Author: Krobea

The West African Examinations Council (Waec) has released school results of the 2018 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). According to a press release signed by Agnes Teye-Cudjoe, the Deputy Director of Waec’s Public Affairs, on Friday, the entire results of 2,061 candidates have been withheld pending the conclusion of investigations. However, those of 83 candidates were cancelled “for bringing mobile phones into the examination hall and receiving external assistance”. One hundred and thirty-four had their subject results cancelled for bringing foreign materials into the exams centres. Others among the 134 had their subject results cancelled for collusion and engaging in…

President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s win in last month’s polls has been upheld by Zimbabwe’s Constitutional Court. The opposition MDC Alliance had brought the legal challenge saying the vote was marred by “mammoth theft and fraud”, but this was rejected by the court. Delivering the verdict, Chief Justice Luke Malaba called allegations of tampering “bold and unsubstantiated”. It was Zimbabwe’s first election since long-time leader Robert Mugabe was ousted from power last year. Two days after the vote, at least six people were killed in clashes between the army and MDC Alliance supporters, who alleged that party leader Nelson Chamisa had been…

I meet infallible people often on Saturdays. Dressed in spotless tuxedos, they don’t talk. They don’t engage in any conversation. As humble as they seem, they don’t reply any comment made at them; whether good or bad. These infallible people are soon packaged into graves where they’ll exist for the rest of their stay on earth because they are corpses! Perfect people don’t talk lest they offend others. They don’t walk lest they step on others’ toes. They don’t stare at anyone lest others take offense. Perfect people are perfect because they do no wrong. What they do all day…

The Kwesi Appiah Foundation has received a donation worth GH¢180,000 from Ashanti Foam Factory (Ashfoam) Limited as part of their corporate social responsibility to support the foundation with its aim of helping old footballers. Ashfoam has teamed up with the Black Stars head coach’s foundation to provide GH¢80, 000 annual financial packages for former national players who blazed the trail in their prime. Some of these aged players who were present at the ceremony held at the offices of Ashfoam in Accra on Thursday included Willie Klutse, Alhaji Ibrahim Sunday, Rev Osei Kofi, Anas Seidu and Awuley Quaye Snr. Fifty…

Veteran actor Psalm Adjeteyfio has revealed that many of the people who made promises on social media and on television to support his ailing health condition did not live to expectation. He spoke to a journalist and final year student of the African University College of Communication, Listowell Acquaye, who put out a campaign to raise funds to support the health condition of the veteran actor. Genesis Some few months ago, Psalm Adjeteyfio was moving from one media house to the other pleading with benevolent Ghanaians to come to his aid financially due to his deteriorating health condition. For weeks,…

Chinese smartphone maker Huawei says the Australian government has banned it from providing 5G technology for the country’s wireless networks. It said fellow communications firm ZTE had also been banned, both reportedly because of national security concerns. “This is a extremely disappointing result for consumers,” the company said on Twitter. Faster data download and upload speeds are promised with 5G, which is the next stage of mobile internet connectivity. Wider coverage and more stable connections than current 4G technology are also highlighted as benefits. What’s the issue? Several countries are preparing for the roll-out of 5G mobile networks, although analysts…

The Deputy Head of Communications at the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC), Yussuf Ayuba, says there are reasons why letters for the Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting arrived late. According to him, it was because the internal records delayed in dispatching the letters. The first meeting of the Committee under the new Chair of the EC on Wednesday was boycotted by the National Democratic Congress (NDC), citing they receiving the invitation letter less than 30 minutes to the meeting. According to NDC’s Director for Elections, Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, his party received the invitation letter for the meeting at 12:40pm and the meeting…

Crowds of excited Arsenal fans have welcomed Arsène Wenger as he arrived in Liberia ahead of an awards ceremony where he will be given the country’s highest honour. The former Arsenal manager was Liberian President George Weah’s first European football coach and brought him to Monaco in 1988. President Weah went on to become the only African to win Fifa World Player of the Year. Wenger will be inducted into the country’s Order of Distinction on 24 August and be given the title of Knight Grand Commander of the Humane Order of African Redemption. He was greeted at the international…

US President Donald Trump has responded to speculation that he might be impeached by warning that any such move would damage the economy. In an interview with Fox & Friends, he said the market would crash and “everybody would be very poor”. He was speaking after Michael Cohen, his ex-lawyer, pleaded guilty to violating election laws and said he had been directed to do so by Mr Trump. Mr Trump has rarely spoken about the prospect of being impeached. Correspondents say it is unlikely Mr Trump’s opponents would try to impeach him before November’s mid-term elections. Why does Trump say…

Former President John Dramani Mahama will be presenting his letter of intent later on Thursday to lead the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the 2020 general election, his 2016 Campaign Coordinator has disclosed. Speaking on 3FM on Wednesday, Kofi Adams said the former president will be at the party’s headquarters in Accra to present his letter as required by all aspirants. Mr Mahama on Wednesday paid a courtesy call on former leader Jerry John Rawlings at his office in Accra. Discussions reportedly centered on reorganisation of the NDC. WATCH PHOTOS: Former President Mahama calls on Rawlings Later talking about the…