Author: Krobea

Malawi’s President Peter Mutharika has appointed a new electoral commission chairperson ahead of a presidential re-run. The Constitutional Court had in February ordered a fresh presidential election be held within 150 days after annulling last year’s re-election of President Mutharika – a ruling upheld by the Supreme Court. The former commission chairperson Jane Ansah resigned amid criticism by the opposition on how she managed the disputed election. President Mutharika on Sunday appointed Justice Chifundo Kachale to head the commission. He also appointed new commissioners, namely Arthur Nanthuru, Steve Duwa, Jean Mathanga, Linda Kunje, Anthony Mukumbwa and Olivia Liwewe. MPs are…

The governor of Nigeria’s Abia State has tested positive for coronavirus and has gone into isolation. Governor Okezie Ikpeazu’s sample returned a positive test on 4 June, according to an official quoted by local media. The governor is reported to have directed his deputy to act on his behalf as he undergoes treatment. The south-eastern state has 83 out of about 12,400 confirmed coronavirus cases in Nigeria. Source: BBC

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has instructed constituency executives to suspend, with immediate effect, all delegates who invoked curses on leadership over the disqualification of some parliamentary aspirants. These delegates of the party resorted to invoking deities to register their dissatisfaction with the national executives for not allowing some aspirants to contest and others to be contested. According to some of them, the grounds for disqualification of some of these aspirants were not legitimate and just a move to ensure that incumbent Members of Parliament, in particular, go unopposed. In the Offinso South Constituency, for instance, some delegates slaughtered a…

The National Communications Authority (NCA) has taken immediate steps – which it describes as “corrective measures” – to ensure ultimately that MTN do not dominate the country’s telecommunication sector. According to a release issued by the Minister of Communications, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, on Monday, the National Telecommunications Policy (NTP) stipulates that any operator with 40 per cent or more market share in voice, data, SMS and value added services like Mobile Money, is considered a Significant Market Power (SMP). MTN in Ghana, as a result, have been declared as such. With this designation of SMP, NCA is required to take corrective…

The Ashanti Regional Chief Imam has thrown his weight behind the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) over the compilation of the new voter register ahead of the December 7 elections. Sheikh Abdul Mumin Haruna explained that if the EC, which is in charge of election management in the country, believes the voters’ register must be changed, every Ghanaian must give their support to it for such an exercise. The compilation of the new voter register has raised several eyebrows as some opposition political parties, led by the largest in the country, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), and some civil society organizations…

The shooting of 15-year-old Amadu Yussif on Saturday in Walewale in the the North East Region has generated tension in the municipality. Information available to 3news.com indicates that the victim in the company of friends were holding a disco jam at Next Level Club, a popular entertainment center in Walewale, in breach of the government directive to have all pubs and night clubs closed. Sources say the police picked intelligence and rounded the place up at about 11:30 pm. In an interview with 3news.com, the Municipal Police Commander, DSP Paul Peter Akabati, confirmed the incident but denied it was the…

It has been another week of talk-talk about a former player who was incredibly good in the Ghana Premier League for every team he played for. Liberty, Heart of Lions, Asante Kotoko. He was an all-rounder. Goals with the head, left foot, right foot, a sense of where the goal was and had the composure of an experienced driver whenever he neared it. Everyone who watched him religiously knew the sort of player he was and revered him accordingly. So in the past few days when Eric Bekoe proclaimed that the great Mohamed Salah looked up to him while he…

The National Identification Authority (NIA) has delayed its intention to distribute registration cards to those who are yet to receive them by two days. The Authority on Friday announced that it would begin the distribution of the cards from Monday, June 8 at 5,635 centres to be mounted in all 16 regions. It was to end on Tuesday, June 16. But the exercise will now start from Wednesday, June 10. A statement issued by the Head of Corporate Affairs, ACI Francis Palmdeti, on Monday, June 8 insinuated that personal protective equipment (PPEs) meant for officers have not reached all centres.…

New rules requiring all people arriving in the UK to self-isolate for 14 days have come into effect. Those arriving by plane, ferry or train – including UK nationals – will have to provide an address where they will self-isolate and face fines of up to £1,000 if they do not follow the rules. Home Secretary Priti Patel said the laws were designed “to prevent a second wave” of coronavirus. But some industries have warned they will be severely impacted by the rules. Anyone arriving from the Republic of Ireland, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man does not…

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) and other opposition parties on Friday petitioned the Overlord of the Mamprugu Traditional Area, Naa Bohagu Mahami Abdulai Sheriga, against the compilation of a new voters’ register by the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC). The petition, according to the opposition parties under the Inter-Party Resistance Against the New Voter Register (IPRAN), is for the Nayiri to advise the Commission to abort the compilation of a new voters’ register. Speaking to 3news.com, North East Regional Communication Officer of the NDC Imoro Abdul Razak said they have petitioned the Nayiri to intervene. He said the Nayiri has assured…