Author: Krobea

The discovery that more men than women hold positions of power rarely comes as a surprise. What may be more unexpected is that things are not always as they seem when women appear to have equality. Countries can sometimes stand out for their efforts at getting women into positions of power. Take, for example, Rwanda’s appointment of a cabinet in which half of the posts went to women. Its move came just days after a gender-balanced cabinet was named in Ethiopia. Elsewhere in the world, there are many striking examples of women having equality with men, or even outperforming them,…

Juan Quintero’s stunning extra-time strike helped River Plate come from a goal down to record a historic victory over 10-man Boca Juniors in Madrid and win the Copa Libertadores. Quintero scored in the 109th minute of the second leg between the fierce Argentine rivals before team-mate Gonzalo Martinez wrapped up a 3-1 victory on the night for River – and a 5-3 win on aggregate. Martinez ran the ball into an empty net with the last kick of the game after Boca keeper Esteban Andrada had been caught upfield at a corner. That ended a dramatic extra-time period, which had…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says the days of high public debts, high fiscal deficits, high interest rates, rapidly depreciating currency, erratic power supply, will not be a feature of his government According to President Akufo-Addo, his government is determined to continue down the road of fiscal discipline, that has seen a marked improvement and strengthening of the country’s macroeconomy in the last two years. “Indeed, we will, in this meeting of Parliament, legislate a fiscal rule that will outlaw any attempt by government to generate a fiscal deficit in excess of 5%, in any given year,” he said. The…

Japanese prosecutors have charged former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn with financial misconduct, accusing him of under-reporting his pay package over a five-year period. He has also been re-arrested on further allegations of under-stating his pay, which is likely to keep him in detention until 30 December. Mr Ghosn has previously denied the accusations. Prosecutors have also charged Nissan in relation to the case. Mr Ghosn was arrested in November after the allegations first surfaced. Monday was the last day he could be held by authorities before he either had to be charged or released. His defence team say the accusations…

“Apple just became the first American public company to cross $1 trillion in value. The iPhone maker achieved that big number on Thursday when the stock passed $207.04 a share. Its new all-time high is $208.38. Apple is now up more than 20% this year.” ― CNN Business [Thursday, August 2nd, 2018] Many African churches don’t live beyond their founders. Quite a chunk of companies here develop only little after the demise of those who started it. It’s uncomfortable to admit but if Apple were to be an African tech giant, it would have been struggling to stand on its…

This year has been a busy year for arguably Ghana’s biggest export Isaac ‘The Royal Storm’ Dogboe. He returns to the ring to defend his junior featherweight title for the second time against Mexican Emanuel Navarrete on December 8 at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York. Dogboe has assassinated every Mexican boxer that has been put before him in the ring including Alejandro Ochoa, Cesar Juarez and former champion Jessie Magdaleno to become WBO’s sole champion at super bantamweight. Isaac Dogboe’s record stands at 20 fights without a loss with 14 Kos at just a tender…

A flagbearer hopeful of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Elikplim Lorlormavor Agbemava, has pulled the plugs on his dream by throwing his support for John Dramani Mahama. “I know this is very much unexpected,” he stated in a release on Friday, December 7, 2018. “However there is much wisdom in taking this decision. It is also in line with the majority of the views in our great party that he is the best person to lead us into battle come 2020.” The private legal practitioner had declared his intention of contesting the January 26, 2019 primary but had not picked…

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has given an emotional farewell speech to her ruling Christian Democrats (CDU), as she steps down as party leader. She was speaking at a special party conference to elect her successor. She plans to stay Chancellor till 2021. Her preferred choice, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, is in a run-off with millionaire lawyer Friedrich Merz. The former chief minister of Saarland received 450 votes to Mr Merz’s 392 in a first round of votes on Friday. A third candidate, health minister Jens Spahn, received only 157 of the 999 votes cast in CDU’s party conference in Hamburg. Counting from…

A farmer with over three decades of experience from the Nkoranza South District of the Brong Ahafo Region has been adjudged as the National Best Farmer for 2018. James Obeng Boateng beat competition from all others to join a history of winners that dates back to 1985. He received a cheque for GH¢480,000 as his prize. The award was presented by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo at a special ceremony held at the Aliu Mahama Sports Stadium in Tamale. The ceremony was themed: ‘Agriculture: Moving Ghana Beyond Aid’. The winner, 60, is said to have a highly diversified farm consisting…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has nominated the head of the Biochemistry and Biotechnology Department of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Professor Peter Twumasi, as the new Director General of the National Sports Authority (NSA). Prof Twumasi is expected to replace Robert Sarfo-Mensah, who is said to have resigned. Mr Sarfo-Mensah was suspended in the aftermath of the Gold Coast 2018 visa scandal. He was also seen in the Number 12 investigative report of Anas Aremeyaw Anas. In a statement signed by the Minister of Youth and Sports, Isaac Kwame Asiamah, on Wednesday, Abdul Majeed Bawa…