Author: Krobea

A 30-year-old pregnant woman, Alimatu Karim, has been murdered and parts of her body cooked by a lunatic at Muramura in the Kwahu South Municipality of the Eastern Region. The lunatic, Kofi Sammy, has also been lynched by an angry mob in the area. Police reports said a distress call was placed to at about 12:47pm on Sunday. The pregnant woman had left home on Saturday, May 4 to look for nuts but did not return home. On Sunday, the lunatic was seen cooking some meat in the bush. The people in the area suspected it could be human flesh…

Chelsea secured their place in the Champions League next season with victory over Watford at Stamford Bridge. The win, combined with Arsenal’s draw against Brighton, means the Blues are guaranteed a top-four finish in the Premier League. After a quiet first half, Chelsea scored twice within three minutes early in the second period through headers by Ruben Loftus-Cheek and David Luiz. Gonzalo Higuain sealed the points with a neat finish from Pedro’s pass for his fifth goal for the club. The win moves Chelsea up to third, one point ahead of Tottenham and four points clear of the fifth-placed Gunners.…

Award-winning 3FM mid-morning show presenter Miriam Osei-Agyemang has been selected to moderate the maiden Africa Women’s Sports Summit to be held in Accra. The event, which will see the gathering of top sports journalists and icons from across the continent, will be held on Wednesday, May 15 at the Swiss Spirit Alisa Hotel. The Summit is a brainchild of international sports journalist Juliet Bawuah. The guest speakers, all female, have been drawn from across the continent. They include Ghana’s Nana Aba Anamoah and Eva Okyere, Uganda’s Usher Komugisha and South Africa’s Carol Tshabalala. The summit is themed: ‘Take Your Place’.…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has cut the sod for the commencement of phase two of the redevelopment project of the Kumasi Central Market and the provision of associated infrastructure. Speaking at the ground-breaking ceremony on Thursday, May 2,  at Kejetia, President Akufo-Addo indicated that the start of the 2nd phase of the redevelopment project, in addition to numerous projects ongoing in Asanteman, and, indeed, across the country demonstrates government’s unwavering commitment to deliver significant infrastructure projects that will create jobs and enhance economic development. “The redevelopment of the Kumasi Central Market is a €248 million project, and it is…

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has made “minor adjustments” to the 2018/2019 academic calendar, particularly for double-track schools. “This is to ensure that the SHS 1 students in Double-Track schools will complete the end of second semester together and allow schools that wish to have their SHS 1 students write the same end of semester exams flexibility to do so,” a release to all regional directors of education indicated. According to the release on Thursday, May 2, Green Track students will begin their mid-semester break on Friday, May 10 as scheduled. This means Gold Track students will also begin their…

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has revised the disbursement plan of incentive packages for staff of senior high and technical schools. According to a release on Thursday, May 2, both teaching and non-teaching staff will benefit from the package. While 80 per cent goes to teaching staff, 20 per cent will go to non-teaching staff in each secondary school. While 60 per cent of the allocation for teaching staff will serve as base rate, the rest will be based equally on rank and approved total instructional hours per week. For non-teaching staff, half of the 20 per cent will serve…

The United States Ambassador to Ghana, Stephanie S. Sullivan, attended the premiere of Season 5 of the megahit Ghanaian TV series, ‘You Only Live Once’ (YOLO) at the Silverbird Cinemas in West Hills Mall on May 1.  Ambassador Sullivan joined representatives from the Ministry for Water Resources and Sanitation, the Ghana Health Service, and the National Population Council to mark this milestone. Since 2016, the United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), has worked with the Ghana Health Service and the National Population Council and provided financial support to produce the YOLO series. This series is a…

Veteran broadcaster Henrietta Twum, known popularly as Maame Afia Konadu, has passed on. She died in the United States of America on Wednesday, May 1 while receiving treatment for a short ailment. Maame Afia Konadu retired from a long service at Peace FM in 2015. She had hosted award-winning programmes such as ‘Wo haw ne sɛn?’, ‘Mpom Te Sɛn’ and ‘Asomdwee NkomƆ’. She, however, started her professional life as a teacher before moving into broadcasting at Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC). Peacefmonline.com reported on Thursday that owner Dr Osei Kwame Despite invited her to come and help in the running of…

Women entrepreneurs numbering 1000 have benefited from the National Entrepreneurship and Innovations Plan (NEIP). Funds were given out under the Presidential Empowerment for Women Entrepreneurs with Disability Programme, which is a scheme specially designed to support physically challenged women who have entrepreneurial initiatives and businesses. At a brief presentation ceremony at the Jubilee House on Tuesday, April 30, President Nana Akufo-Addo stated that the Presidential Empowerment Programme is not only a fulfillment of an NPP manifesto pledge to support women entrepreneurs and help improve the livelihoods of the disabled, but also to help realize Goals 5, 8, and 10 of…

Lionel Messi’s two second-half goals – including a stunning free-kick – earned Barcelona a handsome advantage and left Liverpool with an almighty task in their Champions League semi-final. The Reds were in the ascendancy despite going behind to Luis Suarez’s first-half strike – but they were then hit by a double sucker-punch from the Barcelona number 10. The Argentine forward’s first was instinctive, as he followed up Suarez’s shot that came off the bar, but the second was majestic as he found Alisson’s top-right corner from 25 yards out. That was his 600th goal for the Spanish giants. Liverpool came…