Author: Krobea

Media General Group Limited has had three of its staff named by the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) for individual awards at the 22nd GJA Awards to be held on Wednesday. Experienced journalist Portia Gabor, who is a 2011 CNN/Multichoice African Journalist Award finalist, is one of the three. Peter Quao Adattor has also been named for the individual awards with his thrilling report on the human-controlled anaesthetic machine at the Nkwanta South District Hospital in the Volta Region, highlighting the healthcare problems in Ghana. Watch below: The Association released the names of the individual award winners on Monday. MG’s Kwabena…

Black Starlets skipper Eric Ayiah was left out in the final shortlist of the 2017 Aiteo Caf Awards. Ayiah had been nominated for the Youth Player of the Year. However, Mali’s Salam Giddou, Senegal’s Krepin Diatta and Zambia’s Patson Daka rather made the shortlist unveiled in Accra on Monday. Top 3 Finalists for Youth player of the Year award #AiteoCAFawards2017 pic.twitter.com/PwsAmPoNJt — CAF (@CAF_Online) December 18, 2017 South Africa’s Luther Singh also missed the shortlist. The two youngsters will not be the only ones who may be in pain for missing out as some key players also failed to make…

South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) has selected Cyril Ramaphosa to succeed President Jacob Zuma as the party’s leader. The nation’s deputy president defeated former cabinet minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Mr Zuma’s ex-wife, after a marathon voting process. Mr Ramaphosa is in a strong position to become president after polls in 2019. The leadership battle caused fierce political infighting, raising fears the party may split before the polls. Mr Ramaphosa beat Ms Dlamini-Zuma by 2440 votes to 2261, an ANC spokesperson announced. This triggered celebrations among party members. Media reports earlier said the announcement was delayed after Ms Dlamini-Zuma’s camp…

Passengers at the world’s busiest airport faced a second day of disruption on Monday after a power cut led to hundreds of cancellations. Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson airport lost power on Sunday, affecting tens of thousands of people. Passengers were left in darkened terminals or on board planes. Power was restored overnight and a handful of passenger flights resumed just after 06:00 local time (11:00 GMT) on Monday. Hundreds of other flights, however, were cancelled. The airport is the world’s busiest, handling more than 250,000 passengers and almost 2,500 flights every day. But during its first hour of operation on Monday morning,…

Final year it was. We were busily preparing to write our exams. One friend was teasing another. The one who was being teased coincidentally had just opened his tin of sardine for lunch. The mocking climaxed. He couldn’t contain it anymore. Within a twinkling of an eye, he had gotten hold of the lid of his sardine tin and pounced on his friend, chopping him mercilessly. Before the two could be separated, the almost-dead victim was drenched in his blood. The same vehicle that rushed one to the hospital rushed the other to the police station. This thing called bad…

Experiences of most events are easily forgotten but not in the case of SIC Ladies Association’s 40th anniversary celebration dinner and dance party which went down last Saturday at the Police Social and Fitness Centre in Accra. It was a night of musical explosion characterized by exciting dance moves as various artistes put up exhilarating performances to hook up dancers permanently unto the dancing floor. The sweet aroma of delicious meals and varieties of both alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages was everywhere in excess begging for attention yet nobody seemed to care. But what caught the attention and thrilled every Tom,…

Member of Parliament for Sefwi Juaboso Constituency in Western Region Kwabena Mintah Akandoh says he felt “embarrassed” and “disrespected” by the manner in which the Chief Justice dispensed justice on the case he and one other MP brought against the Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Otiko Afisa Djaba. According to him, he felt Her Ladyship Sophia Akuffo was doing the bidding of the ruling government and gave her judgement because he is an MP of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC). The Chief Justice last Tuesday threw out a suit brought before the Supreme Court by two MPs…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says, in line with the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture’s target of generating jobs, especially for the youth and unemployed, the Marine Drive Tourism Investment Project, from construction to the operational stage, is expected to employ some 150,000 people. Expressing his appreciation to all who have, in diverse ways, helped to ensure that the Marine Drive Tourism Enclave becomes reality, the President was expectant that the project will be completed on time, and within the stipulated construction period. “I am confident that all of us, gathered here, will be present again here, very soon,…

The National Chairman of the People’s National Convention (PNC), Bernard Mornah, has cautioned Ghanaians over a statement purported to come from his party as regards the ongoing investigation of the Chair of the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) by a Chief Justice-led committee. Mr Mornah says the PNC has not taken a position on the issue. Speaking on TV3’s News@10 on Thursday, the PNC National Chairman said the statement issued by the National Treasurer, Akanni Adams, is supposed to be a personal position and not the party’s. On Thursday, Mr Adams called for the resignation of Charlotte Osei or getting her…

The United Nations Information Centre Accra has held a durbar which saw over 100 traders from the Kaneshie market vigorously sensitized on child trafficking, child labour and child abuse in commemoration of the 2017 Human Rights Day. The sensitization forum, which took place at a spot within the Kaneshie Market Complex in Accr,a was aimed at educating market women on the rights of children including the importance of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The participants drawn from the Kaneshie Market Women Association were elated to be informed and empowered by UNIC and its partners with the knowledge to deal with…