Author: Krobea

July 2. A date that many Ghanaians are not particularly excited to hear because of the history attached to it. A day that evokes memories of pain, disappointment and regret and years after the events of that day in 2010, it is still fresh in the minds of many. The 2010 FIFA World Cup was Ghana’s tournament by far. The West African country beat Serbia and the United States en route to reaching the quarterfinals of the competition for the very first time and only the third African country to do attain this feat. In the ensuing game against Uruguay…

Wednesday, July 1 marks a special day in the lives of radio listeners in the Central and Western regions as Media General gave birth to Connect 97.1FM on this day four years ago. Connect FM which has the slogan ’Yenye Wo Nam’ is a mixed blend of local language and English channel offering listeners a uniquely awesome listening experience – from news, sports and entertainment to community-led programming. Since coming into the radio market in the Western Region, Connect 97.1 FM has distinguished itself as a winning brand, earning the name, the SOLUTION CENTER from its ardent listeners. Connect FM’s…

Human rights lawyer Francis-Xavier Sosu has slammed actress Akuapem Poloo for posing nude with his seven-year-old son. According to him, the act by the actress is a classic case of child abuse. The controversial actress shared the racy photo, showed her completely naked squatting before her son, who wore only briefs, as they held hands to mark his seventh birthday. Akuapem Poloo got social media buzzing on Tuesday, with a greater number of people in an out of Ghana, condemning her for the photo she shared on Instagram. She captioned the photo “this is how naked I was giving birth…

A Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Carlos Kingsley Ahenkorah, who is also Member of Parliament for Tema West Constituency, has denied reports that he has been admitted at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital on suspicion of contracting coronavirus. The reports making rounds online said he was on admission together with former National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Peter Mac Manu. The reports trickled in shortly after the news on the death of former NPP General Secretary Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie broke. According to Mr Ahenkorah, he was only admitted at the hospital…

Black Queens head coach Mercy Tagoe-Quarcoo, in an interview with TV3, has said she is disappointed that the African Women Cup of Nations has been postponed. However, she does not blame CAF for the decision because she believes it was made to keep footballers from harm’s way. “[It is] very disappointing, but you can’t blame anybody; apparently, everybody is protecting him or herself from contracting the virus, so I believe CAF and FIFA are also doing same; they are trying to protect the football fraternity.” Speaking on the postponement of the AWCON 2020 to 2022, she said the decision was…

The Ghana Health Services (GHS) insists it will not name government officials who have tested positive for Covid-19 because it is not necessary. Director General Dr. Patrick Kuma-Aboagye told journalists at the Ministry of Information press update on Thursday that it was not ethically right to name individuals who have contracted the coronavirus because it is a personal decision. “As I mentioned, I cannot really ethically, tell you all these numbers and mention names and their status. “It cannot be done,” he said before making a comparison with the way he claims the media has handled Covid-19 outbreaks in its…

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has directed that all party flags at all its offices be flown at half-mast for the next seven days in honour of former General Secretary Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie. Sir John, as he is affectionately called, passed to eternity at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital on Wednesday, July 1 after a short illness. A statement issued by General Secretary John Boadu on Thursday, July 2 said the party received the news of Sir John’s passing with “profound shock and disbelief”. It described him as “a party kingpin by all standards”. “The party is indeed saddened by…

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has sent his “heartfelt” condolences to the family of the late Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie on his demise. Mr Owusu Afriyie, one time General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), died on Wednesday, July 1 at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital after a short illness. He is said to have been admitted at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Hospital. Taking to his official Twitter account to break the news, the Vice President said he didn’t know his conversation with Sir John on Tuesday, June 30 would be his last. “Sir John was a…

Ghana’s Covid-19 cases have risen to 18,134 following the confirmation of 393 new infections. This was contained in a release on Wednesday, July 1 on the latest case count by the Disease Surveillance Department of the Ghana Health Service (GHS). From the latest statistics, the total number of infections in the Greater Accra Region has gone beyond 10,000. The Region’s official cumulative tally is currently 10,087. This is more than each of Ghana’s three neighbouring countries: Togo (661), Burkina Faso (962) and La Cote d’Ivoire (9,101). Unfortunately, five more persons have lost the battle to the virus, bringing the total…

Former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie has passed away, 3news.com can confirm. The renowned lawyer-cum-politician passed away at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital after a short illness, 3news.com gathered. He was said to have been admitted at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the hospital for an ailment suspected to be coronavirus. Until his death, Mr Owusu Afriyie was the Chief Executive Officer of the Forestry Commission. Before then, he served the ruling party as its General Secretary between 2010 and 2014 when the late Jake Obetsebi Lamptey was the National Chairman. He lost…