Author: Krobea

Gospel musician Patience Nyarko has revealed that remaking hymns will make her a lazy artiste since she has the ability to write her own songs. In an interview on Onua FM’s Efie Ne Fie with Dr. Prekese on Friday, May 22, the Obi Nyanime hitmaker admitted that although she likes to sing hymns, she does not see the need to remake them, put them on her album, and sell them. According to her, God has given her the gift to write her own songs and does not see the need to remake hymns and call it her own. She, however,…

Royal Foam Factory in Asokore Mampong in the Ashanti Region was gutted by fire Friday evening. The inferno is said to have started around 5:00pm and it took fire fighters well over three hours to bring it under control. Our Ashanti Region correspondent, Ibrahim Abubakar, reported officers from the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) dispatched to the scene found it a tall order to control the situation as there was no water hydrant in the area. About seven fire tenders were, however, spotted at the scene, 3news.com’s correspondent said.   Ibrahim Abubakar reported that two of the officers had to…

A heavy downpour in the evening of Wednesday, May 20 resulted in flooding in some parts of the West Mamprusi Municipality, destroying close to 40 houses and displacing 197 people. Most of the homes in Nabulugu had their roofs ripped off, forcing residents to evacuate. The Municipal Chief Executive, Arimeyaw Somo Lucky, and the municipal NADMO coordinator together with the municipal Police Commander visited the community to ascertain the extent of damage. Commuters and other road users in Walewale, the municipal capital, were also left stranded after hours of the heavy downpour. Major areas including Nayiri fong, Fongni, Moshi Fong…

The New Juaben South Municipality, which covers the capital of the Eastern Region, Koforidua, has recorded two cases of Covid-19. The Birim North District in the Region has also recorded a case. Figures from the collated data from the Regional Health Directorate put the regional case count at 117. The addition of the two new districts brings the total number of metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies (MMDAs) in the Region to confirm cases to 11 out of 33. All cases are in good condition and responding to treatment, the Directorate stated. Per the cases being managed, 88 per cent are…

The United Bank for Africa (UBA) is set to celebrate African Union Day with a virtual dialogue on the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). UBA Group worldwide has owned the AU Day celebration for the past few years with a vibrant and colourful presentation of the African culture. As part of the celebration, UBA organizes thought leadership sessions to deliberate on important topics that affect the continent. The topic for this years’ discussion is: ‘Domestic Policies, Regional Growth Plans, and A Global Agenda: SDGs & African Development at Crossroads’. This year’s session will be panelled by Regional CEO,…

Vice Chairperson for the Committee on Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Ebenezer Kojo Kum has questioned the motive behind a motion filed by Bawku Central Member of Parliament (MP) Mahama Ayariga against a Constitutional Instrument (CI) from the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC). The MP for Ahanta West Constituency in the Western Region has described the motion as baseless and incoherent. He says the CI has gone through all the required stages in Parliament hence the motion filed against it by the Bawku Central MP is baseless and premature. Speaking to Nana Yaw Opare on the Yensempa morning show on Onua…

The Ghana National Gas Company Limited has averred that liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from the Atuabo Gas Processing Plant is produced from the rich and sweet feedstock with negligible amounts of undesirable compounds. The Company maintained that as the leading producer and marketer of domestic LPG, “Ghana Gas ensures that the quality of LPG and the standards for the quality determination of LPG are in alignment with both local and international standards”. Executive Director of the Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) Duncan Amoah in an interview with TV3 raised red flags over the quality of LPG being supplied from the…

Without a doubt, ladies have their opinions and perspective to every topic, situation or issue. And as some may argue, it appears the rules are different for women when it comes to women expressing their sentiments and reservations. Ghana’s fastest growing Ghanaian local language channel providing news, current affairs, entertainment and lifestyle programming Onua TV is introducing an exciting show which focuses on women and their opinions. Dubbed ‘Girlz Kasa’, the show airs every Saturday from 5:30pm to 6:30pm, starting from Saturday, May 23, 2020. The one-hour fun, thought-provoking talk show with no-holds-barred interviews will be hosted by three exciting…

A section of assembly members in the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipal Assembly in the Western Region were on Friday allegedly prevented from taking part in the confirmation exercise of Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) nominee Benjamin Kessie. The assembly members, who numbered 22, were reported to have been prevented from entering the voting grounds by heavily armed policemen “allegedly on orders from above”. One of the affected, assembly member for Kwabedu Paa Kwesi Ephraim, in an interview with Connect FM explained that on Thursday they had information that a plan had been hatched to clandestinely confirm the nomination of Benjamin Kessie early…

A member of the 1979 Revolution, Osahene Kwadwo Boakye-Djan, has defended comments he is accused of making against the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC). He said he is not part of the “class of people” who deny making statements attributed to them. Speaking on TV3’s Hot Issues on Thursday, May 21, the retired army officer said he made the statement out of his experience as an intelligence officer with several years of experience in the army. The retired senior army officer was picked up on Tuesday, May 19 by officials of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service…