Author: Krobea

There is this iconic Vodafone Turkey Advert which won a lot of awards last year. It shows a sailor, perhaps a researcher, who gets a phone call at the same time he was trying to take the perfect picture of a giant Orca jumping out of water somewhere in the Arctic Circle. The ad is accompanied by the tagline line “Coverage Everywhere, Sorry”. A rare magical sight interrupted by a damn phone call.  So as soon as the Kotoko players made their way to the Baba Yara Pitch for kick-off, Kumawood Star Bill Asamoah like most people in the Stadium…

The Paramount Chief of Salaga, Kpembewura Bangbage IV, has rendered an unqualified apology to the president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the Yagbonwura and the entire Gonjaland for the action displayed by some youth in the Salaga South Constituency last Tuesday. The youth burnt the Constituency’s office of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and some billboards of the president after the selection of Damongo as the capital of the newly created Savannah Region. Seven of the youth have since been arrested and sent to Accra for prosecution. Salaga violence: Seven suspects taken to Accra In a statement on Thursday, the Kpembewura…

Prime Minister Theresa May has suffered another Commons defeat after MPs voted down her approach to Brexit talks. MPs voted by 303 to 258 – a majority of 45 – against a motion endorsing the government’s negotiating strategy. The defeat has no legal force and Downing Street said it would not change the PM’s approach to talks with the EU. But Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn urged Mrs May to “admit her Brexit strategy has failed” and to come forward with a plan Parliament would support. The defeat came after the pro-Brexit European Research Group (ERG) of Conservative MPs announced it…

A three-member committee has been inaugurated to investigate the October 22 disturbances at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). The committee is chaired by former Supreme Court judge, Rose Constance Owusu. Chancellor of KNUST Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II called for cooperation from all stakeholders to enable the committee come out with recommendations that will inure to the integrity of KNUST. A violent demonstration of students led to the destruction of property running into GH¢1.7 million. Destroyed property at KNUST estimated at GH¢1.7m The students were protesting what they alleged to be ill-treatment and brutalities by the school…

Research Assistants of Parliament have written to the leadership of the House to ensure that their eight-month salary arrears are settled. In a petition sent to the clerk and copied the Speaker as well as the Majority and Minority Leaders, the Assistants indicated that as of January 24, 2019, when the petition was signed, “no salaries have been paid to any Research Assistant”. They indicated that as first and second degree holders, they were told there will be no privileges of emolument and allowances. They lamented since their salaries have not reached them, they are hard up and it is…

Parliament has absolved Member of Parliament for Assin Central Constituency Kennedy Ohene Agyapong of any wrongdoing in a contemptuous case brought before its Privileges Committee last year. Though the Committee’s report had found Mr Agyapong guilty of contempt and even recommended his suspension, he was asked to “go and sin more”. The report of the Committee was read by Chairman Joseph Osei-Owusu, who is also the First Deputy Speaker. It was followed by a heated debate, leading to a suspension of proceedings for at least an hour. Mr Agyapong rendered an apology to the House, insisting he did not refer…

The body of footballer Emiliano Sala is to be flown back to his hometown in Argentina where a vigil is planned. Sala, 28, was travelling to Cardiff in a plane piloted by David Ibbotson, which went missing over the English Channel on 21 January. His body was recovered from the plane wreck last week but Mr Ibbotson’s body has still not been found. Sala was flying to join his new side Cardiff City from French club Nantes when the plane went missing. Julio Muller, mayor of Sala’s hometown of Progreso, said the footballer’s family had arrived for the service. Mr…

A 56-year-old woman has been eaten by pigs after collapsing in their pen, Russian media report. After venturing out to feed the animals in a village in the central Russian region of Udmurtia, the farmer reportedly fainted or suffered an epileptic seizure. Her husband later found the body. She reportedly died of blood loss. Their farm is in a village in the Malopurginsky district of Udmurtia, east of the city of Kazan. Local media say the husband had gone to bed early the day before as he was feeling unwell. After waking to find his wife missing, he came upon…

Asante Kotoko picked their first three points in the group stage of the CAF Confederation Cup after a 2-1 win over ZESCO United on Wednesday. The match, played at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium, was the second Group C game for the two giants. Two first half goals by Kwame Bonsu and Emmanuel Gyamfi put the Porcupine Warriors in cruising control until a second half consolation by Ghanaian Rahim Osmanu. The Zambians had missed a penalty in the first half, however. Goalkeeper Felix Annan, who saved the penalty, also made smashing saves to keep the visitors at bay, on one…

A woman who raised a false alarm in a car that her children were being kidnapped has been arrested by the Sekondi police. The false kidnap alarm almost resulted in the lynching of a 45-year-old man, who later turned out to be the husband of the woman. The incident happened at Effiakuma, a suburb of Sekondi/Takoradi, Wednesday morning after the enraged lady accused the man of kidnapping his own children. The man, who has been having problems with his Nigerian wife, had gone to the house of his wife at Effiakuma to pick his children who were in her custody.…