Author: Krobea

The Ghana Police Service has requested the United Nations to permit a three-member team to be immediately deployed to Wau in South Sudan “for a better understanding” of sexual abuse and exploitation claims against its peacekeeping officers. A preliminary investigative report by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) cites Ghana’s Formed Police Unit for engaging in sexual activities with women living in the UN Protection of Civilians site in the South Sudan city of Wau. On Thursday, February 22, a decision was taken to withdraw all the 46 Ghanaian peacekeepers from their duty stations from Wau to Juba.…

The Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), Mr. Jonathan Nash, has expressed his and the appreciation of the MCC to the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, for his leadership in trying to find a lasting solution to the political impasse in Togo. According to Mr. Jonathan Nash, the Millennium Challenge Corporation was considering an investment in Togo, but had to postpone it because of the ongoing political crisis in that country. The acting CEO explained that “last fall, we finalised preparations for this programme (in Togo). It is a threshold programme, which is…

English Premier League champions Chelsea FC were beaten 2-1 by Manchester United on Sunday as they drop to fifth on the log. Willian put the Blues ahead in the 32nd minute but the goal was equalized in just seven minutes by former Chelsea forward Romelu Lukaku. The Belgian’s goal kept the score at one apiece at the break. But the partisan fans at the Theater of Dreams spurred the Red Devils on to get a goal, which became the winner, with 15 minutes to go. Jesse Lingaard connected to a Lukaku cross to give Jose Mourinho a fresh impetus over…

The Women’s Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for the Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese Constituency, Elizabeth Gaisie, on Saturday collapsed during her swearing-in after emerging victorious in the constituency elections. Madam Gaisie was rushed to the Abura-Dunkwa Government Hospital but she was pronounced dead. 3news.com’s Central Region correspondent, Kwame Kakarba reported that Madam Gaisie, 57, had stood unopposed and was duly declared winner after the polls, which were rocked by injunctions in some constituencies across the nation. But she could not live even a day to continue serving the constituency, he said. She was survived by a husband and five children. The husband, Andrew…

Former President John Dramani Mahama has taken a swipe at government over the Free Senior High School programme, saying its implementation was rushed. Mr Mahama says the concept is good but the implementation is where the difference lies. The former president made these remarks on Saturday when he joined hundreds of supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in a health walk at Somanya in the Eastern Region. Dubbed ‘Unity Walk’, the health walk has afforded the former president the opportunity to address party supporters and speak on issues affecting the generality of Ghanaians. The 16-kilometer walk saw other party…

Ghana’s Black Queens have been crowned the champions of the maiden edition WAFU Zone B women’s tournament after beating hosts, Cote d’Ivoire 1-0 in the final game on Saturday. A second minute strike from Janet Egyir was all it took the 2015 All Africa Games champions to deny the Ivorians a host and win dream. Having already met in the opening Group A match, the final game at the Robert Champroux Stadium was tipped to be an uncompromising encounter and it did. Though barely had the whistle gone for kickoff that the Queens began harrassing the Ivorians and the result…

A newly married man and his grandmother were killed in India when a wedding gift they were opening exploded. The man’s wife was critically injured in the blast on Friday in the eastern state of Odisha, police said. Soumya Sekhar and Reema Sahu got married on the 18 February and they received the “gift” at their wedding reception a few days later. It was actually a parcel bomb and did not have the sender’s address of it, police said. The parcel exploded as soon as it was unwrapped, relatives told local media. Mr Sehu and his 85-year-old grandmother, Jemamani Sahu,…

Wydad Casablanca of Morocco have won the Confederation of African Football (Caf) Super Cup after beating TP Mazembe of DR Congo 1-nil. Amin Tighazoui scored for the champions Wydad Casablanca. The match took place at Stade Mohamed V in Morocco’s largest city, Casablanca. The Super Cup is a competition between the winners of the African Champions League and the second-tier Confederation Cup. It has been a good run for Moroccan football in the last months. Wydad Casablanca won the Caf Champions League in November, the same month that the national team qualified for the 2018 World Cup in Russia in…

A North Korean delegation led by a controversial general has crossed into South Korea for the Winter Olympics closing ceremony in Pyeongchang. Gen Kim Yong-chol is blamed for the torpedoing of a South Korean warship in 2010, with the loss of 46 seamen. Pyongyang denies any involvement. Families of the victims and South Korean conservative MPs held a protest, trying to block his trip at the border. The sports diplomacy comes at a time of improved ties between the two Koreas. At the Winter Olympics, both North and South Korea marched under one flag at the opening ceremony, and later…

Russia’s Olympic ban will be lifted if there are no further doping violations from their athletes at Pyeongchang 2018, the International Olympic Committee has voted unanimously. However, the IOC says Russian athletes will not be allowed to parade under their own flag at the closing ceremony. Russia was banned because of state-sponsored doping at Sochi 2014. A team of 168 competed in South Korea as neutral Olympic athletes from Russia (OAR) but two failed drugs tests. Alexander Krushelnitsky won bronze in the mixed curling but was stripped of his medal after being found guilty of doping while Nadezhda Sergeeva, who competed in…