Author: Krobea

Organisers of the Miss Ghana beauty pageant have revealed intentions to host Miss World in the near future. They have therefore asked for government support to make this a reality. Chief Executive Officer of Exclusive Events, organizers of the annual pageant, Inna Mariam Patty, made the intentions known on Tuesday, March 7, when she together with three other former winners called on the president at the Flagstaff House. They were there not only to congratulate President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo but also to wish him well as Ghana marks its 60th independence anniversary celebrations. She told the president how winners…

Smoking is injurious to health! We all know it, but still many people are addicted to smoking and no single day begins or ends without a cigarette. But every time you light one up, you are increasing your risk of lung, bladder, pancreatic, mouth, esophageal and other cancers. Smoking also increases your risk of heart disease, strokes, high blood pressure, diabetes, depression, Alzheimer’s disease, thin bones, obesity and lots more. In addition, smoking affects mental capacity and memory as well as increasing the likelihood of impotence and reducing fertility. Smoking during pregnancy also affects the unborn child. Women who smoke…

Two persons including a pupil were electrocuted on Tuesday evening after a 30-minute downpour in the Western Region twin city of Sekondi-Takoradi. 3news.com’s Williams Benjamin Peters reports that several properties running into thousands of Ghana Cedis have been destroyed. Structures at the Effiakuma police barracks were completely destroyed, rendering many officers homeless. “One police officer got hurt and has since been rushed to the hospital,” our reporter said. The pupil, who was electrocuted, died on the spot while the other, a middle-aged lady, is said to be responding to treatment at the Takoradi SDA Clinic. Nadmo’s worry Meanwhile, the Western…

Petitioners of an online campaign against Marwako Fast Foods have pointed at the failure of state institutions to deal with labour issues as the cause of foreign nationals maltreating Ghanaians in employment. They noted that the foreigners’ ability to compromise these institutions have created room for some of them to flout laws, knowing very well that they will be able to circumvent not only the laws but the justice system and harrowing situations that they put some of their staff through. Speaking exclusively in an interview with ‘Late Edition’ on 3FM 92.7MHz on Tuesday, Courage Kwesi Nobi, the Lead Petitioner…

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has accepted a three-match ban for violent conduct for elbowing Bournemouth’s Tyrone Mings during Saturday’s 1-1 draw at Old Trafford. The Manchester United striker will miss Monday’s FA Cup quarter-final at Chelsea and Premier League games against Middlesbrough and West Brom. Mings was also charged with violent conduct by the Football Association. But Bournemouth have said they will appeal against the defender’s charge. Ibrahimovic, who is United’s leading scorer this season with 26 goals, is eligible to play in the Europa League tie against Rostov in Russia on Thursday. He is due to return in the Premier League…

The Member of Parliament for Ablekuma South, Alfred Okoe Vanderpujie, has called for the constitutional amendment to increase the tenure of the President to a “six- year one term” of office. According to him, a critical consideration must be given to the Article 66(1) and (2) which seeks to limit the term of office of government in Ghana to a term of four years unless “re-elected for a second term”. Speaking on the floor of parliament on Tuesday, March 7, the Ablekuma South legislator argued that every government in Ghana has four years in which to serve and achieve all…

Countries targeted under a new US travel ban passed by President Donald Trump have attacked the move, along with the United Nations. On Monday, President Trump signed a new executive order placing a 90-day ban on people from six mainly Muslim nations. The order was presented as a means to strengthen US national security against terror threats. On Tuesday however, two of the countries, Sudan and Somalia, said the move was unjustified. The directive, which includes a 120-day ban on all refugees, takes effect on 16 March. It follows a previous order, which was blocked by a federal court, that…

Frenchman Sebastien Migne has replaced compatriot Pierre Lechantre as coach of Congo Brazzaville. Migne, 44, has previously worked as Claude LeRoy’s assistant at both Congo and Togo. It is a swift return to the 1972 African champions for Migne, who worked as LeRoy’s assistant with the Red Devils until November 2015. Congo had been without a permanent coach since Lechantre was sacked in November 2016. Migne, who worked as Togo assistant coach during the 2017 African Cup of Nations, was on a four-man short-list which included Patrice Neveu, John Toshack and Paul Put, according to sports minister Léon-Alfred Opimbat. He…

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Residents of towns along the Kumasi-Yeji highway are complaining that the police are not doing their best to foil, or better still prevent, incessant robbery attacks on the stretch. On Monday, March 6, a prison officer was shot dead by highway robbers while one officer was left in critical condition. Residents say the attacks are becoming almost a daily occurrence on the stretch. They say fear has gripped them and if care is not taken the Yeji market will lose its glory of being one of the busiest trading hubs in the sub-region as the robbers attack mostly traders. According…