Author: Krobea

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has honoured media giant, Media General Ghana, for its excellent and extensive coverage of the final funeral rites of the late queenmother of the Asante Kingdom, Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem II. Led by TV3 Network, Media General provided days of live coverage of the funeral rites to expose the rich tradition and culture of the Kingdom to the world. The company was presented with a citation at a ceremony at the Manhyia Palace to recognize the exemplary services provided by organisations and personalities during the event. The citation expressed appreciation for TV3’s loyal…

Hearts of Oak beat arch-rivals Asante Kotoko 4-2 on penalties at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi on Wednesday to make it to the final of the GHALCA Top 8 tournament. The match, which was the first semi-final encounter, had ended 0-0 in full regulation time. It therefore went into straight penalty shoot-outs. The likes of Malik Akowuah, Patrick Razak and Christopher Bonney scored for the Phobians as they snatched victory from off the backyard of their opponents. Hearts will play the winner of the Medeama SC-Dreams FC semi-final encounter in Sunday’s final. The winner of the second semi-final…

Everton have completed the signing of Theo Walcott from Arsenal in a deal worth more than £20m on a three-and-a-half year contract. Walcott, 28, becomes Sam Allardyce’s second signing of the January transfer window following the £27m paid for striker Cenk Tosun from Besiktas. The move brings to an end Walcott’s 12-year stay at Arsenal, where he scored 108 goals in 397 appearances. “There’s something about this move I’ve just felt good about,” he said. Walcott’s former club Southampton were also interested in a deal. But Walcott, who has not started a league game for Arsenal this season, believes Allardyce…

The fate of the two former inmates of Guantanamo Bay in Ghana is being decided upon by government and a report will be sent to Parliament when it resumes, the president has disclosed. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo said the decision to either keep or release the two will be taken “now” and not in months. After being brought for asylum in Ghana in 2016, Mahmud Umar Muhammad Bin Atef and Khalid Muhammad Salih Al-Dhuby are expected to be a subject of a decision as their stay expired on Sunday, January 6, 2018. Their stay was only ratified by Parliament…

North and South Korea have agreed to march together under a single “unified Korea” flag at next month’s Winter Olympics in the South. They also agreed to field a joint women’s ice hockey team in rare talks at the truce village of Panmunjom. These are the first high-level talks between the two Koreas in more than two years. The Games will take place between 9 and 25 February in Pyeongchang in South Korea. If the plans are realised, a hundreds-strong North Korean delegation – including 230 cheerleaders, 140 orchestral musicians and 30 taekwondo athletes – could cross into the South…

Fresh after returning from his playing and coaching spells in South Africa, former Ghanaian international John Painstil is looking ahead to coaching the Black Stars “if the opportunity comes” to his doorstep. The former Fulham defender has enjoyed a great spell with the Black Stars, playing 83 times for the team. His experience at the top level of football includes playing in high profile international games at the Africa Cup of Nations and the World Cup. Paintsil was a key cog for West Ham United and Fulham during his six years in England and played under several coaches with a variety of ideas on…

The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers-Ghana (COPEC) is demanding the dismissal of the Minister of Energy, Boakye Agyarko, for “blatant denials” of the hikes in fuel prices. A statement issued on Wednesday and signed by Executive Secretary Duncan Amoah said the pump prices do not seem to stabilise anytime soon given the global trend. But the worry has been the false assurances given by the Energy Ministry, the statement insinuated. Already, transport operators are considering increase in fares due to the fuel price increases “The impending increases in transport fares by the GPRTU is indeed an indication of pretty difficult times…

Ghana striker Majeed Waris could be in new colours from the rest of the season as reports claim the French Ligue 1 side Caen has reached an agreement with the player. Waris, though, is yet to agree personal terms with the French side in order to push the move through. The former Spartak Moscow player is also on the books of Portuguese giants FC Porto and there is news that he could be off to Portugal with the club willing to offer him more money. Waris has already netted 9 goals this season for Lorient, adding up to the 11…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has acknowledged that the Office of Special Prosecutor will not have the panacea to the quest to ending corruption among public officials. “But I do believe that at least the Office will remove the fear of partisan prosecution and begin to put the fear of God in all public officials who are intending to go down the path of corruption.” President Akufo-Addo expressed this sentiment on Wednesday when he met some selected journalists at the Banquet Hall of the Flagstaff House. He said he believes the assenting to the Office of Special Prosecutor Bill on…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says the savings from the procurement strategies his government employed in 2017 have become an incentive to open up the processes. According to him, the savings made over the year amounted to GH¢ 145 million from sole-sourcing and restricted tendering. Juxtaposing this to 2016 under the John Dramani Mahama government, he said 98 per cent of sole-sourcing requests were approved amounting to zilch savings. Addressing journalists in what is only his second media encounter since becoming president, Nana Akufo-Addo said 56.6 per cent of sole-sourcing requests were approved against 43.6 per cent rejection. He said…