Author: Krobea

The son of Liberia’s ex-President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has been charged with economic sabotage in connection with the unlawful printing of local currency worth millions of dollars. Charles Sirleaf is suspected of pocketing some of the proceeds in 2016-18. He was a deputy governor of Liberia’s Central Bank at the time. Four other ex-bank officials were also charged. Two of them are on the run. The accused have so far made no comments on the allegations. An independent report into the missing millions was released last week. One of the world’s poorest nations, Liberia has been struggling with rampant corruption.…

The board of governors of Adisadel College has rejected the nomination of a new headmaster for the school. According to the board, the Ghana Education Service (GES) did not consult its members, neither did the Service consult the Anglican Church for the selection of a candidate, contrary to laid-down procedure. This comes in the wake of a tussle between the school and GES over interdicted headmaster William Kusi Yeboah. Already, the Old Boys’ Association of the school has resolved to petition President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to have Mr Kusi Yeboa reinstated. Adisco Old Boys petition Akufo-Addo over interdicted head…

National Security operatives have arrested another person in connection with ongoing kidnap trial in the Western Region. The suspect, whose name was only given as KODA, was arrested at Ekurasi, a community in Koforidua in the Eastern Region. The Takoradi Market Circle District Court’s presiding Judge, Michael Ampadu, at the last hearing, gave the prime suspect, Samuel Wills, two weeks to help investigators locate one Kwesi who is claimed to have aided Mr Wills’s escape from police custody. When the court called the case Monday, March 4, a National Security operative, Boakye Abeam, told the court Samuel Wills told them…

The National Union of Ghana Student (NUGS) is calling on government to intervene in the case of child slavery on the Volta Lake. The attention of the students’ mother union was brought to a documentary that was telecast on CNN with the heading Troubled Waters. The documentary exposed the plight of children of school-going age being exploited in a manner akin to slaves in their own motherland. Already, government has protested the content of the documentary and says it will produce its sequel to it. Gov’t of Ghana protests CNN ‘Child Slavery’ documentary According to the documentary, 20,000 children work…

The Mandela Washington Fellows Association of Ghana over the weekend inducted into office seven new executives made up of President, Vice President, General Secretary, Treasurer, Financial Secretary, Project and Programmes Coordinator and Media and Publicity Director to govern and support the activities of the Association. Speaking at the inauguration at the Secretariat of the Mandela Washington Fellowship at Soronko Academy in East Legon, Accra, where the colourful ceremony was held, the newly elected President, Dr. Hilda Mantebea Boye, assured the alumni network of the commitment of the new executives to the mission of the Fellowship. She also added: “In the…

Algeria’s veteran President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has defied protesters by confirming he will run again – but says he will not serve a full term. In a letter he said if he won April’s vote he would oversee a national dialogue leading to fresh elections that he would not contest. His decision to seek a fifth term in office sparked nationwide protests. Mr Bouteflika, 82, has rarely been seen in public since suffering a stroke in 2013. Sunday saw new protests as a midnight deadline loomed for candidates to register. By nightfall young people were again marching in the capital Algiers…

Asante Kotoko brightened their chances of qualifying from the group stage of the CAF Confederation Cup with a 3-0 home win over Zambia’s Nkana FC on Sunday. Three first half goals were what the Porcupine Warriors needed to move to second in Group C though on same points with their opponents. Sudan’s Al-Hilal beat ZESCO United 3-1 earlier in the day to move top of the group. At a charged Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi, Fatawu Safiu opened the score for the home side in the fourth minute to send the crowd in frenzy. Twenty minutes later Emmanuel Gyamfi…

The Foundation of Orthopedics and Complex Spine (FOCOS) will host its 3rd annual fundraising dinner on Saturday, May 18, 2019, at the Kempisky Hotel, Gold Coast City, Accra, 3news.com has gathered. Proceeds from the event will support needy patients with various musculosketal conditions who are unable to afford their treatment. Over the past two years, the Foundation’s hospital in Pantang-Adenta has raised funds to sponsor surgical procedures for over ten patients whose surgeries have averaged between $15,000 to $20,000. Beneficiaries have returned to normal and productive lives. Commenting on the upcoming event, Founder and President of FOCOS Prof Oheneba Boachie-Adjei…

All the failed flagbearer aspirants of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) have pledged to dissolve their campaign teams to throw their weight behind John Dramani Mahama. Mr Mahama emerged with a 95.23 per cent win in the presidential primary held on Saturday, February 23. A meeting between him and the six losers under the aegis of the Functional Executive Committee (FEC) of the party on Thursday concluded that “aspirants will be fully and collectively involved in all campaign activities leading to the 2020 elections”. The meeting was held in a cordial atmosphere, the party’s General Secretary Johnson Asiedu Nketia stated.…

On Friday, Zipline, the world’s first national-scale drone delivery service, announced that in March it is beginning the initial testing and diagnostic flights from its first distribution center in Omenako. The revolutionary new service, which will begin operation in the 2nd quarter, will use drones to make on-demand, emergency deliveries of life-saving medications to over 2,000 health facilities across the country. In advance of launching its initial testing and diagnostic flights in March, the Ministry of Health and Zipline have begun briefing the public on the safety and security features of the company’s drone delivery service. “Using drones for emergency…