Author: Krobea

The son of Brazil’s footballing legend, Pele, has handed himself in to complete his sentence for money laundering and drug trafficking. Edinho, a former professional goalkeeper, was first arrested in 2005 over the charges, but appealed. He remained free during the appeal but was sentenced in 2014 to 33 years. The court has reduced that sentence to 12 years and 10 months, but ruled that he must be imprisoned while he appeals. Edinho denies all the charges. As he arrived at a police station in the city of Santos, he said there was not a shred of evidence against him.…

“Our political class introduced something they call free education that is free indeed–free of knowledge. It is because they are so suspicious of those institutions that the typical African politicians will not dare take their children to those schools”―P.L.O. Lumumba The debate about the appropriate funding model for the much-marketed education policy, fee free education, continues even days after the Finance minister, Mr. Ken Ofori Atta, has come out that the government wouldn’t fund the policy with the Heritage Fund contrary to comments made by the senior minister, Yaw Osafo Mafo. Others like Nana Akomea thinks the chatty senior minister…

What good is political freedom without economic freedom. When the Ghanaian preference is fixed on what is not hers. What is freedom when the mind of the people is shackled with the desire to be anything but herself. Economic freedom can only be attained when that chained mindset is broken, when Ghanaians and Africa as a whole look inward rather than looking outward all the time. That high sense of self that does not clamor for foreign aids, which always come with conditions.   ‘This is how it’s done in the West, this is how it’s in Asia’, rather than discovering…

Ghana will in days celebrate 60 years of freedom, 60 years of absolute control over her resources, 60 years of economic growth and development, 60 years of enriched national identity, 60 years of independence. Or is Ghana about to celebrate 60 years of neocolonialism, 60 years of institutionalized corruption, 60 years of self hate that causes us to flee from our country to the West in search of ‘better living conditions’, 60 years of highly acquired foreign taste that leaves us continuously chained to the shackles of our slave masters? Ghana turns 60 in a few days, 60 years of…

A fibroid is a benign, non-cancerous growth that occurs in or around the uterus. It is also known as leiomyoma, or simply myoma, in medical terminology. A woman can have a single fibroid or multiple fibroids. These growths constitute fibrous tissues and muscles. Fibroids can be minuscule or conspicuous. However, in most cases, they tend to become extremely large. According to the National Institutes of Health, most American women are likely to develop fibroids during their lifetimes. The causes of fibroids remain relatively unknown, although they are mostly genetic. Obese women are more likely to develop fibroids than healthier women.…

One of the strange features of cybercrime is how much of it is public. A quick search will turn up forums and sites where stolen goods, credit cards and data are openly traded. But a glance into those places may not give you much idea about what is going on. “Everyone can join as long as you speak Russian,” said Anton, a malware researcher at security firm Sentinel One, who has inhabited this underground world for more than 20 years. “By Russian I mean the USSR, so there is Ukrainians, there is Kazakhstan, there is Belarus. The Romanians are doing…

Have you ever wondered why there is so much corruption in Ghana? From the politician to the trotro mate to the market woman, everyone is corrupt. The policeman, student union executives, and the journalist. So how does a nation progress when corruption permeates every fibre of the society? No one is afraid; no one fears nor respect the laws or the institutions because with money everything and everyone can be bought. A people who purport to be very religious seem to have very little respect for religion. As we mark our 60th anniversary, perhaps it’s time to inculcate the African…

Mexico has condemned new guidelines issued by the United States, under which almost all illegal immigrants can be subject to deportation. The new rules include sending undocumented people to Mexico, even if they are not Mexicans. But Mexican Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray says his country cannot “accept unilateral decisions imposed by one government on another.” Two top US officials are in Mexico to discuss the measures. Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, and the head of Homeland Security, John Kelly, will hold talks with President Enrique Pena Nieto, amid one of the most serious rifts between the two neighbours in recent…

Facebook has deleted two accounts that used stolen photographs of a sick child to falsely claim he had cancer. It follows complaints by the three-year-old’s mother that the images had been used as part of a scam. They dated from last year when the boy had a bad case of chickenpox. The posts claimed Facebook would donate money for surgery if users “liked” them or left comments. One security expert warned that users who did so had put themselves at risk. More than a million people had engaged with one of the messages since it was posted at the start…

The past is the past when it comes to relationships. And, of course, we have to respect our partner’s privacy and boundaries. So if they don’t like talking about their past relationships, or offer very little information, that’s the end of that. But what if you’re dating someone new and you’re dying to know who and how they dated in the past? You don’t want to appear suspicious and insecure; you’re just … curious. While the experts agree that deceit can be dangerous — and you definitely don’t want to lose your partner’s trust — there are ways to obtain…