Author: Krobea

Member of Parliament for Tamale North Constituency Alhassan Sayibu Suhuyini has lashed out at government for its handling of the coronavirus crisis since the outbreak of the viral disease in the country in March. “From the beginning, we have not handled this well,” he bemoaned. He said most of the measures announced by the government were only found in mere words as they were either not executed or poorly executed. He indicated that food promised during the partial lockdown were shared to only New Patriotic Party (NPP) supporters and even the social distancing protocol was absent at many of the…

Section of the general public including renowned Political Science lecturers in various universities in the country have predicted shocking defeat for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the forthcoming general elections due to the fall of sitting Members of Parliament (MP) in the weekend’s primaries. Famous NPP MPs who play a critical role in Parliament lost their bids to represent the party again in the next parliamentary elections and this has been the basis the political scientists are predicting a defeat for NPP. But the Dean of Distance Learning School at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), Professor Albert…

The Majority Leader in Parliament has blamed the inability of defeated New Patriotic Party (NPP) Members of Parliament (MPs) to report to Parliament on Tuesday due to condolences and consolations they are receiving from their supporters. Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu said in the traditional setting, if one loses in an election, his supporters want to console with the candidate and the same thing applies to the winners, who also receive congratulatory messages from well wishers, he added. He said this prevents the defeated MPs from reporting to Parliament the first working day after their victory or defeat. Only seven out of the…

Arsenal defender David Luiz has agreed a new one-year contract with the club. Defenders Pablo Mari and Cedric Soares will also join the Gunners permanently at the end of their loan deals, from Flamengo and Southampton respectively. Meanwhile, midfielder Dani Ceballos has extended his loan deal from Real Madrid until the end of this season. “I am really happy that we will have these players in our squad for the future,” said the Premier League club’s technical director Edu. “They have been part of the long-term technical plan [manager] Mikel [Arteta] and I have developed. They bring the right balance…

One of the primaries of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) put on hold in the Ashanti Region is scheduled to be held today, Wednesday, June 24, 2020. The primary in the Kwadaso Constituency was one of three put on hold on Saturday, when the party elected parliamentary candidates for the December 7 elections, in constituencies it has sitting members of Parliament (MPs) in. About 40 of these MPs lost their bids to represent the party again in the next parliamentary elections. In the Kwadaso Constituency, incumbent Dr Samiu Kwadwo Nuamah will face challenge from Vincent Frimpong Manu and Kingsley Nyarko.…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has placed a phone call to his Nigerian counterpart, Muhammadu Buhari, over the demolition of a building on the premises of the Nigerian High Commission in Accra. Ghana’s leader called President Buhari on Tuesday and assured him of “full investigations into the incident”. This was contained in a statement issued by Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the Nigerian leader, on Tuesday. The demolition of a building meant for staff of the Nigerian High Commission Friday night has generated controversy especially as it infringes on the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. The Minister of…

The total oil production in 2019 exceeded that of 2018 by 15 percent. A statement issued in Accra by the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) said production was 71.4 million (71,439,585) in 2018 compared to 62.1 million (62,135,435.07) barrels. It said the high recorded volume was on account of increased production on Jubilee and SGN fields. The Jubilee Field produced 31.9 million (31,915,377) barrels; the TEN field produced 22.3 million (22,319,137) barrels and the SGN Field produced 17.2 million (17,205,070.85) barrels. In the area of gas production, PIAC said it witnessed its greatest boost since the commercialisation of natural…

Ivan Rakitic scored the only goal as Barcelona beat Athletic Bilbao to move back to the top of La Liga. The substitute latched onto Lionel Messi’s pass before slotting home with 19 minutes to go. It was a 15th La Liga assist of the season for Messi, who remains on 699 career goals despite going close himself on two separate occasions in the closing stages. Real Madrid can go back to the top if they beat Mallorca on Wednesday. Barcelona were far from their best but did enough to grind out this victory. With Real Madrid having a better head-to-head…

Human trials for a Covid-19 vaccine developed by Oxford University are beginning in South Africa and in Brazil. Some 2,000 people in South Africa will be involved in what is widely considered to be one of the earliest and most advanced trials for a vaccine to tackle the pandemic. The first doses of the vaccine are being administered in Johannesburg this week. South Africa has been chosen, not just for its expertise in this field, but because Covid-19 is now spreading fast here. That makes it far easier for scientists to find a community at immediate risk of infection, and…

Founder and leader of Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG) Kofi Akpaloo has lashed out at parliamentary aspirants who purportedly influenced delegates with money in the recent New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary primaries. He has expressed fret over how delegates were supposedly swayed with money in buying their conscience to vote for candidates who are not truly the reflection of the people they represent. He has described the practice as terrifying and invariably posing danger and has the tendency of jeopardizing Ghana’s democracy. Kofi Akpaloo disclosed this in an interview on the Yensempa morning show on Onua FM on Tuesday, emphasizing…