Author: Krobea

Ghana Premier League champions Aduana Stars progressed to the penultimate stage of the 2018 CAF Champions League after humbling Libyan side Al-Tahaddy 2-0 on Wednesday. The match was the first competitive game this year for the Brong Ahafo Region side at the Agyeman Badu Park. Elvis Opoku’s goal in the 53rd minute cancelled out Al-Tahaddy’s 1-0 first leg win in Egypt. Derrick Sasraku put the dagger inside the North Africans to give the Ghana champions the ticket to the final round of qualification. Aduana, therefore, progressed with a 2-1 aggregate win. They will next play another North African side, ES…

Inspire to Rise in partnership with Kings Foundation Ghana has organised a menstrual hygiene management talk for upper primary pupils of Holy Rosary R/C Basic School. Held on Friday, the talk had Media General’s Wendy Laryea, who is the Founder of Inspire to Rise, as the main speaker. The girls shared their experiences especially the cramps they suffer. But they were admonished on some personal hygiene practices like bathing twice daily and washing hands well before and after change of sanitary pads. Meanwhile, boys at the Ofankor Basic 3 School were included in talks on menstrual hygiene. They were made…

3news.com inadvertently published a statement purported to have been issued by Honourable Ursula Owusu-Ekuful apologising for comments she made during the one week celebrations of the late songstress Ebony Reigns. The statement turned out to be false. We unreservedly apologise to the Minister for the error and any inconvenience the publication may have caused her.  The statement in question has been removed from our portal. Signed Henry Dottey Head, 3news.com

Students of the Ghana School of Law have expressed displeasure with the handling of bar examinations given the latest results. Results of the 2017 exams recorded an 81 per cent failure of prospective lawyers with some repeated while about 170 others have been referred. The exams are conducted by the Independent Examination Board (IEB) set up by the General Legal Council (GLC) in 2013. The recent results have provoked student agitations with some calling for a scrapping of the exams body. Speaking on 3FM on Wednesday, a member of the Judicial Council of the Students’ Representative Council, Frederick Abu-Bonsrah, who…

The Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners is calling on government to immediately lift the ban on their activities to save its members from further financial crisis. According to executives of the Association, their members have incurred $551 million over the ban period and the cost could worsen the financial woes of members if the ban continues. Addressing a news conference in Kumasi, General Secretary of the Association Godwin Armah said the ban is an infringement on their rights considering the legal backing which they have to mine. “The ban on small-scale mining has curtailed the legal rights of…

Chelsea’s play and strategy against Barcelona on Tuesday was a true reflection of what Antonio Conte said before the game. The Italian believed his side had to suffer to get the better of Barcelona in the first leg of the Round of 16 clash. So Chelsea did. The Premier League Champions’ display was an inspirational one, as well as laboured. They pounced on their rivals when it was required, as well as follow strict instructions to sit deep and soak in pressure from one of the best teams football has seen in its history, in keeping hold of the ball.…

Sensational and promising Takoradi-based singer, Afezi Perry, has been asked to render an apology in writing to the board of the Western Music Awards for asserting that he did not recognize the Awards. The rap artiste in an interview on Oil City Mix on Connect FM in November, 2017 said he did not recognize the Awards organized by Westline Entertainment. “Organizers of the Western Music Awards did not follow due process by engaging all the artistes from the Western Region when they intended to organize such an event. “I don’t even know what kind of award it was because nobody…

A suit brought before an Accra High Court by relegated Ghana Premier League side Great Olympics has been dismissed. The Accra-based side had prayed the court to overturn a Ghana Football Associaton (GFA) Disciplinary Committee decision relegating them instead of Bechem United. Great Olympics served the Premier League Board the writ on Monday, February, forcing a cancellation of the launch of the 2017/2018 league same day. The case was first heard on Tuesday, February 13 but was adjourned to Wednesday, February 21 after the plaintiff demanded more time to study the response of the defense counsel. In Court on Wednesday,…

I almost died after giving birth to my daughter, Olympia. Yet I consider myself fortunate. While I had a pretty easy pregnancy, my daughter was born by emergency C-section after her heart rate dropped dramatically during contractions. The surgery went smoothly. Before I knew it, Olympia was in my arms. It was the most amazing feeling I’ve ever experienced in my life. But what followed just 24 hours after giving birth were six days of uncertainty. It began with a pulmonary embolism, which is a condition in which one or more arteries in the lungs becomes blocked by a blood…

In our series of letters from Africa, Zimbabwean journalist-turned-barrister Brian Hungwe considers the fate of ousted President Robert Mugabe as he celebrates his 94th birthday. A famous quote by Machiavelli advises politicians: “It is better to be feared than loved – if you cannot have both.” However, the Italian Renaissance author and statesman then warns that if a ruler chooses fear, it is best not to be extreme – as unnecessary cruelty will never win life-long loyalty. During Mr Mugabe’s rule in Zimbabwe, he enjoyed great prestige and high honour. He personified the state he led for almost four decades…