Author: Krobea

Some officers who lined up at Burma Camp on Monday to get registered for their national identification card had to return to their bases in disappointment. The nationwide registration exercise has been scheduled to start in the Greater Accra Region on Monday. The exercise was to begin at 7:00am at some key state agencies and institutions like Jubilee House, Ministry of Defence, Judicial Service, BNI, and the various security bodies including prisons and the military. Parliament would have its turn on Tuesday. At Burma Camp, Media General’s Kwabena Adu-Gyamfi reported on 3FM’s Midday News that about 20 officers had queued…

Coca-Cola has launched its first alcoholic drink, a lemon flavoured alcopop, in Japan in a bid to tap new markets and consumers. In a global first for the US drinks giant, three fizzy lemon drinks went on sale on Monday. The product aims at a growing market of young drinkers – especially women. Described by Coca-Cola as “unique” in the company’s 125-year history, the three drinks range from 3% to 8% alcohol. In keeping with the company’s tradition, the recipe is closely guarded but the drinks are modelled on the country’s popular Chu-Hi drinks, usually a mix of local spirit…

The Chief of Heman-Prestea in the Western Region, Nana Nteboah Prah IV, has lauded the Nana Akufo-Addo government for introducing a programme designed specifically to deal with graduate unemployment. The Nation Builders Corps (NABCO), which is set to offer employment to 100,000 graduates this year programme and would engage at least 350 graduates in every constituency in seven different modules, is one of a number of measures designed to tackle the unemployment situation in the country, and this, according to Nana Nteboah Prah, deserves high praise. Speaking at a mini durbar to welcome the Vice President of the Republic, Alhaji…

Merseyside Police says it is aware of death threats made to Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius after the Champions League final. The German, 24, and his family were the subject of threats after his two mistakes helped Real Madrid to a 3-1 win over the Reds in Kiev on Saturday. Karius was in tears at the final whistle and apologised to fans. “We take social media posts of this nature extremely seriously. Offences will be investigated,” police said. “Officers are aware of a number of comments and threats made via social media. “Merseyside Police would like to remind social media users…

LeBron James said he “tried to squeeze the orange until there was no more juice”, after leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to the NBA finals. James scored 35 points, 15 rebounds and nine assists as the Cavs beat the Boston Celtics 87-79 to clinch the Eastern Conference finals series 4-3. It will be the eighth finals in a row for James – and a fourth for the Cavs. They will play Golden State Warriors or Houston Rockets, who meet in a game seven decider on Monday. “At the end of my career you are never going to get someone to say…

A Malian migrant hailed as a hero after mounting a daring rescue to save a small boy dangling from a balcony in Paris is to be made a French citizen. Mamoudou Gassama won widespread praise after climbing the outside of the building to save the four-year-old. Video showed him being cheered on by spectators as pulled himself from balcony to balcony to the fourth floor. After meeting him at the Elysee Palace, President Emmanuel Macron said he would be made a naturalised citizen. He personally thanked Mr Gassama, gave him a medal for courage and said he would also be…

Spanish giants Real Madrid beat Liverpool 3-1 at Kiev’s NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium on Saturday to win their third UEFA Champions League trophy in a row. The silverware also becomes the 13th Champions League win for the Galacticos. Liverpool’s quest to win a sixth European trophy was worsened by the showing of German goalkeeper Loris Karius, whose mistakes got the winners all their three goals. First, it was a 51st minute howler as he dropped a ball off the legs of French striker Karim Benzema. Karius had safely grabbed a loose cross from Madrid. But he immediately wanted to throw it…

A Professor of History at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, Professor Ademola Ajayi, who is currently a visiting scholar at the University of Ghana, says the dream the likes of Ghana’s Dr. Kwame Nkrumah and Ethiopia’s Emperor Haile Selassie had about a united Africa remains a myth. Professor Ajayi’s comment follows African countries marking Africa Union (AU) Day today, Thursday, May 25. Speaking exclusively with 3news.com, Professor Ademola Ajayi said that lack of trust among Africans greatly contributes to the inability to achieve the unity so desired. “The African don’t trust themselves; mutual suspicion and so on and so forth.…

Indiscriminate sex. Orgies. Flings. One-night stands. Wild sexual adventures with multiple partners. These are garments today’s society is draped in. Morality has almost become outmoded with perversion becoming the newest trend. In today’s world, you can end up with a stranger in bed at first sight with little or no concern about the package of diseases they may be gifting you with. It has become a norm for a first date in a restaurant to end in a bedroom with little regard for the uninvited guest called AIDS. When you live in a generation that fears pregnancy more than sexually…

A man by name Osei Kwame is in the grips of the police in the Central Region after a failed attempt to steal a motorcycle near Ofaakor. The suspect is said to have hired the services of motor rider John Otoo, 18, from Liberia Camp to Annor Town. But on the way, the suspect sprayed powdered pepper in the eyes of the cyclist, which got the two of them plunging down. Suddenly, another person, who is currently on the run, is said to have emerged from the bush and, together with the suspect – hitherto a pillion driver – beat…