Author: Krobea

Human rights lawyer Francis-Xavier Sosu has slammed actress Akuapem Poloo for posing nude with his seven-year-old son. According to him, the act by the actress is a classic case of child abuse. The controversial actress shared the racy photo, showed her completely naked squatting before her son, who wore only briefs, as they held hands to mark his seventh birthday. Akuapem Poloo got social media buzzing on Tuesday, with a greater number of people in an out of Ghana, condemning her for the photo she shared on Instagram. She captioned the photo “this is how naked I was giving birth…

A Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Carlos Kingsley Ahenkorah, who is also Member of Parliament for Tema West Constituency, has denied reports that he has been admitted at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital on suspicion of contracting coronavirus. The reports making rounds online said he was on admission together with former National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Peter Mac Manu. The reports trickled in shortly after the news on the death of former NPP General Secretary Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie broke. According to Mr Ahenkorah, he was only admitted at the hospital…

Black Queens head coach Mercy Tagoe-Quarcoo, in an interview with TV3, has said she is disappointed that the African Women Cup of Nations has been postponed. However, she does not blame CAF for the decision because she believes it was made to keep footballers from harm’s way. “[It is] very disappointing, but you can’t blame anybody; apparently, everybody is protecting him or herself from contracting the virus, so I believe CAF and FIFA are also doing same; they are trying to protect the football fraternity.” Speaking on the postponement of the AWCON 2020 to 2022, she said the decision was…

The Ghana Health Services (GHS) insists it will not name government officials who have tested positive for Covid-19 because it is not necessary. Director General Dr. Patrick Kuma-Aboagye told journalists at the Ministry of Information press update on Thursday that it was not ethically right to name individuals who have contracted the coronavirus because it is a personal decision. “As I mentioned, I cannot really ethically, tell you all these numbers and mention names and their status. “It cannot be done,” he said before making a comparison with the way he claims the media has handled Covid-19 outbreaks in its…

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has directed that all party flags at all its offices be flown at half-mast for the next seven days in honour of former General Secretary Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie. Sir John, as he is affectionately called, passed to eternity at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital on Wednesday, July 1 after a short illness. A statement issued by General Secretary John Boadu on Thursday, July 2 said the party received the news of Sir John’s passing with “profound shock and disbelief”. It described him as “a party kingpin by all standards”. “The party is indeed saddened by…

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has sent his “heartfelt” condolences to the family of the late Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie on his demise. Mr Owusu Afriyie, one time General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), died on Wednesday, July 1 at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital after a short illness. He is said to have been admitted at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Hospital. Taking to his official Twitter account to break the news, the Vice President said he didn’t know his conversation with Sir John on Tuesday, June 30 would be his last. “Sir John was a…

Ghana’s Covid-19 cases have risen to 18,134 following the confirmation of 393 new infections. This was contained in a release on Wednesday, July 1 on the latest case count by the Disease Surveillance Department of the Ghana Health Service (GHS). From the latest statistics, the total number of infections in the Greater Accra Region has gone beyond 10,000. The Region’s official cumulative tally is currently 10,087. This is more than each of Ghana’s three neighbouring countries: Togo (661), Burkina Faso (962) and La Cote d’Ivoire (9,101). Unfortunately, five more persons have lost the battle to the virus, bringing the total…

Former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie has passed away, 3news.com can confirm. The renowned lawyer-cum-politician passed away at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital after a short illness, 3news.com gathered. He was said to have been admitted at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the hospital for an ailment suspected to be coronavirus. Until his death, Mr Owusu Afriyie was the Chief Executive Officer of the Forestry Commission. Before then, he served the ruling party as its General Secretary between 2010 and 2014 when the late Jake Obetsebi Lamptey was the National Chairman. He lost…

Residents of Ketu South municipality have been urged to go about their daily duties “without fear”. This followed a meeting by the Volta Regional Peace Council with authorities, local and traditional. The Council paid a visit to the municipality on Tuesday, June 30 following concerns raised about the presence of security officers in the border town. The presence of the joint security team has generated agitation among the residents, some of whom have threatened to retaliate in case of attack by any security officer. The Minister of Defence, Dominic Nitiwul, had told the nation last Monday that the security officers…

It is absolutely horrendous and shameful that (antique) local language literature books have virtually become extinct in Ghana. Growing up, my siblings and I read a lot of these books, specifically Akan literature books including Mpuasa Ntiamoah, Guasohantan, ɔsabarima, Obeede, Aku Sika, Yaw Donkɔ, Merehua among others. These books were not only entertaining but also didactic as they taught a lot of morals, as well as helped us understand our cultural heritage and history. Guasohantan for instance advises against extravagance and arrogance while advocating humility. ɔsabarima is a play that recounts the Akuapem and Akwamu war. The story reaffirms how…