Author: Krobea

National boxing legend and former WBC featherweight  and WBC super featherweight champion, Azumah Nelson, has held discussions with the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA)–the aviation industry regulator–about establishing an airline. www.aviationghana.com sources say, the discussions took place months ago and the boxing ‘professor’ and his business associates are now expected to submit some mandatory documents to the Authority for processing towards the granting of the necessary permits to enable him run an airline. The 59-year old legend is widely considered the greatest African boxer of all time, having held the WBC featherweight title once and the WBC super featherweight title twice. His interest in running an airline follows…

Claims made by the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod) Joseph Boahen Aidoo that former president John Mahama financed the building of a guest house in his home town of Bole are false, his office has said. At a press conference on Wednesday, Mr Aidoo said Mr Mahama – while president – influenced the award of a contract to construct the Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana (CRIG) Research Station Guest House at Bole in the Northern Region. This, the former Western Region Minister said, was “to enable him enjoy comfortable holidays during visits to his constituency”. But…

Ghana’s High Commissioner to South Africa George Ayisi Boateng has apologised for his recent comments, which have sparked public anger. Ayisi Boateng in a meeting with some members of the Tertiary Students Confederacy (TESCON), the student wing of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) over the weekend in Kumasi, said his priority is to see to the welfare of his party’s members before any other Ghanaians’. “This government is doing its best to create job opportunities and me for instance, I told my people over there [that], it is because of NPP that I’m here, so the NPP man is my…

In response to a Twitter invitation that went viral because of the pidgin English, dancehall artiste Shatta Wale has paid President Nana Akufo-Addo a visit at the Flagstaff House. Happy birthday @shattawalegh! You for come visit me for Flagstaff House o! — Nana Akufo-Addo (@NAkufoAddo) October 17, 2017 Accompanied by friends including entertainment icon Bola Ray, Shatta Wale visited the president on Wednesday. The hip-life artiste was warmly welcome by staff of the presidency. Source: 3news.com|Ghana Follow @3Newsgh

Celebrated Ghanaian satirist Kwaku Sintim-Misa, popularly known as KSM, has expressed his disappointment at the discriminatory comments made by Ghana’s High Commissioner to South Africa, George Ayisi Boateng. Mr. Ayisi Boateng has come under severe criticism over the past few days for saying he will prioritize concerns of NPP members over other Ghanaians. He made these comments when he was addressing the Tertiary Students’ Confederacy Network (TESCON) in Kumasi. Mr. Ayisi-Boateng stated that NPP party loyalists are his priority in his dealings while at his duty post and that it is through efforts by loyalists that saw the party recapture…

Ghana pair of Christian Atsu and Thomas Partey have been named in the initial 30-man list of nominees for the 2017 African Player of the Year Awards, which will be held in Accra. Christain Atsu was instrumental in helping Newcastle gain promotion back to the English top flight whiles Partey has put out outstanding performances for both Atletico Madrid and the Black Stars. Among the 30 players listed are the usual suspects, Liverpool’s pair of Sadio Mane and Mohammed Salah, Gabon’s Pierre Emerick Aubameyang and Victor Moses, who was vital for Chelsea in winning the 2016/17 EPL title. The continent’s…

The High Court order asking the Comptroller-General of the Ghana Immigration Service to grant embattled Indian businessman Ashok Kumar Sivaram a temporary residence visa will stay following the withdrawal of its challenge by the Attorney General’s Department. The AG’s Department led by Jasmine Armah challenged August’s order for stay of execution at the Appeals Court. She also filed an application to seek a complete halt to the order. But on Wednesday, the state attorney withdrew the application without any reason, however. A cost of GH¢2,000 was awarded in favour of Mr Sivaram and it is to be paid by the…

During an October 31 ceremony hosted at the U.S. Embassy, Ambassador Robert P. Jackson honoured nine Ghanaian communities selected to receive grants to promote education, agriculture and economic growth at the local level. The grants, totalling $75,000, are part of the Ambassador’s Small Grants Programme. Speaking at the signing ceremony, Ambassador Jackson praised the communities for developing sustainable, high-impact, community-supported projects. “As grantees, you are joining a distinct group of communities and organizations throughout Ghana,” he noted. “You have demonstrated that you can unite your political, civil society, religious and business leaders to provide for the needs of your community…

The death is reported of former Black Stars midfielder Yakubu Abubakar. The former Ajax and Vitesse Arnhem player died in a hospital in Tema on Tuesday after a short illness. Abubakar Yakubu was one of the visible players in the Ajax set-up. He plied his trade between 1999 and 2005 with the Dutch side with whom he won the Dutch Eredivisie in 2002 and 2004. He was also a member of the 1997 Black Starlets side that won Silver in the U-17 World Cup in Egypt. Former Ajax and Ghana midfielder Yakubu Abubakar (Zapata) has passed away in Tema. Was…

Black Stars midfielder Thomas Teye Partey scored a vital equalizer for his Atletico Madrid side in their 1-1 draw with FK Qarabag at home in the Uefa Champions League. The Azerbaijani champions took the lead in the 40th minute through Michel, who headed in a corner from Wilde-Donald Guerrier. It took 11 minutes in the second half for Partey’s right-footed shot to cancel the visitors’ lead. He connected to a pass from marksman Antoine Griezmann. The two sides had to play with 10 men each at the Wanda Metropolitano after Stefan Savic and Medina da Silva were given their marching…