Author: Krobea

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has gone into self-isolation on the advice of doctors. The president went into isolation on Saturday, July 4 and he will be out for 14 days. Throughout the period, he will be working from the Presidential Villa at the Jubilee House, a statement issued by the Minister of Information on Saturday said. Kojo Oppong Nkrumah’s statement adduced that President Akufo-Addo is going into self-isolation as a precautionary measure in compliance with Covid-19 protocols. “The President has elected to do so after at least one person within his close circle tested positive for Covid-19 today. “He…

A teacher by name Alhassan Abdulai Mohammed is in the grips of the Tamale Regional Police Command for dishonestly appropriating eight voter registration forms 1A. The suspect, 44, was handed over to the police by the Sagnarigu Municipal Office of the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC). According to the Northern Regional Police Crime Officer, Superintendent Otuo Acheampong, the police received a call from the Sagnarigu Office of the EC around 1600 GMT. He said police followed to the EC office where a suspect with eight voter registration form 1A allegedly dishonestly appropriated without the consent of the EC. He added suspect…

Ex-Black Stars midfielder Derek Boateng has lauded the efforts of the late Cecil Jones Attuquayefio. The now retired player labelled the late coach as the best Ghanaian coach ever. The 37-year-old says Jones Attuquayefio was a man whose words ran deep with every player on his side and made discipline the core attribute every player should have. Boateng worked under Attuquayefio in 1999 while the team was preparing for the World Youth Championships that year. The former midfielder could not make the final cut but he says working with the Hearts of Oak coach as a youngster was good for…

A 75-year-old farmer has been killed and several others wounded at Kandiga-Apimpingo in the Kassena Nankana Municipality of the Upper East Region following renewed clashes related to land. A majority of residents of Kandiga-Apimpingo have fled their homes with their belongings to near-by communities in the Bolgatanga municipality. The police and the military have taken over the security of the area while investigations have since begun. A manhunt has also been mounted for the arrest of the perpetrators. According to residents and family of the deceased, Agum Adongo, he was killed by unknown men close to his house in Kandiga-Apimpingo.…

Ghana’s all-time goalscorer, and the African with the most goals in the Fifa World Cup, achieved many things in his glorious career. But he may always be remembered for one penalty miss. It is quite difficult, especially for Ghanaians, to come to a conclusion on how Ghana should be remembered for their performance in the 2010 Fifa World Cup. There was the quality football, the march to the quarterfinals that drew remarkable support from the rest of the continent and the making of reputations. But there was also the sense of failure, the feeling that once again when presented with…

A task force formed by the Saboba District Security Committee to monitor the activities of smuggling in the district has impounded over 1,000 bags of fertilizer meant for the Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) programme. The PFJ fertilizers were intercepted on Tuesday, June 30 around 1 am at Wurugu. Explaining the incident to journalists, the Saboba District Chief Executive, George Kitingyab Bingreni, revealed the task force was formed to monitor activities of smuggling in the district. He noted that the district was banned from receiving Planting for Food and Jobs fertilizer some two years ago by the Ministry of…

The 2019 Bono East contestant for Ghana’s Most Beautiful, PENA, has been appointed a regional ambassador to fight against discrimination and stigmatization of recovered Covid-19 patients. She is also set to generally help in the fight against the spread of the novel pandemic in the Bono East Region. This s part of by the Regional Coordinating Council’s efforts to mitigate the spread and impact of the disease in the region. The main responsibilities of the ambassador will be to reemphasize on the Covid-19 protocols and discourage stigmatization and discrimination of recovered patients. Responding to the assignment of this new responsibility,…

Air France-KLM plans to cut more than 7,500 jobs at its French arm as the airline industry reels from the coronavirus crisis. Europe’s second-biggest airline will cut 6,560 staff at Air France, with its regional French carrier Hop! losing 1,020 jobs, the company said on Friday. In a statement, the firm said: “Recovery looks set to be very slow” due to uncertainties around Covid-19. The cuts will take place over the next three years. The group also cited the lifting of travel restrictions and changing customer demand as potential cause for concern in the future. At the height of the…

Some eligible applicants defied the rains Saturday morning to queue to register for their new voter ID cards. It was a wet morning on Day 5 of the ongoing registration and many thought the rains would stop eligible voters from going to the registration centres. But at the Karikari Brobbey Park Registration Centre in Dansoman in the Ablekuma West Constituency, a queue had been informed by applicants in the rain. Most of them carried umbrellas with some in rain-proof attires. While almost all of them had face masks still on, some had to cluster under bigger umbrellas, obviously defying the…

The Director of Electoral Services of the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) has debunked allegations that the December 7 elections will be held with a provisional register. He stated emphatically that a certified register will be ready one “full” month before the polls. He stated this on The Key Points on TV3/3FM on Saturday, July 4, 2020. This is in response to allegations made by the Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, on Friday, July 4. Addressing journalists in Parliament, the Tamale South Member of Parliament said the ill-preparedness of the Commission is so conspicuous that Ghanaians will not have a certified register…