Author: Krobea

Corona has afforded many the opportunity to discover their talents and one of such is a budding vocalist, Eddy Folley. The young gospel artiste, with over a decade experience, has done a couple of covers and music lovers are already in love with them. One of his covers that has recently moved his fans to tears is that of Osibisa’s ‘Woyaya’ released in 1971. https://youtu.be/z_Ykqdf0CyM Speaking in an interview, the young talent said, “My team and I are prepared for greater works like never before. We are here to touch lives.” https://youtu.be/-I9H4hhZSts Eddy Folley has a praise medley to his…

A parliamentary aspirant for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Kwesimentsim Constituency of the Western Region, Dr. Prince Hamid Armah, has provided insurance cover for all 372 delegates in the constituency. The one-year insurance package covers their spouses and three children each. The insurance package offers an amount of GH¢5,000 each for group cover, critical illness, Covid-19 and spousal cover while it offers GH¢3,000 for child cover and GH¢1,000 for medical expenses. Speaking to 3news.com after handing over the package to the beneficiaries, Dr. Prince Armah explained the gesture is to help delegates overcome risks they face while working…

Policy think tank IMANI-AFRICA and the Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability (ASEPA) have petitioned the Asantehene and Asanteman Traditional Council over the new voters’ register. The two civil society groups described as worrying the entrenched position taken by the Electoral Commission (EC) to compile a new voters’ register. The EC has resolved to compile a new voters’ register for the December 7 general elections, starting late this month. But some political parties, including the leading opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), are against the decision. Civil Society Organizations like IMANI-AFRICA have consistently questioned the timelines set by the EC…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed his deep condolences to the family and loved ones of the late George Floyd. The Ghanaian leader said the death of Floyd, 46, will inspire change in the United States of America (USA) as regards racism and hate. Floyd lost his life on Monday, May 25 after a Minneapolis police officer, Derek Chauvin, pinned him down with his knee for eight minutes 46 seconds, in a video that brought the incident to light. The police were phoned by a neighbourhood grocery store alleging that Floyd had paid with a counterfeit $20 note. The…

Odion Ighalo will stay at Manchester United until 2021, the English club confirmed on Monday. A big change to an earlier rumoured move away from United, both clubs have agreed that he stays on to continue with the fine form he has exhibited so far. United Coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer expressed his appreciation to the Chinese club, saying it allows Ighalo to continue playing for his dream club. “It’s been a dream for him and hopefully he can finish what he started and win a trophy with us,” Ole said. Ighalo joined Manchester United in January on loan. He scored…

The Ghana Premier League is set for a prolonged spell on the touchlines after President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo extended the ban on sporting activities to July 31st in his Sunday night address. Officials of the Ghana Football Association were confident clubs would be allowed back in training soon but despite easing restrictions on religious gatherings, education for final year students and insisting that “we could not live with these restrictions forever”, sporting activities will not be allowed to resume. While non-contact sports such as golf and tennis is allowed to resume, the President said other sporting events remains prohibited…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Sunday, May 31 announced a “phased approach” to easing Ghana’s coronavirus restrictions. It was his Update Number 10 since Wednesday, March 11 when he addressed the nation on Ghana’s preparedness to the fight against a possible outbreak, then, of the coronavirus disease. Click to read his full address here Source: 3news.com|Ghana

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced that an “abridged format” of religious services will be allowed in Ghana from Friday, June 5 as part of measures taken to ease the restrictions put in place in the outbreak of the coronavirus disease. Addressing the country in his 10th nationwide broadcast on Sunday, May 31, President Akufo-Addo said the easing of restrictions on religious services is just part of Stage One of the whole process. The president had announced the closure of churches and mosques on Sunday, March 15, a few days after Ghana recorded its first two index cases of…

Ghana’s coronavirus cases have risen to 8,070 as at Sunday, May 31. Out of this, 2,947 have recovered with 36 deaths, leaving 5,087 active cases under various treatment regimes. These were made known by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in his 10th update on government’s measures taken to stem the spread of the viral disease. Ghana first recorded its two index cases of the virus on Thursday, March 12, triggering measures by government to slow the spread of the disease. The country has since recorded fluctuations in cases. Despite an assurance by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) that Ghana had…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says Ghana’s borders will continue to be closed to human traffic “until further notice”. However, he pointed out that a special dispensation will be given to Ghanaians abroad who wish to be evacuated back home. The President made this known in his 10th nationwide broadcast on Sunday on measures taken to ease the restrictions imposed on Ghanaians in the fight against the coronavirus disease. Ghana’s land, sea and air borders were first shut to human traffic by an Executive Instrument (EI) on Sunday, March 22 after most of the confirmed cases of coronavirus then were…