Author: Krobea

The draw for the 2018/2019 UEFA Champions League group stage has been held at Grimaldi Forum in Monaco. Helping conduct the draw on Thursday were former Atletico Madrid star Diego Forlan and former AC Milan midfielder Kaka. Group H presents one of the toughest groups as Italian champions Juventus come up against former champions Manchester United. Those two traditional sides are joined by Valencia of Spain and Young Boys of Switzerland. Find the groups below: Group A Atletico Madrid, Dortmund, Monaco, Club Brugge Group B FC Barcelona, Tottenham Hotspur, PSV Eindhoven, Inter Milan Group C Napoli, Paris Saint-Germain, Liverpool, Red…

US President Donald Trump has attacked CNN’s president Jeff Zucker on Twitter, saying that he should be fired. President Trump said CNN’s “hatred and extreme bias” towards him made the media organisation “unable to function”. “Little Jeff Z has done a terrible job, his ratings suck, & AT&T should fire him to save credibility!” he tweeted. Mr Zucker is currently on six weeks’ leave from CNN to recover from having heart surgery. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1035117507839967232 AT&T said it had no comment. CNN declined to comment on the latest tweets, but directed the BBC to its response on Twitter to President Trump’s tweets…

The Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) has stated that its Chief Executive Officer, Dr  Kofi Kodua Sarpong, was not part of a search committee tasked to get suitable offices and accommodation for the company in Sekondi-Takoradi. The state’s oil management company said after the offer by Global Haulage Company Limited (GHCL) was selected, Dr Sarpong recused himself from “the Board Committee’s work and discussions relating to the approval for the purchase of the property”. There has been an allegation of conflict of interest leveled against Dr Sarpong as he has worked for GHCL in the past. Property of GHCL were…

Ghana Premier League champions Aduana Stars bowed out of this year’s CAF Confederation Cup suffering a 6-0 thumping at the hands of Raja Casablanca of Morocco. The Moroccans needed a win at all cost to qualify to the quarter-finals and they made a statement as early as the third minute, when Mouhcine Iajour opened the score at the Stade Mohammed V. He got his second after just 15 minutes of play. The Ghanaians could not contain the onslaught and there was little motivation as the match was only a dead rubber for them, having lost the penultimate group game against…

The Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Dr Samuel Annor, has said that prosecutorial powers by the Attorney General’s (AG) Department will help his outfit deal with service providers who defraud it by the issuance of false claims. Speaking at the opening of a three-day training in Accra for lawyers of the Authority by the AG’s Department, Dr Annor said prosecutorial powers by the AG became necessary as cases involving false claims by some service providers and clients had been pending in court for many years. This he further stated has brought additional cost to the…

Ghana has been replaced by Uganda in the upcoming T-20 Cricket Cup in South Africa. Ghana received an invitation from Cricket South Africa to take part for the first time in the expanded tournament. However, the West Africa nation cited logistical constraints as reason to pull out. “It is disappointing that Ghana had to pull out of the competition,” said International Cricket Council Africa development officer Justine Ligyalingi. “As it was going to be their debut at this tournament, it would have been a great experience for their national team, but we are glad to confirm the involvement of another…

Management of the newly established Consolidated Bank has assured staff who will be affected by its rationalization and integration programme of capacity building in making them resourceful for other sectors of the economy. Some will be taken through career training to “enable them provide essential outsourced services to the bank where appropriate”. There have been media reports of massive lay-offs by the Bank as a result of a restructuring process. Confirming the process in a statement, Chief Executive Officer Daniel Wilson Addo said the exercise is to rightsize the branch network and rationalize headcount. “Whilst this may involve some reduction…

Facebook’s Watch video-streaming service is rolling out worldwide, just over a year after its US launch. Users will be able to choose from a range of shows – from both established brands and new players – and have the ability to view clips saved from their News Feeds. The firm plans to allow all content creators to feature advertising breaks, so long as they hit certain metrics. Until now, only select publishers had been given the opportunity. To begin with, only videos shown to audiences in the UK, US, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand will have this facility. The revenue…

Organisers of the National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) have released a list of the seeded schools for the 2019 edition. The list is dominated by quarter-finalists of the 2018 edition. Top of the list are 2018 winners St Peter’s Senior High School and losing finalists West Africa SHS and Adisadel College. St Peter’s leapfrogs WASS, Adisco to reclaim NSMQ trophy The 27 seeded schools will not take part in the preliminary round from June, 2019 at the University of Ghana. They will make it directly into the one-eighth round for a place in the quarter finals. Find the schools…

‘ChaleWote” which translates as “Charlie (Friend) let’s go” is the brand name of one of Ghana’s biggest  events that attracts and invites people from many countries. It started in 2011 as a huge climax of the Ga Homowo festival for all Ghanaian artisans and lovers of culture and the unique beauty it reflects. Popularly known as the ChaleWote Festival, every year the event comes with an amazing effect that projects the beautiful African Traditional Culture in the Ghanaian way. Its beauty and inclusiveness by the youth has attracted the aged to also be a part of the history making trends…