Author: Krobea

A member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Richard Ahiagbah, says the National Democratic Congress (NDC) ought not to be encouraged in their claims against the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) and the National Identification Authority (NIA) as regards the preparations towards the December 7 elections. According to Mr Ahiagbah, the largest opposition party has ignored every process every step of the way and rather resorted to throwing tantrums. “And I think that that is unfortunate and that should not be encouraged by every means because really we are going to go for the elections whether they like it or not.”…

Nana Kwaku Osei, popularly known in showbiz as Nacee, has described 90 per cent of Ghanaian gospel artiste managers as people who follow their musicians and perform errand duties for them. According to Nacee, who is an astute sound engineer as well, these managers of gospel musicians are more like followers. “My work as a musician is to come out with good songs,” he observed. “Gospel artiste managers are supposed to go all out to get me endorsement deals, gigs and sell the products, that is the song and the artiste but most of these managers are just there. “They…

Former US President Barack Obama has criticised his successor Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus crisis. In an online address to graduating college students, he said the pandemic had shown that many officials “aren’t even pretending to be in charge”. It is the second time in recent days that Mr Obama has hit out at the Trump administration’s coronavirus response. He said it had been “an absolute chaotic disaster” during a leaked conference call last week. The former president also gave an address to high school students that was hosted by NBA star LeBron James and was part of a…

Ghana’s coronavirus recovery rate seems to have upped over the last few days. After 786 patients recovered on Friday, almost 300 more have recovered from the virus. Precisely, 294 is the latest number of recovered patients, according to the update released by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) on Saturday. Ninety-seven have also tested positive for the virus, bringing the country’s cumulative cases to 5,735. One more has been counted as dead, therefore bringing to 29 the total number of fatalities. The latest figures have significantly reduced Ghana’s active cases from 4,150 to 3,952. These cases are being managed at treatment…

After triggering one of the fiercest beefs ever to have been witnessed in the female music scene in Ghana, Sista Afia has confessed that Eno is a good rapper. According to her, Eno is an amazing rapper who is underrated in Ghana. Sista Afia’s confession will come as a shock to many especially when for some days now she had ignited a lot of controversy after the release of her song ‘WMT’ on April 22. While Sista Afia did not mention names, some people have concluded that she took jabs at Sister Derby, Wendy Shay, and Efia Odo in the…

Gospel musician Patience Nyarko says award-winning artiste Joe Mettle may not find his mettle when the Methodist Church or the Church of Pentecost directs that their songs should not be used by musicians in Ghana. “How many English songs has Joe Mettle composed in this country? Let [the Church of] Pentecost and Methodist Church come out with a directive that no musician should sing their songs, I tell you he will fall,” she said on Onua TV on Saturday, May 16. Discussing the state of gospel music on the television station’s weekend entertainment talk show Anigye Mmre, UK-based Ghanaian event…

Erling Braut Haaland scored for Borussia Dortmund as they marked the return of the Bundesliga during the coronavirus outbreak with a convincing derby win over Schalke. The game will mostly be remembered for the surreal circumstances in which it was played, as Germany became the first major league in Europe to resume action behind closed doors. There was an eerie atmosphere at Dortmund’s iconic Signal Iduna Park stadium, with every shout by players or coaches audible, and social distancing protocol followed by substitutes and during goal celebrations. Haaland opened the scoring with a trademark cool finish, flicking home Thorgen Hazard’s…

A post-mortem examination of the helicopter crash that killed basketball star Kobe Bryant has ruled blunt force trauma as the cause of death for all nine victims. The 180-page report also found that the pilot, 50-year-old Ara Zobayan, tested negative for drugs and alcohol. The cause of the 26 January crash, which occurred in California amid heavy fog, is still being investigated. Bryant’s 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, was with him on board the helicopter. The passengers – which included two of Gianna’s basketball teammates, their relatives and a coach – were on their way to a tournament in Thousand Oaks where…

The North East Regional Communication Officer of the NDC, Imoro Abdul Razak, has accused the Chief Executive Officer of the National Service Secretariat, Yussif Mustapha, of being behind the delay by government to make payments to Tass-kalia Construction Ltd in order for the company to complete work on the 34km Yagaba/Kubori/Mankarigu road. Tass-Kalia Construction Ltd went through competitive bidding and won the 34km Yagaba/Kubori/Mankarigu road project in 2016. The contractor moved to site and commenced work on the project but due to a directive by the government for all contractors to stop work on ongoing projects, the project stalled. Tass-kalia…

A Political Science Lecturer at the University of Cape Coast (UCC), Jonathan Asante Okyere, has questioned the motive of Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) to compile a new voters’ register for the December 7 general elections regardless of the concerns raised by political parties and other stakeholders. He believes the Commission seems to have a hidden agenda in compiling the new register. He has indicated that the Commissioners should be held responsible if anything happens during and after the elections. Jonathan Asante Okyere disclosed this on Friday, May15 when speaking on the Yensempa morning show on Onua FM. He maintained that…