Author: Krobea

A statue of former Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been built in his hometown in Sweden. The bronze structure, commissioned by the Swedish FA, was unveiled in front of hundreds of fans outside Malmo’s stadium on Tuesday. “No matter where you come from, where you are, no matter what you look like, the statue is the symbol that anything is possible,” said Ibrahimovic. The 38-year-old scored 62 goals in 116 games for Sweden between 2001 and 2016. The statue, created by Swedish artist Peter Linde, is 8ft 9in tall and weighs almost 500kg. Ibrahimovic started his career with Malmo…

A second lecturer from the University of Lagos (Unilag) has been suspended, following a BBC Africa Eye investigation into sexual harassment at two top West African universities. Dr Samuel Oladipo was secretly filmed propositioning an undercover reporter posing as a prospective student. He becomes the fourth and final academic exposed in the documentary to be suspended. On Monday, Unilag announced the suspension of Dr Boniface Igbeneghu, who also appeared in the documentary. This announcement comes after the University of Ghana said two of its staff filmed propositioning reporters posing as students at the university, would be suspended. Three of the…

National President of the Technical Universities Workers Association of Ghana (TUWAG) Nana Kwapong Offei-Boohene has stated that his union gives its support and commitment to the strike action by the Technical Universities Teachers Association of Ghana (TUTAG). “The migration issue affects all of us at the technical universities. So, if they have taken the lead over it then definitely they have our support and commitment.” Nana Kwapong Offei-Boohene explained that negotiators on the side of government have not been transparent with the process of migration. “The NCTE led a delegation to come and do an assessment of staff to enable…

Changes in trends and consumer preferences often force structural changes in industry.  Some companies reinvent themselves to survive and those who do not die. The Post has evolved through many developments and milestones the world over in the last 20 years. Basically, the postal industry connects the hearts of senders and receivers. Until the last mile (receiver receives the item) is completed, both hearts are expectant and the joy that the delivery brings a relief to both parties. As we celebrate World Post Day, it is quite important to look at the contributions of the Post in the development of…

A member of the Women Caucus in Parliament has threatened to kill any male teacher who makes sexual advances at her daughter in any educational institution in the country. The Member of Parliament for Bosome-Freho Constituency in the Ashanti Region, Joyce Adwoa Akoh Dei, said such acts “should not be tolerated in schools” because they have tendencies of ruining the victims’ lives. “I will kill anybody who messes [up] with my daughter like that,” the MP warned. The MP issued the threat in an interview with Onua FM’s Yen Sempa hosted by Nana Yaw Opare on Wednesday while sharing her thoughts on…

A foreign firm has launched electric motorbikes to operate as taxis in Rwanda. Safi said its fully charged e-motors can run for 45 minutes and cover a distance of 90km (55 miles). Motorbikes are a common means of transport in Rwandan cities, some 20,000 operate in the capital, Kigali, alone. Niyonkuru Christelle from Safi told journalists on Tuesday that the firm will install charging stations around the country. In August, President Paul Kagame said at a youth meeting that electric motorcycles “are coming soon to replace fuel motorcycles in the country”, and asked taxi operators to cooperate in the process.…

The White House has officially refused to co-operate with the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump. A letter sent to Democratic leaders rejected it as “baseless” and “constitutionally invalid”. Three Democratic-led House committees are investigating Mr Trump. The inquiry is trying to find out if the president held back aid to Ukraine to push it to investigate Joe Biden, who is running for the Democratic presidential nomination. The White House letter comes hours after the Trump administration blocked the US ambassador to the European Union from appearing before a congressional impeachment investigation. What does the letter say? White House counsel…

World Post Day is celebrated each year on 9 October. It is the anniversary of the establishment of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) in 1874 in the Swiss city of Berne. The date was declared World Post Day by the UPU Congress held in Tokyo, Japan in 1969. Ghana Post Company Limited will on Wednesday, October 9 mark this year’s edition of the annual World Post Day Celebrations. This year’s celebration is based on the theme: ‘Delivering Development’ in line with the Sustainable Development Goal 16,  which focuses on ‘Peace, Justice and strong institutions.’ Ghana Post wishes to create awareness…

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has called on the top hierarchy of the Ghana Police Service to investigate the circumstances that led to the excessive use of force against demonstrating law students on Monday, October 7. The ruling party says this will help bring to book officers who are found to have acted unprofessionally in order “to forestall future occurrence of this regrettable incident”. Monday’s demonstration by law students seeking reforms to legal education in the country ended abruptly as police fired tear gas, hot water as well as gunshots to disperse them. About 13 of the protesters were arrested…

Renowned playwright James Ebo Whyte, popularly known as Uncle Ebo Whyte, has given a chilling account of how God saved him through prayers following a revelation that he had been “taken somewhere” by “some people”. The revelation, according to him, was made by a man of God to a lady, whose name he gave as Esther, during a church service. He said after Esther, in turn, told his wife, there were “strange” happenings in his life as the prophecy was about death before his birthday two years ago. Uncle Ebo Whyte said on more than five occasions, different people at…