Author: Krobea

The date for the start of the compilation of the controversial new voter register could be Tuesday, June 30, 2020. A letter sighted by 3news.com and signed by Deputy Chairman of the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) in charge of Corporate Affairs Dr Eric Bossman Asare to some political parties puts the date for the commencement of the exercise as such. The EC in all its official communications has said the exercise will start in the last week of June and end in the last week of July. Already, a pilot registration has been conducted nationwide in preparation for the civic…

A Political Science Lecturer at the Methodist University, Dr. Osei Bonsu, has described as baseless and illogical the position taken by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in kicking against the Electoral Commission’s resolution to compile a new voter register for the December 7 polls. Dr Bonsu noted that Ghana is treasured globally because of smooth elections hence he describedthe position of the NDC in counterattacking the EC as needless. Speaking in an interview on Yensempa on Onua FM, the Political Science lecturer maintained that the EC is a self-governing institution mandated by law in managing electoral processes in Ghana. As…

A Board Member and Honorary Patron of African Tourism Board, Dr Taleb Rifai, has expressed optimism that tourism will bounce back stronger after the coronavirus pandemic. He, however, said the face of tourism will change across the globe because new ways of doing things will be introduced. Speaking on Travel Pass on 3FM 92.7, the immediate past Secretary General of the United Nations World Tourism Organization called on industry players to think of ways of maximizing opportunities in the sector post-Covid-19. This, he says, will aim boost the sector. He told show host Francis Doku that there is the need…

Some 101 lecturers of various universities in the country have jointly signed an open letter addressed to the Chair of the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) over the decision to compile a new register six months to the polls. The lecturers are concerned public conversations about the elections in the last few months have been characterized by a series of controversies “that have the potential to completely erode the trust and confidence the Electoral Commission has jealously guarded over more than a quarter of a century since ushering in our new political dispensation”. Dated June 8, 2020, the letter castigated Mrs…

Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza, aged 55, has died after suffering a cardiac arrest, the government says. He was admitted to hospital on Saturday after feeling unwell, his condition improved but on Monday he had a cardiac arrest and efforts to revive him were unsuccessful, officials say. After 15 years in power, Mr Nkurunziza was due to step down in August. In 2015, the announcement that he would run for a third term plunged the country into chaos. It sparked anger as some questioned the legality of a third-term bid. There was a failed coup attempt, hundreds of people died in…

Some operatives of the National Security on Tuesday rounded up one Apostle Kwabena Owusu Agyei at his Nungua GREDA Estate residence for uttering “certain abusive” words against the Chair of the Electoral Commission and the President. The man of God was seen in a viral video casting aspersions on Mrs Jean Mensa, who is said to have been annoyed by the words. Apostle Kwabena Owusu Agyei was arrested in dramatic fashion. He was granting a live radio interview at his residence when some persons, introducing themselves as coming from the National Security Secretariat, whisked him away. The interview was being…

Singer Wendy Shay has had a torrent time since she entered the Ghanaian music industry in 2018. Before she could even release her first single, the singer has revealed that some people starting sending her death threats. According to her, people felt she was coming in to bask in the glory of late musician Ebony Reigns, who died tragically in an accident on February 8, 2018, whilst returning to Accra from Sunyani. The singer, who is signed to RuffTown Records, made this shocking revelation in an interview with Miriam Osei Agyemang on the Urban Blend on 3FM. “Before I even…

In what may be described as the implementation of the Sharia Law, an Islamic Scholar, Mallam Bawa, has allegedly cut off the finger of an 18-year-old, Abubakar Sadiq, on suspicion of stealing a wall clock and toilet roll in Takoradi. According to the victim, he was captured by some boys under the instruction of Mallam Bawa and taken to the Takoradi Central Mosque, where the incident took place. Narrating his ordeal, Abubakar Sadiq, popularly known as Bin Laden, said he was returning from his brother’s house on that fateful Tuesday, June 2, 2020, when some boys captured him, saying they…

Major clubs are looking at billions in losses if the season isn’t completed, but virologists and sports medics see a risk in resumption of games amid this pandemic. In England, Chelsea Ladies have been crowned champions in the 2019/20 Women’s Super League with 43 games to go after they ended their season abruptly due to the virus. On the African continent, no nation has mentioned anything yet over when their leagues will resume and Ghana is no exception. The Ghana Football Association was looking at the return of football football in June until it was ruled out during the President’s…

The Subsidiary Legislation Committee of Parliament has by a majority decision recommended for adoption the Public Elections (Amendment) Regulations, 2020 (CI 126) brought to the House by the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) through the Attorney General’s Department. Reading the Committee’s final report on the floor on Tuesday, June 9, Chairman Dominic Akuritinga Ayine admitted that a consensus was not reached as regards the use of the existing voters’ ID card or driver’s license for registration for the next elections. According to the report, the EC could not delete all names of persons who registered with the National Health Insurance Authority…