Author: Krobea

The Senegalese army says about 100 of its soldiers from the peacekeeping mission in The Gambia have tested positive for coronavirus. The military contingent composed of 600 soldiers was returning home. They have been quarantined in Toubacouta, on Senegalese territory near the border with The Gambia, as a precautionary measure. Those who tested positive are asymptomatic. More tests are being done. The peacekeeping mission in The Gambia, deployed by regional bloc Ecowas in 2012, mainly consists of Senegalese soldiers. It was deployed to force former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh to hand over power to his elected successor Adama Barrow and…

A Deputy Information Minister, Pius Enam Hadzide, has highly commended traditional leaders in the country for their massive support to government in ensuring compliance with the preventive directives in the fight against the coronavirus disease. He mentioned, for instance, the imposition of restriction on mass gatherings including funerals and festivals, which he said was largely successful because of the understanding and active support of the chiefs. Addressing members of the Western Regional House of Chiefs in Sekondi, the Deputy Minister praised the chiefs in the Region for joining hands in the fight against the pandemic. “We are in this battle…

The 2020 Parliamentary Candidate for the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Salaga South Constituency, Hajia Zuweira Ibrahima, has assured electorates in her constituency of a transparent, dedicated and development-oriented leadership if voted into power. She noted the prospects of the constituency do not lie with men alone, but with persons who have the development of the area at heart. The first female candidate to contest the seat, Hajia Zuweira Ibrahima is optimistic she will lead the NDC to victory. She noted the numerous challenges of the constituency have been left unattended to by the incumbent Member of Parliament…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has cut the sod for the construction of a solid waste treatment facility at Fiaso in the Techiman South Municipal of the Bono East Region. The sod-cutting ceremony, which came off Wednesday, September 9, 2020, was graced by the Ministers of Bono East Region, Kofi Amoakohene, Sanitation and Water Resources, Madam Cecilia Abena Dapaah, Executive Chairman of Jospong Group of Companies (JGC) Dr Joseph Siaw-Agyepong, Paramount Chief of Techiman Oseadeyo Ekumfi-Ameyaw IV and the Queen mother of Fiaso, Ohemaa Mariama. It formed part of the President’s two-day tour of the Bono East Region. The €15-million…

A far-right Norwegian lawmaker said Wednesday that he has nominated President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts in the Middle East. Christian Tybring-Gjedde, a member of the Norwegian Parliament for the far-right Progress Party, said Mr. Trump should be considered because of his work “for a peace agreement between the United Arab Emirates and Israel which opens up for possible peace in the Middle East.” “No matter how Trump acts at home and what he says at press conferences, he has absolutely a chance at getting the Nobel Peace Prize,” Tybring-Gjedde, told The Associated Press. He…

Award winning broadcast journalist Daniel Kofi Asante Ennin, popularly known as Aduanaba Kofi Asante, has joined Kumasi-based Akoma FM, a subsidiary of Media General, Ghana’s leading media company. Kofi Asante has over 18 years of experience working in the media industry and has occupied several capacities. At Akoma FM, Kofi will be hosting the station’s morning show, Ghanakoma, one of its flagship programmes, in addition to a new weekend political show, Wonsom, a show to dissect the most relevant and topical national issues that come up each week. Making the announcement, Kofi expressed his excitement to be joining the media…

Ghanaian dancehall artiste Shatta Wale has raised eyebrows as to whether or not the Asaase Sound Clash would come off. In a Facebook post on Thursday, September 10, 2020, the celebrated artiste posted that “another the VGMA strategy for a clash. Trying so hard to make their favorite win in fact I’m not even doing this anymore for your information. Nonsense”. The programme is a live battle between dancehall acts Stonebwoy and Shatta Wale. The two artistes are expected to lyrically battle it out to show who has a better lyrical game. If Shatta Wale’s tweet is anything to go by,…

Veteran actress Grace Omaboe, popularly known as Maame Dokono, has stated on Accra-based Onua FM that she doesn’t need anything from the government because she has been neglected for long, even at a time she was not well. Maame Dokono is well known in Ghana not only as an actress but also as a singer, television personality, author and a politician. She has paid her dues as far as the creative arts industry is concerned but speaking to Christian Agyei Frimpong, the host of Anigye Mmre entertainment talk show, she said she doesn’t need any money or anything from the…

The United States of America branch of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has lashed out at the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, for his recent ethnocentric comments against Akyem. They say this attitude of the former president did not start recently. “As you may recall, John Mahama in his days as a Member of Parliament, on the floor of the chamber, ridiculed a colleague member of parliament from Ashanti descent for having problem with pronunciation and laughing about it while he engaged in such reckless behaviour with the intention to demean the colleague member of…