Author: Krobea

Former members in the East Gonja Municipal Assembly of the Savannah Region are angry with the Assembly over delays in the payment of their ex-gratia a year after their tenure of office expired. According to them, the East Gonja Municipal Assembly is deliberately refusing to pay them the ex-gratia and have since given the assembly a two-week ultimatum to credit their accounts or face their wrath. Speaking to 3news.com, the leader of the aggrieved former assembly members, Inusah Ibrahim, said almost all assemblies across the country have paid the ex-gratia except the East Gonja Assembly. “As former Assembly members, we…

The head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control (CDC) has praised African leaders for supporting a joint continental strategy to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. John Nkengasong told the BBC’s Newsday programme that public health initiatives on the continent, including increased testing, contact tracing and wearing of face masks, had led to a drop in new coronavirus cases. The World Health Organization (WHO) previously said the Covid-19 outbreak in Africa may have passed its peak. On Monday it released fresh data that indicated Africa had reported a 12% drop in new virus cases. Dr Nkengasong said: “Our numbers reflect…

3Sports, the sports department of leading television network TV3, will on Wednesday, September 30 hold a debate for four of the country’s mainstream political parties – New Patriotic Party (NPP), National Democratic Congress (NDC), People’s National Convention (PNC) and Progressive People’s Party (PPP). Airing at 9:00pm, the debate is intended to give the parties an opportunity to speak to their policy statement on sports as captured in their 2021-2025 manifestos. The event will be held at the McDan La Town Park in La, Accra and will see the parties take turns to answer questions from the hosts Thierry Nyann and…

Former Member of Parliament for Bawku Central Constituency Adamu Dramani Sakandi is dead. He died on Tuesday, September 22, 3news.com gathers. Adamu Sakandi represented the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the 2008 parliamentary elections and won. But his citizenship was challenged in court. He was subsequently jailed for forgery and perjury after being accused of possessing British and Burkinabe passports but standing for and voting in elections in Ghana. He was pardoned after his health deteriorated while in jail. He worked for NHS Primary Case Trust in UK and schooled at the University of Portsmouth. Source: 3news.com|Ghana 

Ace journalist with the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation Abdul Hayi Moomen has revealed he once washed plates and cleaned toilets in the UK as a student on holidays. “While in school [at the University of Ghana], during holidays, I would travel to the UK and do what university students called ‘any work’ and we did any work. You’ll go and find job with a factory or […] I’ve washed plates, I’ve cleaned toilets at the Next plc [a clothing shop in the UK],” he said. Mr. Moomen said this in an exclusive interview on Talk To Solomon – a Youtube based…

The Special Prosecutor, Martin Alamisi Amidu, has within hours replied the Executive Director of STRANEK-Africa over a petition the latter submitted to have the controversial Agyapa Royalties deal investigated. Nii Tettey Tetteh had petitioned the Office of the Special Prosecutor in a letter dated Tuesday, September 22, 2020 and jointly signed by Emmanuel Osei, the Director of Policy and Political Affairs, to have the deal approved by Parliament on Friday, August 14 investigated. “Indeed, it is a deal that has shaken the foundations of our moral and ethical society and left all reasonable-minded Ghanaians perplexed,” the petition noted. “Your outfit…

After 10 long weeks of busting rhymes and punching bars, the Connect FM Community Street Rap Battle has a new king. The grand finale happened on Saturday, September 19 at Kojokrom, a suburb of Western Region capital Takoradi. Eleven rappers, 10 male and a female representing four zones – Kwesimintsim, Effiakuma, Takoradi and Sekondi – thrilled patron to great performances. Kwesimintsim was represented by Kwame Hyper, Effiakuma by Kwame Speechless and Kwesi Bryte, Takoradi by Fhrosty, Kofi Rapizo and Lolly and Sekondi by Mr. Crayon, Trake, Debby Sway, 5T and Kobby Brain. After three rounds of exhilarating performances, Kwesimintsim’s sole…

Muslim leaders in the Ashanti Region are divided over former President John Dramani Mahama’s promise of building mortuaries in Zongo communities. The regional Chief Imam and his youth leader share different opinions on the need for Muslims to buy into the promise. The Ashanti Regional Chief Imam, Sheik Abdul Mumin Haruna, says the idea of building mortuaries is a disgrace to the Muslim community, emphasizing such facility is the least on their priority lists. “Our main focus as Muslim leaders and the community in general is education. We don’t need mortuaries but we need schools,” said the Chief Imam on…

Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) John Dramani Mahama has put his nationwide  campaign tour on hold, citing the growing complaints by members of the NDC of their names missing from the new voter register. The former president was in the Bono Region at the start of a four-day campaign tour, having ended his tour of the Bono East Region over the weekend. But reports are rife that names of members of the NDC are missing from the electoral roll which is undergoing exhibition across the country. The exhibition began on Friday, September 18 and it is expected to…

Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu has dared the government to show evidence of loans contracted since 2017 and purported to have been pumped into building the Ghanaian economy. According to him, the current government has increased the national debt stock to over GH¢250 billion, more than double of what Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, in particular, lambasted the John Dramani Mahama administration for. He said the national debt stock has ballooned to be big like an elephant. Speaking at a durbar of artisans and mechanics at Sunyani Magazine as part of the tour of his party’s leader in the Bono Region,…