Author: Krobea

Saudi authorities are threatening to bar Nigerians from attending this year’s pilgrimage to Mecca over fears they could spread Lassa fever, Nigeria’s National Hajj Commission has said. Since the start of the year the disease has killed at least 90 people in Nigeria and more than 1,000 cases have been reported across the country. Symptoms of Lassa fever can include fever, fatigue, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, headaches, abdominal pains, sore throat and facial swelling. The virus is passed to people who eat infected rats, or if food is contaminated by rat droppings or urine. It can also be transmitted through contact…

Popular messaging service WhatsApp is banning under-16s from using its platform in the European Union. Users must currently be at least 13, but the firm is changing the rules ahead of the introduction of new EU data privacy regulations in May. The app, which is owned by Facebook, will ask users to confirm their age when prompted to agree new terms of service in the next few weeks. It has not said how the age limit will be enforced. The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which comes into force on 25 May, will give people much more control over how companies…

English Premier League side Liverpool FC on Tuesday continued their push for a first appearance in the UEFA Champions League final in a decade as they beat AS Roma 5-2 in the first leg of the semi-final. Played at Anfield, the first leg saw in-form Mohamed Salah face his former team mates from Italy. After several misses from pre-Salah-era sensation Sadio Mane, Liverpool opened the score in the 35th minute through the Egyptian captain. Failing to jubilate against his former club, the recently crowned PFA Player of the Year added a second just before the break. The action at Anfield seemed…

Israel has scrapped a plan to forcibly deport tens of thousands of illegal African migrants. In a written response to the country’s Supreme Court, the government said forced removal of the migrants “is no longer on the agenda”. However, Israel’s immigration authorities are still seeking ways to deport migrants voluntarily, it said. The fate of Israel’s roughly 30,000 illegal African migrants has become a hugely contentious issue. The supreme court previously suspended a plan to expel the migrants – mostly from Eritrea and Sudan – unless they voluntarily accepted a cash lump sum and a plane ticket out of the country.…

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), David Asante-Apeatu, has directed the interdiction of three officers of the Rapid Deployment Force (RDF) of the Ghana Police Service. The three officers, who have since been arrested, are reported to have sold an AK 47 rifle to a civilian at Weija. Sergeant Stanley Mensah, Corporal Emmanuel Takyi and Corporal Simon Osei were arrested on Monday after they were mentioned by some suspected robbers, who suffered a motor accident on their way for operation. READ: Three police officers arrested for hiring AK47 to armed robbers A statement from the Service mentioned Ibrahim Tetteh as…

A driver suspected of killing 10 people and injuring 15 more by ploughing a rental van into pedestrians in Toronto has appeared in court in the city. Alek Minassian, 25, was charged with 10 counts of first-degree murder and 13 counts of attempted murder. Mr Minassian wore a white jumpsuit, with a shaved head and his hands behind his back. He showed little emotion. He was read the charges and ordered to have no contact with surviving victims. He will return to court on 10 May. A man believed to be a relative of Mr Minassian’s sat in the front…

George Afriyie has been sacked as Vice-President of the Ghana Football Association after a fallout with the body’s president Kwesi Nyantakyi. The Executive Committee of which George Afriyie is a part of met on Tuesday afternoon and unanimously agreed to remove him after Western Region FA chairman Kojo Yankah claimed the strained relationship between him and Nyantakyi was unhealthy for the running of football in Ghana. The constitution of the Ghana Football Association empowers the GFA president to pick his vice president after the old voting system was abolished. But the constitution also requires the mandate of the Executive Committee…

Popular comedian Funny Face may have been heard of in a while now but he seems to be entertaining ministers with his performances as they kick their feet up. He was last Monday invited by Second Lady Samira Bawumia to an event to fete kids. It was under the auspices of the Samira Empowerment and Humanitarian Projects (SEHP). A Deputy Minister of Education, Barbara Asher Ayisi, took to the  dancing floor to showcase her skills. Watch below A post shared by #CHILDRENPRESIDENT (@therealfunnyface) on Apr 24, 2018 at 3:48am PDT Source: 3news.com|Ghana Follow @3Newsgh

Minority Chief Whip Alhaji Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak says his colleagues see no urgency in the notice of summons issued by the Speaker of Parliament on Monday. Speaker Aaron Mike Oquaye asked all 275 members to make it to the House on Thursday and Friday to consider an “urgent parliamentary business”. “The Speaker of Parliament hereby direct that Parliament shall, notwithstanding anything to the contrary be recalled from the recess to sit on Thursday, the 26th day of April to Friday, the 27th day of April 2018,” the notice requested. But speaking on TV3’s Midday Live on Tuesday, the Asawase Constituency…

The media, in recent times have been inundated with news of Veteran Actor Psalm Adjeteyfio reported to be suffering from “Gouty Arthritis”. The Veteran Actor known for his captivating roles in the popular television series titled “Taxi Driver”, that dominated television screens in the mid-90s has been soliciting for funds for treatment (gouty arthritis) that is currently beyond his means. Before this write-up, I tried to watch videos and read stories posted by several media outlets on the Veteran Actor. Interestingly, in all the interviews, Psalm Adjeteyfio was heavily questioned on how he has lived his life.(He apologetically told his…