Author: Krobea

Rescue workers in Lebanon are searching for more than a hundred people who are missing after a huge explosion devastated the port area of the capital Beirut on Tuesday. The blast killed at least 100 people and injured more than 4,000 others. The whole city was shaken by the explosion and a mushroom cloud could be seen spreading over the port area. President Michel Aoun said the blast was caused by 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate stored unsafely in a warehouse. Ammonium nitrate is used as a fertiliser in agriculture and as an explosive. He scheduled an urgent cabinet meeting…

The National Chairman of the ruling political party, the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Freddie Blay, has accused the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) of fuelling tension in some polling stations in the Banda Constituency of Bono Region. The National Chairman said the NDC failed to adhere to the agreement signed by these two main political parties on the registration in some polling centres; hence the tension in Banda. A video that went viral showed some military men preventing people from registering at some registration centres in the ongoing exercise. Reacting to the development on Onua TV’s Maakye hosted by Bright…

Government has listed over 300 customers of the defunct DKM Diamond Microfinance Limited to paid their locked-up funds. This comes a little over a week after former President John Dramani Mahama promised to settle aggrieved customers of defunct financial firms within a year if he is re-elected. “I weep for the many who have lost their jobs, the many who have lost their businesses, the many who have lost their livelihood among others,” he expressed sympathies at the unveiling of his running mate, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, on Monday, July 27. “I pledge on behalf of the NDC that we…

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has described as “needless exaggeration” claims by the NDC and its flagbearer John Dramani Mahama that government is embarking on an ethnocentric agenda to disenfranchise some Ghanaians as elections draw close. Addressing a press conference in Accra, National Chairman of the party Freddie Blay noted the strategy by the former president can best be described as “inferior communist tactics”. The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has recently accused government and the president of supervising an exercise to prevent ‘Voltarians’ and other non-Akans from participating in the ongoing registration exercise. But Mr. Blay says the claims are…

Family of 90-year-old Akua Denteh, who was lynched at Kafaba on Thursday, July 23 on accusation of witchcraft, have commended the police administration for the urgency with which they are putting in the case. This follows the arrest of the spiritualist, Hajia Serena Mohammed, Latifa Bumaye and other suspects in connection with the death of Akua Denteh. Spokesperson to the family Salami Mahama is happy with the speed with which police is treating the issue. “As a family, we can’t only thank the [Ghana] Police Service for the urgency with which they have treated the issue which has led to…

The National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi, has urged eligible voters to go all out in the remaining four days to register in order to vote out the “tyranny” under the Akufo-Addo-led government. He said there seems to be a deliberate agenda of tribal discrimination, hatched by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to frustrate and disenfranchise Ghanaians of certain tribes. For him, the simple decision come December 7 is to show the current government the exit. “We cannot survive four more years of tribal bigotry, four more years of…

A caller has testified on how constant education on Connect FM saved her from falling prey to a scammer who claims President Nana Akufo-Addo is about distributing GH¢2,000 free of charge to Ghanaians due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and as such persuaded her to transfer GH¢500 to him to guarantee her a share of the money. The caller, with name withheld, phoned host of Omanba Pa Nhyiraba Paa Kwesi Simpson to narrate how the scammer, who was determined to dupe her at all cost, failed in the long run. She explained that she received this strange call at midnight from…

Fulham beat Brentford in the Championship play-off final to secure an immediate return to the Premier League thanks to two extra-time goals from Joe Bryan. The left-back caught Bees goalkeeper David Raya off guard with a free-kick from 40 yards in the 105th minute of the game at Wembley, with the Spaniard expecting a cross and then unable to scamper back and save Bryan’s skidding low effort. With the Bees pouring forward in search of an equaliser, Bryan burst forward and combined with Aleksandar Mitrovic before stabbing past Raya to make the game safe with three minutes remaining. Henrik Dalsgaard…

Ghana Premier league club, Asante Kotoko, will on Friday name owner of Phar Rangers FC Nana Yaw Amponsah as the new CEO of the club. The Porcupine Warriors dissolved their board of directors including the Chief Executive Officer, George Amoako, after the three-year mandate expired this year. After months of searching, it looks like Kotoko have found Nana Yaw Amponsah capable of leading the club. Although it was rumoured previously that he will not get the job because he revealed what was supposed to be kept a secret at his vetting to the media, it seems that reason was not…

At least two foreigners have been convicted by the Ketu Circuit Court in the Volta Region for allegedly registering in the ongoing voter registration exercise, the National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has said. Freddie Blay made this known while addressing the press at an event in Accra Tuesday, August 4. He said the first, a Nigerian by name Okafor Wayo, 47, was convicted for registering for the Ghanaian voter ID card when not qualified to do so. “He has been sentenced to two years with hard labour on May 30,” Mr. Blay said. Another, a Togolese by…