Author: Krobea

English-speaking Cameroonians have condemned a plan by the international football star, Samuel Eto’o, to visit their troubled parts of the country. Eto’o, who is a United Nations goodwill ambassador, was due to spread messages of peace and encourage children to go back to school. He is a Francophone Cameroonian. Dozens of people have been killed and hundreds displaced during months of violence in English-speaking areas. Anglophone separatists, who call themselves Ambazonians, say they are marginalised by the French-speaking majority. Source: BBC

Ghana Captain Asamoah Gyan has waded into the conversation relating to the tarnished image of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) and its President Kwesi Nyantakyi. At a time Ghanaians are hurt about the degree of corruption in the local league as referees were caught on tape in the exposé of ace journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas taking bribes to influence the outcome of games, Gyan called for support for the Black Stars. In the exposé premiered on Wednesday at the Accra International Conference Center (AICC), some high-ranking officials of the FA compromised their integrity after taking bribes as low as GH¢300.…

Finally, some Ghanaians have had the opportunity to see the latest investigative piece by journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas. It was first shown at 3:00pm on Wednesday at the Accra International Conference Centre. Embattled President of the Ghana Football Association Kwesi Nyantakyi is the viewers’ villain but the preceding 60 minutes of the film exposed the rot within football’s corridors of power. Referees and football administrators – one who is a former footballer – were caught in several underhand dealings in the video. And when Kwesi Nyantakyi appeared, it was an uproar inside the auditorium. Mr Nyantakyi, who is the First…

The Director General of Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA), Paul Asare Ansah, has been relieved of his post by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. In a letter written and signed by his secretary Nana Asante Bediatuo on Tuesday, President Akufo-Addo thanked Mr Asare Ansah for “your service to the nation”. The appointment was terminated in accordance with a clause in his contract. Mr Asare Ansah is expected to receive his three months salaries in lieu of notice and is expected to get any “other terminal benefits or facilities due you under relevant law on contract”. Director of Tema Ports…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged contractors working on the 2nd phase of the Kumasi Airport to ensure that the project is completed within 24 months. With funding having been secured for the project, President Akufo-Addo stated that “there should be no excuse for any delays by contractors to generate cost overruns. Delivery of the project on schedule should be the watchword of the contractors.” President Akufo-Addo made this known on Wednesday, June 6, when he cut the sod for the commencement of work on the 2nd phase of Kumasi Airport project. Describing the project as a seminal moment…

The Black Stars will train Wednesday in Reykjavik for their international friendly game against Iceland scheduled for Thursday June 7. The senior national team travelled from Japan where they defeated World Cup-bound Blue Sumarai 2-0 with goals from Thomas Teye Partey and Emmanuel Boateng. Coach Kwesi Appiah then travelled to Iceland where they will face another World Cup-cup who will also use the game as part of preparations for the mundial which will begin next weekend. Iceland are in the same group which African side Nigeria, Argentina and Croatia and the game will help them test themselves against another side…

The Managing Director of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST), Alfred Obeng Boateng, has been relieved of his post. This was contained in a letter signed by Secretary to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Nana Asante Bediatuo. In the stead of Mr Obeng Boateng has been appointed George Mensah Okley. Mr Obeng Boateng is a legal practitioner with specialisation in oil and gas. Until his appointment in January, 2017 by President AKufo-Addo, he was the Chief Executive Officer of Approachers Group of Companies and has over 20 years industry experience. He studied at the University of Buckingham…

Residents of Airport Ridge, a suburb of Sekondi-Takoradi in the Western Region, have expressed grave concerns about an abandoned story building occupied by squatters in the area. The weak story building, which was meant for a hotel, has been abandoned by the owner for several years now. The owner of the structure, 3news.com gathers is outside the country, with the structure currently being occupied by some squatters. A section of the structure, including some pillars has collapsed. What remains are the beams with the remaining pillars just being supported by weak iron rods. The structure is sited close to the…

Novak Djokovic is out of the French Open after Italy’s Marco Cecchinato beat him to reach the semi-finals in a huge shock in Paris. Djokovic, 31, saved three match points and missed three set points before the world number 72 finally won 6-3 7-6 (7-4) 1-6 7-6 (13-11). Cecchinato, 25, had never won a main-draw match at a Grand Slam before this year’s Roland Garros. He will face Austria’s Dominic Thiem in the last four. Their meeting on Friday means there is guaranteed to be at least one first-time Slam finalist. Seventh seed Thiem reached his third Roland Garros semi-final…

Former President John Agyekum cannot wait for Anas Aremeyaw Anas’s investigative movie to be shown to Ghanaians on Wednesday. “I want the nation to be shocked of this practice…this evil.” But he also wants the consequences of the documentary to be tackled “strictly according to law”. The latest investigative piece by journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas is said to be centered on football administration in Ghana. It is titled ‘Number 12: When Misconduct & Greed Become the Norm’. The premiere of the documentary will start at 3:00pm on Wednesday. Speaking in a video posted by Anas Aremeyaw Anas on Tuesday, Mr…