Author: Krobea

Member of Parliament for Sekyere Afram Plains Alexander Adomako is alleging his district chief executive (DCE) has been sabotaging development in the area. He says the DCE, Joseph Owusu, has on several counts refused to release funding from the MP’s Common Fund to complete projects initiated by the erstwhile administration. The issue follows a press release issued by some  Constituency executives of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) who tabled several alleged infractions by the DCE in a quest to delay development and sabotage the MP. Speaking on Akoma FM’s morning show GhanAkoma, Mr Adomako lamented thst he has “initiated processes…

Young Professionals and Youth Coalition (YPYC) has released the final list of the honorary award nominees for the prestigious Young Professionals Role Model (YPRM) award. These are YPYC’s Role Models Most Distinguished Transformational Leaders in the public and corporate world. It is an elite listing of achievers, change makers, influential and inspiring leaders. It is a non-competitive, honorary award given to deserving individuals and statesmen that YPYC emulate their leadership qualities and serve as role models to the current generation. These honorary nominees in addition to 10 competitive categories covering over 30 coveted awards, earmarked to be handed out to…

The government has rubbished claims made by the leader of the largest opposition party, John Mahama, that the reason for increased armed robbery is as a result of vigilante groups of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) recruited into the National Security. Responding to the former president, Deputy Defence Minister Major (rtd) Derrick Oduro appealed to the public to disregard the comments and treat them with the contempt they deserve. The former president during his campaign of the Greater Accra Region took a swipe at the NPP government, alleging that the recruited faithfuls of the party into the security agencies resort…

The founder and leader of United Progressive Party (UPP), Akwasi Addai Odike, has spelt doom for the country’s economic fortunes after the December 7 election. He based his projections on what he describes as excessive borrowing by the Akufo-Addo-led government. According to him, the borrowing may gravely affect the country’s economy from 2021. The UPP founder and leader, who is a known businessman, told host Aduanaba Kofi Asante Ennin on GhanAkoma on Akoma FM that “Ghana is going to be faced with an acute austerity measures soon after this December 7 election because of excessive borrowing”. He explained that “the…

The Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) has refuted claims by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) over the printing of ballot papers for the December 7 elections. The largest opposition party had on Sunday raised concerns about the printing of the ballots, calling out the Commission for allowing the Assembly Press, headed by a known member of the New Patriotic Party, to be part of firms printing the ballots. The NDC also said the Commission has failed to provide ballot statistics since it started printing the ballot papers, further accusing the elections-management body of printing in excess of 150,000 against the norm.…

The Director of the Information Services Department (ISD), Charles Wereko, has charged officers of the Department to bring the passion shown by their predecessors back into the work culture to enable it to take back its enviable position as the government’s key main development partner, despite the numerous difficulties. “The open vilification against the ISD management by staff on various social media platforms over the Department’s challenges would only serve to further break our ranks and worsen our current predicament. We rather need to resolve collectively to put our best foot forward while we continue to explore for durable solutions…

Artiste of the Year Kuami Eugene has responded to claims that he and his management have publicly endorsed President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP). The artiste has denied and refuted any links that he was endorsing the President and the NPP in a new song he was featured on. Kuami Eugene, in an interview with 3FM’s MzGee on Tuesday, November 3, confessed that he “had no idea that ‘Nana Toaso’ was going to be in the song”. “All I knew was that [Sarkodie] sent his first verse so I listened and put together a…

The seven-member jury on the case involving the two Nigerians accused of kidnapping and killing four Takoradi girls had the opportunity on Tuesday to examine the remains of the girls in court. The remains were brought to the Sekondi High Court following a request by the jury during the cross examination of the Head of the Pathology Department of the Police Hospital in Accra, Superintendent Dr. Osei Owusu. The Head of the Pathology Department of the Police Hospital in Accra was the 19th witness in the case involving the two Nigerians – Samuel Wills and John Orji – who have…

Asamoah Gyan trained for the first time with his new club Legon Cities on Monday, November 1 after completing a deal to join them on the transfer deadline day. Gyan joined his teammates at the club’s training as they stepped up their preparations ahead of the start of the Ghana Premier League on November 13. https://twitter.com/3SportsGh/status/1323629400412311553?s=19 Head Coach Goran Barjaktarevic led the training regimen. The Royals will play their first game of the season against Berekum Chelsea and Gyan will be expected to make his debut in that game. The 35-year-old since his return to the Ghanaian top-flight has drawn…

The Vice Presidential Candidate of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has called on the people of the Savannah Region to trust in the credibility of the NDC to deliver on their manifesto promises. Addressing a charged crowd of party supporters at Kulmasa in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba Constituency, Prof Opoku-Agyemang noted that the NDC over the years has proven to be a party that delivers on its promises. The running mate to John Dramani Mahama is on a two-day tour of the Region. She was met on arrival at Sawla by queenmothers of Sawla and party faithfuls.…