Author: Krobea

No two elections are exactly the same. The dynamics of each election are peculiar and unique. The 2020 general elections in Ghana will be the eighth consecutive one in the Fourth Republic. 1992 The first general elections in 1992 had many unique features. First, it was to usher in a new constitution. Second, it was the first election which had a sitting military head of state run to become a civilian president although there had been some military coups prior to that period. Previous military heads of state either chose not to run or were not alive to run. 1996…

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has meted out the strongest punishment yet to 14 students of four senior high schools for various offences related to the ongoing West Africa Senior Schools Certificate Examinations (WASSCE). Among these students is the Senior Prefect of Tweneboah Koduah Senior High School, Simon Ameyibor. Some of the students were seen in viral videos verbally attacking authorities including the president f the republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. The schools affected are Sekondi College, Tweneboah Koduah SHS, Battor SHS and Juaben SHS. “All students who are in schools where destruction of school property occurred are to be…

The proprietor of Bright Senior High School in Kukurantumi, Bright Amponsah, who allegedly instigated final-year students to assault four officials of the West African Examination Council (WAEC), was picked up by the New Tafo Police to assist investigations. He was picked up Friday morning together with four of his teachers. In the presence of their lawyers, the suspects were cautioned on a provisional charge of abetment of crime, to wit assault contrary to Section 20[1] and 84 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (ACT 30). They are still with the police since they are yet to get people to stand…

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has relocated the WASSCE centre for candidates of Bright Senior High School to Ofori Panin Senior High School (OPASS) in Kukurantumi. This follows unrests in the school after the examinations on Thursday, August 6. The students, said to have been instigated by the proprietor of the school, attacked invigilators and supervisors as well as a Daily Graphic journalist. “The Council strongly condemns the behaviour of the proprietor and candidates of Bright SHS as reported and wishes to caution that such unruly behaviour contravenes Section 8(1) of the WAEC Act, 2006 (Act 719) which frowns…

The 2019/20 football season for Ghanaians abroad was one filled with ups and downs. Some players had the best season of their careers while others didn’t even make a single appearance. Today, we give a brief review of the performance of some Stars in Europe. Jordan Ayew has an absolutely blinding season for Crystal Palace; the best of his career so far. His eleven goal contributions in thirty seven Premier League appearances helped Crystal Palace to a mid table finish, and he swept home the individual awards at the end of the campaign, winning the Crystal Palace Player of The…

The Chief Executive Officer of the Mental Health Authority, Dr Akwasi Osei, has described Ghana’s pension scheme as a state-sponsored theft against the people of Ghana. He told Alfred Ocansey on the Sunrise morning show on 3FM on Thursday, August 6 that people work hard for several years and are only given paltry amount of money as their pension benefits. This development, he said, had pushed several pensioners into abject poverty “I have described our pension system in the country as state-sponsored theft against the citizens,” Dr Osei said. “This is state sponsored stealing. That is why if you go…

The official announcement of Nana Yaw Amponsah (NYA) as Asante Kotoko’s new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the next three years in Kumasi, marked the first important step by the Kwame Kyei-led Board of Directors to fulfill the “ambitious task” handed them to “rebuild the Kotoko brand not only for its performance on the sporting field but as a viable economic entity”.  The Board has been working since their appointment on May 28, 2020 to ensure, Kotoko get a managerial head whose knowledge and experience will be the platform on which we will ride on to be competitive on and…

Ghana Premier League club Asante Kotoko have unveiled Nana Yaw Amponsah as the club’s CEO at a press conference Friday, August 7 at the Sports Hotel in Kumasi. He takes over from Joseph Yaw Adu, who is the acting Chief Executive Officer of the club. He brings to the role a vast experience from mainstream football management. He holds a Master’s degree in Sports Law and Practice from the Leicester De Montfort University, UK. From 2008 to 2018, he became a licensed FIFA player agent/intermediary. He is also the former Chairman of Division One club, Phar Rangers FC and the…

Chairman for National Peace Council Most Rev. Prof. Emmanuel Asante has condemned acts of violence perpetrated by some Senior High School (SHS) students, participating in the ongoing West African Senior Schools Certificate Examination (WASSCE). Students of Tweneboa Kodua SHS in the Ashanti Region, Bright SHS at Akyem Kukurantumi in the Eastern Region, and Ndewura Jakpa Senior High Technical in Damongo in the Savannah Region have vandalized school properties in protest against failed past question pamphlet provided by government and strict supervision by invigilators. The students in videos circulating on social media were spotted vandalizing school properties and using harsh words…

The fastest growing Ghanaian local language television channel, Onua TV, is set to celebrate its first anniversary this month. Onua TV is a subsidiary of Ghana’s leading media company Media General and positioned to project Ghanaian values and culture. Onua TV was launched on August 10, 2019 in the Ashanti Region during the Media General’s ‘Ashanti Invasion’, which witnessed the unveiling of contestants for the 13th edition of TV3’s Ghana’s Most Beautiful (GMB) pageant. The television platform has since become the source of credible and timeous news plus several stimulating and entertaining content. Onua TV has introduced quality programmes on…