Author: Krobea

Security in Sekondi-Takoradi has been heightened following increasing reports of kidnappings of young girls in the metropolis. A prime suspect by name Samuel Wills Udoetuk is standing trial after being rearrested for breaking jail. Connect FM has intercepted some of Samuel Wills’s personal documents, which bear different names though with same picture. Source: 3news.com|Ghana

Newly outdoored Overlord of Dagbon Ya-Naa Abukari Mahama II has called on investors to make their way to his kingdom to invest. He said the kingdom is much endowed in natural resources and a gamut of areas is available to investors from all walks of life. He mentioned mining, sheabutter and building as areas which businessmen and businesswomen can invest. Ya-Naa Abukari II made this known on Friday, January 25, when he was addressing a large crowd during his investiture. The ceremony near the Naa Gbewaa Palace in Yendi, Northern Region was attended by several dignitaries including President Nana Addo…

Political strategist Roger Stone, a long-time ally of President Trump, has been arrested in Florida, charged with seven counts in the Mueller probe. Mr Stone will appear in court later in the city of Fort Lauderdale. The indictment includes one count of obstruction of an official proceeding, five counts of false statements, and one count of witness-tampering. The charges are linked to an alleged Russian-led hack into the emails of Democratic Party officials. The information contained in the emails was released by WikiLeaks during the 2016 US presidential election campaign. CNN reports that FBI agents arrested Mr Stone in a…

He has received accolades for completing a long-standing arbitration process in Dagbon, one of the traditional kingdoms in Ghana. On Friday, January 25, when the new Overlord of the kingdom was being outdoored, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo appeared as one of the chiefs. What was missing, though, is a headgear that usually accompanies such royal outfits. He received cheers from the gathering as he made his way to the venue, near the Naa Gbewaa Palace. Source: 3news.com|Ghana

A first year female student of the Tarkwa Senior High School in the Tarkwa Nsueam Municipality of the Western Region, Augustina Ndabu, has reportedly been kidnapped. According to Tarkwa-based journalist with Dynamite FM Nana Opoku, Headmistress of the School Paulina Manu told her the student sought permission to visit her relatives at Prestea and could have been kidnapped on her way. She told Nana Opoku that on Wednesday, January 25, Augustina Ndabu came for exeat and has since not returned. The headmistress explained she got alarmed when a relative of the alleged kidnapped student called her from the Northern Region…

There will no longer be a curfew in Yendi after the coronation of new Ya-Naa Abukari Mahama II, a government spokesperson has said. After Thursday night’s curfew, which ended on Friday morning, all and sundry – both Andanis and Abudus – can go about their businesses freely, the Minister of Information said. But that will not mean the immediate withdrawal of security from Yendi, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah pointed out, nonetheless. He was speaking to TV3’s Komla Klutse on Friday ahead of the investiture of Ya-Naa Mahama II. The ceremony has attracted droves of people including past and present presidents of…

An Australian woman “jumped off her seat” after being bitten by a snake on the toilet, a reptile handler says. Helen Richards, 59, received the non-venomous strike in the dark at a relative’s house in Brisbane on Tuesday. She received minor puncture wounds from the 1.5m (5ft) carpet python. Handler Jasmine Zeleny, who retrieved the reptile, said it was common to find snakes seeking water in toilets during hot weather. Ms Richards told local media she had felt a “sharp tap”. “I jumped up with my pants down and turned around to see what looked like a longneck turtle receding…

The US Senate has rejected two bills to end the government shutdown, leaving no end in sight to the record-breaking closure of federal agencies. The Republican legislation garnered 50 votes with 47 against, with 52-44 for the Democratic bill. Both measures needed 60 votes to pass. Meanwhile, 800,000 federal workers who are struggling to cover their bills will miss another payday on Friday. At 34 days with no end in sight, this is the longest shutdown in US history. Six Republican defectors – including former White House candidate and Utah Senator Mitt Romney – voted for the Democratic bill. It…

Surroundings of the Gbewaa Palace have been tidied up ahead of the coronation of the new Ya-Naa, Abukari Mahama II. The event is expected to be graced by chiefs from across the country, led by President of the National House of Chiefs Togbe Afede XIV, as well as government functionaries led by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. The president has since made his way to the Northern Region for the ceremony. Akufo-Addo arrives in Tamale for historic outdooring of new Ya-Naa The new Overlord of Dagbon was selected after funerals of the former overlords were held in December, for the…

Monaco have sacked manager Thierry Henry after 20 games in charge. The Ligue 1 strugglers announced on Thursday he had been suspended, but BBC Sport understands that is merely procedural and that the France World Cup winner has already left the club. Predecessor Leonardo Jardim is expected to replace Henry, just over three months after being fired himself. The 2017 French champions are in the relegation zone after only five wins under Henry in all competitions. Franck Passi, appointed as Henry’s assistant on 20 December, will take training on Friday, the club said. Passi has previously had spells as caretaker…