Author: Krobea

All three aspirants contesting in the New Patriotic Party’s parliamentary primaries in the Yendi Constituency have promise to stay united regardless who emerges winner. According to them, the prospects of the party supersedes their individual interests. The Yendi Constituency is one of the largest constituencies in the Northern Region. It has produced more NPP Members of Parliament since 1992, making it a traditional NPP seat. It is the home constituency of the first Muslim Vice President of Ghana, Alhaji Aliu Mahama, of blessed memory. In the 2016 elections, the NPP candidate and incumbent MP Alhaji Habib Tijani polled 27,188 votes…

Atlanta’s Police Chief has resigned after the fatal shooting of an African-American who had fallen asleep in his car at a drive-through restaurant. Rayshard Brooks, 27, was shot by a police officer during a struggle on Friday evening, authorities say. Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said Erika Shields handed in her resignation on Saturday. Protesters in Atlanta took to the streets this weekend calling for action following Mr Brooks’ death. On Saturday evening, demonstrators closed down a major highway, Interstate-75, in Atlanta. The Wendy’s restaurant outside which Brooks died was also set on fire. Over the past three weeks, people across…

A two-year boy has lost his life after falling into a Veronica bucket at Kwahu Dura in the Kwahu West Municipality of the Eastern region. Police report says the boy, Yaw Anim, fell into the Veronica bucket in an attempt to fetch water in the absence of his mother. He was rushed to the Holy Family Hospital at Nkawkaw but was pronounced dead on arrival. His grandfather Samuel MacCarthy reported the case to the Nkawkaw Police Station. The Eastern Regional Deputy Police PRO, Sergeant Francis Gomado, cautioned parents and guardians to keep an eye on kids at home. By Yvonne…

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has announced that its third weekly engagement with journalists will be dedicated to the 2016 winning manifesto of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). A statement issued by the National Communications Officer, Sammy Gyamfi, said the forum, which will take place at the Alisa Hotel in Accra on Monday, will be themed: ‘NPP 2016 Manifesto in Perspective: Claims, Deception and Reality’. “The purpose of this program is to conduct a comprehensive and objective assessment of the status of the numerous lofty promises President Akufo-Addo and the NPP made to Ghanaians in the run-up to the…

The Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, has tested positive for coronavirus, multiple sources are reporting. The Minister is said to have been admitted at the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC) on Tuesday, June 9. UGMC is a major treatment centre in Ghana’s fight against coronavirus with six out of 16 patients with severe conditions on admission at the facility. It was at UGMC that the Chief Executive of Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA), Anthony Kobina Kurentsir Sam, lost his life last Friday. Mr Agyemang-Manu has been at the forefront of advocacy on the preventive measures in the fight the deadly…

Erling Braut Haaland’s remarkable season continued as he came off the bench to score a 95th-minute winner for Borussia Dortmund at Dusseldorf. Dortmund looked to be losing ground at the top of the Bundesliga after a frustrating display which saw a goal ruled out by VAR for handball. But Haaland, 19, came up with his 11th league goal in 12 appearances with a deft flicked header. Dortmund are four points behind leaders Bayern Munich. More importantly perhaps, Haaland’s goal means there is also a four-point gap to RB Leipzig in third – who won again on Friday. After dominating possession…

The Chair of the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC), Jean Adukwei Mensa, has dismissed claims that the Commission has not compiled a new register in an election year before. She says that has been done on a number of occasions, precisely in 2004 and 2012. “Indeed in 2012, that was when the biometric technology was introduced to the country,” she said. “At that time, it was new and we didn’t have experiences in it but the Commission felt it was necessary in the interest of strengthening the system to compile a new register.” Mrs Adukwei Mensa made this known when she…

The University of Ghana branch of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has passed a resolution to start impeachment proceedings against National President Professor Charles Ofosu Marfo. According to UG-UTAG, the demeanour and public utterances of Prof Ofosu Marfo on the Public Universities Bill (PUB) 2020 is contrary to the stance agreed on by members. “We believe he is not serving the interest of UTAG members in this PUB matter,” the resolution jointly signed by Dr Samuel Kojo Kwofie, the Vice President of UG-UTAG, and Dr Bertha Kwansa-Bentum, the Secretary of UG-UTAG, said. The decision to initiate impeachment proceedings…

Parliament has approved a request to waive Domestic VAT totaling US$3.1 million on local purchases and services in the rehabilitation and upgrading of equipment in Technical Universities, Polytechnics and Technical and Vocational Training Centres. The request for the VAT exemption complies with the Concessional Loan Agreement between the Government of Ghana and the Export-Import Bank of China. Dr Mark Assibey-Yeboah, Chairman of the Finance Committee presenting the Committee’s report on the floor Parliament indicated that Parliament had in July 2018 approved by a resolution the Supplementary Contract Agreement Nos. 1&2 as well as the Commercial Contract between the Government of…

National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Tamale North Constituency Alhassan Sayibu Suhuyini says former President John Dramani Mahama’s comments on the upcoming elections as regards not accepting the results if flawed are more “refined” and more “responsible” if compared to comments by other opposition leaders in the past. He said the comments by the immediate past president which have attracted a lot of attention is in sharp contrast to what Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, for instance, said while he was leader of the opposition before 2016. The NDC MP, therefore, said Mr Mahama should even receive applause for…