Author: Krobea

Swiss prosecutors are investigating why tens of thousands of euros were flushed down toilets in Geneva. The €500 (£440; $600) notes were cut up and found in the toilets of a branch of the bank UBS and in three nearby restaurants. Thousands of francs have reportedly been spent on plumbing repairs to unclog the surrounding pipes. The high-value euro notes are due to be withdrawn in 2018 over fears they facilitate illegal activities. They will remain legal tender, but the European Central Bank will stop producing them following a European Commission inquiry into their use. Destroying notes is not an…

North Korea has warned that more sanctions and pressure will only make it accelerate its nuclear programme. In a strongly worded statement, Pyongyang called new UN sanctions “the most vicious, unethical and inhumane act of hostility”. Meanwhile, the presidents of the US and China committed to “maximising pressure” on the North through vigorous enforcement of UN resolutions. Earlier, the US and South Korea carried out joint military exercises. North Korea fired its latest missile over Japan on Friday. It travelled 3,700km (2,299 miles), putting the US Pacific territory of Guam, which North Korea says it has a plan to target,…

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The first casualties of this year’s Ghana’s Most Beautiful are representatives of the Greater Accra and Upper West regions. After four weeks of stage performances, the two – Henrietta Naa Ayeley Mensah and Numbu Shaguffa Pelpuo Adams respectively – had to bid goodbye to the show. They will, however, receive GH¢1,000 each and products from Enapa as their ‘severance package’. Coincidentally, Ayeley’s Greater Accra Region hosted the launch of this year’s edition at the Bukom Boxing Arena. She also swept three awards just last week. READ: Ayeley grabs 3 awards, 2 for Edem as contestants dazzle ‘Laclustre’ On Sunday, as…

The 11th edition of Ghana’s foremost beauty reality show, Ghana’s Most Beautiful, is heating up as eviction begins from Sunday night. After three weeks of stage performances, the ‘women are being separated from the girls’. One of them is expected to go out after Sunday night’s show, a thought that is sending the shivers down the spine of each and every one of the 10 contestants. Sunday’s show is expected to showcase the culture and tradition of some ethnic groups in Ghana. It will see proverbs recited with aplomb and dances performed with majesty. The previous week saw Greater Accra’s…

The Sekyere East District Assembly in the Ashanti Region is partnering a private company, N-D Eco Limited, to establish a $50 million animal husbandry for the production of meat, milk, leather and other products. The project will be implemented under the government’s flagship industrialization initiative dubbed One-District-One-Factory (1D1F). The Chief Executive Officer for N-D Eco Limited, Eugene Nyarko-Danquah, told TV3 infrastructural construction will take off in December. “We are looking at 20,000 cattle for the start with an initial amount of $50 million which we are hoping to receive by November,” he said. He explained that the factory will serve…

A second man has been arrested in connection with Friday’s attack on a London Tube train, police said. The 21-year-old man was arrested in Hounslow, west London, on Saturday night on suspicion of a terror offence and is in custody in south London. An 18-year-old man is also being held on suspicion of a terror offence over the Parsons Green explosion. Home Secretary Amber Rudd told the BBC that the second arrest suggests the attacker was not “a lone wolf”. Speaking to the Andrew Marr Show, Ms Rudd said there was “no evidence” to suggest so-called Islamic State were behind…

Gennady Golovkin’s world middleweight title fight with Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez ended in a controversial draw. After a closely fought bout in Las Vegas, one judge scored it 118-110 for Alvarez, another 115-113 for Golovkin and the third a 114-114 draw. There were boos when the decision was announced at the T-Mobile Arena, and both boxers shook their heads. Kazakh Golovkin, 35, retains his WBA, WBC and IBF titles and remains unbeaten in 38 fights. His Mexican opponent, 27, started and finished an absorbing fight the stronger, and also produced some of the more eye-catching shots. Golovkin, though, landed more punches…

The 10 finalists of this year’s Ghana’s Most Beautiful were in the Volta Region capital of Ho on Saturday to be part of the Yam Festival of the people of Asogli. The event was climaxed by a durbar under the auspices of the Agbogbomefia of the Asogli State, Togbi Afede XIV, who is also the President of the National House of Chiefs. Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia represented President Nana Akufo-Addo as the Special Guest of Honour. Among the guests were the 10 representatives of the beauty reality show, GMB. They were led to the grounds by Volta Region representative,…

Black Stars forward Christian Atsu was on target on Saturday as Newcastle United beat Stoke City 2-1 to record their third successive win in the 2017/18 English Premier League. Atsu tucked in a Matt Ritchie ball in the 19th minute at St James’ Park for the opening goal of the game. The goal is the Ghanaian’s first in the League since joining, Chelsea, in 2014. He had been on a goal drought during his stints with Everton and AFC Bournemouth. Though Xherdan Shaqiri equalized for the Potters in the second half, skipper Jamaal Lascelles headed home a winner from another…