Author: Krobea

Menzgold Ghana Limited will collaborate with Zylofon Media to organize a mammoth Christmas get-together for all staff and employees as well as customers, Nana Appiah Mensah has said. Nana Appiah Mensah, popularly known as NAM 1, said the customers should, however, exercise patience for management as steps are taken to have all migrated onto the new online platform. Addressing customers on Zylofon FM on Monday, the Chief Executive Officer of Menzgold apologized to them for the recent turn of events at the gold-trading firm, calling on them not to rush to withdraw their investments. Speaking in local language Twi, NAM1…

Northern Region’s Nabia became the latest evictee of the Ghana’s Most Beautiful XII after her votes failed to get her past the other contestants. She was the last performer on a night of lacklustre performances from the seven remaining contestants. On a night of slips and errors amidst missing of lines by the contestants, the judges decided not to honour any of them with awards. As a result, there were no awards for Star Performance nor Most Eloquent. But what the ladies dread the most is the only gift the judges had for them on the night – eviction. Coincidentally,…

Algeria have suffered a big injury blow ahead of their Women’s Africa Cup of Nations campaign in Ghana after star striker Naïma Bouhenni was ruled out of the tournament. The 33-year old has been left out of coach Radia Fertoul’s provisional squad of 24 names because of an ankle injury. Algeria will play in group A of the eight-team Africa Cup of Nations alongside Mali, Cameroon and hosts Ghana who they will face in the opening game on 17 November. Defending champions Nigeria will play in Group B alongside South Africa, Zambia and Kenya. Bouhenni, regarded as the best player…

Former President John Dramani Mahama has called on feuding parties within the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Northern Region to resort to dialogue to “resolve any misunderstanding”. Reports suggest there is bad blood between the regional chairman, Alhaji Ibrahim Mobila, and regional secretary Sualisu Be-Awuribe. The misunderstanding got to a head on Saturday when Mr Be-Awuribe and the regional Treasurer, Kassim Bakari, were attacked by some unknown assailants. The two regional executives had accused Alhaji Mobila of masterminding the assault. A statement issued by the John Mahama 2020 Campaign Team on Saturday said the former president has urged the…

Gabon’s opposition leader Jean Ping has again claimed victory in elections held in 2016, as President Ali Bongo is being treated in a hospital abroad. Speaking in Libreville, Mr Ping urged the nation to overcome its divisions and rally around a common ideal. He said this ideal was the one conveyed in the August 2016 poll, adding it was him who really won most of the votes. Bloody protests erupted after President Bongo was officially declared the winner by a razor-thin margin. Mr Bongo, whose family has governed the west African nation for some 50 years, is currently being treated…

A Deputy Minister of Communications, George Nenyi Andah, has been involved in a motor accident, 3news.com has gathered. The accident occurred around 8:00am Saturday at Awutu Loye in his constituency. It is unclear what may have caused it but the vehicle he was travelling in is said to have been hit by a tipper truck with registration number GX 1780-17. Speaking on the issue on TV3’s Midday Live on Saturday, aide to the Minister Emmanuel Oscar cautioned the media over their reportage, stating that the Member of Parliament for Awutu Senya West is responding to treatment. He said he spoke…

Government has named its members for the Governing Council of the Kwame Nkrumah Science and Technology (KNUST) to be reconstituted by Chancellor Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. Government missed a Wednesday, October 31 deadline to submit its representatives. All the other parties had made the names available to the Chancellor, who was expected to reconstitute the Council on Friday. Earlier on that day, government accused the other parties of maintaining the same representatives for the Council, a move that in its estimation does not redound to finding a solution to the impasse. Gov’t, UTAG clash over reps for KNUST Council The…

Former President John Dramani Mahama has called on the Akufo-Addo government to fulfill its promises to teacher trainees and nursing students by paying the allowances owed them. Mr Mahama made the call when he addressed delegates of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Ada on Friday to wrap up his five-day campaign tour of the Greater Accra Region. He said prior to the 2016 general elections, the NDC administration explained to the students that it was better to shift them onto the students’ loan scheme in order to use the extra money to build more schools and hospitals to enable…

Have you ever thought about the possibility of having your future hiding in your past? Well author Francis Kwabena Atta has come out with his latest work to motivate readers to have a good part of their past work for their future. Titled ‘The Future In Your Past’ with subtitle ‘Making Your Past Work For Your Future’, the 128-page book dwells mostly on Bible characters like David and Paul to goad readers into fulfilling their dreams. Some popular figures like Nelson Mandela were also cited. Each of the eight chapters begins with a motivational maxim as its prelude. “The book…

Penis fillers, designed to increase the organ’s girth, are gaining in popularity – despite warnings over complications. Two men tell the BBC why they are not ashamed to have them. Abdul Hasan, 27, is a returning customer for penis fillers. This time he is having the procedure as a surprise present for his girlfriend. He has been with her for eight years, but says it still plays on his mind whether he can please her sexually. Last time he had a filler she was “100%” surprised, he tells the Victoria Derbyshire programme. “I thought, ‘One more can’t hurt’. “It makes…