Author: Krobea

Construction of an onion factory is expected to begin in Bazua in the Binduri District of the Upper East Region under the ‘One District, One Factory’ policy of government. The factory will be set up by a Ghanaian-owned Northern Industrial Onion Processing Company in collaboration with a company in China. The factory when completed will reduce onion rots and also increase production from farmers in the three regions of the north. The Upper East Region produces 85 per cent of the total onion production in Ghana. The crop thrives in dry soil and low humidity. An estimated 75 per cent of…

A tweet from a teenager asking a US fast food chain for a year’s supply of chicken nuggets has become the most retweeted ever. Carter Wilkerson’s plea broke Ellen DeGeneres’ record when he passed 3,490,249 retweets on Tuesday. A spokesperson for Wendy’s said: “We didn’t expect Carter’s response, and we couldn’t anticipate the overwhelming support he has received.” The company has donated $100,000 (£78,000) to charity in his name. ‘Consider it done’ On 5 April, the 16-year-old from Reno, Nevada, tweeted Wendy’s asking how many retweets he would need to get a year’s free supply of chicken nuggets. The fast…

President Nana Akufo-Addo’s nominee for the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo -Abirem (KEEA) Municipal Assembly in the Central Region, Nana Appiah Korang, was on Monday confirmed as the Chief Executive. Mr Korang, who is the KEEA Constituency Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), secured an overwhelming endorsement by polling 42 out of 42 votes cast, representing 100 per cent, to be the DCE. In his acceptance speech, the new MCE expressed gratitude to the NPP as well as the KEEA Traditional Council and called for unity to build the municipality. Speaking to 3news.com’s Kwame Kakarba after his confirmation, Mr Korang said once the…

Tuesday’s explosion at a utensils-producing company in Sekondi/Takoradi in the Western Region has left over 150 persons hospitalized, 3news.com has learnt. The hospitalized are workers and residents who suffered various degrees of injury as a result of the explosion. The explosion, which resulted in fire, was near an oil depot, Olam Distributors. The fire has since been brought under control. Reporting on 3FM’s Midday News on Tuesday, May 9, Connect FM’s Henry Yankey said about 70 of the injured were admitted at the Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital. The rest were also admitted at the Takoradi Government Hospital as well as…

“Hello Kofi, when exactly is the date for this year’s Talented Kidz audition?” said Evans Tawiah known in showbiz as DJ Fuad, as he called me on phone one morning. It was exactly five days to the audition of the season 8 of TV3’s coveted kids’ reality show, Talented Kidz. “Massa, why?” I asked. “I’m training my small girl to contest as a disc jockey (DJ),” he replied. “Wo yɛ sure sɛ bͻkͻͻ deɛ? [to wit; are you sure you are thinking right?]” It was but a friendly fire between the two of us on the phone. I had said…

Ghana Football Association (GFA) President Kwesi Nyantakyi has been appointed as the Chairman of the Committee for Revision of Statutes, one of the two ad hoc committees approved at the Caf Executive Meeting in Manama, Bahrain. The Meeting saw the election of Ghanaian Nyantakyi as the First Vice President of the continent’s governing body for football. At the Meeting, the President of the Confederation of African Football (Caf), Ahmad Ahmad, proposed the establishment of two ad hoc committees, composed mainly of presidents of member associations. One is to take charge of Revision of Statutes and the other is for Compensation.…

An explosion at factory near OLAM Oil Depot on the Sekondi-Takoradi highway on Tuesday morning has left several of the workers injured. The explosion is said to have kindled fire at the depot. According to Connect FM’s Henry Yankee, there was only one fire tender on site to control the spreading inferno but reinforcement came in albeit delayed. Fears the situation may escalate as a result of the location of the depot between two fuel stations were, as a result, controlled. Police arrived at the scene to provide security, Connect FM’s reporter said, while theover-150-injured were rushed to the Effia-Nkwanta…

South Koreans are voting in a presidential election, called early after a huge corruption scandal brought down their former leader. Liberal Moon Jae-in is the clear front-runner with centrist Ahn Cheol-soo his nearest challenger. The election is being closely watched at a time of economic uncertainty and heightened tensions with North Korea. Mr Moon wants to increase contact with the North in contrast to ex-leader Park Geun-hye who cut almost all ties. Observers are expecting a high turnout at the ballot boxes, with numbers boosted by younger voters, as South Koreans choose from 13 candidates. Polls close at 2000 local…

The priests and parishioners of Saint Catherine’s Catholic Church at Burma Camp have resolved to mark the 1st Sunday of every month as Family Sunday. The day was officially launched during a Eucharist celebration on Sunday, April 30 but the first was marked on Sunday, May 7. Parish Priest Reverend Father Alex Anaman, who is also a Commander at Ghana Navy, said the Family Sunday was to afford parishioners the opportunity to truly deepen and commune as one people of God and also interact and help weak parishioners spiritually, physically and financially. Preaching on vocation, Fr. Anaman said every vocation…

Ghanaian midfielder Sulley Muntari says he would walk off the pitch “again and again”, accusing Fifa and Uefa of not caring about racism in football. The Pescara player, 32, was sent off after leaving the field claiming he was racially abused during a Serie A game. In a BBC interview, the ex-Portsmouth player claims racism is “everywhere and getting worse”, and encourages players to go on strike to combat it. “I went through hell, I was treated just like a criminal,” he said. “I went off the field because I felt it wasn’t right for me to be on the…