Author Archives: larryehu

Kenya warns against unlicensed online forex trading

Kenya’s Capital Markets Authority (CMA) warned Kenyans on Monday against online foreign exchange trading through unlicensed entities, saying they risked losing their investments. Paul Muthaura, CMA Chief Executive, said he observed several individuals and entities carrying on or purporting to carry on the business of an online foreign exchange broker or a money manager without the relevant licence by the ...

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I owe my success to my team – Kidi

Sensational singer Kidi has attributed his success to his ‘strong management team’. He told KOD on the Zone Monday: “you can have a good talent but if you don’t have a good team and don’t push in a good direction it cannot work” . He expressed gratitude at the many opportunities he has had to collaborate with other musicians despite ...

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Wizkid apologises for performing in slippers at Glo concert

Nigerian superstar musician, Wizkid, wrapped up performances for the Glo Mega concert in Accra on Saturday night in a rather casual fashion. He came on stage in a black hoodie over a pair of jeans. Underneath it was his pair of slippers over pair of his socks. However, minutes into his performance, he paused to render an apology to the ...

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Bawumia is ‘narrow-minded’ on social intervention issues – Felix Kwakye-Ofosu

A former Minister in the Mahama-led government has hit back at vice president Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia on his claim that the National Democratic did not introduce any social intervention programme in last eight-year rule. According to Felix Kwakye-Ofosu, Dr. Bawumia’s comment demonstrate he lacks the technical know-how when it comes to issues of social intervention, saying “There is a fundamental ...

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African players in Europe: Salah back on goal trail

Reigning African Footballer of the Year Mohamed Salah got back on the goal trail at the weekend, scoring the English Premier League winner for Liverpool at Huddersfield. After bagging 44 goals for the Reds in all 2017/2018 competitions, the Egyptian has found defences far harder to breach this season, netting just four times so far. Algerian Riyad Mahrez, who Salah ...

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NUGS backs KNUST demo; condemns attacks on students

The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has condemned the alleged assault of some students of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) by the school’s security squad and some police personnel. The students, 10 in number with one alumnus, were arrested by the police on Friday, 19 October 2018, for holding a vigil on campus without authorisation. ...

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Apple’s Tim Cook calls for Chinese chip story retraction

Apple chief executive Tim Cook has called for the retraction of a story alleging Chinese infiltration in its and other major firms’ infrastructure. Bloomberg’s Businessweek published a story which said malicious chips were built into servers that had been manufactured in China. But in an unprecedented step, Mr Cook told Buzzfeed: “They need to do that right thing and retract ...

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W/R: Two Chinese shot dead by fellow nationals at Wassa Akropong

Two Chinese nationals were on Saturday, October 20, 2018, shot dead at Wassa Akropong in the Western region after a misunderstanding with their fellow nationals. The incident occurred at the Philip hotel where they are lodging. The cause of the misunderstanding is not yet known to the police due to language barrier, according to a police source. One of the ...

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KNUST riot: Professor Obiri-Danso will soon be history – Nana B

With no apparent end in sight in an ongoing crisis at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) following a protest by students of the institution, National Youth Organiser of the governing New Patriotic Party is calling for the end of the Prof Obiri-Danso led era for peace to prevail. The call by the NPP youth activist comes ...

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