Author: Krobea

Usain Bolt marked an emotional farewell at a sell-out stadium in Jamaica by winning his final 100m on home soil. The 30-year-old will bring down the curtain on his illustrious career when he retires in August after the World Championships in London and began his goodbye in front of 30,000 adoring fans in Kingston. An eight-time Olympic gold medallist, Bolt easily won the ‘Salute a Legend’ race in his first 100m of 2017 but admitted to a rare attack of nerves. “The run, it was just OK. I must say it was OK. I don’t think I’ve ever been that…

Former President Jerry John Rawlings has bemoaned the attitude of some members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in efforts to have a united front ahead of the next elections. According to him, the much-talked about unity “comes at a price”. “And it is not asking for plenty money,” he noted, “it is only asking for truthfulness, integrity and sincerity”. Mr Rawlings made these suggestions on Saturday at the 25th anniversary rally of the NDC at Mandela Park in Ashaiman in the Greater Accra Region. He recalled how he had to patch up with Former Central Bank Governor Alex Ashiagbor…

Former President John Dramani Mahama has suggested that the incumbent government seems to have grown deaf ears to pieces of advice over some of the decisions it is taking. He had only one statement for the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo-led government: “A word to a wise is enough”. Mr Mahama expressed these sentiments on Saturday at  the Silver jubilee durbar of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) held at Mandela Park at Ashaiman in the Greater Accra Region. Speaking in Twi, though interspersed with English, former President Mahama said the current New Patriotic Party (NPP) government is setting a “bad precedent”…

The Leone Stars of Sierra Leone on Saturday humbled the Harambee Stars of Kenya to take an early lead in Group F in the qualifying campaign for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. Julius Wobay and FC Zurich’s Umaru Bangura scored for the home side while Michael Olunga got the goal for the 10-man East African side. The match was played at the National Stadium in Freetown and it was the first competitive game for former national player John Keister, who took over the team from Ghanaian Sellas Tetteh barely a month ago. Saturday’s win has taken the Leone Stars…

It has been a happy, welcoming return for Kwesi Appiah and his men to Kumasi. Sunday will mark 568 days since the Black Stars last played in the Garden City. In that game, a late Jordan Ayew goal was the final nail in the coffin for a Comoros side that had played resiliently over two legs. The Ashanti Regional capital, for what it’s worth, is a slaughterhouse for the Black Stars. The team has not lost in the city in a very long time and with the Ethiopians coming to town, it looks like that statistic will be intact. The…

Sarkodie has come under serious attack for a line in his rap in Kurl Songx’s Jennifer Lomotey, referring to Jennifer Lomotey as a Krobo girl with beads around her waist who Okomfo Anokye has cursed with fornication. But Kaywa, the man who produced the song, says Sakordie has told him he would be unwise to diss any Krobo girl. Kaywa is not only the producer of the song but the one who together with Kurl Songx decided to feature Sarkodie. In an interview with Onua 95.1 FM on Saturday, he said Sakordie was rather praising Krobo girls. Kaywa again stated…

Minority Leader and Member of Parliament for Tamale South Constituency Haruna Iddrisu has opened up for the first time in a while about rumours that he is harbouring presidential ambitions. He said he once thanked President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for increasing “my political share value” after a praise showered on him during the February 21 State of the Nation address by the president. President Akufo-Addo had commended Mr Iddrisu for his steady rise on the political log and offered him his wishes for the future. “It is clear [Haruna Iddrisu] has an important future in Ghanaian politics. I want…

An Accra Central District Court on Friday remanded seven more suspects into police custody in the killing of Major Maxwell Adam Mahama at Denkyira-Obuasi in the Central Region. This brings to 51 the total number of suspects remanded, the police have said. The latest remanded suspects are expected to reappear on June 21. The suspects are being tried for lynching Major Mahama, then a captain in the military, on May 29. He was on a routine morning fitness run when residents accosted and lynched him for being an armed robber. He has since been buried. WATCH: Maj. Maxwell Mahama’s final…

A former Member of Parliament for the Nanton Constituency, Ibrahim Mohammed Murtala, has expressed concerns about the rampant tirades of former President Jerry John Rawlings against corruption, saying he is sometimes restrained to criticize his party’s leader. The former National Democratic Congress (NDC) legislator emphasized that “Sometimes, I find it difficult to talk about the former president”. Speaking on TV3’s New Day on Saturday about the former president’s attribution of NDC’s loss in the 2016 elections to corruption, Mr Murtala said Mr Rawlings has the right to talk about several social issues but some of his pronouncements may not be…

Type 1 diabetic Gavin Giffiths has charged some Ghanaian children living with the disease not to let it discourage them but rather soar high in achieving their dreams in life. Mr. Giffiths, who was diagnosed of the disease at the age of eight, has defied all odds to engage in sporting activities including the playing of football. He has been running marathons for some years now and has embarked on a global tour to six continents, running 5 kilometers in each country, to raise awareness about diabetes and sports. Speaking at an event organized by Diabetics Youth Care, a support…