Author: Krobea

The Metropolitan Archbishop of Accra, Most Rev. Charles Palmer-Buckle, has advised the 2nd bishop of Keta-Akatsi Diocese, Most Rev. Gabriel Edoe Kumorji, SVD to stay in touch with the Lord his God. He added that the new bishop must always listen to Him in prayer and meditate on His word for directions. He said this in a homily during the installation of Bishop Kumorji, SVD, as the 2nd Bishop of the diocese with a strong Catholic population of over a million. He succeeds Bishop Anthony Adanuty, who retired at the age of 75. Thousands of Catholics from across the diocese…

Cristiano Ronaldo is facing possible charges of tax fraud in Spain. Prosecutors have passed a file to the country’s tax office, which will decide whether to press charges against the Portuguese Real Madrid striker. Reports in Spain say Ronaldo, 32, is suspected of defrauding 15m euros (£13m) between 2011 and 2014. In December, leaked documents suggested Ronaldo had avoided tax on income from image rights allegedly held in offshore accounts. He denied the claims. Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho was also implicated in those claims – published after an international consortium of journalists obtained a trove of about 18 million…

Coach Kwesi Appiah has announced a 30-man squad for Ghana’s upcoming 2019 African Cup of Nations qualifying match against Ethiopia. Seven Ghana-based players have been handed call ups into the senior national team in Kwesi Appiah’s first major call up since he returned as head coach of the Black Stars. Wa All Stars goalie Richard Ofori, Kotoko’s Felix Annan and Aduana’s Joseph Addo have all been named in the squad as well as Hearts of Oak midfielder Winful Cobinnah and Aduana defender Daniel Darkwah. Liberty Professionals skipper Samuel Sarfo has also been handed a call up with Nicholas Opoku also…

Former President John Dramani Mahama has acknowledged the “long” and “daunting” task of bringing the continent of Africa together as envisaged in the formation of the African Union in 1963. But he believes the spirit of Pan-Africanism is very much alive today. These were contained in Former President Mahama’s post on AU Day – May 25. He challenges all and sundry to “keep working at it, let’s tear down barriers, let’s tear down stereotypes, let’s tear down the relics of Neocolonialism and let’s work hard to shape our common future as our forebears envisaged”. Mr Mahama represented the country at…

Pictures have emerged showing the mobile phone which is believed to have saved the life of a Gwynedd woman badly injured in the Manchester bombing. Lisa Bridgett, of Pwllheli, had been using the phone after the Ariana Grande concert on Monday when the explosion caused a steel nut to hit her. She lost a middle finger before the nut went through her phone and her cheek, ending up lodged in her nose. Her husband said the phone probably diverted and slowed down the nut. The bomb attack at the Manchester Arena killed 22 people and injured a further 64. Eight…

Ghana’s Black Starlets will face the Eaglets of Mali in Sunday’s final of the 2017 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations. Mali booked a ticket to their second consecutive final after beating Guinea 2-0 on penalties on Wednesday. The two neighbouring nations had played 0-0 in full regulation time. Ghana had earlier beaten Niger 6-5 on penalties after also playing a goalless draw in full regulation time. Though with two titles, the Starlets last played in the final 12 years ago in The Gambia, losing to the hosts in controversial fashion. Their last title came in 1999. The final to kick…

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has touted President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s “significant commitment” to youth development in Ghana as one of the best on the continent. According to the ruling party, the president has demonstrated “in words and in deeds” to improving the wellbeing of the nation’s youth. “[The] NPP is hopeful that other African countries will emulate the good examples of Ghana,” it said in a statement to salute the continent on the 54th anniversary of the African Union (AU). The theme for this year’s anniversary is ‘Harnessing the Demographic Dividends through Investments in the Youth’. Accordingly, the…

Tiger Woods says he “hasn’t felt this good in years” after having a fourth operation on his back, but added he will not “hurry” to return to golf. America’s 14-time major champion, 41, came back after 15 months out injured in December, but has not played since his back problems recurred in February. Plans to compete at Augusta in April – on the 20th anniversary of his first Masters win – had to be abandoned. “I want to play professional golf again but I’m not looking ahead,” he said. “I can’t twist for another two and a half to three…

Manchester City and Manchester United have jointly pledged £1m to an emergency fund set up to support the victims of Monday’s attack in the city. The fund was set up in the wake of the suicide bomb attack at Manchester Arena which killed 22 people and injured 64. “It is right that we present a unified response to this tragedy,” said Ed Woodward, United’s executive chairman. “We have been humbled by the strength and solidarity shown by Manchester,” said City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak. “The hope of both our clubs is that our donation will go some small way to…

Ghana and Sierra Leone have agreed to ratify the agreement for co-operation between their two countries, so as to provide the legal framework for addressing their trade and investment concerns. Despite the good relations that exist between the two countries, there is no framework for co-operation to guide these relations, with this development hampering the deepening of bilateral ties and co-operation amongst the two countries. To this end, President Akufo-Addo has assured that “I will pursue this matter with my Parliament to ensure the ratification of this Agreement”, an agreement which was signed between the two countries on 19th December,…