Author: Krobea

The Chief Executive Officer of the Mental Health Authority, Dr Akwasi Osei, has described Ghana’s pension scheme as a state-sponsored theft against the people of Ghana. He told Alfred Ocansey on the Sunrise morning show on 3FM on Thursday, August 6 that people work hard for several years and are only given paltry amount of money as their pension benefits. This development, he said, had pushed several pensioners into abject poverty “I have described our pension system in the country as state-sponsored theft against the citizens,” Dr Osei said. “This is state sponsored stealing. That is why if you go…

The official announcement of Nana Yaw Amponsah (NYA) as Asante Kotoko’s new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the next three years in Kumasi, marked the first important step by the Kwame Kyei-led Board of Directors to fulfill the “ambitious task” handed them to “rebuild the Kotoko brand not only for its performance on the sporting field but as a viable economic entity”.  The Board has been working since their appointment on May 28, 2020 to ensure, Kotoko get a managerial head whose knowledge and experience will be the platform on which we will ride on to be competitive on and…

Ghana Premier League club Asante Kotoko have unveiled Nana Yaw Amponsah as the club’s CEO at a press conference Friday, August 7 at the Sports Hotel in Kumasi. He takes over from Joseph Yaw Adu, who is the acting Chief Executive Officer of the club. He brings to the role a vast experience from mainstream football management. He holds a Master’s degree in Sports Law and Practice from the Leicester De Montfort University, UK. From 2008 to 2018, he became a licensed FIFA player agent/intermediary. He is also the former Chairman of Division One club, Phar Rangers FC and the…

Chairman for National Peace Council Most Rev. Prof. Emmanuel Asante has condemned acts of violence perpetrated by some Senior High School (SHS) students, participating in the ongoing West African Senior Schools Certificate Examination (WASSCE). Students of Tweneboa Kodua SHS in the Ashanti Region, Bright SHS at Akyem Kukurantumi in the Eastern Region, and Ndewura Jakpa Senior High Technical in Damongo in the Savannah Region have vandalized school properties in protest against failed past question pamphlet provided by government and strict supervision by invigilators. The students in videos circulating on social media were spotted vandalizing school properties and using harsh words…

The fastest growing Ghanaian local language television channel, Onua TV, is set to celebrate its first anniversary this month. Onua TV is a subsidiary of Ghana’s leading media company Media General and positioned to project Ghanaian values and culture. Onua TV was launched on August 10, 2019 in the Ashanti Region during the Media General’s ‘Ashanti Invasion’, which witnessed the unveiling of contestants for the 13th edition of TV3’s Ghana’s Most Beautiful (GMB) pageant. The television platform has since become the source of credible and timeous news plus several stimulating and entertaining content. Onua TV has introduced quality programmes on…

As of Thursday, August 6, the total number of persons who have registered to vote in the December 7 elections is 16,663,669, the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) has said. These are provisional figures, a Deputy Chair of the EC insisted, and it comes ahead of a two-day mop-up exercise starting Saturday, August 8. Addressing journalists on Friday, August 7, the Deputy Chair in charge of Corporate Services, Dr Eric Bossman Asare, said all the regions except the Volta Region recorded a marginal increase in their respective voter populations captured in the previous register. The figures see the Greater Accra Region…

Former Member of Parliament for Tain Constituency Joe Danquah has alleged that the General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) is not a Ghanaian. He says Johnson Asiedu Nketia hails from Ivory Coast, where he has external family relations and a mansion. He said it is by the “grace of God” that Mr Asiedu Nketia has become a citizen of Ghana to the extent that he holds a cardinal position in a major political party in Ghana. The Banda Parliamentary Candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), speaking on Accra-based Okay FM on Friday, said Mr Asiedu Nketia wants…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has nominated Abdul-Mumin Issah as the new Chief Executive of the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA). This comes almost two months after the death of Anthony KK Sam. Mr Sam died at the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC) from Covid-19 complications. In a statement issued by the Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hajia Alima Mahama on Thursday, President Akufo-Addo nominated Mr Issah, according to Article 243(1) of the 1992 Constitution and Section 20(1) of the Local Governance Act, Act 936. The President has also nominated two others for the Akwapim North and Amansie…

Ecobank Group on Thursday announced the finalists from the 2020 Ecobank Fintech Challenge. The challenge, in its third edition, is designed to deepen collaboration between Ecobank and Fintechs with Africa focused products. The 10 finalists Fintechs from 7 different countries, who emerged from a competitive pool of over 600 fintechs, will participate in an online Finale scheduled for August 21, 2020. The 2020 Finalists are: Always In-Touch Real-time (South Africa), Fluid AI (India), Franc Group (South Africa), Growth Factor (Ghana), Leaf Global Corporation (Rwanda), Moja Ride (Ivory Coast), Nokwary Technologies Limited (Ghana), Papersoft S.A (Mozambique), Ukheshe Payment Solutions (South Africa), PayChap…

The Western Region Director of the Ministry of Children, Gender and Social Protection is encouraging parents to make time to meet the needs of their wards. Faustina Yorke Awotwi was reacting to the news of a 14-year-old girl committing suicide at Dwomo in the Shama District of the Western Region. The sad incident occurred on Sunday, August 2, 2020. The victim, Angela Cobbinah, was a JHS 1 student. In a phone interview on Omanba-pa, the flagship morning on Connect FM, Madam Yorke Awotwi urged parents to spend ample time with their kids to create enabling environment to make them have…