Author: Krobea

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament aspirant for Asuogyaman Constituency, Paul Asare Ansah, has promised to bring governance to his people should he win the elections. He said he will organize periodic town hall meetings for the people to know what is happening in the constituency in order not to be left out. The NPP Parliamentary candidate gave the promise in an interview on Monday, August 10 on Onua FM’s Ghana Dadwene hosted by Nana Yaw Opare. Mr. Asare Ansah stressed that “I will bring parliament home. I will meet them every week to explained things to them”.…

A Senior Lecturer at the University of Ghana, Professor Ransford Yaw Gyampo, has jumped to the defence of Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang for forewording the controversial book authored by former Local Government Minister Professor Kwamena Ahwoi. Since its release, the book titled ‘Working With Rawlings’ has generated controversy with many members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) rejecting some of the claims contained in it. Others have criticised the foreword writer, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, for subtly endorsing the content of the book. Her literary role in writing the foreword of the book may not have taken the path it…

Former Ghana athlete Ignisious Gaisah has bemoaned the lack of support for athletes in the country. In an interview with TV3, he said the country’s blessed to have Ghanaian athletes everywhere in the world but said most were not interested in competing due to the neglect they have seen over the years. “At the beginning of my career, I was always complaining that athletes need support,” he said. “When you look at almost every big championship in Europe, you will find a player or athlete born of Ghanaian descent but does not compete for Ghana even though he is talented;…

Government has begun the construction of a harbour at Mpakadan in the Asuogyaman Constituency of the Eastern Region, a former top official of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) has disclosed. The move is to create employment for the people in the Constituency and the Region, especially, the youth. Paul Asare Ansah, who claimed the project was his brainchild, made this known in an interview on Onua FM’s Ghana Dadwene hosted by Nana Yaw Opare on Monday. He explained that the harbour was the reason why the government is also constructing the Tema to Mpakadan Railway line, which is…

A group of concerned Ghanaians have initiated an advocacy project aimed at getting Ghanaians to shun politicians who attempt to buy their votes ahead of the December 7 Presidential and Parliamentary elections. The campaign dubbed ‘SAY NO TO VOTE BUYING’ is the group’s contribution towards fighting corruption in our society. As part of the advocacy tool, the group has produced a 4-minute video that it expects to go viral to educate members about the negative impact of vote selling. Ghanaians on 7th December, 2020 will go to the polls to elect members of Parliament and a President to steer the…

The National Basketball Association (NBA) on Monday, August 10 named Victor Williams CEO of NBA Africa, effective August 17, 2020. It was announced by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver. Williams, an accomplished investment banking executive with extensive experience growing businesses across the U.S. and Africa, will be based in the league’s Johannesburg office and report to NBA Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer Mark Tatum. In this newly-created role, Williams will oversee the league’s basketball and business development initiatives in Africa and will be responsible for continuing to grow the popularity of basketball and the NBA across the continent through grassroots…

Ghana’s Covid-19 active cases continue to go down as the latest update by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) sees the figure now confirmed at 2,270 from the previous 2,458. There were no new deaths, keeping the number at 215, while the recoveries-cum-discharges reached 38,727. This means over 400 persons recovered overnight. The 209 new cases recorded bring the country’s total cumulative cases to 41,212. Source: 3news.com|Ghana

Leading local dialect television station under the Media General (MG) Group Onua TV is set to broadcast in other local languages apart from Akan. Currently, the station broadcasts in only Akan, but it is poised to roll out programmes in other local dialects. The General Manager of MG TV, Francis Doku, made the revelation on Onua TV on Monday, August 10 while celebrating its first anniversary at the forecourt of Media General in Accra. Exactly a year ago, Onua TV alongside Akoma FM in Kumasi was launched with road shows on some principal streets of the Ashanti Region capital. Mr.…

Last week, many people I came into contact with told me the coronavirus isn’t real. My mechanic, a guest at the office and a few more professed how they could never get the coronavirus. I even had meetings where some people just refused to wear a mask, or took it off once they entered. I engaged a bit further. Some people think COVID-19 is as a result of some biological warfare, or is a biological weapon not intended for Africa. Real people think that. Then I had one man postulate that it might be the plan of the world pharmaceutical…

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has been engaged by the Minister of Education, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, at a meeting on Monday, August 10 following President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s plea over the punitive measures taken against some 14 final year students. The sanctions meted out to these 14 were reviewed at the meeting. The students have now been permitted to write their West African Senior Schools Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in their respective schools. Nonetheless, they remain dismissed from the schools. “They are to leave the various school compounds immediately,” a statement issued by the Director General of GES, Professor…