Author: Krobea

Aliko Dangote was honored last night at the Bloomberg 50 annual gala dinner at New York’s iconic Gotham Hall. Bloomberg’s list of 50 most influential names who have had an impact on the world in 2017 included Dangote, Africa’s richest person, for his outstanding commitment of over $4B USD to increase Nigeria’s food production capacity. Represented in New York by the CEO of his Foundation, Dangote was joined by electric car visionary Elon Musk; Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salmon; Beatrice Fihn, anti-nuclear weapons advocate and Nobel Peace Laureate; Amazon’s Jeff Bezos; Robert Mueller, special counsel investigating Donald Trump’s potential…

Krobo Girls’ Senior High School has emerged winner in the senior high school category of a contest in agriculture for schools in the Eastern Region. Pupils from basic schools and students from the senior high school numbering over 600 converged at Koforidua for the finals. They were to put up a best case of practicals  in agricultural work within three months. Each school was to plant an interest crop, nurture and make business sense. Ankwa Dobro Basic School won the basic school category with Krobo Girls SHS winning the senior high school category. At the final ceremony, Deputy Gender Minister…

The normalisation committee of the Cameroon Football Federation (Fecafoot) has asked the country’s sports ministry to end coach Hugo Broos’ contract. In a document widely leaked in the media the request comes after Broos failed to lead the African champions to next year’s World Cup. The request comes less than a year after he led the country to the African Nations Cup title. His current two-year contract has two months left to run. The 65-year-old former Belgian international led the Indomitable Lions to a surprise triumph in the tournament in Gabon at the start of the year. However, a poor…

The Director of Public Health of the Ghana Health Service, Dr Badu Sarkodie, says his outfit is liaising with the Ghana Education Service (GES) for a consideration to have all students screened before admission into senior high schools (SHSs). This decision comes in the wake of deaths recorded at Kumasi Academy Senior High School in the Ashanti Region. Four students have died in the past four days with the cause yet to be known. Though many attributed it to meningitis, initial tests have proven otherwise with bacterial infection said to be the cause. Speaking on 3FM’s Late Edition hosted by…

Senior Minister Yaw Osafo Marfo says Ghana football has taken a step back in development due to the growing level of corruption in the local game. He was speaking at the launch of the National Anti-Corruption and Transparency Week in Accra, a government initiative to tackle corruption in Ghana. Mr Osafo Marfo’s comments echo the growing concern of the Ghanaian populace that football games in the Ghana Premier League is clouded by bribery that breeds friendliness despite the calls for competitiveness in the top flight to enhance the beauty of the game. Results in the League are widely thought to…

Your resume is your first chance to make a good impression with hiring managers. One misspelled word might not seem like a huge deal, but it can mean the difference between looking competent and appearing lazy. A 2014 Accountemps survey of 300 senior managers found that 63 percent of employers would reject a job candidate who had just one or two typos on their resume. Most misspellings on resumes slip through the cracks because spellcheck doesn’t catch them. The most common misspelling on resumes is a shockingly simple word—or so you’d think. Career coach and resume writer Jared Redick of Resume…

The Swiss government has announced that it will return $320m (£240m) of the money allegedly stolen by Nigeria’s late military ruler Sani Abacha. The money was frozen in 2014 by a Swiss court after a legal procedure against his son, Abba Abacha. Originally deposited in Luxembourg, it is a fraction of the billions of dollars allegedly looted during his rule from 1993 to 1998. Recovering the “Abacha loot” has been a major priority for Nigeria. President Muhammadu Buhari made the recovery of stolen assets a major part of his 2015 election campaign and this will be the largest yet. Although…

A man of God based in Old Tafo, a suburb of Kumasi, in the Ashanti Region says he has had a revelation from God to resurrect the late Kwadwo Asare Baffour Acheampong, popularly known as KABA. The late host of Asempa FM’s late afternoon show Ekosii Sen died on Saturday, November 18 at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital after a short illness. His burial has been scheduled for Saturday, December 16. His death brought sorrow onto many especially the media fraternity most of whom were present at his one-week memorial. But speaking to www.3news.com on Monday, man of God Patrick…

It was a weekend of pure football insanity as was the display of consistency by one of European football’s most in-form clubs this season. All across Europe, there was drama in the top leagues as Manchester City maintain their hold at the top of the Premier League, Barcelona will have concerns as other La Liga sides jump into the race. There’s also the conviction that Real Madrid may have lost their fear factor and the desire to remain the cream of the crop after two trophy laden years. We have a summary of what the five major points you should…

An Australian MP has proposed to his partner during a parliamentary debate on legalising same-sex marriage. Tim Wilson’s proposal to Ryan Bolger, who was sitting in the public gallery, was met with a loud “yes” – reaffirming a commitment they made nine years ago. The House of Representatives began debating the bill on Monday, five days after it was passed in the Senate. Mr Wilson is believed to be the first MP to propose on the floor of the house, officials said. “In my first speech, I defined our bond by the ring that sits on both of our left…