Author: Krobea

Kenya’s president has declared the drought, which has affected as much as half the country, a national disaster. Uhuru Kenyatta appealed for international aid and said the government would increase food handouts to the most needy communities. Kenya’s Red Cross says 2.7 million people face starvation if more help is not provided. Other countries in the region have also been hit by the drought, blamed on last year’s El Nino weather phenomenon. In Somalia, nearly half the population is suffering from food shortages and the UN says there is a risk of famine in several parts of the country. During…

The 2016/2017 Ghana Premier League begins on Sunday at six centers. Matches involving champions Wa All Stars and 2016 FA Cup winners Bechem United have been postponed due to their respective continental campaigns in the CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup. As a result, debutants Elmina Sharks, who are billed to play the champions, will have their maiden game on hold for a while, at least for seven more days. Returnees Great Olympics will also not be seen on the opening day as they were billed to play Bechem United, who will host Algerian side MC Alger in the…

Operatives of the National Security stormed the residence of former presidential staffer James Agyenim Boateng and took away his Toyota Prado, claiming it belongs to the state. Mr. Agyenim Boateng, who worked in the Office of the Vice President, explained that he bought the vehicle while he was working at the Ministry of Communication in the year 2012 but the National Security operatives forcibly took it away. Narrating his ordeal to Onua FM on Friday, the former Deputy Information Minister said early on Tuesday morning, three military officers and one civilian stormed his house and requested to search for some…

Former President John Dramani Mahama has recounted some of the policies he introduced that ensured business growth in Ghana during his tenure. According to him, some of the decisions “were tough but necessary”. The former president made this known on Friday, February 10, when he addressed members of Kenya’s business community. The event was organized by the Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA). Speaking at the Sarova Stanley Hotel in Nairobi, Ghana’s former leader recounted how public sector wage bill was reduced from 76 per cent to 49 per cent to free up funds for infrastructural development. Some of his main…

The five-member committee set up by the Speaker of Parliament to look into the bribery allegations against some members of the Appointments Committee cannot begin work. This is due to the absence of one of the witnesses, Mahama Ayariga. The Bawku Central Member of Parliament is said to have travelled out of Ghana for an international assignment. To be precise, he is in the Nigeria capital of Abuja for an Ecowas parliamentary session. Mr Ayariga and two members of the Appointments Committee, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa and Alhassan Suhuyini, had petitioned Speaker Mike Oquaye to investigate claims that Minister of Energy…

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari is not ill and will be back in Abuja in a matter of days, his media adviser has told the BBC’s Newsday programme. Femi Adesina said the president was on holiday in the UK and having what he called routine medical tests – listen to the full interview here: Adviser to Nigerian president says he is on holiday and undergoing routine medical testsOn Thursday, the Nigerian presidency tweeted two photos of the 74-year-old president meeting two visiting Nigerian politicians in an apparent attempt to dispel rumours about his health: Source: BBC

From the rocket ship to the ice cream cone, everyone has a favourite emoji.  We reach for them in our texts, WhatsApp messages and Instagram captions when words just simply aren’t enough.  But many of the seemingly innocent characters have X-rated double meanings. While some like the banana or aubergine might be well known, others like the mailbox or microphone have explicit meanings that are less obvious.  Here FEMAIL cracks the code behind some of the most popular emojis to help keep your next text free from any unwanted raunchiness.  Scroll down and read the captions to discover the explicit…

The youth wing of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has written to the Accra Regional Police Command for permission to embark on a mass walk on Friday, February 24. The letter sighted by 3news.com said the walk along some major streets of Accra is to draw the attention of the general public and the international community to “the culture of intimidation, fear-mongering and general harassment, dismissals and seizure of private properties of NDC officials and members”. According to the letter written by National Youth Organiser Sidii Abubakar Musah, since assuming power, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has introduced a lawless…

Former President John Dramani Mahama will on Friday, February 10 interact with the captains of Kenya’s private sector at a ‘High Tea’ event hosted by the Kenyan Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA). Former President Mahama will be speaking on the theme ‘The economy in the light of elections and conducting free and fair elections.’ The equivalent of the Private Enterprises Foundation in Ghana, KEPSA is the umbrella body of private business associations and corporate bodies in Kenya and the voice of the private sector. A statement issued by Joyce Bawa Mogtari, Special Aide to the former president, said he will also…

A US appeals court has rejected a bid to reinstate President Donald Trump’s controversial travel ban. The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals said it would not block a lower-court ruling that brought the president’s executive order to a halt. Mr Trump made the order temporarily banning people from seven mainly Muslim countries, because of terror threats he said put national security at risk. But it sparked protests and confusion as people were stopped at US borders. Lawyers representing the US government had argued that the ban was a “lawful exercise” of presidential authority. But two US states said the…