Author: Krobea

Dear fellow AUCC Student, It is with great delight and sadness at the same time, that I pen down my thoughts on your decision to be a leader in the prestigious African University College of Communication, (AUCC). Firstly, permit me to applaud you for your passion, confidence and burning desire to be one of the leaders that shall lay strong bricks of progressiveness for the further greatness of AUCC and her promising student body. As an able citizen and member of this prestigious institution, I warn you to rescind your decision of becoming our leader, if your agenda is not…

English Premier League side Arsenal have been drawn to play Russian side CSKA Moscow in the quarter-final of the 2017/2018 Uefa Europa League. The draw for the Last 8 fixtures was held on Friday. The Gunners will host the first leg on Thursday, April 5 before travelling to the Russian capital for the second leg on Thursday, April 12. Spanish side Atletico Madrid, who dropped from the 2017/2018 UEFA Champions League, will play Portuguese side Sporting Lisbon. French giants Olympique Marseille will play German side RB Leipzig while Italian side SS Lazio will play Austrian side Red Bull Salzburg for…

The quarter-final draw of the UEFA Champions League has been held. It was held Friday morning at the Uefa headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. Defending champions Real Madrid would have to negotiate past Italian giants Juventus if they are to clinch a historic three-peat in the world’s topmost club competition. The Old Ladies will host the first leg on Tuesday, April 3 before travelling to the Spanish capital for the second leg exactly a week later. It will be the 20th and 21st meeting of the two sides in Europe, counting as one of the consistent fixtures – second only to…

Business entities that do not take the pain to conduct thorough background checks on potential employees face a considerable risk which could lead to dire consequences on their operations, business risk specialist Harry Baiden has said. In 2016, the Bank of Ghana stated that financial institutions reported about GH¢240 million in a number of fraud cases largely perpetuated by staff – a situation Mr. Baiden said could be mitigated if these institutions undertake mandatory background checks on potential employees. Speaking in an interview with B&FT, Mr. Baiden, Managing Director of Gavac Business Solutions, a business risk solutions provider, said although…

Samia Yaba Nkrumah, the daughter of Kwame Nkrumah, has called on Ghanaians to liberate themselves from partisan politics which, she maintains, has not benefited the nation. The former Member of Parliament, who made an appearance on After Hours with Mikki Ose Berko on TV3 also argued that her father’s exit was much more of a loss to Ghanaians than to Kwame Nkrumah. “I think we ought to have to sometimes liberate ourselves from this party politics,” she stated. “Sometimes you can go beyond it. You want to achieve a certain aim, you want a certain vision, you want certain policies,…

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has invited Donald Trump to meet him, an invitation the US leader has said he will accept. The shock announcement was made by senior South Korean officials in Washington, who passed on a letter from the North Korean leader. They said Mr Kim had also agreed to halt nuclear and missile tests and was “committed to denuclearisation”. It appears to be a major breakthrough after months of threats and violence. The South Korean delegation had held unprecedented talks with Mr Kim in Pyongyang earlier this week. National security adviser Chung Eui-yong, speaking outside the White…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo left Accra on Thursday for New Delhi, India for the International Solar Alliance (ISA) summit. The president is attending the summit at the invitation of India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron. The summit, which also is being attended by 25 other heads of state, will provide a dedicated platform for co-operation amongst solar resourced rich countries. It will be aimed at realising the common goals of increasing the use of solar energy in meeting the energy needs of ISA member countries in a safe, convenient, affordable, equitable and sustainable manner. The…

FOCOS Orthopaedic Hospital has commissioned a new children’s ward and an ultra-modern classroom block at a colourful ceremony held at the facility on Wednesday. The Wayne and Claire Helyland block, named after a US-based philanthropic couple, houses a 16-bed children’s ward to improve the hospital’s capacity to admit children with various orhopaedic conditions as well as an ultra-modern activity centre to equip the children while on admission so they do not lose out on classroom work. Addressing guests at the event, Founder, Chief Executive Officer and President of FOCOS Orthopaedic Hospital Prof Oheneba Boachie-Adjei said, “We first had a single…

Police Renowned sound engineer David Kojo Kyei, popularly known as Kaywa, has expressed his complete trust in the Ghana Police Service. In an interview on the maiden edition of Easy Stream’s Famous Friday on 3FM with MC Bobby, Kaywa said he trusts the police as they always have the interest of Ghanaians at heart. Reacting to the recent announcement that the police must be alerted when withdrawing huge sums of money following a deadly robbery incident in Tema last Wednesday on Lebanese businessman Ahmed Safiadeen, the ‘Highly Spiritual’ man said, “You’ve got to trust people like the police who are…

Cristiano Ronaldo was on target yet again as Real Madrid beat Paris Saint-German 2-1 at the Parc des Princes to progress to the quarter-finals of the Uefa Champions League. Madrid won the first leg 3-1 at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu a fortnight ago. With a 5-2 aggregate win over the French giants – who lost talisman Neymar to a foot injury ahead of the game – Madrid progress to the quarters for the eighth consecutive time. Ronaldo’s goal on the night increases his record of scoring in each game of the League so far. He opened the score on Tuesday…