Author: Krobea

The 2019 Africa Cup of Nations is scheduled to begin on Friday, June 21 with 24 nations gearing up to lock horns in Egypt. As events heat up for the expanded edition of the continent’s flagship tournament, the Confederation of African Football (Caf) has released the referees to officiate the matches. Curiously, there are no Ghanaian officials included. This is the second successive tourney Ghanaian referees are not making an appearance as no official made it to the 2017 edition in Gabon. Leading the list are renowned referees Janny Sikazwe of Zambia and Papa Bakary Gassama of The Gambia. Five…

Fifa has confirmed that the Confederation of African Football President Ahmad is being questioned by authorities in France. A statement from football’s world governing body says it is “in relation to allegations related to his mandate while President of Caf.” It added that “Fifa is unaware of the details surrounding this investigation and is therefore not in a position to make any comment on it specifically. “Fifa is asking the French authorities for any information that might be relevant to investigations taking place within its Ethics Committee.” Source: BBC

Hospitals are places for curing sickness and ensuring the good welfare of patients, but the case of a 63-year-old man at Ankaful Government Hospital in Cape Coast in the Central Region is shockingly the opposite. James Egan was discharged with several bruises and scratches on his hands and other parts of the body even though such was not the situation when he was admitted on May 1, 2019. James was admitted for stress management and was discharged on Monday, June 3, 2019, but with scratches and bruises on his body. The family of the victim who were dismayed by the…

Social media is already buzzing with Kobina Ansah’s new play, THE BOY CALLED A GIRL, set to happen in July. The playwright and director, whose previous works have delighted theatre lovers, is set to spark a lot more conversation with his new play with a controversial title. The I Want To Sue God! writer and director in his own words describes his new play as his “best work yet”. The eleven-cast musical stage play is a theatrical piece that is set to be staged on Saturday, July 20 at the National Theatre of Ghana. Like most of his plays, this…

Musah Nuhu has become the first casualty of Ghana’s Africa Cup of Nations pre-tournament camping after an injury in training ruled him out of the tournament. The former WAFA defender, who recently signed for Swiss giants Saint Gallen, picked up the knee injury in training on Wednesday morning as he collapsed to the ground before being helped by the medical team. Tests later in Abu Dhabi proved he would be unable to make the cut for the competition, which begins in Egypt on June 21, 2019. He is due to return to Switzerland on Friday for further assessment and treatment…

A Ghanaian-born American Gospel artiste, Gilbert Myers, who has 15 years of experience in ministry, has expressed the desire to work with any Gospel musician with a good heart for God’s work. In an interview on the release of his latest song titled ‘Hidden’, Gilbert Myers made his intentions known. He disclosed his music philosophy is to use the scriptures in the Bible in all his songs because he believes they are the true and actual word of God. He has so far released three songs after his professional gospel music career began. In 2017, he released ‘Namo Tamo Bo’…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged Muslims to be alert to activities of agent provocateurs in the face of Ghana’s world-acclaimed religious tolerance. He, therefore, asked them to report “suspicious” persons they encounter in their communities to the police. President Akufo-Addo gave this admonition on Wednesday while addressing Muslims at the Black Stars Square as they marked this year’s Eid-ul Fitr. The celebration marks the end of the 30 days of fasting, Ramadan. Addressing the gathering, among whom was centenarian Chief Imam Shiekh Osman Nuhu Shaributu, the president recounted numerous situations of religious tolerance recorded in Ghana, to the…

A sorrowful dark evening filled with pain and anguish it was, four years ago, when the twin Fire and Flood Disaster hit the heart of the nation, Accra. About 160 people lost their lives while a lot more others lost their livelihoods and maimed for their entire lives owing to the heavy downpour witnessed at the then infamous Goil Fuel Station at the then Kwame Nkrumah Circle. Many workers and traders alike who had closed from work – seeking   shelter after seeing the dark clouds and thereafter the heavy rains – have transitioned into eternity untimely. In this piece, I…

Ghana Post, the country’s designated postal services operator and a member of the West African Postal Conference and Universal Postal Union, is recently supporting entrepreneurs with their e-commerce platform. The Postshop platform (www.postshop.com.gh) is a user-friendly online marketplace. The cosmetic image of the page is immensely populated with a locally manufactured product, which constitutes about 73 per cent of the general product population. The premium Ad section on display allows the Postshop website to promote business through advertising communication. Just after few months of operating, the Postshop website seeks to find and provide a trustworthy medium for the buying and…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has admonished Muslim youth to mark this year’s Eid-ul Fitr with caution. “The nation needs you alive,” he stated This was contained in a short statement released on Wednesday to congratulate Muslims as they mark the end of Ramadan. Muslims across the country joined their global counterparts to observe 30 days of fasting, beginning Monday, May 6. The religious exercise, observed by Prophet Mohammed as contained in the Quran, ended in the evening of Tuesday, June 4. “I congratulate the Muslim Ummah of Ghana, and, by extension, the entire Muslim population of the world, for…