Author: Krobea

Four boys on Saturday, September 21 got drowned in a river at a Kumasi suburb, Breman, in the Suame municipality of the Ashanti Region The incident occurred at about 5:30pm. It comes barely two days after a primary six pupil got drowned at Bantama-Kokoso in Kumasi. The boys reportedly went to swim in the Nwabi River, which had overflown its banks following torrential downpour earlier in the week. Three of the victims named as Clinton Gyimasu, 9, Ezra Owusu Afriyie, 10, and Agya-Wusu, 9, were pronounced dead on arrival at the Tafo Government Hospital. Their bodies have been deposited at…

A former Director General of the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) of the Ghana Police Service, COP (rtd) Bright Oduro, has backed calls for an independent body to be a check on the Service. He opined that that will shore up the confidence of the public in the Service. For him, many see the Service as partial particularly over issues that have to do with its own.It is said to shield offending officers. COP (rtd) Oduro made these observations on TV3’s Hot Issues on Saturday, September 21. He disclosed that the Service cannot be rid of politics as most of the…

A former Chief of Defense Staff (CDS), Brigadier-General (rtd) Joseph Nunoo-Mensah, has predicted that Ghana may run into chaos if immediate steps are not taken to correct the current political system. He says seeds of chaos are being sown everywhere in the country. “I don’t sleep easily in Ghana today,” he bemoaned on 3FM/TV3’s The Key Points on Saturday, September 21. According to him, almost everybody including military officers, who are known to be disciplined, go about their duties anyhow. “We may run Ghana aground in the not-too-distant future,” he predicted. The former presidential security advisor was speaking on the…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says African leaders and citizens of the continent, must work to make Africa attractive for the youth, enabling them to see the continent as a place of opportunities, and generate wealth and prosperity. According to President Akufo-Addo, “the irony is that Africa should really not be in this conundrum. There are good reasons why we should be able to get ourselves out of the hole and onto the path of hope and prosperity.  Indeed, as the theme rightly states, the future is African, and properly so.” Speaking at the Princeton University on Friday, 20th September,…

Cameroon’s Sports Ministry has announced that the former Portuguese footballer Toni Conceicao has been appointed as the new head coach of the Indomitable Lions. The 57-year-old, most recently coach of CFR Cluj in Romania, succeeds Dutch legend Clarence Seedorf who was sacked from the post in July following Cameroon’s early exit from the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt. The length of Conceicao’s contract with Cameroon will be announced later this month. He will be assisted by former Cameroon international Francois Omam Biyik who played at three World Cups and helped the Indomitable Lions win the 1988 Africa Cup…

An American man has drowned while proposing to his girlfriend underwater on holiday in Tanzania. Steven Weber and his girlfriend, Kenesha Antoine, were staying in a submerged cabin at the Manta Resort, off Pemba Island. Footage shows Mr Weber diving under water to ask Ms Antoine to marry him. In the video, Mr Weber presses a hand-written proposal note against the cabin window as Ms Antoine films from inside. Ms Antoine, confirming Mr Weber’s death in a Facebook post, said he “never emerged from those depths”. The Manta Resort told the BBC Mr Weber “tragically drowned while free diving alone…

Promoted Granada stunned champions Barcelona to move top of La Liga. Ramon Azeez headed in at the back post with less than two minutes played. Barcelona manager Ernesto Valverde introduced Lionel Messi and Ansu Fati at half-time, but Alvaro Vadillo added the hosts’ second from the penalty spot after Arturo Vidal handled in the area. The result condemns Barcelona to their worst league start for 25 years and leaves them in seventh, three points behind surprise leaders Granada. Earlier, Atletico Madrid missed the chance to go top as they were held to a goalless draw against Celta Vigo. Valverde made…

The Chief Operations Officer of the Ghana Music Right Organization (GHAMRO), Captain Abraham Adjetey, who doubles as a copyright expert, has said industry players in the entertainment fraternity don’t want to abide by laws. Captain Abraham Adjetey, who was on Onua 95.1 FM’s entertainment talk show Anigye Mmre to talk about how musicians can come out with good lyrics, said, “In the western world they write all their sex lyrics and people enjoy it”. “When it comes to our culture it is different, there are certain things our culture frowns on so musicians ought to be careful,” he said. “Our…

The Acting Inspector General of Police, James Oppong-Boanuh, has been commended for the manner in which he handled the case involving the missing Takoradi girls. Speaking on TV3’s Hot Issues on Saturday, a former Director General of the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) of the Ghana Police Service, COP (rtd) Bright Oduro, said after barely a month in office, the Acting IGP has conducted himself well as regards the case. The Acting IGP took over from David Asante-Apeatu in July, 2019 in an acting role after the latter retired. Immediately after taking over, IGP Oppong-Boanuh paid a visit to families…

Former President John Dramani Mahama has expressed worry about the commentary his office’s statement on the UN address by Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II generated. According to him, the statement only sought to “shed more light on the events surrounding the 2016 poll and not to disparage Otumfuo’s efforts at promoting national peace and unity”. After the Asantehene addressed the UN High Level Forum on Culture of Peace on Friday, September 13, former Chief of Staff Julius Debrah issued a statement to insist that the former president conceded defeat willingly without any persuasion. I was never persuaded to concede defeat…