Author: Krobea

Strong Empire Chief Executive Strongman, known in real life as Vincent Osei Kwaku, has hinted at a possible collaboration with the Shatta Movement boss Shatta Wale. The Pilolo hitmaker said: “I have already sent a song to him and waiting for Shatta to do his part”. The multiple-award winning rapper appeared on the Personality Chat segment on Akoma FM’s flagship drivetime show Kwantenpon Drive hosted by Tony Best. According to Strongman, being a signee to Sarkcess Music hindered his collaboration with Shatta Wale. “Shatta Wale didn’t want to do music with me because I was with Sarkcess Music, but I…

The Member of North Tongu Constituency in the Volta Region, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, says he feels vindicated after the total number of registered voters exceeded the one in the old register. “Thanks to you my dear constituents,” he wrote on Facebook, “we have vindicated our stance that the North Tongu register was not bloated neither was our previous roll the result of anything sinister as detractors would have others believe.” Source: 3news.com|Ghana

Ghana’s coronavirus cumulative cases have reached 39,642 as of Monday, August 3. According to the latest update from the Ghana Health Service (GHS), the recoveries-cum-discharges now stand at 36,384 and the deaths are at 199. This has seen a reduction in the active cases. These cases are now 3,059. Out of this, eight are in critical conditions with half of them surviving on ventilators while 22 are in severe conditions. Source: 3news.com|Ghana

Former Black Stars defender Lee Addy and former Medeama goalkeeper Muntari Tagoe have opened up about their future as footballers. The duo in an interview with Thierry Nyann on TV3’s Sports Station last Monday hinted their contracts have run out with their respective clubs in Ethiopia, adding they are open to a possible move to any Ghana Premier League club. Lee Addy said he is weighing his options but is very much open for talks with GPL clubs that want his services. “I am still playing and any team that comes to me that we should go into an agreement…

The Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) has described as “baseless” and “unfounded” allegations by National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary Candidate for Ketu South Constituency Dzifa Abla Gomashie that the voter registration exercise in one of the towns in the constituency, Viepe, has been discontinued. “For the record, the voter registration exercise in Viepe is taking place at the R/C Primary School whereas the National Identification Authority (NIA) mop-up exercise is taking place at the Roman Catholic Church, which is more than one hundred metres away,” the EC asserted. This response follows allegations by the former Deputy Tourism Minister in a video…

Five students of Only Believe Senior High School, a private school at Kukurantumi in the Eastern Region, have been reportedly injured during a clash between the town folks and the students. The five were rushed to an unknown hospital by the police who intervened. The school reportedly belongs to the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary Candidate for Akyem Abuakwa North Constituency, Charlse Darko Yeboah (Ozey). Narrating what transpired on the night on Onua FM’s Ghana Dadwene hosted by Nana Yaw Opare on Wednesday, one of the students (name withheld) explained that they had a challenge in the school so as…

Gambian President Adama Barrow has declared a state of emergency and introduced nationwide night curfew for 21 days as coronavirus cases keep rising. The president said the borders and airspace will remain closed except for cargo, diplomats and those seeking treatment abroad. He said the rising cases were “worrisome”, Anadolu news agency reports. The country has recorded nearly 700 cases including 16 deaths. The vice-president and three ministers are among those infected by the virus, but the president tested negative on Monday. Worship places remain closed in the country and schools will only allow final year students to sit for…

The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has triggered what it calls ‘Operation ThunderBolt 2020’ following signals from Burkina Faso that the Bagre and Kompienga dams will be spilled any moment from Wednesday, August 5. According to the Organisation, it has received reports from SONABEL, the managers of the two dams in Burkina Faso, that the dams will be opened due to the rate of rise in water levels. The spillage has been scheduled between Wednesday and Monday, August 10. “Due to the possible effect of the spillage of the two dams on areas downstream the White Volta, some communities along…

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), James Oppong-Boanuh, has cautioned citizens of the Savannah Region to desist from mob justice. He made this remark on Wednesday, August 5, when he paid a courtesy call on the Overlord of the Gonja Kingdom, Yagbonwura Tuntumba Boresa. The IGP also appealed to the people to ensure peace at all times, including during the upcoming elections. “Let me thank the Savannah Regional Minister for supporting the police administration which led to the arrest of some of the suspects connected to the lynching of the 90-year-old woman at Kafaba.” Responding to an appeal by the…

The Deputy Bono Region Minister has attributed the skirmishes that erupted at some polling stations in Banda between some military officers and prospective voters to misunderstanding. Stevens Siaka said the inhabitants are relatively calm and the area is peaceful but misunderstanding between the army and the civilians caused the skirmishes. The military, who were detailed to the border section of the Region, stopped some people who were being bussed to register. This generated heated argument and key among them is the General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, who was part of the convoy of bussed…