Author: Krobea

The 2020 Independent Presidential Candidate has strongly kicked against the legalization of Okada in Ghana. Alfred Kwame Asiedu Walker has vowed vehemently to stand against the determination of former President and NDC Presidential candidate John Mahama to legalize motorcycle (Okada) operations should he emerge victorious in the upcoming general elections. The lead consultant and collaborator for Dublin Ireland and Infrastructure Development Group operations in West Africa revealed this on Sunday, November 1 when addressing the people of Ashaiman during his campaign tour in the area. Mr Asiedu Walker is concerned by the serious accidents, leading to deformity associated with Okada…

Donald Trump and Joe Biden have been travelling across the nation as the US election enters its closing stage. President Trump visited five battleground states while his challenger Mr Biden spoke at a campaign event in Pennsylvania. The Democratic candidate maintains a solid national lead in the polls ahead of Tuesday’s general election. But this advantage is narrower in key states which could decide the result. More than 90 million people have already cast their ballots in early voting, putting the country on course for its highest turnout in a century. The election comes amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The…

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Sunday he was self-quarantining after someone he had been in contact with tested positive for Covid-19. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he had no symptoms. “I have been identified as a contact of someone who has tested positive for Covid-19. I am well and without symptoms but will self-quarantine over the coming days, in line with WHO protocols, and work from home,” he said in a tweet. “My WHO colleagues and I will continue to engage with partners in solidarity to save lives and protect the vulnerable,” he added. https://twitter.com/DrTedros/status/1323032927492542465?s=20 The…

The Commissioner-General for the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has advised the two main political parties to sensitize their supporters on the need to know that elections are about projecting what their political parties have done and what they intend to do when they win power and not violence. Colonel Kwadwo Damoah said party supporters can disagree peacefully and not through violence because that causes chaos in the country. The former Colonel of the Ghana Armed Forces gave the advice in an interview on Onua FM’s Ghana Dadwene on Sunday, November 1 while speaking on the security…

Former Chelsea FC boss Avram Grant has said Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey can reach the level of Michael Essien in the Premier League judging from his qualities. Michael Essien won the Premier League title, on two occasions with Chelsea, and other individual accolades but according to Avram Grant in an exclusive interview with 3Sports Partey has the right mentality to be on the same level with Essien. “Arsenal fans should know that they have the next Thomas Partey, Michael Essien was my player at Chelsea, he was an amazing player, if not for his injuries, he would have been one…

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has expressed worry that the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) is acting without recourse to the political parties as regards the printing of ballots for the December 7 elections. According to the party, the Assembly Press, one of the firms contracted to print the ballots, is printing additional ones at a different location. Already, the NDC has raised concerns with the firm for being selected to print the ballots. “Just last night, the NDC found out that the Assembly Press is printing additional ballot papers in another location on its premises on the blind side of…

A combined police search team from Suhum and Accra is on a mission to find a policeman who got missing on Friday. The missing police man was said to have visited his land at Asuboi in the Ayensuano District of the Eastern Region but failed to return home on Friday, October 30, raising suspicions. The police vehicle he drove to the place was found at land site. Deputy Police Public Relations Officer (PRO) Sergeant Francis Gumado confirmed the incident to 3news.com. He said policemen and community police personnel assisted by six personnel from Ghana National Fire Service and four local…

The 2020 Northern Region’s representative of the biggest reality show in the country, Ghana’s Most Beautiful, Tracy Zuweira Abdul-Wahab, known by stage name ZUZU, has been appointed by the Northern Development Authority (NDA) as a Peace Ambassador to lead a peace campaign in the region ahead of elections 2020. At a short ceremony to announce her appointment, Chief Executive Officer of the Authority Dr. Sulemana Anamzoya entreated the beauty queen to use the experience she gained from the beauty pageant to rally the youth for peace. Zuzu represented the Northern Region in this year’s Ghana’s Most Beautiful pageant. She showcased…

Members of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) and its allied bodies have resolved not to withdraw their services for at least the next two years. They are expected to sign the collective bargaining agreement on Tuesday, November 3 having reached a consensus with government and the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC). “Once that is done, it will be duly submitted to the [National Labour] Commission on Wednesday,” President of GRNMA Perpetual Ofori-Ampofo told TV3’s Daniel Opoku after final negotiations last Wednesday. The nurses embarked on strike in September after complaining of neglect of their working conditions…

Vice President Dr Mahamadu Bawumia has commissioned a training institute for staff of the Ghana Education Service (GES), at Saltpond in the Mfantseman Municipal of the Central Region. Conceived by the Kufuor administration, the institute stared to be constructed in 2011 but was abandoned in 2012 by the previous administration due to lack of funds. The project was resurrected in 2017 and taken up by the GETFund through the efforts of the late MP for Mfantseman, Ekow Kwansah Hayford. Speaking at the commissioning on Friday, October 30, Vice President Bawumia said the completion and commissioning of the facility, which has…