Author: Krobea

Renowned lawyer Tsatsu Tsikata has asked all Ghanaians to be hopeful that the coronavirus disease will be dealt with sooner or later. He said there are so many lessons Ghanaians can pick from the pandemic going into the future in order to be able to handle such pandemics if they occur. Speaking in an exclusive interview with TV3’s Alfred Ocansey on Hot Issues to be telecast at 9:00pm Thursday, June 18, Mr Tsikata said: “We should look at this pandemic from a kind of optimistic perspective. “I never heard such quiet around me as I did in the first few…

Burundi’s new president has warned opposition parties that they “would no longer get space” in the country, questioning “why should one oppose the government”. Evariste Ndayishimiye made the statement during his hour-long inauguration speech on Thursday. He also promised freedom of expression and protection of human rights. The fast-tracked inauguration ceremony came after his predecessor Pierre Nkurunziza died suddenly last week. Mr Ndayishimiye had been due to take power in August after being declared the winner of May’s presidential election, in which he was the candidate of the ruling party. The opposition said the poll was rigged. No foreign heads…

Independent presidential candidate in the last two elections in Ghana, Jacob Osei Yeboah (JOY), has censured the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the Inter-Party Resistance Against the New Voter Register (IPRAN) for protesting against Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) over its decision to reject the existing voter ID cards for the impending new voter registration exercise. Rejection of the existing voter ID card by the EC as a required document for the registration, he says, is legal per the 1992 Constitution thus describing the argument by IPRAN as baseless. Speaking to Nana Yaw Opare on the Yensempa morning show on Onua…

The former Northern Region Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Daniel Bugri Naabu, has urged various aspirants in the upcoming parliamentary primaries on Saturday to accept the results and unite after the elections. Bugri Naabu said any division after these primaries will spell doom for the party in December 7 elections. The former Chairman made the call in an interview with Onua TV in Accra. The governing NPP will have its outstanding parliamentary primaries for 168 constituencies on Saturday, June 20, 2020. These constituencies where the party has sitting Members of Parliament (MPs). The primaries have been outstanding since…

Young Ghanaian midfielder Clifford Aboagye has joined Mexican side Club Tijuana from Querétaro, where he was on loan. His departure comes after Tijuana bought the release clause in his contract. Tijuana therefore have the rights to the Ghanaian player, and can negotiate with other clubs. Aboagye is expected to put pen to paper at his new club in the coming days, and will officially become the first African footballer to reach the Xoloitzcuintle first team. Club officials say his arrival will boost the team’s roster ahead of the 2020 LIGA MX Opening Tournament. The former Inter Allies player announced his…

The Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) has described as “unfortunate” recent statements made by the Minority Leader of Parliament following a meeting of the Chair of the Commission with the Special Budget Committee. Haruna Iddrisu on Tuesday told journalists that after meeting the Committee, Jean Mensa had suggested that the number of polling centres to be used for the upcoming registration exercise will be reduced. “They intend to phase out the registration exercise in some 6,300 registration centres out of the 33,000 centres across the country,” the Tamale South Member of Parliament said. Furthermore, he told the press that the EC…

Arsenal’s David Luiz was sent off in a performance riddled with mistakes as Manchester City secured a comfortable victory behind closed doors on the first night of the Premier League’s return. Luiz, who came on as a first-half substitute, failed to clear the ball just before half-time and Raheem Sterling fired in City’s opener. The defender was then sent off after pulling back Riyad Mahrez in the second half to give away a penalty, which Kevin de Bruyne coolly slotted in for City’s second. Substitute Phil Foden netted a third for the defending champions, capitalising on a rebound from Sergio…

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Akuapem North in the Eastern Region, Denis Edward Aboagye, has vowed to attain 98 per cent victory for the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the December 7 polls. The MCE is hopeful his dream for the party would certainly be realized through self-sacrificing leadership and cordial relationship with the people in the area. A healthy human capacity building and matchless infrastructural development in the assembly and in the local communities, he believes, would do the magic for him. Speaking to Nana Yaw Opare on Mantam Mpuntuo on Onua FM, Mr Aboagye said he…

This season’s Champions League and Europa League competitions will be completed in August with ‘final eight’ tournaments in Lisbon, Portugal and in cities across Germany. The Women’s Champions League will also be a knockout tournament, in northern Spain between 21 to 30 August. Competitions were suspended in March because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Uefa also confirmed that all 12 original host cities will stage matches in the delayed Euro 2020 finals. That competition will now start on 11 June 2021. The outstanding play-off matches will be staged during the international windows starting on 8 October and 12 November, respectively. The…

The University of Cape Coast (UCC) has made some key appointments following a Special Meeting of its Council on Wednesday, June 17. The appointments include the naming of Professor Johnson Nyarko Boampong as the new Vice Chancellor. Until this appointment, Prof Boampong was the Provost of the College of Health and Allied Sciences. His appointment takes effect from Saturday, August 1, 2020. He takes over from Prof Joseph Ghartey Ampiah, whose tenure ends on July 31, 2020. Meanwhile, the Council has also appointed Jeff Teye Emmanuel Onyame as the new Registrar of the University. Mr Onyame is the Director of…