Author: Krobea

Ibrahimah Abdulai, 24, a butcher and a resident of Yendi in the Northern Region, has been murdered by some unknown assailants in Kuga, a suburb of Yendi. His body was found in a near-by bush. The deceased, according a police report, was found dead by the Assemblymember of Kuga, Imoro Ibrahim, on Sunday at about 6:30pm. He reported the case to the Yendi Divisional Police and led the police to the scene with the body “in the supine position with multiple deep cutlass wounds on the body with his motor-bike parked besides him”. Preliminary investigations by the Yendi Police again…

Former Black Stars striker Junior Manuel Agogo has appeared for the first time on television since suffering stroke two years ago. The Ex-Zamalek man is suffering aphasia and has been struggling to speak. He is, however, recovering. He invited BBC’s Speechless to his home in a documentary broadcast on Sunday. Watch below: A former striker for Nottingham Forest, Agogo featured for the Black Stars – capped 27 times – at the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations. He won Bronze with the team. Source: 3news.com|Ghana Follow @3Newsgh

Ghana’s two top clubs – Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko – on Sunday observed a minute’s silence for Burkina Faso international Soulama Abdoulaye just before kick-off of the 2017 MTN FA Cup final. It was a sad moment for the two sides as Soulama – who featured for both sides in his playing career in Ghana – died two days ahead of the clash. He died in his hometown of Banfora after a long illness. After news of the death of Soulama broke on Saturday morning, the two clubs paid him tribute via their twitter accounts. We are shocked…

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has visited a cosmetics factory in Pyongyang, accompanied by his wife Ri Sol-ju and sister Kim Yo-jong. State media released undated photos of the visit on Sunday. Both women are rarely seen in public. Ms Kim’s appearance comes shortly after her recent promotion to a powerful position in North Korea’s government. Foreign luxury goods including make-up have become scarce in North Korea after several rounds of UN sanctions. Why did he visit a cosmetics factory? Over the years many countries have stopped importing luxury goods into North Korea as a result of sanctions. North Korea…

Asante Kotoko beat arch-rivals Hearts of Oak 3-1 on Sunday to lift the 2017 MTN FA Cup. The match dubbed ‘Unmissable’ was played at the Tamale Sports Stadium to climax the domestic season of association football. Saddick Adams scored all the goals for the Porcupine Warriors in the first half while Thomas Abbey got the consolation for the Phobians in the second half. The win hands Kotoko the ticket to represent Ghana in the Caf Confederation Cup next season. Going into the final of Ghana’s biggest club competition, the two sides had record and tradition to protect. Hearts had won…

Former goalkeeper for Asante Kotoko and Hearts of Oak and Burkina Faso international Soulama Abdoulaye has kicked the bucket after battling a long illness. Soulama died at Bobo-Dioulasso on Friday. He is expected to be buried in his hometown of Banfora. He had returned to Burkina Faso after years of professional football in Ghana. He had played in the Ghana Super Clash a number of times with his last seeing him in post for the Phobians. His back pass error gifted Asante Kotoko – his former club – the winner. He was sent off in that clash in March, 2016.…

Last week, I attended the Institute of Public Relations, Ghana’s 24th annual general meeting (AGM) in Kumasi, the first time an AGM by the Institute held outside the capital, Accra, a bold move that paid off. During the two-day event, I met other practitioners from different industries – telecommunications, energy, banking, security, academia, among others. It was a real opportunity to learn from peers and discuss the current state of the industry. That said; what got my attention most was the outreach programme with the PR students at the Christian Service University College. It was great to see practitioners such…

BEIGE, a Financial Services Provider, bagged two awards – Finance Team of the Year and Business Transformation Award at the 3rd CFO Awards, held at the Movenpick Hotel over the weekend. The Chief Financial Officers (CFO) Awards is a gathering of senior finance professionals. It brings together business financial leaders so as to reward and recognize their experience, expertise and contributions to the finance sector of Ghana. The Chief Executive Officer of BEIGE, Mike Nyinaku, won the Business Transformation Award for the year, while the finance department of BEIGE also won the Finance team of the year. Receiving the award…

Things fall apart when balance proceeds on leave. In the absence of balance, life is lived awkwardly. When one can’t find the thin line between excess and moderation, their life is already on a path of nothingness. An unbalanced life obviously will be an unfruitful one! Sitting comfortably in the heart of the Volta region of Ghana is one fine co-ed school called Mawuli Senior High School. Indeed, the first time I nursed thoughts of drawing inspiration from mottos of Ghanaian high schools, the “Triple H College” as it is affectionately called, reared its head first! Mawuli, apparently, is popularly…