Author: Krobea

Ghanaian midfielder Kingsley Sarfo has been charged with two counts of statutory rape of a minor. Prosecutor Rikard Darell announced in the Swedish city of Malmo that there is enough reason to charge the player who has been in custody since February. “Now the investigation is complete and I think I have sufficient reason for prosecution,” Darell told local media. The 23-year-old is accused of two counts of rape of a child under 15 in September 2016 and June last year. Sarfo, who plays for Swedish champions Malmo, reportedly admitted to having sex with the minor but denies committing a…

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have named their third child Louis Arthur Charles. The couple’s second son was born at 11:01 BST on Monday at the Lindo Wing of St Mary’s Hospital in London, weighing 8lb 7oz. A tweet from Kensington Palace said the baby would be known as His Royal Highness Prince Louis of Cambridge (pronounced Lou-ee, not Lou-iss). The new prince is fifth in line to the throne. Louis is one of the middle names of Prince William and of the new prince’s brother, George. It was also the first name of Lord Mountbatten – his great-great-great-uncle -…

It is Ghana boxing time again. The sport in many ways, is Ghana’s second major sport – close to football than any other and the sport the country can boast the most titles. Titles, hall of famers, the sweet moments of victory; there have been many. It has truly put the country on the sporting map in the 20thcentury.  However, enthusiasm for the sport plummeted with new age boxers failing on several occasions to match the quality of older reputations set in torturing atmospheres. But one man is on a mission to change that. On the 28th of April, the precocious…

Andres Iniesta has announced his decision to leave Barcelona at the end of the season after a 22-year stay with the Spanish side. The midfielder has been part of Barcelona’s record breaking campaigns but announced at a press conference on Friday at the Camp Nou, this season was going to be his last. The press briefing in front of packed media, was attended by Iniesta’s teammates, leaving him in tears as he announced an end to his love affair with the club. Iniesta thanked everyone at the club for their role in making him the player he is today, while…

Since the popular drama series, Sadia, premiered on TV3 last December, many fans and followers of the Ghanaian series have wondered who the feisty lady who plays Farida Gibson is. Farida is a no-nonsense lady who speaks her mind without mincing words. Over the past five months, Farida has gained notoriety for being opinionated, loud, vocal and blunt; and that character is nicely executed by the rising Ghanaian actress, Cecilia Anno-Barnieh. Cecilia and her parents moved to Ghana soon after she was born in England in the 80s. She attended Christ the King School in Accra in her early years,…

Professor Joshua Alabi, a leading member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), expected the president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, to listen to the citizenry with respect to the US-Ghana military agreement. The immediate past chairman for the SSNIT board said it was one of the pertinent issues President Akufo-Addo could have given attention to the ‘voice’ of the people. Prof Alabi was speaking on Connect FM’s political show, Asem Yi Dzi Ka, hosted by Henry Eliud Yankey on Thursday. ‘Smart man’ The former Greater Accra Region Minister said he described the president as a “smart man” upon hearing that he…

Barring any unforeseen circumstance, the Northern Regional Chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Daniel Bugri Naabu, will be discharged from the Tamale Teaching Hospital on Friday, a day after he was involved in a near-fatal accident. The controversial NPP chairman was returning to Tamale after a political campaign at Sawla and Bole to seek re-election in Saturday’s regional executives elections when his car crashed at Larabanga near Damongo in the West Gonja District. He was rushed to the Tamale Teaching Hospital, where he is currently receiving treatment. The Northern Regional Secretary of the ruling NPP, Sule Salifu, in an…

Antoine Griezmann punished Arsenal’s lax defence late on as 10-man Atletico Madrid salvaged a draw from the Europa League semi-final first leg at Emirates Stadium. The visitors were on the back foot for almost the entire game after defender Sime Vrsaljko was dismissed for two yellow cards in the first 10 minutes. With Atletico’s furious manager Diego Simeone sent to the stands shortly afterwards, the Spanish side survived unscathed to half-time, with Alexandre Lacazette clipping the post with a half-volley the hosts’ best chance. Lacazette nodded in Jack Wilshere’s cross just after the hour to apparently edge the Gunners closer…

US President Donald Trump is to visit the UK on Friday 13 July, after previously cancelling a trip amid claims he would face mass protests. It will not be the full-blown state visit Mr Trump was promised when Prime Minister Theresa May visited the White House in January last year. But an invitation to a state visit still stands, the BBC understands. BBC North America editor Jon Sopel said he understood the president was likely to meet the Queen during the visit. Mr Trump will hold talks with Mrs May, Downing Street said, with further details to be “set out…

The GNPC Foundation has kick-started community engagements in the Western Region as part of its preparatory activities for the provision of potable drinking water to deprived communities across the country. For 2018 only, the Foundation has earmarked some 20 deprived communities in the Western Region to benefit from the provision of boreholes. This is expected to alleviate the water and sanitation challenges in rural Ghana. The Projects Manager at GNPC Foundation, Patience Lartey, said the community entry activities have been necessitated by the need to ascertain the veracity of the conditions of the selected communities, their water needs and to…