Author: Krobea

Minister of Information Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has taken an exception to a tweet by the Founding President of IMANI-Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, over comments attributed to him on the controversial Agyapa deal. Mr Cudjoe had tweeted on Tuesday, August 25 that the Minister had effectively indicated that views of civil society organisations (CSOs) do not matter, before or after, in any type of deal reached by government. It was in reference to an interview on TV3’s News 360, where the Ofoase/Ayirebi Member of Parliament insisted the agreement to have Agyapa Royalties Limited to raise between $500 million and $750 million for…

The First Lady of the United States of America, Melania Trump, says her trip to Ghana had a profound impact on her. Mrs Trump described her four-nation tour of Africa in 2018 as a defining moment and referenced it as one of the moments that could inspire people to attempt at being at their best. She was one of the speakers who delivered speeches to round up events on Day Two of the ongoing National Convention of the GOP. The First Lady described the US first family’s 2018 visit to Africa where they made the first stop in Ghana as…

South Korea has ordered the closure of all schools and kindergartens in the greater Seoul area following a rise in coronavirus cases there. Nearly 200 staff and students have been infected in the greater Seoul area over the past two weeks. Remote learning will continue until 11 September, the Ministry of Education said. Health authorities have warned that the country is on the brink of a nationwide outbreak. All students in the greater Seoul area, home to over 25 million people, will now take classes online with the exception of those in their final year of high school who are…

The first female General Secretary of a political party in Ghana, Nana Yaa Jantuah, of the Convention Peoples Party (CPP), believes women’s involvement in politics lately is a good sign for Ghana. She said women are very strong and as such if they are in politics, they would make strong decisions for the nation. The newly elected CPP General Secretary made the observations in an interview with Onua FM’s Yen Sempa hosted by Nana Yaw Opare on Monday, August 24. Nana Yaa said in Twi that “it’s good women are now in politics because women can handle issues very well…

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Final-year students of Asankrangwa Nursing and Midwifery Training College have apologized to the Principal, Jessie Asiedua Aduako, over reports that she was extorting monies from them to curb the spread of Covid-19 in the school. Some of the students had accused the Principal of charging between GH¢1,000 and GH¢2,000 to buy personal protective equipment (PPEs) following the announcement of the president for final-year students to resume academic work from Monday, June 15. But a press release jointly signed by the Students’ Representative Council President, Monica Birikorang, Vice President Prince Ofori and Public Relations Officer Matthew Obeng Sarpong on Friday, August…

Abeiku Greene has been appointed as the new Executive Director of Junior Achievement (JA) Ghana effective from August 1, 2020. JA Ghana is a member of JA Worldwide, one of the world’s largest global, nonprofit organizations dedicated to empowering young people to own their economic success by enhancing the relevance of education. Abeiku takes up the position of Executive Director after serving as Programs Manager for four years. He joined the organization in 2016 to spearhead its relaunch and operations in Ghana after three years of dormancy. He has served as the point person for most of that time. In…

A final year student of St. Louis Senior High School in Kumasi is alleged to have been sexually assaulted by an unknown man on campus over the weekend. The incident occurred Saturday night when the victim was studying at about 10:30 pm in one of the classrooms. The attacker reportedly overpowered the victim during a struggle, dragged her to a nearby bush in the school and forcibly had sex with her. The victim was found with severe bruises and blood stains and admitted at the KNUST Hospital for treatment. The school’s administration and educational authorities have remain tight-lipped on the…

Former President John Agyekum Kufour has rated the performance of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) government 70 per cent. “Everything considered…I will give them 70%,” he explained. The former President believes the sound economic policies by the NPP alone should be enough to fight corruption in the country. The NPP on Saturday launched its 2020 manifesto in the Central Region capital, Cape Coast, with a promise of several policies to be implemented should they win the 2020 elections. Reacting to the policies that were outlined in the manifesto on Onua TV’s Maakye on Monday, August 24, the former president…