Author: Krobea

The Greater Accra Regional Security Council (REGSEC) chaired by Ishmael Ashitey, the regional minister, is scheduled to hold a crunch meeting Wednesday morning following fresh clashes at Agbogbloshie, a suburb of Accra. The clashes left two persons dead – as per official figures – with one person, a pregnant woman, in critical condition. Already, there is a heavy police-cum-military presence at the scene as residents are said to be going about their normal businesses. The conflict broke out on Tuesday, April 11 between the Kokombas and the Dagombas resident in Agbogbloshie. It is said to have been started by a…

Taiwan’s parliament has approved a bill banning the slaughter of cats and dogs for human consumption. The bill also prohibits those using a car or motorbike from pulling their pets alongside them on a lead as they travel. Anyone caught breaching the order faces a large fine or up to two years in prison – and having their names and photographs made public. The measures were introduced to improve the country’s animal protection laws. The move on Tuesday is a landmark amendment to Taiwan’s Animal Protection Act, and is the first of its kind in Asia. In 2001, Taiwan passed…

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The 2017 VGMA’s Artiste of the Year, Joseph Oscar Mettle known simply as Joe Mettle, released a new song titled ‘Yesu Edi Nkunim’ for the first time on 3FM’s mid-morning show, Urban Blend hosted by Miriam Osei-Agyemang. According to him, although the song seems like a thanksgiving song, it was recorded before his nominations and has nothing to do with emerging as the Artiste of the Year. To him, the lyrics in the song are purely coincidental. Joe Mettle went on to say his awards will encourage him to do better than before and he also hopes it will do…

Best Ghanaian musician for 2016 Joe Mettle has promised to fete music lovers with a new single before the Easter festivities. Full name Joseph Oscar Mettle, the gospel artiste was named 2017 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards at the Accra International Conference Center last Saturday. He beat competition from secular artistes EL, Sarkodie, Stonebwoy – who are all past winners – MzVee and Medikal to be crowned winner at the 18th Awards. He was also named Gospel Artiste of the Year and Male Vocalist of the Year. Speaking in an interview with TV3’s Owusu Worae on Monday, April 10, the Onwanwani…

British Vogue has confirmed Edward Enninful as its first male editor. Enninful, who has previously worked for Italian and American Vogue, will take over from Alexandra Shulman, who announced her departure in January. Condé Nast International’s Jonathan Newhouse said Enninful was “an influential figure in the communities of fashion, Hollywood and music”. He is currently the fashion and creative director at W Magazine, where he has worked since 2011. The 45-year-old will start his new role on 1 August. After the news was announced, designer Marc Jacobs tweeted: “Congratulations to our longtime friend @Edward_Enninful, the new editor of British Vogue!…

If anything notable in history could be likened to how parents scrambled for their wards from the campus of the Kumasi Academy [KUMACA], in the Ashanti region, then it is probably how Europe scrabbled for Africa. These parents stormed the school requesting nothing but one thing. That, authorities allow them take their children to their respective homes. Indeed, neither the parents nor their wards could stand the agonizing episode of a series of death the school was witnessing. First, it was a student who died. Well, man is born to die. So, they grieved and were almost picking themselves up…

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Police have invaded Ekpu, a fishing community near Half Assini in the Western Region, and shooting indiscriminately, leaving residents in intense fear, Onua FM has gathered. Narrating the incident to Onua FM morning show host Bright Kwesi Asempa, the Assemblyman of the Ekpu electoral area, Peter Miezah, described the situation as ‘hostage situation’, adding that the community has not experienced such invasion before. “We are all surprised and terrified by the way the very people who are supposed to protect lives and property would invade a community in the early hours of the day amidst indiscriminate shooting. “Everyone is afraid to…

Argentina have parted ways with national team coach Edgardo Bauza. This was revealed to reporters in Buenos Aires by football association president Claudio Tapia. “We’ve reached an agreement, we’ve told Bauza he’s ceased to be the national team coach,” the president of the Argentina Football Association (AFA) told journalists after a meeting on Monday. Bauza has presided over  a string of poor results with the recent coming in the form of a 2-0 defeat at the Estadio Hernando Siles in La Paz, Bolivia. The match played on March 28 was a 2018 world cup qualifier. The Albiceleste are currently fifth…