Author: Krobea

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…

On Tuesday, June 23, Media General platforms reported on the plight of final year and second year Gold Track students of Salaga Senior High School regarding lack water in the school. Twenty-four hours after the report, the Member of Parliament, Adam Salifu Braimah, and other individuals have responded by supplying water to the school. Adam Salifu Braimah contracted the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) to supply water to the school. The East Gonja Municipal Fire Commander, DO3 Norbert Adiali, said they will supply the water at least three times a week. As at the time of visit, the fire tender…

Artiste Manager George Britton believes strongly that dancehall artiste Samini should have intervened in the ongoing brouhaha between Stonebwoy and Kelyvn Boy privately. To him, considering his relationship with the two artistes, he should have called for calm in the ongoing impasse by reaching out to the two artistes than issue a statement publicly. What was supposed to be the colourful opening of a branch of Electroland in Ashaiman turned nasty when some unidentified persons stormed the venue to disrupt the event. The persons barged into the venue just when Afrobeats artiste Kelvyn Boy had started performing. The fracas caused…

Some sub-chiefs and opinion leaders in the Nanton Traditional Area in the Northern Region have given the Regional Security Council (REGSEC) a three-day ultimatum to find a lasting solution to a land dispute between the Tampion community and the people of Nanton. They alleged that upon orders from the Tampion Chief, some farmers from Nanton were chased out of their farmlands in Tampion at gun point and asked never to return to their farms. The sub-chiefs, at a press conference in Nanton, warned that they will take measures against the people of Tampion if REGSEC does not find a lasting…

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has described as “unfortunate” reports that some senior high schools have recorded cases of Covid-19 since reopening. Deputy Director General of the Service Dr Kwabena Bempah Tandoh said this creates “fear and panic” and it is not healthy for final year students, who are getting ready to write their examinations. There were reported cases of Covid-19 in some senior high schools (SHSs) a few days after reopening on Monday, June 22. Odorgonno Senior High School, one the schools cited, denied any case of the virus with the headmaster, Samuel Mensah, confirming that though four students…