Author: Krobea

Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein is expected to surrender to New York police on Friday on sexual misconduct charges, US media report. He faces arrest following a grand jury investigation, the reports say. He has been hit with numerous allegations, including rape and sexual assault, but has denied non-consensual sex with anyone. It would be the first time Weinstein has been charged since the accusations emerged. The allegations triggered the #MeToo movement which sought to demonstrate and draw attention to the widespread prevalence of sexual abuse and harassment. What will Weinstein be charged with? The charges will stem from an investigation…

Today is a special day for our continent. Today, we remember the courageous step and move taken by our selfless, patriotic and visionary leaders in establishing the Organization of the African Unity now the African Union.  The OAU was established on 25th May, 1963 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia with 32 governments signing on to coordinate and intensify the cooperation of African states for the betterment of the African people, to defend the sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence of African States. The focus of the OAU was to eradicate all forms of colonialism on the continent. The OAU was largely successful…

Embattled Ghana Football Association (GFA) President Kwesi Nyantakyi may not endure the best of moments as almost everything has been against him in the past 24 hours. He has been reported to the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) of the Ghana Police Service by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, which forced him to truncated a trip to Morocco. He returned to Ghana on Wednesday. And then investigations began. He was straightaway picked up by plain-clothed officers, reports say, from the Kotoka International Airport and taken to the headquarters of the CID. Later in the day, when his club, Wa All Stars,…

Liquid Sports Ghana, organisers of the annual Liquid Sports Ghana Awards, has released its long list of nominees for the third edition of the awards to be held at the plush Kempinski Hotel Gold Coast City on Saturday, June 9. The 3rd Liquid Sports Ghana Awards which is sponsored by Kempinski Hotel Gold Coast City, Rokmer Pharma and the Indian Women’s Association of Ghana will recognise and reward athletes, individuals and organisations for their contributions to sports. The long list, from which the short listed candidates and the eventual winners will be named, includes Ghana’s representatives at the 2017 IAAF…

Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin has questioned the screening of the latest exposé of ace investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas to the president before the widely-publicised screening at the Accra International Conference Center. A Deputy Chief of Staff, Samuel Abu Jinapor, on Tuesday confirmed to journalists that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has watched the documentary titled Number 12: When Misconduct & Greed Become the Norm. Mr Jinapor revealed that the president was not happy with the usage of his name by the President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Kwesi Nyantakyi, as captured in the…

Unai Emery was the “unanimous” choice to “drive the next chapter” of Arsenal’s history after being confirmed as the club’s head coach, says chief executive Ivan Gazidis. Emery, 46, joins the Gunners having left French champions PSG after guiding them to the Ligue 1 title. The Spaniard also won four domestic cups with the French giants, having previously guided Sevilla to three successive Europa League triumphs. He succeeds Arsene Wenger at Arsenal. The Frenchman left the club at the end of last season after 22 years in charge. “Unai has an outstanding track record of success throughout his career, has…

World Cup visitors arriving at Moscow railway stations will not have to look far for the perfect spot to take a selfie, as platforms and ticket halls will soon have special labels marking out the ideal camera angle. Green stickers of a camera image adorned with a smiley and the words “photography allowed” will be rolled out across nine mainline railway stations, in time for this summer’s football World Cup in the Russian capital, Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper reports. There will be an average of 20 stickers per station, and at nine centimetres (four inches) in diameter they will be easily…

Embattled R&B star R Kelly has been filmed telling a room full of people it is “too late” for his musical influence to be curtailed. The video was originally uploaded to Facebook on 17 May, as the singer faced fresh allegations of sexual misconduct. “I’m handcuffed by my destiny,” he says, clutching a cigar. “They should’ve did this [expletive] 30 years ago. “It’s too late. The music has been injected into the world.” R Kelly has been dogged for years by allegations of sexual abuse; with claims of underage sex, and allegations that he trapped several women in a “sex…

The Ghana Premier League resumes on Wednesday after a two-week break. The League also returns with a new sponsor, Zylofon Cash, who sealed a deal with the Ghana Football Association (GFA) last Thursday. Now to be christened the Zylofon Cash Premier League, the top-flight club football in the country will enter Week 13 on resumption. Leaders Medeama SC will travel to the Brong Ahafo Region to face Berekum Chelsea. Their chasers Ashanti Gold SC, who had led the log until the recent break to clear outstanding matches, travel to Cape Coast to face Dwarfs FC. Dreams FC, who are also…

Ghana’s Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has been awarded the prestigious African Finance Minister of the year at the Annual African Development Bank (AfDB) Meeting in Busan, South Korea. The award follows Ghana’s recent macroeconomic performance. Recognised as Africa’s most results-oriented Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta’s prudent economic management has boosted confidence and optimism in Ghana’s economy – hauling it out of a deeply pessimistic economic outlook from a little over a year ago. Investor confidence in Ghana has been bolstered with the country’s strong showing in its recent bond issuance, which raised US$ 2.0bn in 10-year and 30-year Eurobonds of $1.0bn…