Author: Krobea

Cristiano Ronaldo scored another Champions League hat-trick as Real Madrid thrashed Atletico Madrid in the semi-final first leg to close in on a third final in four years. Real were utterly dominant throughout against their city rivals at the Bernabeu and led after 10 minutes when Ronaldo headed home Casemiro’s cross. It looked as if the hosts might fail to fully capitalise on their superiority – until Ronaldo let the ball bounce and smashed an unstoppable shot from 16 yards past Atletico keeper Jan Oblak, who had made several saves to keep his side in the tie. And the Portugal…

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has confirmed that Engineers & Planners Company Limited owned by Ibrahim Mahama, brother of ex-President John Mahama, has settled all its debt. The mining firm had to be dragged to court over the non-payment of its workers’ social security. But on Monday, May 1, it dismissed the allegations, revealing it had reached a negotiated agreement with the nation’s pensions management body in 2016 to settle its arrears. On Tuesday, May 2, the Corporate Affairs Manager of SSNIT, Eva Amegashie, confirmed to TV3  that Engineers & Planners has fulfilled its liabilities. The court…

Manufacturers of Adonko Bitters are recalling their product with batch number 201 as directed by the Foods and Drugs Authority (FDA). The said products were believed to have caused the passing out of several patrons at an Easter Monday event at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium, Kumasi. The mass swoon at the event venue forced the FDA to slap a GH¢25, 000 administrative charge on Angel Group of Companies, the mother company of the manufacturers. The Authority also accused the manufacturers of running promotions on the product with celebrity association without its approval. But in a release signed by Samson…

The Art Centre in Accra is one place you are sure to see tourists every single day. Tourists throng there to buy all kinds of artefacts ranging from African print dresses through sculpture made from wood to jewelries made of cowries from the beach…yes the beach close to the Centre. Behind this African craft village is a beach, close to which is a heap or as it were, a mountain of rubbish. The seashore itself is filled with all kinds of waste caused by human activities, and thus turned the place into a new breeding grounds for pigs, cattle and other animals.…

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US President Donald Trump has said he would be “honoured” to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, in the right circumstances. “If it would be appropriate for me to meet with him, I would – absolutely. I would be honoured to do it,” he told news organisation Bloomberg on Monday. The previous day he described Mr Kim as a “pretty smart cookie”. The comments come amid escalating tensions over North Korea’s nuclear programme. The White House issued a statement following Mr Trump’s remarks, saying North Korea would need to meet many conditions before any meeting between the two leaders could…

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has launched a scathing attack on the Akufo-Addo-led government on May Day, revealing that “for the first time in recent memory, Ghanaian public sector workers have been forced to mark this important day without receiving their monthly salary”. The opposition party says this year’s workers’ day celebrations have been marked in the face of several difficulties “which threaten the wellbeing of Ghanaian workers”. These were contained in a statement of solidarity released on May 1, 2017 by the NDC. It was signed by General Secretary Johnson Asiedu Nketia. “The plight of the Ghanaian worker has…

Pescara’s Sulley Muntari walked off the pitch in protest when a referee booked him after he claimed he was being racially abused during a league match. The 32-year-old former Ghana midfielder asked Daniele Minelli to stop Sunday’s Serie A game at Cagliari. But he was instead booked for dissent in the 89th minute, prompting the former Portsmouth and Sunderland player to leave the pitch in protest. He angrily confronted Cagliari fans, shouting: “This is my colour.” Speaking after the game, Muntari said: “The referee should not just stay on the field and blow the whistle, he must do everything. “He…

Award-winning actor Van Vicker was on Saturday, April 29 elected Vice President of the Ghana Actors Guild at polls at the Art Center in Accra. His campaign, however, to get Abeiku Sagoe as his boss was dashed as the veteran actor was beaten at the presidency by veteran movie director Sam Fiscian. Actress Kalsoum Sinare was elected as Welfare Officer, a position Mr Vicker wanted to go to Papa Nii. Van Vicker picks up the position of Vice President which was originally occupied by Vivian Achor, who was sacked for absenteeism. The newly elected officers have a one-year tenure. Source:…

Government will make the funding of the Zongo Development Fund a law so that there will always be available funds for use, the vice president has said. “We are going to make sure that the funding is captured into law,” Dr Mahamudu Bawumia stressed. “We don’t want any government to come and say there is no money.” Dr Bawumia made this known at the 25th National Da’awa Education Conference of the Ahlussunna Wal Jama’a in Cape Coast, the Central Region. It was held on Friday, April 28 on the theme: ‘Religion as a Guide for Polluted Advancement’. Dr Bawumia expressed…