Author: Krobea

Kenya’s presidential election will be re-run on 17 October after the original result was annulled, the chair of Kenya’s electoral body has announced. Wafula Chekubati also confirmed that only President Uhuru Kenyatta and opposition leader Raila Odinga would be on the new ballot. Mr Kenyatta had been declared the winner of last month’s vote. But Mr Odinga complained of widespread irregularities and the Supreme Court declared the first poll void. The decision is the first time in African history that a supreme court has upheld an opposition challenge in a presidential election and ordered a re-run. In a ruling on…

African champions Cameroon cannot qualify for the 2018 World Cup finals in Russia after a 1-1 draw with Nigeria in Yaounde on Monday. The result means Cameroon have just three points from four matches and can no longer finish top of Group B. Nigeria took the lead after 30 minutes through Moses Simon after the ball broke to him in the area. Cameroon equalised in the 75th minute as substitute Vincent Aboubakar scored from the penalty spot. The other fourth round match in this group sees Algeria host Zambia in Constantine on Tuesday. A win for Zambia will take them…

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are expecting their third child, Kensington Palace has announced. The Queen and both families are said to be “delighted with the news”. As with her previous two pregnancies, the duchess, 35, is suffering from hyperemesis gravidarum, or severe morning sickness. She pulled out of an engagement at the Hornsey Road Children’s Centre in London, which had been planned for Monday afternoon. Catherine is being cared for at Kensington Palace, the statement said. The duke and duchess have a son, George, who is four, and a daughter, Charlotte, aged two. With the previous two pregnancies,…

It has been few days of following with keen interest and considerable disquiet the hew from the populace about the hullabaloo at the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT). Almost if not all, our basic national fundamental obligations are not properly situated all because of the narrow and premature politics our ruling class practice. Let’s do some crunching scrutiny, thus, to place the trending news of SSNIT into a proper context. An email from the Georgia Institute of Technology is said to have clearly indicated that they have no records or whatsoever of Caleb Afaglo attending the university. This,…

Baaba made a strong case for made-in-Ghana goods Central Region’s representative in this year’s Ghana’s Most Beautiful reality show Baaba was on Sunday adjudged the star performer. It was the second stage performance by the ten contestants. Full name Baaba Botchway, the Central Region contestant made so strong a case for the patronage of made-in-Ghana goods that judges Linda Ampah and Oscar Provencal gave her the thumbs-up even before other contestants mounted the stage. “This was an excellent, natural performance,” judge Oscar Provencal, popularly known as Inspector Bediako, remarked. Watch Baaba’s performance below: She was also adjudged the Most Eloquent…

The contestants of this year’s Ghana’s Most Beautiful were at this year’s Oguaa Fetu Afahye climaxed with a durbar of chiefs in Cape Coast on Saturday. The 10 contestants were led to the durbar grounds by Central Region representative Baaba. Watch their entry below: Source: 3news.com|Ghana Follow @3Newsgh

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has congratulated the National Youth Organiser of his party, Sammi Awuku, for a recently received continental award. The national executive of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) was named 2017 Continental Youth Icon by the All Africa Students Union (AASU). A citation read in his honour said the award “serves as an acknowledgement of your consistent advocacy for your students and youth right; and your direct engagements of young people across Africa. Your continuous guidance and mentorship of many students and young people across Africa has not gone unnoticed by AASU”. Taking to his Twitter page…

North Korea has carried out its sixth nuclear test, Japan’s foreign minister says. “The government confirms that North Korea conducted a nuclear test after examining information from the weather agency and other information,” Taro Kono told reporters. North Korean state TV says it will make an “important announcement” shortly. Seismologists earlier detected a tremor in an area where North Korea has conducted previous nuclear tests. The tremor was detected hours after North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was pictured with what state media said was a new type of hydrogen bomb. State media said the device could be loaded on to…

The Executive Director of the West African Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP), Chukwuemeka Eze, says the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) should have assembled for an emergency meeting by now given happenings in Togo. He says the sub-regional bloc should have convened an extraordinary summit under a certificate of urgency as the chairman of its Authority of Heads of State and Government, Faure Gnassingbe, may not be dispassionate to call for it. There has been recent political tension in Togo as the Coalition of Opposition Parties is demanding the resignation of President Gnassingbe as it seeks to bring that…

Black Stars coach James Kwesi Appiah says he is not happy with his side’s 1-1 draw with Congo in the 2018 world cup qualifier. The Congolese drew first blood at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium on Friday before Thomas Partey got the equalizer deep in the game. The draw stretches further Ghana’s hopes of making a fourth straight appearance at the world cup. #WCQ | GROUP E (AFRICA) ?? Uganda 1-0 Egypt ?? ?? Ghana 1-1 Congo ?? pic.twitter.com/w4Yek4BhAF — #WCQ (@FIFAWorldCup) September 1, 2017 Speaking to journalists after the game, Kwesi Appiah said: “I am not happy with the…