Author: Krobea

A US military court has charged an Indonesian detainee at Guantanamo Bay in connection with the 2002 bombing in Bali, according to documents obtained by the Associated Press news agency. The detainee, known as Hambali, was also charged in connection with an attack on the JW Marriott Hotel in Jakarta in 2003. According to rules of the US military commission, a military court will later decide whether a trial will be held. The October 12, 2002, Bali resort island attacks, which occurred near the US consulate, killed 202 people. A suicide bomber blew himself up inside a nightclub jammed with…

Retired army officer Kwadwo Boakye Gyan has lamented the seeming breakdown in law and order under the presidency of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. He said the numerous attacks on security establishments must be a cause for worry to all well-meaning Ghanaians. On a scale of 1 – 10, the retired army major ranked the incumbent government the lowest – giving it 1. Major Boakye Gyan expressed these sentiments on Saturday, when he sat in the hot seat on TV3’s Hot Issues. A leading architect of the June 4, 1979 revolution, the card-bearing member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) said…

More than 120 people are missing after a landslide in Sichuan province in south-western China, state media say. About 40 homes were destroyed in Xinmo village in Maoxian county, after the side of a mountain collapsed at about 06:00 local time (22:00 GMT Friday). Rescue teams are frantically searching for survivors trapped beneath rocks dislodged by hours of heavy rainfall. Five people are confirmed dead. President Xi Jinping urged rescuers to “spare no effort”. A couple and a baby were rescued and taken to hospital after teams of workers used ropes to move large rocks, AFP news agency reports, citing…

Some youth of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Walewale Constituency in the Northern Region went on rampage on Friday night, destroying party property. This follows the nomination of one Abu Mohammed, a resident of Tinguri, a suburb of Walewale, after assembly members failed to confirm Saaka Sayuti, who was earlier nominated by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as the East Mamprusi District Chief Executive. The Constituency office and the Office of the Bawumia Youth for Change suffered the major destruction after air-conditioners, computers, chairs, tables, and some party documents were set ablaze by the angry youth. The destruction,…

Over 100 youth living in Israel, a fishing community located within Bukom, a suburb of Accra, have been vigorously sensitized on the dangers of illegal abortion under a project dubbed ‘Abortion 360’. They were also advised to always adopt the practice of comprehensive abortion care (CAC) to stay out of danger. The youth, usually made up of teenagers, were schooled at a durbar organized by three NGOs spearheading the ‘Abortion 360’ campaign on dangers of unsafe abortion and the need to embrace the comprehensive abortion care for their own safety. The method used to drum home the message was a…

Outspoken gospel diva Gifty Osei has revealed how disappointed she was when John Dramani Mahama lost the 2016 general election. In an exclusive interview with Christian Agyei Frimpong on Onua 95.1 FM, Gifty Osei said: “I got hurt when John Dramani Mahama lost the election because he is my father.” Empress Gifty, as she is affectionately called by her fans, said she could recount in 2011, when a journalist asked her to make a wish for the Christmas season, how she said it was her wish to have lunch with the then Vice president John Dramani Mahama. A day after…

A private citizen, Emmanuel Korsi Senyo, has filed a suit against the General Legal Council (GLC), challenging its power to prosecute lawyers. He has prayed the Supreme Court to among other things make a declaration that the General Legal Council’s Disciplinary Committee lacks the jurisdiction to inquire into issues of misconduct of lawyers as that amounts to a violation of Article 19(1) of the 1992 Constitution. According to him, Article 19(1) of the 1992 constitution vests the power of enquiry into criminal offences in the courts not the GLC. Emmanuel Korsi Senyo in his suit also prayed the court to…

The Ghana Premier League resumes this weekend as teams are poised to settle for good results for a better position on the table. Others have their eyes on occupying the top spot. The results will unfold when all the 16 teams meet in what will be an intriguing domestic football weekend. Great Olympics will welcome Liberty Professionals to the Accra Sports Stadium. Olympics haven’t lost in their last three meetings against the Dansoman-based club (W2, L0, and D1). The Agorsu Boys are looking to escape relegation having accumulated 19 points in 18 games and currently lying 15th on the league…

Three children and two adults who tried to rescue them have been electrocuted in a water park in north-western Turkey, local media say. The incident happened in the town of Akyazi, in Sakarya province, 100km (62 miles) east of Istanbul. The park manager and his son dived in to help the three children. The five, believed to be all Turkish, were taken to hospital but could not be saved. It was unclear how the pool had become electrified. Rescuers and park personnel flushed the pool’s water away as others turned off electricity in the facility. One other person was injured…

World Remit in partnership with Miss Ghana UK Foundation is presenting ladies between the ages of 16 and 26 with a unique opportunity to showcase their talent to the world. Dubbed ‘MyFutureGH,’ the initiative forms part of many exciting activities to mark the silver jubilee edition of Miss Ghana UK. It will afford an enterprising and talented Ghanaian lady the chance to win GH¢20, 000, an amount which will ceremoniously be presented by Miss Ghana UK 2017. Speaking on the project, the Managing Director of RED Communications, Michael Mensa-Bonsu, who doubles as the country representative for World Remit and communications…