Author: Krobea

The newly appointed CEO of Ghana Premier League club Asante Kotoko, Nana Yaw Amponsah, has said he is delighted to be given the position. In an interview with Kumasi-based Opemsuo Radio, he said he is happy to lead the club. “I was delighted when they gave me the nod because it’s a big club,” he noted “I always say Kotoko is bigger than the NDC and NPP and even the GFA. It transcends a lot of borders so I was delighted but at the same time I felt relaxed because I know it is my time and I was chosen…

The Central Regional Secretary of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Richard Takyir-Mensah, has called for the arrest of Member of Parliament for Ajumako-Enyan-Essiam Constituency, Cassiel Ato Forson, for his involvement in violent attacks at the Ajumanko-Besease Registration Center. In a press conference, held at Ajumako-Besease on Friday, August 7, Mr Takyir Mensah called for the arrest of the sitting MP as against accusations by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) that the NPP Parliamentary Candidate, Dr. Rashid Kwesi Etuaful, and his supporters rather caused the violence “We are calling the general public to treat the said publication as false,” the…

The Municipal Chief Executive for Obuasi, Elijah Adansi-Bonah, on behalf of the government presented start-up kits to over 200 people who have undergone apprenticeship training in Obuasi. The items included soap processing machine, cassava processing Machine, baking and confectioneries machine and industrial sowing machine. Presenting the items, MCE Elijah Adansi-Bonah praised President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for the plethora of programmes his government has successfully implemented since assuming office in 2017. These programmes, he said, have given hope to those in the ‘Small and Medium Enterprises’ sector. On the role of the Assembly in the area of skills development and…

Executive Director of Child Rights International Bright Appiah has noted that the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic in Ghana has presented parents and guardians with an opportunity to be innovative in caring for the needs of their children. He told Alfred Ocansey on the Sunrise morning show on 3FM Friday, August 7 that parents are now learning new ways of combining work and caring for their children. Covid-19, he said, has forced parents to also spend quality time with their children at home, a situation that has helped them to know their children better. “We have done some interactions with…

Executive Director of the Childs Right International Bright Appiah has said exams body, West African Examinations Council (WAEC), has over the years not prevented examination malpractices from happening. He told Alfred Ocansey on the Sunrise morning show on 3FM Friday, August 7 that WAEC should be blamed for issues regarding examination malpractices in the country because they have failed to institute prudent measures to prevent such practices from occurring. His comments follow the total disregard for the rule of law and the wanton destruction of school properties by some Senior High School (SHS) students across the country in reference to…

No two elections are exactly the same. The dynamics of each election are peculiar and unique. The 2020 general elections in Ghana will be the eighth consecutive one in the Fourth Republic. 1992 The first general elections in 1992 had many unique features. First, it was to usher in a new constitution. Second, it was the first election which had a sitting military head of state run to become a civilian president although there had been some military coups prior to that period. Previous military heads of state either chose not to run or were not alive to run. 1996…

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has meted out the strongest punishment yet to 14 students of four senior high schools for various offences related to the ongoing West Africa Senior Schools Certificate Examinations (WASSCE). Among these students is the Senior Prefect of Tweneboah Koduah Senior High School, Simon Ameyibor. Some of the students were seen in viral videos verbally attacking authorities including the president f the republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. The schools affected are Sekondi College, Tweneboah Koduah SHS, Battor SHS and Juaben SHS. “All students who are in schools where destruction of school property occurred are to be…

The proprietor of Bright Senior High School in Kukurantumi, Bright Amponsah, who allegedly instigated final-year students to assault four officials of the West African Examination Council (WAEC), was picked up by the New Tafo Police to assist investigations. He was picked up Friday morning together with four of his teachers. In the presence of their lawyers, the suspects were cautioned on a provisional charge of abetment of crime, to wit assault contrary to Section 20[1] and 84 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (ACT 30). They are still with the police since they are yet to get people to stand…

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has relocated the WASSCE centre for candidates of Bright Senior High School to Ofori Panin Senior High School (OPASS) in Kukurantumi. This follows unrests in the school after the examinations on Thursday, August 6. The students, said to have been instigated by the proprietor of the school, attacked invigilators and supervisors as well as a Daily Graphic journalist. “The Council strongly condemns the behaviour of the proprietor and candidates of Bright SHS as reported and wishes to caution that such unruly behaviour contravenes Section 8(1) of the WAEC Act, 2006 (Act 719) which frowns…

The 2019/20 football season for Ghanaians abroad was one filled with ups and downs. Some players had the best season of their careers while others didn’t even make a single appearance. Today, we give a brief review of the performance of some Stars in Europe. Jordan Ayew has an absolutely blinding season for Crystal Palace; the best of his career so far. His eleven goal contributions in thirty seven Premier League appearances helped Crystal Palace to a mid table finish, and he swept home the individual awards at the end of the campaign, winning the Crystal Palace Player of The…