Author: Krobea

Three Ghanaian citizens – Elikem Kotoko, Stephen Kwabena Attuh and issifu Seidu Kudus Gbeadese – have finally submitted a petition at the United Nations to have President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo removed as Co-Chair of the Eminent Group of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Advocates. The petition dated Monday, March 10, 2020 was addressed to the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres. In their petition, the three said President Akufo-Addo has simply lost his “credence” and “relevance” to serve as the Co-Chair with Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg. They claim the Ghanaian leader should be “removed from same to salvage the sanctity…

Diagnostic Medical imaging is the technique and process of creating visual representations of the interior of a body (Anatomical) for clinical analysis and medical intervention, as well as visual representation of the function of organs or tissues (Physiological). All these procedures are handle by the imaging team to advance a better understanding of the complex practices and protocols behind each image. The team comprises; Radiologist, Medical Physicists, Biomedical Engineers, Radiation Technologists and other supporting staff, who collaborate to advance the course of the imaging process to the benefits of patients. Interestingly, there have been an increase used of medical imaging…

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Parliamentary Candidate for the Tamale Central Constituency, Dr. Ibrahim Imoro Anyars, has pledged to support Tamale West Hospital and the Tamale Central Hospital. According to him, these hospitals lack hot water facilities in the delivery of healthcare services to patients. Against this background, Dr. Anyars has promised to provide the facilities to the two hospitals. The hospitals, which are situated in a constituency he wants to serve as Member in Parliament, serve thousands. This came to light after Dr Anyars, popularly known as ‘Barhama’, led a thorough cleanup exercise and donated to the Tamale Central…

There was near fisticuffs at the site of the Adiboo Dam in the Yendi Municipal Assembly of the Northern Region as supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) clashed with their counterparts in the National Democratic Congress (NDC) on Wednesday. The NDC led by its Communications Officer, Sammy Gyamfi, had highlighted the state in which some of the dams under construction under the One-Village One-Dam Policy are. He had been at the Nakpachee One Village One Dam site, punching holes into the cost of the project. But supporters of the NPP, probably getting wind of the arrival of Sammy Gyamfi…

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Western North Region has called on government to put in place strong mechanisms to monitor activities in communities bordering Ivory Coast to avert any case of Covid-19. The opposition party is alarmed that the level of interaction among Ghanaians and Ivorians along the border makes the country highly susceptible. “The Western North Region is a fragile region in respect of this virus. The region shares direct border with Ivory Coast or Coté d’Ivoire and that makes it dangerous for us even now that a case has been recorded in Coté d’Ivoire. We go…

Holders Liverpool were knocked out of the Champions League with a dramatic extra-time defeat by Atletico Madrid in the last 16. A finely balanced second leg turned on a catastrophic blunder by goalkeeper Adrian. Jurgen Klopp’s side – seeking to win the trophy for a seventh time – thought they had overturned Atletico’s 1-0 advantage from the first leg when Roberto Firmino’s first goal at Anfield this season at the start of the added 30 minutes gave them the lead in the tie. Georginio Wijnaldum’s first-half header was full reward for Liverpool laying siege to the Atletico goal for much…

Interim coach of Hearts of Oak Edward Nii Odoom says he knew his side will record a goal fest in their Ghana Premier League clash with city rivals Great Olympics given the scoring form at training prior to the game. The Phobians beat Great Olympics 4-0 Wednesday night at the Accra Stadium in their highest win this season. The match was a Match Day 14 fixture with Hearts of Oak playing as the home side. Benjamin Afutu got a brace in a man-of-the-match display while Joseph Esso and Dan Afriyie also recorded their names on the score sheet. The win…

US President Donald Trump has announced sweeping new travel restrictions on Europe in a bid to combat the spread of the coronavirus. But he said the “strong but necessary” restrictions would not apply to the UK, which has 460 cases of the virus. A presidential proclamation issued later specified that only travellers from the 26 countries in the Schengen border-free travel area were barred. This leaves a number of other European countries including Ireland unaffected. “To keep new cases from entering our shores, we will be suspending all travel from Europe,” Mr Trump said from the Oval Office on Wednesday…

Transport operators and the Ministry of Transport (MoT) will meet in the coming week to deliberate on whether to reduce transport fares to commensurate with the impending 15 per cent reduction in the prices of fuel at the pump. The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) is estimating a 15 percent reduction in the prices of fuel at the pump from March 15, 2020. The Chief Executive Officer of the NPA, Hassan Tampuli, is quoted as saying: “We believe that by the next pricing window, from what we have seen with the movement of the products, the prices and so forth, we’re…

Unauthorized sand winning activities by persons believed to be from the palace of the chief of Amrahia in the Kpone Katamanso District of the Greater Accra Region have left property owners and residents with no option than to call for government’s immediate intervention. Indiscriminate sand winning has destroyed farms of innocent persons while landowners are facing threats of losing their property with demands made on them by the perpetrators to make re-payments. Buildings have been left hanging as the top soils have been indiscriminately extracted for sale.   Calls to have government intervene have fallen on deaf ears. Recent presence…