Author: Krobea

Former Burton Albion defender Kelvin Maynard has been shot and killed in Amsterdam, Dutch police have confirmed. The 32-year-old was shot in his car and police are appealing for witnesses as they search for two suspects who they say escaped on a black scooter. Officers from a nearby fire station tried to help Maynard but he later died of his injuries. The Dutch-Surinamese player, who also had a spell at Royal Antwerp, was at non-league Dutch club Alphense Boys. “Everyone at Burton Albion is saddened to learn of the tragic death of our former player Kelvin Maynard,” the club said…

Tunisia’s former President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali has died in exile aged 83, his family says. Ben Ali led the country for 23 years and was credited with delivering stability and some economic prosperity. But he received widespread criticism for suppressing political freedoms and for widespread corruption. In 2011, he was forced from office following mass street protests. This triggered a wave of similar uprisings across the Arab world. At least half a dozen countries in the region saw their president fall or conflicts break out in the wake of the former Tunisian leader’s downfall, in what became known as…

I have for the past weeks searched my archives and it appears there is no single topic – whether in Ghana or elsewhere – which I have spent so much time writing on than the issue of the Takoradi missing girls. On January 14, 2019, I published what would be my first piece on the subject titled, “Takoradi jail break, a case of criminals in uniform!” which was followed by “Hello CID boss, promotion in commotion?” on April 11, 2019 and on May 17, 2019, “From ‘found’ to ‘hope’? Maame Yaa Tiwaa, ‘Aboro so!’” It was not the case that…

Media General’s Natalie Fort has sued celebrity gossip website, GhanaCelebrities.com and six others for defamation. The writ of summons issued on September 4, 2019 from an Accra High Court is an action taken in response to a defamatory publication published on July 15, 2019 by GhanaCelebrities website. The publication wrote that the News Anchor and Journalist was “pregnant for four married men including an NPP Politician”. The publication was later republished by additional online news outlets, some of which published their own slant to the initial defamatory story. The defamatory publications further indicated that “Natalie Fort together with her family…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo left the country on Thursday, September 19 as leader of Ghana’s delegation to the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. Whilst in New York, the President, as co-Chair of the Advocacy Group of Eminent Persons for the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), will participate in a series of SDGs events. At the invitation of the President of Princeton University, he will deliver a public address at Princeton University on Friday, September 20, and, also, at the invitation of Mr. Robert Barchi, President of Rutgers, he will deliver another public address at the Achebe…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has by an Executive Instrument declared Monday, September 23 as a statutory public holiday. The day marks the birthday of Ghana’s first president, Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah, which is September 21 but falls on Saturday this year. “However, in view of the fact that 21st September, 2019 falls on a Saturday, His Excellency, the President of the Republic of Ghana has by Executive Instrument (E.I), declared Monday, 23rd September, 2019 as an Additional Public Holiday to be observed as Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day throughout the country,” a news release issued by the Minister of Interior,…

South Africa’s Ndlovu Youth Choir failed to make it into the top five of America’s Got Talent, but say they are not discouraged as they are excited about their future. The young singers ultimately lost in the final of the TV talent show to US singer Kodi Lee , who walked away with the $1m (£801,000) prize. “Our AGT journey may have come to an end but this is only the beginning. We are so excited for what lies ahead, and we look forward to continuing sharing love, unity and above all hope,” the choir tweeted. https://twitter.com/ChoirAfrica/status/1174512836661301248?s=20 The group, together…

US President Donald Trump has named a new national security adviser to replace John Bolton. Robert O’Brien has had a long career in foreign policy working for both main US parties and currently heads hostage negotiations at the State Department. He is Mr Trump’s fourth national security adviser. As top adviser on national security, Mr O’Brien will be tasked with tackling everything from immigration policy to heightened tensions with Iran. The president and his new appointee spoke with reporters on Wednesday morning in Los Angeles. “Robert has been fantastic,” Mr Trump said, praising Mr O’Brien’s work with hostages. “We know…

The Member of Parliament (MP) for the Nalerigu-Gambaga Constituency, Hajia Alima Mahama has commissioned electricity for 23 communities in the East Mamprusi municipality under the Rural Electrification Project. The move was to fulfill a campaign promise made to the people ahead of the 2016 general elections. The MP used the occasion to emphasize her commitment to further develop the constituency with her three priority areas of education, road network, and portable drinking water for the people. At a durbar in Sumni-boma, Hajia Alima Mahama encouraged students to use the intervention to improve on their studies. The Local Government and Rural…

The Ghana Federation of Disability Organisations is asking government to fulfil commitment it made at the Global Disability Summit in Kenya in July, 2018. The Federation says government, for instance, committed to ensuring that 1.5 percent of the Ministry of Education budget is allocated to inclusive education. But its checks reveal only 0.3 percent has been allocated to that cause. In July 2018, the Global Disability Summit, held for the first time, was aimed at galvanising global effort to address disability inclusion in poor countries. The Summit, among others, mobilised various national commitments to disability and ensured a political will…