Author: Krobea

Black Stars left back Abdul Baba Rahman is set to undergo medicals at German outfit Schalke 04 for a widely reported loan spell. The Royal Blues’ Sporting Director, Christian Heidel, announced this on Thursday at a press briefing. He appears impressed with the state of the Chelsea player’s health. Baba Rahman suffered a knee injury at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations during Ghana’s opening 1-0 win over Uganda’s Cranes. But he is steadily recovering though not in the plans of Chelsea coach Antonio Conte. Heidel stated: “We will give him the time he needs but the medical will reveal…

The robbers who shot dead police officer Daniel Owusu at La Paz in Accra last year have been arrested, the Inspector General of Police has announced. The two were rounded up together with three others, David Asante-Apeatu said. Addressing journalists in Accra on Thursday, IGP Asante-Apeatu said the main suspects were arrested after they got out of their hideout. ‘Moses Can Do’ Constable Daniel Owusu was shot dead on the N1 Highway in broad day light on 13 July 2017 when he and Dzibril Alhassan were on their routine patrol duties. The community police officers were not armed. But in…

There is confusion about which venues will host three Greater Accra teams in the Ghana Premier League next season with the Accra Sports Stadium set to undergo major renovation works for the 2018 Women’s Cup of Nations. Inter Allies, Hearts of Oak and Liberty Professionals were all hoping to use the Accra Sports Stadium as the base for their Ghana Premier League games but that is in doubt now. Deputy Sports Minister Pius Hadzide confirmed to TV3 that Hearts of Oak have known since the end of last season that the stadium will be closed down at some point for…

Rapper Lil Jon has been using his star power and wealth to help children in underdeveloped countries gain access to a proper education. A school he helped fund in partnership with the charity, Pencils of Promise, broke ground last month in Ghana, Lil Jon told CNN exclusively. “I’m all about helping children,” he said. “Children are our future and every child deserves to have an environment where they can learn and flourish and gain knowledge.” Mafi Atitekpo DA Primary School will enroll 313 children. It is the second of two schools in the village of Mafi Atitekpo in Ghana, according…

Oprah Winfrey has told the US magazine InStyle that she does not “have the DNA” to be US president. She had been widely touted as a future Democratic contender for the 2020 elections after a rousing speech at the Golden Globes earlier this month. But she told InStyle: “I’ve always felt very secure and confident with myself in knowing what I could do and what I could not. “And so it’s not something that interests me.” She gave the interview three weeks before picking up the Cecil B DeMille award for outstanding contribution to entertainment in early January, InStyle said.…

The name ‘Maame Dokono’ will certainly bring up nostalgic memories for anyone who was an ardent viewer of Ghanaian teleplay By The Fireside. When Maame Dokono, real name Grace Omaboe, bowed out from the show, her shoes became virtually impossible to fill. Over the years, she has graced the big screens in high profile movies but nothing can be compared to the life she brought as she sang and danced while narrating the stories of the fabled Ananse. On Wednesday, February 14, Grace Omaboe will be returning to the stage in grand style at the National Theatre in the play…

The police have arrested two of the seven inmates, who escaped from the Kwabenya Police Station on Sunday after a raid by some armed men. Attah Kwadwo, 20, and Prince Osei, 27, were arrested at Worawora in the Volta Region on Tuesday. Two of the men who stormed the police station to aid the escape of the seven persons have also been arrested. They were arrested on Tuesday. Three other persons including a 28-year-old woman by name Nancy Bentaa have also been arrested by the police to aid in investigations. All these were disclosed by the Inspector General of Police,…

Defense Minister Dominic Nitiwul has called on the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to apologize to Ghanaians for hiding the decision to grant the former Guantanamo Bay detainees a refugee status. “Until [Wednesday], nobody in Ghana including [the Speaker of Parliament] knew the NDC government has actually granted refugee status to the two Guantanamo Bay dDetainees and have shifted the goal post.” He said talks about moving them are not possible as the former NDC government had already moved them from ordinary suspects to refugees “and we cannot just throw them away”. He was speaking after the Minister for Foreign Affairs,…

Arsenal came from a goal down to beat London rivals Chelsea 2-1 in the second leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final played at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday. Eden Hazard had put the English Premier League champions ahead as early as the 7th minute. However, an own goal by German international Antonio Rudiger and a goal from Swiss international Granit Xhaka ensured that the Gunners win 2-1. The first leg played at the Stamford Bridge had ended goalless. READ: Arsenal hold Chelsea 0-0 in Carabao Cup semi-final 1st leg Arsenal will, as a result, play English Premier League runaway leaders…

Veteran highlife musician George Darko has dismissed reports that he was arrested by some security operatives Wednesday morning at the Okuapehene palace. According to him, they were only sent to Koforidua but have since returned to the palace. The veteran musician, who is the Tufuhene of Akropong-Akuapim with stool name Nana Yaw Ampem Darko, however, confirmed a raid of the palace by persons believed to be National Security operatives. The operation at the palace, 3news.com gathered, is a follow-up on intelligence that there is a cache of arms stored by a faction in the raging chieftaincy dispute. Nana Yaw Ampem…