Author: Krobea

Ghana’s Black Stars have been drawn in Group G in the second round of qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup to be held in Qatar. At the draw held in Cairo, Egypt on Tuesday, Ghana were drawn with South Africa, Zimbabwe and Ethiopia. Ghana and South Africa will have to make the required strategies count as the two African football giants are already locked in the same group in qualifiers for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. The battle for a place in the play-offs of the World Cup qualifiers will come foremost in any strategies to be plotted…

Four persons believed to be from the same family have been trapped to death in a galamsey pit at Salema near Ainyinase in the Ellembele District of the Western Region. An eye witness tells Connect FM’s OMANBAPA morning show host Nhyiraba Paa Kwesi Simpson that the incident happened late Monday, around 4pm. The pit in which they were mining is said to have caved in. The victims, 2 males and 2 females, are between the ages 30 and 34, reports say. The bodies have since been deposited at the Axim Government Hospital morgue awaiting autopsy. Source: 3news.com|Ghana

British boxer Anthony Joshua has been pictured prostrating before Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari in London. Joshua, who is of Nigerian descent, also told the gathering he would “stand up for Nigeria” whenever it was needed. The pictures have had a mixed response on social media, with critics of Mr Buhari angry that Joshua didn’t raise the challenges faced by Nigerian youth. Joshua said in an Instagram story: “It’s not about politics. It’s about culture and respect for our elders.” Others, however, have praised Joshua for embracing his Nigerian roots, and for prostrating before Mr Buhari – a traditional show of…

There appears to be bad blood between former President Jerry John Rawlings and authorities of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) over the dismissal of some senior staff of the school, including a former Vice Chancellor Professor Mawutor Avoke. The University had been incensed by comments made by Mr Rawlings when he commemorated the 31st December Revolution anniversary in Winneba last year. According to the University, the former president had made his comments from an “ill-informed” position. “Indeed, the ex-President, in similar remarks a couple of months ago, waded into the issue from same ill-informed position and we, through our…

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has shown his depth of knowledge in Ghana’s norms and traditions, quoting a popular Akan proverb in his speech at the UK-Africa Investment Summit on Monday, January 20. In making a point about the uniqueness of each development partner, the former London Mayor said the British system is becoming “fairer” and “more equal”. He was juxtaposing his country with the likes of China, Russia, France and Germany. The former UK Foreign Secretary makes his point more convincing by saying: “But in the words of an old Akan proverb that I picked up in Ghana, ‘All…

Ghana Rugby’s President, Mr Herbert Mensah, has initiated the first step towards the development of a comprehensive player safety and welfare programme by appointing a task team to elaborate on the establishment of an “EagleWise – Safety Through Wisdom” programme for Ghana. The importance of PLAYER SAFETY in today’s world of Rugby Union can never be underestimated or taken too seriously. Player injuries is without doubt one of the most important threats facing the Game of Rugby Union and this is reflected in the almost continuous changes of the Laws of Rugby Union and the constant stream of new law…

On Thursday, 16th January, 2020, former President John Dramani Mahama spoke at the launch of the fundraising effort for his 2020 campaign to take back the presidency that he lost in 2016. In a report on the occasion, Starrfmonline quoted the leader of the National Democratic Congress as saying “We will bring back the automatic promotion of teachers. And cancel the teacher licensure exams. They say that we introduced the licensure exams; to be clear we never sought to use exams as a means of licensing teachers” (https://tinyurl.com/up3cv8y). This is not the first time we have heard comments along this…

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) in the Western Region recovered GH¢2.5 million from illegal power connections from businesses and residents in 2019. “In 2019, the revenue protection unit recovered a total of GH¢2,626,886. Out of this amount, the businesses and persons caught engaging in illegal mining have paid to ECG GH¢2,518,766. This is more than 90 per cent of the total recoveries we made. However, efforts are underway for the rest to be paid,” John Quayson-Dadzie, regional Revenue Protection Manager of ECG told 3news.com. The amount was recovered from illegal power connection activities such as unauthorized service connections, meter…

In 2015, I took a bold decision that changed the course of my life greatly— I quit my career as a Biology teacher of St. Roses SHS, Akwatia. Well, I never set out to be a teacher (neither did I ever dream of being a writer) but by dint of fate, I found myself teaching these young, brilliant girls how to pass their exams. It was a whole new level of adventure and fun between 2011 and 2015. I woke up one morning and decided to chase my inherent passion— writing. I didn’t know whether or not it was going…

One of the best economic empowerment and job intervention programs introduced by the government to tackle graduate unemployment is the Nation Builders Corps (NABCO). As it stands, the NABCO initiative remains the best tool for economic empowerment presenting a ready-market skill for job acquisition by unemployed graduates. It is in this vein that Dr. Anyars Ibrahim, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is calling for a more enhanced and well strengthened NABCO brand to boost the chances of trainee beneficiaries who exit their terms of training. Dr. Ibrahim Anyars has further admonished NABCO trainees to eschew all tendencies that will bring the…