Author: Krobea

Four more members of vigilante group Delta Force involved in an attack on the new Ashanti Regional Security Coordinator last Friday have been grabbed by police. The four reported themselves to the police on Monday, March 27. Their leader, Kwadwo Fosu aka Bamba, was arrested over the weekend after Friday’s brutal attacks. The group, known to be affiliated to the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), is said to have registered its protest at the appointment of George Adjei as Regional Security Coordinator. The attackers claimed he is not an indigene of the Region and so cannot be appointed as a…

The Foundation of Orthopaedics and Complex Spine (FOCOS), announces that its first-ever fundraising event in Ghana will take place at the Movenpick Ambassador Hotel on Saturday, May 13. Proceeds from the event will go into the FOCOS Endowment Fund to support needy children who require surgery as well as to equip the paediatric ward and multi-purpose classroom and activity centre for children. For over a decade, FOCOS has been supporting children who would have otherwise remained stigmatized, isolated and even died from various degrees of spine deformities across Africa. With the support of philanthropists over the world, FOCOS has fully…

Two citizens recorded as students of the Faculty of Law of the University of Cape Coast have filed a suit at the Supreme Court, seeking interpretation on the creation of the District Assemblies Common Fund as enshrined in the 1992 Constitution. According to the writ filed on Monday, March 27, the allocation of part of the Common Fund to members of Parliament (MPs), assuming the name MPs Common Fund is “inconsistent with and sins against the letter and spirit of articles 252 (1), (2) and (3) of the Constitution, 1992”. The two citizens – John Ndebugri and Richard Kwadwo Nyarko…

A friendly match between Ivory Coast and Senegal was abandoned when fans invaded the pitch in Paris. The African sides were level at 1-1 on 88 minutes when a handful of fans broke onto the pitch, with one appearing to rugby tackle Senegal’s Lamine Gassama. Players ran from the pitch and referee Tony Chapron opted to end the fixture. Liverpool’s Sadio Mane had given Senegal a second-half lead from the penalty spot but Bi Gohi Cyriac levelled three minutes later. L’Equipe journalist Herve Penot was in the ground and told BBC World Service the incident “could have been very serious”.…

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Mice have been living alongside humans for 15,000 years, according to fossil evidence. This is earlier than previously thought – and predates the dawn of agriculture. Scientists believe wild mice crept into settlements in the Levant (Eastern Mediterranean) region to steal wild grains and seeds that ancient people had gathered and stored. The rodents became what we know today as house mice, enjoying free food and shelter in human homes. “Nowadays, thanks to this relationship, house mice have colonised almost every corner of the globe to become almost as ubiquitous as humans and also one of the most invasive mammalian…

President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and aide, Jared Kushner, will be questioned by a US committee investigating alleged ties between the Trump team and Russia. Mr Kushner has volunteered to speak to the Senate Intelligence Committee, the White House said. It is examining Russia’s alleged interference in last year’s election. The US intelligence community believes alleged Russian hacking during the presidential election was done to help Mr Trump defeat Hillary Clinton. Russia denied the allegations and President Trump has branded the story “fake news”. There are two congressional investigations into the issue, plus an FBI one. Meanwhile, Democratic lawmakers have been…

Referee Samuel Sukah, who officiated Asante Kotoko’s 1-0 loss to Hearts of Oak, has been freed of any charges by the Match Review Panel. Referee Sukah’s decision to award an 82nd minute penalty to Hearts, following his call for a handball against a Kotoko defender, has generated controversy. Many called for him to be sanctioned after the Match Day 8 fixture. The Panel’s recommendation after a review of the video said the referee should not be suspended. He was invited by the Executive Committee of the Ghana Football Association on Wednesday, March 22 for another review. “The Committee concluded that…

The roofing of the magistrate court in Dunkwa-on-Offin in the Upper Denkyira East District of the Central Region was ripped off after a heavy storm over the weekend. Staff of the court could not have access to the building on Monday, March 27 as a result of the damage caused. 3news.com’s Kwame Karkarba reported that important documents were seen being dried in the sun by staff as they had gotten wet due to the rains. Persons with cases were asked to return home as arrangements were made for cases to be heard on later dates. Source: 3news.com|Ghana Follow @3Newsgh

Ghana Football Association President Kwesi Nyantakyi was one of the two Executive Committee members to join the Confederation of African Football (Caf) President Ahmad Ahmad in his first official assignment. The Madagascar Football Association President, who was elected President of Caf on March 16, chaired a meeting with staff at the Confederation’s secretariat in Cairo, Egypt on Sunday, March 26. He introduced to the old staff Hedi Hamel and Ludovic Christian Lomotsi as his Communications and Legal advisors respectively. “This house belongs to you. CAF is yours. Let’s protect our institution. We politicians are just passing by but you have…