Author: Krobea

GNPC Foundation launched the maiden STEM (Stem, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) QUIZ on Wednesday at Akroma Plaza in Takoradi. The aim of the exercise is to excite and whip up students’ interest in STEM. The competition which will involve primary and junior high school pupils and students respectively from the 22 districts within the Western Region, kickstarting at the district level on Monday, May 21. Adabokrom and Bibiani will host the quiz simultaneously. The winners from the district level will compete for zonal championship and the victors will fight for the ultimate diadem at the regional level. At the end…

An Accra Circuit Court has acquitted and discharged six out of the remaining 10 suspects standing trial for the deadly jail break at the Kwabenya District Police headquarters. Justice Aboagye Tandoh freed the six after enough evidence was not adduced by prosecution during trial. The six are George Yeboah, Edward Lartey and Geroge Sabah. The others are Elvis Owusu, George Asante and Theophilus Banda. Four have, however, been asked to open their defence after a prima facie case was established by prosecution against them. They are Prince Osei, Prince Kofi Acheampomg, Kofi Seshie and Nancy Dentaa, the only female suspect.…

The Ghana Football Association has sealed a five-year deal with Zylofon Media for the sponsorship of the Ghana Premier League. Beginning this season, Zylofon Media will dedicate its subsidiary firm, Zylofon Cash, as the sponsors of the nation’s top-tier league. The deal was signed on Thursday in Accra. It is expected to benefit the second-tier league, Division One League, as well, according to GFA President Kwesi Nyantakyi. The premier league has been without sponsorship since 2015, when First Capital Plus Bank abrogated its contract with the GFA. According to reports, the Zylofon deal is worth $10 million in total with…

South Africa has been awash with Lionel Messi fever for the past three days as the Argentina star made a fleeting visit with his Barcelona team. The five-time World Player of the Year made a cameo appearance for Barca as they beat local champions Mamelodi Sundowns 3-1. Wednesday’s friendly, the second Barcelona have played against Sundowns after one in 2007, was played at Soccer City in Johannesburg to celebrate Nelson Mandela’s centenary. Messi had been struck down by a bout of flu and only came on for the final 20 minutes; his appearance preceded by chants for him to be…

Births in the US have dropped to their lowest rate in 30 years, marking a cultural shift as women delay motherhood, experts say. Some 3.85 million babies were born in the US in 2017, the fewest since 1987, as births among women in their teens and 20s decreased. Both the birth rate – the number of births per thousand – and fertility – a lifetime average forecast – fell. Declining birth rates are common as countries become more developed. The US fertility rate is lower than the UK’s but the US still has a higher fertility rate than many other…

Today, 17 May 2018 is World Telecommunication and Information Society Day. It is gravely worrying that two events related to telcom regulation abuse and possible waste of financial resources are playing before our very eyes. The first one relates to an ill-fated $1.1bn contract signed under the previous government for “retail payment system infrastructure”, to effectively ensure  mobile money interoperability.  The second one is a duplicatory $ 89,473,500 contract signed by the current Ministry of Communications  for, design, development and implementation of a common platform for traffic monitoring, revenue assurance, mobile money monitoring and fraud management. Duplicatory, because Subah, Afriwave…

Multiple award-winning Ghanaian musician Kojo ‘The Maestro’ Antwi has been honoured in Burkina Faso. Also known as ‘Mr. Music Man’, the first-ever Ghanaian honoree at the BET Awards was honoured at the Marley D’or 18 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso on Friday, May 11. The date marked 37 years since the demise of the world reggae music legend and icon, Bob Nesta Marley. In commemoration of the legacy of Bob Marley, the positivity of his lyrics, the potency of his social, cultural and political commentary, the beauty of his music and the worldwide promotion he gave to the reggae genre, the…

Black Stars midfielder Thomas Teye Partey was an 87th minute substitute in Atletico Madrid’s 3-0 win over Olympique Marseille in the final of the 2017/2018 Uefa Europa League. Played at Parc Olympique Lyonnais in France, the final saw most of the Marseille fans in replica jerseys of the 1993 European triumph by their club. But their expectations began to wane firstly with an elementary defensive error by Cameroonian international Zambo Anguissa. His control of veteran goalkeeper Steve Mandanda’s hard-hit pass failed him, giving dangerman Antoine Griezmann a perfect opportunity to punish his opponents. It was in the 21st minute. Marseille’s…

Seven officers from the Northern Regional Police Command have been injured after a scuffle with their military counterparts on Wednesday. The officers, who have been treated and discharged from the Police Hospital, were among several police officers who fell prey to the attack launched on them by officers from the Northern Command of the Ghana Armed Forces. According to the Northern Regional Police Commander, DCOP Patrick Adusei Sarpong, one AC2 Eric Danso of the Air Force Unit of GAF had reported to the police CID on Wednesday as part of bail requirement but left the premises unnoticed after he was…

Three-year-old Princess Charlotte will be one of six young bridesmaids at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, Kensington Palace has said. Her elder brother, Prince George, aged four, will be a pageboy alongside three other young boys. So far, the details of the bridesmaids’ dresses and the pageboys’ uniforms remain under wraps. Ms Markle, 36, will not have a maid of honour as she wanted to avoid choosing just one of her closest friends. As well as his niece and nephew, Prince Harry has picked three godchildren – three-year-old Florence van Cutsem, two year-old Zalie Warren and Jasper…