Author: Krobea

A type of onion could help the fight against antibiotic resistance in cases of tuberculosis, a study has suggested. Researchers believe the antibacterial properties extracted from the Persian shallot could increase the effects of existing antibiotic treatment. They said this could help “reverse the tide” of drug-resistant TB, which infected 490,000 people in 2016. But they said the research was still in its early stages and clinical trials would need to follow. In the ongoing study, led by Birkbeck, University of London and University College London, the research team conducted tests on four different molecules from the shallots, which are…

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has sent its well wishes to Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia. Dr Bawumia was taken ill on Friday and later flown to the United Kingdom for medical leave. The decision to get the Vice President out of Ghana was based on advice from his doctors, a statement from the presidency said. He was accompanied by his wife, Samira. On its official Twitter handle on Saturday, NDC wished Dr Bawumia a speedy recovery as “he has been medically evacuated to London for treatment”. Speedy recovery to Vice President Mahamadou Bawumia who has been medically evacuated…

Parliament is expected to reconvene on Sunday for a short ceremony, which will see the Speaker, Reverend Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye, sworn in as Acting President of Ghana. The recall is at the instance of First Deputy Speaker Joseph Osei Owusu. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will be out of Ghana to attend the investiture of George Maneh Oppon Weah on Monday while his vice, Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has also travelled to the United Kingdom for his medical leave on the advice of his doctors. READ: Bawumia flies to UK on doctors’ advice In accordance with constitutional provision, precisely…

Menaye Donkor, whose MALZ Productions owns the franchise for Miss Universe Ghana, says the raising of funds for winners’ projects for beauty pageants is the responsibility of organisers’. She says it should not be that of the beauty queens. This comes barely a month after some beauty queens – particularly past winners of Miss Ghana – accused organizers of exploiting them for money. Stephanie Karikari (Miss Ghana 2010), Antoinette Delali Kemavor (Miss Ghana 2015) and Giuseppina Nana Akua Baafi (Miss Ghana 2013) opened up to Ghanacelebrities.com about their terrifying experiences in the hands of Inna Marie Patty, CEO of Exclusive…

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has left Ghana for the United Kingdom on the advice of his doctors, a statement from the Presidency says. Dr Bawumia left Ghana on Friday in the company of his wife, Samira. The Vice President was taken ill on Friday. But the statement issued by Chief of Staff Akosua Frema Osei-Opare said Dr Bawumia left the UK “for medical leave”. It did not state when he will return. Source: 3news.com|Ghana Follow @3Newsgh

Stop any random person on the street and ask the person who Asamoah Gyan is. Chances are that the person will tell you who he is and what he does without blinking an eye. Ask the next person who Martha Bissah is, and chances are you will be met with a shrug. The reason is simple. In Ghana, and the world over, football has no rival when it comes to popularity. In Ghana you are more likely to know about a football star who has won nothing for his country than an athlete who actually has won something for her…

Nine persons died on the spot at Yipala in the Northern Region after a Yutong bus with registration number GC-5148-Z collided head-on with a Kia bus with registration number GT-5892-16 at about 12:30am Saturday. Thirty others have sustained various degrees of injury. They have been admitted at the Tamale Teaching Hospital. They were conveyed to the health facility after officers of the Tamale MTTU led by Aspol Debrah arrived at the scene, following a distress call. While one of the vehicles was traveling from Tamale to Kumasi, the other was from Kumasi to Tamale. “The drivers of the buses were not…

­The Chief Executive of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Joseph Boahen Aidoo, has presented keys to a brand new motor cycle to Vincent Yeboah, a Community Extension Agent (CEA) responsible for Asankragwa District of the Western South Cocoa region at a short ceremony at Cocoa House in Accra for emerging as the 2017 National Best Community Extension Agent. The motor cycle was awarded to Mr. Yeboah in recognition of his extremely hard work to advance the fortunes of the cocoa industry. Mr Aidoo congratulated Mr. Yeboah for his good work. “This motorbike should aid you in the discharge of your duties…

One of Ghana’s fastest uprising rappers, Kwesi Arthur, has expressed himself happily on how his shirtless brand is pushing him to the top together with his music career. The ‘Grind Day’ hitmaker in an interview on 3FM’s Showbiz927  hosted by Nana Kwadwo Addo confessed that many Ghanaians recognize him very easily because he is always shirtless whenever  he goes on stage or in a music video. He said, “People follow me on social media day-in, day-out because they have love for my shirtless brand and my style of music that I do.” He said listening to Reggie Rockstone, Kontihene, Omahene…

The bitcoin craze has hijacked the media waves for some time now. Though it may seem too good to be true, it tells how dynamic our fiscal world has become and the trend it may soon follow in the years to come. The world of cryptocurrencies has just been molded and it may only wax stronger and stronger. It sounds amazing how such non-physical cash can mean so much to today’s world. Well, it points to the fact that wealth has not always been physical. True wealth is oftentimes not even seen. An example of such wealth is time. Everyone…