Author: Krobea

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Kpone Katamanso in the Greater Accra Region, Solomon Tetteh Appiah, has declared to ruthlessly deal with families that organize funerals in defiance to the ban on social and public gatherings. Mr Tetteh Appiah is livid about how bereaved families organize private burials for late relatives, totally defying the restrictive measures not to have more than 25 persons in attendance. The Kpone Katamanso MCE has said after exhausting all persuasive means, his assembly would use force to ensure people comply with government’s directives. Solomon Tetteh Appiah disclosed this to Nana Yaw Opare on Mantam Mpuntuo…

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service has begun investigation into a report filed by former President John Dramani Mahama against New Patriotic Party’s Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye DC. Mr Mahama had written to the Director General of the CID through his counsel, Tony Lithur of Lithur Brew law firm, on Monday, May 4, drawing the attention of the security agency to an infringement of Section 208 of Act 29 which talks about publication of false news with intent to cause fear and alarm. Abronye DC, who is also the Bono Region Chairman of the…

Between Tuesday, May 19 and Wednesday, May 20, 173 cases of coronavirus have been recorded in Ghana. This brings to 6,269 the total number of cases recorded in the country. The latest update was released by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) on its website on Wednesday, May 20. The number of deaths remains the same, 31, while the number of recoveries reaches 1,898. Therefore, Ghana is currently managing 4,340 active cases in treatment centres and homes across the country. Eight of these cases are said to be “severe”. So far, the country has run 187,929 tests to confirm the cases,…

The General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu, has taken a swipe at the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), saying even if given 100 years in power, the opposition party cannot match what his party has done in the past three years in terms of achievements. He said the NPP is readying a “dashboard of manifesto promises and achievements” to let Ghanaians appreciate their achievements in the last three years. Mr Boadu was speaking on Wednesday, May 20 in the ‘temperature seat’ on 100 Degrees on Onua TV. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is said to have…

General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) John Boadu has disclosed that despite announcing publicly to boycott the last Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting as a result of the coronaviurs scare, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) sent their Deputy General Secretary, Peter Boamah Otokunor, to attend. But unfortunately, Mr Boadu revealed, Mr Otokunor came to “virtually insult” everybody at the meeting held on Wednesday, March 25, 2020. He said not even persuasion to have him apologise to the noble members of the Committee could get him to withdraw his comments. He walked out on all of them, Mr Boadu…

Popular evangelist Emmanuel Kwaku Apraku, known as ‘Apraku My Daughter’, has passed on days after a video of him drunk went viral. The Founder of erstwhile King Jesus Ministry International (KJMI) had earlier been reported dead but this turned out to be false. A few days ago a video of him drunk went viral which many found embarrassing because of his popularity in leading thousands of followers in the early 2000s. Some said the video was a sign of his end. The person taking the video threatened to put it on social media to let the world see his end.…

Cameroon’s President Paul Biya has addressed the nation for the first time since coronavirus spread to Cameroon on 6 March. Mr Biya urged people in Cameroon to remain calm, trust the government and join the fight against the disease. During his broadcast on state TV he also cancelled this year’s National Day celebrations, marked on 20 May, because of a ban on gatherings. The 87-year-old president praised health workers for their efforts in containing the spread of coronavirus. He warned of economic challenges following the decline in commodity prices and trade. Since the disease spread to Cameroon, there had been…

On Thursday, 14 May, Israeli Ambassador to Ghana Shani Cooper-Zubida called on the National Chief Imam, Osmanu Nuhu Sharubutu. The meeting was to celebrate with the Muslim community in Ghana as they observe the Holy Month of Ramadan and prepare for Eid al Fitr. On behalf of the State of Israel in Accra, Ambassador Shani Cooper also donated three sheep to His Eminence to share among the vulnerable under his care. In her interaction with him, Ambassador Cooper expressed delight for the opportunity to meet him and fulfill the commandment of Zakkah (charity), which is one of the five pillars…

Ghana’s number one television station TV3 Network has this week announced the return of the most popular beauty reality show and one of the most sought after programmes on Ghanaian television, Ghana’s Most Beautiful (GMB).  Four Ghanaian celebrities – Lydia Forson, Prince David Osei, Salma Mumin and Adjetey Annan – are this year joining TV3 to scout the entire country to find the 16 beauties to compete in the 2020 edition of the show. The registration process for this year’s edition is currently underway and this commences the search for the most beautiful Ghanaian woman. GMB is open to Ghanaian…

The Deputy Director of Prisons at the Koforidua Prisons, ADP Joseph Asabri, says the GH¢1.80 for a three-square would not make it possible for prisoners to have the luxury of enjoying a balanced diet to boost their immune systems against Covid-19 as the president has encouraged. “Government feeds one prisoner, GH¢1.80 a day,” ADP Asabri said. “We pay suppliers and buy fire wood out of that, so in effect the GH¢1.80 is less for three square meals.” He added: “So eating a balanced diet with meals such as Kontomire, Dawadawa and the rest would be difficult to manage with the…