Author: Krobea

The Minority in Parliament has served notice of boycotting the official visit of the Chief Justice, Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, to the legislative assembly. According to the Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, the Chief Justice acted in bad faith by leaving his members to attacks from all and sundry when they decided not to be involved in his vetting. “We in the Minority don’t see him as a tolerant head of the judiciary,” Mr Afenyo-Markin said at a press conference on Monday, January 26. The presser at the DF Annan Auditorium in Parliament is to hold the government accountable after a year in…

The former Member of Parliament for Ahafo Ano South East, Kwame Adabo, has urged members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to continue the party’s tradition of retaining its presidential candidates after initial defeats at the polls. Addressing NPP delegates during Dr. Bawumia’s campaign engagements with delegates of his constituency, the former MP said both John Agyekum Kufuor and Nana Akufo-Addo, who all ended up being elected presidents, were retained by the party after they lost on their first attempts. He argued that the tradition ought to continue, adding that Dr Bawumia has done nothing wrong and there is no…

About 130 nurses are leaving Accra for Saint John’s to serve in various health facilities in Antigua and Barbuda. The nurses have been trained in the area of midwifery, mental health and general health. The move is under the Ghana Labour Exchange Programme of the current administration. “Ghana Labour Exchange Programme is one of the interventions by His Excellency John Dramani Mahama, President of the Republic of Ghana, to create more jobs for the good people of this country,” Minister of Health Kwabena Mintah Akandoh said on Monday, January 26. He explained that the Mahama-led administration inherited a backlog of…

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has dismissed media reports that 60 percent of applicants for recruitment tested positive for HIV/AIDS. This according to the reports was obtained from the medical screening done as part of the process. However, a press release issued by GAF on Sunday, January 25 said: “The medical screening is ongoing and no results have been declared as at now.” It described the reports as fake, promising “to trace the originators of the mischievous content”. “The Ghana Armed Forces once again urges media practitioners especially content creators and bloggers/vloggers to be circumspect and crosscheck their facts before…

Former Vice President and New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer aspirant Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has urged delegates of the party to rally behind him to build a better party all members will be proud of. In a post on his Facebook page, Dr. Bawumia said a win for him in Saturday’s Presidential Primaries will be a win for all members of the party, which will mark the beginning of rebuilding the party capable of winning to serve the country. “Let’s win together on 31st January for a greater NPP for all, which will win and be of immense service to Ghana…

Karpowership Ghana has commemorated International Day of Education by hosting Engineering students from Takoradi Technical University (TTU), who are beneficiaries of the company’s scholarship scheme, aboard its Powership. The International Day of Education, a UNESCO initiative marked annually on January 24, was celebrated this year under the theme, ‘The Power of Youth in Co-Creating Education’. The theme highlights the critical role young people play as active partners in shaping inclusive, relevant, and future-ready education systems. In line with this global call, the Powership Tour was designed to place students at the centre of the learning experience by exposing them to…

Private legal practitioner Kow Essuman says Ghana would have been benefitting a lot from the Agyapa Minerals Royalty Limited by now if not for personal interests including politics. With gold prices now soaring, he said a lot of money would have been flowing into the economy. “The gold price when Asaase Royalties (later Agyapa Royalties) was birthed and ready to be listed on the London Stock Exchange was approximately $1,300,” he wrote on his official Facebook page. “There was a strong appetite for the listing, with over $750m to be raised by floating 49% of the shares on the stock…

Former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia will win next week’s New Patriotic Party (NPP) Presidential Primaries by a commanding 57% mark, research outfit Global Info Analytics has boldly predicted. In its final survey report released on Friday, Global InfoAnalytics predicted that Bawumia will be retained by NPP delegates as the party’s flagbearer for the 2028 election, and 57% of the delegates will endorse him. Following Dr. Bawumia at second place is Kennedy Agyapong, who Global InfoAnalytics predicts will get 28% of the votes, followed by Dr. Bryan Acheampong at 13%. According to the survey, former Education Minister Dr. Osei Yaw…

The widow of the Member of Parliament for Ayawaso East Constituency has declared her intention to contest the National Democratic Congress (NDC) primaries on Saturday, February 7. In a press release dated Thursday, January 22, 2026, Hajia Amina Adam says though the times are difficult for her due to the sudden demise of the MP, Mahama Naser Toure, she cannot but listen to “the wise counsel” of the people. “There has been a clarion call from many quarters in my constituency and beyond to step into the shoes of my late husband who served the East Ayawaso Constituency with distinction.…

New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Obuasi West Constituency Kwaku Kwarteng has urged members of the opposition party and Ghanaians in general to accept the temperament of Kennedy Ohene Agyapong. The former Deputy Finance Minister argues that the NPP flagbearer aspirant may have his bad side but his ruthlessness is what Ghana needs to develop at this moment. “If he can fix the problem and create jobs for our youth, I would rather have such a leader than to say that I want a calm, temperamental person who is timid in the face of problems,” he indicated…