Author: Krobea

Thirteen people have been killed in an attack in the restive southern Senegalese region of Casamance. Hospital workers who have seen the bodies said some of the victims had been shot, others decapitated. The dead are said to be teenagers. It is not clear yet who carried out the attack. Casamance has seen a long-running conflict between the government and the MFDC rebel group, which wants independence. Thousands have died. The Senegalese military said the attack may be connected to the recent release from custody of two MFDC members. Local media suggested the youths were attacked by a group hostile…

The Australian city of Sydney has experienced its hottest weather in 79 years with temperatures hitting as high as 47.3C (117F). In Penrith, west of Sydney, residents sweltered as the town bore the brunt of the heat on Sunday. Severe fire warnings were issued for the greater Sydney area and total fire bans were put in place across the city. Sunday’s temperatures fall short of the scorching heat to hit the area in 1939, when the mercury reached 47.8C. The sweltering temperatures reached in Penrith were confirmed by the Bureau of Meteorology. During the final Ashes Test in Sydney, the…

A private legal practitioner, Bobby Banson, says he will take the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) on for charging him for the mandatory First Aid kit. The lawyer claims that after a directive by the DVLA board to have the programme withdrawn, none of the vehicle owners have been refunded over the purchase. According to him, drivers who made attempt to return the kits were told the monies have been sent to the bank. Speaking on TV3’s New Day on Saturday, Mr Banson said the directive by the DVLA board to have the programme halted is a clear case…

A Kumasi-based prophet has said dancehall artiste Shatta Wale will offer his life wholeheartedly to Jesus Christ in 2018. Prophet Patrick Osei Tutu, popularly known as OT, said the multiple award-winning dancehall artiste will denounce his craft and do the work of God. “Shatta Wale will be one of the powerful evangelists in this world,” Prophet OT stated as part of his 2018 prophecies. “[Ghanaians] should watch out,” he stated. The man of God adds that Shatta Wale, who has a huge following on social media, will “take Christ as his personal Saviour”. Shatta Wale himself has become biblical in…

Mexican boxer Cesar Juarez has vowed to bring to an end the unbeaten run of promising Ghanaian boxer Isaac Dogboe on Saturday night. At the weigh-in on Friday in Accra, Juarez, who is ranked second to his African opponent by the World Boxing Organisation (WBO), says he is not intimidated by the home support for Dogboe. “I’m not worried about the crowd and the noises of the fans because it will be only me and him in the ring, nobody can help him. It’s all in my hands and I will make sure I silence him and his fans.” The…

The 2017 Ghana’s Most Beautiful winner and her runner-up have touched down in Dubai to begin four days of fun-filled tour of the Gulf city. Zeinab and Baaba arrived in the United Arab Emirates Saturday morning after making a transit via Nairobi, Kenya. They checked in at the Delmon Palace Hotel in Dubai on Saturday. Our queens just checked into their hotel in Dubai. The fun and excitement begins now so keep following us for more exciting updates on this trip. #GMB2017 #StraightouttaGhana #TV3GH pic.twitter.com/wSTU1EpLgM — #TV3At20 (@tv3_ghana) January 6, 2018 They had been treated to lunch in Nairobi, where…

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says he has never doubted President Trump’s mental health after a new book claimed staff saw him as a child. Author Michael Wolff said White House employees believed Mr Trump’s “mental powers were slipping”. His book, Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House, went on sale early despite the president’s attempts to block its publication. Mr Trump says the book is “boring and untruthful” and Wolff a “total loser”. He said it was being pushed by the media and others to hurt him. He added in a tweet: “They should try winning an…

A plane carrying more than 200 passengers from Chicago to Hong Kong was diverted to Alaska after two of the aircraft’s toilets were vandalised with excrement, officials said. The United Airlines flight was forced to make an unscheduled landing in Anchorage on Thursday evening due to a “passenger smearing faeces everywhere”. Police said the man, a US resident of Vietnamese origin, made no threats. It is not clear what led to the episode taking place. “We received a report of a passenger who had messed up the bathrooms with his own faeces,” Anchorage Airport police spokesman Lt Joe Gamache said.…

National Chairman of the People’s National Convention (PNC) Bernard Mornah will have to explain to the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) the circumstances that led to the presence of suspended General Secretary Atik Mohammed at a meeting with the president or face suspension. Mr Mornah is expected to explain why he did not resist Mr Mohammed from holding himself as General Secretary at the meeting on Thursday, knowing very well that he has been suspended. These were disclosed by PNC’s Vice Chairman Henry Asante on Friday in an interview on 3FM. Mr Mornah and Atik Mohammed represented the PNC at the…

The Confederation of African Football (Caf) says sponsors Aiteo would have to explain the lack of regional spread in performances at the 26th Caf Awards in Accra Thursday. It pointed out that it had agreed that a strong local performance of at least two Ghanaian musicians, viz Shatta Wale and Kidi, should have been witnessed. But that was not the case as musicians from Nigeria dominated the show. Patoranking, Wizkid, Flavour and Tiwa Savage were among performers at the Accra International Conference Center (AICC). Ghana’s Efya sang the nation’s anthem while Togo’s Toofan and Congolese Fally Ipupa made appearances. In…