Author: Krobea

A sports editor in Belarus has kept a promise to eat his own newspaper after incorrectly predicting the fortunes of a local ice hockey team. Vyacheslav Fedorenkov, who writes for the major Belarusian sports paper Pressball, had said that Dinamo Minsk wouldn’t make it to the play-offs in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), an international league dominated by Russian teams. But the team proved him wrong, leaving Mr Fedorenkov to eat his words. He arrived at Minsk Arena’s press centre with a copy of the paper, a bowl of soup to make it more palatable and a can of fizzy…

Recently elected Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Thomas Kwesi Quartey, has called on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. Ambassador Quartey was at the Flagstaff House on Thursday with Ambassador Victor Gbeho to thank the president for supporting his candidature in last month’s AU elections. Ambassador Quartey, who was Ghana’s Deputy Foreign Minister in the John Mahama-regime, was elected to the AU position at the 28th Summit of Heads of State and Government held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Reminiscing how he supported the candidature of the former minister, who was also once Secretary to John Mahama, President Akufo-Addo said…

Arsene Wenger says he will definitely be managing next season, whether at Arsenal “or somewhere else”. Wenger, 67, was speaking at the end of one of the most turbulent weeks of his two-decade tenure as Gunners boss. After Wednesday’s 5-1 Champions League defeat by Bayern Munich, several ex-players said they believed his time in charge was coming to an end. The Frenchman’s contract expires at the end of this season and he said he would decide on a new deal in March or April. “No matter what happens I will manage for another season. Whether it’s here or somewhere else,…

Black Stars player Frank Acheampong scored twice in Anderlecht’s 2-0 win over Russian side Zenit St Petersburg in the Europa League on Thursday. It was the first knockout round of the League with the Belgian side hosting the first leg. Acheampong was featuring for the side for the first time after the Black Stars’ 4th place finish at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. With a Nicolae Stanciu assist, Acheampong found the back of the net as early as the fifth minute. He got the second a minute after the half-hour mark. The former Berekum Chelsea winger was, however, substituted…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has called for prayers from the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission, and Ghanaians in general, in order to be a “good leader” for Ghana. He also asked for prayers for his appointees “so we are inspired by the Almighty to do a good job for Ghana”. President Akufo-Addo made this request on Thursday, February 16 when a delegation from the Mission led by Ameer Maulvi Mohammed bin Salih called on him at the Flagstaff House. The delegation made up of members of the Mission’s National Executive Council was at the presidency to thank President Akufo-Addo for gracing…

Residents of Bodomase in the Kumawu Traditional Area of the Ashanti Region have clashed with a team of police and military personnel over a chieftaincy dispute. Thursday’s conflict ensued as one of the claimants to be the Kumawu Paramount seat and his supporters were prevented from participating in the final burial rites of the late Akyeampemhene of Kumawu, Oheneba Krapa Yiadom. An attempt to forcefully make their way to the burial grounds was fiercely resisted with firing of gunshots and tear gas as the residents also pelted stones at the security personnel. The chief and his supporters managed to escape…

The newly elected member of the Council of State to represent the Greater Accra Region, Dr Nii Kotei Dzani, has dismissed rumours that he lobbied Former Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram Constituency, ET Mensah, to step down. “I did not lobby E.T Mensah,” he insisted. “He is my uncle but I have not seen him for many times. The only time I saw him was yesterday [Thursday] when he called me at the venue and said he has stepped down.” READ: ET Mensah withdraws from Council of State elections Dr Dzani, who polled 20 out of the 32 total valid…

Most of us are very self-conscious about the way we smell, especially when we need to attend an important event like an interview, a date or a get-together with family and friends. At times, our body smell resembles the food we’ve eaten and no matter how much we shower, deodorize or splash on our favorite perfume or cologne, nothing seems to mask the smell. Odor-producing foods can lead to unpleasant body odor, bad breath as well as foul-smelling urine and bowel movements. Instead of trying to deal with body odors after the fact, look to the foods you eat that…

Tony Blair is to announce his “mission” to persuade Britons to “rise up” and change their minds on Brexit. The former prime minister will say in a speech later that people voted in the referendum “without knowledge of the true terms of Brexit”. He will say he wants to “build support for finding a way out from the present rush over the cliff’s edge”. But former Cabinet minister Iain Duncan Smith said Mr Blair’s comments were arrogant and utterly undemocratic. Downing Street has said it is “absolutely committed” to seeing Brexit through. Prime Minister Theresa May wants to trigger formal…

Ghana Premier League club Hearts of Oak has named Scottish manager Frank Elliot Nuttal as the new coach of its senior side. Hearts of Oak confirmed the engagement on Twitter on Thursday, February 16. Frank Elliot Nuttal is our new head coach. #WelcomeFrank #AHOSC pic.twitter.com/PDNnr2C9AN — Accra Hearts Of Oak (@HeartsOfOakGH) February 16, 2017 Frank Nuttal’s last appointment was in Kenya, where he managed Gor Mahia FC. Born on May 4, 1968 in Hamilton, Frank Nuttal has a UEFA Pro Licence. He was once a Fitness Coach for Scottish giants Rangers and played a similar role for the English U-17…