Author: Krobea

When a recent study looked at health differences between late and early risers, it appeared to make grim reading for night owls. Increased risk of early death, psychological disorders and respiratory illness were the stark findings from the paper, which backed up other research suggesting late-nighters are more likely to suffer ill health. But is being a night owl really bad for you and does it mean some of us should ditch the late nights and lie-ins to become more like morning larks? ‘Social jet lag’ It’s a scenario familiar to many workers during the week. After struggling to fall…

The management and board of Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) have denied an assertion by the Deputy Minister for Petroleum, Dr Mohammed Amin Adam, that the proposal to scrap the refinery and turn it into a tank farm has been discussed between the two. A statement issued and signed by TOR’s Public Affairs Manager, Dr. Kingsley Antwi-Boasiako, states that  the board and management of TOR were aware of the said proposal. It said the board, management and workers of TOR will never agree to any such proposal to turn TOR into a tank farm. “We have just completed a shutdown maintenance…

It is unclear whether Meghan Markle’s father Thomas will walk her down the aisle on Saturday as planned. Mr Markle told celebrity news website TMZ, at his home in Mexico, that he had decided not to attend his daughter’s wedding to Prince Harry. Kensington Palace issued a statement saying it was “a deeply personal moment for Ms Markle”. It follows reports in the Mail on Sunday that Ms Markle’s father staged pictures for a paparazzi photographer. The widely circulated photographs showed him being measured for a wedding suit and looking at newspaper stories about his daughter. He is reported to…

About 100,000 Manchester City fans have turned out to see their team’s Premier League victory parade. Fans basked in the sunshine to cheer on the record-breaking squad as they showed off the trophy and the Carabao Cup along Deansgate and past Albert Square in an open-top bus. Pep Guardiola’s side won the Premier League title by beating their nearest rivals Manchester United by 19 points. City also became the first team to record 100 points in a season. The parade left Victoria Street behind Cathedral Gardens before heading on a mile-long route through Manchester city centre, finishing with a show…

Alleged witches living in the Gnani Witches Camp in the Yendi municipality of the Northern Region have revealed they are starving due to lack of food. They say they wake up each morning with the fear of going through the entire day without meals. Drawn from different parts of the Region, the alleged witches aged between 25 and 80 years with the majority in their late 50s live in an isolated portion of the Gnani community, about 3 km away from the main community. Most of them either confessed their involvement in the death of relatives under duress or under ritual…

The Progressive People’s Party (PPP) has accused government of dilly-dallying and taking undue advantage of the status quo in implementing its promised policy of the election of chief executives for the various municipal, metropolitan and district assemblies. The second largest opposition party in the country says the government wants “to implement the election of MMDCEs policy in its own time”. “We take this opportunity to again, demand from the NPP administration, the clear road map for the election of MMDCEs, which we believe is the only genuine way to give power back to the people.” These were contained in a…

US First Lady Melania Trump has undergone surgery for what the White House described as a benign kidney condition. Her office said surgeons had performed an embolisation procedure at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. The surgery was successful and there were no complications, her spokeswoman added. Mrs Trump, 48, is expected to spend the rest of the week recovering at the medical centre, in Bethesda, Maryland. President Donald Trump tweeted that he was on his way to visit her. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/996135379802755072 Embolisation is most often used to block the blood supply to a tumour, benign or cancerous. “The first…

With exactly a month to go for the start of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, five-time champions Brazil have finalized their squad for the tournament. By FIFA’s regulations, provisional squads of between 30 and 35 players must be made available 30 days before kick-off. Most participating nations on Monday, May 14 revealed their provisional squads except for the Selecao, who released a final 23-man squad. The squads are to be finalised 10 days before the tournament starts. But Brazil’s gesture could be seen as a strong message from coach Tite as regards the ambitions of his side. They are chasing…

Everyone wants to reach the top. We all want to climb to the top of our careers but only a few tell us what happens after we have gotten there. We are urged to be great and walk in the corridors of power but no one tells us what we need to keep walking in these corridors.  Everyone has his own picture of success grandly painted on their mind. We all want to enjoy the feeling of utopia success promises us― the luxurious vacations, the incessant praises of men, the fat bank accounts and what have you. Indeed, everyone talks…

Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has promised to turn his country’s financial fortunes around. But it seems it is his “fortune” – or how he spends it – which has got people talking after his branded briefcase was spotted in a photo: https://twitter.com/maDube_/status/995692171075481601 Now, others have questioned exactly how much the briefcase really cost – suggesting the price may be far lower, or could be a gift. However, the fact a Louis Vuitton briefcase is dominating the social media chat in an election year may be bad news for Mr Mnangagwa. Source: BBC