Author: Krobea

A final-year student of Methodist Girls Senior High School in Mamfe-Akuapem in the Eastern Region has lost her life. Cindy Aku Sika Addo, who was a General Arts student, was admitted at the Tetteh Quarshie Hospital at Mampong on Thursday, July 16 for an ailment later diagnosed as acute malaria. According to the Ghana Education Service (GES), her parents were immediately informed and they even went to the hospital to see her. She was later referred to the Koforidua Regional Hospital, where she passed on. GES has assured the family of support in giving their late relative a befitting burial.…

The Ghana Police Service has explained circumstances that led to the shooting of a 29-year-old man by some officers at Gomoa Buduburam in the Central Region. The Central Regional Command Public Relations Officer (PRO), DSP Irene Oppong, said the Kasoa Divisional Police Patrol Team had a distress call in the early hours of Saturday that a young man, armed with two cutlasses, was chasing people at the Gomoa Buduburam taxi station. She said the victim turned on the police upon seeing them. “Police in an attempt to disarm victim shot him in the leg but victim grew more violent and…

The NABCO Trainees Association of Ghana (NABTAG) has petitioned President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to convert their job placements to permanent ones at the expiry of their three-year contract period. Katakyie Dennis Opoku Asiedu, the National President of the Association, led the executives and some members of NABTAG to present the petition to Mr Simon Osei Mensah, the Ashanti Regional Minister, who received it on behalf of the President. Speaking to the media after the presentation, Katakyie Opoku Asiedu, commended President Akufo-Addo for his bold initiative to solve the age-long graduate unemployment situation in the country through the Nation Builders…

The number of new cases of coronavirus rose by almost 260,000 in 24 hours – the largest single-day increase since the pandemic began, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday. According to the WHO, this is the first time the number of new daily infections has surpassed a quarter of a million. The biggest increases were in the US, Brazil, India and South Africa. The global death toll from coronavirus also rose by 7,360 – the largest daily increase since 10 May. The previous record rise in new confirmed cases was recorded by the WHO just one day earlier.…

Managing Director of State Transport Company (STC) Nana Akomea has expressed surprise at the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for descending on the Special Prosecutor for probing the Airbus scandal. He said the NDC and, indeed, its leader John Dramani Mahama should rather be interested in a probe that could clear his name. But as it stands now, he contends, the NDC flagbearer is perceived to have been neck-deep in the deal. The former Minister of Information was contributing to discussions on The Key Points on TV3/3FM on Saturday, July 18. The discussions came in the wake of a Red Notice…

One person has lost the battle to coronavirus in Ghana as the deaths rise to 145. Record of the latest casualty was contained in the latest case count released by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) on Saturday, July 18. The new fatality follows five others announced in the last update given on Friday, July 17. The were 488 new cases recorded, bringing the total cumulative number of cases to 27,060. Out of this number, 23,044 have either recovered or been discharged, leaving 3,871 cases under care and management. These active cases are being managed at various health facilities across the…

Private legal practitioner Maurice Ampaw is insisting that the mother of missing musician, Castro is suffering despite her denial. In an earlier media engagement, Maurice Ampaw claimed that Castro’s mother had been abandoned and therefore was still reeling under a lot of pain. According to the lawyer, he had learnt this first hand from his interaction with the family of Castro. However, his claims were rejected by the family of the musician. The mother of Castro in a conversation on Onua FM dismissed the claim of suffering posited by Mr. Ampaw and further denied ever meeting the controversial lawyer. This…

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta outmanoeuvred his mentor Pep Guardiola as the Gunners reached the FA Cup final with victory at Wembley. Arteta, who left his job as Manchester City assistant manager to succeed Unai Emery at Arsenal in December, now has a chance to mark his first season in charge with major silverware when they face Chelsea or Manchester United in the final on 1 August. The match-winner was Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, the world-class striker Arsenal are desperate to secure on a new long-term contract, as he ruthlessly exposed City’s defensive deficiencies. Aubameyang had already shot straight at Ederson with one…

Mother of missing hiplife musician Castro Lydia Tagoe has debunked assertions made by celebrity lawyer Maurice Ampaw on Accra-based Onua FM that her life is miserable. Lawyer Ampaw had stated that he visited Castro’s mum and she looked miserable, so he had to give her some money because she was depending on her son and things are not like before since he got missing. According to Castro’s mother, who spoke to Christian Agyei Frimpong on entertainment talk show Anigye Mmre, she does not know Lawyer Maurice Ampaw. “I have never seen him before let alone he bring me money.” She…

The Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) has relieved two temporary officials arrested in the Savannah Region on Friday, July 17 of their positions. The two – Mumuni Abilla Yusif and Mohammed Yushaw – are alleged to have smuggled their biometric voter registration (BVR) kits from Tantulani in the North East Gonja District in the Savannah Region to Viting in the Northern Region. They were handed over to the police, who immediately launched investigations into the arrest. Twelve persons are said to have been registered on the BVR kits at the time of arrest. A statement issued by the EC on Saturday…