Author: Krobea

Pope Francis was greeted by crowds of hundreds of thousands as he made saints of two shepherd children at the Fatima shrine complex in Portugal. “We declare the blissful Francisco Marto and Jacinta Marto saints,” the pontiff said to loud applause. It is 100 years since the two – and a third child – reported seeing the Virgin Mary while tending sheep. The third is also on the way to sainthood. Portugal boosted security and re-imposed border controls temporarily. Roman Catholic pilgrims converged on the Fatima Sanctuary from countries as far away as China, Venezuela and East Timor. Earlier on…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is in the Volta Region for a two-day visit. It is unclear what the visit is officially about though it most certainly is to thank the Region for the electoral victory in 2016. The president on Saturday, May 13 will be at the Mafi Kumasi Senior High School. He will start his Sunday with a church service at the Global Evangelical Church at Ho Fiave before addressing a min-rally at Kpoanyigba Park in Ho Bankoe later that day. A schedule sighted by 3news.com and signed by Joseph Homenya, the New Patriotic Party’s Regional Secretary, called…

Former Member of Parliament for Nanton Constituency in the Northern Region Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed has called on all and sundry to be interested in the allegations leveled against the Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection by Daniel Bugri Naabu. In an internal party brawl, the Northern Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr Naabu, had called the National Women’s Oganiser, Otiko Afisa Djaba, who is also the Gender Minister, a lesbian. This the former National Democratic Congress (NDC) MP says should not be swept under the carpet. “Another statement that was made that Bugri Naabu didn’t just…

A massive cyber-attack using tools believed to have been stolen from the US National Security Agency (NSA) has struck organisations around the world. Cyber-security firm Avast said it had seen 75,000 cases of the ransomware – known as WannaCry and variants of that name – around the world. There are reports of infections in 99 countries, including Russia and China. Among the worst hit was the National Health Service (NHS) in England and Scotland. The BBC understands about 40 NHS organisations and some medical practices were hit, with operations and appointments cancelled. How did the cyber-attack unfold? The malware spread…

Ace sports presenter Christopher Opoku has passed away, www.3news.com has learnt. Christopher Opoku died on Wednesday, May 10 after a long battle with cancer of the rectum for which he underwent a medical operation on September 24, 2012. He has been steadily recuperating, having been active on social media over his passion of football. His last tweet was barely a fortnight ago: Today’s result probably blows our chances of making the top four. Like I said, our squad is the weakest in the top six. United can sneak in — christopher opoku (@CNOpoku) April 23, 2017 And his last post…

The Fifa Council has ratified the decision to give Africa nine automatic places when the World Cup expands to 48 teams in 2026. The move was confirmed on Tuesday in Bahrain – the continent currently has five spots at the tournament. A tenth African country will take part in a six-nation play-off tournament to decide the last two spots. The Bureau of the Fifa Council made the original proposal of how it planned to allocate the 48 places on 30 March. The expanded World Cup will feature 16 teams from Europe. Fifa members voted in January to expand the World…

About 50 senior high schools (SHSs) in the Northern Region still remain under lock due to unpaid feeding grants by government. The schools, which were supposed to reopen on Thursday May 4, were still not opened almost a week after the reopening date. Some headmasters, who spoke off-camera, revealed that government owed each school feeding grants of three-and-a-half terms. Though they expressed gratitude to government for paying for two terms, they maintained the schools will remain closed indefinitely until the said money hits their various accounts. READ: Gov’t releases over GH¢106 million for payment of school feeding grants A visit…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has sent a congratulatory message to President-elect of France Emmanuel Macron on his victory last Sunday. Macron, 39, beat far-right candidate Marine Le Pen in the second round of polls to be winner. “I join well-wishers all over the world in congratulating the newly elected President of the Republic of France, M. Emmanuel Macron, on his decisive victory in the presidential election run-off, held over the weekend,” President Akufo-Addo said in his statement on Wednesday, May 10. “I applaud the determination of M. Macron in his acceptance speech, to ‘fight the divisions that undermine France’,…

Englishman Steven Polack will be on the touchlines for Asante Kotoko in the second round of the 2016/2017 Ghana Premier League, 3news.com has gathered. Polack, who has coached Berekum Chelsea in the past, is expected to put pen to paper by the close of the week to take charge of the Porcupine Warriors. He will, however, not be on the bench on Sunday, May 14, when Kotoko take on Tema Youth in the last match of the first round. According to the official portal of the club, Polack will meet both backroom staff and the players before he begins work.…

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has inaugurated a 10-member committee to among others “produce a clear, concise but detailed report to form the basis for the party’s campaign to win 2020 presidential and parliamentary elections”. The committee will also provide an objective review of the current state of the party. These were contained in a statement by John Boadu, the Acting General Secretary of the party, on Wednesday, May 10, following the inauguration of the committee. The committee will be led by Opoku Adusei, a member of the party’s legal team. The committee is expected to review, as well, the…