Author: Krobea

“27Don’t withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in the power of your hand to do it. 28Don’t say to your neighbor, “Go and come again; tomorrow I will give it to you,” when you have it by you.” ― Proverbs 3 [Amplified Bible] When God noticed that He could physically not be on earth, He made man to take His place. He made men to love each other. He made man to be the caretaker of man. He endowed others with opportunities and advantages so they could have the power to do good to…

Mobile telecommunications giants MTN have gone to the aid of the chiefs and people of Nsein Traditional Area by donating a cheque for GH¢10, 000 and assorted items towards the upcoming Kundum festival. This year’s festival by the chiefs and people of Nsein will be celebrated under the theme ‘Harnessing the Talent of the Youth for Sustainable Participation in the Planting for Food and Jobs Program – The Role of the Traditional Ruler’. Speaking on the theme, the Acting Regional Senior Manager for South-West Business District for MTN, Ann Ekua Yalley, said MTN believes the youth have to be empowered…

Samuel Paa Kwesi Fabin has resigned as coach of Asante Kotoko barely seven months after his appointment. Fabin was appointed to replace Englishman Steve Polack prior to the start of the 2017/2018 Ghana Premier League. It was his second spell at the club, having managed the side in 2009/10. But on Thursday, Fabin tendered in his resignation letter to the club. “I write without any malice that I am tendering my resignation as the Head Coach of your club Asante Kotoko Football Club effective 13th September, 2018. “This decision has become necessary because of my personal conviction that it is…

The long-serving Secretary General of the Pan-African Writers’ Association (PAWA), Professor Atukwei Okai, will make his final journey to eternity on Friday. A burial service has been scheduled to be held at the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC) and the forecourt of the State House for him. The service comes barely 24 hours after that of another illustrious son of Ghana, Kofi Annan, at the same venue. Watch Kofi Annan’s funeral service Prof. Okai died on Friday, July 13 after a short illness. He – together with late Prof Kofi Awoonor – was celebrated recently by the Ghana Book Publishers…

Actress and TV presenter Efia Odo  has revealed that lack of opportunities in the movie industry in the United States was a major factor in her decision to come back to Ghana. Efia Odo, who left the country at the age of five, told Mikki Osei Berko on the After Hours show that ‘her spirit’ was always calling her to come back home though she also wanted to act. “After school, I was always pursuing acting, not only acting but media stuff. “I had a friend called Enoch Atakora and I told him I wanted to act. He told me…

A popular Chinese restaurant chain has lost around $190m (£145m) in market value after a pregnant woman found a dead rat in her soup. Hotpot restaurant Xiabu Xiabu’s stock hit its lowest level in almost a year, after photos of the dead rat being fished out of the broth with a pair of chopsticks quickly spread online. The outlet in Shandong province has now been temporarily suspended. The outlet reportedly offered her 5,000 yuan (£559, $729) as compensation. According to local news outlet Kankan News who spoke to her husband – identified as Mr Ma – he declined the offer,…

The much-awaited committee to oversee the reformation of Ghana football has finally been constituted by the sport’s world-governing body. FIFA recommended a Normalisation Committee to ensure the return of proper structures to govern football in the country. The recommendation was a fallout from a meeting between the Minister of Youth and Sports, Isaac Asiamah, and FIFA officials. FIFA gives Ghana up till March 31, 2019 to resolve issues On Thursday, Dr Kofi Amoah, the head of the Liaison Team which has overseen affairs since the government dissolved the Ghana Football Association (GFA), has been named as President of the Committee.…

Some members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ashanti Region have set their mobile phones on fire in protest against what they say are unsavoury comments passed by some big wigs. The serial callers led by Abel Anokye cited the First Vice Chairman of the party in the Region, Kwabena Nsenkyire, and regional minister, Simon Osei Mensah, as cause of their action. Mr Nsenkyire is on record to have described the serial callers as “useless”. They massed up on Wednesday to burn their numerous phones and declared an indefinite strike. They nearly torched their bodies as fire was…

Staff at the East Legon branch of Menzgold Ghana on Wednesday did not take kindly to the presence of journalists in front of the office following news about the firm’s shutdown. The journalists were there to ascertain the veracity of reports that gold-trading investment firm has been ordered to cease operations. Operations were running smoothly but number of customers kept swelling up at the office, 3news.com gathered. But staff of Menzgold turned the heat on the journalists who were prying around for more information. A journalist from Joy News was accosted for taking shots without permission. TV3’s Nana Akua Mensah-Aborampah,…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has directed that all national flags fly at half-mast on Thursday in honour of late Kofi Annan, 3news.com can confirm. The former UN Secretary General, who died on Saturday, August 18, is scheduled to be buried on Thursday on the heels of a state funeral at the Accra International Conference Centre. Immediately after his death, President Akufo-Addo directed national flags across the country and those at Ghana’s diplomatic missions across the globe to be lowered for one week in mourning. Flags to fly at half-mast in honour of Kofi Annan Thursday’s funeral is expected to…