Author: Krobea

Ghana our Motherland once had all that was required to move in the direction and path to uncovering the great Industrialization goal. With the government changing and with a period of military rule, some of these industries  folded up, driving the Industrialization path further away. Within this fourth Republic, President Kuffour revived some industries and established new ones that renewed the path to Industrialization. Evident through Metro Mass Transit, Vodafone among others. Going forward, it was thus expected that the Industrialization agenda would deepen. However, such expectations were trashed under subsequent regimes. Existing industries slowed to a halt with many companies…

Despite emerging as the Most Innovative contestant, Eastern Region’s Ofosua missed out on a place in the final of this year’s Ghana’s Most Beautiful on Sunday, September 6. She became the last to be evicted from this year’s edition as six contestants officially made it to the final, scheduled to be held on Sunday, September 20, 2020. Greater Accra Region’s Naa, who won the Star Performer prize on the night, Northern Region’s Zuzu, Upper East Region’s Talata, Ahafo Region’s Abena, Volta Region’s Kafui and Central Region’s Afriyie will now battle for the car, crown and cash in the grand finale.…

Former President John Dramani Mahama has disclosed that his decision to vie for the presidency again did not come easily. He said he did not jump into taking that decision. “In all honesty, I didn’t take the decision to run for a second term as President neither easily, nor quickly. I didn’t jump into it,” he noted. “I did it out of a sense of urgency, after I began to contemplate more and more thoroughly about our vulnerabilities as a nation.” He said these on Sunday, September 6 in an address ahead of his party’s manifesto launch on Monday. The…

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has descended heavily on the immediate past president, John Dramani Mahama, for recent ethnocentric statements attributed to him. The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) is said to have shared an article written by Bolgatanga Central Member of Parliament (MP) Isaac Adongo and insinuated that Akyems are ‘Sakawa Boys’. In shared post on his Facebook page, former president Mahama also wrote: “Grandpa must go”. This has incensed some Ghanaians including the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, who wondered why the clergy and senior citizens have not called the former president to order. “What can…

My political journey is not born out of crave for personal recognition or gain but chartered by a compelling sense of service to humanity, Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings, National Democratic Party (NDP) Flagbearer, said on Saturday. She said the NDP was only interested in giving people at the grassroots the opportunity to contribute towards policy making and national development, as that was the only way to give real meaning to multiparty democracy. The former First Lady said this at the Party’s third National Delegates Conference in Accra. She received overwhelming endorsement from the delegates as the NDP Flagbearer for the…

It is the final eviction show of this year’s Ghana’s Most Beautiful on TV3 with all the seven ladies poised to make it to the much-awaited final. After 11 weeks of performances and the much-dreaded evictions, which began with North-East Region’s Yennube, one more is expected to go out to make way for the finals scheduled to come off on Sunday, September 20. After impressing on Day 1 with her ‘Mine oo mine’ catch phrase, Central Region’s Afriyie will have to put up her best yet again to make her way to the final. On the night Afriyie won the…

Mali’s ex-President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, who was ousted in a coup last month, has left the country. Mr Keïta, 75, has flown to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for medical treatment after suffering from a minor stroke, military officials said. The junta is currently in talks with opposition and civil society groups about a transition to civilian rule. It says it will step down in two years, but West African leaders want a quicker transfer of power. Mr Keïta was overthrown on 18 August following mass protests against his rule over corruption, the mismanagement of the economy and a dispute…

A 38-year-old Tema-based suspected car snatcher, Alhassan Imrani, has been arrested by the Tamale Divisional Police Command at Banvim in the Tamale Metropolis. The arrest, which took place on Saturday, September 5 at 1100 GMT, was upon a tip-off according to police. The suspect is said to have been involved in cases of robbery reported at the Tema Regional CID. A search conducted at his residence revealed 3 pistols, 4 mobile phones, 1 black HP laptop, 1 AK47 assault rifle bat and 1 G3 empty magazine. Other items retrieved include 6 registered vehicle number plates, 1 plier, 98 auto 45…

Former President John Dramani Mahama has taken a swipe at President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, advising him to keep his cool. This comes after President Akufo-Addo expressed indignation at the name calling and politics of insults attributed to his predecessor. Speaking on TV XYZ, the former president defended his actions and called on President Akufo-Addo to maintain his cool and attend to more important issues. “I think that temperament in leadership is very important and there are many things a President should attend to and you must not appear in public to have lost your cool,” the flagbearer of the…

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has described the Savannah Accelerated Development Authority’s programme under the erstwhile administration as a monumental and inexplicable waste of tax payers’ money He noted the National Democratic Congress (NDC) cannot account for the over $1 million they claim was sunk into the programme. He called on Ghanaians to ignore the NDC come December 7. The Vice President is on a four-day tour of the Northern Region. Addressing a gathering of chiefs and people of Tatale in the Tatale Constituency, Dr. Bawumia accused the erstwhile NDC administration of exploiting the country through SADA. He indicated that…