Author: Krobea

Prince Charles has spoken about the ongoing dispute over whose Jollof rice is best, only to side step the issue of revealing his own preference. Speaking in Nigeria at the end of his West Africa tour, he said: Quote Message: Having also visited The Gambia and Ghana over the past week, our visit to Nigeria may perhaps provide an invaluable opportunity to compare – if one ever dares do such a thing! – the relative merits of each country’s Jollof rice… however, for fear of sparking a diplomatic incident, I suspect I shall have to let you draw your own…

The Medifem Multi-Specialist Hospital & Fertility Centre has rounded up a series of activities put together to mark Breast Cancer Awareness campaign in October. The campaign which was on the theme ‘Go Pink; Fight Breast Cancer’ is part of the hospital’s social initiatives to provide advocacy and care on global health issues. In the month-long exercise, over 900 women and some men benefited from free screening exercises conducted in the Dome and Madina markets, some selected corporate institutions and at the hospital’s two branches. A team of staff led by the hospital’s lead General Practitioner, Dr. Choice Wereko-Dankwa, screened patrons…

Wife of former Ghana Football Association (GFA) President has stated that he is not as rich as people think. Christine-Marie Nyantakyi says critics should take time and visit their residence and they will realize that he is not as rich as perceived. Kwesi Nyantakyi has been banned for life from all football-related activity by the world-governing body of the sport, Fifa, and fined CHF500, 000. He is said to be awaiting the brief on the ruling in order to consider whether to appeal the sanctions or not. Kwesi Nyantakyi to appeal FIFA’s ‘unwarranted’ ban Speaking on Metro TV’s Good Evening…

President Donald Trump has hailed a “big victory” in US mid-term elections after Democrats seized the House of Representatives but Republicans consolidated their grip on the Senate. The Democratic majority in the lower chamber will be in a position to block Mr Trump’s legislative programme. But control of the Senate ensures Mr Trump can still make key appointments. The vote was seen as a referendum on the president, even though he is not up for re-election till 2020. The result confirms a historical trend for the party that is not in the White House to make gains in the mid-terms.…

Ghana Premier League club Hearts of Oak have announced its new brand identity, which sees a primary and secondary badge for the club as well as several versions of a wordmark paying homage to its nickname ‘Phobia’. In a statement on Tuesday, the club said the move is to keep up pace and maintain relevance in the era of digitization. The new crest was designed by UK-based teamup, which has previously worked for clubs like Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and Celtic. “The new badge respects the past with an eye to the future,” teamup Chief Executive Officer Fred Popp is quoted…

Child suicides in Japan are the highest they have been in more than three decades, the country’s education ministry says. In the fiscal year 2016/7 up to March, 250 children from elementary to high school age were recorded as having taken their own lives. The number is five more than last year, and the highest it has been since 1986. Concerns the children had reported included family problems, worrying about their futures and bullying. But schools said the reasons behind about 140 of the deaths are unknown as the students did not leave a note. Most of those who took…

Menzgold Ghana Limited will collaborate with Zylofon Media to organize a mammoth Christmas get-together for all staff and employees as well as customers, Nana Appiah Mensah has said. Nana Appiah Mensah, popularly known as NAM 1, said the customers should, however, exercise patience for management as steps are taken to have all migrated onto the new online platform. Addressing customers on Zylofon FM on Monday, the Chief Executive Officer of Menzgold apologized to them for the recent turn of events at the gold-trading firm, calling on them not to rush to withdraw their investments. Speaking in local language Twi, NAM1…

Northern Region’s Nabia became the latest evictee of the Ghana’s Most Beautiful XII after her votes failed to get her past the other contestants. She was the last performer on a night of lacklustre performances from the seven remaining contestants. On a night of slips and errors amidst missing of lines by the contestants, the judges decided not to honour any of them with awards. As a result, there were no awards for Star Performance nor Most Eloquent. But what the ladies dread the most is the only gift the judges had for them on the night – eviction. Coincidentally,…

Algeria have suffered a big injury blow ahead of their Women’s Africa Cup of Nations campaign in Ghana after star striker Naïma Bouhenni was ruled out of the tournament. The 33-year old has been left out of coach Radia Fertoul’s provisional squad of 24 names because of an ankle injury. Algeria will play in group A of the eight-team Africa Cup of Nations alongside Mali, Cameroon and hosts Ghana who they will face in the opening game on 17 November. Defending champions Nigeria will play in Group B alongside South Africa, Zambia and Kenya. Bouhenni, regarded as the best player…

Former President John Dramani Mahama has called on feuding parties within the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Northern Region to resort to dialogue to “resolve any misunderstanding”. Reports suggest there is bad blood between the regional chairman, Alhaji Ibrahim Mobila, and regional secretary Sualisu Be-Awuribe. The misunderstanding got to a head on Saturday when Mr Be-Awuribe and the regional Treasurer, Kassim Bakari, were attacked by some unknown assailants. The two regional executives had accused Alhaji Mobila of masterminding the assault. A statement issued by the John Mahama 2020 Campaign Team on Saturday said the former president has urged the…