Author: Krobea

“…I don’t know why God decides to give us so many lives…” [Rawlings narrating the events of June 4 on its 35th commemoration] Perhaps the exact thoughts of the Former President informed this article. Having had no encounter whatsoever with this ‘defining’ event of our history, as a young inquisitive person I cannot but help muse over what our country could have become if events did not unfold as we know it today. Perhaps the very popular 2006 science fiction thriller ‘Deja Vu’ that featured Hollywood’s most celebrated, Denzel Washington, has had so much influence on me. But as one…

The tackle which forced Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah to leave the pitch 30 minutes into the Champions League final last week has featured as a question in a law exam, it’s been reported. Syrian pages on Facebook circulated images from the General Penal Code exam sat by first-year students at the University of Damascus. The question reads: “Sergio Ramos injured Mohamed Salah in the 2018 European Champions League final. Naturally, Ramos cannot be held to account for this action from a criminal law perspective due to four conditions that make the use of violence justified in sports. State these conditions.”…

Songstress Mzbel seems to have had enough of religious controversies. She has in the recent past expressed disbelief in the Christian Messiah, Jesus Christ, and has described Christianity as idol worshipping. The vocal singer has taken it a step further, describing speaking in tongues as utter nonsense. In a new song, ‘Tongues’, produced by Hydraulix, Mzbel, born Belinda Nana Akua Amoah, begins with a few lines in a strange language – considered tongues. While responding to why she was poking fun at Christians and tongue-speaking, she said: “Tongues itself is play. It is very silly… when you go to church…

“A discourse for the discerning patriot…” Apart from Church and doing some personal soul searching with solemn music on a weekend, nothing arrests my attention more than watching or discussing football. I love the game of football not because it is a popular sport. I admire the game because it feeds the wells of my organizational skills with more tactical approaches. In my wildest of moods during a football game, I sometimes feel like a student in class taking lecture notes. As a young journalist with a wild dream of becoming a best-selling writer someday, I have tried to make…

Former President John Dramani Mahama has wished students writing the 2018 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) well. The examinations began on Monday as candidates wrote English Language and Religious and Moral Education (RME). They will continue with Integrated Science and Basic Design and Technology (BDT) on Tuesday. The exams are expected to end on Friday with Social Studies. “It’s exams week,” Mr Mahama tweeted on Monday before the start of the exams. “Wishing all candidates in this year’s BECE the very best of luck.” https://twitter.com/JDMahama/status/1003579110222856192 He asked parents, teachers and invigilators to help calm the students “to ensure that they…

Serena Williams pulled out of the French Open before her fourth-round match with Maria Sharapova because of an injury that affected her serve. The 23-time Grand Slam winner recently returned to tennis after giving birth to her first child, but looked in good form in her opening matches. “I’ve had issues with the right pectoral muscle to the point where I can’t serve,” said the 36-year-old. “I’ll have a scan. I won’t know about Wimbledon until I get the results.” Williams said she first felt the problem during her third-round win over German 11th seed Julia Gorges on Saturday. She…

Boss of Miracle Films, a movie production company based in Kumasi in the Ashanti region, Rev. Samuel Kwesi Nyamekye says the fall of actor Adu Kofi, popularly known as Agya Koo, in the movie industry affected him more than any other movie producer in Ghana. Speaking in a live studio interview with Christian Agyei Frimpong, the host of Anigye Mmre on Accra-based Onua 95.1 FM, Rev Samuel Nyamekye said he was the one who featured Agya Koo in mainstream movie. He also said he was the only movie producer who made lots of sales anytime he featured Agya Koo in…

Manchester City winger Leroy Sane has been left out of Germany’s final 23-man World Cup squad. Sane, Bayer Leverkusen pair Bernd Leno and Jonathan Tah and Freiburg striker Nils Petersen were all dropped as Joachim Low cut the defending champions’ 27-man provisional squad. Keeper Manuel Neuer, who came back after nine months out in Saturday’s 2-1 defeat by Austria, is in the squad. Three Premier League players are selected. Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger, City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan and Arsenal playmaker Mesut Ozil have all been named in the squad. Germany are in Group F with Mexico, Sweden and South Korea,…

Asante Kotoko’s 2-1 win over champions Aduana Stars on Sunday helped them finish in the Top 4 of the 2017/2018 Zylofon Cash Premier League after the first round. Sogne Yacouba scored both goals for the Porcupine Warriors before Aduana Stars pulled one back through Bright Adjei. It was the last match in the first round for the hosts, who went ahead from a set piece after just seven minutes of play. The second goal came after Yacouba connected to a Prince Acquah pass in the penalty area. But Aduana Stars halved the deficit after a well-orchestrated free kick, resulting in…

Neymar scored a brilliant goal on his return from injury as Brazil began their World Cup preparations with a win over Croatia at Anfield. The Paris St-Germain star, 26, smashed a shot in off the bar after a slick move involving Chelsea’s Willian and Barcelona’s Philippe Coutinho. Croatia’s high tempo created first-half chances for Dejan Lovren and Andrej Kramaric. But Liverpool’s Roberto Firmino scored in added time to seal the victory. Brazil, who became the first team to qualify for the World Cup in March, face Austria next Sunday before starting their Group E campaign against Switzerland on 17 June.…