Author: Krobea

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has taken a swipe at former President John Dramani Mahama for his failure to name a running mate with five months to go to the presidential elections. Dr Bawumia himself received overwhelming endorsement by the members of the National Council of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) on Saturday, June 27 to partner President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for the fourth time into an election. The Vice President expressed gratitude to his leader for sticking with him particularly in 2012 and 2016 after their first unsuccessful campaign in 2008. The unveiling of the two makes the…

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has received overwhelming endorsement by the National Council of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) as the running mate of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for the December 7 elections. This follows the acclamation of Mr Akufo-Addo on Saturday, June 27 as the ruling party’s presidential nominee for the elections. President Akufo-Addo proposed his choice to the Council with glowing tribute to his vice. “The constitution of our party provides in Article 13(3) that the Vice Presidential Candidate shall be selected upon the nomination of the Presidential Candidate in consultation with the National Council. So today, I…

Virologists are expressing worry at the recent surge in the cases of Covid-19 being recorded in the country. According to them, Ghana must intensify measures to stem the spread of the virus as there may be a “secondary” peak if the claim by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) earlier that the country had passed its peak is anything to go by. Speaking on The Key Points on TV3/3FM on Saturday, June 27, two virologists and one immunologist admitted that the recent case count should be a source of worry for the country. Dr Michael Owusu, who works for the Kumasi…

Prince Tagoe has spoken about his most difficult European club football experience at German side Hoffenheim. The Hoffenheim experience, Tagoe said in an interview with TV3’s Juliet Bawuah, was challenging and one that required he had to put in a lot of work. “My difficult moment playing football was at Hoffenheim. There were very good strikers at the club. I was there, Chinedu Obasi was there, Vedad Ibisevic was there and two others. It became a competition.” Beyond proving his worth, Tagoe also had to deal with rumours of a heart deficiency. “The test results were false. I got to…

Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has defended the General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) over comments he made after the Supreme Court judgement on the new voter register. After judgement on Thursday, June 25, in the midst of confusion among lawyers, Johnson Asiedu Nketia addressed journalists by stating that the Supreme Court judgement has vindicated the NDC. “We feel vindicated because the [Supreme] Court itself in an earlier ruling had clearly stated that the possession of an existing voter’s ID card means the holder is a citizen of Ghana,” the former lawmaker told journalists. He added: “We’re most…

Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) and lenders have welcomed the first disbursement of $200 million of a syndicated loan facility to boost cocoa productivity in the world’s second-largest producer. The occasion was marked by a ceremony held in Accra, Ghana on Tuesday 23 June, followed online by hundreds of observers across the globe. In attendance were COCOBOD and government representatives and participating lenders, which included development finance institutions: the African Development Bank, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the Development Bank of Southern Africa and Cassa Depositi e Prestiti Spa. Commercial lenders were represented by Credit Suisse AG, and the Industrial…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will be acclaimed as the presidential nominee of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) today, Saturday, June 27. The ceremony will be done by the National Council of the party at the Alisa Hotel in Accra, strictly by invitation. This comes after no other member of the NPP filed nomination to contest the presidential primary. As per Article 13(2)(1) of the party’s constitution, a member gets an acclamation is he or she is the sole candidate to file either for presidential or parliamentary primaries. This is the second time the party will be conducting an acclamation…

Although the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) is yet to declare the final result from the re-run of the presidential election, early indications show that the incumbent Peter Mutharika is trailing behind his main rival Lazarus Chakwera. Mr Mutharika says there’s no winner or loser, and has refused to concede defeat. According to his running mate, Atupele Muluzi, who said he had been sent by Mutharika to address the media, the president is appealing to all his supporters to disregard reports that say he has lost the elections, saying they must wait for the MEC’s official announcement. Atupele Muluzi is son…

First National Bank Ghana has announced the appointment of Dominic Adu as its first Ghanaian Chief Executive Officer, effective Wednesday, July 1, 2020. Dominic takes over from Richard Hudson, who has served in this position since the inception of the bank five years ago. Mr. Adu was the Chief Executive Officer of the erstwhile GHL Bank, which was recently acquired by First National Bank Ghana. “On behalf of the Board of Directors, we are excited to welcome Dominic to lead the First National Bank Ghana team. He has a wealth of experience in domestic and international Finance, private equity, entrepreneurship…

Entertainment pundit Arnold Asamoah-Baidoo has advised dancehall artiste Stonebwoy to rise above the rants and attacks from Kelvyn Boy. He believes that Stonwbwoy’s brand is bigger and therefore must not always respond to the outburst and comments by his one-time protégé, Kelvyn Boy. The relationship between Stonebwoy and Kelvyn Boy, who was once under the former’s Burniton Music Group label, has been very frosty for some months now. In September last year, Stonebwoy, after weeks of speculations, revealed that he had parted ways with Kelvyn Boy after working together for about a year. On Monday, some unidentified persons barged into…