Author: Krobea

Brazil legend Pele is in hospital after collapsing on Thursday with exhaustion. The 77-year-old was due to travel to London this weekend for a dinner held in his honour by the Football Writers Association (FWA). Pele – the only player to win three World Cups – “has undergone a series of tests which appear to point to severe exhaustion”, said the FWA. “He is on fluids while doctors monitor his recovery. Thankfully there is no suggestion of anything more serious.” Pele has been taken to hospital for kidney and prostate problems in recent years. Widely regarded as the greatest player…

Jordan Ayew has spoken of his recent positive form and believes his club side Swansea City can draw confidence from their recent positive run and march into the Premier League clash with Liverpool with a positive mentality. The Ghana international scored an amazing goal that followed a mazy run through the defense of Wolverhampton Wanderers in the FA Cup third round replay last Wednesday. The Swans have been deep-rooted in relegation fight this season, but if Jordan’s form continues, their campaign might just switch around for the better. Ayew has rallied his teammates around to go into the weekend full of confidence…

Hockey will take center stage on the Ghanaian sporting calendar this week as two of the country’s top clubs attempt to win the Africa Hockey Club Championship for the first time on home soil. The biggest hockey clubs on the continent will begin their biannual quest for glory at the Theodosa Okoh Hockey pitch. There will be the traditional giants from Egypt and those seeking to dethrone them. Among them will be Ghana’s Trustees, who have played in the last six editions and not won any. The closest Trustees have come was a final finish eight years ago. Alongside GRA…

Swansea City are considering a move for former striker Andre Ayew from West Ham United, according to Sky Sports. Ayew was sold to the Hammers for £20m in 2016 and replaced him with younger brother Jordan Ayew, who has scored four goals in his last seven matches in all competitions. However, with Wilfried Bony and Tammy Abraham struggling in front of goal, bottom-of-the-table Swansea wants to reunite the Ayews so they share the burden together as the club fights to steer away from relegation. The Ghana international scored 12 Premier League goals in 34 appearances in his single season at Swansea. Although Ayew is…

National Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Kofi Adams says the recent pronouncement by some two leading members of the party is rather “not helping them”. Mr Adams says Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin and Sylvester Mensah are rather destroying the good they have done for the party. Mr Bagbin, who is the country’s longest serving Member of Parliament, and Mr Mensah, a former Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), recently took a dig at former president John Dramani Mahama, saying, in effect, that his chances of leading the party are over. While the Nadowli-Kaleo MP…

I’ve just been promoted to become the administrator of a WhatsApp group aimed at mobilising support for development projects for my home village in Kenya. With a click and a swipe, I can wipe away any member from the group. So I’ve been spending sleepless nights, impatiently patrolling the group’s activities, waiting for the unfortunate soul who is tempted to contravene the rules governing the group. I had no idea power tasted this good Is this how it feels to be Minister of Information? That I can breathe hell’s fire into any person sharing too many photos and videos of…

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) says the decision by the board of directors of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) for Director General Dr Kwame Akuffo Anoff-Ntow to proceed on leave is wrong. The Association said the decision infringes upon the 1992 Constitution, which gives such powers to the National Media Commission (NMC). It said the setting up of an interim management committee (IMC) to perform functions in the absence of Dr Anoff-Ntow even worsens the case. “That amounts to the usurpation of the NMC’s constitutional mandate,” GJA said in a statement dated January 18, 2018. The board at an emergency…

Seven TV crew members have been arrested at a US airport after allegedly trying to film the smuggling of a fake bomb through security. The incident happened on Thursday at Newark Liberty in New Jersey. Transport officials said a bag carrying an item with “all the makings of an improvised explosive device” was found before it had cleared security. US media say the crew were part of a reality show being made by a production company for CNBC. The production company, Endemol Shine North America, issued a statement saying it was investigating the incident and co-operating with the authorities. “We…

Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick will become a billionaire, after investors agreed to take a large stake in the ride-hailing firm. A consortium led by Japan’s Softbank is buying a chunk of the company from existing shareholders as well as new Uber shares in a $9.3bn (£6.7bn) deal. Mr Kalanick, who stepped down as chief executive in June, is selling $1.4bn worth of stocks, it is widely reported. While he had long been worth billions on paper, this deal cements his wealth. Mr Kalanick was driven out of the top job by a series of scandals, but his ties with Uber…

Adolescence now lasts from the ages of 10 to 24, although it used to be thought to end at 19, scientists say. Young people continuing their education for longer, as well as delayed marriage and parenthood, has pushed back popular perceptions of when adulthood begins. Changing the definition is vital to ensure laws stay appropriate, they write in an opinion piece in the Lancet Child & Adolescent Health journal. But another expert warns doing so risks “further infantilising young people”. When puberty begins Puberty is considered to start when the part of the brain known as the hypothalamus starts releasing…