Author: Krobea

Conor McGregor returned to the octagon in style at UFC 246 as he beat American fan favourite Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone in just 40 seconds in Las Vegas. Irishman McGregor, 31, came out on top after one of the most spectacular performances of his career. Two of UFC’s most popular fighters went toe to toe in the main event at the T-Mobile Arena. But referee Herb Dean stepped in and waved off the contest inside a minute after a series of blows from McGregor. “I made history tonight. I set a new record. I’m the first fighter in UFC history to…

US President Donald Trump’s legal team has issued its first formal response to the impeachment charges against him, describing them as a “dangerous attack” on democracy. The document said the impeachment articles failed to allege any crime and were a “brazen” attempt to interfere with the 2020 presidential elections. The response came as the Democrats filed their brief for the proceedings. Opening statements in the trial will begin next week. Mr Trump is the third US president in history to face an impeachment trial. He is accused of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. He has denied wrongdoing and…

Prince Harry and Meghan will no longer use their HRH titles and will not receive public funds for royal duties, Buckingham Palace has announced. The couple will also no longer formally represent the Queen. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex intend to repay £2.4m of taxpayer money for the refurbishment of Frogmore Cottage, which will remain their UK family home, the statement added. The new arrangement comes into effect in spring this year, the palace said. The statement comes after the Queen held talks with the couple on Monday about their future, following their announcement that they wanted to “step…

A goalkeeping howler by Ashanti Gold SC gave Berekum Chelsea the vital 3 points at the Obuasi Len Clay Stadium in the Ghana Premier League. The game was the first of many in Matchday 5 of the 2019/20 season and the two unbeaten sides were poised to match each other. After a goalless first half, the two sides came back from the break determined to break the deadlock. After just eight minutes of play, Kofi Owusu, whose goal in the Ashanti Region the last time caused problems for Asante Kotoko, took advantage of the goalkeeping error by Frank Boateng to…

Telecommunications network MTN has restored data connectivity across Ghana after two days of disruptions. The disruptions were caused by a double undersea fibre optic cable cut in Europe. The situation affected the network’s operations not only in Ghana but across 14 countries including South Africa. The fibre optic cable cut in Europe affected the West African Cable System (WACS) as well worsening connectivity in West Africa. The leading telecommunication company in Ghana apologized for the situation. MTN apologises over data connectivity challenges On Saturday evening, it announced full restoration of service. “Thank you for your patience,” it said in an…

The chief executive of the Recording Academy, which organises the Grammy Awards, has been removed from her position just 10 days before this year’s ceremony in Los Angeles. Deborah Dugan was placed on administrative leave following an allegation of misconduct, the Academy said in a statement. Dugan had replaced former chief executive Neil Portnow, who caused controversy in 2018 when he suggested female artists should “step up” if they wanted to be recognised at the Grammys. She was the Academy’s first female president and, in an interview published this week, called her role “the best job on the planet”. In…

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) office at Somanya in the Yilo Krobo Constituency of the Eastern Region has been ransacked. This comes in the wake of preparations by the constituency election committee to hold a balloting exercise on Saturday, January 18 for three candidates, who have been cleared to contest the party’s primaries, having received a directive from the national office. Personnel who manage the NDC constituency office got to the office Saturday morning only to meet the sliding door of the office vandalized with the computer, register and other documents missing. This has forced the postponement of the…

A founder member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Kwame Amoako Tuffour, says his party was just lucky to have emerged victorious in the last general elections given the register used. “We were very luck and I thank God,” he stated. He maintains that but for the “thorough” and “fast” work done by the party, the results would have gone the other way. He blamed the situation on the then Chair of the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC), Charlotte Osei, who insisted on maintaining the register. Dr Amoako Tuffour expressed these on Saturday, January 18, when he took the hot…

The Executive Secretary of the National Identification Authority (NIA) Professor Kenneth Agyemang Attafuah, has revealed that the Authority has registered over 50 percent of the country’s voting population in its ongoing mass registration exercise for the issuance of the Ghana Card. “We have registered over 7.2 million people as at [Friday, January 17, 2020]. That is more than 50 percent of the voting population as at today.” He further revealed that 94 percent of eligible Ghanaians that NIA’s mass registration exercise has captured “to date are 18 years old or will be 18 years by voting date”. The Electoral Commission’s…

The National Identification Authority (NIA) has so far successfully registered over seven million qualified Ghanaians in the ongoing mass registration exercise for the issuance of the Ghana Card. Out of the number, the Authority has been able to printed over six million cards and issued four million of them to qualified Ghanaians. “The NIA has so far conducted the mass registration exercise in the following regions: Volta, Oti, Northern, Savannah, North East, Upper East, Upper West, Bono, Ahafo, Bono East and Ashanti,” Professor Agyemang Attafuah, the Chief Executive Officer of the Authority, disclosed at a press briefing in Takoradi in…