Author: Krobea

A 14-year-old schoolgirl in Burundi’s capital, Bujumbura, has died after being brutally caned by a teacher, her father has told the BBC. Chadia Nishimwe was caned on the neck and legs, and the beating also caused her to bleed from the nose and ears, Jean-Marie Misago said. “She just died in class after being cruelly beaten by her teacher. They dumped her at the head teacher’s office,” Mr Misago said. The head teacher arranged to get Chadia to hospital – and he rushed there too, only to be told by the doctor that his child was already dead, Mr Misago…

Twitter is to ban all political advertising worldwide, saying that the reach of such messages “should be earned, not bought”. “While internet advertising is incredibly powerful and very effective for commercial advertisers, that power brings significant risks to politics,” company CEO Jack Dorsey tweeted. Social media rival Facebook recently ruled out a ban on political ads. News of the ban divided America’s political camps for the 2020 election. Brad Parscale, manager of President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign, said the ban was “yet another attempt by the left to silence Trump and conservatives”. But Bill Russo, spokesman for the campaign to…

The build-up to the squad announcement itself said a lot of things about the state of the Black Stars and the priority for Ghana football at the moment. No long debates and discussions on radio, not a lot of hints and the stories about which player was going to make it. Generally not much interest. And not much colour. Just a straight forward statement as has always been the case of the 23-players called up by coach Kwesi Appiah for two Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against South Africa and Sao Tome. With attention fixed on a new GFA president,…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will from Monday, November 4 resume his national tours by this time visiting the Volta Region. The Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, who disclosed this at a press briefing in Accra on Wednesday, said on Monday, President Akufo-Addo will kick off the tour in Ho with a meeting with the Regional Security Council. He will then depart to Adaklu and Akatsi to inspect infrastructure projects and also attend the 30th Anniversary of the Akatsi District Assembly. President Akufo-Addo will then grace a durbar of the chiefs and people of Aflao. He will on Tuesday,…

Ghana will mark the National Youth Day on Friday, November 1. The day is set aside by the Africa Union Commission to promote an increased awareness and recognition of young Africans as critical agents of positive change. Here in Ghana, the National Youth Authority(NYA), the government agency mandated to regulate and coordinate Youth Development activities, is marking the celebration with series of activities on the theme ‘Ghana Beyond Aid; The Youth Factor’ stemming from the vision of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. At a press briefing in Accra on Wednesday, a deputy Chief Executive Officer at the NYA, Akosua Manu,…

Black Stars Head Coach Kwesi Appiah has named a 23-man squad for two 2021 African Cup of Nations qualifying matches to be played next month. Ghana will host Bafana Bafana of South Africa at home on Thursday 14th November, 2019 at the Cape Coast Stadium, before travelling to São Tomé and Príncipe to face them on Monday 18th November. Coach Appiah has handed call ups to a number of players including former Hearts of Oak forward Torric Jibril, Spain based duo Iddrisu Baba and Mohammed Salisu, as well as German based Christopher Antwi Adjei. Captain Andre Ayew, Mubarak Wakaso, Jordan…

A former Chief Executive of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), Alex Mould, has raised alarm about the entire integrated Plan of Development (PoD) resubmitted by Aker Energy in relation to the Pecan oil field. According to him, per the resubmitted PoD, Aker Energy wants government to allow them to continue exploration after their exploration period has ended and also retain oil fields not covered under this PoD, which should be relinquished as per the Petroleum Agreement (PA). Also, the energy and finance expert disclosed that Aker were seeking to “let any development in the future of these unrelinquished fields,…

Cast of popular drama series Silver and Gold had an unforgettable interaction with popular blogger Zion Felix. Silve and Gold is a financial drama series portraying the current financial crisis in Ghana and any other office-related lifestyle issues. The cast is made up of all the contestants of the just-ended reality show ‘The Next Top Actor’ by TV3. After seven weeks on TV3, the most talked about drama series has gained lots of recognition and so some of the cast were invited by Zion Felix for a conversation. One of the characters, Fernard Mintah, accused actress Fella Makafui of snubbing…

Ghana and India appear to be following a similar development path in the way in which both economies are run by their current leaderships, the Asian country’s leader has observed. Speaking at the ongoing Future Investment Initiative (FII) summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, October 29, Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi underscored the need for countries to speedily embrace the Fourth Industrial Revolution, as the surest bet to leapfrogging the ever changing global dynamics of development. Prime Minister Modi stated his belief that India’s commitment to leverage on technology for accelerated growth is the key to its transformation. He…

Political parties are readying themselves for a general election campaign after MPs voted for a 12 December poll. The legislation approved by MPs on Tuesday will later begin its passage through the House of Lords, where it is not expected to be opposed. Boris Johnson says he is ready to fight a “tough” general election. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said the snap poll gave a “once-in-a-generation” opportunity to transform the country. His shadow chancellor, John McDonnell, said the election wouldn’t just be about Brexit – telling BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “It will be about austerity [and] about what’s happen…