Author: Krobea

North Korea’s Kim Jong-un is making a two-day visit to China, a week after meeting US President Donald Trump. It is expected he will discuss sanctions and the commitment he made at the summit, in general terms, to denuclearise the Korean peninsula. Beijing, North Korea’s only economic ally, has already suggested sanctions against North Korea could be eased. Meanwhile, the US and South Korea have confirmed they have suspended planning for their next joint military drills. That follows a pledge made by Mr Trump at the Singapore summit. The visit to China is Mr Kim’s third since March, when his…

A member of the legal team of investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas, Sammy Darko, says after all said and done, the Ghana Football Association (GFA) will be chased to cough up at least GH¢20,000 for work done. This is in connection to an undertaking given by the former President of the GFA, Kwesi Nyantakyi, in November, 2017 that an incentive to the tune of GH¢20,000 will be handed to anyone who provides evidence on corruption within the Association. “One of the things that we will be doing come next season is to discourage corruption,” Mr Nyantakyi told journalists in Cape…

Former Ghana Football Association (GFA) President Kwesi Nyantakyi has rendered unqualified apologies to some high-ranking state officials including a former president. “I owe them my deepest apologies because in my interaction with the supposed Sheikh from Qatar and his agents, I made comments that were not responsible having regard to my stature and experience,” Mr Nyantakyi said in a statement released on Monday to tell his side of the story about an exposé by journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas. “Those comments resulted from a poor exercise of discretion arising on the spur of the moment and in circumstances in which I…

Ghana Premier League club Ebusua Dwarfs are in mourning following the death of Chief Executive Officer Edward Nana Aidoo. Nana Aidoo, as he was affectionately called, died in the United States of America. It is unclear what the cause of his death is. He has been the bankroller of the top-tier side, which has a huge followership in the Central Region capital town of Cape Coast. Dwarfs were scheduled to play champions Aduana Stars in an outstanding match in the Zylofon Cash Premier League until its suspension as a result of an investigation by journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas. https://twitter.com/Ebusua_Dwarfs/status/1008640101197508608 Source:…

Former President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) Kwesi Nyantakyi has vehemently denied receiving $65,000 from a Sheikh “for shopping” as shown in the documentary film by Tiger Eye PI. Mr Nyantakyi, who has been banned for all football activities by FIFA, says he parted away with an entitled $40,000 for trips he pre-financed to Qatar. In an official statement on Monday to tell his side of the story, Mr Nyantakyi said the video was voiced over about the shopping episode. “A critical review of the video clip will reveal that when the money was handed to me, there was…

A member of the Communications Team of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has described the president, Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo-Addo as a “walking contradiction” as regards the fight against corruption. “He is a total disappointment,” Israel Venunye stressed to Bright Asempa on Onua FM’s Yen Nsempa on Monday. Mr Venunye was commenting on the exposé by investigative journalists Anas Aremeyaw Anas, particularly on the mention of the names of the President, Vice President and other government officials by main actor Kwesi Nyantakyi. He claims Mr Nyantakyi has been known in the past to introduce investors to the president. Therefore, the…

A vehicle hit four people after a Dutch music festival in the early hours of Monday, killing one and injuring three before driving away, police say. Hours later police said they had found the van involved in the collision nearby and arrested a suspect. The incident took place at the end of Pinkpop, a three-day festival in Landgraaf in the south of the country, at about 04:00 (02:00 GMT) on Monday. It was not clear if the collision was intentional or an accident. Belgian and German police joined in the search for the van, a white Fiat Doblo, which had…

The Duchess of Sussex’s father, Thomas Markle, has revealed his daughter cried when he told her he would not be attending her wedding to Prince Harry. He also expressed his disappointment at not walking her down the aisle. “I’m a footnote to the greatest moment in history rather than the dad who walked his daughter down the aisle. That upsets me somewhat,” he told ITV’s Good Morning Britain. He said he watched the event on TV from a B&B in the US after having surgery. He said he cried while viewing it, describing the duchess as “beautiful” and saying it…

German carmaker Audi’s chief executive, Rupert Stadler, has been arrested, parent company Volkswagen has said. A spokesman for VW said: “We confirm that Mr Stadler was arrested this morning. The hearing to determine whether he will be remanded is ongoing.” Audi has been caught up in the diesel emissions scandal that has plagued VW. Last month, Audi admitted that another 60,000 A6 and A7 models with diesel engines have emission software issues. The number is on top of the 850,000 recalled last year by the Volkswagen subsidiary, of which only some have been found to require modification. The so-called dieselgate…

Defending champions Germany made a disastrous start to their bid to win back-to-back World Cups with a shock defeat by Mexico. Hirving Lozano’s first-half goal was the difference between the two sides in an enthralling encounter in Moscow, but the surprising result was not the only concern for Germany coach Joachim Low. His disjointed side looked extraordinarily vulnerable on the break even before Javier Hernandez punished them with the pass that set up Lozano to cut inside fire home. Toni Kroos almost replied instantly with a free-kick but Guillermo Ochoa tipped it on to the bar and that was the…