Author: Krobea

The Minority Caucus in Parliament has accused the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) of scheming to cause the death of millions of Ghanaians through coronavirus infections. According to the Minority, many institutions including the Ghana Medical Association (GMA) cautioned the EC against the new voter registration but to no avail. “The EC has been adamant on the call from many social groups and public health experts against the registration exercise since many have warned that the exercise will pose the Ghanaian populates or registrants to high risk of contracting the Covid-19 pandemic,” the Minority…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Thursday paid unannounced visits to five voter registration centres in the Greater Accra Region. The tour took him to the Kanda Cluster of Schools Registration Centre in Ayawaso East, Abossey Okai Presby Registration Centre in Ablekuma Central, Ebenezer Funeral Parlour (1&2) Registration Centres in Weija-Gbawe, Teshie Aboma Presby Church Registration Centre in Ledzokuku and the Super Service Registration Centre in Klottey Korle. Accompanied by the Director of Operations at the Presidency, Lord Commey, and the Director of Communications, Eugene Arhin, President Akufo-Addo interacted with the registration officials at each of the five centres, who…

Emmanuel Adebayor has announced he has parted ways with Paraguayan side Olympia Asunción citing the coronavirus pandemic as the reason. Adebayor had signed for Olympia only in February as a free agent but lasted only 217 minutes on the pitch in four appearances. Without scoring a goal since his arrival, the coronavirus’ threats halted football around the world that the former Arsenal striker says has now led to the abrupt cancelation of the contract between the two parties. The 36-year-old made the announcement on his Facebook page, expressing his gratitude to the entire club. “Due to the pandemic; the Club…

The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has expressed his deep sadness over the death of the former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, popularly known as Sir John. According to the President, in a Facebook post, the late Sir John was a passionate devotee of the Danquah Dombo-Busia political tradition, outstanding stalwart of the NPP, strong defender of human rights as a lawyer, proud, faithful adherent to the Christian Adventist Faith. He described him as energetic, ebullient, jovial with an exceptional sense of humour. “He was truly unforgettable and our party and government owe him…

July 2. A date that many Ghanaians are not particularly excited to hear because of the history attached to it. A day that evokes memories of pain, disappointment and regret and years after the events of that day in 2010, it is still fresh in the minds of many. The 2010 FIFA World Cup was Ghana’s tournament by far. The West African country beat Serbia and the United States en route to reaching the quarterfinals of the competition for the very first time and only the third African country to do attain this feat. In the ensuing game against Uruguay…

Wednesday, July 1 marks a special day in the lives of radio listeners in the Central and Western regions as Media General gave birth to Connect 97.1FM on this day four years ago. Connect FM which has the slogan ’Yenye Wo Nam’ is a mixed blend of local language and English channel offering listeners a uniquely awesome listening experience – from news, sports and entertainment to community-led programming. Since coming into the radio market in the Western Region, Connect 97.1 FM has distinguished itself as a winning brand, earning the name, the SOLUTION CENTER from its ardent listeners. Connect FM’s…

Human rights lawyer Francis-Xavier Sosu has slammed actress Akuapem Poloo for posing nude with his seven-year-old son. According to him, the act by the actress is a classic case of child abuse. The controversial actress shared the racy photo, showed her completely naked squatting before her son, who wore only briefs, as they held hands to mark his seventh birthday. Akuapem Poloo got social media buzzing on Tuesday, with a greater number of people in an out of Ghana, condemning her for the photo she shared on Instagram. She captioned the photo “this is how naked I was giving birth…

A Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Carlos Kingsley Ahenkorah, who is also Member of Parliament for Tema West Constituency, has denied reports that he has been admitted at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital on suspicion of contracting coronavirus. The reports making rounds online said he was on admission together with former National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Peter Mac Manu. The reports trickled in shortly after the news on the death of former NPP General Secretary Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie broke. According to Mr Ahenkorah, he was only admitted at the hospital…

Black Queens head coach Mercy Tagoe-Quarcoo, in an interview with TV3, has said she is disappointed that the African Women Cup of Nations has been postponed. However, she does not blame CAF for the decision because she believes it was made to keep footballers from harm’s way. “[It is] very disappointing, but you can’t blame anybody; apparently, everybody is protecting him or herself from contracting the virus, so I believe CAF and FIFA are also doing same; they are trying to protect the football fraternity.” Speaking on the postponement of the AWCON 2020 to 2022, she said the decision was…

The Ghana Health Services (GHS) insists it will not name government officials who have tested positive for Covid-19 because it is not necessary. Director General Dr. Patrick Kuma-Aboagye told journalists at the Ministry of Information press update on Thursday that it was not ethically right to name individuals who have contracted the coronavirus because it is a personal decision. “As I mentioned, I cannot really ethically, tell you all these numbers and mention names and their status. “It cannot be done,” he said before making a comparison with the way he claims the media has handled Covid-19 outbreaks in its…