Author: Krobea

The second edition of the Connect FM Community Street Rap Battle came to an exciting climax on Saturday, September 7 at the Positive Action Bay in Essikado, Sekondi. Ten rappers who emerged tops from four communities battled their way to the final to wrestle for the coveted crown and the bragging rights. They are Ladsmid, King Zuba, Crown Buka, from Kwesimintsim, Yaw King, Dhisway, Mr. Crayon, from Effiakuma, Kin Ropa, Abrassive Promzy, from Takoradi and Biscuit, Kwame Speechless, from Sekondi. The most exciting rounds on the night were the Creativity and the One-on-One battle. Ladsmid, Biscuit and Yaw King won…

The Unity Hall of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has with immediate effect stripped the Minister of Education, Dr Matthew Opoku-Prempeh, and Vice Chancellor Kwasi Obiri Danso of their alumni status. The Hall’s alumni association has also blamed the high court judge who dismissed its injunction to make the conversion of the all-male hall into a mixed hall take effect for the crisis on campus. At an emergency meeting held on Sunday, September 8, alumni of the hall, popularly known as Continentals, said they will embark on a campaign to end the political career of Dr Opoku-Prempeh,…

The leader and founder of Ghana Freedom Party (GFP), Madam Akua Donkor, has reiterated her commitment to enhance agriculture if voted into power as president come 2020. In her quest to ensure that, she has pledged to ban the use of weedicides and pesticides in farming. Madam Akua Donkor has also promised to provide and supply farmers with the requisite machinery to go the traditional way in farming instead of the use of weedicides. She disclosed this in an interview with Onua FM and extensively touched on the adverse effects of weedicides in farming. She said the use of weedicides…

Nissan chief executive Hiroto Saikawa will step down next week as the carmaker grapples with an executive pay scandal. The announcement followed a meeting of the carmaker’s board on Monday. Earlier, Mr Saikawa told Japanese media he was “keen to pass the torch” when asked if he was preparing to resign. The Nissan boss had come under pressure after saying he had been overpaid as part of a bonus scheme. However, he denied wrongdoing. Board chairman Yasushi Kimura told reporters that Mr Saikawa would quit on 16 September. “After the board discussion, the board asked Mr Saikawa to step down…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has taken a swipe at his opponents over the perception that he has consistently cleared all appointees of his alleged to have engaged in corrupt deals. He, therefore, shrugged off criticism that he shields those appointees. The president says he only acts on conclusions of investigative bodies and committees. “It is not my job to clear or convict any person accused of wrongdoing, or of engaging in acts of corruption,” the president stated. “My job is to act on allegations of corruption by referring the issue or issues to the proper investigative agencies for the…

It is only in South Africa that a local carpenter thinks a non-South African teacher is the reason he is out of job. It is only here that the unskilled perceive they would have been skilled if there were no migrants. It is only in South Africa that indigenous people assume that when they burn shops and businesses of migrants, they won’t be victims, too― forgetting that the said business recruits and serves both migrants and South Africans. It is disgusting to hear repetitive xenophobic attacks targeted at migrants by their fellow blood year after year. In this modern era…

The government is expected to be defeated later when it asks MPs again to agree to a snap election. Opposition MPs have refused to back the call for a 15 October poll, insisting a law aimed at avoiding a no-deal Brexit must be implemented first. That legislation is expected to get final approval on Monday, but ministers have said they will “test to the limit” what it requires of them. Boris Johnson has been warned he could face legal action for flouting it. The government has described the law – which would force the PM to seek a Brexit delay…

Mark Sanford, a former South Carolina governor, has become the latest Republican to challenge President Trump in the party’s primary contest. “I’m here to tell you now that I am going to get in,” Mr Sanford, a long-time Trump critic, said in an interview announcing his candidacy. He is the third person to challenge Mr Trump for the nomination. It is seen as near impossible that anyone will take the Republican mantle from the president. No sitting president in the modern era has lost the race to be nominee for their own party, and Mr Trump remains very popular with…

Rafael Nadal won his 19th Grand Slam title after holding off Russian Daniil Medvedev’s exhilarating fightback in one of the greatest US Open finals. Spain’s Nadal, 33, won 7-5 6-3 5-7 4-6 6-4 against the fifth seed in New York. Nadal, seeded second, was cruising at two sets and a break up, only for Medvedev to force a decider. But Nadal stopped his momentum to clinch a thrilling win in four hours and 50 minutes – just four minutes shorter than the longest US Open final. Nadal’s victory moves him within one of Swiss rival Roger Federer’s all-time leading tally…

Former President John Dramani Mahama has expressed sadness at the news of the passing of former Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe. Comrade Mugabe, as he was affectionately known, died on Friday, September 6 in a Singaporean hospital. Zimbabwe ex-President Robert Mugabe dies aged 95 Mr Mahama, whose reign as Ghana’s leader saw Mr Mugabe also ruling Zimbabwe, said despite his flaws, the late leader “will always be remembered as a great fighter for freedom and a dedicated Pan Africanist”. He tweeted on Friday a few hours after the news of Mugabe’s death went viral. https://twitter.com/JDMahama/status/1169975105935597568?s=20 Mr Mahama praised Mugabe for his…