Author: Krobea

Supreme Court judge Paul Baffoe-Bonnie has paid tribute to Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, his roommate for five years in their law school days. Lawyer Owusu Afriyie, popularly known as Sir John, passed away on Wednesday, July 1 at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital after a short illness. Many tributes have poured in for the late Chief Executive Officer of the Forestry Commission. His role in the New Patriotic Party (NPP), having served as its General Secretary between 2010 and 2014, has been much talked about. During the landmark election petition in 2013, Sir John faced nine eminent Supreme Court judges after…

Over 200 health workers including 99 medical doctors have petitioned the Chair of the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) to halt the ongoing mass voter registration exercise in order to prevent Ghana from suffering potentially thousands of deaths from coronavirus. The petition to Jean Adukwei Mensa is the second by these health workers. In the first dated Wednesday, June 24, the health workers cautioned the EC on its intention to conduct the exercise as they claimed it would lead to increased cases of Covid-19 and related deaths. “The response from officialdom was that all public health protocols and precautions against Covid-19…

Oh no I’m not self-promoting for your employment. Please, there’s a far simpler explanation for the header and headline: it’s clickbait. This is a much more attractive heading than ‘ways to apply for a job’. I expect this article heading to stand out and make you want to read at least a couple line. THIS is the kind of attitude that I feel is needed in these dire times if you seek a hire. It’s an absolute fact that if you seek to be employed during a pandemic, impressing your prospective employer is a definite must. Remember when many Ghanaians…

It’s an exciting time for viewers of Onua TV and lovers of quality entertainment content on television as the fastest growing Ghanaian local language channel, Onua TV, is set to premiere a new reality dating show. Dubbed Odo Fever, the show is scheduled to be start airing on Onua TV from this Saturday, July 11 at 8pm and will continue every Saturday same time. For the first season of Odo Fever, two bachelors looking for partners will get the opportunity to spend eight weeks with twelve single ladies also looking for love. On the weekly episodes, there will be exciting…

Sergio Ramos scored the only goal for a second consecutive game as Real Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao to move closer to the La Liga title. Ramos slammed home a penalty – just as he did on Thursday against Getafe – after Dani Garcia fouled Marcelo in a decision given by VAR. He has scored five goals in seven matches – all wins – since the restart. Defending champions Barcelona took the gap back to four points when they beat Villarreal 4-1 on Sunday night. Real Madrid’s win over Athletic Bilbao was a game of few goalscoring chances, with Thibaut Courtois…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is in Ghana self-isolating at the Presidential Villa inside the Jubilee House, the Head of Communications at the Presidency has stated. This comes after a local newspaper, The Herald, reported on Sunday that President Akufo-Addo had been “flown out of the country to London for Covid-19 treatment”. “It is clearly a figment of the author’s imagination,” Eugene Arhin posted on Facebook on Sunday. The President is said to have been exposed to Covid-19 and, on the advice of his doctors, proceeded on a 14-day self-isolation. Mr Arhin said the president is in the country and…

Government has directed all ministries, departments and agencies as well as metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies to strictly consider locally assembled vehicles when procuring such from hence. This was contained in a memo issued by the Chief of Staff on Friday, July 3. The Ministry of Trade and Industry is expected to furnish all stakeholders with companies that are assembling vehicles in the country. “This policy/decision will not only help industrialise the economy,but also boost employment , encourage investment and help government preserve foreign exchange,” the memo by Akosua Frema Osei-Opare said. “All MDAs, MMDAs and other government establishments are…

A professor of epidemiology, Fred Newton Binka, has predicted that Ghana will hit the 50,000-mark in Covid-19 cases in no time. He said this is as a result of the wanton disregard of the public to all the safety protocols in preventing the disease. Ghana has so far recorded 20,085 cases of the virus since its outbreak on Thursday, March 12, 2020. One hundred and twenty-two persons have lost their lives while 14,870 persons have beaten the disease. But speaking on The Key Points on TV3/3FM on Saturday, July 3, Prof Binka says the country will be hitting 50,000 soon.…

US rapper Kanye West has said he is running for president, potentially pitting him against a man he says he admires, Donald Trump. “We must now realize the promise of America by trusting God, unifying our vision and building our future,” he tweeted. “I am running for president of the United States!” His wife Kim Kardashian West and entrepreneur Elon Musk endorsed him. But it’s unclear whether West is really running. He does not appear to have registered his name with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) for November’s election. The closest name the FEC database shows is a candidate called…

The Director of Electoral Services of the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) says the election-management body cannot be held responsible for the wanton abandonment of Covid-19 preventive protocols at registration centres. Dr Serebour Quaicoe says the Commission has done its part by putting in place all the measures but it behoves on other stakeholders, particular individuals to be responsible. The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) had called for the prosecution of all EC officials as well as political party agents for any breaches of Covid-19 protocols that will lead to mass infections. In a statement issued prior to the start of the…