Author: Krobea

Asante Kotoko have secured qualification to the next stage of the 2018/2019 CAF Confederation Cup though yet to kick a ball. This followed the inability by the Cameroonian Football Federation (FECAFOOT) to submit its second representative for the continent’s second-tier club competition. FECAFOOT had held on too long to submit the side that joins New Star FC for the 2018/19 Cup. A legal tussle is said to have delayed the submission of reps from the Central African nation. A deadline given FECAFOOT elapsed on Friday, three days ahead of the originally scheduled first leg of the preliminary round of qualifiers.…

Zimbabwe’s former President Mugabe, 94, is unable to walk because of ill health, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said. Mr Mugabe has been in Singapore for treatment for an undisclosed illness for the past two months, he added. The former president also made several medical trips there towards the end of his time in power. Mr Mnangagwa became head of state a year ago after Mr Mugabe was ousted following the intervention of the army. Up to that point, Mr Mugabe was the only president Zimbabwe had known, having been in power for 37 years. He led the movement for Zimbabwean…

Tottenham outplayed Chelsea to inflict the Blues’ first Premier League defeat of the season which shows they are capable of “big things”, says Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino. Pochettino’s men displayed a terrific performance to move above their opponents in the table to third, five points behind unbeaten leaders Manchester City, while Chelsea drop down to fourth. Spurs deservedly scored two goals in the first 16 minutes through midfielder Dele Alli’s flicked header from Christian Eriksen’s cross, and Harry Kane firing in a drive from long range. “There’s no need for me to talk too much. I am so happy, so…

Former President John Dramani Mahama was in Nigeria over the week to join a few other former African leaders at the book launch of former Nigeria leader Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. Dr Jonathan’s book titled ‘My Transition Hours’ was launched in Abuja. According to Ghana’s former leader, the book contains “incredible” material on the life of the man who served as head of state of Africa’s most populous country between 2010 and 2015. I was honoured to join my brother, Goodluck Jonathan, to launch his book, My Transition Hours, in Abuja. Not just a good read, but contains such incredible material…

A businessman, Daniel Darko, has filed a suit at the Human Rights Division of the High Court to restrain the Central Bank from making any further pronouncements on shutting down financial institutions in the country. According to the writ sighted by 3news.com and dated 23 November, 2018, the plaintiff states that the further pronouncements by the Bank of Ghana to close down savings and loans firms is causing “fear and panic” despite not following due process. He states that the incessant warnings is even affecting his business “thereby affecting his right to life and to participate freely in his chosen…

Why do people kill their loved ones for money? Why do others risk their health in the name of prostitution? Why do people engage in some illegalities they usually would have avoided? One reason― desperation. Desperation, like seduction, leads you where you never dreamt of being!  A plethora of situations makes us vulnerable. Our gender can make us vulnerable. Our background can expose us to some vulnerability. How we think can even make us vulnerable. If we are desperate in life, we are in danger of being vulnerable, too. Desperation is not a good place to be. It makes one…

Ghana’s Black Queens were eliminated from the ongoing Africa Women Cup of Nations on Friday after being held to a 1-1 draw by Cameroon’s Indomitable Lionesses. Though the Queens scored first through a Portia Boakye freekick in the 31st minute, the 2016 losing finalists drew level from the spot 10 minutes later. After half-an-hour of sizing each other, the two West African powerhouses had to open up. Ghana had to push harder as only a win could salvage them from an early exit from the tournament, which also counts as the qualification channel to the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup…

Stanbic Bank Ghana as part of its commitment to supporting agriculture has donated a pick-up truck to the Ministry of Agriculture to be included in the pool of prizes for this year’s National Farmers’ Day celebration. The prize is specifically for the 3rd National Best Farmer, a category Stanbic Bank has supported since 2007. The National Farmers’ Day is a day set aside to acknowledge farmers and the sector’s contribution to the economic growth of Ghana. Statistics from the Bank of Ghana reveal that the sector contributes about 36 per cent of GDP and generates 55 per cent of foreign…

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the National Theatre of Ghana and the line-up of events include popular children’s arts festival KIDDAFEST. There has been a line-up of awesome events all year long and this December, a special version of one of National Theatre’s flagship programmes, “KIDDAFEST”, climaxes the celebrations. KIDDAFEST 2018 is going to be a three-day festival for children and performed by children. With the theme ‘Sustaining our cultural values’, this year’s festival will give children the opportunity to delve into selected Ghanaian cultures, research and develop an artistic performance or work that touches on cultural values…

An eight-day agricultural fair is scheduled to be held from Thursday, November 29 ahead of the 2018 National Best Farmer Awards. The Awards ceremony to be held in Tamale will see farmers rewarded for their efforts over the last year. An overall national best farmer as well as a National Best Fisherman will be named at the ceremony while dozens will also be recognized in various categories. Speaking in an interview on TV3, a Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Dr Sagri Bambangi, said the past year has seen a tremendous increase in yield due to good policies rolled out by the…