Author: Krobea

The government has not yet taken a decision on when to reopen schools in Ghana, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, the Deputy Education Minister in charge of Basic and Secondary Education, has said. At the moment, he said, the Ghana Education Service (GES), the Ministry of Education and health authorities are engaging stakeholders on the way forward for the schools but no decision has been taken yet. News making rounds suggest the government is likely to reopen schools in the first week of June in spite of the increasing number of the coronavirus cases. Speaking on the Sunrise morning show hosted…

Some things in life are relative. In fact, every description is relative. It depends on the perspective of the one doing the judging. Your beautiful car may not necessarily be beautiful to another. When you say you have given your best shot at something, to another person, it may be their worst.  The richest man in one village may be the poorest elsewhere. As we grow up, the reality of life’s relativity hits us even harder. You attend a good senior high school in your estimation but, to others, it may not be good enough. You graduate from university with…

Ghanaian female songstress and rapper Eno Barony has asked her colleague female artistes to spend energy and resources in making money for themselves rather engaging in lyrical beefs that sometimes get personal. Her comments come after some of her colleagues – Sista Afia and Freda Rhymz – turned their lyrical beef into a physical fight, which many have described as blockbuster movie. The two nearly exchanged blows on the premises of Media General last Monday. Speaking on the Sunrise morning show hosted by Alfred Ocansey on 3FM Wednesday, May 20, Eno Barony said she gave a piece of advice in…

The Founder and leader of the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG), Percival Kofi Akpaloo, has threatened to seek court injunction on the upcoming 2020 general elections if the Electoral commission, Ghana (EC) does not compile a new voter register. He has said the current register is bloated and cannot be used to conduct successful and peaceful elections, hence his insistent call for a new register. Mr Akpaloo has vehemently averred to legally forbid the EC on carrying out its mandate if the current voter register is not changed and would make sure no one gets the opportunity to contest for…

The total number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in Ghana since Thursday, March 12 is 6,096. This is according to the latest update released by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) on Tuesday, May 19. The total number of active cases, however, is 4,292. There are no deaths in the latest update – still 31 – while the recoveries increased to 1,773. The total number of tests administered as of May 19, 2020 was 184, 343. Regional breakdown: Greater Accra Region – 4,536 Ashanti Region – 888 Central Region – 256 Western Region – 111 Eastern Region – 100 Western North Region – 57 Volta Region – 41…

It is a modern player’s prerogative to change his mind. That has been one of the tricky things about completing football transfers. Club administrators usually keep their cards to their chest until all this done before the final reveal and this as Michael Essien revealed in is recent interview proves it quite evidently. Essien in the interview revealed that he was very close to joining Liverpool back in 2002 – just a year after he had moved to play his football for French side, Bastia. The midfielder at the time was one of the most promising players in Europe and…

The Ghana Embassy in the United States of America (USA) has revealed that 20 Ghanaians have died from the coronavirus in that part of the world. Kofi Tonto, an official at the Public Affairs Department at the Embassy, told Alfred Ocansey in an interview on the Sunrise morning show on 3FM Monday, May 18 that this figure was generated from members of the Ghanaian community especially in New York and New Jersey, which are the hardest hit cities in the US as far as Covid-19 is concerned. Mr Tonto said the embassy is yet to obtain official data on the…

The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, said the recent response by the National Identification Authority (NIA) to his concerns of a rigging ploy “doesn’t make sense to me”. He said there are huge discrepancies in the number of registrants in strongholds of his party and those of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). Mr Ofosu Ampofo alleged recently at a press conference that the NIA is colluding with the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) to rig the December 7 polls for Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. But the Authority dismissed the allegations, challenging the largest opposition party…

National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Samuel Ofosu Ampofo has raised concerns that a compilation of a new voters’ register could see more minors getting registered. He said this issue, which was a challenge to the Dr Kwadwo Afari Gyan-led Electoral Commission (EC) in 2012, has been corrected over the years. But compiling a new register now, Mr Ofosu Ampofo argued, will see that problem rearing its head again. The NDC National Chairman expressed this concern on 100 Degrees on Onua TV on Monday, May 18. The largest opposition party has made its position on the decision by…

Tanzania has revealed plans of opening up its country to start receiving tourists. The move, according to the country’s Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism, was taken after meetings between the Ministry and stakeholders in the country’s tourism sector. With over 509 cases and 21 deaths, as of Monday, May 18, Tanzania is one of the fewer hit countries when it comes to the coronavirus pandemic. As countries are beginning to open up gradually, the East African nation believes that the time is right for it to start receiving tourists. This will, however, be done with caution, Dr. Hamisi A.…