Author: Krobea

Hearts of Oak on Wednesday lost their Match Day 7 encounter 1-2 to Tema Youth in the Ghana Premier League. The fixture was the last before the Phobians take on arch-rivals Asante Kotoko at home on Sunday. Joseph Paintsil opened the scoring for the Tema side in the 3rd minute. Though Hearts retaliated by scoring in the 2nd minute of the second half through Thomas Abbey, an all important winner was grabbed by Ibrahim Yousif with 15 minutes to end the game. In other matches, Hearts’ opponents on Sunday won their match 1-0 against WAFA. Frank Sarfo Gyamfi scored the…

The influx of information is at its peak. There is readily available information on any conceivable subject online. The speed with which information flows is remarkable but its credibility leaves a lot to be desired. So how do you tell if your news is fake? Today marks World Consumers Right Day, an annual event celebrated to sensitize consumers on their rights and responsibilities. Laweh Open University College in collaboration with the Consumer Advocacy Centre of Ghana organized a forum to address how Ghana can ensure integrity of the digital environment. The digital environment falls under a broad spectrum, Social Media…

President of the Ghana Weightlifting Federation Ben Nunoo-Mensah has beaten Ghana Olympic Committee President Professor Francis Dodoo in elections held on Wednesday, March 15. The elections were part of the 2017 Congress ongoing at the Swiss Spirit Hotels and Suites Alisa in Accra. Mr Nunoo-Mensah polled 33 votes to beat the two-time president, who polled 28 votes. Elections were also conducted for 1st, 2nd and 3rd Vice Presidents for the Committee as well as for the General Secretary. Paul Atchoe beat Deborah Kubadzi to be the First Vice president while Michael Nunoo beat Emmanuel Tetteh to be the Second Vice…

Hollywood star Angelina Jolie has been praised by students following her first appearance as a lecturer. The actor and director spoke to students taking the postgraduate course Women, Peace and Security at the London School of Economics. The university said she talked about her experience and what motivated her work as UN special envoy. Student Tazeen Dhanani tweeted Ms Jolie did “wonderfully” while Alana Foster described it as an incredible lecture. Ms Dhanani added: “She’ll make an amazing visiting professor. So honoured to hear her inaugural lecture at LSE on sexual violence, rape, working with refugees.” The star also answered…

Former Chair of the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) Dr Kwadwo Afari Gyan has spoken about the 2016 elections for the first time since the exercise was conducted on December 7, 2016. The exercise was the first to be held in the Fourth Republic without his supervision. Speaking on the sidelines of a STAR-Ghana-organised event on Wednesday, March 15 to review the 2016 elections, Dr Afari Gyan did not mince words about the success of last year’s general elections. “I think the elections went reasonably well,” he stated, “I thought they would go reasonably well.” The elections were the first to be…

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia returned from his maiden official visit last Monday. He was the Special Guest at this year’s National Day celebrations in Mauritius. While in the East African nation, Vice President Bawumia engaged in a number of activities including signing bilateral agreements on behalf of Ghana. Compiled by Emmanuel Kwame Amoh|3news.com|Ghana Follow @kwame_amoh Photos: Ramlochun Premchand|Port Louis, Mauritius

Twenty-two police recruits have been sent packing from the Pwulugu Police Training School in the Upper East Region. The sacked recruits were said to have applied to the School with fake certificates. A majority of the affected recruits left the School Wednesday dawn with the rest said to move during the day, our correspondent quotes the Commander as saying. 3news.com’s Rabiu Tanko Mohammed added that the Commander said the Attorney General will be briefed on the matter with legal action likely to be taken against some. The recent dismissal follows a mass exercise in February to purge the Service of…

US President Donald Trump paid $38m (£31m) in tax on more than $150m (£123m) income in 2005, a leaked partial tax return shows. The two pages of tax return, revealed by US TV network MSNBC, also showed he wrote off $103m in losses. It gave no details on income sources. The White House said publishing the tax return was against the law. Mr Trump refused to release his tax returns during the election campaign, breaking with a long-held tradition. He has said he is under audit by tax authorities and that his lawyers advise against releasing tax returns. The US…

The Confederation of African Football (Caf) has confirmed the tournament date for the 2018 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations to be held in Ghana. At its Executive Committee meeting on Tuesday, March 14, Caf sanctioned the schedule for the qualifiers. They are expected to begin on February 26, 2018. “In accordance with the international harmonized calendar for women’s competitions, the final tournament will take place from 17 November to 1 December 2018,” a release announcing the decisions of the meeting said. A recommendation was also made at the meeting chaired by Caf’s President Issa Hayatou to open nominations for host…

Common painkillers taken by millions of Britons can raise the risk of a heart attack by up to 50 percent, researchers have found. And one, diclofenac, is so dangerous it should not be taken at all, one expert warned. Others such as ibuprofen, which is sold over the counter in the UK, are not ‘harmless’ and should be used with caution.  ‘Stark reminder’: Experts have issued a painkiller warning Scientists say the pills should not be sold in supermarkets and petrol stations, because there is no professional advice on how to use them. A study of almost 29,000 patients found any…