Author: Krobea

Frank Lampard says his new job as Derby County manager “won’t be easy” but that it presents a “huge opportunity” after joining the Rams on a three-year deal. Lampard, taking on his first managerial role, was one of 20 applicants for the job and becomes Derby’s seventh appointment in just over three years. The 39-year-old ex-Chelsea and England midfielder said he spent “considerable time” discussing the role. He replaces Gary Rowett after he left to join fellow Championship side Stoke. Lampard is set to be unveiled to the media at a press conference at 14:00 BST on Thursday – which…

Solicitors of a Deputy Chief of Staff, Francis Asenso-Boakye, have written to musician Kwame Asare Obeng to apologise and retract “defamatory” claims or else they file a suit on behalf of their client against him. The claims were said to have been published on social media by the musician, popularly known as A-Plus. According to the letter signed by Samson Lardy Anyenini of A-Partners @Law, A-Plus seemed to have gone on a “sustained crusade” to damage the reputation of Mr Asenso-Boakye. It noted that A-Plus resumed his action after the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) of the Ghana Police Service began…

Ugandans who use the internet messaging service WhatsApp will be charged a daily tax of 200 shillings ($0.05; £0.04) after parliament approved a controversial new law on Wednesday. It comes into force on 1 July, and will also apply to other social media apps like Facebook. Mobile money transactions will also be taxed, with a 1% levy on the total value of each transaction. President Yoweri Museveni was quoted in Ugandan media last month as saying social media platforms are used “mainly for gossip”. Human rights activists disagree. “It’s part of a wider attempt to curtail freedoms of expression,” blogger…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Tuesday swore into office Jane Cynthia Naa Korshie Lamptey as Deputy Special Prosecutor. This follows her successful vetting by the Appointments Committee of Parliament. Congratulating her at a brief ceremony at the Jubilee House, President Akufo-Addo said “this is a very well deserved appointment. We already know of your abilities. You have risen already to the rank of Director of Public Prosecutions. We’ve all followed you, and many of us are delighted at your performance at the vetting” He continued, “You demonstrated a very clear understanding of the requirements of your office. You are…

The national Under-17 women’s team has been drawn in Group A of the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup. Ghana’s Black Maidens will play in the group alongside hosts Uruguay, New Zealand and Finland. Ghana will play the hosts in the opening game on Tuesday, November 13 before taking on Finland in their second game and New Zealand in their final group game. This was revealed after the draw was held at the FIFA headquarters on Wednesday. It was held without the representatives from the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Federation (CONCACAF) as nations are not done…

Medeama SC’s 4-1 win over Wa All Stars in midweek kept them atop the Zylofon Cash Premier League. The Tarkwa-based side – with one outstanding match – were 3-0 up at half time in their Match Day 14 clash played at the Tarkwa & Abosso Park. Kwesi Donsu broke the deadlock in the 11th minute for the Yellow & Mauves before Kwame Boateng scored two goals in succession. Though Richard Arthur pulled one back for bottom-placed All Stars in the second half, Donsu finished off with his side’s fourth and his second. Medeama are currently two points adrift of second-paced…

A Presidential Staffer, Charles Nii Teiko Tagoe, has taken to Facebook to justify the arrest and subsequent detention of one Reginald Sekyi-Brown for displaying a placard inscribed ‘Open UGMC Now’. The protester displayed the placard during a sod-cutting ceremony by First Lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo at the Korle Teaching Hospital. He is protesting the recent standoff between government and management of the University of Ghana which has led to the delay in the opening of the University of Ghana Medical Centre for operations. It appears opinions are divided over the action by the security officers to detain the protester. While some…

The First Lady and Head of The Rebecca Foundation, Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo, has cut the sod for the construction of a new Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra. Speaking at the brief sod-cutting event, she said “there’s nothing more painful or tragic than losing a child. Every parent knows that. We know that tragedy happens sometimes, but when it does, at least we need to assure ourselves that we did all we could”. The Children’s Block at Korle-Bu, for so many years, has been working under some severely tough conditions with the deplorable facilities, extreme…

Goals from captain Thomas Partey and Emmanuel Boateng gave Ghana’s Black Stars a 2-0 win over the Samurai Blue of Japan on Wednesday. The match was a preparation match for the Japanese, who will play in Group H of next month’s 2018 FIFA World Cup. They open with Colombia before taking on Poland and Senegal. Though the match was to test the readiness of Akira Nishino’s side ahead of the world cup, the Africans began the stronger side, opening the score under 10 minutes. Atletico Madrid’s Partey hit a low free kick to beat Gamba Osaka’s Masaaki Higashiguchi in post…

Musician Kwame Asare Obeng has fired a salvo definitely in reaction to a threat issued by the Minister of Communications, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, to sue him after Friday, June 1 if he failed to apologise for some earlier comments. In a letter written by lawyers for the Minister Safo & Marfo @ Law, Mr Obeng, known in showbiz as A-Plus, was to apologise for a “defamatory publication” on his Facebook page. READ: Ursula to sue A-Plus over ‘defamatory’ Facebook post if… But a defiant A-Plus, a few hours after the letter was made public, said he cannot be intimidated by threats…