Author: Krobea

A waiter near Paris has been shot dead by a customer who was reportedly angry because his sandwich was not prepared quickly enough. Police say a murder investigation has been launched after the incident on Friday evening in the eastern suburb of Noisy-le-Grand. The suspect fled the scene and has not been caught. Ambulance crews tried to save the 28-year-old waiter, who had been shot in the shoulder, but he died at the scene. His colleagues told police that the customer had lost his temper at the pizza and sandwich shop because of the length of time it had taken…

Ghanaians have been urged to pray and support Team Ghana ahead of the start of the 12th All Africa Games in Morocco. The Games start on Monday and end on Saturday, August 31. Team Ghana has already begun its campaign with the men’s U-20 soccer team, the Black Satellites, winning their opening game. The women’s hockey team is also on course for qualification to Tokyo for the 2020 Olympic Games. A statement issued by the Minister of Youth and Sports on Saturday wished the entire team “the very best of luck”. “The Ministry,” the statement said, “is optimistic about a…

The main opposition party National Democratic Congress (NDC) has opened nominations in the Ashaiman Constituency for prospective aspirants to contest the forth coming parliamentary primaries. In an interview with the Ghana News Agency, Ms Zainab Mohammed,  Deputy Communication Officer, NDC Ashaiman Constituency, said the party’s decision to open the nominations again was due to sudden death of Mr. Emmanuel Max-Voy, a contender, Ms Mohammed explained that norminations would be opened on Friday 16 August 2019 at 1300hours GMT and close on Monday 19 August 2019 at 1700 hours GMT adding that “vetting will commence immediately nominations close on Monday.” Mr.…

A brace by Tahiru Awudu at the El Mansouria Municipal Stadium in Morocco gave the Black Satellites a 2-1 win over their Burundian counterparts in their opening Group B match at the 2019 All Africa Games. Awudu scored both goals in the opening minutes of the game. Though the Burundians pulled one back before the break, the score stayed the same till South African referee Eugene Mdluli blew the final whistle to signal the end of the game. By the win, Ghana become the first side to scoop maximum points at the Games. While Mali and Senegal failed to score…

A bomb has exploded in a wedding hall in the Afghan capital, Kabul, and many casualties are feared. Witnesses told the BBC a suicide bomber detonated explosives during a wedding ceremony. Witnesses said they had seen bodies. The explosion happened at around 22:40 local time (18.10 GMT) in an area mostly populated by Shia Muslims. No group has said it carried out the attack, which happened in the west of the city. Sunni Muslim militants, including the Taliban and the Islamic State group, have repeatedly targeted Shia Hazara minorities in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The latest blast comes just 10 days…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has presented agricultural equipment to the Agricultural Mechanisation Centre at Wulensi in the Northern Region. The equipment, comprising tractors, power tillers, harvesters, ploughs, amongst others, were presented by the President on Friday, August 16, as part his two-day tour. The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, who was also at the gathering, stated that the NPP government of John Agyekum Kufour started building agricultural mechanisation centres around country, and by the time he left office in 2008, the country had 78 of such centres. He noted, however, that all these centres went…

Liverpool beat Southampton to secure an 11th successive top-flight victory and equal their best-ever Premier League winning run – despite a howler by goalkeeper Adrian. With the European champions leading 2-0, Liverpool’s number two keeper – starting in place of the injured Alisson – cleared the ball against the shin of substitute Danny Ings to gift the Saints striker a goal against his former club. Sadio Mane had given Liverpool the lead at the end of the first-half with a delicious arrowed finish from the edge of the penalty area after Saints had gone close on three occasions. Adrian, who…

Procrastination is common – but in extreme cases it can be bad for your health, putting you under extra stress as the missed deadlines whizz by. Here’s how to break out of the habit. Inevitably, before I wrote a single sentence of this article, I put some washing on, made a cup of tea, answered my emails, checked Facebook and read a couple of blogs. By then of course the washing was done and I could procrastinate for a bit longer by hanging it out to dry in the garden and watering my plants while I was there. This didn’t…

Nicki Minaj has changed her surname on Twitter to “Petty”.  The 36-year-old rapper announced this week she plans to marry her fiancé Kenneth ‘Zoo’ Petty within the next 80 days, but it seems she’s already taken their romance to the next level on social media, as she’s taken on her beau’s last name on her Twitter account. On Friday (16.08.19) Nicki changed her display name on Twitter from “Ms. Minaj” to “Mrs. Petty”, to reflect the last name of the 41-year-old music executive. The change comes just days after she revealed she and Kenneth have obtained a marriage license, and…

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has reiterated government’s commitment to maintaining the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFCSC) as a Center of Excellence for the training of Middle and Senior Level Officers for the armies on the African continent. Speaking at the Joint Graduation Ceremony of the Senior Division Course 40 and 2019 batch of MSc Defence and International Politics at the Otu Barracks, Teshie, Accra on Friday, August 16, Vice President Bawumia reiterated government’s resolve to continue to support the College with all its requirements to ensure that it retains its status as one of the top…