, Colombia…

A man has died of the coronavirus in the Philippines in the virus’s first confirmed fatality outside China. The patient was a 44-year-old Chinese man from Wuhan, in Hubei province, where the virus was first detected. He appeared to have been infected before arriving in the Philippines, the World Health Organization said. More than 300 people have died in the outbreak so far, the vast majority from Hubei, and more than 14,000 people have been infected. The US, Australia and an increasing number of other countries have barred the arrival of foreigners from China and are requiring their own citizens…

Founder of the Ghana Freedom Party (GFP) Akua Donkor has waded into the controversy of the compilation of a new register for the 2020 elections. She said the Chair of the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC), Jean Mensa, should simply be allowed to do her job. Speaking to Kumasi-based Akoma FM on Saturday, February 1, Madam Akua Donkor said the reasons adduced by the political parties against the decision to compile a new biometric voters’ register are not tenable. She said what the country wants is a free and fair elections, which the Commission has assured a new register will guarantee.…

Fifa President, Gianni Infantino, has proposed to the Confederation of African Football (Caf) that the Africa Cup of Nations be held every four years instead of two, as he outlined his vision to “project African football to the top of the world”. Infantino was speaking at a Caf seminar in Morocco, focusing on the development of football competitions and infrastructure in Africa. “I propose to organise the Africa Cup of Nations every four years rather than two years,” the Fifa President said. “The CAN [Africa Cup of Nations] generates twenty times less than the Euros. Having a CAN every two…