Author: Krobea

Student leaders of the University of Ghana, Legon, are to meet school authorities over an attack on one of the students over the weekend. Suspected armed robbers on Sunday dawn attacked and injured a final year Psychology student on campus. Daniel Osei, who was cut on his arms and head, sustained several cutlass wounds. He is currently receiving treatment at the 37 Military Hospital in Accra. Daniel Osei is a student at the Accra City Campus of the University but resides at the Evandy Hostel. He was in the company of some mates who had gone out at dawn to…

Ghanaian business magnate Sir Sam Jonah is Guest of Honor at the Third Annual FOCOS fundraising dinner on Saturday, May 18 The event, organized by the Foundation of Orthopedics and Complex Spine (FOCOS), takes place at the Kempinski Gold Coast Hotel in Accra from 7:00pm to 10:00pm. Proceeds from the event will go towards patients at FOCOS Orthopedic Hospital who suffer from various musculoskeletal conditions and are unable to afford treatment. Typically, surgical costs for many of these major procedures average between $15,000 and $20,000, which is about 10 to 20 percent of the actual costs in places like the…

The Scientific and Technical Working Group (STWG), made up of some key stakeholders in the fisheries industry, has called on the Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, Elizabeth Naa Afoley Quaye, to consider a change in the date of this year’s closed season. Ms Afoley Quaye last month announced May 15 to June 15 as the closed season for inshore trawlers and canoes and August-September for industrial trawlers. But the Group says the proposed dates will not achieve the objective for which they have been set. “Spawning potential and recruitment at this time is low as fish remain offshore, in…

Moslems in Ghana will begin this year’s 30 days of fasting and prayers from Monday, May 6. Chief Imam Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharubutu announced the start of the holy month over the weekend. Ramadan is the ninth month on the Islamic calendar. It is observed to commemorate the first revelation of the Quran to Prophet Mohammed. Already, there have been well-wishes from some personalities. Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia announced on Sunday that he will be joining some Muslim communities throughout the period “to pray and break our fast together (iftar) and pray for Ghana”. He acknowledged how important the…

Forty-one people died after a Russian plane made an emergency landing and burst into flames just after takeoff from Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport. Dramatic video shows passengers using emergency exit slides to escape the burning Aeroflot aircraft. Survivors suggest the plane was struck by lightning, but Russia’s national carrier said only that it returned to the airport for technical reasons. Two children are among the dead. The jet had 73 passengers and five crew. Initial reports suggested the plane had landed on fire, but sources quoted by Russian news agency Interfax said the jet caught fire after a very bumpy landing.…

A 30-year-old pregnant woman, Alimatu Karim, has been murdered and parts of her body cooked by a lunatic at Muramura in the Kwahu South Municipality of the Eastern Region. The lunatic, Kofi Sammy, has also been lynched by an angry mob in the area. Police reports said a distress call was placed to at about 12:47pm on Sunday. The pregnant woman had left home on Saturday, May 4 to look for nuts but did not return home. On Sunday, the lunatic was seen cooking some meat in the bush. The people in the area suspected it could be human flesh…

Chelsea secured their place in the Champions League next season with victory over Watford at Stamford Bridge. The win, combined with Arsenal’s draw against Brighton, means the Blues are guaranteed a top-four finish in the Premier League. After a quiet first half, Chelsea scored twice within three minutes early in the second period through headers by Ruben Loftus-Cheek and David Luiz. Gonzalo Higuain sealed the points with a neat finish from Pedro’s pass for his fifth goal for the club. The win moves Chelsea up to third, one point ahead of Tottenham and four points clear of the fifth-placed Gunners.…

Award-winning 3FM mid-morning show presenter Miriam Osei-Agyemang has been selected to moderate the maiden Africa Women’s Sports Summit to be held in Accra. The event, which will see the gathering of top sports journalists and icons from across the continent, will be held on Wednesday, May 15 at the Swiss Spirit Alisa Hotel. The Summit is a brainchild of international sports journalist Juliet Bawuah. The guest speakers, all female, have been drawn from across the continent. They include Ghana’s Nana Aba Anamoah and Eva Okyere, Uganda’s Usher Komugisha and South Africa’s Carol Tshabalala. The summit is themed: ‘Take Your Place’.…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has cut the sod for the commencement of phase two of the redevelopment project of the Kumasi Central Market and the provision of associated infrastructure. Speaking at the ground-breaking ceremony on Thursday, May 2,  at Kejetia, President Akufo-Addo indicated that the start of the 2nd phase of the redevelopment project, in addition to numerous projects ongoing in Asanteman, and, indeed, across the country demonstrates government’s unwavering commitment to deliver significant infrastructure projects that will create jobs and enhance economic development. “The redevelopment of the Kumasi Central Market is a €248 million project, and it is…

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has made “minor adjustments” to the 2018/2019 academic calendar, particularly for double-track schools. “This is to ensure that the SHS 1 students in Double-Track schools will complete the end of second semester together and allow schools that wish to have their SHS 1 students write the same end of semester exams flexibility to do so,” a release to all regional directors of education indicated. According to the release on Thursday, May 2, Green Track students will begin their mid-semester break on Friday, May 10 as scheduled. This means Gold Track students will also begin their…