Author: Krobea

Ashanti Region Director of Legal Affairs for the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) Evans Amankwaa has withdrawn from the race to be the regional chairman of the party. Lawyer Amankwaa was the leading contender to Nana Akwasi Andrews after the two slugger it out four years ago. The incumbent won by 65 votes. Many has, therefore, tipped lawyer Amankwaa to have a ride over the incumbent chairman. Speaking on Accra-based Onua TV, however, on Monday, September 21, the legal practitioner said he will no longer be in the race. He said the decision comes after his Godfather, Eric Opoku, who…

President John Dramani Mahama began his engagements on the sidelines of the 81st UN General Assembly with a meeting in New York on Sunday with Alex Soros, Chairman and Founder of the Open Society Foundation (OSF). Mr Soros, an investor and philanthropist who has previously engaged with President Mahama, and his organisation are interested in exploring partnerships and providing support for ECOWAS’ integration efforts. Sunday’s meeting was a precursor to a planned presidential roundtable engagement being coordinated by the Foundation with a select group of global foundation presidents and CEOs, including Gates, Ford, OSF, Hewlett Packard, Hilton, Rockefeller, Humanity United,…

President John Dramani Mahama has left Accra to attend the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York, under the theme: “Restoring Trust, Managing Transformation: A United Nations that Delivers for All.” During his stay, President Mahama is expected to host two high-level side events aimed at supporting Africa’s renewal and advancing global action on historical justice. On Monday, September 21, 2026, he will host a High-Level Event on the Accra Reset, bringing together world leaders to discuss “Full Circle: Making Global Development Work Again.” This will be followed on Wednesday, September 23, by a side event dubbed the ‘Next…

National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Madina Francis-Xavier Sosu has given a damning verdict on the political future of former Vice President and New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer Dr Mahamudu Bawumia. The lawyer and lawmaker says based on the kind of economy experienced under the watch of Dr Bawumia as the Chairman of the Economic Management Committee, he can never be President. “[Dr] Bawumia will never become the President of the Republic of Ghana because there is enough evidence in this country that as the Vice President and the man in charge of the Economic Management Committee of…

New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Old Tafo Constituency Vincent Ekow Assifuah has alleged that a driver attached to the Minister of Sports and Recreation travelled to the World Cup in the USA on state sponsorship and has yet to return to Ghana. The MP’s claim came in response to a report suggesting he had requested and received three tickets for the Ghana-Panama game at $450 each. While confirming he received the tickets, he explained that they formed part of an official allocation to members of the Sports Committee through the Clerk, on the directive of the Vice…

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced that there will be outages in parts of the Greater Accra Region including Team as it embarks on maintenance works. According to the nation’s power-distribution company, the exercise is to improve service delivery. In a notice on Saturday, September 19, the maintenance works will commence from 9:30am to 5:30pm on Sunday, September 20. The areas to be affected are Police Depot, Texans, Abeka Junction, Caprice, Army Wireless, North Kaneshie, Santana Market and parts of Alajo. The others are Abeka Free Pipe, Achobo Best, Romarong, Tema Kwame, Manya Jokoanya, Kpone Kokompe and surrounding…

The Director-General of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service, COP Lydia Yaako Donkor, has revealed that forensic investigations point to high-profile persons in society funding the spread of false news by Tik Toker Ghana Jollof and her associates. “Forensic analysis of voices and other details of thorough investigations of her abetting the various acts have been retrieved from her phone records and transcripts made of them, all of which will be tendered in evidence in court,” she said about Salomey Bafoh Awiti, who was arrested and arraigned before court on Thursday for abetment of crime. A…

Member of Parliament for Tano North Dr Gideon Boako has recounted how poverty and a lack of resources nearly prevented him from pursuing Senior High School education, saying the experience continues to influence his commitment to supporting young people. Dr Boako said his own journey from Bomaa to Bechem Presbyterian Senior High School was marked by financial difficulties before the intervention of family members and other individuals who helped him remain on the path to education. According to him, those experiences shaped his decision to support more than 2,000 students from Tano North who have gained admission to Senior High…

Member of Parliament for Tano North Dr Gideon Boako has supported 2,200 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) graduates in the constituency with essential items as they transition to senior high school. The items, distributed on Thursday, September 17, included chop boxes, calculators, school bags and exercise books to help ease some of the financial burden on parents and guardians as their children begin their secondary education. The initiative brought together beneficiaries and their families, with former Second Lady of Ghana, Samira Bawumia, attending as the special guest. Dr Boako’s support forms part of efforts to assist young people in the…

Black Stars Head Coach Carlos Queiroz has named a 24-man squad for the upcoming qualifiers for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). Ghana will travel to Bouaké to play three-time African champions La Cote d’Ivoire on Thursday, September 24 in the first of two qualifiers. They will return home to play The Gambia on Tuesday, September 29 before travelling to Morocco to play the Atlas Lions in a friendly encounter on Sunday, October 4. Playing his first games in charge of the Black Stars against African opposition, Queiroz has a boost with the return of Tottenham Hotspur’s Mohammed Kudus…